8th Grade Recognition Ceremony Script Interview responses
MATTEO ALAMPI
LAYLA ASSAD
Matteo’s most memorable moment at
Lake Harriet is the 5th grade ice skating
snow day.
Matteo is good at skiing.
Layla remembers all of the carnivals, but
especially the 60s carnival where she won
all the rubber duck necklaces.
Layla is good at writing scripts for YouTube
movies.
STONE BALDWIN
Stone is good at reading books and wants
to be remembered as “being handsome.”
LEA BART
Lea has fond memories of the two urban
immersion retreats.
She is good at math and x-country skiing.
EMILY BARTON
Emily will always remember meeting lots of
really fun people at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at math, science and sports.
ALLISON BATT
Allison’s memorable Lake Harriet moment
is meeting new friends in 6th grade.
Allison is good at dance and talking.
ANNA BERTEL
Anna will always remember making it to
state for history day.
She’d like to be remembered as a funloving friend who is always willing to lend
a hand or listen
Steffen remembers clearly his first day at
STEFFEN BILLUND-PHIBBS
Lake Harriet in 4th grade.
He is good at Japanese and spelling.
KATHERINE BOARMAN
ANDREW BORAAS
CECE BRODY
HENRY BROWN
Katherine’s favorite Lake Harriet memory is
snowboarding at Hyland this year.
Katherine is good at drawing and writing.
Andrew remembers a great day of skiing
during snow day '07.
He is very innovative.
CeCe will always remember 6th grade
when she first came to Lake Harriet.
CeCe is good at sports.
Henry has fond memories of his classroom
this year and he likes being friends with
EMILY BRUNMEIER
CHA'TASIA BUCHANAN
CLAY CAMPBELL
FORREST CASEY
MAX CAVANAUGH
PETER CENTNER
KALEN CHASE
MITCHELL CLENDENEN
ALEX COOKE
JULIUS CORTEZ
CHLOE CRIMMINS
Peter C.
He is good at math and reading.
Emily will always remember that a poem
she wrote in school was published.
Emily is good at drawing
Cha’Tasia remembers having fun at Lake
Harriet.
Cha’Tasia is good at dancing and math
Clay remembers Lake Harriet as a place
where there was always something fun
coming up, like a field trip.
He would like to be remembered as a
nice guy that everyone is cool with.
Forrest has many memorable moments,
especially on the basketball team.
He wants to be remembered as a patient
person, who is quiet and very nice.
Max is good at Science and Social
studies.
He wants to be remembered as
hardworking.
Peter will always remember the 8th grade
play because ‘it brought us closer
together and gave us a common bond’.
Peter wants to be remembered as
someone who is fun to be around and
enjoys what he does.
Kalen’s memorable moments are going
on field trips to Hyland.
Kalen is good at snowboarding
Mitchell remembers 8th grade snow day.
He is good at math and science.
Alex will always remember dressing up for
the 4th grade carnival and going with her
friend Abbie.
Alex is good at water sports and Spanish
Julius is good at football
and wants to be remembered as a good
friend.
Chloe is good at modern dance
She wants be remembered as a really
happy person
NATHAN DINGELS
JACOB DOMMERKOCH
COLE DYE
YASSIN ELGHORAB
JASMIN ELHINDI
KITIMER ENRIGHT
ABBEY FRAWLEY
SAM FROILAND
NEWTON FULLER
TOM GARZON
EMILY GOTZSCHE
Nathan is good at being a leader
He would like to be remembered as the
kid who laughed through 7th grade social
studies
Jacob has great memories of hanging
with all his Lake Harriet friends
He’s good at science
Cole will always remember coming to
Lake Harriet and making lots of friends.
He wants to be remembered as being a
good friend and a nice person
Yassin will always remember being the
plant in the 8th grade play.
In addition to impersonating vegetation,
Yassin is good at soccer.
Jasmin’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is
her 3rd grade year in Mr. Marchetti's class.
She wants to be remembered as
someone who always has something to
say.
Kitimer will always remember becoming
friends with the principal because of his
many trips to the office.
He’s also good at math.
Abbey enjoyed seeing everyone change
throughout their years at Lake Harriet.
She would like to be remembered as a
fun person.
Sam’s favorite Lake Harriet moment is
winning a $20 cake at the 7th grade
carnival.
He wants to be remembered as the kid
who always put smiles on people's faces.
Newton remembers being at Lake Harriet
for his whole life and seeing the school
change.
He is good at hockey.
Tom is good at sports
And wants to be remembered as a good
friend.
Emily will always remember earning a trip
CHRISTOPHER GROTH
LAUREN HAGESTAD
JOSEPH HANSON
SASHA HARBERTS
FRANCISCO
HARDACKER
DANIEL HOLTZMAN
NATHAN HUGHES
JOEY IVERS
BRIANA JACOX
ANDERS JECHA
to the state history day competition with
her friends.
She’s good at nordic skiing.
Christopher won’t forget one particular
day in music class when he got three
behavior sheets in five minutes for looking
at Anders.
Snowboarding and math are Christoper’s
talents.
Lauren remembers the first day of 6th
grade when she came to Lake Harriet.
Lauren would like to be remembered as
someone who can be friends with lots of
different people.
Joe is accomplished at Japanese
and wants to be remembered as the
inspiration for “Murrrrr.”
Sasha is good at playing football with his
neighbors, and he hopes to be
remembered as a funny guy.
Chico’s happy he was able to come
back to Lake Harriet and see everybody
after a year of being gone.
His talent is hockey.
Daniel’s memorable Lake Harriet moment
is tubing during Snow Day.
He’s good at Science.
Nathan will always remember the first time
he came to Lake Harriet in first grade.
Nathan would like to be remembered as
the kid with a large imagination.
Joey remembers being new in
Kindergarten and meeting new people.
He’s good at debating and convincing
people.
Briana will always remember meeting her
friend Cherish when she was new at Lake
Harriet and didn’t know anyone.
Briana would like to be remembered as
an outspoken leader who is herself all the
time and sometimes crazy.
Anders’ strongest Lake Harriet memory is
KALI JOHNSON
SAM JOHNSON
TYRELL JOHNSON
EMMA KEISKI
JOHN KELLY
AUTUMN KIMMEL
EVAN KNUTSON
CAMILLE KOOSMANN
CHRIS LEE-FOSS
SARAH LENNANDER
the Hyland ski trip in 6th grade
He’s a talented hockey player
Kali’s talents are sports, art, socializing,
and eating.
Kali wants to be remembered as a “funny
outgoing girl who likes to make friends.”
Sam remembers the 4th grade concert
when just as the girls were about to sing
the fire alarm went off.
Sam wants to be remembered as the guy
that doesn't cause trouble
Tyrell’s memorable Lake Harriet moment
was when the football team scored their
first touchdown of the season.
Tyrell is good at football and talking to
people
Emma fondly remembers scooter city at
the lower campus.
She’s good at smiling.
John has good memories of being
Seymour in the 8th grade play
John is skilled in sports and writing.
Autumn’s Lake Harriet memory is
snowboarding at Hyland.
She’s good at making friends.
Evan’s most memorable moment was
eating the principal in the eighth grade
school play.
He wants to be remembered as a funny,
considerate and nice person.
Camille is an accomplished tennis player.
Camille would like to be remembered as
the girl that laughed her way through 7th
grade social studies.
Chris remembers the Lake Harriet ski trips
every year.
Reading and math are Chris’s top
subjects.
Sarah remembers being with friends
during lunch and in the halls at Lake
Harriet.
She’s a good dancer who is organized
with her schoolwork.
DEVON LETOFSKYPETERSON
MEGAN LEVERENZ
RAYNA LINDSEY
JONATHAN
MACDONALD
JABRAZIONNA MARTIN
PETER MATHESON
BECCA MATTSON
RACHEL MCDONALD
Devon remembers 6th grade science
when Ms. Weiher made him and Valerie
laugh really hard. He is very skilled at
going to recess and having fun.
Megan just came to Lake Harriet this year
so her most memorable moment would
be when she met all her new friends at
the beginning of the school year.
She is good at singing, sports and art.
Rayna remembers Lake Harriet as a place
where she got to know people more
easily than her last school.
Rayna would like to be remembered as
someone who is always positive.
Jonathan’s special Lake Harriet memory is
the first dance in 6th grade.
Jonathan is good at being friends with all
kinds of people
Jabrazionna remembers going to Afton
and skiing with friends.
Jabrazionna wants to be remembered as
hardworking, fun to play with, and
outgoing.
Peter’s Lake Harriet memory is the
Barnebirke trip
Peter is good at drawing and making
people laugh
Becca won’t forget that she qualified for
Nationals for History day and fondly
remembers being on the volleyball team.
She wants to be remembered as having
never missed a day of school in nine
years.
Rachel will always remember all the
friends she’s made at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at sports.
IAN MCGILLIVARY
WILL MCGRATH
GRACE MCKINSTRYSMITH
PHILIP MESTENHAUSER
EMMA MICHL
SAMUEL MILLER
EVA MITCHELL
Ian remembers participating in the Harriet
Tubman Alliance and seeing the smiles on
peoples faces when the Lake Harriet kids
handed them an $8,000 check.
Ian wants to be remembered as the kid
who did not blow up the school.
Will won’t forget playing football at Lake
Harriet and getting a concussion and a
broken collar bone.
He wants to be remembered as someone
who is funny.
Grace’s special Lake Harriet memories are
the crazy dances in the gym and wacky
tacky dressup days.
Grace is good at hiphop dance and
making people laugh.
The 6th grade Barnebirke is Philip’s
strongest Lake Harriet memory.
Philip is good at science.
Emma won’t forget the day she found out
that she got third place for her
discrimination essay, because when she
got called to the office, she thought she
was in trouble.
Emma would like to be remembered as
an optimist.
Samuel fondly remembers 7th grade
social studies as an “awesome class.”
He wants to be remembered as “that one
short kid that can make you laugh.”
Eva’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is
doing dissections in science.
And she wants to be remembered as
someone who can always make people
laugh and who always has gum.
CAVAN MITTAGMCNAUGHT
Cavan does not have one special
memory, but has enjoyed being at Lake
Harriet with his friends for three years.
Cavan is an accomplished baseball
player.
SASHA MORRISON
Sasha’s Lake Harriet memory is having
help from Ms. Riley.
She’s a good skier.
SEAN NEISH
Sean is good at geography
And would like to be remembered as
“being funny.”
BRANDON NELSON
ELLIOTT NELSON
RACHEL NORRGARD
CLAIRE NYQUIST
ANDY OLSON
Brandon will never forget his 5th grade
year with Gino Marchetti, he was a lot of
fun and they did lots of cool stuff in his
class
He hopes to be rememberedd as the guy
who's always there to support people
when they are in need
Being in jazz band last year is one of Elliot’s
best memories.
He wants to be remembered as a funny
kid
Rachels’s best memories at Lake Harriet
are of singing and swimming
She wants everyone to remember her as
someone who loves apples.
Claire’s special Lake Harriet memory is
being on the volleyball team.
Claire is good at making people laugh.
Andy remembers singing the National
Anthem at the Twins game - twice.
He wants people to remember him as a
hardworking student who stays upbeat.
LAILA ORSI
AUDREY ORTIZ
EMMA PEACHA-SINGER
JOE PEDERSON
CORY PEPPER
KAYLEE PERDUE
ROSE PETERSON
JONATHAN PORTER
Laila’s favorite memories include the 8th
grade musical, the Barnebirke, and the
6th grade operetta.
Laila is kind and hardworking and wants
to be remembered as a loyal friend who
would listen to anything you have to say.
Audrey’s favorite Lake Harriet memory is
when the 6th grade softball team went to
finals and won by a steal.
Audrey wants to be remembered as a
team player with good stickers on her
agenda book.
Emma fondly remembers her 5th grade
reading group.
Emma is good at volleyball and hanging
with friends
One of Joe’s best memories will always be
the Barnebirke.
He wants to be remembered as the tall
kid.
Cory remembers coming to Lake Harriet
and being in the 6th grade operetta.
She’s good at hockey and paying
attention in school.
Kaylee is good at reading, tennis and ice
skating.
She wants to be remembered as a fun
loving and laughing person.
One of Rose’s best memories will always
be Mr. Marchetti’s 5th grade class.
She is good at drawing.
Jon’s favorite memory is doing a Mr. T rap
in front of the school.
He is good at art and playing music.
KATE PORTER
CHASE RANDGAARD
AMAR RASHID
DARBY READER
JONATHAN RIDDLE
HAYLEY RIEGER
CONNOR ROBINSON
LEIGH ROSIK
Kate remembers first coming to Lake
Harriet and meeting new friends.
She’s good at sports and theater.
Chase will always remember walking
through the doors of Lake Harriet Upper
Campus for the first time in 3rd grade.
Chase wants to be remembered with a
portrait on a big mantle on the wall.
Amar’s Lake Harriet memory is being in
the 8th grade play.
He would like to be remembered as a
good person, not a trouble maker.
Darby fondly remembers the 6th grade
operetta.
He’s good at soccer and biking with his
friends.
Jonathan is a good drummer.
He wants to be remembered as someone
who is a good kid and always got straight
A's.
Hayley’s strongest Lake Harriet memory is
when she first came to Lake Harriet in 7th
grade.
Hayley is good at basketball.
Connor is good at soccer and chess.
He wants to be remembered for his sense
of humor and as “a goofy kid just
wandering through the halls.”
Leigh has fond memories of being in Mr.
Marchetti's class in 5th grade.
She wants to be remembered as “the girl
with the long nails.”
SAJUN RUDE
OMAR RUIZ
T'IAN SALTZMAN
DANE SANNES
VALERIE
SCHLUMPBERGER
BRANDON SCHMAHL
ELLI SCHWALBACH
HELEN SCHWIE
HANNAH SKIBBE
ELIZABETH SMITH
Sajun remembers all the fun times he had
with his friends at Lake Harriet.
Sajun is good at making people laugh.
Omar has strong memories of the first day
of school in 8th grade.
He’s good at football.
T’ian will always remember being in the
8th grade play.
T’ian wants to be remembered as a fun
person who likes Lake Harriet.
Dane is good at making people laugh
and causing trouble.
and would like to be remembered as a
funny person.
Valerie will always remember Mrs. Kube's
class.
She wants to be remembered as a quiet
person
Brandon is a good baseball player.
He wants to be remembered as the class
clown.
Elli’s strongest memories of Lake Harriet
involve performing with the orchestra.
She is an accomplished violin player.
Helen will always remember being in the
Lake Harriet 8th grade play.
Helen is talented in Algebra, soccer,
basketball, softball.
Hannah is good at making people laugh.
And would like to be remembered as
“that one kid who did that one thing that
one day.”
Elizabeth fondly remembers all the plays
she’s participated in at Lake Harriet.
Elizabeth is a good soccer player.
CARL SORLIEN
Carl is good at chess and guitar.
Carl would like to be remembered as
being athletic and competitive.
NATALIE STEEN
Natalie’s favorite Lake Harriet memories
are the end of the year school picnics.
Natalie is a good piano player.
HOLLY STEIN
MOLLY STOKER
MARISSA THENE
JANE THOMPSON
KELLY THORPE
CLAIRE TOLMAN
Holly will always remember placing at the
math competition in 5th grade
Not surprisingly, Holly is good at math and
a variety of sports.
Molly remembers the first day of 6th grade
because her feet hurt.
Although Molly can fit her whole fist in her
mouth, she does
not want to be remembered for
something embarrassing.
Marissa remembers laughing her way
through sixth hour social studies in 7th
grade (with Camille and Dingels).
She is good at talking and being a good
friend
Jane is an accomplished Hug-giver.
Jane wants to be remembered as “that
one really, really tall girl.”
Kelly’s favorite memory of Lake Harriet is
the 3rd grade shadow puppet play at red
eye theater.
Kelly would like to be remembered as the
“funny, creative girl who can make
people laugh.”
Claire will always remember when her 3rd
grade teacher, Mr. Marchetti, won
teacher of the year.
Claire is good at singing, dancing and
drawing.
MADI VAN HOLMES
Madi remembers making the A team in
volleyball while at Lake Harriet.
She’s good at everything!
WENDY VANG
Wendy’s favorite thing at Lake Harriet is
morning meeting. She would like to be
remembered as having a pretty smile.
EVERT VERMEER
CYNTHIA VUE
EVGENIA WALBURG
Evi’s favorite memory is playing baseball
on the Lake Harriet school team.
Evie wants to be remembered as the
“funny guy who loved to play sports.”
Cynthia is good at Japanese class
And wants to be remembered as a bright
student.
Evgnia’s favorite Lake Harriet memory is
being in the 8th grade play.
Evgenia wants to be remembered as the
student that listens to teachers.
INDIA WASHINGTON
India is good at math and social studies.
India wants to be remembered as being a
happy person.
MADDIE WEBER
Maddie fondly remembers the 6th grade
operetta and the 8th grade play.
She is good at “hanging out with friends.”
MORGAN WILCOCK
Morgan’s Lake Harriet memory is going to
student directed dance lessons during 6th
grade recess.
Morgan would like to be remembered as
“one of the roughest toughest gals you've
ever met.”
AUDREY WUEST
CHERYSH WYLIE
Audrey remembers the first day of
kindergarten at Lake Harriet when she first
met most of her “BFFs.”
Audrey likes to be athletic and be outside.
Cherysh is a good dancer.
She would like to be remembered for
being the “most fashionable” and for
loving Chris Brown.