Modesto High School CAUTION: QUARANTINE AREA

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Letter from the Editor Senior Wills What We Will Miss Most Future Plans Advice to Underclassmen Funniest/Best Moments Senior Top 10 Staff Pics During Quarantine Senior Quarantine Activities Letter From the Editor Dear Class of 2020,

Congratulations! You have accomplished one of the major milestones of your youth: graduating high school. Nothing can take away from this achievement, not even a global pandemic. Although COVID-19 has tragically cut your senior year short, it can’t take away from the many memories you have already made throughout these past four years. You have all worked incredibly hard to make it this far, and your efforts will not be forgotten. In fact, the senior class will go down in history as one of the most persevering graduating classes of all time. As you turn to a new chapter in your life, all of MoHi wishes you best. The future is bright for the class of 2020!

-Rana Banankhah Editor-in Chief Class of 2020 Senior Wills

I, Moises Acevedo, hereby leave my school pride. I, Cristian Alcaraz, hereby leave to all panthers, MoHi is not a school, it’s a home. Be in- volved, be yourself, and treat others with kindness. I, Griffin Bailey, hereby leave behind my burning passion of getting better every day to get better and to never give up even when the road ahead gets dark and blurry, just find the light to guide you. I, Shubhpreet Bal, hereby leave my treasury skills at MOHI. I, Jesus Cervantes, hereby leave panthers to enjoy school. I, Oscar Cortes, hereby leave a high school spirit that is worth the grind. I, Karina De La Mora, an overworked mind, hereby leave my ability to study for tests a period before and do work the night before to all the underclassmen. I, Samantha Delgado, hereby leave all of my motivation to become the best of the best to the incoming freshman. Have fun and work hard! I, Ethan Dong, hereby leave nothing to everybody. I, Bree Marie Lee Donnelly, hereby leave all of my objections to the junior and sopho- more attorneys on the Mock Trial Team. I, Michaela Dubbs, hereby leave all of my determination to the incoming freshmen. Go Panthers! I, Peter Farias, hereby leave that everyone stays happy and have a good time at MoHi! I, Shaiza Faroon, hereby leave behind my reputation of doing all assignments right before it’s due. Work under pressure! I, Erin Finney, hereby leave all of my school spirit for the freshman, I hope you have a good time at Modesto High. I, Richard Williams Garcia Jr., hereby leave all of my attitude to the 2021 senior class. I, Reese Gonsalves, hereby leave all my FFA love to my freshman-y’all rock. I, Oscar Gonzalez, hereby leave my creative influence behind. I, Madeline Haros, hereby leave everybody to enjoy the most of participating in school activities. I, Alejandro Hernandez, hereby leave hoping everybody graduates on time. I, Janessa Jones, hereby leave everybody to be happy and focus on yourself and not what others think. Class of 2020 Senior Wills

I, Traneisia Jones, hereby leave all of my love and laughter for you all to enjoy! I, Vanika Kang, hereby leave my strong sock game to Rana Banankhah. I, Khushi Kantilal, hereby leave all my school spirit and intellect behind for the incoming freshmen!! I, Chanpreet Kaur, hereby leave all the laughters and smiles we, the class of 2020 had together for you guys to continue. I, Sabrina Lamance, hereby leave hoping students think about how much an impact a person can make by giving back to their community and have a passion in helping others. I, Nicolas Lara, hereby leave that the school spirit keeps going strong for the incoming freshman. I, Tiffany Le, hereby leave my cheerful energy to all of the underclassmen. Have fun at MoHi! It goes by quickly. I, Puna Fa’amanu Leota, hereby leave wishing all of grades a good luck and do your dang homework!! I, Connor Lomeli, hereby leave all of my roles in the MHS theatre productions to the in- coming freshmen. Enjoy your time at MoHi! I, Victor Lopez, hereby leave all of my school pride and hope you can fortify yours, fresh- men, because you’ll need to. I, Rosemary Lor, hereby leave my school spirit to the incoming freshmen. I, Thomas Lor, hereby leave to be forgotten. I, David Madrigal, hereby leave by remembering the good times because it could be tak- en in a flash. I, Saul Martinez, hereby leave my thrown to whoever is capable of claiming it. I, Christopher McKinsey, hereby leave hoping the other students can graduate in my honor. I, Sabrina Mean, hereby leave people watching to people who like watching people. I, John Mendoza, hereby leave first come first serve. I, Jasmine Munoz, hereby leave encouraging everyone to step out of their comfort zone and try to participate in school to have fun and make memories. Make high school leg- endary. I, Esperanza Murillo, hereby leave this important message, “enjoy the little things!” I, Angela Nuisud, hereby leave hope that Modesto High School becomes a better commu- nity as a whole. Class of 2020 Senior Wills I, Allyson Oliveira, hereby leave all of my school spirit to the incoming freshmen. Enjoy your time at MoHi! I, Adriana Orozco, hereby leave my ability to pass French class all 4 years with only knowing how to say “Je ne sais pas.” I, Nubia Pando, hereby leave everybody to enjoy your time at Mohi, have fun and to keep memories because once you leave, there’s no going back. I, Apollo Parish Mitchell, hereby leave my procrastination to the class of 2021 upon my departure. I, DaShanae Parker, hereby leave by saying that if you’re late, you might as well be really late... enjoy school kids! I, Nayellie Pena, hereby leave my advice in photography to the next yearbook staffs. I, Jarely Perez, hereby leave all of my dope-ness to everybody at MoHi! I, Natalie Perez, hereby leave all the underclassmen the mohi spirit. I, Natalie Portillo, hereby leave all of my procrastination, breakdowns, and triumphs to the incoming IB Juniors. I, Julissa Prado, hereby leave all my library debt to the underclassmen. I, Esteban Ramirez, hereby leave by hoping everyone can get along regardless of who they are. I, Edwin Rodriguez, hereby leave staying active in school activities. I, Grace Rojas, hereby leave all my school pride to the Class of ‘21. Enjoy your last year of high school! I, Marcus Rojas, hereby leave all my encouragement to the incoming seniors. I, Mario-Adonis Ron, hereby leave all of my energy, happiness, and positive energy to any and all students stressing out at Modesto High School, regardless of whether that stress is being caused by school, family, or any mental health issues, I wish you all happiness. I, Dylan Rosenow, hereby leave behind my school spirit. I, Neida Ruiz Magana, hereby leave hope to next year seniors to have a much better expe- rience than what the class of 2020 had. I, Sunnie Rushin, hereby leave behind a bomb-as-heck yearbook for the 2019-2020 school year. I, Alexis Sanchez, hereby leave my amazing leadership class. I, Natalia Sanchez, hereby leave all of my positive thoughts in getting through the chal- lenges you endeavor! You can do anything you set your mind to panthers! Class of 2020 Senior Wills I, Nataly Santos, hereby leave all of my school spirit to the incoming freshmen and enjoy your time at MoHi! I, Rosalinda Sarmiento, hereby leave all of my kindness to the incoming freshman. I, Sara Schwegel, hereby leave everybody to enjoy your time in high school! It goes by faster than you think! I, Clara Silva, in *somewhat* sound mind and body, hereby leave my playlist of old-time decades hits. That kind of music just soothes the soul. I, Josue Silva, hereby leave hope to all the freshman to have a good time, make a bunch of friends, and give it your all academically. Hope you all graduate and celebrate your accom- plishment. I, Sujey Solis, hereby leave all my greatest memories to mohi. I, Crystal Soto, hereby leave my school spirit, motivation and my sharp eyeliner skills lol! I, Jaymes Stuart, hereby leave my patience and my bassoon skills to my comrades Alex Cibrian and Spencer Nold. To the band I am sad to leave, I’ll be around to hopefully watch you grow in numbers in skill I won’t be the same without you all and you won’t be the same without me. I, Jacqueline Valdibia, hereby leave my advice: Do what you think is right for your fu- ture. There is more than one path that will lead you to your goals. It’s up to you to choose if your choices are right or wrong-no one else’s choice. You will never know what chances are the hit and miss. It’s a risk it or lose it chance. Most importantly, find your passion that makes you happy. I, Giovanni Valencia Ayala, hereby leave you the glory of the imperium of man... for the Emperor. I, Jazmine Vazquez, hereby leave all of my will power to learn and be determined. I, Lizbet Villasenor, hereby leave you all the hope of obliterating the competition during Kahoots. Enjoy high school while it last. I, Egbert Villegas, hereby leave making the most out of your time, take the time necessary to reflect on what you do. Find a way to help yourself become a better person. I, Liam Willerup, hereby leave my water polo abilities to Justin Dumars. I, Audrey Younkin, hereby leave all the unity and spirit to the incoming freshmen. Good luck! I, Citlalin Zapata, hereby leave all the “#AllPositiveVibesHere” and “vlogging” to every PANTHER! Seniors

Seniors, what will you miss most about high school or Modesto High in particu- lar?

Nicolas Lara I will miss all the rallies and the black hole.

Audrey Younkin I will miss being able to spend every day with my friends.

Cristian Alcaraz I will miss the sense of ease and love. I could be myself around others. The teachers were always kind. Thank you.

Maira Valencia I will miss the environment that the staff and students provided; you could truly be yourself and not feel judged.

Jaymes Stuart I will miss my sophomores most. I love you Spencer Nold and Alex Cibrian so much. I will miss all of you band. Seniors

Natalia Sanchez What I’ll miss about Modesto High is the cheer team; they were a sec- ond family to me and performing with them during games and rallies made me feel like I belonged to this school. Marcus Rojas The energy and encourage- ment

Citlalin Zapata All my friends, staff, and of course MHS productions!

Nazifa Maahi The people at Modesto High will be missed the most. Even if I was in the worst mood or had an especially un- lucky day, I can’t remember a day at school I went without laughing.

Neida Ruiz Magana What I will miss the most out of Modesto High are the teachers.

Mario-Adonis Ron I will miss all of my friends that I’ve made at Modesto High School, high school wouldn’t have been the fun and unforgettable experience that it was without all the fun people I’ve met and befriended. Future Plans

The Future is Bright for our Seniors!

Best Moments in High School accidentally The best moments were My best moment was cur- all homecoming games tain call during closing night of Taming of the going to the in the black hole. Wheth- Shrew. I could only remem- er it was from the bottom, ber all of the amazing mem- wrong field capturing the moment or ories I made with the rest of being in the black hole, the cast throughout the entire trip with Gaby taking in the moment, rehearsal process as I bowed either way was the best. alongside all of the amazing and Jobanna people I have met. ~ Alejandra (Patty) ~ Bryan Enriquez ~ Breanna Donnelly Mendez The best moment was In my freshman My best memory from high the last day of school school was during sophomore year during lunch year when we had the lock- before we all went on one day my friends down that lasted from 3rd this coronacation be- and I decided to do a period till the end of school.I cause I was able to made new friends that bet with hot sauce. day when we walked into a spend my lunch with classroom to seek shelter, we my favorite people one played hang man and joked last time. around all period. ~ Ruben Marquez ~ Katie Smith ~ Maira Valencia

My best moment was When I forgot which The funniest and best my junior year when part to read on my moments of high school I first got on the var- project and my friend was most certainly the sity volleyball team starting laughing IHOP pancakes my friends and I always had and we won first place uncontrollably. before getting hyped up in two tournaments at every sports game and and placed 2nd in homecoming game. league. ~ Samantha Delgado ~ Josue Silva ~ Chanpreet Kaur More Great Moments

My funniest mo- My best memory in high When we won our only ment was when school is my senior night game of the season and for cheerleading during we had excitment as a we were at a Cross basketball season, being team. Our football sea- Country meet and able to perform one last son was crazy but it time was a beautiful end- my cousin fell was the best season i ing to my cheerleading ever had in high school down a steep hill. career in high school.

~ Jarely Perez ~ Natalia Sanchez ~ Griffin Bailey

My best moment from The funniest moment from high One of my best memories from high school was the black school was when my friend and Modesto High has to be stealing hole at football games. Los- I were in Mr. Smith’s class and one of the many stuffed frogs he had the overhead and the clear from Miss Bass and carrying it ing my voice from chant- sheets at the time and my friend around for a whole day. The frog ing loud, getting powder thought it would be funny to spent a day as an IB senior and thrown all over my hair, draw the Pepe meme and the whole after 24 hours he was drained :(... and our panther family class saw us up there and when Got many interesting reactions it was time to use it, he got super and was FORCED to return him coming all together. mad and everyone was just side because people were threatening to eyeing each other. tell his real owner.

~ Jahyda Sanchez ~ Karina De La Mora ~ Nazifa Maahi When I The best mo- When I was walking ment from high down the hallway pooped my and a fight broke out pants before school is having right in front of me. my first kiss in Everything they were a water polo junior year. fighting about was game just plain funny. ~ Christopher McKinsey ~ Neida Ruiz Magana ~ DaShanae Parker Seniore T V Top 10 Ice it S te C tream or ho ri re e S in v w o a it g a v m r A F a o p F v p a

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“Luke, I am your physics teacher.” Mr. Heese (Above) Pssssh. Stay- ing in your home is for losers. Social distancing via boat is the key to enjoy- ing life. Mr. Jeans (Left)

I am calling out to all sentient beings out there. My location is on Earth, stuck in a disguised jail cell called “home”. Mr. Tayor (Above) Staying at home can be dangerous, too. Be careful Pan- thers. Mrs. Negranza (Left)

Teachers Stay-At

Home Shoot, got my hands stuck. Please send help, it stinks. Almost as much as this Quarantine. Mr. Murry (Above) More Staff During Quarantine More Teachers During Quarantine More Teachers During Quarantine

MoHi Staff during quarantine “I’ve been working at Target and I’ve “I have been cleaning my room, also been watching a lot of vlogs on making banana bread, watching TV, YouTube.” - Patty Mendez walking my dog, and I have been try- ing to read.” - Audrey Younkin

Senior Stay-at-Home “I’ve been watching “Knitting, making YouTube, Netflix, Activities bouquets, run- but also I’ve been ning, and com- videocalling my Story by: Hayde Abrego pleting 3-D puz- friends on Photographs courtesy of: students zles.” Instagram.” and Unsplash - Clara Silva - Katie Smith

“In preparation for when I get to see “Creating videos with my friends my friends and teachers again, I have through tiktok really has made us been making friendship bracelets as feel connected.” - Crystal Soto end of the year gifts.” - Breanna Donelly “I have been binge watching medi- cal related tv shows!” Senior Stay-at- - Jazmine Vazquez Martinez Home Activities

Story by: Hayde Abrego Photographs courtesy of: students and Unsplash

“During the pass time I’ve been reading some books, playing video games, and remodeling parts of my home.” - Cristian Alcaraz

“Making and working on designs for “I have been practicing my clothes.” instruments and i have been - Oscar Gonzalez trying new video games out.” - Jaymes Stuart

“Working, playing “I’ve been making tik toks.” some destiny 2 and sleeping.” - Adriana Orozco - Richard Garcia

“What I’ve loved doing is make up with trying new colors that I have never done besides neutral tones. In a way it makes me see every- “I have been thing as normal since I am basically exercising ...but I have a getting ready and am being to feel Mexican mom so I am relaxed.” cleaning the majority of - Natalia Sanchez the time.” - Karina De La Mora CLASS of 2020 HIGHLIGHTS