SENIOR ISSUE 2016 Dear Senior Class of 2016,

SENIOR ISSUE
2016
Dear Senior Class of 2016,
There comes a point in every person’s life when they have to say goodbye to something that
they hold near and dear. So is the case for the class of 2016 as we prepare to graduate from Quince
Orchard. There were moments when we sat in the chilly winter evening together as one and cheered
on our communal sports teams. There were times when we sought each other out to gripe about
the homework for a particular class. There were moments when the senioritis just couldn’t be put
off any longer, and we had to succumb to it. Throughout the years, we learned from the classes
above us. This year, we rose to the top and became the class that set the standard for the future. We
became the senior class and used our time to set an example for other classes about what it means
to be at the pinnacle of your high school career. Responsibility is not a trait that comes easy to
many people, but we have achieved it. We have been through thick and thin within these hallowed
walls, but now it is time for us to pass on the legacy of being the best class in the school. We came,
we saw, we conquered, and we will continue to do so on our own individual paths in the future.
Quince Orchard has taught us to never forget where we came from, and that when we undertake
any task in the future, we must always remember to Go B16 or Go Home!
Sincerely,
Senior Prowler Staffers
(from left to right) BACK ROW: Shayne Carver (Brigham Young
University -- Idaho), Matt
Lowinger
(Towson University), Patrick Paolini (St. Mary’s College of Maryland), Andy Goldstein (University of
Wisconsin) MIDDLE ROW: Sam Kirsch (College of Charleston), Bella Roberts (Brown University), FRONT
ROW: Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan (University of Maryland, College Park), Paige Mirkin (Indiana University)
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LATE PASS
Name: Quince Orchard Senior
Excuse:
Advice for
Underclassmen
“It’s alright if you’re trash. It’s called
a trash CAN, not a trash CANNOT.”
-Quinn Malone
-Ross McCormick
“I lost interest.”
“There’s no excuse for being late to class.
Education is your key to a successful future.”
“Don’t forget your passions with all
the craziness that is high school!”
-Rachel Sneeringer
“Take Yearbook!”
“I was praying to God for the strength to
-Alex Meyers
get through class.”
Editor’s Note: Our fact-checkers found
-Katherine Zoccola this statement to be objectively false.
-David Benko
“Latte was made with regular milk when I
specifically asked for skim...smh.”
“Stop standing in the
middle of the hallway.”
-Christine Holm
-Jacob Elder
“No snitchin’.”
“My water broke.”
-Daniel Dropik
-Sam Kirsch
What classmates
don’t know about me
“My dad spelled my name wrong
on my birth certificate.”
-Somya Padliya
“No, I’m not upset / I don’t hate you.
My. face. just. looks. like. this.”
-Katherine Ryder
“Used to love lying/making up stories as a child yet got my hand up on
the character counts pillar 6 years in
a row for trustworthiness.”
-Sloane Gallagher
“I use lavender body wash.”
-Connor Quinn
Favorite Prowler Seniors That’s Embarassing
“Democracy is the wrath of the people.”
-Aristotle
Andy Goldstein
Bella Roberts
Matt Lowinger
“Getting dat 1 in physics.”
-Michael Carrion
“Freshman through senior year.”
-Courtney Vanpelt
“Yelling ‘PLAY US OUT BAND!’ at the
homecoming pep rally only to be
met with total silence.”
-Alexis Onsi
“My phone started playing Beyonce
at full volume during Ms. Gordy’s
math class during sophomore year.”
-Keri Anne Livengood
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Where wll YOU be in twenty years?
“In 20 years, I will be taking advantage
of my time off work to visit Hannah
Dietz in New York City, where we will
go watch Noah Chiet on Broadway
and reminisce about QO Theatre.”
-Kishori Turner
“Hopefully in twenty years, I will be in
a ship in space, traveling to some other galaxy. How cool would that be?”
-Catherine Cassell
“Lying on the beach, sipping
a smoothie, reflecting on how
much
easier
world
domination was than I expected it to be.”
-David
Benko
“I will be living on an estate with 15 dogs all named by
the number they are assigned.”
-Connor Quinn
“I will be in New York as a baseball
historian, for who else? The New
York Yankees.”
-Alexander Cohn
“Living in a shack on the eastern
coast of Australia with my dogs
and rabbits whilst eating Cinnamon Toast Crunch and listening to
2 Chainz.”
-Andrew Textoris
“In 20 years I plan to be a MD-PhD.
My PhD will be in neuroscience or
(hopefully) in music cognition. I will
also have two fully functional hands
and will be researching/practicing neurobiology and the relationship between music and the brain.”
-Hannah Weisman
“MAKING BILLIONS!”
-Alex Myers
“Happy.”
-Aaron Schwartz
“Grilling hamburgers over a full
chimney of original Kingsford charcoal at a medium-high temperature
in my white New Balance shoes from
future Costco.”
-Ben Cubert
“Acting on stage and screen and also
planning our 20th year reunion.”
-Noah Chiet
“Making so much money I won’t be
able to come to any QO reunions.”
-Jenna Haley
“I don’t want to think too far ahead.
Whatever happens, happens.”
-Nadia Paz
“Jail.”
“2036.”
“Either in the ground or on a billboard. Fly or die.”
-Patrick Cho
-Ekansh Vinaik
-Tanay Wakhare
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May 6, 2016
Nathaly Castillo
Montgomery College
Health Sciences
Sarah Hallam
University of Missouri
Engineering
Alice Li
New York University
Political Science
Ethan Adler
Rochester Institute of Technology
Game Design & Development
Libia Cepeda-Balcazar
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Elementary Education
Jack Hanson
Brigham Young University
Kinesiology
Jenny Liang
Montgomery College
Psychology
Alison Amar
University of Maryland, College Park
Biopsychology
Noah Chiet
Emerson College
Acting
Shelby Hardy
University of Arizona
Business Mangement
Keri Anne Livengood
Salisbury University
Nursing
Rabbi Amatu
Towson University
Law
Patrick (Jinho) Cho
University of Maryland, College Park
Gender Studies
Herrick Hartman
University of Maryland, College Park
Engineering
Matthew Lowinger
Towson University
Business Administration
Merry Babore
Salisbury University
Undecided
Alexander Cohn
Towson University
History
I-Sha Hawkins
Stevenson University
Medical Laboratory Science
Daya Lu
Johns Hopkins University
Computer Science
Juliana Bae
United States Navel Academy
Chemistry
Joe Cooke
United States Naval Academy
Mechanical Engineering
Christine Holm
University of Maryland, College Park
Kinesiology
Mei Mackleer
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
International Studies
Julie Bai
University of Maryland, College Park
Finance
Katie Coulson
University of Delaware
Undecided
Sam Holmberg
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Quinn Malone
Lewis and Clark College
Math, Computer Science, & Japanese
Nate Baiden
West Virginia University
Undecided
Ben Cubert
University of Maryland, College Park
Engineering
Julia Horowitz
University of Delaware
Biology
Chloe Malouf
Tufts University
Music & Environmental Studies
Jenny Baker
Baylor University
Elementary Education
Adrian Culp
Westminster College
Physical Therapy
Wenyue Huang
Miami University of Ohio
Economics
Jessica Manion
University of Florida
Animal Science
Michael Baniak
University of Maryland, College Park
Engineering
Nick D’Antona
St Mary’s College of Maryland
Biochemistry / Music
Zabel Isassi
Savannah College of Art & Design
Animation
Sydney Maxwell
West Virginia University
Engineering
Emily Baumgartner
Florida State University
Undecided
Camila Darin
Towson University
Political Science
Senuri Jagoda
Undecided
Biology
Ross McCormick
Montgomery College
Chemical Engineering
David Benko
George Mason University
Government & International Policy
Shadi Davari
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Kyle Jameson
University of South Carolina
Business
Megan McDanald
Virginia Tech
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Alex Besch
Drake University
International Relations
Francesca D’Cruz
University of California, Davis
Biological Systems Engineering
Christian Jurado
Montgomery College
Business
Ashley McDanald
Duquesne University
Nursing
Kyah Blackwell
Frostburg State University
Psychology
Greg D’Elia
Montgomery College
Business
Ana Karapetyan
University of Maryland, College Park
Biology
McKenzie McMahon
Smith College
Fine Arts
Mackenzie Blomstrom
University of South Carolina
Criminology
Hannah Dietz
DePaul University
Public Relations / Advertising
Abdul Khan
Montgomery College
Kinesiology
Tiger Miao
University of Maryland, College Park
Cyber Security & Women’s Studies
Benjamin Bloom
Clemson University
Engineering
Sarah Dilworth
Montgomery College
Journalism
Samuel Kirsch
College of Charleston
Biology
Paige Mirkin
Indiana University
Journalism
Alex Bond
Purdue University
Engineering
Daniel Dropik
Columbia College of Chicago
Cinematography
Elissa Klein
University of Maryland, College Park
Entrepreneurship
Nicholas Moon
Elon University
Biology
Colin Bradley
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Brian Edell
Truman State University
Business Administration
Carson Knight
University of Maryland, College Park
Finance
Kate Muma
The Ohio State University
Communications
Jaret Burke
Salisbury University
Undecided
Jacob Elder
Berklee College of Music
Music Business
Stefan Ko
New York University
Finance
Rayshawn Murrel
Coastal Carolina University
Business
Aly Cantor
University of Arizona
Communications
Sloane Gallagher
Ithaca College
Politics
Ryan Krissoff
Towson University
Graphic Design
Alex Myers
Penn State University
Undecided
Michael Carrion
University of Maryland, College Park
Biological Sciences
Andy Goldstein
University of Wisconsin
Political Science
Elisse Kumah
Towson University
Undecided
Brendan Nolan
Florida State University
Undecided
Shayne Carver
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Construction Management
Halle Grossett
University of Alabama
Broadcast Journalism & Pre-Law
Emma Levrio
University of North Carolina
Psychology & Dance
Caroline O’Keefe
University of Virginia
Nursing
Catherine Cassell
University of Maryland, College Park
Physics & Astronomy
Jenna Haley
Florida Gulf Coast University
Legal Studies
Dennis Li
University of Maryland, College Park
Farrier Science
Alexis Onsi
Duke University
Biomedical Engineering
Jason Adle
University of British Columbia
Environmental Sciences
Senior Directory ‘16
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Senior Directory ‘16
Ariel Oravsky
Pennsylvania State University
Hospitality
Nat Rubin
Reed College
Literature & History
Teiara Taylor
Chestnut Hill College
Criminal Justice
Cameron Wilcox
Montgomery College
Biology
Somya Padliya
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Katherine Ryder
University of South Carolina
Business & Environmental Studies
Jennifer Teefey
Purdue University
Electrical Engineering & Finance
Regina Wingate
University of Maryland, College Park
Engineering
Patrick Paolini
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Political Science
Megan Samuels
University of Maryland, College Park
Psychology
Andrew Textoris
Elon University
International Studies
Brandon Wolfe
Frostburg State University
Elementary Education
Nadia Paz
Montgomery College
Political Science
Sarah Schmid
Loyola University of Maryland
Speech Pathology
Ally Thomas
University of Maryland, College Park
Undecided
Nick Wong
University of Maryland, College Park
Mechanical Engineering
James Pevenstein
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Raoul Shah
Catholic University of America
Undecided
Jessa Toone
Lynn University
Hospitality
Alex Wonnacott
Brigham Young University
Chemical Engineering
Elena Porskova
Hofstra University
Undecided
Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan
University of Maryland, College Park
Business Management
Kishori Turner
American University
Justice & Law
Harrison Wu
Montgomery College
Mechanical Engineering
LeRoy Purdie
University of Maryland, College Park
Communications
Sophia Sizdahkhani
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Neuroscience
Brianca Tunson
Salisbury University
Engineering
Anna Yaschenko
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Computer Science
Connor Quinn
Champlain College
Business
Jake Skimmons
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering
Courtney Van Pelt
Missippi State University
Anthropology
Elena Yesnick
University of Delaware
Environmental Studies
Kimberly Quintanilla
Towson University
Biology
Rachel Sneeringer
Carnegie Mellon University
Mechanical Engineering
Ekansh Vinaik
University of Maryland, College Park
Computer Science
Vera Yevsukov
University of Maryland, College Park
Microbiology & Russian
Axel Garcia De La Garza
University of Maryland, College Park
Aerospace Engineering
Cassidy Solomon
University of Maryland, College Park
Undecided
Natasha Vozenilek
Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg
Electrical Engineering
Isabel Yoon
University of Michigan
Undecided
Bella Roberts
Brown University
Undecided
Hannah Spector
Miami University of Ohio
Undecided
Tanay Wakhare
University of Maryland, College Park
Math & Computer Science
Andrew Yuan
University of Maryland, College Park
Undecided
Sophie Robinson
University of South Carolina
Marine Biology
Niko Stathes
Penn State University
Accounting
Liam Walsh
Carnegie Mellon University
Engineering
Katherine Zoccola
Towson University
Nursing
Victoria Rodriguez
University of Texas at San Antonio
Violin Performance / Global Affairs
Dara Sypes
Elon University
Pre-Medicine
Max Ward
Wagner College
Film and Media Studies
Jack Rommel
Salisbury University
Business
Romina Talledo
Monterrey Institute of Technology & Higher Ed
Marketing
Gregg Weinstein
Stevenson University
Business
Jack Ropelewski
Catholic University of America
Engineering
Ryan Tang
Pennsylvania State University
Political Science
Hannah Weisman
University of Maryland, College Park
Biology & Psychology
Note: The information in the Senior
Directory is based on self-reported data by the seniors of
Quince Orchard High School.
Some seniors may not be
included, since the issue was sent
in for publication before May 1,
the deadline for committing to
many colleges.
Scholarships & Honors Programs for 2016 Cougars
Athletic Scholarships
Academic Scholarships
Cheerleading - Kyah Blackwell
Lacrosse - Adrian Culp
Cross Country and Track - Liam Walsh
Baseball - Brian Edell, Jack Ropelewski
Field Hockey and Lacrosse - Ashley McDanald
Football - Gregg Weinstein
Freshman Excellence Scholarship - Courtney Van Pelt
Academic Scholarship - Jenny Baker, Julia Horowitz
Provost’s Scholarship - Francesca D’Cruz
Presidential Scholarship - Sarah Schmid
Banneker Key Scholar - Tanay Wakhare, Somya Padliya
Dean’s Scholarship - Brianca Tunson
Scholar Programs and Honors Colleges
College Park Scholars - Nick Wong, Michael Carrion, Hannah Weisman, Vera Yevsukov, Lakshmi Shyamakrishan, Andrew Yuan
Honors College - David Benko, Catherine Cassell, Jenna Haley, Sarah Hallam, Sydney Maxwell
William Aiken Fellows Society - Samuel Kirsch
Pre-Veterinary Program - Jessica Manion
Honors Program - Nadia Paz, Hannah Spector, Hannah Dietz, Andy Goldstein
University Honors - James Pevenstein, Michael Baniak, Carson Knight, Regina Wingate
Scholars Program - Teiara Taylor
DCC Honors Program - Sam Holmberg
Gemstone Honors College - Ekansh Vinaik, Elissa Klein
Global Communities - Afina Karapetyan
Meyerhoff Scholar Program - Anna Yaschenko
Trustees Scholar and Honors College - Jennifer Teefey
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Class of 2016 Senior Wills
I, Ethan Adler, leave Daniel Wolfe
the Throne of Comfort and dank memes.
I, Alison Amar, leave my calculus
notes and my clothes to my sister. I
nominate Cammie to ask what we are
doing during cheer practice. I give my
perfectly fittng cheer uniform to Lizzie
;) Good luck to everyone next year.
I, Rabbi Amatu, leave Andrew
Ferris, Brian Kwon, Matthew Volkov,
Isabella Abraham, Austin King, Kevin
Shirvani, Brayden Allemong, Nadine
Sharifi, and Sam Katzker. I LUV YOU
DON’T GET LOST IN THE SAUCE, b.
I, Merry Babore , leave Yonathan
Babore my wisdom, Julia Alexander
my amazing rolling backpack, Austin
Chau and Hali Hartman my Snapchat
streaks, Matt Volkov my senioritis,
Abiel Alvarenga with Sam Tebi.
I, Juliana Bae , leave my unending
enthusiasm for chemistry to Sarah Bejo,
quality time with coach to Michelle Ting,
and I leave my brother Kevin Bae nothing.
I, Nate Baiden , leave my chair
on the track to Amel. I give John
Bikim all my snacks. I give all of my
track knowledge to Dana Freedman.
I, Jenny Baker, leave Jack the drive
to school, and Child Development level
ones the funny things that the kids say.
I, Michael
Baniak , leave my
Hummel Trumpet Concerto to the
QO Music Dept. (given freshman
year) and the entrails of the conquered
squeaker toys to Michael Bauer. To
my fellow Powerhouse Brass members,
I leave you charge of our traditon of
excellence. Play on and Play Strong!
I, Emily
Baumgartner, leave
Maggie
Baumgartner
our
early
morning jam sessions. I leave Elena
Dietz nothing and I leave Amanda
Bishop, Alexa and Giulia Sanmartin
the wonderful QO basketball team.
I, David
Benko, leave the
state of Utah to Brent Jamsa.
I, Alex Besch , leave Kieron Jones
unlimited peanut butter ice cream, but
not all the shirts I stole from him. Julia
Alexander, my love. Sarah Levitt, Emma
Allnutt and Maggie Baumgartner,
Khaleel and his tattoo. Hannah
Anderson, my parking spot. Also, Kiana
Taylor, your Uber charge is $2,000.
I, Kyah Blackwell , leave QO vars.
cheer my prescence, my old clothes,
and my poms. And have fun running
that mile during summer practices.
I,
Benjamin
Bloom,
leave
Hannah Bloom an extra calculator
and Anthony Rommel a straight
hairline that’s 3 inches forward.
I, Alex Bond , leave “KF” to Cooper
Stanley.
I, Jaret Burke , leave my brother
Austin Burke the right to carpool
underclassmen to morning practices. I
also leave Michaela Chornock all my
creative photo ideas to survive AP Studio.
I, Aly Cantor, leave Aidan Jones my
love.
I,
Michael
Carrion ,
leave
my
fellow
underclassmen
with
all these AP classes to stress over.
I, Shayne
Carver, leave my
sister to anyone except Joe Cooke.
I, Catherine Cassell, leave Maddie
Jamsa every single Emperor Penguin
in the Antarctic. I also give both my
sisters my math skills and Lindsey
Heath all the coal in the world.
I,
Nathaly
Castillo,
leave
my
positivity,
determination
and
responsibility to the underclassmen. If
you work hard in high school, it will
pay off. Now, it doesn’t hurt to have fun
once in a while, but remember hard work
will take you further in life. Remember
to always stay true to yourself.
I,
Libia
Cepeda-Balcazar,
leave Lilian Morales and Elizabeth
Madariaga
my
old
lesson
plans
from
Child
Development.
I, Noah Chiet, leave Camille Booth, Eli
Schwartz, Tobi Baisard, Bella Zindash,
Annie Coulson, Mason Radis, Daniel
Holten, Alex Chase, and Chris Hunter
the torch for the legacy of QO Theatre.
I, Patrick Cho, leave Harrison
Leonard my amazing good looks and
perchant for strangeness and related
activities. To Jamey Pyon I leave
behind my vast criminal empire.
I, Joe Cooke , leave Quince Orchard
tennis to Serena Tang. Elizabeth—I
leave you nothing.
I, Katie Coulson, leave my “sighs”
to Mr. Lynch and Eliza Schuyler to Ms.
Stein. I leave the 500 to Jason and I leave
Baby Ethan and Chris Thoms to Maya,
Zippy, and Margaret. I leave Jesse
my great taste of music and my stress.
Lastly, I leave Annie Jick Copes, the
Reynolds Pamphlet, and everything else.
I, Ben Cubert, leave Jared Ezrin and
Jesse Lehman nothing. Ian Zeid and
Andy Adjani-Aldrin can each have one
spike (no more, no less). Finally, Matthew
Owens can have all my votes for anything
he does as long as he runs against Aria G.
I, Adrian Culp, leave my parking
spot (but definitely not my car) and my
lacrosse number to whomever is worthy of
it, and I leave my spot as the third middie
in the Maryland Box drill to Joe Beville.
I, Francesca D’Cruz, leave my
parking spot to Emily Orr and Lauren
Kelly the neighborhood swag. To Jamie
Fink, I leave my motherly duties: lead
the squad to greatness, girl. To Sine,
Patty, and Mary I leave my Whole Foods
Platinum membership. Lindsay, all the
veggies in the world are yours. Skylar
and Morgan, never stop celebrating your
goals...until your lax sticks break. Carly,
Mack, and Danielle, keep D-unit strong.
I, Gregory D’Elia , leave my warmup lane in track to Abee Tariq. I leave
John Bikim with hope to be great in
track and field and swerves. I leave our
lunch spot in the senior hall to Jay O <3.
I, Camila Darin , leave Noah
Pagley
Victor’s
trampoline
and
Johnny
Fierstein
his
shoes.
I, Shadi Davari , leave my mathematics
legacy to no one because nobody will
slay the math department like me.
I, Hannah Dietz, leave the lit mag
to my literary babies, the coconut to
the future cult members, my love to
Julia Sloan, and the family name to
the whipping master Elena Dietz. And
nothing for Maggie Baumgartner.
I, Sarah Dilworth , leave my
positivity, goodiness, and love to all of
the underclassmen at QO. I hope that you
all reach every goal you can imagine.
Remember that you can do anything you
put your mind and heart to. I would like
to leave my talent and luck to all of the
underclassmen in both the concert and
symphonic orchestra and in the drama club.
Dropik , leave my
I, Daniel
eyebrows to Cooper Stanley, in hopes
that he may grow some of his own.
I, Brian Edell , leave the QO snapback
to Griffin Mann, and the fact that littering
is good for the environment to Sean Cole.
I, Jacob
Elder, leave a very
disapointed look to the remaining classes.
I, Sloane
Gallagher, leave
Hannah Hallam Ham Jams and
Chick-fil-A dates, Broadway Annie
a.k.a. Morgan Starbucks nicknames,
Alex Martinez the goose because
#ApesFam, and Jake Feidelman kale.
I, Andy Goldstein , leave Cooper
Stanley the QO Ultimate Frisbee
mantle and some steroids, in hopes
that he may one day grow facial hair.
I, Halle Grossett, leave the title
of ‘twins’ to Shannon Marsh and
Chloe Rourke, the talley lane legacy
to Kathlyn Karadias and Kelly Brott,
and a step stool for Jodi Del Prete.
I, Jenna
Haley, leave Joslynn
Haley all of my “sick” notes to leave
school early and my QO parking pass.
I, Sarah Hallam, leave Hannah
Hallam our car Elly and the aux cord
(Ham Jamz only please), Broadway Annie
our Snapchat streak, Tobi Baisburd
my toaster oven (please keep making
quesadillas), and Will Husted my taco
franchise...watch out for the food critic.
I, Jack
Hanson , leave Big
Mike to Anthony Rommel, Mikey
Fierstein, Joe Hodges, and Jacob
Bernard, so he can help you guys
out and add some weight to the line.
And I leave the Silverada to Match.
I, Shelby Hardy, leave my parking
spot to Laura Wormald, all of my
pom clothes (and hair stuff) to the
QO Poms, photo parties to Tori
Isaacson, and my forced 50% on tests
and food in APES to Carly Porter,
Brittany Mills, and Lauren Kelly.
I, Herrick Hartman, leave Victor
Grinberg my Red Army helmet, the
volleyball team to Desiree Dietz,
and my PT Cruiser to Luke Choi.
I, Christine Holm, leave the love
of the darkroom to Tori Isaacson
and the key to the pool to Blake, Joe,
Austin and Ben. Stay adventurous.
I, Sam Holmberg, leave the heavy
burden of Cougar TV to Ben Palmer,
and the lighter burden of Cougar TV
to Devin Streight; to Derek Zhang I
leave Game Development Club, and
to Sam Mansfield my programming
legacy; to Meimei Lu my snapstreak,
and Josh Zarb my snapfilters.
Isassi , leave QOHS’s
I, Zabel
3rd floor yellow hallway to the
legacy that is the younger Isassi
family,
or,
y’know,
whatever.
I, Senuri Jagoda , leave Sanuda
Pandithakoralage
my
SAT
and
ACT books, and Michelle Ting
and Daniela Gill a list of “pithy
pointers” and jokes for coach.
I,
Afi n a
Ka ra p e tya n,
leave
the locker and my bus to the future
3rd f loor yellow hallway students
(a.k.a. my sister and her group).
I, Abdul Khan , leave Jake Johnson
my number: wear it well and wear it proud.
I, Samuel D. Kirsch, leave Alex Kirsch
the Kirsch name, as it is all I can give.
I leave Nicole Beisner everything else,
but save a little for Hannah Pearlstein.
I, Carson
Knight, leave the
baseball team to Bryan Gurcan,
specifically
not
Kevin
Gurcan.
I, Ryan Krissoff, leave my arm
strength to James Wally, my clear
voice to Kevin Gurcan, and my
motivation to Jason Zimmerman.
I, Elisse Kumah , leave my younger
brother, Ethan Kumah, nothing because
he does not deserve anything nice. Just
kidding! I leave him lots of good luck
for the rest of his high school career.
I, Emma Levrio, leave Meghan,
Dylan, Julia, Jermy and Char all
the courage and confidence you’ve
given me. Live for the shots and PCP,
and keep our guard going strong. I
believe in you guys, and give you
my love forever. Keep on keepin’ on.
I, Dennis Li , leave my many woes and
regrets, hopes and dreams, fantasies, and
Puzzles. What’s Puzzles? That’s the puzzle.
I, Jenny Liang, leave our lunch spot
called “The Cave” to Martina Mackleer,
Yekta Kamali, Alex, and anyone who can
treasure it as my friends and I had. My
nephew, Justin Carvallo, will become a
freshman Cougar this year so treat him
well. I wish that I had done much more
at QO so my advice to all y’all is to not
only focus on your homework or studies
but to enjoy life a little, something
that I hadn’t regretted until now.
I, Joyce “Leafblower ” Liang,
leave a hand for you to kiss.
I, Keri Anne Livengood , leave
my horrible attendance and parking
spaces to Hannah and Jamie Grossberg.
I, Matthew Q. Lowinger, leave
David Strickman my title as the future
sports EIC, Daniel Holten and Zach
Pearlman my infamous charisma,
and Eliza Ho my heart and soul.
I, Daya Lu, leave Meimei Lu my ugly
clothes. I do not care if you do not like them.
I leave Vicky Liu our snapchat streak and
Danielle Pasekoff the motivation to stay
on cross country. I leave Kyle Hoffpauir
the QO Twitter and Costco oranges.
I, Mei Mackleer, leave Martina
Mackleer my
wisdom,
abundant
strength, and unfailing support as she
grows up and persevere through life’s
challenges. I leave Miranda Mackleer
my advice to never let people change
who you are and always be happy.
I, Quinn
Malone, leave my
soul
to
Sarah
Macphee
and
my gay heart to Elena Asofsky.
I, Chloe Malouf, leave roasts to
Annie Coulson, same to Luke Tittlle,
Acapella to Bella Zindash, Neat to
Mason Radis, and the Drama Club
to Tobi Baisburd and Eli Schwartz.
I, Jessica Manion, leave Kyle’s car,
Betsy, to my baby brother, Ryan Manion. I
leave Ryan to Nicole Beisner. Take care of
him and good luck! I leave my position as Best
Buddies VP to Anna Goorevich. Bye QO!!!
May 6, 2016
SENIOR SECTION
S9
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Class of 2016 Senior Wills
I, Sydney Maxwell, leave Nicole and
Katie the pitching mound. To the juniors
I leave the softball team and traditions!
Sydney R., I leave you two more years
of high school! Keep knockin’ noggins!
I, Nadia Paz, leave Quince Orchard High
School wishing you luck on your upcoming
years. No matter how tough it may seem,
just know it will get harder (I’m kidding),
but no slacking! It will catch up with you!
I, Megan McDanald, leave Maya
Jacobson, Maddie Jamsa, and Elizabeth
Cassell my overwhelmingly positive
attitude at XC. I leave Skylar Saffer my
heart and Morgan Avissar my soul and
sparkly hairties. To Justice, Luko, and
Jamie Grossberg, I leave both Maya and
a lot of unforgettable memories to come.
I, Connor Quinn, leave my memes and
Finance Club presidency to Cooper Stanley
and all the computer keyboards behind a
desk in Mr. Sontz’s room to the next aide.
I, Ashley McDanald , leave Skylar
Saffer my heart, Morgan Avissar my soul,
Ashley Plante my fabulous name, Carly
Porter my speed, you’ll need it, Brittany
Mills my nursing application knowledge,
Tobi Braisburd and Lauren Ransing
our endless hours of IED confusion and
Netflix marathons, and Emily Kramer
our forever long snapchat streak. Lauren
Kelly, my little me, you get everything else.
I, Tiger Miao, leave my regrets for
everything I miss doing in high school.
I, Paige Mirkin, leave my incoming
freshman brother Max Mirkin my legacy.
I, Nicholas Moon, leave Luke Choi
and Sehyun the Korean blood to represent
the homeland and Drew Levine the ability
to one day be as smart as me. I also leave
my football and baseball brothers my
love and support to win it all next year.
I, Kate Muma, leave my parking space
to Bridgit Carney and my legacy to Zach.
I, Rayshawn Murrel, leave Meatis
my shoelaces because he has none. I leave
Daniel Dorsey my doggy handbook and
I leave Mitch Czworka all my clout.
I, Alex Myers, leave Sam Katzker
my lunch pass, Urlic/John my sports
editor position on Yearbook, Kevin W.
my tennis racket, Eli Fouts my speedo,
Alex Saks my math grade, Bianca
Parisotto my position at Bonefish, Noah
Pagley my Cougar TV Sports report
skills, and nothing for Dominic Nolan.
I, Brendan Nolan, leave Marvn Nemi
#3, Will Copenhauer, and Aidan Jones
the shmack boi legacy, Noah Pagley best
teammate out there. Good luck next season,
brotha! Stefan Stathes, I leave you my
mane, and to Mackenzie Harris I leave
my hair products, man buns and my heart.
I, Cassidy
Nottingham, leave
Damian Brunzell as the last one in the
family, and Jessica Osborne and Courtni
Cody my sass to make it through your senior
year. I leave Meghan Ritter and Marie
Boyer my rifle, sabre, and spot in QUEST.
I, Alexis Onsi , leave Lindsay Kohan
the mantis shrimp legacy and my lack
of quantam physics knowledge, Riley
Hoffman the future of QOSGA, and Maya,
Patty, and Sam, the secrets of the Illuminati.
I, Ariel
Oravsky, leave Quince
Orchard with the best memories created
with my best friends Victoria R.,
Fabiola D., Katherine L., and Will S.
I, Somya Padliya, leave Lindsay
Kohan my manz Fetty, a really big cutie
pillow, and the ability to pull all-nighters.
I, Patrick
Paolini, leave Scott
Drazan my number one jersey in
hopes that he can play as well as me,
and I leave Marco Capraro my spot
as captain on the varsity soccer team.
I, Kimberly Quintanilla, leave
Celia Sanchez and Jason Jimenez the
breakfast table, Mrs. Mohan’s attitude,
and my spot in the lab (take turns).
I, Axel Garcia, leave to Rudy the
will to fight for his education. To Jordan
our ethnic handshakes. And to Angelo, I
give you all that I am. I give you my will
to never give up, my jokes and “dabs” to
cheer you up, my battle cries to cheer you
on, and my heart to accompany you always.
I, Bella Roberts, leave my 6 children
to Jacob Cornblatt. Take care of them till
I return, sweetie. I leave my impeccable
Spanish abilities to Jazmin Argueta, hola
hola hola! I leave Brittany Mills my log-in,
my puns, and my wit: please use them wisely
and continue to grace QO with the hilarity.
I leave any lost babushkas to Ciara Scott. I
leave my legacy to whoever is brave enough.
I, Sophie Robinson, leave Ashley
Plante our late night talks after games. I
will miss you, little Cougar! Sophia W.,
try and find your love for crickets, the dark
room needs your help! Thanks to Mrs.
Mess & Mr. Lundquist for pushing me to
continue my photography. Thanks to my
parents for believing in me: I love you!
I, Victoria
Rodriguez, leave
Jonah Hopkins the broken chair in the
orchestra room, in hopes that one day
he will finally break it and fall through.
I, Jack Thomas Rommel , leave
my pyrotechnics to Joe McGowan: climb
safely, Joe. I leave my brain to Ryan Manion
and my sandwich to Brendan McGonagle.
I, Jack Ropelewski, leave Jack Farone
the Jack/John legacy, Hannah Ropelewski
your own gold Toyota Highlander, Sean
Cole the privilege to rule the mound,
and Brian Ropelewski the pleasure of
getting yelled at by Coach Foringer.
I, Nat Rubin, leave the Academic
Team in the very capable and nerdy hands
of Logan Feingold. I leave next year’s
AP Art students a newly scarred and
jaded Mr. Lundquist (he’s seen things).
I, Katherine
Ryder, leave my
heart to Match Hanson. Ryan Renzi
and Patty Dirlam get everything else.
I, Megan Samuels, leave 3 more
years of QO without me to Jennifer
Samuels. I also leave my focus and
dedication to Lindsay Kohan. I leave
Danielle Lawhorn lots of cookie dough
and a fun senior year without sports.
I, Sarah Schmid , leave my loving hatred
for everything QO theatre to the beautiful
Mason Radis. Don’t disappoint me.
I,
Aaron
Schwartz,
leave
everything to KF because KFBOYZ
never stop winning. KTEAM 4 LYFE.
I, Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan, leave
Danielle Pasekoff my AP AB Calculus
notes, even though she won’t need them
anymore; Cooper Hoffman, Keegan
Lauricella-Reed, and Ben Rivenburgh
the ‘Lakshmi snaps’; and Yardley Borten
my Make-A-Wish club—it’s in good hands!
time in QOverture next year. You’ll rock it!
I, Jake Simmons, leave the Engineering
Club to Bay, Jesse, Ana, and Ben. Good luck
with it and may the jazz be with you. Always.
I, Tanay Wakhare, leave Sarah Bejo
a tarantula. I leave my legacy of napping
in bio to Wyatt McCabe, Sajan Mistry,
and the Kabobmester Aria Garzan. To my
favorite freshmen, Meimei Lu and Michael
Silberstein, I leave nothing but this shoutout.
I, Rachel Sneeringer, leave Kasonde
Chisaka (like Beyonce but not) tons of
stationary for letters and the energy to lead
for all her years to come. To Chloe Rourke
and Shannon Marsh, I leave all the love and
confidence for next year. To Victoria Keith,
I leave a role in my selective cast of Hamilton,
a letter from Hogwartz, and so much
luck and happiness for the years to come.
I, Cassidy
Solomon, leave my
shoes to Mr. Saadipour’s first period.
I, Hannah Spector, leave Mallory
Rosenfield winning every sprint, Ms.
Yang the title of best unintentional
matchmaker, and Lyndsay Kohan
workouts. I also leave Joelle Spector
all of my now irrelevant college t-shirts.
I, Dara Sypes, leave the title of “twins”
to Shannon Marsh and Chloe Rourke, the
QO headband to Kathlyn Kavadias, and
all of my poms clothes to the rest of the
team.
I, Romina Talledo, leave all my
jokes and excuses for being foreign
to Timmy Kress, Maya Jacobson,
Ally Blue and Revathi Kunnath.
Keep the legacy, my American friends.
I, Teiara Taylor, leave Korianna
Holloway my academic
excellence,
knowledge of the game of football, and
excitement for life outside of school. I
hope you have a great senior year and I
wish you well with all of your endeavors.
I, Jennifer Teefey, leave Melissa
Teefey with the responsibility to find
someone else to give you rides everywhere.
I’m finally free! Also, stay out of my
room while I’m at college. I love you,
but I am dead serious. Also, I leave
Laura Wagner with the remainder of my
tennis skills (there’s not a lot left since
I haven’t played in forever, but still!)
I, Andrew Textoris, leave the tennis
team to Alec Rappaport. I leave YMB$
to Wyatt McCabe. I leave the jazz
band to Michael Bauer, even though
he already had it, and I leave my Red
Army bandana to Morgan Avissar.
I, Ally
Thomas, leave my
personal collection of books and
all things book-related to Paige
Matthews (with the exception of
Will Herondale). To Nicki Thomas, I
leave my car and my legacy to protect.
I, Jessa Toone, leave Patty Dirlam,
Beth Ellinport, and Jamie Fink
the soccer team to lead us to states.
I, Kishori Turner, leave theatre
to my girl Camille Boothe, Magcon
to
Elena
Dietz,
and
everything
else to my hubby Alex Martinez!
I, Courtney
Van
Pelt, leave
Melanie Ritter my CalTor Burrito Elito
card and Jonah Mittelstadt a bassoon
reed. I leave Olivia Pritchard Mr. Fay,
and Jeremy Robinson a bag of salt.
I, Natasha Vozenilek, leave Natalia
Vozenilek with all my remaining motivation
to do work: you’ll do amazing things, I’m
sure of it. Also, to Britney Reyes I leave
my cool aesthetic and all my memes. I’m
going to miss you both so much. Lastly,
Char Freedberg, I hope you have a great
I, Gregg Weinstein , leave 28 block
squad with the Aberdeen Court and the
milky way.
I, Hannah Weisman, leave Jessica
Baniak my bass and love for the QOHS
Music Department; Hannah Hallam a food
truck; Kirch, Kleiner, and Fay, an organized
cabinet, a semi-put-together music library,
and (hopefully) a bunch of motivated
musicians who will remember your birthday.
I, Cameron Wilcox, leave my Red
Army General helmet to Joe McGowan.
I also leave the privilege of calling Vic
Vince to anyone who is hip and my
devilish good looks to Drew Levine.
I, Regina Wingate, leave Briggs
Chaney Road to Ashley Plante, pre-practice
trunk talks to Morgan Avissar, never
switching your penny privileges to Katie
Lee, long talks with Coach V to Skylar
Saffer, always productive QOP meetings
to Patty Dirlam, the best hitting group
ever to Hannah Ropelewski and Sydney
Rourke, the secret of Evelyn to Nicole
Beisner, and the defense to my teamates.
I, Nick
Wong, leave Kieron
Jones
#18,
Brayden
Allemong
QB2,
and
Eric
Wong
nothing.
I, Alex Wonnacott, leave the state of
Virginia to baby Ethan, the true tradition
of flannel Friday to Matthew Slowens and
Eli Violinist Baller, and the task of making
America great again to Chris Thoms.
I, Anna
Yaschenko, leave my
Unicorn Goddess throne and kingdom
to the residents of the third floor yellow
hallway—cherish it with your life. I leave
my winking skills to Lily Thompson,
my creativity to Elena Asofsky, my luck
to Eryn Downey, my spot on the stage
to Sarah MacPhee, and my obsession
with Supernatural to Amanda Fischer.
I, Elena Yesnick , leave Timmy
Kress dank kitchens, Lazy Town,
& endless activities. I leave Elena
Dietz our namesake with the hope
that she doesn’t continue to ruin it.
I. Vera Yevsukov, leave the nuggests
for Kyle Hoffpauir. All of them. To
Meimei Lu I leave my eyebrows.
I, Isabel Yoon , leave 3 keys to success
for junior year (pay close attention, Sophia):
1. Don’t fall asleep in Mrs. Patel’s class.
2. Senioritis is NOT only for seniors. You
need to start researching for a cure right
now. 3. Don’t skip school because it takes
approximately a week to make up for one day.
I, Andrew Yuan, leave the boys
volleyball team and our two division
titles in the caring hands of Sehyun Cho,
Sungmin Joo, Andrew Cunniff, Jamon
Jex, Kevin Yuan, and Scott Fan-Loh.
I, Katherine
Zoccola, leave
Jessica Osborne and Courtni Cody
my lunch spot. Do not go too hard next
year, but do not forget to treat yourself.
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SENIOR ISSUE
theProwler
May 2, 2016
Senior Cougars Then and Now
Gregg Weinstein and Shayne Carver
Sarah Schmid and Francesca D’Cruz
Christine Holm and Shelby Hardy
Andrew Textoris and Nikhil Wora
Regina Wingate and Sophia Sizdahkhani
Emily Baumgartner and Sarah Kettl
Regina Wingate and Rebecca Worley
Sarah Dilworth and Nathaly
tha
haly
haly
ly C
Castillo
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asti
sti
till
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Bella Roberts and Megan McDanald
Karina Urriola and Victoria Rodriguez
SENIOR SECTION
May 6, 2016
S11
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The Prowler’s Backbone 2016
Features Section
(left to right): Paige Mirkin, Bella Roberts
News Section
(left to right): Andy Goldstein, Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan, Matt Lowinger
Sports Section
(left to right): Patrick Paolini, Shayne Carver, Sam Kirsch
Editors-in-Chief
(left to right): Sam Kirsch, Bella Roberts, Paige Mirkin, Andy Goldstein
Unofficial Prowler Senior Superlatives
Most likely to win a debate
over nothing
Andy Goldstein
Most likely to
not show up
Paige Mirkin
Most likely to
shop at Wal-Mart
Matt Lowinger
Most likely to be
your best friend
Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan
Most likely to bring
the funk
Bella Roberts
Most likely to give you a
sarcastic response
Sam Kirsch
Most likely to have the best
sculpted sideburns
Patrick Paolini
Most likely to have
ten children
Shayne Carver
SGA Wishes To Thank Everyone
For A Successful Year!
Thanks to your efforts,
We collected cans for Manna Food
Center.
We saved hundreds of lives with our
two blood drives.
We sponsored many school-wide
activities such as Homecoming and
(theoretically) Puttin’ On The Hits.
We had successful and fun spirit
weeks in the fall and the spring of
the school year.
We thank you for helping your school
and community!
SGA 2015-2016