2021_Senior_Special_Issue

I owe most of my values of honesty and integrity and my development into a respectful young adult to my teachers. I want to thank Mr. McCoy for getting me ~in~to noise music, Mr. Smith for being compassionate and teaching me photography, Mr. Hurwitz for being cool, Ms. Weinstein for making history a captivating and engaging discussion, Ms. Sparrow- Knapp for encouraging me to be thes- pian weirdo, and Ms. Lutz for being the coolest and realest person to teach at YSHS. Even the ones I don’t men- tion, I’m grateful for all that you have taught me over the past few years. It’s a privilege to have good teachers and I was lucky enough to have each of you. I wish I could sound cool and say I won’t miss any of high school, but I find the trivial drama from my whiny, greasy-faced peers retrospectively charming. I hope we all do great things in life, and I really do wish you all the best. Don’t trust pigs, make harsh noise, realize people are individuals who are effects of their own trauma, and most importantly, stay swag. ARYN VAN AUSDAL PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Lora and Ben Van Ausdal One thing that the Yellow Springs High School should change would be their science department. In my expe- rience, there was only one good side of the science department and that was Mr. Lowry, who teaches chem- istry and physics. With my interest and love for science, this helped make my four years at the Yellow Springs High School difficult and frustrating. Every student should be recognized and respected by the school faculty, especially if you’re one of two science teachers the school has to offer. With this conflict, many of my interests in certain classes were constrained, giving me limited experience for the fields of study that I was interested in. I hope in the future students will have a larger variety of science courses to choose from, along with friendly teachers who recognize each indi- vidual. Just like every category, there are the good and the bad. Good teachers and bad teachers. With that, the high school does have their key teachers: Mr. Lowry (chemistry and physics), Mr. Bleything (engineering) and Mr. Sidner (Spanish). Taking their classes provided probably some of the best experiences I’ve ever had — even though I hate physics! If you ever find yourself at Yellow Springs High School, I recommend you take a class with them! This fall I will be attending The Uni- versity of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences, where I will be majoring in chemistry, on a pre-dental track. I plan to work somewhere within the dentistry field, specializing in ortho- dontics. I want to thank my parents, Nan and Pap, all of my friends, Mr. Lowry, Mr. Bleything, Coach Jef f Metzcar and Coach Steve Martin. “Snacktime, whatever you choose to do, wherever you end up, you’ll do good at it” MICHAEL VICKERS PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Jessica and Jonothan Vickers So ... what now? ATEERYS WAGNER No response submitted. BREANNA WALLACE PARENTS/GUARDIANS: Emily Baylander I transferred from a large high school in Columbus to Yellow Springs High School during my sophomore year. I always felt welcomed and sup- ported by the students and teachers and found some of my lifelong friends here. I have enjoyed being a part of the tight-knit sports teams at Yellow Springs; during my time here, I have been on the cheer squad and played softball and soccer. My plan for this fall is to attend Ohio University and major in integrated social studies, with plans to start a career as a social studies teacher. During my three years at Yellow Springs High School, I have had an overwhelming amount of suppor t from teachers, specifically Mrs. Lutz, Mrs. Holly, Mr. Lydy, Mrs. Hyatt and Mr. Hurwitz. 12 Yellow Springs High School C L A S S O F 2 0 2 1 A Special Section of the YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS | May 20, 2021 Yellow Springs Youth Orchestra Association Young’s Jersey Dairy YS Federal Credit Union O U R S P O N S O R S ISAAC WHITLOCK No response submitted. ALAYNA WILSON No response submitted. HENRY WIRRIG No response submitted.