Inside the lives of valedictorians

Annaliese Dunn and Juno Brill|June 1, 2017

Hours of sleep per night?

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
Alisha Zhao	Stanford University– political science and human rights
Laura Epperson	Scripps College– math and art, swimming
Renee Zhang	University of Washington– biochemistry
Jessica Zhao	Case Western Reserve University– nursing and biochemistry
Maya Fine	University of Southern California– business
Brad Subramaniam	University of Chicago– economics and philosophy
Lindsay Unitan	Oregon State University Honors College
Alex Denman-Still	Tulane University– finance and sociology
Kate LeBlanc	Stanford– biology and psychology
Oliver Risch	Arizona State University Barrett Honors College
Joanne Lee	University of Southern California
David Charatan	Brown University– STEM-related field
Peyton Miller	Creighton Honors– neuroscience as pre-med
Hilary Chaimov	Oregon State Honors College– civil engineering
Elena Klonsky	UC Berkeley– sustainable design or architecture
Rebecca Reynolds	University of Oregon Clark Honors College
Katerina Rusa	Smith College– neuroscience and german studies
Ruby Belle Booth	Tufts– political science or psychology
Olivia Ozguc	Oregon State University Honors College
Haley Schulberg	Wake Forest University
Ella Stewart	Gap year then Bennington College– art
Ben Pagano	Occidental College
Spencer Daigle	Colorado College– environmental studies
Wesley Shin	Harvard University
Serenity Wade	Harvey Mudd College– chemistry or computer science