May 18-22 by Hoofprint

S6 5/18 - 5/22

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1 Junior DEXTER LIN poses with his senior friends in front of the Senior Countdown backdrop. “I’m sad because I spent so much time with them and made so many memories, but I’m also happy to see them moving on to the next chapter in their lives.”

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“SEEING [THE SENIORS] GO AWAY WAS PAINFUL.”

Junior PATRICK UTZ and the other members of Aluminati, an off-campus robotics club, held their first banquet. With a barbecue, hipster mason jar gift-giving, and lots of photos, the members of Aluminati made meaningful memories with the club’s seniors who are leaving.

“I longboard every Saturday and Sunday. I started a year and a half ago and my cousin introduced me to it.

MARIAN REMOROZA, 9

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“I have these gaming ‘seasons’. I only play a certain game. It’s just a natural instinct for me.”

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The 2:45 bell rings for the last time. Behind the students’ cheering and running out of class, there’s the touch of sadness that separates feeling “happy” from feeling “bittersweet.” For Kang, Sentoso, Ang, and the rest of the students left behind by the seniors, there’s no way to pinpoint one feeling to describe the last day of school. “This year went by very quickly for me. There’s always lengthy stuff like doing homework, but looking back, it was all pretty fast,” said Kang. “My favorite moment of this year was performing in choir, and it was a lot of fun to bond with each other.” Aside from the favorite memories and nostalgia, the end allows a time for reflection and comparison as the students evaluate past years and look forward to new ones. “For me, there’s been a big change from previous years to

my freshman year. The homework load has gone up, and I’ve learned to tolerate other people. I’ve learned that some teachers are more laid back than others, and it’s been great getting to know upperclassmen,” said Wang. “Now that the seniors are gone, I think I might feel a little bit ‘lost.’ Next year, I’m curious to see how the incoming freshmen will be. Will they be like us or different?” But whether they’re feeling from the past or eager anticipation for the future, there’s no doubt that everyone has grown in one way or another. “I think this year was a really new experience for me, especially because I had to balance leadership positions and harder classes,” said Sentoso. “That being said, I learned a lot and made a lot of new friends, so I’m looking forward to pushing myself the next two years.”

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Junior ASHEY CHOI and the rest of band had a bitter-sweet time with the seniors at the band banquet.

Choi and Takahashi spent band banquet saying their good-byes to the seniors and remembering their experiences as band leaders that brought them closer together. “For the seniors, each section just got gifts for them,” said Choi. “It was pretty sad to see [the seniors] go because when I came in as a freshman, they were sophomores, and I really looked up to them.”

4 Textbook clerk CATHERINE LOBRETTO checks out the pile of student textbooks that come at the end of the year. “We get around 2500 books total, so this time around the year is the busiest for us,” said Lobretto. “The hardest part of the process would be the physical labor of lifting and organizing the books, but [I’m okay with it].” 5 Senior JUAN ARANDA practices going up on stage during the senior awards rehearsal.

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A MUSICAL PARTING

As the year finally draws to an end, sophomores SKY KANG and EVAN SENTOSO, freshman AARON WANG, and the rest of the students reflect on both the year’s succeses and failures and how much they grew from the memories and each other.

“I eat five meals a day often. When I was a little kid, my parents would give me a lot of food, I just eat a lot because I’m bored.”

AARON WANG, 9

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2 Junior MEGAN CHAN poses with her fellow team members at the swim banquet, which marked the end of the school year and swim season. “[Ending the year,] I’m pretty excited because I know we’re getting a new pool next year.” 3 Senior LINDY RZONCA stands in line for food at this year’s Senior Breakfast.

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“[Banquet] was really touching because these seniors that are leaving carried the club [when it first started], and they’re some of the smartest people I know; they’re really brilliant people,” said Utz. “Seeing them go away was painful.”