the archbishop hoban high school issue 9 may 17, 2013
AaronAbernathy .Rachel Alto.Brianna Arman.James Axson.Alyse Bachmann.Jordan Baker.Anna Baumhoer.Claudia Behrens.Mackenzie Beke.Michael Belknap.Natalie Bender.Amelia Bendo Megan Bennett. Kyle Bisesi. Russell Bolender Dominique Bouye. Dalton Brainard. Phillip Brett. Caroline Brower. .Anthony Burns. Taylor Burros. Aaron Cain. Ty Campell.Natalie Cecchini. Clare Chastain. Sylvia Chris. James Cianciola. James Ciatola. Joseph Clark. Marina Coletta. Annissa Coley. Alicia Collins .Francesca Congeni. Madeline Corrigall.Evan Costello. Kathleen Coughlin. Lindsay Crano.Eileen Cummins.Jamie Dean. Elise Delagrange. Timothy Delaney Alessandra Dickos. Alexandra Diestel. Elisa DiMeo.Joseph DiRocco .Arthur Dobbins.Nicholas Dodson. Lauren Donatelli. Meghan Donohue. Charles Emrick. Stephen English. Oliver Esmile. Chloe Evans. Austin Farber. Maggi Fatica. Colleen Fearon. Clare Fekete. Hannah Fisher. Jason Frimel. Gina Frisone.Katherine Geary. Nadine Gheith. Adam Gray. Allison Griffith. Anthony Guerriero. Paul Gutbrod. AJ Hale. Kiana Hammond. Cody Hargett. Keith Harrison. Timothy Haubert. Jaleel Head. Julie Henthorne. Anna Hofer. Jaelen Hollinger. Emma Horning. Sara Howard. Courtney Howe. Chase Hudak. Bryan Hughey. Sam Hyde. Alan Inem. DeAllen Jackson. Chazz James. DarShawn James Alan Jankowski. Jazmin Johnson. Matthew Kannel. Brian Kavcar. Timothy Kean Brianne Keller Claudia Kelley Patrick Kern. Alexander Kolodziej. Alexandra Krim. Chase Krummel Megan Kudlac. Nicholas Kunce. Drew Lakos. Michael Lantz. Osahar Latson. Caitlin Laughlin. William Lawrence. Michael Leidy. Karla Lemus. Molly Leslein.
A a r o n C a i n . Ty Campbell. Natalie. Cecchini. Clare Chastain. Sylvia Chris. James Cianciola. James Ciotola. Joseph Clark. Marina Coletta. Annissa Coley. Alicia Collins. Francesca Congeni. Madeline Corrigall. Evan Costello. Kathleen Coughlin. Lindsay Crano. Eileen Cummins. Jamie Dean. Elise Delagrange. Timothy Delaney. Alessandra Dickos. Alexandra Diestel. Elisa DiMeo. Joseph DiRocco. Arthur Dobbins. Nicholas Dodson. Lauren Donatelli. Meghan D o n o h u e . C h a r l e s Emrick. Stephen English. Oliver Esmile. Chloe E v a n s . A u s t i n F a r b e r. Maggi Fatica. Colleen Fearon. Clare Fekete. Hannah Fisher. Jason Frimel. Gina Frisone. Katherine Geary. Nadine Gheith. Adam Gray. Allison Griffith. Anthony Guerriero. Paul Gutbrod. AJ Hale. Kiana Hammond. Cody Hargett. Keith Harrison. Timothy Haubert. Jaleel Head. Julie Henthorne. A n n a H o f e r. J a e l e n Hollinger. Emma Horning. Sara Howard. Courtney Howe.Chase Hudak. Bryan Hughey. Samuel Hyde. Alan Inem. DeAllen Jackson. Chazz James. DarShawn James. Alan Jankowski. Jazmin Johnson Matthew Kannel
Erin Liggett. Daniel Lloyd. Anna Lynch. Shaquella Moore. Abbe Marchetta. Alec Marchetta. Leah Marino. James Martter. Barbara Martucci. Joseph McBride. David McHenry. Daniel McKeon. Connor McLeod Brian McMahon. Guillermo Mendez. Sean Merle. Mario Micale Angelina Miller. James Monsour. Saadiq Muhammad. Russell M u s t e r. Johanna Nicodemus. Shannon O’Brien. Christian O’Neal. Gabrielle O’Neal.Matthew Onders. Dominick Orsini. Anthony Osmun. Lauren Pannell. Chase Parker. Madison Petit. Hallie Poor. Olivia Prebonick. Sierra Radik. Peter Redle M o l l y R e i l l y. Ya e l Reinhold. Monica Reyes Taylor Riccelli. Michael Riegger.Elizabeth Rivera Rachel Rodgers.Matthew Rossi. Delaney Roulett. Tiffany Ruther. Jacob Salamon. Katarina Saltis Kristin Sanchez Nicholas Schondel. Ashley Sears Malone Shaw. Benjamin Skove. Tatyana SmallMoore. Samuel Smartnick. Doryian Smith. Justin S p e a r. J a c k S r a i l . Kaitlyn Stepanek. Mariah Stoneman. Stephanie Surblis. Kerry Swain. S a m u e l Te c c a . L e x i s Topoly. Sue Tran.Sean Trexler.Andrew Udovich. Harrison Uhall.Ellen Ulinski.Matthew Uphouse. Lauren Valendza.Tionne Baughn.Kendall Vinson. Kaamilah Wahid.Kristin Walker.Katelyn Walpole. J o l e w i s Wa s h i n g t o n . Michael Washnock. Amanda Welton.Lauren Whitehouse.Daniel W h i t e l y. J u s t i n W i s e . J o s e p h Yo s t . M a r i s s a Zazo.Joey Zisk.Anna Zoldesy.Aaron Abernathy. Rachel Alto.Brianna Arman.James Axson.Alyse Bachmann. Jordan Baker. Anna Baumhoer.Claudia Behrens.Mackenzie Beke.Michael Belknap.Natalie Bender.Amelia Bendo.Megan Bennett. Kyle Bisesi.Russell Bolender.Dominique Bouye.Dalton Brainard.Phillip Brett.Caroline Brower.Anthony BurnsTaylorBurros Aaron Cain Ty Campbell
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BrianKavcar. Timothy Kean. Brianne Keller. Patrick Kern. Alexander Kolodziej. Alexandra Krim. Chase Krummel. Megan Kudlac. Nicholas Kunce. Drew Lakos. Michael Lantz. Osahar Latson. Caitlin Laughlin. William Lawrence. Michael Leidy. Karla Lemus. Molly Leslein. Brianna Lewis. Erin Liggett. Daniel Lloyd. Anna Lynch. Shaquella Moore Abbe Marchetta. Alec Marchetta. Leah Marino. James Martter. Barbara Martucci. Joseph McBride. D a v i d McHenry. Daniel McKeon. Connor McLeod. Brian McMahon. Guillermo Mendez. Sean Merle. Mario Micale. Angelina Miller. James Monsour. Saadiq Muhammad. Russell Muster. Johanna Nicodemus. Shannon O’Brien. Christian O’Neal. Gabrielle O’Neal. Matthew Onders. Dominick Orsini. Anthony Osmun. Lauren Pannell. Chase Parker. Madison Petit. Hallie Poor. Olivia Prebonick. Sierra Radik. Peter Redle. Molly Reilly. Yael Reinhold. Monica Reyes. Taylor Riccelli. M i c h a e l R i e g g e r. Elizabeth Rivera. Rachel Rodgers. Matthew Rossi. Delaney Roulett. Tiffany Ruther. Jacob Salamon. Katarina Saltis. Kristin Sanchez. Chelsea Schobert. Nicholas Schondel. Ashley Sears. Malone Shaw. Benjamin Skove. Tatyana Small-Moore. Samuel Smartnick. Doryian Smith. Justin Spear. Jack Srail. Kaitlyn Stepanek. Mariah Stoneman. Stephanie Surblis. Kerry Swain. Samuel Tecca. Lexis Topoly. Sue Tran. Sean Trexler
The Senior Issue
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Charles Emrick and Anna Zoldesy
DeAllen Jackson and Lauren Pannell
Paul Gutbrod and Kaitlyn Stepanek
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nicest hair
trendsetter trendsetter
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Harrison Uhall and Abbe Marchetta
Bryan Hughey and Clare Chastain
James Martter and Rachel Alto
•CSPA Gold Medalist
nicest smile
friendliest friendliest
most underrated
•Quill & Scroll Int'l First Place
Timothy Delaney and Colleen Fearon
Mario Micale and Sylvia Chris
James Monsour and Claudia Kelley
best looking
best looking
class clown clown class
teacher’s ’ pet
Michael Riegger and Hallie Poor
Jack Srail and Jordan Baker
David McHenry and Alexandra Krim
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most tobebe most lilikely kely toclass asleep asleep ininclass
best dressed
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Chase Krummel and Annissa Coley
Chase Hudak and Rachel Alto
best legs
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most respected
most totobe mostlikely likelyteacher be a Hoban a hoban teacher
James Axson and Madeline Corrigall
Mario Micale and Kaitlyn Stepanek
Kyle Bisesi and Allie Griffith
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best sense of humor
best sense of humor
most most lilikely kely totocode bebe out out ofof dress dress code
DeAllen Jackson and Allie Griffith
Chase Hudak and Elise Delagrange
Osahar Latson and Taylor Burros
mosttalkative talkative most
most likely to succeed
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worstdriver driver worst
Russell Bolender and Monica Reyes
Matthew Onders and Megan Kudlac
Daniel Lloyd and Alicia Collins
most studious
shyest
shyest
best best to take home to take to parents home to parents
Andrew Udovich and Lauren Whitehouse
Cody Hargett and Delaney Roulett
Paul Gutbrod and Kaitlyn Stepanek
Benjamin Skove and Jazmin Johnson
most gullible
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most likely to be a star
most likely to win most the hungerhipster games
Sam Smartnick and Kerry Swain
Stephen English and Natalie Cecchini
Connor McLeod and Katarina Saltis
most talented
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most outgoing
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most artistic
Stephen English and Alessandra Dickos
Anthony Osmun and Lauren Pannell
Sander Kolodziej and Sara Howard
mosthelpful helpful most
most innovative hairstyle
most innovative hairstyle
most likely to still be friends in 20 years
Anthony Guerriero and Elisa DiMeo
Sander Kolodziej and Angelina Miller
Chase Hudak/Anthony Osmun and Molly Reilly/Colleen Fearon
best laugh
best laugh
most spirited
most spirited
best bromance
Mario Micale and Katelyn Walpole
Joe Clark and Hannah Fisher
Arthur Dobbins and Sean Merle
most artistic
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opinion
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Letting go of past pains proves essential to future growth
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s I sit here, str uggling to find words that adequately describe my experience at Hoban over the past four years, I can’t help but become overwhelmed with a deluge of conflicting emotions brought about by the act of reflecting upon my time spent in high school, an act which, like most things in life, is both painful and rewarding. The pain comes from my recollection of all the bad times I have experienced. Whether it’s fighting with friends or family, getting in trouble with the administration or any of the other situations which would be too difficult to describe via a column in the Visor, there have been many occasions where I have found myself angry, regretful, depressed, confused or any combinations of the lot. I’m not saying I have had a rough life or that I should be pitied, but I am rather acknowledging the fact that I have made many mistakes in recent years and, regardless of whether they involved something I did or something I didn’t do,
they have all had an impact on me which still evokes an emotional response to this day. One thing which I believe I need to fully recognize before I go out and enter the real world, whatever that means, is that I am a human, and that humans make mistakes. While this recognition is not an excuse to continually make the same mistakes over and over, that would be more in the realms of stupidity than of enlightened action, it does provide a reason to prevent past events which I no longer have control over from continually inflicting pain. Rafiki said it best, the past can hur t, but you can either run from it, or learn from it. With that out of the way, it is time to talk about the rewarding part of these reflections which involves the fond memories of all the amazing people I have met, all the fantastical things I have done and all the awe inspiring places I have been. Honestly, I cannot put into words how much the opportunities I have been given have allowed me to exit my comfort zone and
strengthen not only the relationship I have with my immediate community as well as the global community, but also the relationship I have with myself. Looking back at how much has changed for the better fills me with a sense of joy and accomplishment that far outweighs any sadness caused by the reasons previously mentioned. My time spent here will forever hold a place in my heart as one of the most important times in the formation of who I am today, and of who I will be in years to come.
Considering the legacy left behind after graduation
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think I might have had a better idea of what to write for this sort of thing four years ago, before I started at Archbishop Hoban High School and before graduation was lurking right around the corner. Maybe it is just because I probably would have procrastinated a lot less about it, or maybe it is because I would have been able to write sentence after cheesy, melodramatic sentence about events that I would be likely to hold dear, people I would soon meet and find myself happily unable to forget and life lessons I would be bound to learn. Now, sitting here trying to write this, it is much harder than any of that. It’s trying to put together something that transcends each one of those cookie cutter sort of ideas and making it into something someone out there besides my mom might want to read. It has become tr ying to figure out what these four years have meant to me, what they’ve made me think and what I’ve done with them as opposed to a list of accomplishments and stereotypical nostalgia. That brings me to talk about Wednesday, or for myself and maybe a few others out
there, blue and orange Wednesday. For two years now, I have worn blue and orange each and every wednesday of every week, an ideal born out of depths of an AP History course. It is the one dress coded day that actually lasted through the long monotonous days of high school unlike so many others before it. Argyle Thursday was a hit for awhile, I still wear the socks some weeks, but for the most part it died out and despite the fact that the Hack-E-Sac Team will be competing in the National Tournament next week the teams desire to dress up day after day was shut down by the polo police. It is through the little things in high school that a person can define themselves. Whether it be a personal color scheme you wear, or that special parking spot that’s been yours for four straight years, maybe you know the secret of which drinking fountain spawns water from the fountain of youth. All that matters is that there is something that exists to make high school more than just an education, but something personal, something to look forward to each day and the next. For me, that was blue and orange
Wednesday, and each and ever y one of you that sported the colors here and there made all the difference for my high school experience, and I thank you for making me smile, even if it occurred by chance. So as a par ting gift, I only ask one thing. Next Wednesday, when I’m happily bound by my second favorite dress of shir t and tie, wear blue and orange. And if that is too much to ask for, than simply do something that means a thing or two to you. Because after four years of school have gone by you’ll look back, and it will have made all the difference.
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four “Afroman, cops and robbers, Baylor Beach, Alternative String Break in Arizona 2012, Stow game freshman year, Mnt. Vernon trip football with Norm, Mrs. Dyrlund’s heart to hearts.” -Aaron Abernathy “Colleen Fearon, my husband Bryan Hughey, all the amazing friends I have made, Kairos 19 and 23, carrying on the Alto Legacy-s/o to my sibs.” -Rachel Alto “Chemistry labs with Alyse, Delaney, and Julie, Swimming with Megan and Kenzie, mock trial nationals-2011 states-2013, all of my wonderful friends, good laughs, and great times.” -Brianna Arman “Cross-country freshman/senior year, Sophomore Squad, Junior Jocks, Senior Swag, the Flying AP, Spring Break 2013, Visor with Jack, Allie, and Lloyd, Number 7, Joey’s cottage, AP Euro, AP US, AP Stats, AP Calc, The Bench, The Cracken, winning Hack-E-Sac Nationals, Kairos 20 and 23, Honduras, getting a rash in India.” -James Axson “7/8 religion class with Mr. Rossi, chemistry labs with Delaney, Julie, and Brianna, eating lunch with Lydia Cherokee.” -Alyse Bachmann “My whole Hoban experience was pretty cool. To see the specifics, it will be in my book.”-Jordan Baker “Mock Trial States; Kagan practices at Sam’s house; late night Visor sessions and vending machine dinners with Katie Stepanek; Meyer quotes; Tennis matches and home run derby;
beating Walsh in basketball and softball, mum day, Lip-dub, coach callaghan and the basketball and softball teams.” -Natalie Bender “Study hall freshmen year, gymnastics all four years, adventures with Elisa, all the friends I’ve made…basically everything and anything.” -Amelia Bendo “Track, Student Council, hanging out with my friends, and dancing….so much dancing.” -Kyle Bisesi “Overnight swim meets.” -Russell Bolender “Best memories of Hoban would be the excitement of Mum Day.” -Dominique Bouye “Friday Night lights, sophomore year Oklahoma drill, Mr. Solsman, Matthew Kelly, Mum Day, Philly-Dawg, Great friends and great people.” -Phil Brett “Telling Katie Geary awesome stories, volleyball all four years, and fun times with my friends.” -Caroline Brower “Matthew Kelly, The Bench, Men’s Den, Chicago, Italy, Spring Break 2013, Flying AP Volleyball champs, Blue and Orange Wednesday, The Cracken, hand motions with James, Benny, Cliff Diving, Yank-Daddy, Hacky sac Nationals.” -Tony Burns “Stalling Fr. Mike’s Mustang, Kairos, Da-Cups, Baseball, friends, RT, Chemistry with Brother Ed, nobody wants “U” in AP Calc, Mum Day, JV football goalline stand at NDCL, the Cracken, Basketball games, Banglabeards, DAM Good Productions, Rock Solid!” -Aaron Cain
“Freshman Baseball, “V”, Benny, Freshman football, JV Football, varsity football, everything that has to do with football, weightlifting with Coach Joe.” -Jimmy Cianciola “Br. Ed’s Honors Chem, Chicago science trip, track, Kairos 22 and 23, bowling, JAM, Mrs. Sip’s senior english class, when it rained in Mr. Yanko’s room, finding the “d” in calc, including Joe Clark in group messages.” -Jimmy Ciotola “TYRN UP, Jamie Adaway and her entertaining stories, Jeni Kostko, Mum Day and the lip dub, Flying AP, Mario’s basement and food, MAAAAR, Hoban-Style Dude Bros, Hac-E-Sac Nationals, Breakfast Club, DJ Minky Mink$, Ders, Tanny’s study hall, being out of dress code for the last 2 months, Mitzi and my lunch ladies.” -Joe Clark “Watching videos in French class and the Senior Lock-In.” -Marina Colletta “Staoy, winning states and most spirited, being in a wheel chair, class with Mrs. Dyrlund, Matthew Kelly, wookies, ping pong and of course my bff, Courtney Howe.” -Annissa Coley “Shannon O’Brien breaking her own window, ding dong ditching and goldfish party at the Tahoe Cheer Ohio The Whale has fallen and Glowstick Jesus, lipdub, India 2012.” -Alicia Collins “Italian class with Benny, freshman basketball Ruby talks, Pro-life march 2013, library with Mrs. Braman and Hannah Fisher, Mum Day, super fanning english class with Madeline Cor-
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Calc class with Katie Geary, Kristin Sanchez, and Megan Kudlac; Matthew Kelley; Archaeology Research Team #1 with Kitty Kat, Scrooge, Squilliam, Sheldon, and Tin Tin, our Mt. Vernon trip adventures; and lunch with Katie and Megan.” -Anna Baumhoer “Mascara dates with Shannon and Rachel, dances with Chuck, turtles for drinks and Kairos team.” -Claudia Behrens “States.” -Michael Belknap “Mrs. Spontarelli, Sean Trexler, Madeline Corrigall, Anatomy with Meghan,
“Brother Jim’s religion class freshman year and him telling me to go play in traffic.” -Ty Campbell “Mum Day and the Senior Lock-In.” -Natalie Cecchini “Paul Yapel.” -Clare Chastain “Kairos 23, AP English, bringing snacks in for AP English, Italian class, AP History with Mr. Yanko, playing cricket, study hall in the student services, Mum Day, Senior Lock-In, Matthew Kelly, and all the amazing , funny, kind friends I have made over the past four years.” -Sylvia Chris
rigall, CYO basketball.” -Francesca Congeni “Basketball with Natalie Bender, volleyball all four years, Mum day, Latin class with Brother Joe, being a superfan, Jimmy Martter, CYO basketball, the lip dub.” -Madeline Corrigall “Spending the past four years with my friends, running track and cross country, heart to hearts with Mrs. Dyrland sophomore year, and Environmental science.” -Eileen Cummins “Soccer, District Champs back to back, freshman year with Allie and
seniors Katie, bus rides with my Bestie, being captain, Cincinnati tournament, soccer runs singing “lucky” by Britney Spears, naming our soccer balls, weight lifting, themed practices, beating St. V all 4 years, Kairos, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Dyrlund, Mum Day, Senior lock in, Lip Dub, “This is Hoban” video, yearbook, super fan, football games, New Orleans trip, freshman basketball with Miss Senn, everything about senior year, and all my wonderful friends.” -Jamie Dean “Pro-life March 2013, the “fan” bus, when it rained in Mr. yanko’s room, dumping wasp larva on the Mario Micale, Kairos 22 and 23, freshman year study hall with Allie Griffith the PR with Emma and Allie, Matthew Kelly, scheming with Hallie Poor, JAM, CYO basketball, Mum day, roller skating in the hallway with Jazmin dressed as tweedle dee and tweedle dumb, football games, pushing Allie’s car out of the snow with Sandra Dickos, my awesome friends.” -Elise Delagrange “Soccer and basically everything else.” -Timothy Delaney “Pushing Allie Griffith’s car out of a snow bank with Elise Delagrange, beating Walsh in basketball on Senior Night, Mum Day, back to back talent shows with Jazmin Johnson, dance competitions at volleyball practice, showing my true form as the witch in the school musical.” -Alessandra Dickos “#K23, my friends sophomore softball, golf, painting with CLARE chasty.” -Alexandra Diestel “James Axson, Girls Tennis Team, lunch with Mr. Anderson and friends the 50th Mum Day, friends I have made, Kairos 11+1=22, qualifying for Districts, Homecoming Queen, Italian with Benny, Mrs. Dyrlund, yearbook.” -Elisa DiMeo “All art classes.” -Joseph DiRocco “2012 soccer, freshman baseball, Mum Day, receiving an incredible education, super fanning, the Flying V.” -Artie Dobbins “Track City, Mrs. Braman, finding my best friend Brianne Keller, Senior year!, 20-13 20-13 is the best class there is, Mum Day, Lip Dub, all four years I spent here making it the best choice I made going into freshman year.” -Lauren Donatelli “Mum Day, senior lock in, Kairos, basketball, senior night beating Walsh, trip to Columbus with basketball team when Maddie and Natalie broke the glass cups.” -Meghan Donohue “The plays, musical, Kairos 23 + 24,
five being able to find myself through all my friends, teachers and classmates.” -Stephen English “Great memories would be my Junior year track team making it to the regional finals and States, Gymnastics meets, being a super fan at the basketball games, being a part of the lip dub video and Kairos 24.” -Chloe Evans “Mr. Yappel, Mum day, lip dub, working in the guidance office, English class with Chase Krummel and Aaron Abernathy, work crew freshman year with Jordan Baker.” -Maggi Fatica “Trip to India, The Bench, Pinky’s with Hannah, meeting Rachel Alto freshman year at summer gym, and all the wonderful friends I have made along the years.” -Colleen Fearon “Forty calling me ‘What the heckity Fekete?’, Spicy butts, breakfast club with Mrs. Siplivy, coloring with friends.” -Clare Fekete “Pinky’s with Colleen, winning Boys Basketball against St. V, spending most of the day in the library with Mrs. Braman and Fern, winning cheerleading states, John Unikey, getting lost in Spain, Lip Dub, Stuco, Mum Day.” -Hannah Fisher “Brother Jim religion class freshman year, and Mr. Milo’s best first period class, Freshman year.” -Jason Frimel “Everything involving theater, lunchtime spring fest, making friends with some of the coolest adults and kids I have ever met, Mario’s videos, and every Matthew Kelly joke ever made.” -Gina Frisone “The crowning of Napoleon in AP Euro, Matthew Kelly, Honduras, the waterfall from Mr. Yanko’s ceiling, H. Gov. after the AP Bio caffeine lab, AP Calc with Megan, Anna, and Kristin, daily wheat checks with Katie Stepanek, listening to Caroline Brower’s stories.” -Katie Geary “Doing everything but homework in Study Hall with Nicole Henderson and the Senior Lock-In.” -Nadine Gheith “Mr. Solsman, Mr. Traxler, CYO States, Football and Baseball, Coach P and Coach K, all the great people of Hoban, Mr. Thomas.” -Adam Gray “JAM with Brian Kavcar, rapping with Elise in study hall, The Flip Flop soccer incident, chem labs with Rachel, dissecting with Jazmin, when it rained in AP US, La Catrina video, the Kairos hike, getting locked in Hoban’s basement with Emma, the Fan bus, Visor with Daniel, James, and Jack, the Quacks, Track Regional Finals, practices with Coach Cal, eating an Extravaganza dish in a bathroom stall
with Katie Walpole, StuCo speeches with Kyle, Megan Bennett’s voicemails, getting lost in Spain.” -Allie Griffith “Benny’s Italian classes, Mr. Yanko’s AP classes, Mum days, senior lock-in, Dirty Mike and the boys, Elise’s Christmas gift, sporting events, Kairos, and all the years of baseball memories.” -Tony Guerriero “Honors Chem with Br. Ed, AP English with Br. Phil, road trips with Brian McMahon and James Monsour, beating Walsh and CVCA in soccer, Mum Day.” -Paul Gutbrod “Growing up in Texas, my spot on the couch, Saturdays laundry nights, my Wednesday visit to the comic bookstore, Fridays vintage game night and my video blog with flags.” –AJ Hale “Baseball, Mum Day, baseball trip to Myrtle Beach, Mr. Yanko’s History Class, The Lip Dub, friends.” –Cody Hargett “Drumline, friends, weight room, Beast Feast Friday nights in the fall, Br. Phil.” –Tim Haubert “Science labs with Alyse, Delaney and Brianna, Mum Day.” –Julie Henthorn “Dance team, Kairos 22, Lip Dub, camp out, baseball games with the baseball bunch.” –Anna Hofer “Playing basketball, especially St. V and Walsh games, beating St. V at their place, Harlem Shake, my ‘shhh’ handshake with Anthony, Lip Dub, Deallen and I wrestling and breaking things including bones, training room heart to hearts after practice with Joey Clark and Sheila.” –Jaelen Hollinger “Kairos 23, the Lip Dub, beating Walsh in basketball on Senior night, going to school every day Senior year with Madison and Abby.” –Emma Horning “Having the experience to have Br. Phil as a teacher.” –Courtney Howe “March 19th, Sip’s 7-8, Honduras, Mum day lock in, locker room slip-nslide, Rent-a-Junior, Cops and Robbers Jr. year, any class with Anthony Osmun, Michael Belknap, or Anna Zoldesy, Friday 4th!!!” –Chase Hudak “Hack-E-Sac club, “Imagine my torso is a map of America…” Mock Trial, The League, Philosophy hour with Jimmy Martter, Br. Phil, # the 20, The Flying AP.” –Sam Hyde “Everything theater: tech, backstage performances, conferences, and meeting Sr. Helen Prejean; all of my antics on the announcements, everything with Matt Rossi; getting several different nicknames especially “Nala” from Ashley Sears; AP US and pantyhose with Mr. Yanko; singing at the Renta-Junior assembly; surviving calculus;
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six Kairos 21 and Kairos 23 with Rachel Alto; Engllish with Mrs. Starkey; “Eric and Alan in the mornin’!” Prom with Amanda Deighen; Mr. Kraus; and so much more.” -Alan Jankowski “Senior Year!, AP Stats, Round Tables, when it rained in Mr. Yanko’s room, Matthew Kelly, Pro-life bus ride, Matt onders as Macklemoore, Hallie Poor telling me I have nice hair freshman year, cedar point, making a horror film with Mario.” -Jazmin Johnson “Three lead roles in the fall play, Longboarding with Peter and Gus, lunch with Kenzie, Br. Ed’s class, Archaeology with Mr. Anderson, Lacrosse.” -Matt Kannel “Sitting in the library with Jason Frimel, Ty Campbell, Michael Washnock, Brain Kavcar, Anthony Krim, Joey Rowland, Joey Dirocco, Alex Underwood, and Michael Lantz.” -Tim Kean Sophomore year, Glenmary both times, Arizona Alternative Spring break Trip, Afroman and Lauren Donatelli.” -Brianne Keller “All four years of steel drum class with Br. Phil.” -Claudia Kelley “Football games with the Drum line, freshman football, lacrosse being in the orchestra for the Plats, Br. Joe, Mr. Yanko, Mr. Bryant’s Chicago trip and the modern day prophet known as Br. Phil.” -Patrick Kern Going to Kairos with my best friend Lexi Krim, asking her to prom, eating hoho’s but not swiss rolls in the library with Angi Miller.” -Sander Kolodziej “Kairos, tennis, Mount Vernon Field Trip, Senior year 4/8 study hall, handstand club with Mr. Rossi and Amelia Bendo.” -Chase Krummel “Going to Honduras TWICE with my mejor amiga Liliana Marino Kairos 21 with “The Hive” and bonding with my future husband Sander, Junior year with Marissa, the tennis team, Spanish class and all my friends!” -Lexi Krim “Freshman and senior year mum day; swimming state competition; calc class with Katie, Kristin, and Anna; swimming morning practices; lunch with Anna and Katie; Matthew Kelly; and Kairos.” -Megan Kudlac “Football; baseball; Mum Day; Kairos; Sweethearts Court; Honduras Immersion Trip; classes with Br. Ed, Br. Phil, Mr. Yanko, Mr. Anderson, Mrs. Clark, and Mrs. Bulgrin; and all of the great times with my classmates and friends.” -Nick Kunce “Friends, the baseball team, beatig Walsh, being a superfan, the ‘V,’ the lip dub, Kairos, Gifford, the old Hoban
‘H,’ the NCL champs, N.P.N., Carlos, the Myrtle Beach baseball trip, and the baseball sandwich.”-Drew Lakos “Lip dub, senior lock-in, Yappel’s 1st period junior year, all the jokes about Matthew Kelley.” -Michael Lantz “Kairos 21 and 22, Glenmary, ProLife March, Austin trip, Mr. Yappel, when it rained in Mr. Yanko’s room, AP Stats, football games and tailgates, stu-co, my locker buddies, Mum Day, lock-in, lip dub, Mr. Kopp, Ms. Sipp making us breakfast, Homecoming video, yearbook, Extravaganza, and lunch with Shannon in the library.” -Caitlin Laughlin “When it rained in Mr. Yanko’s room.” -William Lawrence “Mr. Dzik telling the strange stories of his day to day life, and Mrs. Starkey forcing her class to remember “an epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the ideals of a society.” -Michael Leidy “Falling off the stage, Mr. Yappel, volleyball, lip dub, the Breakfas Club, boys volleyball season, Mum Day, the beach theme game, shirt change at basketball game, friends, playing freshman basketball, and dances.” -Molly Leslein “Everyday in Mr. Anderson’s class, dropping a bag of animal finger puppets in front of the central office, the Mount Vernon trip with research team one and Mr. Anderson, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Hottinger, senior lock-in,getting married to Christina Romero junior year, Biology with Mrs. Mohan.” -Erin Liggett “Blue and Orange Wednesdays, HackE-Sac Nationals, Chicago Science Trip, Spring Break 2013, The Flying AP Volleyball Champions, Calculus with Mrs. Zaucha, Track: Sophomore Squad, Junior Jocks, Senior Supremacy, 4xGreat, Front row of 6/7 Statistics, Cliff diving, not having curtains, Mrs. Kostko, Br. Phil, The Trinity plus Tony, Mario Sleep Walking, Christmas Decorations, Yoga Pants, Visor with Jack, Allie, and James, not parking on the band field but finding my car there anyway.” –Daniel Lloyd “Amazing trip to Mount Vernon with Mr. Anderson and our Archeology class, and freshman year study hall with Yael, and Mrs. Starky.” -Anna Lynch “Mum Day 2013, Cheering all four years, DJ Minks.” -Abbe Marchetta “The Paul Yappel.”-Leah Marino “Madeline Corrigall, weekends at Drew’s, The Flying AP, AP States, AP
Calc, AP Bio, AP US, DJ Mink$, Jeni Kostko, Brother Ed, Cliff diving, 22, Exploring Berlin, Lip Dub and Mum Day with Hoban-style Dude Bros, Zaucha, matthew Kelly, Breakfast Club, Mario’s basement, Yoga Pants, Mario’s food, Mrs. Micale, “It’s on the walls!”, “Marrrr”, Christmas Decorations, Hack-E-Sac Nationals, Lloyd’s interceptions.” -Jimmy Martter “Best Friends, The Crew, Kairos, my dance team girls, and Mr. Anderson.” -Bobbie Martucci “Hack-E-Sac Club, Lip Dub, Chicago Science Trip, Pro-life marches, Kairos 23, the goat, the Kairos Shake, the bench, Mr. Hovey’s mistakes, Tony and Mrs. Kostko, Minnesota Trips, Blue and Orange Wednesdays, DFTBA, General Force, MARIO!, The League, Nom-Nom, the basement, Tony Smartnick.” -Joseph McBride “When everyone found out that I have a tattoo, AP U.S., AP English, AP Calc, AP Stats, Going on and leading Kairos, 10th period study hall w/ the guys, cross country.” -David McHenry “AP History with Mr. Yanko, H Physics with Mr. Bryant, Revolutionary War Day with Mr. Anderson, Math class with Kostko, the beach with Johnny Kroehle, The Basement with Tony Smartnick.” -Dan Mckeon “Developing and maintaining true friendships, Kairos 26, Study hall discussions, winging every AP Chem lab with Aaron Cain.” -Connor McLeod “Pregame showers. Clem. Team tye dye. Getting lost in Spain.” -Brian McMahon “Chatting with Johanna N., definitely my table in child development.” -Guillermo Mendez “Mr. Solsman, superfanning, Mr. thomas and Coach Clem’s valet money makin’ squad, creating a brotherhood of friends.” -Sean Merle “Scheming with Jimmy and Joey, Mum Day and planning for it, the Lip Dub, Video Production and Digital Imaging, Sleepwalking AP Stats with Mrs. Kostko, Kairos 20 and 22, Italian class and the Italy trip with Benny, the Cedar Point trip freshman year, my Holiday texts, fitting 10 guys in 1 tent at Brian McMahon’s, Pro-life March, Sweethearts King, Football games, my nose surgery, D.A.M. Good Productions, making videos with the calss of 2013, my entire senior year with the best senior class ever.” -Mario Micale “Mr. Anderson’s class buying fish for class with Sander and Sara then learning Mr. Anderson threw them out his class window when they died, laser
seniors pointers in Mr. Yanko’s class.” -Angelina Miller “Philosophy hour with Sam Hyde and Jimmy Martter, Mrs. Erdman, Mr. Anderson, chugging through Spanish class, “The Great Institutions” jokes with Br. Phil and AP English, talent show with DOREMIGOS, debates with Maritza, CYO basketball, Mr. Hovery, 8th period lunch with David McHenry, Kairos 24, Senior retreat, and volley ball.” -James Monsour “Holding down the deep halves with Phil Brett, superfanning, goal line stand against NDCL sophomore year, Benedictine Senior night.” -Russell Muster “Some of my best memories of Hoban High include: theatre productions, especially the backstage shenanigans, Brother Joe’s Latin class and chatting with Guillermo; also the time spent together with the softball team specifically team bonding sophomore year. Overall, I will truly miss everyone here.” -Johanna Nicodemus “Surviving everyday with Katie Walpole, lunch every day in the library with Caitlin, letting a French murderer into school, Kairos 21 and Kairos 24, and all my amazing friends.” -Shannon O’Brien “Freshman year Stow football game! Kairos 20, friends, Mrs. Bates, lip dub.” -Christian O’Neal “Kairos, Mum Day, and meeting the greatest friends I could ask for.” -Gabrielle O’Neal “Br. Joe, Br. Ed’s water bottle, Spring Break 2013, Kairos 23 and 24, HackE-Sac Nationals, Mr. Yanko’s Chest Maps, the bench, CYO basketball, the basement, Chicago, the Pro-Life March.” -Matthew Onders “My dad, the Flying V, football, track, basketball games, tradition, the Hoban atmosphere, all the teachers (especailly Mr. Traxler), Mum Day, Homecoming and Sweathearts, Kairos 19, Extravaganza (raise the roof), the 2013 rap, and the great Mario Micale.” -Dom Orsini “The Gallon Challenge in Mr. Rossi’s religion class; the rain delay at Lake Catholic; baseball bus rides, shh with Jaelan, Irene, Abe, and Andre; Project Hope; Mr. Messina’s 10th period; Siplivy’s 7th/8th; Rent-a-Junior; Mum Day; the lip dub; Afroman; superfanning the St. V-M basketball game; and storming the course after the Padua game.”-Anthony Osmun “My fondest memory at Hoban is watching the whole school unite during the Lip Dub. It was key evidence
seven that my school is definitely my family.” -Lauren Pannell “Four years of golf, great teachers, and awesome memories.” -Chase Parker “Playing the bench during soccer season, Mum Day, superfanning, storming the court after the Padua B-Ball game, and the Lip Dub of course.” -Maddie Petit “JAM, Project Hope, Track City 2012, the best coaches, Peach, Joe, McVan and Katie, Honduras Immersion Trip, Kairos 22 and 24, scheming with Elise Delagrange, my alter ego a.k.a. assigned spanish name Olga, Yearbook, soccer freshman year...oh wait, Matthew Kelly, Pepita Jimenez, cat dissecting, football games, baseball games, hallwalking, the insane amount of track related stress, Carita, all of senior year, the teachers that have inspired me, and of course the best friends in the world.” -Hallie Poor “Winning gym soccer, when a kid threw up on my planner, when someone stole my Bible, Derrick Valentine’s black eye, Matthew Kelly, Pam Stenzel, the Chemistry lab report, Italy, ear piercing, states 2012, states 2013, BLAIR, J.E. Anderson during the election.” -Sierra Radik “Team-tanning, team tie-dye, getting lost in Spain, GP’s, Will Casey, Hack-E-Sac Nationals, long walks on the beach and candle-lit dinners with Brother Joe and Matthew Kelly.” -Peter Redle “Soccer bench freshman to senior year, meeting my best friends, JAM, soccer runs singing Brittney Spear’s 2001 hit song “Lucky.” Kairos19 and Kairos 23, Mum Day, weight lifting, Lip Dub.” -Molly Reilly “Meeting my best friends Anna Lynch, junior year math class with Mrs. Kosco, orchestra field trip senior year with Patty Rollins.” -Yael Reinhold “Mario Micale calling me ‘Taco Bell’ all throughout our four years together, having a locker near the better looking Riegger (Henry), Mr. Yappel smiling, DJ Minks, mom Fortman, Benny’s Italian class, lip dub, Siplivy’s Breakfast club, senior lock-in, playing lacrosse with Courtney and Amelia, my junior ninja, and shout out to Matt Onders for asking me to prom!” -Monica Reyes “Freshman Mum Day, Class with Mrs. Swinerton, and the Breakfast Club with Mrs. Siplivy.” -Taylor Riccelli “Football games, AP stats with Connor and Mario, baseball spring break trip, school dances, being with friends, tight-shirt Thursdays, third period
study hall, Mum Day, the Cracker Kairos, Basketball games, Tony Guerriero’s hosue, 10th period study hall in the library, baseball, when it rained in Mr. Yanko’s room, getting huge with Joe Clark, hanging with Elise and Jazmin.” -Michael Riegger “Going to Italy and Phoenix, Italian class, the exploding air conditioner in AP U.S., mock Congress in Honors Government, Matthew Kelly, Mr. Yanko’s classes, art with 40 and Kraus, being a PB, and analyzing life with Sylvia and Lauren.” -Rachel Rodgers “Discussing sci-fi and comick books with Mr. K, Mr. Bryant, and Mr. Stroempl, new words from Mr. Yanko, Hoban plays, film club with Mr. Milo and the guys, and all of the amazing friends I have made and lessons I have learned.” -Matt Rossi “All of the great friends I’ve made, talking during the mornings before school, four years of French, Chemistry labs with Alyse, Brianna, and Julie, having lunch every year with Tiffany.” -Delaney Roulett “Freshman year world cultures with Mr. Milo having a sock show everyday and doing a sock exchange for Christmas. Then junior retreats acting problems out at Hoban, I’ve never lauged so hard in my life!” -Tiffany Ruther “Br. Phil and Steel Drums, Soccer bros, Volleyball bros, being the last graduating class to remember Matthew Kelly, Cricket with Mr. Yanko, Paul Traxler.” -Jacob Salamon “Stealing Gifford on Graduation Day...” - Katrina Saltis “The waterfall from Mr. Yanko’s ceiling, Benny’s freshman spanish class with Tiffany, calc class with Megan Kudlac, Katie Geary, and Anna Baumhoer, Kairos 23, Matthew Kelly, Honors Government class after AP Bio caffeine lab, panic attacks with Katie Stepanek.” - Kristin Sanchez “Friday nights in the fall, hanging out with friends after Hoban football games.” -Nick Schondel “NYC with my theater friends, Freshman year, Oliver Twist at states, the sketchy states hotel, dance team with my DTS for three years, kairos 23 and 24, painting class, sleepovers with Amanda, senior year...just way too many memories to count!” -Ashley Sears “Mr. Anderson’s class, third period study hall, dirty mike and the boys, Tony’s calendar.” -Ben Skove “Revolutionary War Day with Mr. Anderson, AP US with Mr. Yanko, Latin class with Br. Joe, the bench with
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From
Hoban’s Class of
Franciscan University of Steubenville
2013
James Monsour
The George Washington University
Delaney Roulett
Harvard University
To...
Ashland University
Case Western Reserve University
Jamie Dean
Aaron Cain Lauren Whitehouse
Baldwin Wallace University
Central Michigan University
AJ Hale Jaelen Hollinger Alan Jankowski Patrick Kern
Belmont University
Stephen English
Boston Conservatory Natalie Cecchini
Bowling Green State University Matthew Kannel Leah Marino Stephanie Surblis
Russell Bolender
Claka Atlanta University
James Martter
High Point University
Claudia Behrens
Hillsdale College Samuel Smartnick
Hiram College Anna Lynch Yael Reinhold
Hocking College Alec Marchetta
Indiana Tech Lauren Panell
John Carroll University
Kent State University
Jordan Baker Dalton Brainard Joseph Clark Madeline Corrigall Evan Costello Eileen Cummins Joseph DiRocco Nicholas Dodson Chloe Evans Maggi Fatica Clare Fekete Hannah Fisher Gina Frisone Keith Harrison Sara Howard Brian Hughey Alan Inem Alexandra Krim Molly Leslein Erin Liggett Abbe Marchetta Barbara Martucci Chase Parker Lauren Valendza Kristin Walker Amanda Welton Joseph Yost
Miami University Phillip Brett Sean Merle Sierra Radik Anna Zoldesy
Harrison Uhall
Amelia Bendo Caroline Brower Clare Chastain Timohy Delaney Timothy Haubert Ellen Ullinski Jolewis Washington
Eckerd College
Lourdes University
Edinboro University
Tatyana Small-Moore Tionne Vaughn
Connor McLeod Kristin Sanchez
Malone University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Grove City College
Marietta College
Kendall Vinson Kaamilah Wahid
College of Wooster
Daniel Whitely
Julie Henthorne James Cianciola
Oliver Esmile
Natalie Bender
Mereyhurst University Marina Coletta
NEOMED
Dominick Orsini
Sienna College Meghan Donohue
seniors The Ohio State University
James Axson James Ciotola Elise Delagrange Alessandra Dickos Joseph McBride Daniel McKeon Taylor Riccelli
Ohio University Alicia Collins Charles Emrick Anna Hofer Chase Hudak Daniel Lloyd Shannon O’Brien Anthony Osmun Hallie Poor Samuel Tecca Katelyn Walpole
Savanna College of Art and Design Alexander Kolodziej
St. Edward’s University Megan Bennett Caitlin Laughlin Jack Srail
Stark State College Kiana Hammond
United States Air Force Lexis Topoly
United States Naval Academy University of Cincinnati
Lauren Donatelli Benjamin Skove Doryian Smith
University of Akron Aaron Abernathy Rachel Alto Alyse Bachmann Dominque Bouye Taylor Burros Sylvia Chris Alexandra Diestel Colleen Fearon Jason Frimel Nadine Gheith Chazz James Brian Kavcar Brianne Keller Claudia Kelley Michael Lantz Michael Leidy Guillermo Mendez Mario Micale Shaquella Moore Russell Muster Gabrielle O’Neal Christain O’Neal Madison Petit Rachel Rodgers Kerry Swain Andrew Udovich Matthew Uphouse Michael Washnock Marissa Zazo William Zisk
University of Colorado Boulder Mariah Stoneman
University of Dayton
Paul Gutbrod Sam Hyde Nicholas Kunce William Lawerence Brian McMahon Peter Redle Katarina Saltis Justin Spear
University of Kentucky
Antohny Guerriero
University of Mount Union Michael Belknap Annissa Colely Elisa Dimeo Emma Horning Chase Krummel DeAllen Jackson Ashley Sears
University of North Carolina David McHenry Tiffany Ruther
University of Notre Dame Anna Baumhoer Allison Griffith Matthew Onders
University of Toledo Brianna Arman Courtney Howe
Valpariaso University
Nicholas Schondel
Villanova University
Virginia Tech Jazmin Johnson
Volunteering through IVHQ in Guatemala Katherine Geary
Walsh University Mackenzie Beke Kyle Bisesi Francesca Cogeni Arthur Dobbins Adam Gray Megan Kudlac Drew Lakos Johanna Nicodemus Molly Reilly Monica Reyes Jacob Salamon Sean Trexler Justin Wise
Washigton & Jefferson College Sue Tran
Xavier University Angelina Miller
Youngstown State University Cody Hargett
Kaitlyn Stepanek
...the Class of
2017
Layout by Anna Baumhoer
Anthony Burns
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ten Johnny Kroehle.” -Sam Smartnick “I would have to say my most memorable memory was my sophomore year in Mrs. Siplivy’s class and gym class with Mrs. Larlham.” -Doryian Smith “The Flying V, four soccer seasons, four track seasons, Mum Day, superfanning, meeting my BFF at summer gym Jack Srail, being part of the most memorable class of 2013.” -Justin Spear “Meeting my BFF Justin Juice Spear at summer gym, The Flying V, Donny Smith, my mom, Basko, Mr. Whitehurst, R.T., the adventures of Chenoweth Golf Course, Anna, Big Kell, Brad, Barb, Chrissy, Carlos, The Austin trip, Kairos, super-fanning, sophomore year cross country with James Axson, the morphsuit bro’s with Osmun, Kevin Ritenaur, lipdub, talent show, Freshman basketball, Rory St. Jean, being an avid dedicated weightlifter, best hands in the NCL, and Julia.” Jack Srail “Kairos 23 with the Barnyard Bunch; Kairos 24 Team and Unmasked; Matthew Kelly; AP Euro; Mr. Yanko’s giraffe tie; hot chocolate and Long Way ‘Round with Mr. Milo; Totalisti; Eucharistic Ministering with Kerry Swain; my Visor family; braiding with James; CARLOS; getting Miss Meyer a cat; Mum Days; Senior lock in; La Catrina; Rent-a-Junior; meeting Megan Kudlac in Mrs. Kostko’s honors Geometry class freshman year; Archaeology field trip; tag with TinTin, Squilliam, Sheldon, Indiana, Kitty Kat, Eugene, Mr. Clark and Mr. Hottinger; Revolutionary War Day; Green Tea Frappuccinos with Anna Lynch; Prom with Daniel; Old Man Jay and the color navy with Greg Brown; daily wheat checks with Katie Geary; Calling 9-1 and early morning Visor and 5th Avenue Review door openings with Br. Spooner; AP Stats with Stephanie; the morning hallway crew; Zumba with Kristin, Bobbie, and Caroline; when Miss Meyer brought a diet coke to class for me; Lip Dub and Mario, Jimmy, and Joey’s other videos; Harry Potter Club; Elie Weisel with Book Club; DJ MINK$; Br. Ed; late night vending machine dinners with Anna; Br. Phil; the locker between my siblings; temperature control socks with Sylvia; study hall with Tara, Jacob, and Anthony Jeffery; Batman in Stroempl’s class; French greetings with Austin; Pro-life Marches; D.C. giraffe socks; Spirit and Catholic School’s weeks; BCC with Mr. Kopp; hula-hooping at senior picnic;
every moment I have spent at Hoban, especially senior year, and all of the amazing people I have had the priviledge of meeting.” -Katie Stepanek “INDIA. Meg Flem’s basement. Riding to school with Kat everyday. RIP the NOBLESTEED.” - Mariah Stoneman “AP Euor ‘09-’10 (you stink! you’re a stinker and you stink!) getting squirted by Br. Ed, hanging with Br. Joe in Latin, winning cricket run junior year, Mock Trial, Lexi “Cherokee” Topoly, the pokemon theme song with Julie, laser pointers at bowling, 50th Mum Day, BCC with Mr. Kopp, yearbook staff.” - Stephanie Surblis “Mrs. Dyrlund’s class, The Lip Dub, winning states senior year after breaking my nose, Annissa Coley’s humor, and having DJ Mink$ as my teacher.” - Kerry Swain “When Mrs. Swinerton ran me over with her door, opening football game sophomore year, and bowling.” -Lexis Topoly “Baseball State Runner Up, “The Sandwich,” Winning the NCL, NCL MVP, Beating Walsh all 4 years, Mum Day, AP Stats, intramurals, Mario sleepwalking, Project Hope, JAM, Myrtle Beach Trip.” -Sean Trexler “The basketball team, Kairos 23, units of poultry, DFTBA, AP stats, cricket with Mr. Yanko, my AP English group, life lessons with TK, Mr. Considine’s ringtone, tennis with Benny, General Tso’s chicken, Mr. Whitehurst, basketball locker room corner with Pat, Kevin, and Fritz, mushie cookies, Mum Days, and much more!” -Andy Udovich “Freshman Religion with Bro. Jim, First Period Honors World Cultures (Doctor Strange Love), Matthew Kelley, Mrs. Erdman, 4 glorious years of Academic Challenge, daily naps in Burtscher’s Church, “La Catrina,” Two Trips to Honduras, Project Hope with Sparkplug, Pugs, and Vulcan, Mr. Yanko, Jimmy Ciotola’s air conditioning incident, 4 years of steel drum with Bro. Phil, AP English with Sylvia Plath and Ginsberg.” -Harrison Uhall “Being in every class with Gina Frisone, lunch table feasts at Christmas and on the last day of school last year, steel drum ensemble, the musicals, coloring with Clare Fekete, French 4 and 5, the Chicago Interfaith Trip, the Lip Dub, and 50 Shades of AP Biology.” - Ellen Ulinski “All the wonderful friends I made here, Kairos, football games, and bas-
ketball games.” -Lauren Valendza “Our first step team performance and how loved and hype the crowd was.” -Kaamilah Wahid “Watching Christian O’Neal waddle through the halls making fun of the way I walk.” -Kristin Walker “Stealing Jules’ flip flop; Wally Waffles tradition; Sophomore year district semi-final with Allie; James Bond; surviving Senior year with Shannon O’Brien; James Axson; Elise spilling wasp eggs on Mario in AP Bio; getting lost in Spain; DJ Mink$; Senior soccer; Emma Horning; seeing Brian McMahon’s smiling face every morning; The Barn Yard Bunch; Mum Day; Chileans; my many adventures with my best friend @allieoooop; having five birthdays in Sip’s class; Cinci soccer tournament; winning the Bridge Competition; superfanning with Elisa Dimeo.” -Katie Walpole “Library with Anna, Katie, and Gibby.” -Jolewis Washington “Chilling in Mr.Milo’s class with my homeboys Ty Cambpell and Jason Frimel.” -Michael Washnock “Ms. Fortman, Kairos 23, Latin with Brother Joe, Mum Day, Dance Team, DTS, Period 1, Breakfast with Mrs. Siplivy, Senior Lock-in, Matthew Kelly, and all the best friends I’ve made.” -Amanda Welton “AP history with Mr.Yanko, Matthew Kelly’s freakout, Cole fails, English with Rachel and Sylvia, prom with Luke, theater, state conference with Troubadours, K and Swinney, feast with Siva.” -Lauren Whitehouse “Tae-bo, Vrobel, Rick Rossi, hammer pants, Mink$, Eric Shaffer, Zach Milano, Mr. George Washington Contest, Miss Sen, Pam Stenzil, Honors Gov., Sunday Fundays, and Paul Yappel and his jokes.” -Daniel Whitely “Steel drum, Midwest Tour 2013, Archaeology Mount Vernon trip, science classes with Mr. Solsman, Mr.Anderson’s classes, and all the friends I’ve made.” -Justin Wise “My friends, Br. Phil, all of the good times, math class with Megan Bennett and Hallie Poor.” -Joe Yost “Hoban Lip Dub, winning Best Zoo Exhibit with Elisa Dimeo, Mr. Solsman’s class junior year, friends, rides with Anna Yakubowksi.” -Marissa Zazo “Varsity volleyball and the all-star game; super fanning at games; Friday Four; being turnt up with Marianne; St.V basketball game; Brother Phil’s AP English class; concerts with my best friends.” -Anna Zoldesy
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Senior advises students to branch out of friend circle
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s the final days of high school begin to slip away faster, and the reality of graduation steadily creeps closer for us seniors, it is about this time that everyone tends to get sentimental and, let’s be honest, a little sappy. And I could not help but notice that the more emotional and panicked everyone becomes, and the more rapidly the school year starts to wrap up, the more clichés begin to pop up in the hallways. I, however, am no exception to this phenomenon. After all, clichés are clichés for a reason: they convey truth. So as I present to you a piece of cliché senior advice, I only ask that you understand that I am only telling you this because I have found it in this last year to be absolutely true. As I am sure you all known, senior year holds some really exciting and memorable experiences. From Mum Day to the prom, we are always busy participating in all of these special senior moments. However, as I look back on my final year at Hoban, the one thing that really stands out to me is not so much the events, but the people.
When I started my senior year, I was really excited to spend time with my friends and go to all of the senior events together. However, what I did not expect was to make so many new friends along the way. Becoming friends with someone that you have known for four years probably seems like a strange concept, but knowing someone’s name or just knowing that they exist is very different from actually getting to know who a person is. There were plenty of people prior to this year who I knew, but for some reason or another, whether our paths had never really crossed, or we just never decided to strike up a conversation, we were not friends. Yet somehow this year, maybe because we were just thrown together by chance or because people tend to grow into themselves and become more open senior year, a couple of those people and myself took that special step, probably without even conscientiously realizing it at the time, towards becoming actual friends. There have been so many amazing people that I have met this year that
I sincerely regret not taking the time to get to know sooner. It is honestly my only real regret about my high school experience. Which is why I am telling you this now, so that you do not wait until the last second like I did. This school is full of some incredible people, who I will be really sad to leave behind. But since you will still be here, get out there and meet some new people, people who you may think that you already know. After all, you could be missing the opportunity to make some really great friends.
Outward focus results in a sense of accomplishment
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or Anna Baumhoer and myself, T uesdays have become a sor t of D-day. Throughout the course of this year, they have been defined by late nights in the Visor room, junk food dinners and hectically trying to pull the paper together on time. As I walked through the deserted Hoban parking lot at 9pm on this very last Tuesday, to the only car left waiting for its counterpart, with a stack of senior surveys to be typed up in my hands, I came to realize that these Tuesdays represent my greatest success at Hoban: the attainment, I am hopeful in my claim, of the status ser vant leader. I do not point this out in order to draw attention to myself. I have already received my reward in getting to see the staff’s hard work paid off in the final copies of the Visor that arrive each month. However, I must call to mind the concept of servant leader in order to best portray the lesson that I have learned most thoroughly during my time at Hoban. The lesson is this: the smallest moment lived focused on another is far more satisfying
than any length of time focused on self. This cannot be a superficial goal. When motivation to seem helpful or complementary comes from a need to “look good,” the focus remains on self. It is when the wellbeing of another truly transcends the inherent need for self-preservation and attention that one lives in the service of others. Some of my absolute favorite moments at Hoban stem from either being a spectator of a selfless act, or being lucky enough to have had the Holy Spirit work through me in order to perform a selfless act. By focusing on others, I have met many amazing people with incredible stories, many of whom I would never have met if I had been preoccupied with my own selfish motives. I have been continually surprised at how easy it is to live one’s life focused more on others than on oneself. It is as simple as greeting everyone you meet in the hallway or classroom, asking someone how they are doing, actually listening to the answer and being aware of the little things happening around you. As my senior year draws to a close, I hope
“not all who
wander
are lost”
by katie stepanek that I am able to hold on to this mindset and hope others will share it with me. Especially since, in the end, I have come to realize that as soon as one dedicates their life to others, when the focus on self is eradicated, it is the self that benefits most. Each year that I have attended Hoban has been progressively more enjoyable to me as I have put this lesson into action. With the culmination of my senior year, I am the happiest I have ever been. I can only attribute this happiness to every single person I have been lucky enough to meet at Hoban.
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twelve “Doing Big things, living in another state with my wife Brianne Keller.” -Aaron Abernathy “Mrs. Bieber.” -Rachel Alto “Working at a children’s hospital married with a few kids, dropping the kids off at Aunt Delaney’s house and having trips to Tiffany’s beach house with Kristin, Stephanie, Alyse, Katie, Julie, Lexi, Megan, Anna, Delaney, and Erin!!!” -Brianna Arman “Still trying to think of something witty to say for what I’ll be doing in twenty years.” -James Axson “I will be married to Chris Evans. We will be vacationing at Tiffany’s beach house after dropping the children off at “Aunt” Delaney’s.” -Alyse Bachmann “Hopefully still farting around, happy and cracking jokes from time to time.” -Jordan Baker “I don’t care as long as I’m in Chicago!” -Anna Baumhoer “The next Erin Andrews.” -Claudia Behrens “Relaxing on my Southern Plantation sippin’ on sweet tea along side my dog bear and eating fried chicken that Kylan Hood makes me.” -Michael Belknap “Wrapping up my 3rd season of ‘The Real Housewives of Chicago’ #watchwhathappens.” -Megan Bennett “Married with kids living in New York City and teaching special education.” -Natalie Bender “Sitting with my husband on the balcony at West Side Gymnastics watching all of our little stars.” -Amelia Bendo “Still waiting for the Friends reunion season.” -Kyle Bisesi “Married with a family and living in a modest house with everything I need.” -Dominique Bouye “Living next door to my brother and golfing on the regular.” -Phil Brett “Living in Florida on the beach with two kids and my husband who is a doctor.” -Caroline Brower “Becoming more and more like my Father, and hating every minute of it.” -Tony Burns “Living in New York City with Michael Riegger, running an architecture firm. going to Macharen’s Pub with Marshall, Lily, Robin, and Michael. Being the ideal wingman for Michael Riegger. Always wearing a suit. Suit up!” -Aaron Cain “Still working at Firestone golf
course and hanging with Tiger Woods.” -Ty Campbell “I hope to be married with six kids, living in New York City as a director of a professional dance company.” -Natalie Cecchini “Hopping off a plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan.” -Clare Chastain “A successful CEO of a chain of bakeries that specialize in brownies and cookies. I will be happily married and living in Ohio. My house will have a secret library so I can read whenever I want or just come up with new dessert recipes. I will also have four kids, two dogs, and a house in Italy.” -Sylvia Chris “Taking over the reigns as Head Football Coach at THE Ohio State University. OH-IO.” -Jimmy Cianciola “A pro bowler with a supermodel wife.” -Jimmy Ciotola “A multi-millionaire living comfortably by myself and starting a worldwide revolution to make it a better place and save humanity (if we haven’t already ended the world ourselves).” -Joe Clark “Raising my several children with my husband. Hopefully I will also be able to continue working. Living on a beach might be nice.” -Marina Coletta “Probably having some sort of allergic reaction to something. Aside from that, I will be an inner-city school teacher trying to make ends meet.” -Annissa Coley “Traveling the world without sisters.” -Alica Collins “On the beach with my husband and kids.”- Francesca Congeni “Married with kids, on the beach, with a puppy.”-Madeline Corrigall “Traveling the world, have a steady career, and living life.”- Eileen Cummins “A physical therapist and high school soccer coach. Happily married to the perfect husband with twins, one boy and one girl.”- Jamie Dean “Traveling the world with Jazmin Johnson and still quoting movies with Sandra Dickos.” - Elise Delagrange “Safe and sound in my Sam’s Club zombie hideout with my wife Emma Watson and our unlimited supply of Fruit Roll Ups and Mountain Dew.”Tim Delaney
seniors “Have had my own Big Fat Greek Wedding and still be quoting movies with Elise Delagrange.”-Alessandra Dickos Married to Nick Jonas and going to concerts with Anna Hofer.”- Alex Diestel “Graduated from college with a family and still playing tennis.”- Elisa Dimeo “Creating t-shirt designs for a major clothing company.”- Joey DiRocco “Washed up and talking about CYO states.”- Artie Dobbins “Having a great job and family, living the life and succeeding at whatever I put my mind to.” -Lauren Donatelli “Sitting on the beach with my best friend Emma.”- Meghan Donahue “Riding the coattails of Kyle Bisesi.” -Charlie Emerick “A music producer in Nashville, discovering new artists, giving them a shot at the industry. I’ll still be performing, probably for donations for a good cause… Living dream.” -Stephen English “Golfing with my bros Ty and Jason” -Oliver Esmile “A medicine doctor traveling around the world helping people. I will be happily married with two kids and training for the 2036 Olympic Games for track and field. Oh! And have a German shepherd dog.” -Chloe Evans “Working as a pharmacist, married with two children and probably still taking care of Jordan Baker” -Maggi Fatica “Happily married with kids and a
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thirteen “Getting my doctorate degree and going into the medical field or being the team doctor for the Cleveland Browns.” -Jason Frimel “Taking over and destroying the world with my brothers and finally FINALLY being able to read a whole book without being interrupted. Preferably on a beach in Jamaica.” -Gina Frisone “Travelling the world with my husband and kids.” -Katie Geary “Married with kids and a steady job, living on the moon.” -Nadine Gheith “The cool dad.” -Adam Gray “Taking my kids to watch Grandpa Griffith win his 600th game… and following the drinking gourd.” -Allie Griffith “Raising a family with my wife and driving a truck.” -Tony Guerriero “Pope.” -Paul Gutbrod “I’ll have a job at Cal Tech University as a theoretical physicist, living my life day to day in an apartment with my colleague/ best friend following my strict routine that I’ll set up.” –AJ Hale “The next psychic detective, Shawn Spencer, working for SBPD, or just a criminal profiler for the FBI.” -Cody Hargett “Living in a suburb of Chicago, teaching history and coaching.” -Tim Haubert “38 years old, not living in Ohio, living on my yacht.” –Julie Henthorn “At a Jonas Brothers throwback concert with Alex Diestel.” –Anna Hofer “Living lavishly with a wonderful
Robbers Jr. year, any class with Anthony Osmun, Michael Belknap, or Anna Zoldesy, Friday 4th!!!” –Chase Hudak “Aypoh-T’s hypman/DJ on the “Catfish Billar” tour, then relaxing at my Southern Plantation with Michael Belknap. We will sip on sweet tea as Kylan Hood makes us fried chicken.” –Chase Hudak “Retiring from my career of making educational science videos for children to be a stay-at-home dad and raise my two kids as well as my pet Wallaby.” –Sam Hyde “A billionaire living on an island with my model wife.” –Alan Inam “The next Ron Burgundy living in a treehouse with my two Chihuahuas, but mainly enjoying my part time job hunting Romans with my fellow Capital One Vikings.” –Alan Jankowski “Touring the world of @Earth_Pix with my husband Dwane “The Rock” Johnson and Elise Delagrange while DJing under DJ Jazzy Jaz Productions. “-Jazmin Johnson “Hanging out with my mom.”-Matt Kannel “Wrestling crocodiles behind my successful tattoo parlor in St. Augustine, Florida.”-Tim Kean “Happy.”-Brianne Keller “Making progressive electronic symphonic post-folk metal record while rewatching The Big Lebowski.”-Pat Kern “Living in the house I’ve always wanted with my husband and amazing kids. Also, I will be handling the finances of Ashley Sears.”- Claudia
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dog, living next door to Molly Reilly and Madison Petit with backyards connected by a pool” -Colleen Fearon “Being flown around on a plane searching for a unicorn to befriend.” -Clare Fekete “Working as the next Jeannie or Amy on the Ellen DeGengeres Show.” -Hannah Fisher
wife and a couple of kids.” –Jaelen Hollinger “Successful and happy.” –Emma Horning “Livin’ it up with Clara and Chester in their basement.” –Courtney Howe “March 19th, Sip’s 7-8, Honduras, Mum day lock in, locker room slipn-slide, Rent-a-Junior, Cops and
Kelley “In a house with my wife Lexi Krim doing art and playing with our dog.” -Sander Kolodziej “Happily married to Sander living in a warm place with a puppy and a successful career in Psychology, helping Hispanic families especially, and I will be making my 22nd trip to Honduras that year.”-Lexi Krim
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fourteen “Making the big bucks being a stockbroker in New York City.”-Chase Krummel Neighbors with Kristin Sanchez and Katie Stepanek with swirlie slides connecting our houses, married with 2-4 kids, and working as a physical therapist. -Megan Kudlac “Hopefully a doctore, providing medical care to patients anywhere in the world.” -Nick Kunce “Waiting for my third season of ‘The Bachelor’ to air, because I still can not find ture love.” -Drew Lakos “Next in line to takt over Microsoft, while spending time with my amazing family.” -Michael Lantz “Living with my ten dogs.” -Caitlin Laughlin “Happy.” -William Lawrence “The owner of a chmapionship-winning auto racing team.” -Michael Leidy “Owning my own photography business taking endless pictures of my kids and husband.” -Molly Leslein Living comfortably with my thirty cats and frequently causing some sort of trouble with katie Vanke.” -Erin Liggett “Putting the elation into public relations.” -Daniel Lloyd “Hopefully I will be opening my own vet care clinic with my degree in veterinary medicine and be starting a family in Pennsylvania.”-Anna Lynch “Happily married, teaching yoga and a successful stylist.” -Abbe Marchetta “Living in Honduras con mi mejor amiga Alejandra. Hopefully married to my one true love, Daddy Yankee. Sander will probably be with us too. Disfrutando mi vida!”- Leah Marino “Living vicariously through my magnificent children, who will all turn down offers to every D1 college program to play for Harvard. I might get a dog, too.” -Jimmy Martter “38, flirty and thriving.”-Bobbie Martucci “Proving the existence of the General Force.”- Joseph McBride “Living in North Carolina with my family. Working in a children’s hospital/medical facility. I will have a nice home with a wife and children. All in all, I will be happy to be alive and to be successfully completing all my goals.” -David McHenry “Living a good life.” -Dan McKeon “Watching the sun rise and fall each
day waiting for stars to fill the sky. Thinking.” -Connor McLeod “Flying my hovercraft home from spacely sprockets, where my wife Jane, daughter Judy, boy Elroy, and maid Rosie will be waiting for me with pipe and slippers.” -Brian McMahon “In my apartment on the Lower East Side of New York watching Audrey Hepburn movies and eating Ben and Jerry’s.”-Guillermo Mendez “Taking my childrem to see Drew Lakos pitch for the Akron Aeros.” -Sean Merle “Still in touch with my friends. Hopefully I’ll have a job other than McDonald’s” -Mario Micale “Working hard at my well established career as a psychologist, with a huge home near the water where it is warm. I hope to be married with three children.” -Angie Miller “Daniel Tosh’s holy counterpart.” -James Monsour “Patroling the streets with my brother and an extrememely washed up athlete with no knes left.” -Russell Muster “Working as a nurse, but married with kids. I plan on being head of PTA and my daughter’s Girl Scout Troop. I also will be very involved in the community.” -Johanna Nicodemus “Ruling Summa with my husband, the new star of “The House-Husbands of Akron, J-Spear.” -Shannon O’Brien “Married with two kids, living my life to the fullest.”- Christian O’Neal “In a bigger city doing what I love.”Gabrielle O’Neal “Hopefully married with two or three kids and a steady job. Overall, just happy and working to help others.”Matthew Onders “Flying high with the V!”- Dominick Orsini “On my world tour rapping my life away with my hype-man, DJ T-Chaser.” -Anthony Osmun “Married to my highschool sweetheart, raising beautiful children, with a well-paying job.” -Lauren Pannell “Living in Florida, playing golf every day, starting a family of my own.” -Chase Parker “Married to Harry Styles, living with our four kids in London or on the beach next to Colleen Fearon and
Molly Reilly with our houses connected by a pool.” -Maddie Petit “Fluent in spanish, executive director of a non-profit organization/clinic for kids in Central America.” - Hallie Poor “A secret agent with an undercover job as the attendance guy and lacrosse coach at a private high school in Ohio. My alias will be “Danny Chem.” -Peter Redle “Successful and happily married with kids and living next to Colleen Fearon and Madison Petit.” -Molly Reilly “38, married with kids, a nurse who goes to third world countries during the summer to give medical aid.” -Yael Reinhold “The CEO of Taco Bell! I’ll also be supervising my son, Diego, and daughter, Dora, as they explore.” -Monica Reyes “Graduated from college with my masters and married with two kids.” -Taylor Riccelli “Living in New York City with Aaron Cain working at Goliath National Bank, going to MacLaren’s Pub to meet up with friends, and wearing really nice suits. I’ll also be working on the second Edition of the playbook giving Aaron tips on how to be as cool as me.” - Michael Riegger “Married, thrift shopping even when the song isn’t cool anymore!” -Rachel Rodgers “A retired psychiatrist turned to a writer.” - Matt Rossi “Traveling the world and taking care of Alyse’s, Brianna’s and Tiffany’s kids.” -Delaney Roulett “Married with kids living in a beautiful beach house somewhere warm because I hate Ohio weather and probably housing my best friends (Kristin, Alyse, Delaney, Ashley, and more).” -Tiffany Ruther “With Andy Udovich, watching new ‘Star Wars’ and the completed ‘Lord of the Rings’ with ‘The Hobbit.’” -Jacob Salamon “Discovering Atlantis and its mermaid inhabitants.” -Katarina Saltis “A successful pediatrician, married with kids, living next door to Megan Kudlac and KAtie Stepanek with swirly slides connecting our houses.” -Kristin Sanchez “Living somewhere internationally working as a missionary/ pastor in a
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Swain “Flying the world with Stephanie as co-pilot.” - Lexis Topoly “Coaching my little league team to a Little League World Series Championship.” -Sean Trexler “Coaching the freshman basketball team as TK gets his 600th win.” -Andy Udovich “Probably teaching something strange and esoteric, or finishing my fifth or sixth doctorate.” -Harrison Uhall “Hopefully, I’ll have figured out my life a bit more. I want to be married, with a few children, with a good job that makes me happy. I will still be working on Clare Fekete’s door picture and waiting for the next season of MLP with Clare and Erin Liggett.” - Ellen Ulinski “Happy and strutting the city streets!” -Lauren Valendza “Following God’s plan for me.” -Tionne Vaughn “Single with no kids doing something in the fashion industry in Atlanta, Los Angeles, or New York.” -Kendall Vinson “A wife, very wealthy, helping those that are less fortunate than myself living in Tampa, Florida.” -Kaamilah Wahid “Married and watching my children grow up. I’ll be well into my career as a nurse.” -Kristin Walker “On time to AP Chem and listening to Mario Micale make fun of my laugh while James Axson braids my kids’ hair.” -Katie Walpole “Running on the field during a superbowl commercial break to evaluate an injured player.” -Jolewis Washington
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third world country.” -Nick Schondel “Married to my dream guy with our four kids and living in a big house with Claudia Kelley as my financial advisor. Also living next to Tiffany Ruther.” -Ashley Sears “Kairos 26.” -Ben Skove “Writing my next piece of literature and discovering new science.” -Sam Smartnick “Somewhere in Florida on the beach with my family and two dogs playing frisbee.” -Doryian Smith “Getting married to Shannon O’Brien and one day owning Summa. Also I will be working as the local ‘plumber’ just as my dad did.” - Justin Spear “Take the road less traveled by,and that will make all the difference, also watching my nephews Sean Jr., Arthur Lawrence Dobbins V, Drew Jr., Kyle Jr., Dom Jr., Justin Jr., Adam Jr., Timmy Jr., Jimmy Jr., and my own Jack Jr. enjoying eachothers company like their Dad’s did.” - Jack Srail “Hopefully married to the love of my life Jack Srail, still correcting his grammar mistakes and spelling errors, living next door to Kristin and Megan. Our houses will be connected through a very complicated network of swirlie slides. I will teach at Hoban and attend every single Kairos retreat.” -Katie Stepanek “Finally capable of doing a cartwheel.” -Mariah Stoneman “Flying around as Lexi “Cheriokee” Topoly’s co-pilot, visiting Julie on her yacht, and watching Alyse and Kristin’s talk show.” -Stephanie Surblis “Working as a nurse, married with 5 kids living next door to Annissa Coley’s cardboard box.” - Kerry
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“Coaching my 8 year old son’s CYO soccer team.” -Michael Washnock “Hopefully happy, teaching a kindergarten class, and working part time at a dance studio and married to my firefighter husband.” -Amanda Welton “Someplace warm, designing rockets and airplanes from the comfort of my beach house with my husband and two kids.” -Lauren Whitehouse “Four months into my first presidential term of the United States after winning the 2032 election and reinstating the position of Secretary of War to the honorable J.E. Anderson. Elected as first married/running mate couple with my better half, Sierra Radik. For more info, see Sierra Radik’s.” -Daniel Whitely “I hope to be a high school history teacher, while doing archeology over the summer.” -Justin Wise “The next Shakespeare.” -Joe Yost “Married with children, working in neonatal care at a nice hospital/ living in a big house.” - Marissa Zazo “At 50 36’24.65”S 165 58’32.18” E and sometimes allow friends to visit my mansion.” -Joey Zisk “Still turnt up at the barge party with the crew.” - Anna Zoldesy
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Class of 2013 becomes memorable class in final year
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ver since Shaquella created the 2013- 20- 20- 13 anthem at rent-ajunior last year, the class of 2013 has surpassed all expectations. Not only did we continue Hoban’s traditions in a new and unique fashion, we also distinguished ourselves by using our many talents to leave what I hope will be a lasting legacy. We are a diverse graduating class; I am not talking about an old wooden ship. From Anthony Osmun cheering on Phil Brett at a Friday night football game, to Stephen English owning the talent show stage with his dozen performances, to Rachel Rodgers creating a masterpiece in the art room or Alan Jankowski never failing to deliver humorous announcements with the best weather guy in the tri-state area, the class of 2013 has spread its influence in all areas of the Hoban community. Our class had a plethora of great ideas and was able to turn many of them into realities which has made all the difference. Mario
Micale’s harlem shake, lip dub (R.I.P.), and the new H video helped unite the school to an even higher level. I believe we have shown the Akron community what Hoban is all about. From the people, to athletics, to the education, Hoban has grown to be something that youngsters all around Nor theast Ohio want to be apar t of and the class of 2013 has helped promote this new image with its spirit, and enthusiasm. I have been blessed to have great classmates and a supportive group of friends who have stood by me through good times and bad. From late night golfing at Chenoweth or swimming at the Spears’ no two adventures have been the same. Although our high school years may be coming to a close, I know going my own way will make me mature and my relationships with my friends will continue to grow despite the distance between us. I strongly respect my friends, my classmates and everyone at Hoban who has made this
year, and my four years here the best of my life. Even though it might sound cliche, my senior year has been one of the best years of my life and the most memorable during my time at Hoban. I’m going to miss the Hoban community, but plan on continuing in the Holy Cross tradition for four more years as I embark on my new journey. With the new standards that have been brought to the table, I cannot wait to call myself a Hoban alum, and to see the legacy continued in the future.
Personal relationships lost in attachment to social media
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ait, before you read this, make sure you check your texts.” “Looks like you’ve just been Snapchatted.” “Oh and there’s a hilarious video on Vine, check it out.” “You’ll have to tweet about that one.” “But first, take an Instagram picture, your hair looks great.” “Another like on Facebook!? That’s double digits!” Sorry to distract you. It is an epidemic that has infiltrated into our world one Social Media network at a time, and has increased its malice with every new App downloaded onto a smart phone. The technology craze that has consumed the world has people obsessed with their beloved devices and constantly occupied with improving their virtual selves. The devices have become more than mere mechanisms for communication and enter tainment; they have transformed into a way of life. It is nearly impossible to walk into a room and not see someone fiddling with an iPhone or other smart phone. Not having a smart phone myself, I almost feel isolated from some sort of special club that everyone seems to be a part of. It has become a cult. With group messaging, Snapchatting, and countless other iPhone
quirks, members of this virtual world are incessantly referencing something funny that I am totally unaware of due to my possession of a simple Pantech touch screen phone. At times it can be frustrating; however I stand strong in my decision to not purchase a smart phone. My first reason for this was that I refused to be one of those people who are constantly on his or her phone in public when they could be using this opportunity to genuinely interact with people face to face. Simply possessing one of these devices presents a temptation, especially for teenagers, to take out their phone and ignore everything around them. Secondly, the attachment to social media that these phones provide easy access for is causing people to mask their real selves. People are now more concerned with how they present themselves on social media than how they present themselves in real life. It’s become a competition: who has the funniest tweets, who has the most likes on Instagram, who looks the best in their profile picture? All of high school we have been taught not to place labels on other people. However, the last thing we do is fill out Senior Superlatives where we distinctly label people according to what we believe them to be. Although this is a fun end of the year activity, many of us voted
for someone who we just heard is the “Most Shy” or “Worst Driver” even if we lacked the evidence to validate this ourselves. Social media encourages the same idea. It lures us to judge others based solely on their Facebook or Twitter page and not for who they really are. We only have one life. Why are we spending it behind a computer screen or constantly on our phones? God created us to crave human interaction, and the truest way we can satisfy this desire is by forming relationships face to face. I present a challenge to the entire faculty, staff, and students of Hoban, but mostly to myself and my fellow classmates of 2013: get out and live life the way God wants you to, make each day your masterpiece without your phone as the paintbrush, and yes, be true to you.