Homecoming king and queen, Elias Ginsberg
and Grace Ward, celebrate after the coronation.
Ginsberg and Ward were both shocked and
honored that they were chosen to represent
their class.
Photos by Abby Lang
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A Crowning Moment
Design by Nachia Olsen
“I hated him.”
“I thought she was cute… really cute.”
“I was quiet and insecure, and he was this
confident boy. I was so jealous because he
just had this gift for being confident, loud,
smart, and I was just really quiet.”
“Me and my seventh grade intelligence
assumed she just wasn’t having fun or
something. I would talk, poke fun, and see
if I could ever get a reaction out of her…I
think she hated me.”
“Then, in eighth grade Spanish class, we
became friends and we stayed friends.”
“I used that time to set her up with my
friend.”
“We went on dates in freshman year, but
I wouldn’t say yes to being his girlfriend.”
“One of the first serious dates we had,
junior year, March 21st, the day I asked her
to be my girlfriend, we went to Fontenelle
Forest, we heard this owl, and we could
see it; but we wanted to see if we could get
closer. We chased it…just chased this owl
for like thirty minutes, it was really fun.”
“The pep rally was our six month anniversary!”
“I asked her that morning. I spent roughly five days. This is going to get awkward. I
Heart felt moment at Homecoming dance
spent them making a box of 365 cards with
reasons why I love her. I wrote one extra
notecard asking her to Homecoming.”
“We didn’t think we were going to make it
on court.”
“I knew Grace would make it on court.
The only chance I had was if people would
vote for Grace and then see my name.”
“That’s so not true! He talks to everyone.
He’s friends with everyone.”
“When I was crowned king, I knew it was
because Grace was crowned queen.”
“I was just like no, no, no; and Elias is not
crowning me. And I was shaking so bad.
And crying. And shaking.”
“Oh, I went into robot mode. I lost all
sense of what was going on and it was like
tunnel vision. [Mr. Froendt] whispered in
my ear that Grace is your queen. It was
absolutely crazy. The whole place erupted
for her.”
“That’s because you were crowning me!”
“I really can’t comprehend it.”
“He’s so selfless. I’ve never opened a car
door our whole relationship…He’s just like
everything that I didn’t even know I liked,
perfectly matched into one person.”
“She’s energetic, loving, caring- incredibly
caring. That’s the first thing I noticed about
her…She will put others before herself
every single time. I’ve never seen her put
herself first.”
“I’m in DECA, Spanish National Honors
Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club, I have
been my Cross Country team captain since
sophomore year. I’m in WTV, Science
Club…I’ve gone on four mission trips with
my church.”
“She’s accomplished a lot more in high
school than I have.”
“My career dream is to be a doctor for
Doctors Without Borders… On the other
hand I want to be a really good mom and
wife.”
“I play golf for Westside…I do WTV…I
would like to do narrative films; any way I
can tell a story. A director of photography
is kind of the goal…Chapmann University
is probably where I’ll go.”
“He is extremely talented. He just has
this gift for production and everything he
touches is beautiful.”
“Yeah, she does ramble.”
Story by Madji Alkarute
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1. Xzavier Fort was a member of varsity
football, track and ATSC.
2. Kate Hughes was a member of Varsity cheer, Red Shield, ATSC, DECA,
and National Honors Society. She loves
Qdoba and wants a baby polar bear as
a pet!
3. Jacob Thomas was a member of
WTV, ATSC, International Thespian
Society, National Honors Society and
Nebraska All-State Choir.
4. Haley Foral was a member of Red
Shield, Varsity Cheer, DECA, National
Honors Society and ATSC. Haley Noelle Foral is easygoing, considerate, and
she loves cats!
5. Jack Connelly was a member of varsity football and track. This is Jack and
he likes to party.
6. Jenna Hynek was a member of Red
Shield, Lance, Shield, Craze, DECA and
National Honors Society. She still makes
time to cruise down the street jammin
in her 64!
7. Jowe Tombi was a member of band
and varsity lacrosse.
8. Claire Hofmann was a member of
Varsity cheer, ATSC, DECA, National
Honors Society, and Spanish Honors
Society.
9. Madeline Look was a member of
DECA and National Art Honors Society. She loves scooters and she always
gets a medium iced mocha with an extra
shot!
10. Elias Ginsberg was a member of
the golf team, National Honors Society,
WTV and is the co-creator of 5 Things
You Missed Last Week.
11. Mitchell Hagan was a member of
varsity football and baseball.
12. Elise Arant was a member of
Varsity Soccer, National Honors Society,
National Spanish Honors Society, Spanish Club and DECA. Elisabeth Nicole
Arant is caring, smiley, and athletic!
13. Audrey Knudsen was a member of
ATSC. She loves Chinese food and if
she could hang out with her dogs all day
everyday, she would.
14. Levi DeVries was a member of
DECA, ATSC, FCA, Red Shield, varsity
track and cross-country. There’s only
one guy that can run, sing, dance, and
make you laugh at the same time!
15. Grace Ward was a member of Spanish Honors Society, Spanish Club, Ethical Literacy, Beta Club, Track, DECA,
Cross-Country and Mu Alpha Theta.
16. Payton Knott was a member of Beta
Club, Red Shield and Ultimate Frisbee.
Payton’s dream job is to travel around
the world and experience other cultures.
17. Stephanie Dong was a member of
Warrior Band, debate, ATSB, Concert
Jazz Band and is a senior class officer.
Stephanie “Asian Invasion” Dong is
President Obama’s #1 fan!
18. Sam Frankel was a member of varsity basketball, track and field, DECA,
Westside Wired, National Honors
Society and Red Shield.
19. Jasmyn Ross was a member of
DECA, varsity cheer, National Honors
Society, Red Shield and State Cheer.
Sassy J loves meeting new people!
20. Alex Lindquist was a member of
varsity football, basketball, baseball and
DECA. He also likes to party. He loves
his dog Bo and Chipotle > Qdoba.
Quotes by SAB and Wired
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