Pitt State
“The
second mouse gets the cheese.”
School: Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS
Great Gorilla Academic Achievement, Alumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship
Fields of Study: Undecided
Future Plans: Kyler wants to go to as many places in the world as he can, to try all the foods, and to see all the sights that the world has to offer.
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Lock in”
School: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Fields of Study: Business (Undecided)
Future Plans: Roman wants to go into marketing and eventually run advertisements for decently sized companies.
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Stop living in autopilot and do things you wouldn't do otherwise”
ROMAN BRAKE NATHAN COLE
Mizzou Kenyon
“The moment money becomes your motivation, you’re immediately not as good as someone who is stimulated by passion and internal will.” – Sebastian Vettel
School: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Kenyon Excellence Award, Kenyon STEM Scholar
Fields of Study: Engineering, Physics, Math & Statistics, Computing
Future Plans: Nathan plans to get into research in quantum computing He wants to become a university professor or a full-time researcher.
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Make sure you don’t participate in so many activities that you physically aren’t able to give everything the best of your abilities. Make sure that whatever you decide to participate in is something that you know you can give your all to.”
“If you put everything you can into everything you do, your best comes naturally.”
– Ippo Makunouchi
School: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
President’s Scholarship, KEEP Scholar
Fields of Study: English, Psychology, Spanish Future Plans: Sarah plans to get into journalism. She wants to participate in missions and document her time spent in countries abroad
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Do what you can when you can But remember that taking care of your mind is vital to enjoying your time as a senior. Don’t worry. The work will get done Just do it And do it well”
MO S&T
“We’re all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?” – Eleventh Doctor, Doctor Who
School: Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Missouri S&T Honors Academy, Kummer Vanguard Scholar, National Merit Finalist
Fields of Study: Metallurgical Engineering, Math
Future Plans: Tad isn’t sure yet on what his career will be, but he does plan on going to grad school
Advice to Rising Seniors: “If you don't think you can balance your schoolwork and a ton of extracurriculars, drop the extracurriculars, and focus on classes, as they will be much more useful going into the future.”
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
– Mewtwo
School: Brown University, Providence, RI
Questbridge Scholar, Bridge Scholar
Fields of Study: Educational Studies, Behavioral Decision Sciences, Political Science Future Plans: Trenton wants to become a teacher and then transition into a role in the government in which he can meaningfully influence the next generation’s education on a national level
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Everyone has the potential to do something great As corny as it sounds, I’m serious No matter how small your aspirations are you should still try to go farther As Kanye said, ‘Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on a cloud’”
UMKC
“Bazinga!”
School: University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Fields of Study: Radiography, Pre-Health Sciences, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
Future Plans: Marley plans to major in radiography and, after two years, apply to the University of Missouri’s sonography program and continue from there to become an OB Sonographer
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Have fun with your class and keep an open schedule for future plans with them”
“At the end of the day, it’s night.”
School: University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
UMKC Honors College, Torchbearer Fellows Program
Fields of Study: Health, Biology, Business Administration
Future Plans: Jenna wants to pursue either dental school or optometry school. Advice to Rising Seniors: “If you know you ’ re going to be late, you might as well grab coffee and make it worth it”
A-STATE
“Every ending is just a new beginning.”
School: Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
A-State Inspire Scholar
Fields of Study: Finance, Business
Future Plans: Haley doesn’t know for sure what she wants to do and will use her time in college to explore
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Enjoy every moment because you will miss it when it’s over. ”
“Nah, I’d win.”
School: Saint Louis Unviersity, Saint Louis, MO
Field of Study: Medicine
Future Plans: Saad plans to become some sort of surgeon in the future. Advice to Rising Seniors: “Make sure to start your college essays well before the due date”
“Learn as much as you can from those who know more than you, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.“
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School: Truman State University
Fields of Study: American History, Military Science
Future Plans: Liam plans to earn a commission as an officer in the U S Army through ROTC, ideally as an armor or ACAV officer. He wants to eventually work as an armor or equipment historian at one of the Army’s reference collections, such as at Fort Benning, Fort Lee, or Fort Sill
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Don’t use all of your time trying to find one perfect answer to one problem. Weigh your options, take the one that feels the best at the time, and trust that you ’ re making the right one ”
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
School: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
Fields of Study: Exploratory, Political Science
Future Plans: James plans to serve a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechia and Slovakia After the completion of this, he will attend BYU and start his studies While he doesn’t know where his studies will take him, James hopes to raise a family and is optimistic about the future
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Prioritize what you value most over what you want right now. Because there are so many things competing for our attention, we need to know what is most important to us and stick to that If we don't, we will deplete ourselves and run out of energy ”
MSSU| KCU
“Why fall in love when you can fall asleep?”
Schools: Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO; Kansas City University, Joplin, MO
MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program
Field of Study: Medicine
Future Plans: Arhum plans to finish his undergraduate degree at MSSU before heading straight to KCU for medical school He wants to become a physician and is especially interested in the clinical and operational sides of healthcare
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Do not overcomplicate your school year Focus on the goals you actually care about, do not forget to take breaks, and seriously - get some sleep”
“Stand proud.You are strong.”
School: St Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Fields of Study: Economics, Math
Future Plans: Conal is focused on making sure he can get through the college journey to the best of his abilities
Advice to Rising Seniors: “To succeed you must accept that your soul is the price for your life.”
“Is Paper Boi Atlanta'sTupac? ...They say no. But apparently John Boyega is the new Magic Johnson.”
– Darius, Atlanta
School: Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, MO
MSSU Gold Scholarship
Field of Study: Exercise Science
Future Plans: Kohl plans on pursuing physical therapy or occupational therapy after he gets his degree in exercise science He will likely go to the University of Arkansas for graduate school Otherwise, he will continue to grow as a writer, creator, and artist, simply for himself.
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Continue evolving yourself; just because you are a senior doesn't mean you can't change in the same meaningful ways you have in previous years ”
“We get in, we get out, and nobody gets hurt.”
School: University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
UMKC Honors College
Fields of Study: Medicine, Biology, Business
Future Plans: Vini plans to attend medical school and become a physician He hopes to decide on a specialty before residency and is especially interested in orthopedics In the future, he hopes to open and run his own clinic
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Push yourself to do more than you expect.”
“I’m the youngest old man”
– Earl Sweatshirt
School: Rice University, Houston, TX
Fields of Study: Law, Philosophy
Future Plans: Jaxx plans to one day become a lawyer (he doesn’t have a particular type in mind just yet) He also plans to continue investigations into philosophical ideas regarding ethics, justice, and morality
Advice to Rising Seniors: “Take any advice you are given with a grain of salt. Your individual experience is ultimately closed off to the outside world Only you can decide what is truly in your own best interest”
A special thanks to Jenna Joseph, Sarah Cole, & Nathan Cole, who have each been vital to our newspaper’s success. you will be greatly missed!
-The Monticello Review Team
This special edition was designed and produced by graduating senior Nathan Cole.Thank you, Nathan, for honoring our seniors in this way!
