Senior Issue 2011

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now I try to be amused.” - Elvis Costello Amanda Ko Carnegie Mellon University Don’t hold back. Rebecca Kolkmeyer University of Virginia TJ Volleyball (9-12) TJ Crew (9-12), Captain (12) Prince William County Youth Salute Award (11) “You know what I think we should do? I think we should just save the goodbyes for tomorrow. At lunch.” (The Office) Sleep deprivation aside, I actually like it here. Thanks to my friends, family, and teachers for making TJ worth the journey. Ramya Kollu Penn State Kennedy Center dance performance (9-10) Building a Better Community officer (12) Paper published in scientific journal (11-12) Education makes the wise slightly wiser, but it makes the fool vastly more dangerous Andrew Koons William and Mary TJSD (10-12), Coaches Award (12) TJMC (9-12), Low Reeds Section Leader (12) Relay for Life (9-12), Team Captain (10-11), Registration Committee Chair (12) First to TJMC, I’ve never been

in a group with more pride and dedication. And to TJSD, I don’t think I could have found a cooler bunch of kids to spend my Friday nights with. Finally to TJ, keep it classy and don’t lose your shining personality. Vaishnavi Kosuri Washington University in St. Louis 1st place winner at Brain Bee Nationals Mentorship and two summers at the National Institutes of Health “Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” -Anonymous Thanks to my family and friends for an outstanding four years at TJ. Karthik Krishnan Washington University in St. Louis Kaitlin Kressin College of William and Mary Crew (10-12), Varsity (11-12). Volleyball (9-11) National Council on Youth Leadership; School, County, and State Rep. (12) After stuffing our heads full of AP bio facts and memorizing physics equations, we were surprised to find that we survived the fight. You don’t want to know what a solid four years feels like; I don’t want to forget it. Art Kulatti University of Virginia

tjTODAY

Title (IX) Mr. Monte’s Whistling Coach (9 -12) Graduating is like getting kicked in the crotch. It’s fun and--wait, no. Graduating is like kicking someone’s crotch. Thinking about it is fun, doing it is funny, and you wear a cape and gown; but the consequences will never be the same.

Georgia Institute of Technology TJ Investment Club (9-12), President (11-12) Siemens Science Competition Semifinalist (12) Intel Science and Engineering Fair 1st Place (Biochemistry) (11-12) “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -Michael Jordan

Amber Kuo University of Virginia Field Hockey (10-12) Governor’s School for Humanities and VPA (11) Miss. Dance Most Talented Non-Finalist, Chapter 17 (12) Class of 2011, we fina11yyy made it. Good luck to everybody next year! To my girls- You guys are the best! Love! To the field hockey girlsThanks for making every season a blast. You better KILL IT in the fall, especially against Fairfax! ;)

Kwoen, Soon Hyok College of William and Mary

Rachel Kuprenas United States Military Academy Everything’s okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end. Wesley Kurowski Virginia Tech The Armory (11-12) Unlucky Number 13 (12) SHE SAID YES (12) You can get straight A’s but still flunk life. Sundeep Kutumbaka

Dylan Ladwig University of Maryland, College Park Senior Computer Systems Administrator (12) Internship at MITRE Corporation (12) USACO Gold Division (1112) The crafting of a devious machine is not comparable to unleashing one upon the world. The first provides all its art and beauty, yet the second gives all its meaning. Elena Lagon Duke University Drama (9-12) and Gov School! Shakespeare Troupe (9-12) FCA (9-12) “Be cheerful, wipe thine eyes, some falls are means the happier to arise.” Find joy where you can :) Please stop checking yourself in the mirror, stop trying to be cool. “Be who you are and say what you feel--those who

matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.” TJ taught me that much. Nayan Lamba University of Virginia Intern at Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s National Medical Center (Grade 12) Medical Society (Grade 9-12) Scholastic Writing Awards (Grades 9, 10, 12) Work hard, have fun, and leave the rest to fate. Barbara Lantz College of William and Mary Varsity Softball (9-12) National Honor Society (1112) Virginia Governor’s French Academy (11) To quote is to live, I think. Keep moving forward. Suck the marrow out of life. Fly a kite. Explore. Make one word sentences. I’m glad we had our time together. And don’t worry; you will succeed (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed). You will move mountains. Robin Lashof-Regas University of California at Santa Barbara Internship at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (12) First place at TJ science fair in Astronomy and Physics (12) 2011 All-State Ultimate team (12) “There was a lot about the Dude that didn’t make a whole lot of sense. And a lot about

Congratulations, Class of 2011 Orchestra Seniors!

From top left: Suyeon Son, Brian Shin, John Han, Ritchie Yein, Chris Choi, James Heron, Blair Graham, Jillian Wen, Connor O’Sullivan, Evan Cheng, Elizabeth Herbst, Quan Phan, Ben Chao, Jason Yang, Miles Le, Aram Tramblian, Dean Shute, Richie Hernandez, Chris Gibson, Trami Pham, Andrew Barlow, Annie Lin, Haemee Kang, Sara Gokturk, Kaylee Yocum, Yena Kim, Rachel Kuprenas, Taylor Carter, Candice Kaplan, Kevin Stahl, Quasar Wei.


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