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Valedictorian Ailee Rowe: Dancer, Musician, Genius Extraordinaire Wolf Pride Volume 64, Number 7 6933 Raleigh Street, Westminster, CO 80030 May 21, 2013 Valedictorian Ailee Rowe: Dancer, musician, genius extraordinaire Savannah Murray Editor-in-Chief Features Editor Ranked first in the class of 2013, Ailee Rowe is only 17 years old, yet she has managed to accomplish so much in her life already. She is a dancer, musician, actor, friend, leader, and the senior class valedictorian. “Ailee is the most hilarious, yet responsible person I’ve ever met. In academics, she excels beyond any expectation, and she is able to live several lives outside of school,” said Rowe’s best friend, junior Rowan Seabolt. At school, Rowe dominates marching band, choir, orchestra, regular band, and a full IB schedule. She, through truly extraordinary means, balances her classes with extracurricular activities. “What is this thing you call free time?” Rowe joked. “I am a competitive dancer, an officer in NHS, a full-time participant in Girl Scouts, active in theatre and my church community, and during the summer, I am a Boy Scout counselor.” Choir teacher Larry Meerdink, said, “Ailee Rowe has been a student in my classes for four years. During that time, she has excelled at every challenge she has been presented with-- always with class, style and a desire to do even more. As one of the two students who made All State Choir this year, she helped Westy get back into the game after seven years of no one being accepted.” He also said that she has a naturally bubbly personality, and always tries to put a smile on other’s faces. Rowe would like to thank Meerdink, her mentor, for giving her inspiration to make some- one’s day. “Mr. Meerdink is a person who has changed my life forever. He always believes I GREAT FRIENDS: Reba Todd, Ailee Rowe, and Rowan Seabolt. can do anything, and in doing so, sets high expectations which push me to fulfill my poten- tial. He was the one who kindled my love of choral music, and reminds me every day how a little bit of happiness can make someone's day.” She would also like to thank teachers Stephanie Texera, Michael Wood, Andy Holmes, and Teresa Martinez for giving her strength academically, her parents for “driving her everywhere,” and her best friend, Seabolt, whom she, “could not make it through life without.” She is also thankful for the things she has had the opportunity to participate in and the people she has been able to meet for changing her life for the better. “My life, if I had not gone to Westy, would have been far less diverse and constraining. If I hadn't joined theatre, I would still have personal space issues. If I hadn't met some of my closest friends, I would have graduated last year, not finished IB, and probably been crazy by now,” she said. She advises all underclassmen to not ditch class and to participate! “It is not worth your time to be at school, and wake up early, if you are not actually going to be productive with your time. Also, do everything! If it’s too much, you can always quit without severe consequences, and you'll have a lot more fun, and stress, but fun is good,” she said. Rowe will be leading the senior class as valedictorian for graduation. Next year, she will be matriculating at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has received the Madden Scholarship (through Boy Scout Camp), and the D50 Outstanding Student Award. Everyone close to her is extremely proud of her and knows she will go far later on in life. “Ailee, I’m so proud of you, and I know that you will succeed wherever you go, and I’m going to miss you so much while you’re away being the best at college.” –Rowan Seabolt Words of wisdom from Principal Lynch Karina Barraza Among his plans for next “We are strongly considering the traditional system. No one Staff Reporter year, Lynch wants to build it. We have to acknowledge that understands how quickly it on the success of the past two seniors are different than other goes by.” Westminster High School’s years. He said, “I want to stand classes. It helps them to con- The words of wis- principal, Mike Lynch, was on the shoulders of our success vert to life after high school.” dom Lynch has for the interviewed to share some of from the past two years. We will The senior class of 2013 had graduating class are: his thoughts on the end of the always work to get better in ev- a great impact on this school. “Be fully present, and school year and graduation. erything we do.” Lynch agreed, and said, “Yes, live every day to the Reflecting on his second year For the class of 2014, a ques- absolutely, they are leaving a fullest.” as principal, he said, “It’s been tion that has been on the minds legacy; they’ve been a positive The class of 2013 will an amazing year; every year is of juniors is whether or not off influence, and they’ve made be missed, but they are unique, and it’s always a sur- campus privileges will be al- their mark. Every class is dif- moving on to better pr i s e .” lowed next year. Lynch said, ferent; this is the last class with things. Top Scholars Senior Features Centerspread Senior Columns Senior Index Pages 3-4 Pages 5 & 8 Pages 6-7 Pages 9-10 Page 12 Top Scholars May 21, 2013 Page 2 Salutatorians Teryn Weidemann works hard Alex Trujillo Staff Reporter One of the two seniors being honored as salutatorian this year is Teryn Weidemann. Being ranked second in her class is one of many accomplishments for this young lady. With the help of $21,000 in scholarships, her plan next year will be to attend Colorado State University in Fort Collins to major in biology. Weidemann enjoyed her literature classes as well as her IB biology classes these past years in high school. Two teachers that she said helped her in her in her academic journey were literacy teacher Portia Curlee and math instructor Michael Wood. In Weidemann’s experience during high school, she will always remember one lesson that impacted her thinking about life the most. That lesson happened during her junior year when she received a “B” in math class, and she learned that she didn’t need to be perfect in order to be proud of herself. During her high school years, she stayed busy with sports by playing varsity soccer and volleyball. She also dedicated her time to clubs and activities by being involved in LINK, National Honor Society, and three drama club productions. Along with all this, she is an IB diploma candidate and competitively rides horses. During her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and boyfriend, and going to the zoo and museum. As her last year in high school comes to an end, Weidemann leaves the underclassmen these words of advice, “Four years aren’t that long, make the most of it and don’t give up. Always remember not to take everything too seriously and laugh.” Taylor McGinn is proud of her achievement Brayan Verduzco Ochoa Staff Reporter Ranked second in the class, Taylor McGinn is a “little” 18 year old senior with her whole life still ahead of her. She is loved by many, and whenever she does something, she makes sure she has fun and gives it her all. McGinn was very busy her senior year with all of her IB classes. She has dedicated a lot time to high school, and it has paid off because she is one of the two salutatorians of the class of 2013. McGinn’s future is ahead of her, and she has plans about what she wants to happen in her life. Her first step is to attend the University of Northern Colorado and major in mathematics. She loves children, and she would love to teach them, so her plan is to be an elementary school teacher. Throughout high school, finding someone to be there for you, or to look up to, is never easy. However, that wasn’t a problem for McGinn because she was lucky and found the former band director, Stephanie Texera, during her freshman year. “She was the most influential teacher I’ve ever had,” she said. Texera taught IB Music and wind ensemble. “Texera was funny, loving, and she cared about all her students. She is the reason that I want to be a teacher,” said McGinn. She has taken many classes over the years, and her favorite academic class was pre-calculus. She took pre-calculus sophomore year because she wanted a challenge, and it turned out really great. Her favorite elective was chamber choir. McGinn just loves singing her heart out, and she is very good at it. “Looking back at it, I would say sophomore year was my favorite year,” said McGinn, “School wasn’t easy, but it was definitely more relaxed than my junior and senior years.” She, and her best friend, Teryn Weidemann, have been through many adven- tures together. One of them was making random videos during school and posting them on youtube. This year, she wanted to try something new, so she added IB Physics to her schedule. She really struggled with the content, but she didn’t give up. She tried her best and worked really hard. Even though she gave it her all, she learned, “I can’t be perfect in everything I do.” When McGinn wasn’t in class or working on homework, she was working on extracurricular activities or sports.
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