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Senior Spotlight:

Carter Gravitt:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Baylor, TCU, Furman and UGA.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Theater, XC, Peer Leadership and Footsie Foursquare Club.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Marti Duke, in second grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? In 7th grade, I was home alone and after taking a shower, I remembered I left some clothes in my parent’s car. Thinking no one would see if I quickly slipped outside in the nude, I opened the door to find an elderly old woman looking for my father. Needless to say, I wasn’t quite what she was expecting. She slammed the door in my face and screamed about how “lost this generation is”.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Studied for tests. Probably wouldn’t have gotten deferred from Georgia if I did.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “I’ve Got the World on a String” by Frank Sinatra.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Jonathan Koch. First, if you think he doesn’t teach here anymore, you simply aren’t looking hard enough. Second, never in my life have I seen a man with a better sock and tie game. Absolutely unparalleled.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Some sunglasses, Margot Robbie, and a pair of Chubbies swim trunks.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? There are three different places I could be. I will either be looking for different theater productions to be a part of in New York, be working for a sports broadcasting company in the city I went to college in and be the play by play announcer for that school’s football team, or have won the lottery and be living with my wife and two dogs in the largest house in Cumming, GA.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Find out who told Donald Trump that running for president was a good idea and hit him with a truck. Then I would do everything on the bucket list that myself and Andrew Sabonis-Chafee made.

Lauren Gable:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Wake Forest, UNC and UGA.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Football and basketball cheer and Missions Club.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Kyle Rappe in 7th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Freshman year, I wiped out in the hallway in front of Jake Miller (my peer dad) and all of his hot friends. They laughed mercilessly.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Dated Abraaz Khan.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Jumpin, Jumpin” – Destiny’s Child.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why?  Mr. Tamel because his Twitter is awesome and he appreciates Quentin Tarantino movies.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A good book, an endless supply of donuts, and the entire cast of the Walking Dead.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to have an established career that gives me ample vacation time to travel the world with my husband, Ed Westwick.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Try to figure out a way not to die, and maybe go skydiving if I have any more time.

Clint Prettyman:

1. What colleges are you applying to? I only applied to Georiga and Auburn. I am going to Georgia next year.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Football, Baseball, water polo and rec basketball.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Carmen Mindt.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I had a chocolate milk drinking contest in lower school with Patrick Ryan and I drank about 10 cartoons and threw up everywhere in front of lots of people.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played basketball or was a part of the Wet Wolves diving team.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Definitely Pat, he is the freaking man and is always so happy to see us in the morning at the cross walk.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Music, fantasy football, and a hunting bow.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? A family and doing well in business, preferably a sports agent.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go streaking at a national sports event like Tucker did at the Braves game and perform real life GTA activities.

Ali Stall:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Miami University in Ohio, SMU, Baylor and Georgia.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross country, lacrosse, swimming, Wolf Ambassadors, Yearbook, lit mag, prom committee, mission trips to South Africa and Atlanta.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Josh Garrard in 5th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I wore hair bows in middle school that were absolutely massive.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? AP Art.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Paradise” by Coldplay.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? A combination of Mrs. Panetta and Mr. Tamel because Mrs. Panetta is really cute and has a perfect life, and Mr. Tamel can say whatever he wants no matter how offensive and everyone still loves him.
8. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you want to have with you? A knife, Kindle Fire with an unlimited subscription and data, and sunscreen.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Graduated from college working a job that I love or in grad school working towards a job that I love, happy, and healthy.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend time with my friends and family, apologize to the people I have been mean to, and be in bed watching Legally Blonde by 8 o’clock.

James Williams:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Coastal Carolina, NC A&T, Georgia State, Howard, NC Central and Wofford.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Football, Mosaic 7:9, Model Arab, Wrestling and Track.
3. What is your most embarrassing moment? I was getting warmed up for the 4 by 1 race. And I see Ollis standing with his dad. I go over there to tell him our race is coming up. I greet Ollis’ dad very respectfully. He says hi and then says “I heard you were slower than 3 dogs in a cat fight”. So surprised that an adult said that to me, I just stood there with my mouth open as friends are laughing. However, later on I race Ollis in the 100 meter and the Dream 150. I scorch him in both races to redeem myself. I still to this day do not understand what that phrase means.
4. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Win a state championship in either wrestling or football.
5. What is the theme song to your life? “BDK” by Lil JoJo, and “Let Naz Down” by J Cole.
6. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Chris Cleveland. I could tell people what to do. And no matter what I say everyone would be like that is a great idea.
7. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Gugu Mbatha-Raw who is the most beautiful women in the world. (That is me telling everyone to look her up if you don’t know who she is). The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Album. And a Satellite phone.
8. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope all my books are finished and that I have a deal with a publisher. All so I can be on my way to becoming the next JK Rowling.
9. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I am going to go down to the college football hall of fame. And I am going to put together a mixtape called “The Sublime Life.”

Katie Roth:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I’ve been accepted to Samford, Colorado State and Belmont.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Theatre, Yearbook, various Bible studies, YoungLife, Prom Com, SLW, Drama Club, Ambassadors, Mission Trips to Chattanooga (and soon ATL), and, of course, JV Football Cheerleading back in the day.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Will Harper in 2nd grade. He was a pretty cute kid.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Oh, there are so many to choose from… I guess I would have to say that my most embarrassing moment happened in Mr. Connor’s Honors Brit Lit class last year, while reading A Tale of Two Cities. It was the one and only time our class was actually focused, so everyone was silently reading. I was reading, too, and came across a line that read, “They kept him in a dark place, like a cheese…” For some reason, I thought that analogy was the funniest thing ever. At first, I tried to stifle my laughter, but when Briah Bass and Jeffrey Willis asked me what was so funny, I tried to explain it to them and ended up filling the silent room with my hysterical laughter. When I tried to explain what was so funny to Mr. Connor, he replied in his typically calm voice, “Yes, Katie. That is funny.” Meanwhile, the rest of the class continued to stare at my bright red face; apparently, they didn’t understand Charles Dickins’ great sense of humor.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Not stressed out so much about school freshman through junior year.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Pandemonium” from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It repeats the phrase “life is pandemonium” about a billion times, so I feel like that’s very accurate.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Kendra Morris, without a doubt. She’s the kindest, smartest, wittiest, and most understanding woman on the planet.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A private jet (stocked with enough fuel to get me back to civilization), a skilled pilot, and some sunscreen. I assume this would be a nice island, so I would put on my sunscreen and relax on the beach for a while and then when I had had enough of the beach, I would ask the pilot to fly me back home.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I just hope I’m happy with whatever I’m doing in 10 years. Hopefully, I’ll have a job where I am photographing or writing (or both!) and traveling often. Also, I hope to be happily married and thinking about starting a family.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would make sure that all the people I love could show up in one really awesome, warm place to just hang out together, listen to some nice music, dance, eat some life-changing food (obviously including ginger-infused pineapple), and reminiscence about the past by having people tell favorite stories and memories about how our paths crossed in life.

Taylor Berg:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech, University of Minnesota, McGill, Auburn, Georgia State and Georgia Southern.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Robotics, Marching Band and JV Football.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Marti Duke in 2nd grade (I think).
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Probably the time I ran into people on the Europe trip in Paris. We happened to be getting on the exact same river cruise at the same time. I don’t think it was that embarrassing as it was just weird, none of us knew what to think about it.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? AP Calculus.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Stressed Out” by Twenty-One Pilots.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why?  Mr. Mihalko. He’s crazy smart, loves his job, and is just a fun person to be around.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? An emergency beacon, a barrel of gasoline, and a seaplane. Being stranded on an island is just not my thing.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I’d like to be married with no kids living in France, Sweden, or the Netherlands – or some other city in the US — traveling the continent, working at a game studio, and just enjoying life.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend half of that with friends and family, and the other half going crazy and doing things that people who only have 24 hours to live would do.

Caroline Beltrami:

1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, UNC, College of Charleston, Clemson, University of South Carolina and Auburn.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Swimming, Prom Committee, Cheerleading, Track and Field, Young Life and Peer Leadership.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Clint Prettyman.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I hit the Wesleyan gate with my car on my first day of junior year in front of my dad and older brother.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? A play or a musical.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “You’ve Got A Friend” by James Taylor.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Ms. Trotter because she has great style, and she always has a smile on her face.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Tanning oil, my bed, and an unlimited supply of coffee.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I want to be married with maybe one or two kids (more to come) and teaching high schoolers probably English.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would want to go to the beach and just relax with friends and family (and eat nothing but sweets).

Bennett Stamper:

1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, FSU, UNC, George Washington, Furman and Clemson.
2. What were you involved with in high school? XC, Soccer, Wrestling, Musicals Model Arab League, Mock Trial, Young Life Student Leadership, Coaching Lower School Basketball and State Literary Meet.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Brenna Miller in 5th grade. Yet another tragic loss to GAC.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Sophomore year of cross country, when they were building the new field, I tried to cut around the football practice by running on the newly built hill with a friend. Needless to say, Mr. Khedouri wasn’t happy with this and let me know by yelling across the entire lake fields to get down. So covered in mud up to my shin I made the walk of shame back to the natatorium.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school?  Napped more. Done less.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Twin Size Mattress” by The Front Bottoms.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why?  Chad McDaniel of course. He gets to hang out with the coolest kids on campus during the fall and spring, and he’s loved by everyone.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you?  A boat, some gas, and water. I’m not wasting any time on an island.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years?  Hopefully I’ll be traveling around the world and living through the best decade of my life with or without a wife and looking forward to having a few kids in my 30’s.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours?  I’d talk to all the people that matter most to me (God included), make right where I’ve left wrong, have as much fun as I can without getting arrested, then try the Mexican Horse for the first and last time.

Hannah Cook:
1. What colleges are you applying to? Wake Forest, Elon, Belmont, UGA, TCU and LSU.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Perimeter Ballet’s Company, student ministry, teaching ballet, and volunteering at Beaver Ridge Elementary School.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Tyler Harper in 8th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? That time I asked Emma Anderson if she was sure she was right. [Emma is always right, even when she doesn’t think so.]
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Joined the lacrosse team. I always wanted to actually understand their inside jokes instead of laughing and pretending like I’m cool.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Morning Light” by Josh Garrels.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Morris. She is hands-down the coolest person I know.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My collector’s Pride and Prejudice because nerd, strawberry licorice because yum, and pigs in a blanket because healthy.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to be an ESL teacher and be married with a few kids.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Hug my 60 babies (at the school where I volunteer) one more time.

Spencer Sutlive:

1. What colleges are you applying to? North Georgia, Georgia and Georgia Southern.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Lacrosse and Football
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Macy Williams.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? 5th grade retreat. My mom packed my bag for me and the bag was practically bigger than I was. So big that I had to get help unloading it. All the normal kids had little duffle bags (It was a one night trip).
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Nothing. I did everything I wanted.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Georgia Clay” by Josh Kelley.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Dr. G. Because he is loved by the entire school and knows a lot of useful stuff.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My buddy, a kind lady and as much Moe’s as possible.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Running my own company and married to the love of my life.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would throw a party and make it a night to remember with the people I love.

Elizabeth Ostwalt:

1. What colleges are you applying to? Auburn, Samford and Furman.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cheerleading, Tracks and Fields, Young Life, Mission Trips, Peer Leadership and Prom Com.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Cole Mannion.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? There’s too many to count, but maybe when my brother and peer dad thought I was kidnapped and ended up waking me up from a nap with golf clubs in hand or when the whole school thought I ran over a man or when the Yale Acapella group sang to me in front of the whole school…… I’m not sure which one is worse.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? A musical or an AP class.
6. What is the theme song to your life? Anything by John Bellion.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Ms. Trotter because she is so happy all the time and I actually want to be her when I grow up.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Netflix and sweet tea.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to graduate from college, married and loving whatever I end up doing with my life, but traveling whenever I get the chance.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to all of my favorite places with my favorite people and make sure they know how much I love them.

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