Jeremy Whitaker, Teacher of the Year, 2017
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Jeremy Whitaker, Teacher of the Year, 2017 May 16, 2017 the Wingspan Design By: Ashley Berry Cover Photo By: Shalini Malhotra Volume 40 Issue 6 Editors In Chief: Ashley Berry (Print & Design) Party Like Sabrina Han (Print) Sandy Eichhorn (Online) It’s 1999 Managing Editor: Members of the senior remember the Blockbuster class may be the youngest runs we begged our par- Minnie Gregorini of those born in the 90’s, ents to take us on - before but that doesn’t mean we we could get every mov- Under the Wing Editor: aren’t 90’s kids. This iden- ie we ever wanted on our Meghan Moore TVs and laptops. We re- member memorizing the Writers: schedule for the classic Mehnaz Ashraf Lara Cahow Caroline Chu tity allowed us to easily transition from the old Natalie Costa to the new, teaching our Zach Grossman grandparents (and even sometimes our parents) Mevie Henderson the modern way: technol- ogy, lingo, and even dance Disney Channel and Nick- Lien Hoang moves. elodeon shows that we Nick Klein Although change has couldn’t miss. never been too difficult We will never forget Kieran Senisi for us, we are still nostal- when Zoey and Chase fi- Design: gic over many childhood nally dated, when Corey memories. We moved all moved from the Baxter Meghan Hudson the way from flip phones household into the White Nova Kim to slide phones to iPhones; House, when Hannah from MSN messenger to Montana exposed herself Photo: MySpace and Facebook, in the movie, when Zack Instagram, and and Cody went on deck, Laila Abu-Ghaida Snapchat; from and when Ferb spoke his Zach Grable GameBoy to DS first words. We spent hours to xBox; and from amused by the antics of Jeremy Hall VCR to DVD to Drake and Josh, and came Shalini Malhotra Netflix. to high school fully pre- We will always pared, all thanks to Ned’s Marketing & Advertisement: Declassified School Sur- Brianna Belt vival Guide. Nothing excited us more Bridget Israel than the TV series cross- overs: when Victorious Abby Vall met iCarly to expose their Advisors: boyfriend and when Han- H. Pasciullo R. VanWestervelt 2 Editorial nah Mon- Dadnapped, any song except “Holla- theme song, and pow- tana and Ra- both Camp back Girl” is their jam, and er outages are no match ven Baxter Rock mov- that every time they spell for us; we spent our joined Zack ies, and bananas, they don’t silently childhoods playing out- & Cody on more. sing “This ship is banan- side, as well as playing deck. All Not only as. B-A-N-A-N-A-S” (the timeless board and card year we did TV clean version, of course). games. looked for- shows and Although not all of us While the Class of ward to the Disney stars movies play a crucial role have continued to play 2017 is fully immersed forming four teams and in our upbringing, but hit instruments throughout in the 2017 modern cul- participating in the Dis- songs from the 90’s and middle and high school, ney Channel Games - it early 2000’s will never go you can rest assured that was more intense than the out of style. Nothing united each and every one of us Olympics. us more than the moment can be considered a master Despite the awful quality that “Crank That” came of the Rock Band guitar, and somewhat poor acting, on and everyone lined up drums, and bass. we will never turn down an to, well, crank that. Miley While these TV se- opportunity to watch any Cyrus never failed to have ries, movies, of the Halloweentown or a song for every moment songs, and ture, we will High School Musical mov- in our lives from “The games always always cher- ies - especially if it’s the Climb” when we were beat- put a smile ish the mem- sing-along version. When en down, to “Party in the on our fac- ories we share someone asks what time USA” when we throwing es (and still from child- it is, the only correct an- dance parties. do), we also hood. And we swer will ever be, “summer We never knew who Sta- learned valu- won’t forget to t i m e .” cy was, but we all felt bad able life les- save copies of We really did experience for her when Fountains of sons and skills that we can classic mov- a childhood full of Disney Wayne said her mom “has take with us to college. ies, such as High School Channel Original Mov- got it goin’ on.” And at the When we had to make the Musical, to show our ies: Parent Trap, end of the day, dreadful call to a friend’s children. Although we’re Get a Clue, Even any senior is ly- house via the home phone, graduating and moving Stevens Movie, ing to themselves not knowing who would on, we’ll always carry Now You See It, if they say that pick up, we were taught to these things with us as a be ready for anything - oh, uniting force. and don’t forget the horri- -Sabrina Han fying *knock, knock* on -Ashley Berry friends’ front doors to in- vite them over. We will forever be able to make fast friends with anyone who joins us in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 3 As far as college consists of the most stress degrees in music for and workload in one’s high Liu, she said, “Maybe I’ll school career, and some Liu minor in music, or I’ll do students study for days a w h o some teaching for fun. I week. “During junior year, I “Ivy” Leagueare ac- definitely will continueprobably studied the most. cepted into these elite schools Student work tremendously hard in and out of school, and put in countless hours of studying every day. For Because of Liu’s accep- the past tance into such a presti- 15 years, Ivy gious school and the com- Liu has been a mitment that comes along well-respected clas- with the school, Liu decid- sical concert pianist and ed to temporarily redirect has performed at various and focus entirely on aca- prominent venues such demics. as Carnegie Hall and the During her upcoming Liu performed at Carnegie Hall on June 25, 2016. White House. Piano has years in college, Liu is not playing piano in college- it But now, maybe around always been a centerpiece majoring in any musical has always been and always 2-3 hours of schoolwork/ in Liu’s life. Along with be- arts degrees, which was will be a lifelong passion.” studying a day,” said Liu. ing exceptionally talented surprising to many who According to Liu, she Through the countless will be using her time in days of studies and work college exploring other in- from students such as Liu, terests and passions. the result is almost always Students like Liu tend rewarding. In Liu’s case, to be viewed as the golden one significant reward of standard for academics and her hard work was making even extracurricular activi- it into an Ivy League col- ties such as piano. However, lege. “Anything you want how does one achieve such to achieve is within your high goals in an academ- grasp. If you truly want ically rigorous environ- something, all you have to ment? As study techniques do is work for and to- go, Liu does not have any wards it,” said Liu. out-of-the-ordinary meth- -Zach Liu was accepted to UPenn on December 9. ods. She said, “Sometimes Grossman at playing the piano, Liu is knew Liu. “Since I’ve been I use flashcards for vocab/ also brilliant in the class- playing since age 3, piano basic concepts and other The room. and piano performance are times I find it more helpful Liu was accepted into the such a large part of my life,” to do practice problems.” University of Pennsylvania, said Liu. “But, I feel that as As most students making a private Ivy League re- a professional pianist, my know, junior search school, on Decem- life would revolve around year usually ber 9, 2016. Students such as piano entirely.” of a golden standard student 4 Photos Contributed By: Ivy Liu Thank You To those who have impacted students’ lives... Teachers have a unique way of influencing our lives. They can put on a “tough guy” face and make their class difficult and stressful. On the flip side they can make the course easy going and exciting. Throughout my high school career I have experienced both scenarios, and I would like to thank the teachers who gave me both experiences. Learning how to succeed in not only those two scenarios, but also several others, has guided me to a path of success: graduation. Thank you to the teacher who pushed me beyond what I thought my limits were. Without them, I would not have become the determined student I am today. Now I approach every class believing I will have great success because I know they believed in me. Thank you to the teacher who helped break me out of my shell. Having a teacher who is constantly challenging their students and pushing them out of their comfort zone is crucial. This kind of pressure helps us reach our full potential. Thank you for helping me expand my horizons. Thank you to the teacher who supported me when I took a day of silence. Many students chose to participate in days of silence during the school year which can be a difficult choice to make.