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<strong>School</strong> News<br />
The Last Word 2009 The Rebel Word Page 4<br />
SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER! NOW WHAT?<br />
SENIOR FUTURE PLANS<br />
by Kr<strong>is</strong>ta LaForce and Layne Schwab<br />
As the end of the year<br />
approaches, high school seniors<br />
begin to get ready for their final<br />
days at <strong>South</strong> <strong>Burlington</strong> <strong>High</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong>. Praying to pass PIWA and<br />
fulfill all of the graduation, these<br />
requirements weigh heavily on the<br />
minds of the seniors. Some seniors<br />
are more excited than others, and<br />
some have no idea what’s in store<br />
for their futures. Although the<br />
overall consensus <strong>is</strong> quite clear,<br />
people are ready to be done with<br />
high school. Senior Morgan Soule<br />
said, “It might be difficult to leave<br />
my friends, but overall I’m really<br />
sick of high school and I’m excited<br />
to leave all of the drama behind.”<br />
Most seniors are excited for the<br />
leap from high school to college,<br />
the change from structured<br />
learning to freedom and<br />
independence. For some students,<br />
th<strong>is</strong> means their first time living<br />
away from home, for others the<br />
transition will be smooth. Senior<br />
Kr<strong>is</strong>ten Ignaszewski admits “I<br />
don’t know how to do my own<br />
laundry or iron, but I think I’ll be<br />
able to survive college alone.”<br />
Senior Aaron Rovner will be<br />
attending University of <strong>South</strong>ern<br />
California in the fall. He was born<br />
in Manhattan, but has spent<br />
most of h<strong>is</strong> life in Vermont. He<br />
has always felt a desire to live in<br />
a city once again. Aaron chose<br />
USC, not only for its city location,<br />
but because “USC was the best<br />
option for me and my major in<br />
animation.” When asked if he was<br />
prepared to move cross-country,<br />
Aaron replied “I’m prepared as<br />
I’ll ever be. I’m ready to leave<br />
Vermont.” In the eyes of Aaron’s<br />
parents’ the greater challenge for<br />
Aaron will be living independently<br />
and specifically, doing h<strong>is</strong> own<br />
laundry. Aaron claims to be a<br />
“good adaptor” and ins<strong>is</strong>ts that he<br />
won’t suffer the “rude awakening”<br />
h<strong>is</strong> parents speak of.<br />
When we spoke of Vermont,<br />
Aaron wiped away a tear as he<br />
reflected on h<strong>is</strong> time <strong>here</strong>, and<br />
said that he will m<strong>is</strong>s most “the<br />
Vermont greenery.” He also spoke<br />
of how he will m<strong>is</strong>s h<strong>is</strong> friends<br />
and, in a way, he <strong>is</strong> sad to leave<br />
the place he has called home for<br />
seventeen years. Looking to the<br />
future, Aaron <strong>is</strong> excited about<br />
“warm weather, rollerblading,<br />
and surfing.” Yet he seems most<br />
eager at the prospect of “living<br />
among innumerable amounts of<br />
exceedingly attractive women.”<br />
Whether moving to a big city<br />
or staying in Vermont, next year<br />
<strong>is</strong> going to bring several changes<br />
for all seniors. Senior Kyle Nolting<br />
will be attending the University of<br />
Vermont next year, he hopes to<br />
major in Environmental Science.<br />
He stated that, “Even though I<br />
will remain in <strong>South</strong> <strong>Burlington</strong>,<br />
UVM <strong>is</strong> a completely different<br />
world from th<strong>is</strong> high school. I will<br />
be meeting new people and will<br />
not be around the same people<br />
that I have been with for the past<br />
four years.” Students attending<br />
colleges in Vermont will be staying<br />
close to familiar surroundings,<br />
but their transitions to being<br />
college freshmen will be parallel<br />
to those leaving. Seniors who will<br />
be working next year or those<br />
who are taking a year off will also<br />
experience a major shift as they<br />
take their first steps towards<br />
adulthood.<br />
For many students, the<br />
progression from life as a<br />
dependant high school pupil to<br />
life as an independent college<br />
student or high school graduate<br />
will not be easy. Seniors will be<br />
presented with new challenges,<br />
opportunities, and responsibilities<br />
following graduation. From<br />
learning how to balance a<br />
budget to gaining better time<br />
management skills to finding the<br />
best laundry detergent, next year<br />
will be a time of learning. As<br />
Kiersten Robert said “I will m<strong>is</strong>s<br />
the <strong>South</strong> <strong>Burlington</strong> community,<br />
but I am excited to close th<strong>is</strong><br />
chapter of my life and open a new<br />
one.” The following <strong>is</strong> a l<strong>is</strong>t of<br />
w<strong>here</strong> the Class of 2009 expects to<br />
be in a few months. Remember if<br />
you see them in the halls just say<br />
‘hi.’<br />
VERMONT<br />
<strong>Burlington</strong> College<br />
Nick Reynolds<br />
Castleton State College<br />
Adam Farmer<br />
Austin Fay<br />
Catherine Young<br />
Evan Cassidy<br />
Evan Kaczmarek<br />
Isabelle Monticolombi<br />
John Roeder<br />
Jonathan Gauthier<br />
Justin Lynch<br />
Steven Bolger<br />
CCV<br />
Benjamin Abbott<br />
Briana Chambers<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>tina Paquette<br />
Jason Shepard<br />
Jerall Sinclair<br />
Jordan Young<br />
Kai Girouard<br />
Miranda Hewson<br />
Sarah Snow<br />
Sean Spear<br />
Tyler Bolduc<br />
Champlain College<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>topher Cote<br />
Gregory Patch<br />
Kara Woodard<br />
Lindsay Bowers<br />
Nikki Cox<br />
Rachel We<strong>is</strong>burgh<br />
Robert LeClair<br />
Ruston Fettig<br />
Ryan Teixeira<br />
Samantha Armstrong<br />
Thomas Turnquest<br />
Lyndon State<br />
Dan Ta<br />
Taylor Stout<br />
Kyle Lemieux<br />
Mar<strong>is</strong>a Harr<strong>is</strong><br />
Scott Blanchette<br />
Middlebury College<br />
Rob Cole<br />
Johnson State<br />
Adam Wing<br />
Chelsea Giroux<br />
Daniel Brigham<br />
Jordan Neary<br />
Joseph Cousino<br />
Sean W<strong>is</strong>owaty<br />
Shannon Edmonds<br />
St. Michael’s College<br />
Alexander Leonard<br />
Daniel Tolan<br />
UVM<br />
Alex Judge<br />
Andrew Tranmer<br />
Ariel Lieberman<br />
Armin Coric<br />
Ben Lidofsky<br />
Dana Liu<br />
David Manago<br />
Elizabeth Bernier<br />
Erica Tamayo<br />
Gabriela von Turkovich<br />
Haleigh Gill<br />
Hannah Prescott<br />
Jennifer Crabtree<br />
Jennifer Eldred<br />
Jennifer Sweet<br />
Julie Waldron<br />
Kaitlyn Morr<strong>is</strong>sey<br />
Kyle Nolting<br />
Meghan Yandow<br />
Mia Perrin<br />
Midori Eckenstein<br />
Morgan Soule<br />
Nicole Rocheleau<br />
Sebastian Ventrone<br />
Sophie Mench<br />
Sydney Sharpe<br />
Tony Jiang<br />
Tyler Vock<br />
Zachary Warshaw<br />
Jennifer Thurgate<br />
Lindsay Brunner<br />
Maria Hatgen<br />
William Guillen<br />
VTC<br />
Shameera Rafeek<br />
NORTHEAST<br />
Kate Murray-Boston College<br />
Kr<strong>is</strong>ta LaForce-Boston University<br />
Tenzin GGT-Boston University<br />
Ethan Martin-Bridgton Academy<br />
Sam Phelps-Brown University<br />
Eric Simendinger-Clarkson University<br />
Layne Schwab-Colby College<br />
Patrick Myers-Connecticut College<br />
Tucker Abbott-Drexel University<br />
Naa Aku Addo-Emmanuel College<br />
Hilary Kozlowski-Fashion Institute of<br />
Technology<br />
Michael Gaffney-Fordham University<br />
Caroline Weaver-Harvard University<br />
Hannah Worthley-Ithaca College<br />
Mallory O’Reilly-Keene State College<br />
Peter Fraser-Keene State College<br />
Jamie Wetzel-Lasell College<br />
Ty Myers-Lasell College<br />
Taylor Brandes-Lehigh University<br />
Annie Mora-Maine College of Art<br />
Robert Benar-Maine Maritime Academy<br />
Kelsey Beynon-Mar<strong>is</strong>t College<br />
Andrea Smith-Maryland Institute College<br />
of Art<br />
Woody Giffin-Mount Ida College<br />
Kasey Loyer-New Hampshire Institute of<br />
Art<br />
Connor Griffiths-Northeastern University<br />
Emily Aloi-Roger Williams University<br />
Kiersten Robert-Saint Anselm College<br />
Karen Krupa-Salve Regina University<br />
Kathryn Gingras-Smith College<br />
Megan Porter-Smith College<br />
John Wetzel-SUNY Binghamton<br />
Chelsi Parker-SUNY Canton<br />
Kayla Persons-SUNY Canton<br />
Laura Khouri-SUNY Canton<br />
Samantha Olio-SUNY Canton<br />
Alan Lei-SUNY Stony Brook<br />
Michelle Coles-Susquehanna University<br />
Austin Trav<strong>is</strong>-Syracuse University<br />
Dylan Novelli-Trinity College<br />
David Knoff-University of Connecticut<br />
Jackie Craig-University of Maine Orono<br />
Samantha Dombi-University of<br />
Massachusetts Amherst<br />
Andrew Thompson-University of New<br />
Hampshire<br />
Isabelle Carter-University of New<br />
Hampshire<br />
Thanh Ngugen-University of New<br />
Hampshire<br />
Tucker Bean-University of New Hampshire<br />
Alex Zhang-University of Pennsylvania<br />
Brittany Horton-University of Pennsylvania<br />
Ryan Sauer-University of Pennsylvania<br />
Heather Par<strong>is</strong>eau-University of Rhode<br />
Island<br />
Amsal Karic-University of Rochester<br />
Lane K<strong>is</strong>onak-Vassar College<br />
SOUTH<br />
Austin Young-American University<br />
Samantha Gagnon-Clemson University<br />
Catherine Romagnoli-East Carolina<br />
University<br />
Lauren Keefe-East Carolina University<br />
Katie Neff-Eckerd College<br />
Kr<strong>is</strong>ten Ignaszewski-Elon University<br />
Samuel Huckstep-Full Sail University<br />
Sydney Stevens-James Mad<strong>is</strong>on University<br />
Ryan Prue-Lou<strong>is</strong>iana State University<br />
Samuel Kellner-University of Miami<br />
Varun Gonuguntla-University of North<br />
Carolina Chapel Hill<br />
Samara Densmore-University of North<br />
Carolina <strong>School</strong> of Art<br />
Ryan Corey-Virginia Tech<br />
MIDWEST<br />
Michael Goldberg-Northwestern University<br />
Alice Peng-University of Chicago<br />
V<strong>is</strong>hwas Wesley-University of W<strong>is</strong>consin<br />
Mad<strong>is</strong>on<br />
CANADA<br />
Kelly Herrmann-McGill University<br />
Marie-Andree Beauvillier-McGill University<br />
Kr<strong>is</strong>ten Schuppe-University of Guelph<br />
MILITARY SERVICE<br />
Denroy Nedd-United States Army<br />
Nathanael Lee-Singapore Army (then<br />
Boston University)<br />
OTHER<br />
Jared Martinez-Taking a year off<br />
Peter Dwyer-Taking a year off<br />
Ryan Benitez-Taking a year off<br />
Aline de Oliveira-Undecided<br />
Emily Corbiere-Undecide<br />
Emma Skorstad-Undecided<br />
Franc<strong>is</strong> Del<strong>is</strong>le-Undecided<br />
Hannah Maynard-Undecided<br />
Jordan Sawyer-Undecided<br />
Josh Patch-Undecided<br />
Keanna Dumont-Undecided<br />
Kirsten O’Donnell-Undecided<br />
Kyle Desseau-Undecided<br />
Linh Do-Undecided<br />
Marc Hayes-Undecided<br />
Margaret Quinn-Undecided<br />
Matthew Manfredi -Undecided<br />
Ryan Norton-Undecided<br />
Sanganyi Lubula-Undecided<br />
Sarah Jaques-Undecided<br />
Sean McDonald-Undecided<br />
Tyler Loesch-Undecided<br />
Alden Gray-Working<br />
Amber Tye-Working<br />
Dana Lawrence-Working<br />
Erik Plosila-Working<br />
John Savage-Working<br />
Kayne Burdo-Working<br />
Olivia Wing-Working<br />
Owen Palombo-Working<br />
Samuel Varney-Working<br />
Thomas Mora-Working
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