IB Senior Honors Night, Highland
Park Senior High
What are we celebrating?
 IB Diploma
 IB Honors
25 this year
38 this year
 6 exams
 4 exams
 Extended Essay
 Speech
 CAS
 CAS
Sister Schools
 Karatu Provincial School,
Karatu, Tanzania
 Unidad Educativa
Santana, Cuenca,
Ecuador
 Casvi School, Madrid,
Spain
Molly Westfield
 EE – Borderline Personality Disorder
 CAS – Hockey, WE Day
 Looking forward to college – Independence, New
People
 Will attend – University of Minnesota, Duluth
 ‘Incisive Pragmatism’
Julia Watson
 EE – Languages and Spatial Reasoning
 CAS – Ballet, Math Tutoring, Link Crew
 Most valuable assignment – Extended Essay
 Will miss about HP – seeing her friends’ faces every
day
 Will attend – University of Toronto
 ‘Imbued with Meaning’
Elliot Strand
 EE – Models for Affecting Climate Change
 Advice for underclassmen – ‘Do all your work. It will
make you smarter’
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Will attend – University of Wisconsin, Madison
 Utilitarian Soul
Nandini Schneider
 EE – Narcissism in the Digital Age
 CAS – Minnesota Children’s Museum, dance, soccer
 Advice for underclassmen – You will have your ups and
downs. Remain true to yourself, and don’t be afraid to
try new things.
 Will attend – St Olaf College
 Individual Quest
Sarah Rosen
 EE – Treating Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder
 CAS – Feline Rescue, NHS
 Favorite memory from Kindergarten – Bring your cat to
school day
 Most valuable assignment – everything in Math Studies
 Will attend – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
 Lilting Intellect
Lauren Riggs
 EE – Public Opinion on the effect on Vietnam Veterans
 CAS – Dance, Friendship Club
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Advice for parents – Make sure you are there for your
kid, but allow them to make their own decisions and
learn from their mistakes
 Will attend – Beloit College
 Resolute Delicacy
Elowyn Pfeiffer
 EE – How the relationship between US Government
and tribal communities affects access to services and
right to a cultural identity?
 CAS – Friendship Club, Soccer, HP Sports
 Advice to all – Be a good person and enjoy what you
do every day
 Will attend – Williams College
 Multifaceted Scholar
Curtis Noecker
 EE – Benefits of music as therapy for Alzheimer’s
 CAS – Swimming, Music, Soccer
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Advice for underclassmen – Don’t worry about things if
you can put them off to the last second.
 Will attend – St. John’s University
 Advocate of Veracity
Lydia Newman-Heggie
 EE – Tadpoles and Turbulence, a study
 CAS – Skiing, Feline Rescue, Art
 Advice for teachers – Kids need to be creative – try to
come up with as many artsy projects as possible
 Will attend – Oberlin College and Conservatory
 Steadfast Soul
Irene Moskowitz
 EE – Searching for Exoplanets
 CAS – Widgiwagan, Humane Society, Piano
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Looking forward to college – Astrophysics classes
 Will attend – the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
 Literary Discoverer
Jeremy Martin
 EE – Influence of Frederick Douglass’ writings on
equality in the 19th century
 CAS – Highland Beats, NHS, Tutoring at church
 Favorite memory from Kindergarten – going to
nationals for chess, bringing home the big trophy. !
 Will attend – University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
 Authentic Thinker
Jacob Marcott
 EE – Comics and Literary Devices
 CAS – Trumpet, Theater, Bass
 Advice for underclassmen – Never give up, never
surrender
 Will attend – Gustavus Adolphus College
 Historic Intuition
Nguyen Lu
 EE – How does sleep affect memory consolidation?
 CAS – STLF, United Hospital, track
 Looking forward to college – the academic and social
freedoms
 Will miss about HP – the colorful personalities of the
students and teachers
 Will attend – the U of M, Twin Cities, CBS
 Heartfelt Leadership
Rachel Lindholm
 EE – Conspiracy Theories and Effect on History
 CAS – Yearbook, NHS, Link Crew
 Favorite memory from Kindergarten – watching
caterpillars grow into butterflies
 Will miss about HP – the close community and the
amazing teachers
 Will attend – U of M – TC
 Comprehensive Conceptualization
Ian Landreau
 EE – Media Exposure of Presidential Scandals
 CAS – Cycles for Change, Soccer, NHS, Benstock
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – Rombo, rombo,
rombo!
 Looking forward to college – the freedom
 Will attend – Gustavus Adolphus College
 Dauntless Discernment
Anna La
 EE – Introversion, a disorder or trait?
 CAS – Volunteering at Regions Hospital
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – getting M&M’s
from music class
 Will attend – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
 Adamant Rumination
Kyle Hallock
 EE – Cyborgs
 CAS – Hockey, NHS, Music
 Advice for underclassmen – take school seriously and
people will take you seriously
 Advice for teachers – grade harder
 Will attend – Boston university
 Trusts in Truth
Andy Hallock
 EE – The effect of music on perception of gamers
 CAS – Friendship Club, Jazz Band, Benstock, Sports
 Looking forward to college – self directed learning
 Advice for teachers – Know your students, they
appreciate you
 Will attend – Boston University
 Laconic Victory
Rachel Graf
 EE – Minnesota Twin Study
 CAS – Kickboxing, Common Bond, Habitat for
Humanity
 Looking forward to college – not getting up at an early
hour
 Will attend – Coe College
 Quiet Triumph
Chloe Fouilloux
 EE – Assessment of lakes pH levels in proportion from
distance of Greenland’s Ice Sheet
 CAS – Walker Art Center Teen Council, Joint Science
Education Project, Ski Team
 Will miss about HP – the relationships
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities, CBS
 Profound Sassiness
Graciela Ferderer
 EE – Economic Change during the Nicaraguan
Revolution
 CAS – Speech, Volunteering at the Guthrie
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Will attend – Lewis and Clark College
 Grace at the Global Scale
Leslie Cruz
 EE – Immigration Policies and Historical Contexts
 CAS – Volunteering at EXPO and Anderson Schools
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Advice for teachers – set your guidelines the first day
 Will attend – still deciding
 Gentle Trailblazer
Sofia Cerkvenik
 EE – Newspaper as Propaganda during Nazi Party
Growth in the 1930’s
 CAS – Friendship Club, Soccer, Student Council
 Looking forward to college – Studying abroad!
 Don’t teach the class – teach the students
 Will attend – the U of M, Twin Cities
 Reserves of Brilliance
Dyami Bryant
 EE – Adoption trends and racism in society, 1940-1990
 CAS – Soccer, United Hospital Volunteering, BWCA
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – teacher using a
puppet to teach us French
 Will attend – North Carolina
 Kind Sincerity
Elana Breitenbucher
 EE – Historical specifics in Track and Field World
record breaking situations
 CAS – Cross Country, NHS, Link Crew
 Most valuable assignment – the EE
 Looking forward to college – meeting new people who
are interested in the same things as me
 Will attend – Drake University
 Authentic Consciousness
Zoey Alch
 Honors speech – Dream Theory
 CAS – Dance, Tennis
 Advice for underclassmen – Don’t procrastinate!
Getting things done on time let’s you enjoy yourself
more.
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Thorough Grace
George Atmore
 Honors speech – History of the Internet
 CAS – Nordic Skiing, BWCA trip
 Advice for underclassmen- Actually look at what
matters for your future.
 Will attend – Beloit College
 Honest Sage
Madison Ballis
 Honors Speech – Manatees and Habitat Deterioration
 CAS – Coaching Volleyball
 Will miss about HP – the amazing people, especially
the teachers
 Advice for parents – don’t worry so much
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Genuine Inquiry
Kelley Bunge
 Honors Speech – Analysis of Handwriting
 CAS – Rowing, United Hospital Volunteer
 Looking forward to college – meeting new people and
becoming more independent!
 Will attend – U of M, CSE
 True Motivation
Andrew Chung
 Honors Speech – Proportions in Space
 CAS – Track, Senior Class Council
 Advice for teachers – No Mercy!
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Unassuming Intellect
Kendra Cisse
 Honors speech – Fluoridation of Public Water
 CAS – Dance Team
 Most valuable assignment – the personal project
 Advice for teachers – Make sure you don’t give up on
your students
 Tenacious Idealist
Elliott Cudak
 Honors speech – Polish Heritage
 CAS – Soccer, Habitat for Humanity
 Looking forward to – Living independently
 Will attend – Cornell College or UW, Eau Claire
 Chivalry and Jests
David Duong
 Honors Speech – the War in Syria
 CAS – Tutoring
 Unpretentious Scholar
Joe Dombro
 Honors Speech – Nuclear Weapons
 CAS – Football, Volunteering for Relay
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – making friends
 Will attend – Minnesota State University, Mankato
 Stoic Comedy
Selena Erstad
 Honors Speech – Dancers as Athletes
 CAS – Link Crew, NHS, Dance
 Most valuable assignment – History Day
 Looking forward to college – studying abroad
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities, CFA/NR
 Joy of Learning
Pader Fang
 Honors speech – Book Burnings
 CAS – Drawing and cooking
 Advice for teachers – Change your teaching to help all
the kids to learn
 Will attend – Minneapolis College of Art and Design
 Deep Humor
Elizabeth Farley
 Honors speech – Native American Stereotypes in
American Media and its effects
 CAS – Robotics and Crochet
 Will attend – University of Minnesota, Duluth
 The World in Images
Lionel Fuentes
 Honors speech – Music
 CAS – Guitar, Volunteering at the Walker
 Looking forward to college – beginning a new chapter
in life
 Will attend – Minneapolis Community Technical College
 Unique Insight
Hussein Gabdille
 Honors speech – Romanticism in art
 CAS – Friendship Club, Art
 Most valuable assignment – Monthly art pieces
 Will attend – Lakeland College
 Glorious Wisdom
Natalia Gaytan
 Honors Speech – Orca Whales is Captivity
 CAS – Volunteering at Sholom Home, teaching pottery
to children
 Looking forward to college – meeting more people with
different perspectives
 Will attend – College of St Benedict
 Forthright Intuition
Mikaela Gerdes
 Honors Speech – Social Media in our lives
 Actuality of Vision
Thao Ha
 Honors speech – Human Trafficking
 CAS – Dance Team
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – Visiting the
planetarium – I loved the planets and stars.
 Will attend – University of Northern Iowa
 Steely Grace
Pablo Helm Hernandez
 Honors Speech – Chimpanzees and their rights
 CAS – Link Crew, Walker Art Center volunteer
 Looking forward to college – learning what I want to do
with my future
 Will attend – MCTC
 Independent Divination
Laura Jopp
 Extended Essay – Nature vs Nurture – What
determines a person’s moral judgment
 CAS – Photography, Math Team, MITY
 Advice for underclassmen – Challenge yourselves!!
 Will Attend – Beloit College
 Ironic Seriousness
Carson Kaskel
 Honors Speech – the design and concept of the ball, as
it has affected history
 CAS – Music, Volunteering
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Values Knowledge
Tarik Kidane
 Honors speech – History of Eritrea
 CAS – STLF, United Hospital, Link Crew
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – graduating and
getting popsicles
 Will attend – University of St Thomas
 Bouyant Ideas
Devin Krautkremer
 Honors speech – Concussions
 CAS – STLF, Salvation Army, Sports
 Looking forward to college – all of the class options
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Quiet Determination
Severin Linehan
 Honors Speech – History of Influenza
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Observant Sensibility
Alexia Maceda
 Honors Speech – Black Holes
 CAS – CLUES – Youth in Action!
 Advice for teachers – ask for student suggestions when
in doubt
 Will attend – Hamline University
 Determined Discovery
Adrian Miller
 Honors speech – Polar Bears and Habitat
 CAS – Basketball
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Levity of Spirit
Emma Muter
 Extended Essay – The Psychology of Cats
 Guitar, Volleyball, Feline Rescue
 Advice for parents – Your support is very valuable to us
 Will attend – St Olaf College
 Formidable Consciousness
Temesen Ogbazghi
 Honors Speech – Biological basis of Attraction
 CAS – STLF, Link Crew
 Will miss about HP – the close connection with friends
and overall the freedom of not being in the real world
just yet
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Charismatic Expression
Charles Patterson
 Honors speech – Solar power
 CAS – Music
 Individual View
Katherine Pikula
 Honors speech – Theory of Mind
 CAS – Tix for Tots, Stages Theater
 Advice for underclassmen – work out that
procrastination bug – it kills you later!
 Will Attend – MCTC
 Thinking on a larger scale
Noah Rahn
 Honors speech – Physics of Track Bicycle Racing
 CAS – Sports
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – being free on the
playground
 Will attend – University of Wyoming
 Steadfast Thinker
Xochitl Rodriguez
 Honors speech – the Dream Act
 CAS – Youth in Action lobbying
Earnest Change Agent
Mario Sanchez
 Honors speech – Aging
 CAS – Volunteering at church, Football
 Will attend – U of W, Eau Claire
 Joy of Living
Anna Shewmaker
 Honors speech – History of Autopsies
 Advice for underclassmen – don’t fall behind on
homework
 Will attend – Drake University
 True to Herself
Ben Slattery
 Honors Speech – Air Pollution in China
 CAS – Volunteering at United Hospital, Basketball
 Advice for teachers – Don’t schedule big
assignments/tests on the same day
 Will attend – UCLA
 Thoughtful Quests
Nathan Smelker
 Honors speech – Jazz Drumming
 CAS – Loaves and Fishes, Sports
 Most valuable assignment – Fuel Cell/Solar car in
Engineering class
 Will attend – Knox College
 Pragmatic Seeker
Nebiy Testfaldet
 Honors speech – Diabetes
 CAS – Soccer, Volunteering at church and school
 Will miss about HP – the people, plus being able to
dance on the stage. My second home
 Will attend – MCTC
 True Heart
Lydia Thompson
 Honors speech – Serial Killers- biological
characteristics
 CAS – Children’s Museum volunteer, Volleyball
 Advice for teachers – Always push students to do their
absolute best
 Will attend – ST Olaf College
 Attentive Soul
Thu Hang Tran
 Honors speech – Piracy off Somalia
 CAS – Link Crew and NHS
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – playing with the
salamander, taking naps
 Will attend – U of M, Twin Cities
 Positive Force
Abigail Winecke
 Honors speech – Archetypes in Harry Potter
 CAS – Soccer, Mission trips, NHS
 Favorite memory from kindergarten – on the last day
my teacher gave me a poster that read ‘caring’ and told
me that word represented who I am.
 Will attend – Wheaten? St Ben’s?
 Fastidious Acumen
Theme Songs

Abby – ‘All you need it love’

Natalia – ‘I wonder’

Nandini – ‘Appreciated’

Lio – ‘ADHD’

Nebiy – ‘Now or Never’

Eliz – ‘Ganstas’ Paradise’

Lydia – ‘Sooner or Later’

Selena – ‘Just Dance’

Nathan – ‘Love Syrup’

Andrew – ‘Eye of the Tiger’

Ben – ‘Lie in our Graves’

Kelley – ‘Goddess’

Noah – ‘Play it again’

Madison – ‘Hakuna Matata’
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Emma – ‘Skinny Love’
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Zoey – The Barney Theme Song
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Alexia – ‘Exo-Politics

Elana – ‘Bubble Butt’

Laura – ‘I believe I can fly’

Dyami – ‘Wonder’

Thao – ‘Daydreamin’

Sofia – ‘I was here’
Theme songs
 Graciela – ‘U.N.I.T.Y’
 Jacob – ‘Maybe partying will help’
 Chloe – ‘Popcorm’
 Jeremy – ‘The Man’
 Rachel – ‘Bad Reputation’
 Irene – ‘the Big Bang theme song’
 Andy – ‘Are we there yet?’
 Lydia – ‘Go your own way’
 Kyle – ‘Area Codes’
 Curtis – ‘Let it go’
 Anna – ‘Thug Story’
 Sarah – ‘Not Afraid’
 Ian – ‘My heart will go on’
 Elliot – ‘Pick up the pieces’
 Rachel – ‘Good Life’
 Julia – ‘I love college’
 Nguyen – ‘Gotta keep your head
 Molly – ‘Let’s see how far we’ve
up’’
come’
To a lovely exam
season and end of
school!