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E DI TOR-I N- CH I E F...............PAT R ICK FA I R BA N K S MANAGING EDITOR..........................KYLE SMITH PRINT EDITOR..................................SAMI LYNN VIDEO EDITOR............................MADDY LUCAS SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR.................LYDIA JOHNSON WEBSITE EDITOR....................KAMERAN MILLER PHOTO EDITOR............................BAILEY PLUMB GR A PH IC S E DI TOR ................. S AVA N N A H JA R R E T T BUSINESS MANAGER.....................JAYCEE HOUSE STA F F.................................C H R IST I N A N E L SON .........................................GABRIELLE JAMOR A ...............................................K ATI A H AW LEY ................................................KYLE THOMAS ...................................................LACEY ROSE .................................MACEO THOMAS-MURPHY .......................................MCKENNA CARDWELL .................................................OLIVIA WOOD ..........................................REBEKAH EDGBERT .............................................SUZANNE STONE ........................................TR ISTA N CH A NDL ER ADVISER.............................SANDRA COYER, MJE EDITORIAL POLICY:

The Viking Vanguard operates as a limited forum. The Viking Vanguard’s duty is to expand student perspectives, maintain community relations and act as a student publication advocating voice. Besides providing an opportunity for the exchange of viewpoints, The Viking Vanguard serves as an academic tool by which students can voice opinions as well as highlight issues facing today’s students. LETTER POLICY:

The Viking Vanguard accepts unsolicited copy from businesses. Only signed and dated letters with addresses and phone numbers from community members or grade level from students will be accepted. Letters must be limited to 350 words and will be published as space is available. The staff reserves the right to edit any letter without changing its content. All letters are the sole opinion of the writer and do not necessarily represent the opinion of The Viking Vanguard staff. Letters to the Editor may be submitted by E-Mailing them to thevikingvanguard@gmail.com or mailing them to The Viking Vanguard c/o Puyallup High School.

At the beginning of the year, goals were set and now that the year is nearly ended, it is now time to reflect on these goals, which we believe to have accomplished. New medias have been tested, new heights achieved. At the end of its 103rd year, The Viking Vanguard reflects on the goals set in the first issue at the beginning of this year. Weekly Broadcast announcements: Puyallup High Schools boasts an impressive studio, where The Viking News Network (VNN) was born this year. For the first time in its 103 years, The Viking Vanguard produced news broadcasts that were aired weekly during advisory. These broadcasts were intended to be an addition to the other platforms of news the Vanguard produces, in order to provide its readership with the news they need to know, want to know and should know to get them through their week. We feel that this goal has been achieved over the 20142015 school year. Weekly, adviser Sandra Coyer, Editor-inChief Patrick Fairbanks, Managing Editor Kyle Smith, Digital Media Editor Maddy Lucas and co-anchor Noah McDonald met in the studio to record these announcements. Through many takes, laughs and edits the first volume of The Viking News Network was created. We look forward to expanding our program in later years and innovating to create a more frequent, higher quality broadcast. Daily Updates: The staff of The Viking Vanguard feels that it has provided its readership with important stories on an almost daily basis. Over many media platforms, many diverse and intriguing stories have been told. However, there is always more work to be done. Stories missed, stories uncovered—voices unheard. The Viking Vanguard is satisfied with its coverage this year but will

continue to strive to cover news more quickly and to reach out to a wider variety of readers on a larger variety of mediums. The staff of The Viking Vanguard urges you, if you feel there is a story that should be covered, to reach out to us. Write a letter to the editor. Talk to us. We are your voice and strive to cover your story in the best way possible. Together, we can do just that. Social Medias: As the world adapts, our readership adapts with it. Social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter become increasingly popular alongside Facebook. At the beginning of the year The Viking Vanguard set a goal of using these platforms to better reach our readership. With the creation of an Instagram account, a new and more frequently updated Twitter account and the continual use of our Facebook page, we feel that we have adapted to these new social medias. Along with our print publication and weekly video announcements, The Viking Vanguard has brought you stories across mediums in a more timely and relevant manner. If you do not already, we encourage you to follow these accounts for more frequent news. Relevance: Through the use of social media announcements, weekly video broadcasts and our continuous print publication, The Viking Vanguard has striven to bring you the news you need to know, want to know and should know--when you need to know it. Social media platforms allow for instantaneous coverage of sports scores and events around the Puyallup area. We feel that these platforms have allowed us to meet our goal of keeping you up to date and we thank you for your willingness to adapt with the world and with us.

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The Class of 2015, for three years of excellence and friendship. We thank you for being a senior class that represents Puyallup High School with pride and enthusiasm, for having vivacious student sections and respectful concerts, for a willingness to share your voice with us, for us to share for you. Time to move on to the next chapter. Brian Fox, for working with us on tight deadlines and a never-diminishing willingness to answer our questions and Check out additional news, stories and photos on our website: clarifications. We thank you for your dedication to student journalism, as well as your service across the Puyallup School District. Richard Fazakerley, as well as the staff of the Pacific Publishing Company for continuous answers and aid over the years. We thank you for years of excellent printing, our work on the computer becoming real-life newsprint, with your help. Eric Fredericks, for an excellent first year as principal and a support of student journalism in a laid-back fashion. John Kolano, for providing aid at the beginning of the year as we began our video production journey. Thank you for returning to Puyallup High School and sharing your expertise; it is much appreciated. Friends and family, for your continuous food supply, support of long hours at school and making our worlds go round. We are thankful for you. Our Advertisers, for allowing us to do what we do. Without you, our print publication would not be possible. We thank you for your support of student expression and of our publication. Interviewees, for taking the time out of your day to be interviewed. Thank you for your willingness to share your voice and your story, with us. It is our utmost privilege to print such amazing articles. We thank you for continuing

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to strive for greatness, for living extraordinary lives and allowing us to share these lives with the world. You are our lifeblood. You are The Viking Vanguard. Readers, for your continuous support of our craft. You are who we do this for; your positive comments and support give us reason. Thank you for adapting to new media outlets with us, whether it be our website, social medias or video productions. Alex Clark, for returning to Puyallup High School, for returning to Vanguard and sharing your experiences in the career of journalism with young journalists who seek to follow in your footsteps, you are an inspiration. Joseph Hua, for your support of student publication. You have fit in with Puyallup High School incredibly well for your first year and we are thankful for your unending jokes and outgoing personality. You have done and will continue to do amazing things. Viking News Network Staff, for working on weekly deadlines to create the first volume of The Viking News Network. For providing the news we need to know, want to know and should know to get our viewers through their week. This group of people is with who it began with and we look forward to continuing and improving productions over years to come. Thank you for your dedication, your innovation and all of the laughter. Brian Coyer, for your incredible patience with our long deadlines and late nights. Thank you for being courteous and allowing us to steal your wife for such outrageous hours. We are thankful for you. Sandra Coyer, for being our adviser. There is not enough room in this entire paper to list all of the amazing things you do for us. You are an inspiration as a teacher, as a journalist and as a person. Thank you for pushing us to be our best, urging us to capture amazing moments in the high school experience and guiding us to produce a paper that ranks fifth in the nation. We are, because you are. Thank you.

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Staffers Kameran Miller and Jaycee House have been friends since second grade at Karshner Elementary School. Now that graduation is lurking around the corner, they must figure out how to walk their separate paths and still continue on with the friendship they began as young children.

sk us to describe our friendship and we will paint you a story you would be almost certain is straight from a movie. As kids, you could find us on the playground of Karshner Elementary, jumping rope with the rest of the girls or playing fairies underneath the big tree in the grass, just the two of us. We spent our school days calling each other every night from the home phone and summers rollerblading in the driveway with our stuffed animals. Every day was a new adventure; whether it was playing in the pool or having sleepovers full of laughter and secret sharing. As kids, we said we would grow up, get married and have husbands who were best friends too. We would live in cookie-cutter houses right next to each other and have kids who got along like siblings. Once we started to grow up JAYCEE a little bit, the plan started to B U S I N E S S change with us. We cut out the matching houses, realizing that our individual plans for where we wanted to live did not match up and instead it changed to living together after high school. But all too soon, high school began to come to a close and college became more and more of a reality instead of just a talked-about idea. We both started to realize just how far we are going to be from each other next year and our childhood blueprints began to turn into a fairytale. We have never even considered the

possibility that some day the paths we decide to take may never cross or that someday our friendship may become just a story we tell our kids. As our school career slowly comes to a close and the next chapter of our lives starts to begin, we realize that the next couple of years are not going to be the picture-perfect friendship we are used to. With one of us taking a year and a half to serve as a missionary in an undecided part of the world and the other taking the college route staying within the Washington borders, there is going to be more distance in between us than we have ever had to experience. No more drives home after school. No more weekend shopping trips. No more late night ice cream runs. No more coffee dates, homework dates or lay-onthe-couch-and-do-nothing HOUSE M A N A G E R dates. The lives we will live are going to be completely separate from each other. Our paths, while we would not want to admit it, are going to run parallel for a long, long time. We are going to grow, not necessarily away but as two individuals separate from one another. When our paths cross again years from now, we will no longer be the same girls we said goodbye to in the summer. We are going to have our own experiences and new stories to share. We will have our own beliefs that may or may not match up

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with the others and we are going to have friendship to even the slightest degree. to accept each other as the people we have When this summer comes to a close, so become or choose to accept that we are will our picture-perfect friendship. Once again we will have to say goodbye as we meant for different things. Though the next few years of our lives go through different chapters in our own are uncertain regarding our friendship, lives. What we are experiencing, the feelings this is not the first time we have had to we have to go through and the decisions separate. The summer after third grade when we have to make are not specific to us. We our friendship had just begun, Miller and are not the first best friends who have to her family moved to Clovis, CA where say goodbye and leave each other and we employment was better for them. Over certainly will not be the last. The good news is many, many friends the next three and a half years we video chatted, wrote letters and visited each before us have taken this issue of distance and let their friendships other in our separate states flourish in it. when time and finances would The bad news is almost the allow—just dreaming of the same amount of people have day, it if ever came, that we let their friendships burn out could go to school together in the same situations. like we did in our elementary We have no control over school years. We made new what the future may bring for friends, had new experiences us or where it may take us. but never grew apart. The old cliché of the future An opportunity for being full of possibilities employment opened up in Washington once again for K A M E R A N M I L L E R stands true. We have to be willing to accept that the Miller’s family and a few weeks WEBSITE EDITOR reality of our lives is not before the first day of high school, we lived two blocks away from going to match what we had planned but each other just like when we were kids. know that wherever we end up going is We soon came to find how different we going to be good. No matter what, we are always going to both had become in the years spent apart but it did not take long for our friendship have the memories of high school and the to spark once again, as if there had never people who were there with us. No matter what, we will always know been any distance between us. We have spent the last three years that the friendship we had was something growing closer to one another but also God-sent and that without it, we would growing as individuals. We are so different not be who we are today. No matter what, we will always be the from one another—you might even say opposites. But this has never affected our little girls on the playground.

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enior year can be compared to a jam-packed todo list; complete with hectic scheduling and a whirlwind of events that end only when the rest of your life begins. Finding time to breathe is difficult enough, let alone finding the time to create experiences that highlight a memorable year. However, seniors Jordan Binford and Savannah Jarrett have utilized a medium that traveled with them through 12 years of public school to do just that. Something that was there, literally, every step of the way. Shoes. “It is a high school competition Vans puts on every year,” Jordan Binford said. “My art teacher [Joseph Loring] came to me and brought up how cool it would be to get a free pair of shoes to design on. So I looked it up and signed up.” The Vans Custom Culture is a contest in which high school students receive four pairs of Vans shoes to design according to four themes: art, music, sports and local flavor. “We were going for the Northwest theme with our shoes. Our area, our community, our school. That is what inspired us,” Savannah Jarrett said. The goal behind this contest is to bring attention to the depletion of art finances in the education system, in addition to providing an opportunity for high school students to express their artistic ability, creativity and essence of their local environment. “As an artist it helped me realize why I make art,” Jarrett said. “Before I would make art to give to people or just to get the finished product. I realized I do not care so much about the product as much as the process. I got to hang out with Jordan and spend time making art with other people who love to make art.” In addition to four pairs of originally designed shoes, Binford and Jarrett created an Instagram page and YouTube video to help students follow their progress, with the help of fellow students senior Jaycee House and junior Bailey Walker. To view these follow @customvans253 on Instagram or https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=jut3lAZC5HA. The first round of elimination occurred April 24 and Binford’s and Jarrett’s creations will not advance to the next level. “If we would have went all the way we would have been flown to New York, probably gotten free stuff and met cool people. Also, our shoes would have been made for a special edition,” Binford explained. Binford and Jarrett say they have no regrets, despite the disappointment of not winning the competition. “It was definitely worth it. It was so much fun,” Jarrett said. “I got to try something new; drawing with markers on shoes. It was challenging to think of a way to

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incorporate the themes since we were given the themes. Trying to work with those in a way that was original was a fun challenge for us.” Loring comments on the two students and the Vans Custom Culture contest. “Both of them are awesome students,” Loring said. “They both had the drive to follow through with it and

the talent to make some really cool shoes. They deserve more than they got from Vans.” These students took away an experience to remember and a lesson that epitomizes the goal of the contest: to inspire students to express themselves creatively. “Even though I got a little behind on homework,” Binford said. “I would do it again in an instant.”

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or sports team makes. My job is to be watchful of that and make sure people do not go under [or over] on Many people commonly mistake school ASB officers their budget,” McDonald said. One might think that being ASB president would to be just a name, a title and a parking spot. ASB President Noah McDonald gives more insight have been a life-long dream. It may come as a surprise to know that being the ASB president was not always regarding his experience to prove otherwise. “People have an understanding that ASB is just this something McDonald wanted to do. “I was ASB President at Aylen and after that, I was figure and we kind of just have this title; it is more not planning on playing any more roles than that. It is tough because the like that until I got [to PHS] and then I decisions we have to make...are “BEING IN ASB felt like I was done; I was going to call tough. Being in ASB comes with COMES WITH it quits. But then I was convinced by difficult decisions. You [have to] DIFFICULT the leadership teacher Jamie Mooring understand the school in a different DECISIONS. just to go for class office so I did,” way than if I were just a regular YOU [ H AV E TO ] McDonald said. “Then junior year student, like last year. I did not see UNDERSTAND all the purchases made,” McDonald T H E S C H O O L I N A rolled around and Jack Rose, former said. D I F F E R E N T W A Y . ” ASB president, convinced me to go for it. I would say it was never my plan to Not only do ASB officers make NOAH MCDONALD actually be ASB president at first, until many decisions that affect the entire SENIOR I was convinced by others and thought student body and community, they about what I could change in this also give much of their time just being in their positions. “Typically I have meetings school.” McDonald speaks warmly of how his role as ASB every week. I do not think I have ever gone down to the commons for lunch because I am always in officer has prepared him for his post-high school fourth period. Granted, most of that time is just eating plans. “Just like anything else, just like any other student, my lunch and not even doing a budget meeting,” McDonald said. “I would say at least half that time is it is almost like an extracurricular activity. You have usually doing some kind of ASB work and dealing with to manage your time and make decisions based on papers that are coming through. We have to sign off on what is important and what you put first in your life. Just like any club, sport or activity, it just makes your it before anyone can make a purchase so it is daily.” Being involved in ASB is a job that requires time work load larger which I think prepares anyone [for] every day. McDonald goes into more depth on exactly their next step in education,” McDonald said. “I will be attending Whitworth University in Spokane, WA. I what his job entails. B A I L E Y P L U M B | VA N G U A R D “What ASB really comes down to [is] dealing with want to major in secondary education and hopefully Above:ASB president Noah McDonald motivates the student section at a the school’s entire budget. Each day we hold an ASB become a teacher. The biggest blessing would be meeting that is 10 to 20 minutes [long] and we have to being able to come back here and continue to work basketball game while playing “Boom, Boom, Clap.” sign off on every single purchase that any club, activity for PHS.”

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In 1987, the Puyallup School District honored its first group of seniors at a school board meeting—a tradition that today is known as sending the outstanding 20 seniors to the school board. Principal Eric Fredericks explains how recipients of the outstanding 20 seniors are awarded. “[The outstanding 20] is more of a district-driven honor, because each of the comprehensive high schools honor 20 students and Walker honors five. Collectively, the 65 students are honored at a [school] board meeting,” Fredericks said. “At the board meeting each of them is presented, not only by name but by [a] synopsis or reflection…[which] typically [includes] what their plans are for the future and where they are going to college.” This tradition is in place to honor seniors for their achievements and to highlight students for their participation in a variety of activities. Chief Academic Officer, Brian Lowney, explains what the award is about. “[Sending the 20 seniors to the school board meeting] is really about showcasing to our school board and community 20 great kids from each of the high schools… that represent what is best about our schools—what is best about our graduates. The 20 outstanding seniors to the school

board is really meant to be a representative for 23 years, explains the preliminary steps in the process of selecting the outstanding sample,” Lowney said. Because the outstanding 20 seniors to 20. “[Teachers] go online and…nominate [a the school board is meant to be a group of students who represent their class, the student]. Then, the person who nominates writes an explanation of why [they] feel award is not based on rank order. “We have students that have good grades that [the student] is deserving of the Top and are super artistic and we have kids that 20. Then other teachers can come in and give their support [for that have pretty good grades student’s nomination] as who represent a special “TEACHERS well,” Orton said. “[After program in our school, NOMINATE a list is compiled], the whether that is the special STUDENTS department chairs meet education program FOR VA RIOUS and we look at that master or…the automotive REASONS WHO list that everyone has had p r o g r a m ,” L ow n e y ARE EXEMPLARY input in and then we go s a i d . “It is really hard IN THEIR MINDS through and look at the when people say, ‘Hey OF WHAT IT qualifications and narrow this is the top 20 seniors’ MEANS TO BE A because that is a rank V I K I N G , W H A T I T it down to 20.” Fredericks explains order way of looking at MEANS TO BE AN more of the process on things. [There have been OUTSTANDING how students were chosen kids] with great grade ST U DE N T...” this year. point [averages], that did ERIC FREDERICKS “Teachers nominate community service but PRINCIPA L students for various to be representative of the whole school, do you take the top 20 reasons who are exemplary in their minds grade point averages? Probably not. You of what it means to be a Viking, what it get a more representative sample. [The means to be an outstanding student— process] is a really neat way for different whether it is in an academic, leadership, social, activity-related aspect or some kids to shine.” This representative sample of students combination thereof,” Fredericks said. The process of having teachers is taken through a process which involves staff input and some deliberation. nominate online has not always been Frederick Orton, who has taught at PHS the way that students were selected to be

honored at the school board meeting. “[The selection process has] changed over the years. It used to be based on departments…and each department would meet and select a student or students that they nominated. They would pick someone with great strengths in [their department area]…and then all those names came together and usually it just sort of evolved into the Top 20,” Orton said. “Then they felt like they wanted more staff involvement and with the technology we have today one of the teachers made it so that everyone that has a computer that is on staff can nominate [a student].” Anna Flury, a member of this year’s outstanding 20 seniors, talks about receiving the award at the school board meeting. “The teacher that nominated [each of us] wrote about us. We all stood in a line and Mr. Fredericks read what each teacher wrote,” Flury said. “[Then we received] a medal, a rose and a certificate.” Lowney explains the benefits he sees of sending 20 seniors to be shown to the school board. “[Showcasing 20 seniors] is fantastic for our school board because while they get to go to graduation and get to see what is going on, I just like that it showcases to them what is best about PHS…it really shines a light on what we think is most important,” Lowney said.

Senior’s UW plans continue family tradition Tom Nguyen will be attending the University of Washington next fall, continuing a tradition that is shared by his family and extended family. B Y

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enior Tom Nguyen will be attending the University of Washington (UW) in the fall, following in the footsteps of his family members. Nguyen explains that because his father, brother and sister have all attended UW, he was inspired to attend the university as well. “[I chose to attend UW] because it is a legacy. Everyone in my family has gone there, including my extended family. If I did not go there then I would be the black

sheep,” Nguyen said. Nguyen has frequently visited the campus to see his brother and sister and has become familiarized with the location. “Because my brother is five years ahead of me, I [have visited the campus] all the time and I basically know the whole place now. Every time I have been up there, I have seen a little bit more,” Nguyen said. “[My brother and sister] showed me the ropes because they are upper classmen now. They know everything and they are passing it down to me.” Nguyen plans on majoring in biology or chemistry.

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Family Traditions: Pictured above is Nguyen with his family at his older cousin’s graduation from the University of Washington. Nguyen plans to follow his family’s example by attending UW in the fall.

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Seniors Molly Fletcher, Christian Borja and Heiner Devereux prepare for a successful future with the help of the Running Start program. The program helps students save money for higher education. degree and completion of all [prerequisites for] my stone to make in life.” Running Start offers college-level courses similar to major,” Borja said. “Running Start has matured me as a unning Start is a statewide program offered at local person as well as a student. Moreover, one of the pros to Advanced Placement courses in high school. community colleges. Running Start offers students doing Running Start is you do not have to take an exam to Heiner Devereux attends Running Start full time at the opportunity to enroll in courses to fulfill high receive college credit. With a passing grade of the course, Pierce College. school graduation requirements while also earning you will automatically receive college credit.” “I do not regret one minute of Running Start. I did two college credit. Running Start is only offered to students in their junior sports through the high school, allowing me to stay in Senior Molly Fletcher attends Running Start at Pierce and senior year at high school. touch with all my friends. Personally, I believe AP classes College. Borja offers his opinions of Running and Running Start classes have the same difficulties but “[I did Running Start] so I could get a different risks. With AP classes you are Start and advice for “IN ESSENCE, head start in my college [career]; I would taking the risk of doing [well] in class students looking to join I WILL BE “ I D O N O T R E G R E T but failing the final test and not getting rather focus more on my future than what G R A D U A T I N G W I T H the program. R U N N I N G S T A R T . credit,” Devereux said. is going on here in high school,” Fletcher “My favorite part AN ASSOCIATES I DID TWO SPORTS said. “I am so glad I took Running Start; I Students can attend just college of Running Start is DEGREE AND THROUGH THE have so many credits out of the way and courses or they may enroll in high school being able to choose COMPLETION HIGH SCHOOL, I can finish up in fall to get my [associate and college courses at the same time. my schedule and not OF ALL ALLOWING ME TO degree] which is amazing because that Devereux offers a look at the contrasts having to wake up [at] [PREREQUISITES means I will be a junior once I transfer to F O R ] M Y M A J O R . ” six in [the] morning S T A Y I N T O U C H . . . ” between AP classes and classes at the my 4-year university.” college. every day. Running Start HEINER DEVEREUX SENIOR CHRISTIAN BORJA Running Start is available for three “At Pierce the risk is not as intense; if has allowed me to have SENIOR quarters. Students can take classes in fall, you pass the class, even if you did not time to be involved with winter and spring quarters. clubs at the high school and college. You do well, you still get the credits. Also with Running Start Christian Borja has been attending classes at Pierce really want to ask yourself, ‘Do I want to stay with my you are able to accumulate more college credits than at College in the Running Start program for two years. friends in high school every day or should I gain a head the high school,” Devereux said. “My advice for students “With the economy affecting many families across start to college to save myself time in the future?’” Borja looking to do Running Start is go all in or do not do it at the society, I wanted to be wise and head towards the said. “My advice for those that are wishing to do Running all. You want to do full Running Start each year so you direction where money would not be an issue after Start is ensure that they are determined to competing and can graduate with an associate degree. The benefits of graduating high school. Additionally, for my decision working with people older than them. Just embrace every this would be all your credits would transfer. If you did of doing Running Start I have saved myself two years of moment you have as a Running Start student. Making the part time and did not receive an associate degree, then college. In essence, I will be graduating with an associate decision to do Running Start is definitely a huge leaping depending on the school you go to, some credits might B Y

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Soccer athletes move on to higher education Griffith said. According to White, Udovich was one of Athletes Jessica Udovich, Jasmine Lee the most athletic girls he has ever coached. and Liz Griffith are going to their signed “[Udovich] is probably [one of the] top colleges to play soccer. two best athletes I have ever coached. She Udovich is going to the University of changes the game with ability to cover Washington to be a Husky, Lee is going to huge amounts of ground because she is Hamline University and Griffith is going to just so amazingly athletic. I think I have Washington State University. only seen [Udovich] fall once. She just Head girls soccer coach Matt White says never falls, she is in control of where she is these players help even if they are not on and of her body,” White said. the field. Lee touches on the location of Hamline “The thing about all three of them is University and the effects it could have. that they are all amazingly positive, nice, “I think it will be different. It is only half caring people who try to make others feel way across the country, it is in Minnesota, welcome. They are full package kind of so it is not as far as I could have gone. I am people. You get some people who are really not worried about the distance because of good players but they are jerks or people airplanes but I thought it would be fun to who are really nice but are not great soccer move away from home instead of moving players. These were full package kind of just down to Portland. I have not played folks,” White said. in a lot of cold weather games but I think One of the main reasons that Udovich, I play pretty good in the cold. Plus since a defender, says she is going to the it is a fall season that is not much of an University of Washington is because it is issue. I guess that it could affect the [late] close to home. November games,” Lee “I was recruited by said. “... T H E Y A R E a number of schools Both Griffith and ALL AMAZINGLY including Oregon, Miami, Udovich talk about what POSITIVE, NICE, Arkansas and Boise State it will be like to play CARING PEOPLE but the main reason that I W H O T R Y T O M A K E against someone who am going to the [University they have played with for OTHERS FEEL of Washington] is because 10 years. W E L COM E .” [my family] will be so “Yes, it will be weird MATT WHITE close. Some kids say ‘I though. We have been TEACHER need to get as far away best friends 10 years and from home as possible,’ now we are going to be that is not me, I am the opposite. Another rivals,” Griffith said. reason is that they have a very good dental Udovich had a different view. and medical programs which was a draw “We have been friends and been playing for me,” Udovich said. together for 10 years. It will be great to see Lee, who is an outside midfielder, first her, since we will not be seeing each other learned of Hamline University while the as often,” Udovich said. coach was watching someone else on her White notices how Lee can be hard for a team. defense to handle. “I joined a new soccer team two years “[Lee] is fast, she is quick, she is [ago] and the coach was recruiting a aggressive. She can change and force a different girl at the time. Her mom was defense at the speed at which she can play. talking to my mom and she was like ‘hey, I think she will do really well, it is going you should email the guy’ so I did and he to be very cold, it is Minnesota. I hope went ‘hey, you are pretty good, you should she does very well, she is coming back in come out and visit.’ Then I did I just loved August and [the PHS team and myself] are the campus,” Lee said. going to go watch her play when Hamline Griffith, who is a center back, is going is in town,” White said. to Washington State University because As you get older, you have more freedom of the campus, location and the programs to contact schools, according to Udovich. available. “They first contacted me my sophomore “I fell in love with the campus as soon year. As you get older it becomes easier to as I walked on to it. The school is far but contact colleges. Junior year you are only not too far away. They also have a lot of allowed to email then you can call, by different programs so I do not need to senior year you can text the colleges. I am choose what I want to do right away, ” going there on a scholarship. In total I am B Y

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intelligent players he has ever had. “[Griffith] is the best wing player in the state. She embarrasses opponents with her close control and dribbling abilities. She is probably, in my entire coaching career, the second smartest player on the field of knowing where things should be, where the ball should go and where people need to be. She is just a really intelligent player,” White said.

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Life is made up of moments. Some people tend to remember specific events, stories and memories rather than a certain week or year of their life. It is these very moments that carry one through life to aid in forming friendships and other relationships. The story of three senior girls is not exempt from this old cliché. Ask them how they met including their journey starting in elementary school, all the way to graduation and they will relay specific moments to you, forever impressed upon their memory. As children, seniors Addie Picha, Maddie Garland and Riley Kudabeck met each other at Karshner Elementary in Mrs. Heinz third and fourth grade class. Beginning their friendship at such an early age has greatly influenced each of them. But just as any relationship, it came with ups and downs. Kudabeck recalls a specific time in elementary school where their friendship all began. “If you have seen the movie ‘Mean Girls,’ we had a spin on that. Instead of pink on Wednesdays, it was most definitely Reebok shorts. They were black with a white stripe down the side and we all had the same ones,” Kudabeck said. The three have spent countless summers together at the lake and Picha’s cabin on Anderson Island. Kudabeck relays a particular moment that the three remember quite vividly. “We were riding the bikes back to Addie’s cabin on this hilly, gravel road. Maddie and Addie [were] ahead of me when all the sudden out of the corner of my eye I see this white fluff coming toward me, barking ever so furiously,” Kudabeck said. “Small dogs are not physically intimidating but the way that they bark scares me. It was running at me and all of the sudden I see him come at full speed toward me. I then felt these vicious teeth launch into my ankle. [At] that moment I thought my foot was

Just like any friendship, the three had each other’s back gone so I fell over on my bike.” at all times. Sometimes this meant making decisions for Picha recalls the experience similarly. “My parents were expecting some big dog to be there, each other starting as early as fifth grade. “Maddie and Addie broke up with my first boyfriend, they even drove the truck down. They looked at Riley’s ankle to see a measly little pinprick. Then the owners the love of my life, for me in the hallway,” Kudabeck said. came out and asked what happened and I yelled, ‘YOUR “I talked to them about possibly breaking up with him, DOG BIT MY FRIEND! NOW SHE IS ON THE GROUND so when I was still in the classroom they walked outside into the hallway and told him I wanted DYING,’” Picha said. to break up with him. I called him that Garland commented on this childhood “I REMEMBER night to tell him it was a lie and left him a experience that was very tragic at the [KUDABECK] voicemail but he never replied so I knew time but is now rather humorous to the SCREAMING SO it was over.” three of them. LOUD THAT WE Some of the downs in their friendship “I remember [Kudabeck] screaming so loud that we almost fell off of our bikes. A L M O S T F E L L O F F happened when there was not so much OF OU R BI K ES.” communication and the three would split We ran as fast as we could and then Addie up. took off for her parents,” Garland said. “Maddie was always the jealous one. The three girls explained that once MADDIE GARLAND SENIOR Whenever Riley and I would hang out, Picha’s parents arrived at the scene, they she would know and be absolutely livid took the three girls back to the cabin. “They put me in the car, drove the 30 feet to the cabin saying ‘You guys are hanging out and you did not invite and then they called my mom to tell her what happened. me? We are no longer friends. Please do not talk to me.’ So My mom was thinking that I got bit by a large animal if Riley and I ever hung out [separately], rule number one and wanted me to get a tetanus shot when I got home,” was Maddie does not find out,” Picha said. But most of the downs in their journey throughout life Kudabeck said. “Now let me tell you, the only thing they required of me was this spray on Band-Aid and said I was up to this point occurred due to what they would admit to good to go. It was an almost deathly experience. I have a be the simple-mindedness of being a teenager. Or worse, an elementary student without a helmet. fear of barking dogs now after that.” “One time Maddie was on her bike and I was on my These girls have grown up together. Junior high for them was a time to grow individually and for Picha, that [metal] scooter. It was a sweltering day and I did not have any shoes on. Maddie drove the bike down my [steep, meant discovering jeans. “Sixth grade was the first time I ever wore jeans. I wore down-hill] road, pulling me on a rope—it was so fun. I my brother’s very large Nike shoes and Maddie made fun quickly realized that my foot on the brake was becoming of me for wearing skinny jeans with them. [They were] really hot and I could not press down on it anymore,” very large basketball shoes and I never wore them again,” Kudabeck said. Picha said. “In elementary school, we all wore basketball shorts so we were acceptant of one another but then in To continue reading this story, visit seventh grade Riley decided to wear pants and act like vikingvanguard.com more of a girl instead of wearing basketball shorts.”

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Seniors EJ Paulsen, Colton Buse and Nathan Conway utilized their bright personalities to make their high school experience more enjoyable and memorable. B Y K A M E R A N M I L L E R W E B S I T E E D I T O R

hroughout their three to four years in high school, students can choose to go through the motions, keeping to themselves and their close friends, seeing school as nothing more than work. But for students EJ Paulsen, Colton Buse and Nathan Conway, their outgoing personalities made high school a time to branch out outside of their usual friends and get involved in their school. While the boys generally all agreed that their personalities were outgoing in junior high, Paulsen had a period of time he was more reserved. “I did not move to Kalles until ninth grade. I was comfortable at my old school but then when I moved I was really shy because I did not know anybody. But after maybe a month I started to get comfortable and my personality came out,” Paulsen said. As the boys matured, their personalities matured with them. Although still maintaining his outgoing and energetic personality throughout the years, Buse noticed a change his sophomore year. “I think because [in the] middle of sophomore year I got a girlfriend so that kind of settled me down a little bit, I was not as rowdy because of that whole aspect, so I mellowed out,” Buse said. Paulsen seconds that, looking back from his sophomore year to senior year he says he has seen change that positively affected him and his high school experience.

“I have mellowed out a lot since attitude and choosing to enjoy high school sophomore year. Sophomore year and will enhance the experience overall. “You have to do high school, you have junior year I was kind of uptight, I have definitely chilled out,” Paulsen said. to be there. So I think you might as well “Sophomore year and junior year I talked enjoy it while you are there rather than to certain people, I wanted to be cool and having an attitude of ‘oh, I have to be here did what I thought was cool but once I got again.’ I know you do not want to be there to senior year I was just like, ‘who cares?’ but if you are more outgoing it is easier to and started mellowing out and talking to get through it,” Buse said. “Being outgoing more people. Senior [year] has definitely is a big part of getting by, not just in high school but in life.” been the best, it feels different.” Personality can largely dictate what The more willing students are to open up and be energetic in high school, the people end up dedicating their life to and what they are passionate more fun they are bound about. Buse plans to use to have. Paulsen gives “THAT IS WHAT his love for interaction credit to his personality PUYALLUP IS; and talking to people later for the friends he has VERY TEAMon in his career. made and the people he ORIENTED “My plan is to has met. AND IT WAS A [eventually] go to Central “People are shy, people FA M I LY-T Y P E OF and get my degree in cannot just change and E X PE R I E NCE .” public relations. My be outgoing but my personality definitely personality definitely COLTON BUSE SENIOR plays a huge role in what I helped me get out and want to do later on. Public talk to people more and be social. I try to talk to everybody. I do relations is anything sales related, that is not necessarily hang out with everybody what I want to do because I am good with but I try and talk to everybody. Same people,” Buse said. “Being outgoing you with teachers. If you are outgoing for definitely can communicate with people your teachers they tend to like you easier, I do not have any problem talking to more,” Paulsen said. “It is important to strangers or being social with people that I be outgoing in high school because it do not know very much about. It helps you makes you enjoy it. Maybe some people meet people and communicating with like being isolated and by themselves but large groups.” Paulsen believes that an outgoing personally I think it is important to be outgoing because you know more people personality will be key in securing a job in the future. and make more friendships.” “Of course you are going to have to get Buse agrees that having a positive a job so you need to know how to talk to people; so being social and outgoing, letting people in easily and giving them the same back will make things a lot easier and more fun,” Paulsen said. While the positives of being open and energetic far out way the negatives, Conway has learned that while usually an energetic personality is good, there are times to be out going and times to be serious. “Some people kind of view me as ‘preppy’ and think I am annoying; when I did things with the student section people always said I was taking it way too

seriously. My personality can be viewed as way too enthusiastic. I know some people do not like it but that is okay,” said Conway. “I have realized you do not always have to be super energetic and there are times when people get annoyed, I have learned that myself and people have told me personally. I have definitely mellowed out and learned when to calm down.” Buse agrees that sometimes having the reputation of energetic and fun can make it more difficult to get others to take you seriously. While during his time playing football and junior varsity basketball he made close, tight-knit relationships with his teammates, it was difficult to put your foot down. “I learned more in my sports seasons definitely because you form relationships with your team and it creates less problems. We had a great team aspect, it was very team-oriented. That is what Puyallup is; very team-oriented and it was a familytype of experience. I had no problems getting along with my teammates which was great for the season, being outgoing really helped with that,” Buse said. “But it was hard because I do not think people could take me seriously even when I tried to be serious. I was not serious normally so when I tried to be people did not understand.” Overall, Conway advises that even if you are not naturally outgoing, going out of your comfort zone to make relationships and join activities will greatly enhance your high school years. “An outgoing personality can open so many doors; joining clubs, meeting new people, going to social gatherings. Not even having an outgoing personality but attempting new activities. I loved helping the student section. It was the greatest thing I have done all year. It started the year off great…football games, basketball games, it was cool getting my friends to come out and support our peers,” Conway said. “Get involved, expand your friend group. When I came in my sophomore year I still hung out with kids from [my junior high]. Make as many friends as possible and open as many doors as you can.”

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University of Washington in the fall, explains what other factors come into play when deciding which college to attend. As many already know, the cost of tuition for a four“I was between two colleges, Western Washington year university can be quite expensive. University and University of Washington, it mainly However some people might came down to the prestige not know that the difference of the college, for example between in-state and out-ofat UW the most prestigious Average cost of tuition and state tuition is not as far off as program would be medicine fees for a public university in some may expect. which is what I am going For senior Tiffany the 2014-2015 school year (ininto,” Herriford said. Nomakchteinsky, who is Future Eastern Washington state): attending Pepperdine University University attendee, Jamie in Malibu, CA in the fall, this Stockslager shares what often unknown fact has helped she had to consider when her with the process of picking choosing her future home. between in-state and out-of“C o s t state colleges. did not “The cost definitely played a huge factor in my affect me because I knew my Average cost o decision making; I wanted to come out of college with parents would help me no matter minimal debt so that I could further my education at a what. I have always known I fees for a pub graduate school,” Nomakchteinsky said. “Sometimes did not want to be very close in the 2014the financial package and scholarships from that to home,” Stockslager said. “I year(outschool will cut the initial cost drastically. Pepperdine, chose Eastern because they have a private out of state university, actually ended up a really good physical therapy being considerably cheaper than all of the in-state program and that is what I want university that I applied to.” to be.” However, it is not always the cost that is the only For Nomakchteinsky, deciding deciding factors when choosing a school for the next which college to go to was not an couple of years. easy task and many helped make her decision a bit Senior Connor Herriford, who is attending easier. B Y

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Community college considered to get a job or do not want to get a job. You have the people who are coming back to school because they had a job they or students that want to obtain a college degree after lost or are interested in retraining,” White said. “In two-year high school, two main options come to mind: attend a colleges you have this huge range of why people are there. That four-year college or university or attend a community is why the success rate at community colleges are significantly college and transfer to a four-year college after completing lower compared to kids who go to a four-year college straight an associate’s degree. Among high school students, many out of high school.” see community college as the right choice for them after Senior Kelli Vitt is currently in Running Start at Pierce graduating high school. Senior Tyler Grajek will be attending College. She will continue attending Pierce College next year Pierce College next year and feels that community college to complete her associate’s degree. Vitt shares her views about students will get the same opportunities as students who the distinction between the two types of colleges. attend four-year colleges. “[Community colleges] are not as big as universities. You do “Basically I feel that if I go to a community college I will not get the entire university experience. Sporting events are still have the same degree as anybody else. I will still be able not as much of a big deal and there is not a marching band. It to have the same advantages. They are not getting anything is not like you are at a university. But I do not think it is not that special. Community colleges are smaller. It is cheaper,” Grajek different from a university besides housing,” Vitt said. said. “You are going to get more time with From Vitt’s point of view, there are not your teachers because there will not be as huge differences between the two types “ A N Y O N E S H O U L D many students compared to the amount of of colleges. Vitt describes her community CONSIDER GOING students at a four-year college.” college experience while attending Pierce T O A C O M M U N I T Y On the other hand, teacher Matt White College. COL L EGE .” claims that two-year and four-year colleges “It is community-based. You do a lot of are indeed different. The transferring things in the community that you are already MATT WHITE process at two-year colleges can eventually living in. I also like the smaller class sizes and AP TEACHER lead students to universities, while saving you do not have the stress that comes with a a substantial amount of money. However, university. I get along with all of my teachers community colleges differ scholastically from universities. there,” Vitt said. “A community college is not academically at the same level Despite the contrast between community colleges and fouras four-year schools. It just is not. [Community college] is a step year colleges and universities, White feels that community above high school obviously but it is not the level of University college is a good option for students that would like to save of Washington. You have those kinds of negatives,” White said. money, while attaining a college education. White continues to explain the difference between the two “Anyone should consider going to a community college. If types of colleges and the disadvantage of attending community you are going to go into debt trying to go to a four-year school, colleges, compared to four-year colleges. my question is ‘why?’ Very rarely is it worth the debt load that “Another negative is that you are in classes with a variety you are going to get when you graduate from college,” White of people at a two-year college. You have the kids who barely said. “If you can lower that debt by going to a community graduated high school who cannot get a job, who are not going college, it would be a wise thing.” B Y

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“I was torn between Pepperdine University and New York University for the longest time. Both of the colleges offered all of the programs I wanted and would provide me with many internship opportunities,” Nomakchteinsky said. “However, Pepperdine’s strong commitment to Christian values, a small school setting and financial package eventually stole my heart.” Not only does cost weigh in to the choice making process for seniors but also location and the social environment. “The social scene in the Puyallup area and in Washington State has really encouraged me to expand my cultural awareness beyond its perimeter. I want to interact with people that come from many different backgrounds and Pepperdine University will definitely provide me with the diverse perspectives that I crave,” Nomakchteinsky said. “Location played a significant factor in my of tuition and college decision process. I blic university definitely did not want to be -2015 school in a rural area, it is just not my thing. Being near or in a -of-state): big city was important to me because of the opportunities that come with the location. The study abroad programs that Pepperdine offered were exactly what I was looking for. I always wanted world travel to be a part of my college experience.”

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“I chose to go to the University of Puget Sound for a multitude of reasons. It’s excellent academically, the athletic opportunities in crosscountry and track, it has the prestigious reputation, the prime location to home, and the tuition remission makes it nearly free.” -Liam Monaghan (12)

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playing the sport. “Once I get out there in Senior class members Chase Carlson tournaments, it is just a and Mia Korum both share a passion for different style of golf. It is a playing golf. lot different than just going Carlson explains that his uncle’s out with your friends and involvement in the sport inspired him to playing,” Carlson said. “I begin competing. really like the competitive “My uncle got me [involved] with golf edge it gives me. I feel when I was nine years old. He lives in confident with my game North Carolina where there are a ton of and how I am going to golf courses. One day he and I went to the play in tournaments. It is [driving] range just for fun and I had some stressful sometimes but it is natural skill. I started playing tournaments something I really love and I when I was 11,” Carlson said. definitely want to see if I can In his career, Carlson has had the make a career out of [golf in opportunity to compete in a number of the future].” tournaments and was a L i k e member of the boys golf Carlson, “ O N C E I G E T team when they won State K o r u m OUT THERE IN last year. has been T O U R N A M E N T S , “I have had a pretty a member IT IS JUST A consistent junior career. of the golf I have not won a lot [of D I F F E R E N T S T Y L E team for the OF G OL F.” tournaments] but I have past four qualified for a bunch of CHASE CARLSON years. really cool junior and SENIOR Because team events,” Carlson K o r u m’s said. “I have [competed in] f a t h e r the Hogan Cup—as far as junior golf goes, introduced her to the sport, that is a pretty big event. We won State as Korum began golfing her a team last year and that was pretty sweet. freshman year of high I have won around the state quite a bit but school. nothing too big.” “My dad really wanted me Next fall, Carlson will be attending to play my freshman year Colorado Christian University where he even though I had never will continue his golf career. really played before,” Korum “Colorado Christian University] has a said. really good [golf ] team. Since they are a While Korum was a C H A S E C A R L S O N | F O R V A N G U A R D Christian college they get to play in two member of the girls’ golf national championships. They play in the team, the team placed first Christian College National Championship in the league the past two Above: Senior Chase Carlson chips the ball out of the sand pit during one of the last golf tournaments he played in high school. and [they also play] in the Division Two years consecutively. National Championship. This year they Korum was selected as While Korum will not be playing In the fall, Korum will be attending won the Christian College Championship. the captain of the team for the 2014-2015 competitive golf next fall, she will still Point Loma Nazarene University in San It will be cool once I get over this fall to see school year. continue playing golf casually outside of Diego, CA. if we can do that again,” Carlson said. She has also qualified individually for “[I] love the location [and I] also love school. Carlson’s passion for competing in golf post-season competition the past two “My goal is to keep golfing on my own [that] it is a small, private university,” tournaments has inspired him to continue years. time down in California,” Korum said. Korum said. B Y

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Roberts goes on mission post graduation said. “Wanting to get a closer relationship with God [also] backgrounds. Seeing where they are coming from and noticing that everyone can come together through God.” made me want to do a mission trip more.” ll graduating seniors in the Puyallup School District However, Roberts admits that he is most worried about When one signs up to become a missionary, they have have completed at least 20 hours of community to wait to receive the call to service from their church. being sent to a country in which he might have to learn a service. new language to be able to communicate “[Missionaries] get their call from the But senior Robert Roberts is bringing the idea of service mail. In our church we have a prophet with the citizens. “A L O T OF K I D S to another level. “One of the things that I am nervous that receives a vision saying where we are G O I N G W O U L D B E Roberts has decided to go on a mission trip through going to go. [The call] is all from God. I R E A L L Y N E R V O U S about is the possibility that I might be the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where will be leaving in July, so sort of right after learning a new language [because] there BU T I H AV E he will volunteer for two years, helping is a possibility that I might be going to high school [ends],” WANTED TO DO introduce others to the Mormon religion. a different country,” Roberts said. “And Roberts said. T H IS FOR E V E R .” “WANTING TO “I am a member of the Church of that is a crazy thing for anyone learning Instead of being GET A CLOSER Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [and] a a new language because you are trying to nervous about his trip, RELATIONSHIP ROBERT ROBERTS Mormon. A mission trip is basically when preach the gospel and trying to talk about Roberts says that he SENIOR you volunteer for two years and you serve W I T H G O D [ A L S O ] has wanted to go on a God but you can not really preach it if you MADE ME WANT God and help other people get closer to do not know the language.” mission trip since he TO DO A MISSION God,” Roberts said. To prepare for his journey, Roberts decided to read Bible was a child and is most looking forward T R I P MOR E .” Roberts comments on how his uncle scriptures and explains that there is no official training to meeting new people. and cousin have both completed a “I feel excited. A lot of kids going would that he has had to go through. ROBERT ROBERTS mission trip and how that helped to “There is a process I put myself through [such as] be really nervous but I have wanted to SENIOR inspire him to participate in this trip. do this forever. I have wanted to do it reading the scriptures and stuff like that in the Bible. But “My family [influenced my decision] to since I was a little kid,” Roberts said. training is all about motivating yourself. If you want to go go on this mission trip. My uncle went to the Philippines “The thing I am looking forward to the most is talking on your mission trip and not stutter or not know what you on a mission trip and my cousin went to Japan,” Roberts to people, meeting people and hearing their stories and are talking about, that is all up to you,” Roberts said. B Y

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Each year the Viking Vanguard publishes the names of all of the seniors. In addition, each senior has the opportunity to provide information about themselves to be published along with their names. If information was not received, just names were published.

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Archer, Richard

Bates, Gracie

Plans for next year: PSS Advance Career: Bicycle shop

Plans for next year: Community college Career: Work at National Geographic

Armitage, Isaac

Aguilar, Briannah Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Teacher

Aiona, Elena Plans for next year: Central Washington University or University of Hawaii Career: Be happy

Batty-Murphy, Brennan Arnold, Kimberly Augustine, Amanda Plans for next year: Community college Career: Mathematics major

Avary, Jordan

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College

Baumer, Alyssa Plans for next year: Community college Career: Elementary education

Becker, Ashley Plans for next year: College Career: Massage therapy

Babcock, Alyssa Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Attorney

Plans for next year: Arizona State University Career: Landscape architecture and design

Bacon, Thomas Allen, Jayce Plans for next year: Become a legend Career: United States Marine Corps—diesel mechanic

Plans for next year: George Fox University Career: Lawyer

Plans for next year: Community college Career: Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor

Andres, Joshua Christian Plans for next year: Enlisted in the army, Pierce Community College Career: Information technology, game programmer

Andrus, Jakob Plans for next year: Military Career: Pararescue specialist

Plans for next year: Internship with Northwest University Career: Music, piano

Plans for next year: Military Career: Aerospace mechanic

Bevins, Chase Plans for next year: Army Career: Military

Carlson, Chase

Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: Professional opera singer

Plans for next year: Colorado Christian University Career: Business or professional golfer

Brown, Cody

Carr, Jacob

Plans for next year: Airforce Career: Restore cars

Casement, Nathan Plans for next year: Bates Technical College Career: Firefighting

Brown, Michael Plans for next year: PSS Advance Career: Work at Wolf Haven International

Buensuceso, Christian Jay Plans for next year: Finish associates degree, transfer to a university Career: Law

Barrett, Summer Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Pediatrician

Plans for next year: Enlighten my mind with higher level education Career: “Make rad things”

Bloom, Brendan Blowe, Robert Bodwin, Austin

Barringer, Olivia Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Ultrasound technician at the children’s hospital

Bartels, Caroline

Plans for next year: Old Dominion University Career: Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon

Cearley, Cody Plans for next year: Work Career: Video game design

Plans for next year: Community college Career: Radiology technician

Bolam, Zachary Plans for next year: Gap year Career: Undecided

Chacon Soto, Yulissa Plans for next year: College Career: Spanish and American Sign Language translator

Chalik, Nicholas

Champlin, Caroline

Bullinger, Dean

Chan, Vincent

Burns, Mikayla

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Something involving creativity and imagination

Binford, Jordan

Barger, Moyra

Plans for next year: College Career: Graphic designer

Chandler-Frost, Ky Buse, Colton Buxton, Julieghanne

Cho, Evan

Plans for next year: Work Career: Paraeducator

Christensen, Teala Buzzard, April Plans for next year: College Career: Web design and development

Clark, Bobby Logan

Byrd, Erik

Clark, Mariah Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Nursing

Caballero, Mateo Barton, Aaron

Bolanoz Lopez, Karen

Plans for next year: University of Washington, Tacoma

Bartz, Kyle Angeline-Kemp, Izaiah

Breshears, Natalie

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Journalist, broadcaster

Brown, Jessica

Balthis, Jared

Plans for next year: Work at a daycare

Anderson, Cheyenne

Plans for next year: Work Career: Forensic science technician

Billingsley, Laura

Allen, Sierra

Anderson, Aria

Bergstrom, Sarah

Baker, Nicole Baltazar, Ashlie

Anderson, Aaron

Breithaupt, Owen

Billingsley, Jacob

Allen, Riley

Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Forensic science technician

Bradeen, Hunter

Caple, Jaycob Cardwell, McKenna

Brown, Jacob

Alghanmi, Dalal Allen, Hailey

Washington University Career: Nutritionist

Plans for next year: School Career: Nursing

Bolton, Cordell Borja, Christian Angelo Bowman, Kendal Plans for next year: Central

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Computer technician

Cahill, William Campise, Kensley Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Kindergarten teacher

Clark, Robert Plans for next year: Small job

Cleek, Tristian Plans for next year: Clark College Career: Physical therapist

Cockle, Jackson

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Colkitt, Ryan Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Undecided

Connolly, Keely Plans for next year: Summit Salon Acadamy Career: Worldâ€™s greatest mom

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Drew, Zachary

Finch, Jessee

Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Mechanical engineering for prosthetics

DuBois, Laura

Fletcher, Jazmine

Plans for next year: Live in California Career: Photographer

Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Accounting

Dearinger, Sarah

Ducatt, Zachary

Fletcher, Molly

Dean, Jayvier

Plans for next year: University of Mississippi Career: Pediatrician

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Gamez, Jeane Elaine Ganyon, Sydney Garland, Madisen

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College, transfer Career: Public relations

Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Doctor

Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Sonographer

Flores, Joseph

Gehrig, JoAnna

Cook, Josie

Dykeman, Alexandria

Flury, Anna

Gildon, Alexander

Core, Katrina

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Teacher

Francisco, Markus

Gill, Gabrielle

Franco, Alexander

Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Sports broadcaster for ESPN

Contreras, Jonathan

Dunlap, Emily Conway, Nathan

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Undecided

Cornelio-Barriga, Hiram Plans for next year: Football at University of Washington Career: Not sure

Cornyn, Carter Plans for next year: Get a job Career: Work in food service

Cox, Nabreekka Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Architect or Spanish teacher

Cox, Taylor Crain, Nicholas Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Electrical engineer

Crockett, Tanner Crouch, Allyson

Delaney, Meghan Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Airforce

DeMarre, Kelsey Dennis, Danielle Denton, Christopher Plans for next year: Nursing School Career: Certified Nursing Assistant at childrenâ€™s hospital

D-G Davila, Joshua Davis, Josiah Plans for next year: Work at Costco, Fred Meyers or Safeway Career: Undecided

Dawson, Korey Plans for next year: attend college in Mississippi Career: Plastic surgery

Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Accountant

Easter, Mackenzie Plans for next year: Ministry Institute Career: Child care or health care

Depping, Jeffrie Eastman, Mackenzie Despres, Jordan Eddington, Khiarah Devereux, Heiner Dickson, Ryan Dimond, Mary Plans for next year: San Diego State University Career: International business

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Department of Justice

Edmonds, Brant Emond, Courtney Erickson, Dylan

Dizon, Kayla Espinoza, RyanTyler Dobson, Madelyne Espy, Joslyn

Dombrowski, Ross

Eychaner, Patrick

Plans for next year: Montana State University Career: Mechanical engineer

Domingo, Brenda Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Veterinary technician

Doucet, Paige Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Tattoo artist

Franich, Haley

Fairbanks, Patrick Plans for next year: Temple University, Japan campus Career: English language teacher in Japan

Farlow, Marissa Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Child Therapist

Gisler, Brannen Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Electrician

Frazier, Kendal Glassman, Brandon Frese, Haileigh Plans for next year: Highline Community College Career: Elementary school teacher

Plans for next year: Work Career: Computer programming

Good, Herbert

Friebel, Sean

Plans for next year: Chemeketa Community College Career: Major League Baseball player, mechanical engineer

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Civil engineering

Goodwin, Rylee

Frisinger, Kyle

Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Pediatrician

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Law enforcement

Grajek, Tyler

Frood, Duncan Fuller, Michael

Plans for next year: Community college Career: Become a registered nurse

Crouch, Noah Plans for next year: College Career: Engineering

Dymovskaya, Anastassia

Plans for next year: Linfield College Career: Physical therapist

Fullerton, Vivian Plans for next year: Clover Park Technical College Career: Dental assistant

GrandBois, Mahaila Granger, Kaleb Plans for next year: Big Bend Community College Career: Own remodeling and contracting business

Gray, Tyler

Gabriel, Elizabeth

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Certified Deisel Technician

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Kindergarten teacher

Greissl, Ladenn

Gaetaniello, Brandon

Griffin, Daryl

Farrell, Patrick Dressel, Cole Plans for next year: Community college Career: Historian

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Actuary

Felderman, Taeler Plans for next year: Going to Central Washington University

Drew, Paul

Career: Police Force or Air Force

Galan, Adam Galloway, Riley Gamboa, Dorian

Griffith, Elizabeth Grinnell, Celeste Plans for next year: Brigham Young University, Hawaii Career: Health and human services

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Heseltine, Julia

Plans for next year: University of Portland Career: Personal representative for an engineering company

Hess, Kiana Plans for next year: Bates Technical College Career: Fire service

Hailey, Jessica Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Nursing

Haislip, Cameron Halford, Hailey Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Paramedic

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Washington Career: Marine biology

Iverson, Dane

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Creative writing

Harmes, Carter Hastings, Jada Plans for next year: College Career: High school choir teacher

Hawley, Katia Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Pediatric oncologist

Hayden, Samantha

Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Nurse

Hernandez, Erik Plans for next year: College Career: Engineer, electrician

Herriford, Connor Plans for next year: University of Washington, Seattle Career: Medical laboratory technology

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Kennedy, Colleen Kesler, Austin

Hinton, Seth Holden, Isabela Plans for next year: Work Career: Counselor

Hoskins, Dylan House, Jaycee Plans for next year: 18 month mission for the Jesus-Christ-ofLatter-Day-Saints Career: Mom

Howard, Angelina Plans for next year: Attend Pierce Community College Career: Something in the medical field, possibly Physical Therapy

Lara, Eliza Larkin, Matthew

Plans for next year: Arizona State University Career: Teacher, pediatric surgeon

Lawrence, Benjamin

Killion, Jami Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Army doctor

Jenkins, Jaylen Job, Amanda

Killmer-Cox, Natalie King, Kali Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Accounting

Johnson, Cameron Johnson, Kiera Johnston, Jake Jones, Lakymbria Jones, Maurice Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: A career in the business field

Jordan, Alexis

Plans for next year: Community college Career: Private chef

Le, Phillip

Kinne, Lukas Hopkins, Cassandra

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Latterell, Bradley

Kingsolver, Austin Holmes, Jose

Kierum, Caitlin

Jarrett, Savannah

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Piloting

Kirk, Lloyd Knapp, Akela Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Undecided

Leach, Joseph William Plans for next year: Technical college Career: Diesel technician

Lee, Anthony Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Something in the medical field

Lee, Cooper Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Business management

Lee, Jasmine Plans for next year: Hamline University Career: Social justice

Lee, Kyung Taek (David) Plans for next year: College Career: Engineer

Koester, Sean Plans for next year: University of Washington, Seattle Career: General practitioner

Leffman, Ryan Plans for next year: Apprenticeship Career: Electrician

Korum, Mia Howells, Evan Plans for next year: University of Washington

Huerta, Kenneth Lin Onn

Josten, Mary Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: Something that involves travel

Plans for next year: Live life Career: Automotive technician

Kaikala, Abigail

Huntington, Colson

Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Nurse

Plans for next year: Go to New Zealand Career: Marine diesel mechanic

Kang, Johnathan

Ibarra Aldaz, Yadira

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Toxicologist

Heatwole, Rachel Heitman, Hannah

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Hatcher, Caleb Plans for next year: Northern Arizona University Career: Engineering

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Plans for next year: Marine Corps Career: Military, state trooper

Heydorn, Tristan

Hanson, Alissa Plans for next year: College Career: Nutritionist

James, Carter

Hamilton, Hunter

Hamilton, Tiffanny

Plans for next year: Air Force Career: Communications and computer technology

Jans, Seth

Holland, Maggie Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Pediatrician

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Plans for next year: Community college Career: Graphic designer

Ihrig, Anna Plans for next year: University of Washington, Tacoma Career: Social work

Kapelski, Austin Katagiri, Hoshin Plans for next year: South Seattle College Career: Hotel manager

Plans for next year: Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego Career: Medical field

Lemalu, Tuafono Krippaehne, Christopher Plans for next year: Pacific University Career: Physical therapy

Kruse, Jordyn Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Nurse

Kudabeck-Howins, Riley Plans for next year: Knox College Career: International business

LaClef, Karla Plans for next year: Employment Career: Drawing, painting and illustration

Illies, Brendan Plans for next year: University of North Carolina Career: Biomedical engineer

Kay, Alexis

Lacy, Baeli Lance, Cassidy

Imhof, April Iversen, Emily Plans for next year: University of

Keehnel, Dakota Plans for next year: Work for Union Pacific Career: Engineer

Lehmann, Drew

Plans for next year: Work Career: Teach sports to kids

Lang, Jordon

Leonard, Dalton Plans for next year: Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Lewis, Jordan Plans for next year: Seattle Pacific University Career: Healthcare

Libago, Jan Mickelson Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Civil engineer

Lim, Benjamin Lindahl, Madison Plans for next year: Grand Canyon University Career: Sports agent, athletic trainer

Lindsley, Andrew Plans for next year: Operating license Career: Heavy equipment operator

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Lindstrom, Andrew Plans for next year: PSS Advance Career: Work in a parts warehouse

Littlefield, Kevin Lloyd, Alivia Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Art teacher

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Plans for next year: Work, college Career: Interior design

Locken, Danielle Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Secondary education— theater and English

Loe, Madelline

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university in the Philippines Career: Registered nurse

Molmen, Sierra Martin, Austin Martin, Olympia Massey, Gavin

Locke, Gina

Plans for next year: Travel to Japan Career: Civil engineer

McConnell, Dylan McDonald, Noah Plans for next year: Whitworth University Career: Teach English or social studies

Nomakchteinsky, Tiffany

Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Nurse practitioner

Plans for next year: Pepperdine University Career: Attorney, music educator

Monaghan, Liam

O’Malley, Donovan

Plans for next year: University of Puget Sound Career: Actuary

Moore, Mataya Morgan, Jessica Moss, Dakota Mota, Alejandra

Longo, Michael Lorenz, Alexander Plans for next year: Work Career: Manager at Safeway

Lovrien, Michael Lucas, Madison Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Nursing

Lugo, Jason Lusk, Jeremy Lustig, Courtney Luthy, Tia Plans for next year: Boise State University Career: Therapy work with children that are on the autism spectrum

Ly, Jonathan Lynn, Samantha Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: Computer science and graphic design

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McGee, Wiley

O’Neill, Ivy Plans for next year: Pierce College Career: American Sign Language interpreter

Okabe, Shuji

Plans for next year: Work Career: Voice acting

McGlothlen, Collin McKenna, Jonathan

Petersen, Colton

McMillian, Blake McNeily, Jasmine Plans for next year: Work, go to school

Melanson, Terra Mendenhall, Timothy Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Paramedic, martial arts instructor, master smith

Meyer, Hailey Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Human resources management

Miller, Brandon Miller, Isaiah Miller, Kameran Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Graphic designer

Miller, Keayon Moeller, Clifford

Mark, Rebecca

Molina, Matthew

Marquinez, Princess Plans for next year: Attend a

Ornes, Hannah

Nelson, Eric Plans for next year: Brigham Young University, Idaho Career: Neuroscience, brain surgery, mapping the brain

Plans for next year: University of Washington, Tacoma Career: Programmer, computer engineer

Molinero-Esquivel, Gabriela

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Improve the environment

Orozco, Rylee Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Dental hygienist

Orr, Zachary Plans for next year: Employment Career: Law enforcement patrol officer

Ortega, Jacob Plans for next year: Navy Career: Pilot

Nevalasca, Remy Plans for next year: Community college Career: Nursing or doctor

Ngo, Albert Plans for next year: College Career: Studio director, choreographer

Nguyen, Thomas Plans for next year: University of Washington, Seattle Career: Engineer, software designer

Nielsen, Alex

MacDougall, Bradly

Marley, Bennet

Mullikin, Brandon

Plans for next year: University of Washington, Tacoma Career: Freelance writer

Nixon, Zackery

Pietenburg, Hailey Plumb, Bailey Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: High school teacher

Preston, Ashley Plans for next year: Community College Career: Registered nurse

Prum, Cameran

Park, Jae Hyun

Quandt, Ty

Plans for next year: University of Washington Seattle Career: Nurse

Purkey, Marla

Quilici, Bryce

Parker, Peyton

Quilici, Mariah

Parker, Sarah

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Paulsen, Edward

Nilsen, Jared

Picha, Addison Plans for next year: University of San Diego Career: Physical therapist

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Construction management

Nieto, Maddison

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Defense attorney

Piccolo, Sophia

Pritchett, Jessica

Plans for next year: Live life Career: Medical

Niffenegger, Heather

Pham, Bich-Duyen Plans for next year: College Career: Nurse

Page, Haley Papen, Nicholas

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Work with children

Plans for next year: Le Cordon Bleu Career: Head chef, restaurant owner

Perrin, Neil

Olson, Christian

Plans for next year: Northwest University Career: Pediatric oncology nurse

Nelson, Christina

Perkins, Elizabeth Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Director, conductor

Plans for next year: ITT Technical Institute Career: Electrical engineering

Mullan, Anna

Needham, Zachary

Pemberton, Magdalen Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Physical therapist

Plans for next year: University of Washington, Seattle Career: Economic advisor

Moyers, Jordan

Plans for next year: PSS Advance Career: Fix electronics

Career: Civil engineer

Pennington, Ashlee

Olson, Emily McDonnell, Megan

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Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: NASCAR driver

Paynter, Shianne Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Botany

Payseno, Adriana Pedicone, Joseph Plans for next year: University of Washington

Ramos Lopez, Azlin Reed, Jonson Reich, John Reynolds, Megan Rhodes, Scott

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Actor, social media personality

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Rhynard, Steven Richards, Brianna Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Elementary teacher

Ricoma, Issack Risser, Jillian

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Schidleman, Alec Schindler, Alex Plans for next year: College Career: Car salesman

Schlemlein, Ethan Plans for next year: Community college Career: Start a company

Schoenrock, Jabe Plans for next year: College

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Snead, Molly Sohal, Kiranpreet Solsberry, Courtney Plans for next year: Work Career: Choreographer, dancer

Sosa, Domenic Souza, Connor Spears, Marcus

Plans for next year: Northwest University Career: Teacher

Schrimpsher, Elijah

Spike, Airik

Roberts, Emilio

Scowden, Grace

Sprague, Christopher

Roberts, Grace

Seay, Fremon

Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Pilot

Roberts, Kaleb

Seeber, Christa

Squire, Chad

Sentigar, Bernadette

Staley, Noah

Plans for next year: Work at funeral home, college Career: Mortician, medical examiner

Steimble, Sarah

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Physical therapy

Roberts, Robert Robinson, Zachary Plans for next year: Clark Community College Career: Photo journalism

Rodriguez, Braian Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Physics, science

Rodriguez, Kimberly Rogers, Brandon Plans for next year: Air Force Career: Pilot

Rolf, Lindsey Rose, Lacey Plans for next year: Washington State University Honors College

Sevener, Zachariah Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Business owner

Sharipov, Mark

Simmons, Wyatt Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Radio DJ

Simurdak, Jesse

Sapelino, John Christian

Sison, Austin Sison, Santiago Slade, Daniel Plans for next year: College

Plans for next year: Western Washington University Career: Elementary school teacher

Savo, Alyssa Plans for next year: American University Career: Political analyst

Strobel, Jordyn

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Writer, baseball player

Strong, Bailey Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Become a major buyer of a company

Strub, Eric Studebaker, Jacob Plans for next year: Gonzaga University Career: Own a Fortune 500 company

Sumabat, Zean

Slevin, John

Plans for next year: University of Washington, Seattle Career: Surgeon

Smith, DeAngelo Smith, Haley

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Plans for next year: University of Washington, Tacoma Career: Computer programming

Taylor, Shawn Plans for next year: LDS mission Career: Engineering

Teang, Devin Plans for next year: Community college Career: Graphic design

Thomas, Alondra Thomas, Lakeyn Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Registered nurse

Tippitt, Haley To, Nathan Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: Registered nurse

Todd, Lauren Tomlinson, Danny Torres, Joshua Plans for next year: Go to the University of Tacoma Career: Business or Computer Programming

Torrey, Matthew Plans for next year: Pierce College Career: Mechanical engineer

Trumbull, Jarren

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Walker, Alexander Plans for next year: College Career: Programmer for games

Ward, Kyle Plans for next year: Bates Technical College Career: Some form of engineering, possibly aerospace

Watt, Keshawn Plans for next year: Green River Community College Career: Astronomer

Waugaman, Jaelee Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Aquatic biologist

Webking, Michael Wetterhus, Austin Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Dentist

Wheeler, Brittany Plans for next year: Clover Park Technical College Career: Professional makeup artist

Wiggins, Alexander Plans for next year: Military, Tacoma Community College Career: Mechanical engineer

Windham, Kendra Plans for next year: Grand Canyon University Career: Sports team manager

Winter, Brady

Turner, Makayla

Plans for next year: Pacific Lutheran University Career: Physical therapist

Turner, Taylor

Wolf, Jacob

Plans for next year: Job Career: Work on computers

Udovich, Jessica Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Dental hygienist

Urban, Jordan Urrieta, Eladio Utti, Carlie

Career: Work on cars

Smirnova, Regina

Strobl, Aaron Strom, Leif

Sanders, Caleb

Sauer, Carin

Strader, Thomas Straka, Emily

Shoopman, Cody

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Stockslager, Jamison Plans for next year: Eastern Washington University Career: Physical therapy

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Doctor

Ruchti, William

Plans for next year: Working towards film school Career: Writer and director

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Major League Baseball, businessman

Plans for next year: Military

Plans for next year: Central Washington University Career: Open business

Sarver, Andrew

Stiffarm, Griffin

Sherwood, Johnathan

Roufs, Nathanael

Rybalka, Marya

Stidhams, Lucia

Shelton, Kacie

Shirey, Brian

Russu, Maksim

Stepner, Kathryn

Shaw, Jake Plans for next year: Intern in California Career: Video content creator

Career: Veterinarian

Rueschenberg, Nathan

Valdivieso, Daniela Van Meveren, Clair

Wolff, Misty Worley, Timothy Wright, Sarah Yaguchi, Danikah

Plans for next year: Washington State University Career: Registered nurse, surgeon

Yanez, Sebastian Yim, Angelica

Plans for next year: Tacoma Community College Career: Paralegal

Vasquez Pedro, Ana Plans for next year: University of Washington Career: Immigration lawyer

Young, Michael

Plans for next year: Pierce Community College Career: Physical therapist

Vitt, Kelli

Zacapu, Alliana

Vosburg, McKenzie

Zinch, Kira

Plans for next year: Art Institute of Seattle Career: Photographer

Plans for next year: Gap year Career: Actress and costume designer

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1. Backpack: Worn-out backpack that probably should be replaced but gosh darn it, it is going to make it through the year. 2. Crumpled paper: Unidentifiable crumpled up paper, probably homework, possibly important. 3. 1984: Another assigned book that will require multiple visits to SparkNotes.com. 4. Snack: Meant for lunch but is most likely going to be eaten in first period.

5. Prom ticket: “The best night of your life.” 10. Uptown Funk: That one song that you used to like until it was so overplayed that the first few notes 6. Application: One of the seemingly hundreds of actually trigger a gag reflex.

applications for the rest of your life… no pressure. 11. Graphing Calculator: Only used for “Block 7. Pencil: A solitary pencil that will hopefully last to Dude” let’s be honest. the end of the year because you know you are not going 12. EOS: A lip balm that your backpack will eat to buy a new one. before the week is up, forcing you to buy another. 8. Phone: Essential for survival… enough said. 9. Headphones: Of course I am listening intently to the discussion… I heard every word.

Seniors look to the future The Viking Vanguard staff conducted a survey of 153 PHS seniors regarding their plans for next year. The survey occurred during the week of May 18-22.

42 % of the surveyed

8 % of the surveyed

seniors plan on attending community college.

seniors plan on joining the military.

3 in 4 seniors who applied to a university were accepted by every university they applied to.