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Nicki Becker

 

 

Alana: Gertrude and perfect handoffs
Amelia and Annabelle: An un-dropped baton
Myra: Hour long gossip talks
Charlie: Forgetting my name, hitting my car, filling my hood with trash, and only being my friend when you wanted food
Kaitlyn Bonaventura

 

 

 

 

Maria- first semester tournament pe
Shai- sixth grade, hayden steele
Brooklyn- drives in the summer, softball, the ye album, thriftway bake sale, all my love
Makayla- seeds, monster jam, blue gatorade, my bat
Grace- chocolate milk, rides, monster jam
Michael- tag
Kyla- the best wrestling partner, the black singlet
Morgan- shortstop, number three
Quinn- duke basketball
Franki Brown
Nina: A driver’s license
Lila Coehn: Gaslighting, victim blaming
Savannah Butcher

 

 

 

 

Grace: The watches, heavy boxes, wrapping, REP buddies, and a gross trash pal
Daalny: Political science, journalism, and all the best
Marina: Ruckus and Riptide
Sam Gill: Sour sloth gummies
Maisy: The heart stencil and the ace of spades
Clem: $200 dollars on red
Lila: The slippery goldfish and self-actualization
Moses: MVP, potatoes and carrots, all of the crossword answers, a Mariners winning streak, a quiet car, and one Dendrobium orchid
Caitlin Jeffcoat

 

 

 

Olivia b: rice cakes
Mallory: nerd gummy clusters, baseball games
Myra: corn maze
Hanifa: tea club
Maxwell dw: being the pickiest eater, boots, yeat, pho and fried rice, the good parking lot
Moses: grannies, studio ghibli
Charlie: maxwell
Nathan Campbell

 

 

 

 

Maalik: happy memories, Lord Salt’s shield, Downed Dave’s helm, and Keggy’s chainaxe
Colin: well wishes to a good next few years
Japhy: Supreme Overlordship of the Role Playing Games Club, exclusive rights to Wide Nathan, and a small black dream journal
Mateo: a poster for my bounty, the debt on my social credit card, and a single nose piece
Martin: all of Braden’s things that he hasn’t already gave to someone else (don’t ask how I have this power)
Ian: lead roles, a poster comparing me to Crowley and Penguin, and lots of luck
Gabe: a crudely named horse from a legendary hero and good friends
Anneliese Crayton

 

 

Moses Trundle-Schenamenan: the stanky car 🙁
Charlie Walker: being annoying
Olivia Boyes: identical bathroom times
Jack Harvey: Being a menace at closing dishes
Emma Deines

 

 

 

 

Dylan: a handful of steel marbles
Harper: my unwarranted confidence in stunting, salsa dancing, the ability to put the cheer bows on right side up
Lila: “at the end of the day”, all my support, illegal donuts
Neve: the barbie movie franchise
Raena: 8 small children dressed up like rocks
Molly: my whole world, as much academic dishonesty as a salutatorian can offer, my calc notes (not that you need them), sparkle fingers
Marina: the feat of engineering that is stape ‘n’ tape, use it wisely
Daalny: the content checklist, warranted confidence, the oxford comma
Emerson Dunn

 

 

 

 

Leah Gross: all my knowledge, mustard packet trip around France, taping my shoes shut
Jack Harvey: my life skills, making sure Island Queen doesn’t burn down
Kora Murphy: keeping woman jav alive
Emerson Hickman: my legacy, name rights
Liv Ormseth: ceramics stories, SMART math, spy
Jett Legry: calculator
Sofie Merrigan: Aladdin’s flying carpet
Scarlett, Kiara, Maddy : Volleyball line judges for the whole season next year
Charlie Walker: flooding the house in France and thinking it’s normal, maturity
Maria Pedras: car ride talks
Izzy Fisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maisy: all the nut bars in the world, a godly forehand, better pay from Cut, guide dog skills
Eliza: More than one pillow, a bedside table, wall decor, 1st doubles w/ clementine
Jess: 1st singles, endless supply of pins and rice krispies
Kaiya: muscle strain instead of a herniated disc, rats & stars, matching father issues
Myra: Char + Lora, guide dog drama, tennis drama…all the drama.
Lorelei: my prized astrological knowledge, a $1,500 monthly spending stipend, a ripe avocado or two
Clementine: well-fitting boxers (or briefs?), 1st doubles w/ eliza
Grace: todd, some good lungs, overhead shots
Natalia: van floor pasta salad, the best taste in hats
Isabel: spanish skills, all the gum wrappers
Shai: tennis trick shots, butter pasta, the bathroom floor
Rebekah Furr

 

 

Abigail: My car, most of my clothes, mom and dad, cat pee, morning Mom’s trips and being late.
Myra: Tennis tea, KFC A&W root beer float freezes, walking through the drive through.
Paloma: Your sweatshirt, backpacking and skiing, Sonic.
Sabine: Rides home, lots of dairy.
Tuula: Car rides to the dome, special toast.
Bethany Gasser

 

 

 

Morgan- a smaller bat bag, the correct visor design, eye black, car karaoke
Makala-my jersey number, all the dill pickle seeds, my small game-day softball pants, camping trip that’s been planned for 2 years.
Charlie- old snacks from my trunk, my parking skills, a filter when he talks, a will to live
Finn- my lanyard, frankenstein, fastest man alive
Maria- 6th period tournament pe, my
Volleyball skills, covid
Cassie Gasser

 

 

Mr. Butler- I give all my late passes for you to actually keep not throw away
Morgan Godwin- I give all my energy to commute everyday, you’re gonna need it love
JV volleyball- don’t waste your gas on underclassmen
Jack Harvey- Gabe
Next varsity setter- you’ve got this, look up to lily she’s pretty good and she’s such a good teacher, you’ll learn a lot:)
Blake Grossman

 

Nick: The waterfall (You have to give me some wheat though)
Julian and Alec: golf abilities
Lila: “we balance each other out well”
Josh: dishes
Moses: “no shot”
Julia Harrington

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aliya: driving past the puddle, cut above the rest, chucky 3, seamless, finish the lyric, punch bug, bison, brutal, park w blue hair, kirby, sprinkle cookies, kaz, grisha powers, “hey hey hey,” folklore, “can’t you see,” f-r-i-e-n-d-s, bookstores
Saffron: the death cure, reaching completion, santa’s bag, tickets to iceland, papa pipp’s pub (and nicola)
Elena: twenty questions, punch bug, souvenirs, muy mucho, the ax, hangman, musi
Grace: lana unreleased, miss americana
Sean: the pool ghost, SAWAYAMA
Emerson: high fives, throwing cards
Kathi: harry’s house
Sadie: jumping high enough
Eliza: albert einstein
Emily: studio c, two buckets, a leash, “humor,” my yesterday, a rock the color of dust, being related, apples to the core
Alyssa Hawkins

 

 

 

Finn: napkins, pawprint seat covers, all the first onloads your heart desires, smoothie skills, sproutz, the ability to share, an abundance of semicolons, your very own geocaching subscription, Banana Slug Rest Stop & Lemony Thicket
Lorelei: the military jeep (hubcaps and all, obviously), callan, the dropbox
Debate Novii: the vhs debate program, all of the hot philosophers, communism
Nate Wass de Czege: studio, memory, development, assignment, physics, church, confusion, foundation, tennis, birthday
Jewel Wass de czege

 

 

Nate: Chopsticks, a Metronome, Complicity,Therapy, Artichokes, on Behalf, Discovery, Lilacs, Obsidian, Stake
Dash: Aid, Hour, Listening, Maples, Prefix, Trace, Trains, Troves, Tunnels, Yeast
Forest: Dough , Eclipses, Heifer, Ivory, Jump, Omnivores, Prosecution, Shallows, Skating, Simulation
Evan Keppler

 

 

 

 

Ozzie: Paul, medicine ball, yelling, penalty saving and shooting
Oscar: the bakery, the cake
Danny & Hatcher: state tennis
Moses: Punchcard for seeing Ryan, ping pong director & champion
Charlie: VHS tennis, the Keppler mobility
Leo: Driving over 60 mph
Nick: being on time, Ping pong tournament quarter-final
Colin: being able to hit a tennis ball
Finn H: a second serve, consistent forehand
Enrico: drivers license, back scratches
Rowan M: a right foot
Ellis: first touch, switching the field
Katy Kirkpatrick
Kora: The Houston airport, my insane jav skills, hibachi shrimp, George
Charlie: also the Houston airport
Lorelei: The title of best pharmacy playlist maker, self care shopping
Grace & Daalny: The RX register
Ava & Jess: Exec board stress, a real homecoming
Lily S: Varsity setter
Moses: Doing senior things as an actual senior
Ryen Kirschner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aliya: the fantastic and magical power of quitting
Raena: the “oh I can’t fix all my problems by avoiding them” breakthrough/breakdown
Adam: the knowledge that parents can try hard and still be bad and the confidence that you deserve better
Isaac: the power to set boundaries 🙂
Neve: The Barbie movie franchise, also that sweet, sweet power of seeking diagnosis
Maisy: The “Am I a Lesbian” Masterdoc
Kenzie: The Mom Bag™ and the power of forgetting it at home
Ari: The right to be here and the right to leave
Chloe: The “let’s not be that friend today” moments, along with all those moments where you absolutely are that friend
Emily: the DSM-5 and that sweet validation of diagnosis baby
Ady: stability and a promise: as empty as it sounds, it gets better
Martin: Ryen Speeches
Molly: the academic dishonesty of a valedictorian for when the salutatorian’s just isn’t enough
Lola Kuyper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grace P: Bestie KK, All the carrots in the world
Will Weber: Vashon, My beta fish, Frank´s drama, Umping softball, Kara, My Favorite green carhartt hat, Charlie´s issues, My parking spot, Going home from school to poop, Philipe, My dad, love
Maria Pedras: Green concealer
Charlie Walker: Honorary ASB member, Thrifway runs with Will, Chloe Kuyper
Morgan Godwin: the entire softball team, Karas gum , Captionship
Eva Nelson: Karas candy
Brooklyn Stumph: Keely
Maddie Youman and Laural Calhoun: the basketball team and Captionship
Scarlett and Kiara, and Maddy: Volleyball Captionship
Aidan Green: Mullet Daddy , Basketball Student section
Paige and Tya: Kara´s room, Eban
Alec: Grace´s fit checks, Ticonderoga Pencils
Ben Godwin: A catalytic converter, Cassie
Maxwell: Will Weber
Sawyer Ranney: Ryan Jeager
Beren Lord
Emilio: dock martins, high heels, shoe lifts
Skye Mandigo-Stoba

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ari: My spot in the library, disability jokes, and some “democratically chosen” portion of DAC.
Molly: My need for a Betty Crocker sponsorship.
Martin: The knowledge that you are smart, capable, and worthy regardless of how school makes you feel.
Del: All the clay I never used in ceramics.
Alex: Being a part of the new signature disabled power couple.
Sky: Less crying in the library than I did throughout high school.
Richard: A phone with a back on it.
Neve: The barbie movie franchise.
All Disabled Students: The ability to feel empowered in and out of the classroom, the knowledge that you are not a burden but an important voice and contribution to society, and the ability to hope for a better future for disabled people in academics.
Lilah mechura
thousands of packs of wildflower and grass seeds to sprinkle over any golf course you come across.
Colby Merrill

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASB Cabinets: Gratitude for your contributions to working through a crazy year.
Daalny M: Keeping the Techs as happy as possible and RX training.
Emilio S: The best of luck.
Elliot M: My “Perks folder” (Maybe. We’ll see.)
Haven W: A different perspective.
Jamie C: Kermit the frog Rainbow connection piece.
Keziah R: full ownership of bus 6. you now own bus 6.
Matt Tilden: My heart forever.
Mackenzie G: Nothing. (Wisdom)
Nina M: my unconditional respect and appreciation of my good friend.
Sam Gill: the bag of Tees in my golf bag if you decide to keep playing.
Tessa S: Working in the RX
Mo Sennott

 

 

 

Maisy: my car stuffed animals and good vibes for senior year
Minecraft Kid: my moldy Minecraft backpack
Fruit salad: all the good parking spots at the waterfront
Lorelei: my good luck at grannies
Abigail: all your sisters secrets
Ozzie: the responsibility of dog sitting when your mom and mike go out of town, have fun >:^>
George Murphy

 

 

Kora: the Murphy name
Michael: Colin
Colin: Michael
Madeline, Annabelle, Neve: my poles
Danny, Issac: The Scouts
Julia Papa

 

Moses: Bean car, the bananas in my bag
Nick Zuckerman: Being a nerd
Myra: Earwax airpods, rick
Ben: Identity fraud, misogyny
Nicholas Poole

 

 

Cassidy: walking home
Malik: my woodworking finesse
Reid: your highlight reel
Eamon: the L
Abigail: a seatbelt
Zander Knot
Camdin: Take care good care of Quandale Dingles goofyahhh lunchbox!
Phoebe Setter

 

 

 

 

Maisy: The TinyMic legacy, being the biggest Swiftie at VHS, and one bag of white cheddar popcorn
Ava: The woodworking closet
Eliza: One cup of Trader Joe’s orange peach mango juice
Jessica: My video editing skills
Clem and Kaiya: Coach Todd
Maire: The honor of being the only drainer at school
Lorelei: My last strand of patience
Grace: A giant piece of kelp, good knees
Celena: Concert tickets
Shai: One Baja Blast Freeze
Tshering Sherpa

 

Natalia and Celena: the creamery
Julian Tooman: shiestys, shootergangkony
Oceane: beckham
Levi stahl

 

 

 

 

Oliver: Lego wars, fighting monsters, ATLA, poker, binini bros, magic potions, Covid movies, keepers out, digging a tunnel, terraria grind, rolos and peace tea
Nick z: the great Lego wall, Covid movies, lil el, the Jew squad, 20 yard slide, enchantments
Enrico: Italian stallion, pickup basketball,
Moses: football at Paul’s, beating you at ping pong,
Isaac: $214, pink poodles on ice,
Hatcher: much needed poker lessons,
Orion: tenner
Guy Stricherz

 

 

Cassie: Card game skills
Eban: Chill Pills
Everette: More orange beanies
Fredo: Tallness
Wojo: New brain
Arianna Vickers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadie: Can u pay my bills, footsy during snow, BRUCE, vibe time w Arianna, being yelled at by Julie, demon slayer, lots of love
Nats: Ew, halopelobingobongotengothreadsco
Lila: U n me against the world kiddo, Crying on the beach, Hair tossed arms crossed blasting on the freeway, Mental health tik toks and support, Best hugs, trader hoes, spilling drinks and lots of giggles
Molly: besties lil sis, Treemont and puppy truck
Jess: getting yelled at by mm, unorganized organization
Leah: best ref team, crying over being yelled at, bomb soccer player, T8
Sloane: bryce, lake week
Jack: lil bro, extra lunch
Jack, Lila, Linnea: family therapy, soccer tennis at 11pm, mr. nice guy, produce man
linnea: not understanding lax, “don’t cry arianna”, making me laugh and then dying
Dance family: All of my love and support. Keep killing it and don’t forget to radiate your energy.
Sam Walker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlie Walker- The car, the burden of driving everyone around
Jack Harvey- Keys to baseball shed, running program, being the golden boy
Maxwell DW- Ownership of the Wills, the Vice-Presidency
Will Weber- Spatial awareness, Charlie
Michael Ryland- Everything the world has to offer
Ben Godwin- 2 catalytic converters and a new brake line
Finn Magonegil- My speed
Finn Hawkins- Elbow problems and arm pain, Advil
Will Frith- $200 for all the Moms runs
Chase Braderick- Advil
Aidan Green- Student section,
Camden- Teigan, steroids
Teigan- Camden
Rhys- And 1
Phoebe Wilke

 

 

 

 

 

Linnea: half of my love, fun moments in the car, and property of alana
Alana: the other half of my love, the 4×100 and running down emily dejoung.
Lila c: more of my love, momma of the team and property of linnea
Aidan Green: bananas for cramps, slide *fart
Mal and Olivia: kickin bootay against bellevue and getting goals
Maire: mukai and goin on walks
Eliza: your strawberry hat
Lily: you gotta show jonah how good new girl is, my jacket
Myra and leah: you’re the big dawgs on the back line now. own it
Simona: being lost in french, marsh’s mispronounced words
Kora, neve, madeline, annabelle: crushing my record and my collarbone
Lucy Wing

 

 

 

 

Molly: title of best Wing at VHS
Lila: nerd clusters, dibs, and all my love
Saffron: shifts together, dentures, binchan, July 14
Leah: TREE
Aliya: Chips Ahoy, Backdoor choreo, streaming on shift
Jack: my leftover lunch
Myra and Aaron: NYT minis, Pirate Booty, kung fu, that darned class
Nina: My Little Pony on the ferry, the captainship
Lax team: the best Islanders in the league, coconut mall, a stretching routine
Ava Woo

 

 

Maisy: ASB Secretary, boba, the entire goodwill bins, pregnancy shirts, infinite nail glue, and singing TS in the car forever.
Loreli: Every flavor of Balm Dot Com and colorful nail designs.
Saffron: All of REP, the coolest clothes in school
Ninabelle: Plattform Green Converse
Chloe: 14/48:HS and the wall of love
Lucy Woodruff

 

 

 

Mamacita Grace: meredith, enter the ninja, gingerbread men, kitty meow meow, freak
Nina: 9 ball, rachael, baboon, lips, volleyball, trig
Grace: hi queen!, GLP, portapotty throw up, marine science
Maisy: driving to school every morning of our lives, walk and run
Eliza: sitting in the office, cookie fire, hall passes, bodybuilder
Shai: oranges, taco bell, qwynn’s house
Scarlett & Kiara : ya’ll are dumba**es

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