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The Official Student Paper of Riverside Poly High School

Senior Issue: Class of 2018

Jun 7, 2018

Most Embarrassing High School Memory:

Isabel Washington: “Freshman year I sat in Mr. Jambretz’ APES course for a week before I realized it wasn’t his Honors Bio Course.”

Lorenzo Gipson: “Passing out during my first race ever… still got up and finished.”

Brandon Byrne: “It’s a water polo locker room story.”

Julia Inaba: “Getting dropped in my last cheer performance and last assembly.”

Jackie Hurtado: “Getting pooped on by a seagull for the third time.”

Claudia Smith: “Priscilla calling me honey boo boo for wearing a crop top.”

Abigail Burke: “When Parker stood me up at homecoming junior year.”

Jessica Morales: “When I was out to breakfast for my birthday during my first period class and my teacher found out and called the restaurant and the entire class was listening.”

Samantha Andrews: “Sophomore year I fainted onstage during a choir solo and didn’t wake up for two minutes.”

Michelle Boulos: “Freshman year when I was on the cross country team, I threw up at the finish line of my last race of the season. Mr. Finfrock witnessed it all, and told his classes the next day.”

Jack Weggeland: “Lip singing by myself singing Stacey’s Mom during the Mr. Poly Pageant.”

 

Biggest Crush:

Jonathan Jenkins: “That one cafeteria lady”

Isabel Washington: “That is not being published”

Brandon Byrne: “Simran Brar”

Heather Otto: “My junior year, this guy in my 2nd and 4th period”

Shundeen Martinez: “Andrew Mueller”

Carissa Gann: “Andrew Mueller”

Halana Macamay: “Myself #selflove”

Abigail Burke: “Parker Moore”

Gwyneth Hernandez: “DARREN Yohonn”

Victor Gastelum: “Kim Yeyna”

Kate Santoso: “Andrew Mueller”

Jack Weggeland: “Most definitely Kimberly Yeyna”

 

College Attending:

Jonathan Jenkins: UCSB

Carter Anderson: RCC

Byron Brooks: UCR

Isabel Washington: USC

Trinity Dzvonick: Military

Cayley Oravets: RCC

Lorenzo Gipson: UCI

Christian DeGrood: Cal Poly SLO

Brandon Byrne: UC Berkeley

Henry Krieger: RCC

Mauricio: RCC

Zenali Turner: Cal State San Marcos

Julia Inaba: San Diego State

Heather Otto: UCSD

Isabel Ayala: Cal Poly Pamona

Andrew Mueller: UCSD

Richmond Baylon: UCR

Andrea Wayne: RCC

Jackie Hurtado: RCC

Shundeen Martinez: UCLA (fight, fight, fight)

Spencer Nims: RCC

Carissa Gann: University of Denver

Halana Macamay: UCSD

Michael Utterback: UCR

Melis Yildiz: RCC

Keila Braden: UCR

Isaura Cordova: RCC

Claudia Smith: UC Berkeley

Victoria Soto: San Diego Mesa College

Abigail Burke: Dartmouth College

Jaselle Uribe: RCC

Gwyneth Hernandez: UC Santa Cruz

Jessica Morales: RCC with promise program then transferring to CBU

Mikayla Sanchez: UCSD

Samantha Andrews: SFSU

Lemuel Constable: CBU

Gabriella Parada: RCC

Riley Hammond: RCC

Levi Murtaugh: UC Davis

Victor Gastelum: Northern Arizona University

Kyley Demshki: Chapman University

Mira Feliciano: RCC

Renee Quillen: RCC

Sydney Greer: Notre Dame de Namur University

Michelle Boulos: UC Berkeley

Kate Santoso: UCLA

Jack Weggeland: U.S. Naval Academy

 

Favorite Teacher:

Byron Brooks: “Mr. Cherniss”

Caylie Orvets: “Mr. Oravets / Mr. McKinnie”

Henry Krieger: “Mr. Schiller”

Andrew Mueller: “Mr. Shiller”

Shundeen Martinez: “Andrew Mueller (but for reals it was Mr. School he had class parties with video games)”

Melis Yildiz: “Mrs. Wilson”

Isaura Cordova: “Mr. Harberader”

Claudia Smith: “Mr. Booth”

Victoria Soto: “Mr. Schindler”

Mikayla Sanchez: “Madame Kund”

Lemuel Constable: “Mr. Mckinnie”

Samantha Andrews: “Mr. Ayres”

Gabriella Parada: “Mrs. Avila”

Riley Hammond: “Mr. Lowry”

Levi Murtaugh: “My mom”

Kate Santoso: “Mr. Oravets, Senora Garcia, Mr. Ayres”

 

Most Important Lesson Learned During High School:

Carter Anderson: “Only try when needed”

Byron Brooks: “Never buy a new car”

Isabel Washington: “These four years is a speck of my life, not worth losing countless hours of sleep over drama”

Christian DeGrood: “Risk it for the biscuit”

Keila Braden: “How to put yourself out there and try things you’ve never done before”

Victoria Soto: “You have to make the most of every moment”

Mikayla Sanchez: “Have a few good friends instead of a lot of fake ones”

Levi Murtaugh: “How to talk to people I don’t like”

Renee Quillen: “a^2 + b^2 = c^2”

Michelle Boulos: “How to come up with the most effective excuses to go home early”

Kate Santoso: “How to get pass the campus supervisors”

Jack Weggeland: “Don’t tell yourself you’ll do homework in the morning…because you won’t”

 

Favorite High School Memory:

Trinity Dzvonick: “Prom”

Cayley Oravets: “Running cross country and track all four years”

Julia Inaba: “Senior year prom”

Heather Otto: “Playing at my last marching band performance”

Shundeen Martinez: “Any times the fire drills went off and stopped class”

Carissa Gann: “Leaving at fourth period every year”

Halana Macamay: “San Francisco Choir Trip 2018”

Claudia Smith: “Priscilla interrupting me and not letting me leave because “you don’t look like your ID”

Abigail Burke: “Winning State”

Jessica Morales: “Meeting all of my friends and creating unforgettable relationships”

Mikayla Sanchez: “cheering at football games”

Samantha Andrews: “The first day. I loved high school”

Levi Murtaugh: “The end”

Kyley Demshki: “CIF for tennis all four years”

Renee Quillen: “Meeting Mrs. Douty”

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