10
june 2010
senior wills
the stentorian I ncssm
with my nerdy alter-ego; Sam
Potter and Tanner Baxley with
the cutest couple award; along
with Hope Wolf leave Ryan
Lee with calculator obsessions
and Calculus pod-bonding;
Neal Lewis with mother-son
soccer season love and support;
Spencer Swartzel, Elizabeth
Ball, Walter Vaughan, and
Christ Valone with a sliver of
Bandys pride; and 2B Seniors
with the best year of their
lives!
I, Olivia Wiggins, do
hereby leave Will Jackson
“They can wait,” the love
of squirrels phase that never
ended, “Does it work or does it
work?,” chips and salsa nights.
Diet Coke for every occasion,'
and the best friendship that
I know will last a lifetime;
Shawna Schafle the spider
monkey incident, “Are you
sure you donU want another
blanket?,” too many hours
quoting the Hangover, all the
late night convos, all the times
where I had to take care of you
after you hurt or cut yourself,
and what I consider to be one
of the truest friendships I have
had; Brittany Davis my essay
writing skills (you will need
them), lots and lots of love, the
weird loving smile thing we
do, and our song “1980”; Lydia
Thurman the confidentiality
agreement, sleeptalking, the
rollin and lazy lifestyle, and
“HEYYYYY GUMDROPl”;
Valencia Quiett the “
of champions!” phrase - it’s
yours so own it, that painting
so you will never forget my
influence and “I’m a BOSS”;
and last but certainly not least,
Nikki Mogensen all my love
and affection for this school,
our BA piercings and our study
breaks playing Mario Kart
1, Kenyon Levon
Williams, being of extreme
sexiness and intelligence,
hereby leave the following
in my honor. Travis Morton,
the pleasure of making his
track juniors load and unload
everything. Starling Gibson,
the fun of many late-night
movies and corruption of
juniors. Andrew McDonald,
the magnificent hall of 1st
Hill. Darren Mitchell, the
excitement of “bonding” with
juniors. Osaro Obanor, an
athletic male junior to beat up.
2010 Track and Field Seniors,
the nostalgic memories of a
great year! Hannah Brooke
Wyatt, todo el amor de mi
corazon. Yusra Iftikhar, Ox and
Rabbit trips. Erica Konczal,
Latin American desires. Angela
Cole, four more interesting
years. Minority Male Seniors,
success as we go our separate
ways. A.J. Woodard, two
spectacularyears as aroommate
and a friend. Lastly, Valencia
Quiett, I leave free blocks on
Royall Porch, late-night stress
relief conversations, new and
improved jokes for your junior
brother, and the honor of being
your senior brother for the
past year of ups and downs,
but overall fabulousness.
With loving memories,
Kenyon Levon Williams
I, Sierra J. Williamson,
being of good health and mind,
hereby bequeath to Imani
Williams my sad R&B love
songs, particularly “End of
the Road” by Boyz II Men,
and funny conversations with
Ariel Carpenter. Also, to
Lamar Richardson and Imani
Williams I leave Sundays at
World Overcomers with rides
back singing secular songs.
To Jessie Duan I leave saying
each other’s name in loud
sing-song voices upon seeing
one another. To Xavier Jarrett
I bestow giving the biggest
and tightest hugs every single
time I see you. To Gabrielle
and Joel Nortey, I bestow
Sour Patch Kids gummies
and my Ghanaian ancestry. To
Enioluwafe Ojo, I give many,
many random times of asking
for snacks and to Camirra
Williamson, my biological
sister, I give another whole
year of having to be my best
friend. Lastly, to my hall-mates
and everyone I have ever met
at NCSSM, I give to you my
endless love and appreciation
for providing me the best
years of my high school career.
Signed, Sierra J. Williamson
David Gu interesting and
rather unfortunate video game
experiences; Matthew Lee
many bananas for constipation
and avatar adventures; Claire
Zeng my wittle hand hugs;
to Sam Stone I give many
opportunities for bear hugs;
Bob Lou epic nights of
Starcraft and fun times at the
airport; Violette Zhu my door
decorations; Cole Finney my
collection of kpop music and
videos which is technically
Claire’s; Will Bell pro tips at
life; Sam Homiller my chair,
which I believe you requested
for in the beginning of the
year; Starcraft Crew many fun
■nights that will need to stop in
the near future; and Erick Lee
gets nothing.
I, Hope Wolf, being
of sound mind and body,
do hereby leave to Maggie
Haynes, Rani Patel, Molly
Bums,and Radhika Ghodasara
the 1C2C1D RLAship and all
its traditions and tinkle sheets;
to Rani Patel my fabulous
room, its resident spirit, and
the 2C bathroom boom-box; to
Maggie Haynes the 2C check-
board, my passive aggressive
‘hall caution notes,’ and a bowl
of guacamole; to Taylor Haag
the 2C collage and a freshly
popped bag of popcorn; to
Clare Howerton and Laura
Byrd balcony sitting and lively
elbow chats; to Bianca Gray
spastic noises, chunky milk,
and crazy antics; to Molly
Bums Sunday Bmegger’s
trips, Liz Green’s coffee pot,
a comfy shrubbery, and “The
Plan”; to Grace Huh Cards 4
Kids, late night snacking, and
my love of physics; to Erick
Lee adventurous gallivanting,
the Elmo’s comer table, and
a Birthday video; to Gary
Li my liver; to Joseph Moo-
Young a thousand smiles,
Huey, Dewey, Louie, and
Trollz; to Brett McDonald the
Lumina Fan Club, an extra-
bendy mix CD, the 3 Laws of
Thermodynamics, and Great-
Grandma Lem. And to all of
the above, all my love.
I, Eugene Wong, being
of sound mind and body, do
hereby leave Akhil Jariwala
many epic nights, opportunities
to blend in with the landscape
like a ninja, and the kpop
craze; Daniel Choi 2 years of
friendship that will continue
for a lifetime; Nina Qi many
hilarious moments with M.E.N.
and a friendship that will
continue on to UNC; Ashley
Guo a solid RChem, Prom,
Cali experience; Suna Li a
favor in return for the delicious
cookies; Sheev Patidar a beastly
Halo team; Anku Madan many
deaths in any shooter game;
I, Yeereina Wu, upon
graduation, am leaving Katy
Carter with mesmerizingly
fluid hips, Kexin Yin with
flailing over boy bands, Becca
Kim with unsurpassable
baking skills, Jamie Huffman
with (unequal) share of my
husband, Diana Joseph with
“Wuwu”, Christina Saju with
depressing introduction stories,
Shivani Patel with all-nighters
(for talking, not studying),
Arjee Restar with singles for
the DATA bus, Kristen Westfall
with bright smiles and daily
reassurances, Audrey Chang
with familiarity from knowing
each other for way too long,
Luci Duan with sitting on
statues at Southpoint, Danning
Ge with surprise visits, Jenny
Xue with on repeat for
eternity, Eugene Maung with
the only topic surrounding our
AIM conversations, Phillip
■ Smutherman with a lifetime
supply of helicopters, and Suna
Li with m'y entire heart.
I, Linda Yang, do hereby
leave Grace Huh late night
laughs in our room; Joseph
Moo-Young conversations in
Erick Lee the promise
of a knitted scarf; and Gary
Li comedic relief at Happy
Half and a reminder that a
10 minute fresh air break is
essential for the health of
your brain. To Richard Sun I
leave hiking adventures in the
mountains; Garrick Gan a trip
to Bali Hai; Michael Parrish
fun times in feezyks; and Molly
Bums a devious prank to pull
on my roommate. Finally, to
Alex Li, Nick Liu, and Kevin
Luo I leave a last piece of
advice to enjoy the most out
of NCSSM—especially the
weekends. To Grace Huh and
Erick' Lee 1 leave Cards 4
Kids—I know you two will do
wonderful things with it. To
Judy Deng and Eileen Smith
I leave a great appreciation of
Gossip Girl and the “funny”
conversations on Judy’s bed.
To Ashley Guo I leave SNL
enlightenments and failed all-
nighters. To Wen Widdle Wu
and Hopey Hope Wolf I leave
a warming friendship filled
with weirdness and laughter to
be continued through the next
four years at UNC. =]
I, Patrick Yang, being
alive and kicking, do hereby
leave Gideon, Michael and
Drew the First Hill legacy;
Kevin H. the task of mnning
Asiafest from behind the
scenes—^you don’t need to be
an officer to make an impact;
Travis the responsibility of
winning states for soccer—
succeed where I failed, please;
Maggie all of my love, support
and best wishes; Radhika the
best high fives ever; Erick a
special drawing on his face
and late nights in 4W; Nikki
awesome DATA bus rides and
fat snoring dudes; Alex and
Kali and Bryce the challenge of
carrying on NCSSM’s NOSB
and NSB superiority; Kevin V.
all the fun times in Dr. Yellen’s
lab and an unbroken leg;
Donjuan my undying respect;
and last but not least, Gary Li,
who gets absolutely nothing.
I, Ying-Ao Zhang, leave
Audrey Timmel with Orgo and
hot cousins; Osaro Obanor
with a purple-inked pink
apology letter; Katy Carter and
Joe Nenow with an unlimited
supply of hugs; Daniel Warren
and Dylan West with late-night
sessions of PS3; Jordan Fim
with dreams of dunking but
not quite getting there; Starling
Gibson with the “p” word for
assists; Travis Morton with
my intense badminton skills;
Dominique Beaudry with an
Almond Joy and a clownfish;
Molly Kuo with amazing
photogenicity; Maili Lim with
my motivations, aspirations,
and musicality; Jaehee Yoo
with rather great ramen-making
techniques; Grace Huh with
music sessions in the recording
studio; Katelyn Montgomery
with senior sibling words of
advice; Johnell Kincaid with
the license to kill; Neel Kabadi
for your student body; Samuel
Stone with unadulterated,
trickle-down love; along
with Kristen Westfall, leave
Ryan Lee with a little bit of
senioritis and airplane-alkyne
drawings; Juan Bums and
Chris Davis with the antics of
Caleb Owolabi; Timmons with
a first name; Walter Vaughan
with my couch; Kyle Vey with
boxes and boxes of knowledge;
Andy Bratton with the magic
of room 449, and Andy, Dylan,
and Ochrichi Kanu with the
legacy of 4th East.
I, George Zhao, being
of an unstable mind and tired
body, leave the following: To
the juniors of the tennis team, 1
leave trolling, my forehand slice
and a future state championship
trophy, and some other things
that cannot be named in a
polite atmosphere. To Seon
Kang, I leave a yard and many
late night conversations. To
Alex Yoo and Bob Lou, I leave
Hunt 220. It’s a good room
for burning the candle at both
ends. To Jessie Duan, I leave
a book; come get it some time.
To the kids of 2W, I leave
all the memes, the lack of
housekeeping, and then some.
To Cole Finney and Samuel
Stone, I leave what remains
of my work ethicin the hopes
that they will be able to use it
next year. It’s probably going
to remain unused. To Andrew
Wu, I leave all our attempts to
study upper-level mathematics
and a safari to go along with
his palace. To those... certain
individuals... on 3W, I leave
you hope for next year that
your reapings will be more
boimtifiil. To the rest of you,
take what you want.
I, Connie Zhu, do hereby
entrust Mr. Audrey Chang
with one of the best presents
I have ever given, Sarah
Wang and Luci Duan with
nights of laughter-spurting
cuddle time in the room, Abby
Wu with spontaneous deep
conversations, Mindy Yuan
with memories of NYC and
fnday night, Esther Ransom
with 6;30am coffee and
afternoons of being a hippie
BA exploring Durham, Suna Li
with tender arm-around-waist
walks and a book I hope she’ll
take to heart, Mark Farris with
an art journal I hope to continue
forever, Maili Lim with Blue
Mirror and passionate late-
night conversations in my
lounge, Antonia Betaudier
with amazing creative writing
classes and discussions on love
with Caitlin Coimelly and on
life with Veev Conty, Marcela
with random notes on my desk,
vanilla Mexican hugs and
spontaneous kidnappings for
tea, Kirby with popping in the
door and memories of shared
hummus and guitar playing, Jen
Zhu wuth wonderful outings
on 9th street, to Amber, Mara,
Bob, Pemell, Michael, Leah,
Kexin, Charlotte, Ade, Xavier
- a beautiful responsibility,
to fellow MFCs the best
experiences together of trying
to change the world.
I, Jen Zhu, do hereby
leave to Amber Ellis my swal-
lows-people-and-miscella-
neous-objects-whole couch so
that 2nd Bryan snuggling may
have unrestricted reign, terror
izing all hallmates when they
come to sing happy birthday,
and meaningful talks about
living life the right way; to Jo
seph Moo-Young a never-end
ing supply of smiles no matter
the situation, random late-night
AIM conversations, your most-
desired work ethic, some bling,
and a shoulder to always lean
on; to Payal Patel my HOSA
knapsack and the faith that
you and Chuchitra will do me
proud next year; to both Payal
and Axita Patel South Central
love, huge loving Happy Half
hugs, and the inability to drop
down from the top bunk’s side
due to height restrictions; to
Elizabeth Short and Annie Jin
my huge collages, weird faces
and weird sounds, heart-to-
hearts, and endless gratitude
for frequently feeding a starv
ing senior; to Deanna “Love
me!” and sledding down the
hill behind Hunt in cardboard
boxes; and to Cole Finney
memories of that State Envi-
rothon trip where it all began,
faith that your work ethic will
soon accompany your other
tendencies, much enjoyment
of your K-Pop dance perfor
mances, bubble tea and Lo-
copops trips, and endless love
for a little brother.