Issue 11 | The Falcon Flyer

The Falcon FlyerVolume XIII, Issue XI 21401 SE Falcon Way Kent, WA June 8, 2010

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2010Class of two thousand and ten

One oh you know

2ContentsThe Falcon Flyer

Map: Where Are They going? Pgs. 6, 10, 15

Co Editors-in-ChiefCynthiann Heckelsmiller

Christine RushtonOp-Ed Editor Alyssa RyanA&E Editor Mike LydonSports Editor Holly PirretStudent Life Editor Yasmin AbubakarBusiness Manager Kayla MaletichWebmaster Spencer TransierCopy Editors Brendan Cescon Daniel Tadeo

Jason HirscheyRyan Snyder

Sport Opinion WriterJason Hirschey

PhotographersMegan Rogers

Melissa PitchfordMichaela MandalaKaitlyn Miklancic

Staff ReportersBrian BenshoofKeith Bolender

Kelsey BoltonSarah Cubine

Matthew DavisMichala Dymond-Shaw

Kierra ElfalanCraig Heffner

Jerel HendersonMcKenna Herron

Jason HirscheyErin Hunt

Jacob LangholzJordan Middelton

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Cover by Alyssa Ryan

Sports Seniors Pgs. 8-9

Drama Seniors Pg. 7

Special News Tribute Pg. 3

Music Seniors Pgs. 4-5

Senior quotes Pg. 11

ARt Seniors Pgs. 18-19

Senior Favs Pgs. 12-14

Journalism Seniors Pgs. 21-23

Unique Seniors Pgs. 16-17

Academic Seniors Pg. 20

Special TributesThe Falcon Flyer3

Legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson once said, “Baseball is like a game of poker. Nobody wants to quit when they’re losing; nobody wants to quit when they’re ahead.” That same fixation to a simple ballgame is not lost in the sport of fastpitch. This past sea-son, the girls’ fastpitch team accrued a regular season record of 19-1, storming through to win the League Tournament and SPSL Title. “We had so many rain-outs toward the end of the year. We were stuck inside all but one day in the last two weeks of practice,” said head coach Greg Kaas. “Our Senior Night got rained out three times so it ended up being Senior Month.” With high expectations, the team was ranked No. 2. Their lineup was well built. Erin Crowley was honored as the SPSL co-MVP, Nikole Weber was All-SPSL North first team pitcher, Erika Smith first team second base, Brooke Evans first team third base, Jessie Richardson first team utility, and Kel-lie Nielson first team outfield. Hannah Sauget and Alexis Engman earned the All-SPSL North honorable mention for pitcher and outfield respectively.

Despite the award winners, the rest of the lineup was seemingly impenetrable. “Any given day, any of these kids could pick up the slack,” said Kaas. The fastpitch girls continued to streak and rolled right into the State Fastpitch Championship, but in the end, came up short. In the double-elimination tour-ney, the Lady Falcons quickly dropped two games and were abruptly knocked out. Both games were lost by one run with a combined 19 LOB and only two strikeouts. Game one was fought against Kelso, the defending state champions. “To leave eleven possible runs on the bases [against Kelso] and to lose by one run, it’s tough to deal with,” said Kaas. “The crazy thing about this game is you can hit it right at them or they make great plays, there’s nothing you can do about it.” An early exit from the state tourna-ment is not the proudest of moments. “It’s absolutely a disappointment,” said Kaas. “I look at it from the seniors, those that have been with the program for four years, this was their chance… It’s tough to come to grips with it.” However, this year shall not be thought of in vain. Every year the team will continually improve as they have to this year’s success. Time to ante up.

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State run falls short

It has been three years. Three years during which people have been influenced for a new and better out-look on life, a memory has been preserved in ways only encouraging to those who come across it, and the personality and unique individuality of one young girl has inspired many to reach beyond their own aspira-tions. “Love what you do, and do what you love” are the words representative of Carly Stowell and of the mark she has left on those who knew her and those who were touched by her. The day the headlines displayed the tragic message of her passing was one that will not be forgotten. How-

ever, it is what has occurred in the wake of the passing that will ring out. As described in the Seattle Times, “She made basketball fans out of band students and band fans out of basketball players.” With her talents in both music and basketball, Carly united a unique bunch, imprinting the school social dynamic. Her parents, Chuck and Elena, understood this and infused the idea into the foundation created in her name. Supporting students in music and athletics, the foundation provides an opportunity for kids to thrive in multiple aspects of life, just as Carly did. Carly’s effect reaches beyond her foundation. Her basketball team has drawn inspiration from the mem-ory of her bubbly character, bonding the team closer together. Also, the band students, especially those

in the class of 2010, not only remember her in their music, but also as they spend every day with Chuck Stowell, they have had the opportunity to grow with her effect. One of her many attributes also included the ability to reach out to a wide range of personali-ties. Nearly anywhere around Kentlake and the com-munity, people both close and just acquainted with her breathe her memory every day, living their lives to the fullest. As the class of 2010 finishes their high school career and disperses into the world, Carly Stowell will walk with them. Although her memory may not ring quite as strong within the school after they have gone, her passions and her effects will extend to all corners of the world, spreading the ideals of living a vision.

The students go on working diligently, but there is an empty place in Jean Campell’s special education class. One of her most engaging and sparkling students, Tanya Hernandez is gone. Tanya died Tuesday morning, May 18, of complications due to her spina bifida. She was 16 years old. A sassy, fun-loving girl, Tanya loved to tease her teachers and classmates. It was all in good fun, of course, as she is also remembered for her big heart. “[Tanya] made a lot of friends with the students in our class,” said Campbell. Many of the students have been with Tanya since elementary school. “She was my friend,” said classmate Tony Unser. “I helped her with the wheel chair and math and reading.” Born with spina bifida, Tanya was confined to a wheel chair for most of her life. The condition is caused by abnormalities in the spinal column, and can hinder motor abilities and make learning difficult. Her condition did not dampen her spirits. Tanya loved fashion, and often enjoyed looking up styles on the internet. “She always wanted to be fash-ionable,” said Campbell. “Some days it was blue eye shadow, [others], long earrings.” For her fifteenth birthday, Tanya got her wish to be a princess, celebrating with a royal flair, complete with a bejeweled tiara. She will be missed by her parents, siblings, loving church congregation, and all the students and staff who knew her. “Para Siempre mis Dulce Diecis`eis salida con escolta;” Forever Sweet Sixteen.

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Carly’s memory extends beyond graduation

Tanya Hernandez remembered

cyntHiann Heckelsmiller

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Photo courtesy of Jean Campell

Photo courtesy of the Tacoma New Tribune

4Seniors: MusicThe Falcon Flyer

Seniors: MusicThe Falcon Flyer

5Music can be a passion, a means

to gain a fine arts credit, or even a path to a career. In the case of Shelby Murray, music is not only a talent, but an integral part of her life. “I started singing when I was really little, my parents always encouraged me to be musical,” said Murray. She has been in choir throughout her high school career, spending three years in the select ensemble. Murray said, “Vocally, it has made me a stron-ger person, but even more it gave me a backup family. You meet and get to know people with similar interests that you can trust and that stay in it with you.”

While developing bonds with her fellow vocalists, she learned lessons that will help her later. “You learn patience, or at least how to try and be patient,” said Murray, “and you also learn that it takes more than one person to zip up a choir dress.” Jokes aside, music and the choir program have given her a rock to stand on in the ever changing sands of life. Initially, Murray planned on not continuing choir, however, Murray said, “My dad told me that when all else is changing, choir has been the only thing consistent [in my life].” Music has shaped her life and due to that, she plans on continu-ing recreationally singing through college.

Jacob LanghoLz

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Vocals that provide more than just music

Music and songwriting are passions unique to a world full of aca-demics and sports. They allow a person to express them-selves through any sound imaginable, any tool or instru-ment the musician fancies. Andrew Stergion chooses guitar. With three to four years of ex-perience, Stergion has taken advan-tage of all the re-sources available. Combined with the talents of Luke Lindsley and Gar-ret Powers, Ster-gion has formed a band he calls “So-matic Escape.” Taking inspira-tion from life expe-riences as well as friends and family, “Somatic Escape” has a slightly alternative sound, mixed with punk and a dash of psychedelia. Formed recently, Somatic Escape has had several gigs and has recorded a number of songs available for listening on their MySpace page. Stergion is a unique guy. Having written literally hundreds of songs and harboring about 20 nicknames, he is an irreplaceable musician ca-pable of playing in almost any band. With the intentions of pursuing a career in music, Stergion is undeniably a man with a plan: to rock the house till the cows don’t wanna come home no more. Somatic Escape’s music is available for listening at www.myspace.com/somaticescape.

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“Somatic Escape” fuels talent

Photo courtesy of Andrew Stergion

Few people have successfully maintained dual lives in the arenas of music and fly-ing-projectile catching, but Alex Koch has thrived. Koch has been playing trombone since the fifth grade and is also co-captain of the Fris-bee team. His past inter-ests have included soccer and wrestling, but now he chooses to participate in what really strikes a chord with him. “Band is an escape from everything else in life. It’s not an academic class so it’s really free and [cool] just to go there and just have fun basically,” said Koch. He has played with Kentlake’s Dixieland band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz band for several years. During this time he has gained a strong respect for band director and extraor-dinaire, Chuck Stowell. “Stowell is our leader, our dad. He keeps every-one in check and teaches us how to have fun and ev-erything else,” said Koch. Koch hopes to continue his musical experiences in the future. He successfully earned a scholarship to Eastern Washington Uni-versity and plans on work-ing a major in music and a minor in education.

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Holy flying trombones, Batman!

Photo courtesy of Alex Koch

Alex Koch has a some sugar on the Victoria Band Trip.

Photo courtesy of Shelby Murray

Contrary to his seemingly studious and laid back character around school, Max Pattsner is an enthu-siastic rocker and talented musician at heart. A little on the wild side, this high school music man partici-pates in many musical activities throughout the day, including being a trombone player in Jazz Band, and a bass player in bands, “Against the Grain” and “Oh Megaphone.” His fellow band mates include Kentlake student’s Drew Sturgeon and Alex Duarte. Pattsner first picked up music in the elementa-ry school band only because he wanted to replicate Lanky Kong, off Donkey Kong, and play the trombone. He has now progressed to playing the bass, however he says his favorite is still Lanky Kong’s instrument.

No matter how juvenile his beginnings were, Pattsner has grown into an award winning and well respected musician. With Pattsner’s contribution, “Oh Mega-phone” placed 2nd at Studio 7’s battle of the bands, and placed 3rd in the finale. They are now working on new recordings. “Against the Grain” is also well recognized, placing 2nd at battle of the bands and re-leasing their CD, “The Other Side of Love.” After graduating high school, Pattsner will attend college at Tulane University in New Orleans and study, as abstract from his character as it may be, po-litical science under his inspiration, James Carville. “I hope to become a lawyer someday and keep music as my pastime rather than a job,” said Pattsner. Al-though he loves music, he has taken early steps to-ward law, participating in debate his junior year, and a mock trial his senior year. Whether on the podium in law or music, Pattsner is fated to succeed in what-

ever he does, and will maybe even play the trombone better than Lanky Kong.

4Seniors: MusicThe Falcon Flyer

Seniors: MusicThe Falcon Flyer

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A passion, a dream, and for many, so much more is the description of people’s love of music. Makena Cayce has latched on to this phenomenon by play-ing the viola in orchestra throughout high school and singing in two choirs outside of school. Orchestra has provided many memories and en-joyable experiences for Cayce. “[I enjoy] being in chamber. You actually sound good and enjoy play-ing. Plus, Harris has the best worst jokes,” said Cayce. Then there are the epic trips to Victoria, and the incredible pieces that the orchestra has played. As for a single favorite song, Cayce said, “In all honesty I can’t decide among the Finale to the “St. Paul’s Suite”, “The Dargason”, by Gustav Holst, “Suite for

Strings”, movements 1 and 4, by Carold Nunez, and our abridged version of the “New World Symphony” by Dvorak; all beautiful in their own way.” Cayce’s musical talents also extend beyond the realm of orchestra and into singing. She has been a part of the First Columbia Choirs and is currently a part of Rainier Coral in the Consonare and Opus One. When it comes to choir, Cayce said, “[I enjoy] taking my voice, adding it to others, and using them to make something beautiful.” As a whole, music has influenced her life in widely different ways, and will help her beyond high school. Cayce said, “In the respect of playing it and creating it, music has shown me not to be ashamed of ex-pression. Expressing how the music influences how you feel and letting anyone know. As far as being in an orchestra it has taught me how to be a part of something larger than myself.”

Song is a daily part of many students’ lives, whether it is the music of rap, opera or some sort of varia-tion. Often, the combi-nation of rhythm and singing skill are taken for granted by the lis-tener. Andie Shepard, how-ever, appreciates music to the fullest and has learned to use her bril-liant talent for vocals throughout her entire life. “I’ve been singing for a long time,” Shepard said, “Gator Singers was my first group.” During high school, Shepard has sung second Alto in Kentlake’s choir, which is the lowest vocal sound. Singing beautifully

has always come easily for Shepard and has made music a large part of her life. This last year she auditioned for the Allstate choir in February and was accepted. Her participa-tion emphasizes her placement as one of

the best vocalist’s in the state. Listening to music is also one of her favor-ite pastimes. “[I love] hearing the chords in music and then being able to make them my-self,” said Shepard. She also has consid-ered singing in college, but anticipates being

extremely busy obtaining a nursing degree. Regardless of her other activities, sing-ing will always be a part of her life. Shepard said, “The whole experience of hearing ev-erything [musically] fit together is a cool sound.”

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Singing sensation for the choir record books

Classical music inspires life expression

Donkey Kong sparks zeal in musician’s life

Photo courtesy of Andie Shepard

“[I love] hearing the chords in music and

then being able to make them myself.”

-Andie Shepard

Photo courtesy of Max Pattsner

Photo courtesy of Makena Cayce

6Where are they going?The Falcon Flyer

Tyler EklundDanielle SilvaBriana SmithAlyssa DuffeyLeah RobbinsKailey HelmholzRachel GuckelTyler PottsAustin WilliamsonJayson BaughanBrittany AshbaughTyler RoyalRikki Jo BowerLuke LindsleyKyle MurphyKristin WilliamsJacob BerbueJosh FlanneryDanielle HurtMatt TennancourHeena GollenHuong MaiThao MaiNatalya BarinovaPaulina Anderson

Justin BlairAbur OkulluErin CollinsKen StecklerAdrianna HuttonChris NelsonShannon NasonMeliame LeuaMcCarthy KeoRyan SteffensonBrandi HugginsLynze UtzKelli WyattHolly O’NealTyler NielsonDustin AhlrichMishaela MartinsonKendrick KwokKarl DubeauJessica SimmonsDrew StergionJenna ClaboeTyler NewellCourtney VaughanEric Thompson

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Central Washington UniversityChelsea Caimey Craig HeffnerIsabelle WilliamsonVictoria GonnasonMichele Dunn Antoinette Pennington Tyler Mortenson Brooke EvansJesse SalazarAmy DervinJesse GilomenMike Holzberger Dakoatah SiscoTyler Wright University of WashingtonChristopher EngelbrechtJoseph ThompsonRyan McMorrisBen SwedbergKyla D’AmicoRupinder SumanStephanie NguyenKatie BubseyKatie KuleszaCory ShiraishiBrian OliphantZach WrightMichael Dymond-ShawMatt DavisDoug ChristieWashington State UniversityKaitlyn RestisDakota FultzJessica BettsTyler SmithKelsey MeyerChristine RushtonJacob LangholzKasey DauenhauerEleanor Gibson

Art SchoolKayli HowardSeattle Central Community CollegeAmber JahnCornish College of the ArtsShawna Petty Ceary Manual Aveda InstituteBrittney Ronning RoeArt Institute of SeattleMorgan Peterson Gonzaga UniversitySaraya ThompsonWhitworth UniversityAlexander Archuleta Highline Community CollegeAaron VelascoKathy VoRenton Technical CollegeKaitlyn BrownPima Medical InstituteNaomi TetonTrinity Lutheran UniversitySavannah WoodWhitman CollegeChristopher WoodTOPS Outreach ProgramWinter OrcuttGene Juarez AcademyChristine LeonardSalon Professional AcademyAmanda Scott

Green River Community College

Anika GlassColton JensenLeslie DucayChristi BlantonBellevue CollegeKeith BolenderJustin AndersonTalon SisleySamuel GunningChase PetersLe Cordon Bleu Culinary InstituteSamantha Swanz- Michael McCameyBates Technical CollegeBen FowlerArthur Kanonik

Jordan Jacobsen Melanie Bibko Jill JamisonKelsey WagnerUniversity of Washington (Tacoma)Anna SealeyMaggie HoweMilena Summers Western Washington UniversityJade ParkerKatie PhillipsAryn McCarthyShelby MurrayMelissa BlackmoreJerel HendersonCarissa SchaffTerra ComptonKelsey BoltonMike LydonMelodi YanikRyan DeNoyerCasey RengoBryan CavanaghSara AnzaloneSean CavanaghKristine Farwell Carly Vester Seattle Pacific UniversityJess WagnerSyba MathewRiley ButlerAlexis NgSeattle UniversityChelsea WarnekeKendall WalkerCameron EllisEastern Washington UniversityMorganne ComstockKelsey CinkovichAlex KochPacific Lutheran University

Seniors: Drama The Falcon Flyer

7Melanie Bibko’s theatre career began years

ago with a fourth grade musical performance about Lewis and Clark, where she received the coveted role of their dog. Since that significant casting part, she has obtained leading roles in multiple productions, such as South Pacific and Noises Off. “I did theatre on-and-off up through junior high…but it wasn’t until my junior year that I actually started doing school shows,” said Bibko. There are also small points of drama that Bibko loves. “I love getting a response from the audience. In this year’s South Pacific I really enjoyed the small two or three person scenes that I got to be in. It’s a whole new experience to work so closely with other actors onstage

and watch them shine. Also, the double cast-ing of this show allowed us to try new acting styles and character choices each night with our other cast members,” said Bibko. After high school she will be attending Washington State University and will most likely study biology. “I’ve always had an in-terest in genetics and genetic predispositions, and I’d like to look into making that a career,” said Bibko. Despite Bibko’s acting abilities, it is hobby that she will not pursue as a professional oc-cupation. “I’m definitely looking forward to experienc-ing a lot of different things in college and even beyond,” said Bibko, “I don’t plan to continue theatre as a career, it’s just something I do for fun. I hope that later on I’ll be able to still do shows, no matter how small, even if I’m behind the scenes with costumes or stage crew.”

A big stage, bright lights, and a huge crowd is what Shawna Petty is all about. Ever since the first grade Shawna has had a love for the spotlight. When she was little she was always performing for her family and friends. She has been in a variety of plays, such as the most recent play “South Pacific”, and others like “Wizard of Oz”, “Snow White”, and “Pamalot”. “Noises Off” was picked by Shawna as her favorite out of all of the productions that she has been a part of. Her roles include a wide range like the Queen in “Snow White” and Brook in “Noises Off”. Not only does Shawna perform for our school, but she has also participated in summer camps at Green River. Drama is a major part in Shawna’s life and as it turns out she is going to continue on with her career. She said, “[I’m] going to a theater arts college, Corrige.” After that who knows where she will end up. For all we know she could be the next biggest movie star.

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Actress, scientist, lady, Bibko fascinates the world

Petty born for the spotlight Class clown charms as dinosaur

Photo courtesy of Shawna Petty

Photo courtesy of Melanie Bibko

Many have sighted a strange creature in the halls of Kentlake. It’s not a bird, plane, or superman – It’s the infamous Jayson Baughan. A unique species that romps around like a dinosaur and infects various subjects with fits of hysterical laughter. Periodically, you may spot Jayson in the drama room, directing leader-ship activities, or simply parading the grounds of Kentlake. If you have not had the pleasure of being in a class with Jayson, you are surely missing out. His antics make a seemingly dismal class enjoyable and fun. He is man that likes to learn, but is not afraid to ask any questions. Even a silly question is not too much for Jayson, because he is always willing to push for a few laughs. If there is a fine line between learning with humor and goofing off, Jayson shatters it and manages to accomplish both with ease. Outside of class, Jayson participates in many activities. His favorites include spending time with his friends, playing video games, or hanging out with young-life. However, one aspect of his life has been consistently devoted to drama. Jay-son has had the pleasure of being apart of numerous shows for Kentlake Drama. Among them he says that “Noises Off” was his favorite show to be in. Jayson describes the production as a “slap-stick comedy. It is just my kind of style.” In the future, Jayson will be attending Green River Community College with plans to transfer to UW. He has also expressed interest in the Sumner Commu-nity Theatre. As for now, he is still reveling in his last days of high school. Jayson is particularly proud of being voted “funniest falcon” by the senior class, and also for being selected to prom court. There is no doubt about it, this dinosaur-walk-ing comedian will be having a good time wherever he goes.

Photo courtesy of Jayson Baughan

8Seniors: SportsThe Falcon Flyer

Cavanagh twins: double the trouble, double the talent

While many people avoid physical activity, it seems like Bryant Oxborrow is constantly in motion. Oxbor-row has been a member of both the cross country and the track team for the past four years, though his true love is pole vaulting. “I originally planned on do-ing hurdles, because I thought pole vaulting was crazy and for idiots,” said Oxborrow. “Once I tried it out I was hooked and never wanted to do anything else. Pole vaulting is the most fun thing on this planet.” When asked what the most difficult part of cross-country was, Oxborrow said, “The actual 3.1 mile races. Before the race, you are really

nervous and you don’t even want to run. And person-ally once I start racing the only thing I want is for it to be done. Sometimes I feel like I would give anything to break my arm or my leg while racing just so I wouldn’t have to finish!” Post high school Oxborrow will attend Brigham

Young University Idaho for fall and winter semesters. Once he turns 19 he plans on serv-ing a two year mission for his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. “When you get right down to it high school is pretty easy, so I will probably miss that,” said Oxborrow. “I will also miss pep assemblies. But most of all I am going to miss track and all of the friends I made in track. My senior year of track was

most definitely one of the top highlights of my high school career.”

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“I originally planned on doing hurdles, because I thought pole vaulting was crazy and for idiots...Once I tried it out I was hooked and never wanted to do anything else. Pole vaulting is the most

fun thing on this planet.”

Nobody grasps the essence of broth-erly love as well as Bryan and Sean Ca-vanagh, the beastly athletic twins of Kentlake. With a tenacious passion for sports, the two have proven themselves to be Falcon All-Stars, displaying the highest level of school spirit, teamwork,

determination, and hard work. Their presence in any sport they com-peted in was undoubtedly felt; they were a force to be reckoned with. “Well, Bry-an and I played football though middle and high school,” said Sean. “I started wrestling in seventh grade and con-vinced Bryan to start wrestling in eighth grade. We did [wrestling] all four years at Kentlake.” Track was also a staple in their repertoire.

Together, the two have amassed a number of achievements. Along with receiving numerous Most Inspirational and Captain titles, Bryan earned Foot-ball Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year for track while Sean won Athlete of the Year for wrestling. For next year, the Cavanaghs have decided to end their varsity athletic careers, choosing to play other sports such as ultimate Fris-bee once they start attending Western

Washington University. “My plan for the future is to become a renewable energy engineer, an engineer where I can use my imagination to help the world be a better place,” said Sean. Bryan has a different plan. “I want to do something where I can give back,” Bry-an said. “I’ve had a lot of teachers that have helped me out and I just want to repay them by helping other people out, so I think I want to be a teacher.”

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Oxborrow goes crazy for pole vaulting, hurdles, not so much

Photo courtesy of Sean CavanaghPhoto courtesy of Bryan Cavanagh

Photo courtesy of Joseph Oxborrow

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People who are practically clones of other stu-dents are common in high school, leaving few who are unique in their actions or personality. How-ever, one individual, Stephanie Nguyen is truly abstract and matchless in the way she acts and in what she does. Nguyen is a talented athlete that has participat-ed in multiple sports. “I did gymnastics and ten-nis for a couple of years,” said Nguyen. However, being an athlete does not always make one grace-ful in all facets of life. In fact, this multi-talented student remembers one embarrassing day when her athletic nature did not keep her from making a fool out of herself. “I was walking up the stairs and tripped and I didn’t catch myself,” said Nguyen. Well she was also certainly embarrassed when she received the Accounting Student of the Year award during the senior recognition assembly. Along with accounting, she has taken the tough road when it comes to classes. “I took all the AP and honors classes basically,” said Nguyen. This included both of Mr. Sturtevant’s calculus classes, Calculus AB and Calculus BC, which she found amusing. “I’m very very easily entertained so I enjoyed Mr. Sturtevant’s class because of the ran-dom comments,” said Nguyen. She is going to attend the University of Wash-ington and study pre-medicine. “I plan to do something that doesn’t deal with people, like re-search,” said Nguyen. Finally, remembering her time spent here, this tiny bundle of energy was deeply affected by her teacher in marketing. “I miss Mr. Jackson,” said Nguyen.

Matt Davis

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Stephanie Nguyen:A versatile athlete

What defines a student athlete? Is it the passion for the game and skill on the field? Is it academics in the classroom and motivation for the future? No matter the definition, Doug Christie fills every aspect of this role. Baseball extraordinaire and successful student, Christie reflects what it means to be a true Falcon. There is no question that Christie has immense talent as a baseball player; this can be partially attributed to his long career in the field. “I’ve been playing since I was four or five, starting with t-ball and working my way up to going to college [at UW] next year,” said Christie. Christie had a successful career as a high school player, participating all four years, three of those on the varsity team. It was with Kentlake that he had his best

baseball memory. “[It was] probably in the 2008 cham-pionships for high school, at Safeco Field. It was in the championship game, and I made a catch off the back of the mound, and did a backwards somersault. It was pretty cool,” said Christie. Baseball is not the only field in which Christie suc-ceeds; he shows talent in academics, as well. “Academ-ics have been a big part of my life. I’ve always been a good student, and [have] always strived [to be] the best student that I can,” said Christie. According to Christie, grades like these helped him receive scholarships, like the academic scholarship he received to the University of Washington. In light of all of these accomplishments, Christie has some advice to share with other high school students. “Work hard in school, set high goals for yourself, and do the most you can do to achieve those goals,” said Chris-tie.

Michala DyMonD-shaw

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This senior shoots hoops, dribbles the ball, and slams a dunk or two. Can you guess who it is? If you said Morganne Comstock, you would be 100 percent cor-rect. Walking the halls at over six feet tall, an impressive feat in itself, Comstock has broken her fair share of records over her years here. In the upcoming year, Comstock looks forward to

“playing D1 basketball at Eastern Washington Uni-versity,” which could eventually lead to a career in the Women’s National Basketball Association. When asked what made her unique, Comstock said,

“I am friends with a lot of different groups at Kentlake.” Fitting in with one group of people may be hard, but multiple groups appear no match for Comstock. Now that she is about to leave Kent-

lake, Comstock has advice for younger students. “start your culminating project ahead of time!” she said.

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“Comstock has broken her fair share of records over

her years here.”

Basketball career continues for Comstock

Doug Christie: a pro in many fields

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Nguyen

Photo courtesy of Doug Christie

Photo courtesy of Morganne Comstock

10Where are they going?The Falcon Flyer 11Senior: Quotes

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Colorado

University of ColoradoTiana Insley

OregonOregon State UniversityNick WehmannDoug Goodgion

Montana

University of MontanaHaley Rondeau

Fashion Institute of Design and MerchandisingDalana CaldwellSanta Monica CollegeDavid Johnston Jener DaSilvaChapman UniversityNikole WeberSan Diego State UniversityLeanna McCord

Idaho

BYU IdahoTaylor WelchHaleigh WilldenBryant OxborrowMichelle PetersonUniversity of IdahoJordan AmothCaleb Sutton

Arizona

University of ArizonaMatt StutzmonArizona State UniversityErin EidalUTI Tech SchoolBlake HetrickUtah

Weber State UniversityCynthiann Heckelsmiller

10Where are they going?The Falcon Flyer 11Senior: Quotes

The Falcon Flyer

“I tripped in front of everyone at a band concert during my junior year. I doubt anyone else remembers it, but I sure

do” - Terra Compton

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“One time at lunch I thought I saw my friend, so I sat down next to him. And then I looked up and he was looking at

me all funny. I realized he was not my friend and I had sat down at the wrong table” - Neachelle Gleason

“Me and Courtney Pierson were at the movies at Kent Station right after saying hi to like 27381293 people from school we walked into the bathroom and all these guys were looking at us like “wtf?” as we were walking in and we didn’t realize it until we saw the urinals that we went into the MENS BATHROOM so then ran out as fast as we could” - Brooke Hebert

“On swim team, my pants fell off. Everyone saw my butt while I dived in. It was bad” - Tyler Hood

“I made a few posters asking a girl to a school dance and with a bunch of people watching, she

said no” - Anthony Hiner

“Realizing that I’ve wasted all of my senior year playing Halo 3, and not having a life. OH! And getting so excited that PLU has a Halo club!” - Anika Glass

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Cutest CoupleSunny Embery & Blake Hetrick

Best EyesTalon Sisley & Jill Jamison

Best Moves

Michelle Peterson & Doug Goodgion

Drama King Drama Queen

Craig Heffner & Allison Combs

Jayson Baughan & Haleigh Wilden

Class Clowns

Best Smiles

Bryant Oxborrow & Amber Brakke

Senior FavoritesThe Falcon Flyer

The results are in!

Photos courtesy of Dalana CaldwellPhoto illustrations by Cynthiann Heckelsmiller

14Senior FavoritesThe Falcon Flyer

Most TalkativeKyla D’Amico & Taylor Welch

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Crystal Hedding and Alex Duarte

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Loveley Locks

Kari Murphy & Jordan Amoth

15 Where are they going?The Falcon Flyer

Louisiana

Hawaii

University of HawaiiAiyana HickeyHawaii Pacific UniversityTabitha Sullivan BYU HawaiiCrystal Hedding

Tulane UniversityMax Pattsner

Illinois

University of ChicagoJan Tabaczynski

Ohio

Cleveland State UniversityFrederike Dubeau

Massachusetts

College of the Holy CrossChelsea Hogan

16Seniors: UniqueThe Falcon Flyer

If you know Blake Hetrick, you are aware that he involves himself in many out-of-the-box activities. This senior is not like many others; he does not play football or participate in ASB, he uses his time the way he wants to.

“High school is a little overrated for me. It’s a drag and not very fun. I fill up my time swimming and hanging out with friends in good weather, or basically just finding new ways to stay in shape. I’m really interested in automotives, too,” said Hetrick.

He has participated in KSTC (Kent swim and tennis club) since he was a little kid and has stuck with it ever since. Hetrick has developed friendships with many of the members and currently works as a lifeguard in the summer.

Next to swimming, he also prepares for his future at UTI (Universal Tech Institute). He said, “I’m in auto shop now and find it to be really interesting. I’m moving down to Arizona for the industrial diesel program at UTI. Mr. Lewis has been a great motivator because he’s the one that inspired me to be in an automotive career, so I’ve got to thank him for that.”

Hetrick aspires to take his education with automotives with him and develop a steady profession. “I’m going to be a diesel technician and I hope to open up my own shop. I don’t know where, but I know that that’s what I really want to do,” he said, “Besides that, I’m just excited to get out and get to work.”

Sunny Embery is certainly one of Kentlake’s most out-going students. Not only does she take extra efforts to befriend both students and teachers, but she also enjoys a strong and committed relationship with her boyfriend of over two years, Blake Hetrick.

Embery has one addiction that sets her apart from the crowd: fitness. While many students enjoy eating while watching TV or surfing the web, Embery loves working out. She said, “[Working out] is truly one of my passions.”

In fact, she wakes up an hour before school to exercise. Her day at Kentlake includes aerobics and P.E. class. “My favorite part about high school was actually aerobics class this year. I have made a lot of new friends,” said Embery.

Embery also plans to have this passion become her future career. “I am studying to be a personal trainer right now,” Embery explained.

Another major portion of Embery’s life is her long time boyfriend, Hetrick. Embery said “I saw him at freshman orientation and thought he was pretty cute, then we had drivers-ed together and I fell for him.” The pair has been together for all of junior and senior year, making Embery one of the few with long term relationships in high school.

Embery is excited to be graduating. However, like most seniors, feels that unsure if she is ready to live in the “real world” yet.

Embery, Hetrick a strong teamMcKenna Herron

Staff reporter

erin Hunt

Staff reporter

The word ‘unique’ is defined as being one of a kind. Sean Rockey is the essence of the term. From wearing banana suits and kilts to taekwondo, Rockey has done it.

It is his individuality that landed him a spot in Mr. Kentlake. Rockey wore a banana suit for one of his performances. “It’s the only suit of a phallic object that is acceptable for use in the Kent School District,” said Rockey. As for his favorite part about being a part of Mr. Kentlake Rockey said, “Either breaking stuff with my hands or seeing Warren in a pimp outfit.”

Along with this goes his plan to rule the world which he has been creating for quite some time. Rockey said, “It’s already in production technically.

Kentlake’s strangestEver since my brother went to college, I’ve been using his room to hoard all of the freshmen I’ve kidnapped, and then I’ve been turning them into flesh-craving

zombies.” He then plans to unleash them upon a neutral country, most likely Switzerland, when he has about 100,000 of them. Additionally, havoc will ensue and life on Earth will be eradicated due to the use of nukes. With only a few survivors left domination will be effortless.

As for his plans after high school besides claiming complete control over the world, Rockey will be attending Green River Community College then eventually transfer to the University of Washington. He intends to study linguistics and music theory, but before all of that he will travel to Japan during the summer. At the end of the day, there is no person who comes close to being as one of a kind as Rockey.

KelSey Bolton

Staff reporter

There is a lot more to track than just running the field. An athlete must have strength, stamina, and agility; but they also have to play with heart and share the love for the sport with their teammates. It is not only about playing well, but also about inspiring the team to push on when

things are looking bad. For instance, it has been a long day and there is

not a sign of sun in the sky. Coach has had everyone running all day and everyone is so winded that they do not know what they are running for anymore, or why they continue to push on. What does the Kentlake track team captain do? “I see everyone else working hard and it keeps me from slacking off,” said Erin Collins.

It is Erin’s fourth year at this school and she has learned all she can from high school, it is time for her to embark on the arduous journey ahead. Where will she be headed? “I’m going to Green River and hoping to transfer later,” said Collins. This term is sadly coming to an end for Collins. What will her fellow students miss the most? Her irreplaceable personality, or the full head of curls she rocks so well? Whatever it is, her unique qualities are sure to get her far in life in her bright future.

Kierra elfalan

Staff reporter

Athetic term comes to an end

Photo by Sunny Embery

Photo by Kelsey Bolton

Photo by Erin Collins

17Seniors: UniqueThe Falcon Flyer

Walking through the halls, or eating lunch everyone must have noticed the dog among us. Joyful belongs to senior, Katrina Hetrick and she has been training her for the past three years. She and the rest of her family all participate in training dogs for the organization “Guide Dogs for the Blind” and they have been doing so since the summer of 2007, “[they] all love dogs.”

So what does this job entail Hetrick to do? Pretty much “They have [the dogs] for [about] a year, [and the dog] goes through ten phases of learning to lead the blind.” Hetrick’s job is to socialize the dog, which means to get the dog familiarized with people. While doing this she and her family also teach Joyful basic commands such as sit and come.“[The training] is pretty easy.” said Hetrick.

To be able to bring Joyful to school, “[We needed to] get it approved by the administration and [also] the Guide dog organization helped.” said Hetrick. Helping train these dogs is a great experience and is a great way to give back to the community.

Puppy LoveKaitlyn MiKlancic

Staff reporter

Dylan Hagreen, the man, the myth, the legend. How can one put this man into words? Hagreen’s unique persona cannot be entirely encompased…he is a Hagreen after all.

Coming from a long line of actors, Dylan decided to take part in the family business. He auditioned for “South Pacific” and got the part of Stewpot, Billis’s dopey assistant. “A lot of people were telling me to audition and I really wanted to do something for my senior year,” said Hagreen. He became widely known in the cast for his “We don’t feel good” line and his pinwheel act during the backstage Follies scene. Sadly, the audience could not bare witness to the glorious pinwheel dance that caused every actor to break character on stage.

After the youngest Hagreen is finished at Kentlake, he plans to attend community college and transfer to a four-year school. What could someone who holds so much promise for the world want to do with their life? Hagreen said, “I want to write music for videogames.” There you have it folks. In ten years when you open up Final Fantasy CCCXIII and a symphonic cascade of sound flows into your ears, you might be bearing witness to the work of the youngest born Hagreen.

Dylan will move on to great things in his post-high school career; he will inspire as he himself has been inspired. “When I need inspiration I just remember the words of wisdom I learned from Master Yoda. “Do or do not, there is no try.”

KeitH Bolender

Staff reporter

Hagreen’s words of wisdom

Nathan Strand is a man of many talents, abilities, and quite a few stories. If you get to know him then you will know a person who never ceases to amaze you. A talented shooter, musician and promising young lawyer are just a few things that would describe him.

“I come from a very open family,” said Strand. This is a very accurate statement having actually experienced this family first hand. “Once I was watching Family laughing and watching ‘Family Guy’ and my dad slowly opened the door, sniffed the air and said, ‘I smell happy.’ These are regular occurrences. His dad frequently gives him advice and warnings, such as, “Don’t ever put your hand in jalapeno juice!”

Strand has been very involved here at Kentlake. He has played in the band for four years and can play four instruments as well as everything in the percussion section. Nathan also played in the top jazz ensemble this year. Young Mr. Strand has also been involved in the JROTC program that holds class at Kentwood for two years as a member of the rifle team. “I really enjoy these things (band and JROTC) because they give me a release from the stress of everyday life.”

Nathan has made a lot of friends at Kentlake and is a warm-hearted person. “My best friends are Keith (Bolender) and Josh (Lashaar) because they are some of the kindest people I know,” said Strand. Strand is attending Green River Community College next year in pursuit of a career as a lawyer. Surely, great things are ahead for this Falcon.

KeitH Bolender

Staff reporter

Nathan plays trumpet

Photo by Katrina Hetrick

Photo by Nathan Strand

Photo by Dylan Hagreen

18Seniors: ArtThe Falcon Flyer

Every teenager dreams of leaving their home in Washington and moving on to a tropi-cal paradise, with a lot less rain and a lot more sun. For Crystal Hedding, this dream is a tall, sweet, fruity drink of re-ality. As her high school days come to a close, Hedding prepares to head off to Brigham Young University, Hawaii. She aspires to major in a facet of art, such as advertising or design. The arts have been major parts of Hedding’s life since she was young. “I’ve been interested in art, dance, and singing since I could walk,” said Hedding, “I know that sounds really cliché, but it’s true. I’m just a very artsy person; it’s what makes me hap-py.” Hedding hopes to translate her sing-ing, dancing, and drama experiences to another tropical vacation spot: Disneyworld. “I hope to participate in a Disney college program and

travel to Disneyworld as a performer and actor,” said Hedding. AlthoughHedding finds it hard to be-lieve she is graduating already, she is looking for-ward to “learning how to surf while keeping up

with home-work on the beaches and getting tan for the firsttimeinmy life.” A s H e d d i n g reco l lec ts the fun times with her amaz-

ing friends and prepares to start afresh far away, she feels that her years at Kentlake prepared her for the future. “I had an amazing growing expe-rience in high school that I couldn’t have done without all the amazing people in the class of 2010!” said Hedding. “I’ve grown so much as a person and I couldn’t be happier now.”

Megan RogeRs

staff RepoRteR

“I’ve grown so much as a person and I couldn’t

be happier now.”

-Crystal Hedding

Artsy Hedding heads for tropical education

To say that Michael Dymond-Shaw is a man of many talents would be an understatement. With skills as a golfer, snow-boarder, drum- mer, guitar-ist, and self- proclaimed “techie,” this renaissance man developed yet another skill to add to his reper-toire: Michael is a ceramics prodigy. R e a l i z - ing he was in need of an arts credit, Mi-chael partook in Ceramics class his last year and a half of high school. “I’d always heard c e r a m i c s was pretty easy and a fun class to do, so I joined,” said Dymond-Shaw. After join-ing, he found out there was reason to stay. “Turned out I kind of have a knack for wheel work, so I decided to stay with it,” Michael said. “Mr. Wall’s a cool teacher, and I really liked actually being able to make a physical object with my hands that was of some value.” Despitehisworkinthecreativefield,Michaelwillnot

be pursuing a career relating to ceramics in the future. As it seems, he will be doing quite the opposite. “I’m actually going to UW, and hopefully I’ll be getting into the Neuro-chemistry program, and then climb up the ladder into being a neurosurgeon,” said Michael. Regardless of other plans, he hopes to continue working with ceramics in his free time. According to Michael, the art is something he cannot give up. “I really like being able to take pretty much just a lump of clay and being able to make something that looks really cool. I’m a hands-on person,

Photo courtesy of Crystal Hedding

Michala DyMonD-shaw

staff RepoRteR

“Easy” class becomes magnificent obsession

Photo courtesy of Michael Dymond-Shaw

19Seniors: ArtThe Falcon Flyer

The uncontrollable urge to express one’s self through music and movement; some feel it, others don’t. Chel-sea Warneke has felt the incessant compul-sion to dance since the tender age of four. Later joining Maple Valley School of Bal-let at age seven, she found herself among fellow dance lovers, and dis-covered a true passion for the stage. Every sport has its own obstacles, as well as rewarding experiences. “Getting onto Pointe and being able to do my senior solo on Pointe [was

my biggest challenge],” said Warneke. “It has been a real struggle for me but I am so proud to have overcome those obstacles.” Warneke plans to attend the Seattle Uni-

versity, and has been accepted by their dance team. “We’ll be dancing at the Key Arena at every basketball game,” said Warneke. She plans to ei-ther study pre-veterinary medicine or criminal justice with an emphasis in forensic science. With

so many prospects and plans, Warneke looks forward to the future with hope and vivacious ambition. When asked how long she plans to continue dancing, she answers with a charis-matic smile, “I plan to dance my whole life.”

Cartoon tees, horn rimmed glasses, and a camera slinging around his neck, Ian Lobdell looks every bit the part of an artist. Ian is well known on campus for his artistic pas-sions. “I have been doing art since I was young,” said Ian. When he enrolled in art classes, he was hooked. “About sophomore year I knew art is what I wanted to do,” said Ian. “I used to look at the AP class, and some of their art used to amaze me.” A swirling mix of realism and the ab-stract, Ian’s art seems to draw from an alien fount. Rather than basing his art off tra-ditional inspirations, Ian works from pure expression. “If I want to say something, I try to think of a way to express it visu-ally instead,” Ian

said. “My inspiration is more my view on life, and I try to show it in a visual world.” Although Ian is in two

separate art classes, he has found a way to com-bine the two. “[In] the AP art class we had to do a concentration

portfolio which is where you create 12 consecutive pieces on a sub-ject. I did it on photography by painting camera functions or pic-tures relating to photography,” said Ian. Ian is very proud of his artistic in-v o l v e m e n t in the school

and it is what he wants to be r e m e m b e r e d by. “Honestly I wanted to be remembered as an art nerd in general,” said Ian “That’s how I wanted to be seen through the school.”

Michaela ManDala

staff RepoRteR

Genius develops skills

Dance star rockets towards dreamJoRDan MiDDleton

staff RepoRteR

“I plan to dance my whole life.”

-Chealsea Warneke

Photo courtesy of Chealsea Warneke

Photo courtesy of Ian Lobdell

It all started when she was a little girl taking pictures with her tiny pink Bar-bie camera. Since then, Carly Vester has honed her skills as a photographic master. Her passion exploded sopho-more year in Adam Gosnell’s photog-raphy class. “I can’t paint or draw… photography is very straightforward. It’s just point and shoot,” said Carly. Her inspiration comes from the sim-ple things, “everyday life.” For the past three years, Carly has submitted her artwork to the Cov-ington Days Art Show. She has done well, placing first and receiving theMayor’s Award. This year will be the last summer she can enter the student category, but she plans on continu-ing in the future. The idea of more art shows is also a very realistic possibil-ity. After graduation, Carly is heading up north to Western Washington Uni-versity, where she hopes to enter the Photojournalism Program. This could possibly lead to a career in photogra-phy. She has even thrown the thought of working for National Geographic, a premier photo magazine. But as Carly thinks ahead, she may have to make some additional plans.” I still need to put a roof over my head,” she said. One thing she is sure of: her love of photography will not die.

Vester invests in photosJason hiRschey

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photography is very

straightforward.”

-Carly Vester

20Seniors:AcademicsThe Falcon Flyer

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While many seniors fell victim to the dire symptoms of the psychological condition known as Senioritis, one student persevered through it all. Besides being deemed as the “chick magnet,” Alexander Archuleta can undeniably be labeled as one of the hardest-work-ing, smartest, and brightest students to grace the halls of this fine institution. Archuleta strived to make the best of his high school career, never settling for anything. Over the years, he has steadily maintained a nearly perfect GPA even with his rigorous class schedule. “I’ve taken every AP class offered, except AP Bio, that I could,” said Archuleta. “Right now, I’m in the top five of my class.” As for awards representing his outstanding aca-demic achievements, Archuleta has amassed a variety ranging from student of the quarters to his recent hon-ors of Student of the Year in the Departments of Math and Social Studies. Whitworth is Archuleta’s future college, where he has received the presidential scholarship. He also re-cently received the Kent Rotary scholarship for his high school success in both academics and extensive community service. He plans to study political science and international studies. “I would like to eventual go to law school and sort of help to work with humani-tarian or non-profits against human trafficking or civil rights,” said Archuleta.

A quiet voice to the unknowing ear, Chelsea Hogan has a certain intelligence that will one day lead her to assist those around her. For those who are close to her, she is truly a fire behind her tiny frame. Hogan has a unique drive that has lead her to her academic success and more. Hogan said, “I have really high expectations for myself and I feel disappointed if I come short of a goal. I also want to be a doctor, which naturally requires an academic drive to achieve.” Following her aspirations, she has her passage into

the medical field all planned out. “I want to major in biology or biochemistry. I’m going to the College of the Holy Cross...they have really good programs for biol-ogy and pre-med preparation.” Not only has this soft-spoken scholar been an aca-demic success, she also made it onto the class of 2010’s prom court. “People told me that they were voting for me, but I was still a little surprised when I heard I made it.” In the end, her journey through the Kentlake halls has been a superior one. “I really loved AP Bio, it was such a fun class. I really liked Calculus, both classes were fun. Oh, and French, I wish I could have gone on with it, it was a great class.”

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Out of the graduating class, Cory Shiraishi is recog-nized as one of this year’s greatest academic achievers. He has taken on a heavy course load, including many challenging AP courses. Cory said, “I really enjoy math and science, and I’ve had three favorite teach-ers: McKinzie as a freshman, Finley with AP Bio as a sophomore, and Sturtevant with Calc AB and BC.” The drive Shiraishi has for school and life comes from more than just the common situation of parents pushing. “I think it was the way I was raised. I internal-ized the belief that I have to do the best. If I don’t get A’s then I’m disappointed in myself,” said Shiraishi. Throughout his years here Cory has also participated in a wide range of afterschool activities. His other ac-complishments include three seasons of soccer, one season of track, two years of math club, and four years playing the violin. Shiraishi’s aspirations for next year continue to ex-emplify his strong academic nature. “I’m going into the Honors program at UW. And I’ll study either math or engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, psychology, philosophy, or theology,” Shiraishi said. Although he is known for his academic excellence, it is not his only accomplishment. Moving on in the world he will continue to treasure one successful goal. Shiraishi said, “I have a beard, it’s pretty awesome.”

Cory Shiraishi proves more than just a bearded genius

Chelsea Hogan reaches for the highest goalsChelsea Hogan, far right, on a recent band trip to Victoria

Alexander Archuletabrains and brawn

Photo courtesy of Alexander Archuleta

Photo courtesy of Cory Shiraishi

Photo courtesy of Chelsae Hogan

21Seniors:JournalismThe Falcon Flyer

Cynthiann Heckelsmiller: more than just a pretty face

From jock to drama, Keith Bolender does it all

When it comes to recognizable faces, few falcons are as easy to point out as Keith Bolander. Keith is easy to spot because of his swarm of friends, good nature, and ear-to-ear smile. Around Kentlake, it is very difficult to find someone more animated than Keith. This is represented in Keith’s two performances for Kentlake Drama this year. He was in the cast for “Pa-malot”, and also “South Pacific.” Some of Keith’s best acting qualities have to be his fleet-footed dances on stage and his superb voice. Furthermore, Keith really enjoys his theater experiences at Kentlake and wish-es nothing but the best to his friends and cast-mates. When asked what was his favorite part about drama, he simply responded with, “The people, because they are

my type of people.” Alas, drama has not always been Keith’s forte. He played football for many years until an ankle injury ended his career. However, Keith has taken his skills of determination and hard work off the field and applied them to the stage. “I miss football, but am glad for my involvement in drama,” said Bolander. When not acting or tossing the football, Keith is still a very down to earth guy. He enjoys spending time with his friends, throwing the Frisbee disc, and playing his trumpet in the band. As for next year’s plans, Keith has expressed interest in attending Bellevue College. He also wants to audi-tion for Bellevue’s prestigious jazz band. Furthermore, Keith may attempt some community theater to improve his acting prowess. No matter what Keith chooses to do, his perseverance and good humor will allow him to have fun in whatever he does in life.

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It is near impossible to dictate a student’s future based solely on their high school career, but if one thing can be concluded about Kelsey Bolton’s prospects, it is that they are as boundless as her soaring aspirations. While most seniors were checking out and ready to give up on high school all together, she continued to demonstrate herself as a devoted student. Kelsey was recently the sole recipient of the Student of the Year award in the Lan-guage Arts department, which was presented to her at the Senior Awards Assembly. About the award, she remarked “It caught me completely off guard, but I am very grateful and honored, and will make my greatest attempt to do the award justice.” The certificate was presented by English teacher Patti Fluke, who praised Kelsey’s ability to write, as well as her talent of interpreting difficult literary material. Not only has Kelsey proven herself to be an accomplished writer in her literature class, but she has also served as a reporter on this newspaper staff for the entirety of her senior year. When reflecting on her favorite parts of this last year of journalism, she said “all of the people that I have gotten to know working on the paper; Craig Heffner, Keith Bolender, all of them are great people.” Surely, of all the members of the graduating class that will be missed at Kentlake, Kelsey is one of the greatest loses. She has proved throughout the year that she is one of the brightest students that the senior class has to offer, and that she has an incredibly bright future ahead of her.

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Beauteous, knowledgeable, elegant: a true Grace Kelly in the works. Cynthiann Heckelsmiller, affectionately known as “Suntan”, has been and will be a glistening face on the horizon of talent and success…with plants! These last four years have challenged her on drums, in aca-demics, in a bit of tennis, and knowing whether or not Gene Kelly really did have such an excellent butt…Anyway, just looking at the tall, leggy, pale, blond woman, it would never be suspected that she is the lead drummer of Kentlake’s jazz ensemble, but hand her a pair of sticks and she will make that room swing like Buddy Rich never could. As for academics, that girl has taken those butt-kicking classes and still survived to see the light of the new day, and her little tiny pooch who’s cute little mind doesn’t know how to decipher a shadow from

a living organism. Also, tennis was a part of her activities for a few years on the tennis team, where she quickly learned that when you hit your opponent and start to laugh to soften the situation, the feelings you truly have are feelings of joy be-cause that point is yours no matter who had to go down to get it! Ha! Well moving on, the most memorable part of Cynthiann is not her blond moments, although they were quite numerous sometimes (one time she ran both me and her into bushes with a snowmobile), but the fact that she knows every classic movie and musical in the history of film. She has introduced this little world to the incredible jaw-line of Cary Grant, the sultry mannerisms of Humphrey Bogart, and the picturesque, yet heartbroken romances of Ingrid Bergman. So, whether you are Singing in the Rain, attempting to be An American in Paris, or even taking a moment for a Holiday, remember the girl who yes, may be going on to learn about botany, but has and will always live the life of true Hollywood stars.

ChriSTine ruShTon Co eDiTor-in-Chief

Photo courtesy of Cynthiann Heckelsmiller

Photo courtesy of Kelsey Bolton

Photo courtesy of Keith Bolender

22Seniors: JournalismThe Falcon Flyer 23Seniors: Journalism

The Falcon Flyer

Her fingers are always flying. Soaring, diving, snapping over piano keys, flute keys, and clicking keyboards, they fly through tasks with zest and grace. With all of her effervescence and talent, Christine Rushton is an overpower-ing force to be reckoned with. I have known Christine for four years, and have the chronic bruises to prove it. Every time she gets an idea, and the girl is a fountainhead of ideas, she will repeatedly smack the arm of whoever is nearest until he or she turns her head. She will then proceed tell you her idea with a veritable mime show of hand motions. This is a near hourly occurrence. Despite the habitual tendencies, Christine is also full of surprises. Last spring, she set her mind on joining journalism. She did not just sign up for the class; she applied for Editor in Chief. I also applied for the position, on the condition that it would be shared with someone else. Come fall, we both were named Co-Editors in Chief. There was a fairly universal worry, though unspoken, that Christine, having never been on the paper staff, let alone writ-ten an article, would have trouble with the responsibilities of being an editor. But she surprised us all (wonderfully), and turned out to be an effective and productive editor. We should not have been so surprised. Christine is a natu-ral born leader, and a fantastic writer to boot. Christine is no one trick pony. Her other love is music. Our band director, Chuck Stowell, recognized her talent early, and snatched her up into Wind Ensemble the second semester of freshman year, a rare honor. Christine also plays in the Tacoma Youth Symphony, an award-winning program. Next year, Christine is transferring her energy to Washington State Univer-sity. She plans on majoring in communications with a minor in music. Her dream is to be a stiletto-wearing editor of a grand publication, clicking her heals and pursing her lips in the best Meryl Streep fashion. As someone lucky enough to call her a best friend, I know that the world needs to consider itself warned; Christine Rushton cometh.

Cynthiann heCkelsmiller

Co-editor in Chief

The ability to write is like a bird being able to fly, but the talent is a gift. As the Arts and Entertainment editor, Mike Lydon has demonstrated ex-ceptional writing and editing skills. He has been a member of Journalism for three years, has won an honorable men-tion for review writing at Na-tionals, and was the Business Manager last year. Lydon has shown that he is the spirit of dedication.

As the A&E editor, Lydon has made the section more movie and music oriented. Lydon said, “It is a position of dominance. It’s like dipping your face in chocolate.” When it comes to working with oth-ers Lydon said, “I enjoy the close intimacy I get with my co-workers.” Currently, Lydon finds him-self learning more about the Hollywood world since his po-sition requires him to be up-to-date with what is going on in the entertainment business. Lydon said, “The fact that the Twilight phenomenon has

grown to the point that it has, frankly disgusts me.” Next year Lydon will be at-tending Western Washington University. Lydon said, “[I will] get a job at the Western paper, Major in Journalism and Minor in Film Studies, then take over the world.” As for Kentlake’s future after he leaves Lydon said, “Judging from the lower classes, I worry about our future.” His future is bright like thousands of fluttering fire-flies in the night sky, and his accomplishments are numer-ous.

kelsey Bolton

staff reporter

Mike ‘The Great’ ready for world domination

Chill music; quirky girl

Life as a Kentlake student, there should be a book titled as such. Per-haps a Kentlake for Dummies book would serve well in its place. Surely it would have made the journey through Kentlake easier. Sadly no such book exists, as the trip through high school is far too complex and maturing to put down on paper. My experience with Kentlake has been one of trials, some administered, some endured. Yet it is as the end ar-rives, after complaint, after all of the high school “drama” that I realize, I would not be who I am without them.

Theatre was my main occupation for the first half of high school. I be-lieve this is where I found a personal-ity. Everyone I suspect has this place they found comfort. For some it may be sports, for some clubs, or even just with friends. It is this comfort that I think leads to success in high school, though it can distract from the “official” reason for school, as it did to me. In retrospect, some of the classes I took were not the most practical and wise options to choose. However I learned lessons from the people in those classes. I feel that that is the real-ity of high school. After all the classes are done it is what you learn from an about the people around you that is what matters.

JaCoB langholz

staff reporter

Langholz reverently reflects

Photo courtesy of Christine Rushton

Photo courtesy of Mike Lydon

Photo courtesy of Jacob Langholz

22Seniors: JournalismThe Falcon Flyer 23Seniors: Journalism

The Falcon Flyer

Some call Jerel Henderson a prophet, others simply respond: “Who dat?” He is a world renowned movie critic, athlete, and thespian. He has played soccer since he was five years old, and has done two theatre pro-ductions here at Kentlake (“Damn Yankees” and “Arsenic and Old Lace”), and two more as a child actor. (“Fiddler on the Roof” and “Music Man”) A very passionate individual, Jerel enjoys journalism and soc-cer. He has been playing soccer since he was five years old, and he spent two years on the varsity team during his high school ca-reer. Henderson has also found an outlet as a well rounded movie critic. “It’s fun to be a critic,” said Jerel. “I like to be able to openly express my opinions on current events and pop-culture.” Jerel is the type of person that would carry on the legacy of Matt Stone and Trey Parker if they were to ever be assassinated. In the words of Mike “The Great” Lydon, “He would say that he is not as, good nor superior to the genius creators of ‘South Park’, he is simply trying to carry out their legacy.” Jerel has thoroughly enjoyed his time here at Kentlake. “Some of my proudest moments were when we beat Tahoma at Homecoming and get-ting into Western (Washington University).” He would like to thank his teachers, Mr. Sturtevant, Mrs. Best and Mrs. Fluke.

keith Bolender

staff reporter

You are one lucky student if you happen to run into Alyssa Ryan on a regular basis; this senior flash-es through the school at the speed of light. Maybe you’ve skimmed through an article or two of hers in the Falcon Flyer, or maybe you’ve heard of her magic

with horses. Whatever the reason may be, she’s defi-nitely someone worth know-ing. This student is most com-monly associated with the student paper. “I really en-joy writing and I’m nosy, so it kind of fits me perfectly.” After her first year in journalism, Ryan decided to take on the roll of an Op-Ed editor. “I like discussing opinions and happen to be very opinionated. It works for me; I use opinions to try to change the ideas people have,” she said. Although Ryan does not plan on including journal-ism in her future, she notes that it has taught her many things. She said, “It’s been significant throughout high school because I’ve learned how to be careful when dis-playing my perspective. I can get people to open up,

and I’ve learned how, even though something may mean nothing to you, it can be completely offensive to the next person.” Ryan wraps up her short career in journalism as an “entertaining and worth-while experience.”

matt davis

staff reporter

Henderson, the renaisance man

Although known primarily for his success in Kent-lake’s drama program, senior Craig Heffner has an-other fine art up his sleeve: journalism. Heffner began his journalism escapade as a junior, and although hu-morous about the sometimes low amount of effort put towards the class, he remained a well published writer throughout his senior year.

Along with other devious plots, Heffner joined journalism to supplement his quest to “take over the world.” “I wanted to be the first to find out about news, get my opinion out there, but most of all I wanted to corrupt lesser mortals,” said Heffner. Much to his edi-tor’s disproval, he seemed to achieve his goal, author-ing countless opinion, arts and entertainment articles, along with a feature section that he says was near “Im-pizzable” to write. He said near folks, Craig the Great never could be conquered by one measly feature.

With restricting deadlines that may have hindered a lesser being, Heffner instead learned how to take editor’s death threats, such as “I am going to cut your

head off with this red pen,” and counter them with re-marks like, “what is an article?” and “I was assigned that?” However, all joking aside, Heffner wrote many articles that would be read, discussed, compli-mented, and remem-bered throughout his entire journalism ca-reer.

While Heffner was supposed to be writing articles, he was filling his time with his main tal-ent, drama. He has participated in four shows at Cedar Heights, all eight shows at Kentlake, and three summer shows at Green River Community College, landing a main role in many to most. It would be a vast understatement to say that Heffner fills his day with drama. To enhance his theatrical talents,

Heffner takes voice lessons, and participates in Select Ensemble Choir; all things this talented performer do

relate back to drama. He is also on prom court, accompanied by his date also on prom court, Christine Rushton.

With help from drama extraordinaire and inspiration Mrs. Cressey, Heffner has won many awards including Best Actor at Kentlake, and the Rotary Club award for Fine and Performing Arts. Heffner said, “Without Mrs. Cressey, and without drama, I would be a nobody at Kentlake, I would not have a life to live.”

Kentlake’s theatrical genius is headed off to Ellensburg for college, hoping to pursue a major in theatre and film. “My main goal is to make it on Broadway; its always been about going big or going

home, I have never seen it any other way,” said Hef-fner. Whether or not he does make it to Broadway, he will always be remembered as one of Kentlake’s finest “drama kids,” although there is no doubt he will in fact conquer the world.

alyssa ryan

op-ed editor

Heffner astounds on paper and on stage

Some of you may not know me, and others may know me a little too well. The latter most likely knows things about me that I do not even fully understand, but isn’t that how life is? We seniors have gone through high school for, what seemed to me, like four long and drudg-ingly painful years, and now we are at the tip-ping point in life. Some of us our anxious, some are scared, and others do not feel ready, but in truth, we are more prepared than ever. I have taken numerous AP and Honors classes, participated in the National Honor Society, been a dedicated member to the band, and even performed in multiple sports, and even I feel apprehensive about next year, but I think that is the point of high school. It is our duty as students to try new things, work hard, and push ourselves, so that when we reach the fore-boding world of college and career, we will realize that it is not as daunting as we previously believed. I am proud to say that I was able to establish strong friendships with people that now matter a great deal to me, and I know that those people will always be there to help me further my dreams and goals in this ever changing world. It is because of the hard work I applied while here that will assist me in graduating from the University of Washington with a degree in bio-engineering, and with that degree, I will be able to alter current medical procedures and equipment to better at least one person’s life and that will make it all worth it. So maybe that is what we should understand about our time here at Kentlake; we have to discover and un-earth the thing that gives meaning to our life. We have to find the thing that pushes us onward and makes life worth living. Don’t neglect to enjoy the time spent searching; step back and laugh every once and a while, because sometimes life will laugh along with you.

Letter from a senior

mCkenna herron

staff reporter

Ryan exemplifies truejournalistic curiosity

Photo courtesy of Alyssa Ryan

Photo courtesy of Craig Heffner

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