SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS 10
Josh Gaede is a legacy Tabor student who heard about Tabor from his parents. Their encouragement and his qualification for the PLP Fellows Scholarship is what brought him to Tabor. Over his four years at Tabor, he has done cross country, tennis and theater; been an RA; taken piano lessons; and been involved in AED club. He is triple majoring in biomedicine, biology and psychology. As he prepares to move on from Tabor, he found that the relationships with faculty members and fellow students that he built here are some of his best experiences from college. JOSH GAEDE “Relationships (are) the absolute best part of Tabor,” Gaede said. by Sam Buller “Tabor is a place where you will make friends for the rest of your life.” Josh plans to take a gap year after college working as a medical assistant, after which he will move on to more schooling to become a doctor of osteopathic medicine. He eventually plans to become a family physician for a rural town. Will Boney is from Frisco, Texas, and was recruited to play soccer at Tabor, but he did not realize the impact that Tabor would have on him. As a business administration major with a communications minor, Boney arrived at Tabor looking forward to building relationships with people both inside and outside of his sport. He soon got involved on campus in activities including DECA, CHUMS and Student Senate, as well as being an RA and senior class president. In the classroom, Boney worked his way onto the dean’s list multiple times. On the field, he played an integral role in the soccer team’s turnaround, as they went from 2-13-1 in 2020 to 12-8-1 in 2021, finishing second in the KCAC and qualifying for the NAIA national tournament. “Outside of soccer, the overall experience with the community here has been amazing,” Boney said. After graduation, Boney plans to either move to Oklahoma City, Okla., or Nashville, Tenn., and pursue a career in marketing or sales. Taylor Burns has been a light on Tabor’s campus since she arrived in the fall of 2020. She came to Tabor on a volleyball scholarship, but she instantly got involved with other activities including SOCA and athletic training. She is majoring in health and human performance with an emphasis in strength and conditioning. Burns earned third team All-Conference both seasons as a Bluejay and has made the dean’s list three semesters in a row. “Since coming to Tabor, I have learned to let go of the things I cannot control and let life take me down the path that I am supposed to go,” said Burns. She has received a job as the assistant volleyball coach at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. Burns, who graduated from Northeastern before coming to Tabor, said she is excited to return back to the program.
WILL BONEY by Cody Meyer
TAYLOR BURNS by Kenna Brandes
