Inside the lives of valedictorians
How did you make it through the last four years?
“Long hours, isolation, and a whole lot of luck, tea, and Netflix.” – Spencer Daigle
“I found that the best way to make it through high school was simply to choose the classes I found intriguing, and worry about grades later.” – Brad Subramaniam
“Lots of memes. Memes are a coping mechanism.” – Serenity Wade
“The most important thing that got me through my four years of high school was the idea of balance.” -Renee Zhang
“Maybe Netflix?” – Olivia Ozguc
“Friends, family, and free periods.” – Haley Schulberg
“Lots of music and crying.” – Ella Stewart
“Short answer: day by day.” -Ben Pagano
“I barely slept, had great study groups and a helpful mom, and I studied hard.”
– Peyton Miller
“I’ve had incredibly supportive people around me, including friends, family, and teachers. Lincoln has so many amazing
opportunities that I was able to find a lot of activities that I was pas- sionate about.” – Kate LeBlanc
Future plans?
|
Name |
Plans for next year |
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Alisha Zhao |
Stanford University– political science and human rights |
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Laura Epperson |
Scripps College– math and art, swimming |
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Renee Zhang |
University of Washington– biochemistry |
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Jessica Zhao |
Case Western Reserve University– nursing and biochemistry |
|
Maya Fine |
University of Southern California– business |
|
Brad Subramaniam |
University of Chicago– economics and philosophy |
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Lindsay Unitan |
Oregon State University Honors College |
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Alex Denman-Still |
Tulane University– finance and sociology |
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Kate LeBlanc |
Stanford– biology and psychology |
|
Oliver Risch |
Arizona State University Barrett Honors College |
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Joanne Lee |
University of Southern California |
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David Charatan |
Brown University– STEM-related field |
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Peyton Miller |
Creighton Honors– neuroscience as pre-med |
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Hilary Chaimov |
Oregon State Honors College– civil engineering |
|
Elena Klonsky |
UC Berkeley– sustainable design or architecture |
|
Rebecca Reynolds |
University of Oregon Clark Honors College |
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Katerina Rusa |
Smith College– neuroscience and german studies |
|
Ruby Belle Booth |
Tufts– political science or psychology |
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Olivia Ozguc |
Oregon State University Honors College |
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Haley Schulberg |
Wake Forest University |
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Ella Stewart |
Gap year then Bennington College– art |
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Ben Pagano |
Occidental College |
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Spencer Daigle |
Colorado College– environmental studies |
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Wesley Shin |
Harvard University |
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Serenity Wade |
Harvey Mudd College– chemistry or computer science |
Hours of sleep per night?
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Favorite LHS class?
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