Class of 2011 evaluates their future goals

by Hope Kriegel

Part 3 of a series

Graduation is just around the corner and the seniors are eargerly waiting to be officially done with high school. We will have completed 2,330 school days since we were kindergartners. 

After all this time, we have thought about where we hope to be in the future, what we think the younger students need to know about high school and what we will miss after we leave.    

Vincent (Vinny) 

Buchanan

Vinny wants to be managing a hotel or fine restaurant in 10 years. He tells younger students to keep up with their schoolwork. Vinny will miss hanging out with his friends the most. 

Katurah (KT) McKee

In 10 years, KT sees herself as a nurse, helping people, living life to the fullest and being happy. KT wants to tell the freshmen, “There will be dark days that really suck and there will also be good days that everything goes great but no matter what, just have a positive attitude!” 

She is going to miss making great memories with everyone and just bonding and being with them, being on a team and growing with each other in sports the most. 

Shannon Sutfin

Shannon wants to be working as a nurse in the Cayman Islands in 10 years. She tells younger students to “Get involved in as much as you can throughout high school because once it is over, you’ll wish you could do it all over again.” Shannon will miss being able to walk through the halls and know everyone by name the most. She will also miss being involved in sports. 

Dakota McFatridge

Dakota will be working in 10 years. His advice is to get good grades and play sports. Dakota will miss baseball and hanging out with his friends the most.  

Teona Sutfin

Teona says, “I should be working in a dental office as a dental hygienist, married with kids and living in a bigger town in 10 years.” Her advice is to make as many memories as possible because it's over before you know it and start planning for college early! Be prepared to grow up quickly because we all have to. Teona is going to miss her friends the most. She says, “They have gotten me through the last 13 years. I love them to death!”

Spencer Roorda 

Spencer hopes to be working as an engineer traveling around the world for his job. He tells the younger students to “Be sure to take advantage of every opportunity when you’re here because when the end comes, you don’t want to ask yourself where your high school experience went.” Spencer will miss his friends and participating in sports the most.  

Hope Kriegel

Hope wants to have a stable job doing what she loves and helping children in 10 years. She also hopes to be married and possibly with a child or two and loving her life.  Hope tells the freshmen, “Take chances, push yourself, make mistakes and learn from them. Do what makes you happy, be around the people you love and just have fun. Never accept less than you deserve or let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.” She is going to miss her family and knowing everyone so well. Also, she will miss playing high school sports and all the memories she made while playing.

Wyatt VanDee

Wyatt wants to be married with at least one child, and living on his own farm raising cattle in 10 years. His advice is to do homework and turn it in on time. Wyatt is going to miss being in class with his friends the most.  

To be continued…