Senior Spotlights

Lindsay Gomes

1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Auburn, Boston University and Wake Forest.
2. What were you involved with in high school? I’ve been involved with a lot of different random things in high school because I moved from Florida to Georgia in the middle of the sophomore year. At my old school, I did lacrosse, Peace Club, Piano Club and NHS. At Wesleyan I did track managing, SALSA and NHS.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson in Kindergarten.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? In 8^th grade, I was running past this group of people in my school (I don’t know why but I was) and I completely wiped out in front of them and both of my knees were sliced open and I was laying on the ground because I couldn’t move and people were laughing.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I ran track.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Ridin’ Solo” by Jason Derulo.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Morris because I love her sense of humor and she’s really fun to be around.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My dog Melo, food and water for my dog Melo and a bed for my dog Melo.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to have a stable job that allows me to travel around the world with my husband and family.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would probably commit a crime like rob a bank.

Emily Greer

1. What colleges are you applying to? Clemson, Mizzou, Texas, Indiana University and the University of Michigan.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Volleyball, SALSA, Bible Study, Green and Gold and mission trips.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Harrison Cook in 3rd grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? After a volleyball practice in 8th grade, I was putting my bags in the back of my mom’s car and when I opened the trunk a keg came rolling out and landed on my bare foot. I started screaming and crying and the entire football team was there watching it happen. Then for the next week at school, I had to tell people that my toe was broken because our keg fell on it.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played tennis.
6. What is the theme song to your life?  “Take It Easy” by the Eagles.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Lloyd because she’s hilarious and always has candy.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My dog, mac and cheese and Justin Bieber.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I’ll be married and happy doing a job that I love.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I’d tell all my friends to make mac and cheese and bring it over to my house so we could eat it all day while watching Remember the Titans.

Gabby Hernandez

1. What colleges are you applying to? UNC, UGA, Notre Dame and University of Florida.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Softball, swimming, lacrosse, peer leadership, missions, SALSA and Breakfast Club.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Chapman Pendery.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? The summer before sophomore year I got my wisdom teeth out and the drugs the doctor gave me were way too strong. When I woke up after the surgery, my mom was trying to give me my pain medicine, but then out of nowhere I started screaming “I’m peeing! I’m peeing!” So I had wet my bed as a 15 year old.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played soccer.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Crazy” by Ben Rector.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Karly Fullem because she is so sweet and awesome, and her life is goals.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Ben and Jerry’s, some good music and sunscreen.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I’ll be out of med school, living in a cool city and have at least met my future husband.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would definitely do something like skydiving then I would get my closest friends and family together and do a lot of fun little things and end the night with a great meal and a movie.

Sophia Kim

1. What colleges are you applying to? I am applying to University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Michigan, University of Southern California, University of Texas in Austin and Syracuse University.
2. What were you involved with in high school? I was involved in Missions Club, Mosaic 7:9, Chapel Band, Track & Field, musicals (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”), and National Honors Society.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? My first crush at Wesleyan was Brooks Lalley.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? My most embarrassing moment was my first year at Wesleyan in Spanish III when Glenn Hogan, who graduated last year, presented a project of people in our class, and I was one of those people. When he presented my slide, he put Kim Heng’s photo instead of mine, and in front of everyone in the classroom, I said, “That’s not me…”
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had continued to do Tae Kwon Do throughout my high school years.
6. What is the theme song to your life? My theme song is “Big Rings” by Drake & Future.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Ms. Trotter because she is so positive and enthusiastic whenever I see her.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? If I was stranded on a desert island, I would bring rice to make sushi, J. Cole, and coffee.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope I will be working at Instagram or Facebook.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would travel to Brazil and visit different natural beauties, such as waterfall and mountains.

Josh Cotter

1. What colleges are you applying to? GT, Notre Dame, UGA and Furman.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross Country, Basketball and Track Freshman year, Soccer, Ambassadors and Peer Leadership.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Riley Casey.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Dressing up as a French guy Freshman year.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Either continued to play basketball or Model Arab League.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Lisson-everyone loves him and he’s just an amazing person. Plus he has a pretty sweet gig living on campus and has to be pretty happy right now since the Cubs won the World Series.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Music, a soccer ball and Chick-Fil-A.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope I will have an enjoyable job and also be married.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Play a lot of pickup football/basketball and a lot of Fifa with friends.

Colin Hall

1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Young Men’s Service League, baseball etc.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Jessica Belcher.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was in Pre-K at Woodward Academy we were at recess and I had to go to the restroom and I wasn’t sure where a bathroom was so as I was on the swing and took off my pants and started to pee then the principal came up behind me and directed me towards a bathroom.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Study more.
6. What is the theme song to your life? Star Wars theme song.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Mihalko.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Baseball and glove, brother and my dogs.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, still playing baseball.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Become a Jedi.

Katie Stipe

1. What colleges are you applying to? I’m going to Auburn.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Basketball, track, SALSA, Bible study, mission trips and the Green and Gold.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Kyler Duley in 8th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Sophomore year, I was in a Spanish class with all freshmen. I wasn’t feeling well and I tried to run out of the room but I made it to exactly the front and center of the room and proceeded to throw up in front of everyone. I ran to the bathroom and started crying I was so embarrassed.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Student Government.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Lush Life” by Zara Larsson.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Shupert because she is hilarious and sarcastic and doesn’t care what people think about her.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Fried rice, my siblings and Kevin Hart.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully married and living somewhere in California where I own at least one Free People store.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to every Free People store in the country and buy everything, then I would go to Jeni’s ice cream and eat all of it. Then I would go home and watch Dirty Dancing with all of my friends.

Megan Macia

1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA and Alabama.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Ambassadors and theater.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Noah Young.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? All of middle school.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? No regrets!
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Pretty Boy Swag” by Soulja Boy.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Ms. Godard because she’s an awesome English teacher and a really cool lady.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Abby Gardner, diet coke and a speaker to play lots of music!!!!
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Happy!
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Grab all of the people I love and drive to the nearest beach.

Hayes Laughlin

1. What colleges are you applying to? Clemson, Auburn, Georgia State and Georgia Tech.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Lacrosse, Water Polo, Young Life, Bible Studies and Fantasy Football.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Emma Kate Brown in 1^st Grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was little my worst fear was people singing to me, so when my parents brought in a cake for lower school lunch on my birthday I dove under the table and stayed there until they stopped singing.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played football longer.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “One Man Can Change the World” by Big Sean.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Lisson, he gets all the perks of being a high schooler but he’s not.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A LeSean McCoy highlight reel, Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” album and a fishing rod.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Graduated from college, maybe married and working.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to Monster Jam and a football game, then say goodbye to people who mean the most to me.

Cullen Davis

1. What colleges are you applying to? I am applying to University of North Georgia and University of Georgia.
2. What were you involved with in high school? I was involved with football, basketball and tennis.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? My first Wesleyan crush was Ashley Dobbs in lower school.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? It’s a long story but here it goes. Keep in mind, this was 6^th grade. I was at a tennis tournament in Columbus, Georgia and spending the night in a hotel. I got a text message from William Thurston that said “my neighbors are kidnapping me”. This came through at 3 o’clock in the morning. I was asleep when the text came through, and my mom actually saw it first. She started freaking out and woke me up. When I woke up, she immediately said that we should call the police to go to his house, and being the stupid 6^th grader that I was, I thought it was a good idea. We called the police to go check his house and the police were not shy about it. They started banging on the Thurston’s door at probably 4 o’clock on a Saturday morning. Mrs. Thurston had to wake up and go answer the door and explain to them that they were fine. Apparently, William had sent the text at around 8 o’clock and it did not reach my phone until 3 because of my poor service. This was without a doubt the most embarrassing moment of my life.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I should’ve been more studious as a freshman and sophomore. This would’ve made the application process to UGA a lot easier.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “We Rode In Trucks” by Luke Bryan.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would most definitely be Coach Lisson. He has the coolest job ever and he only teaches like two periods, and the class that he teaches was made up by him.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A twig from the hedges at Sanford Stadium, my friends, and a 2016 G23 Ski Nautique.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? A partner in waiting at the law firm, Jarrard & Davis (my mom’s law firm). Also, living on Lake Lanier with my wife.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go to Athens with Lawson Forro.

Julia Childers

1. What colleges are you applying to? Auburn, Clemson, UGA and TCU.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Softball, basketball, lacrosse, mission trips, Green & Gold and Bible study.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson in 4th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Last year, I went to Auburn for parent’s weekend for my brother’s fraternity. I was walking in heels, and I wiped out in front of everyone.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had run track.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “One of Those Nights” by Shawn Mendes.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Lisson because everyone loves him and respects him.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Ben and Jerry’s Half-baked ice cream, Netflix and Shawn Mendes.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope I’m married and I have a dog.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would eat all my favorite foods and go to Cloudland, Georgia with my friends and family.

Anna Kate Schaller

1. What colleges are you applying to? Southern Methodist University, Vanderbilt, University of Alabama, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Duke and University of North Carolina.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Competitive cheer before Wesleyan, Equestrian all four years and Vet Club junior year.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Joseph Berney.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Last year on the Friday before homecoming, when everyone is up by the lake fields, I was watching beach volleyball with a bunch of people (keep in mind that I barely knew anyone yet and Zach was one of my only friends) next thing I know Zach Green calls my name, and he drops down into a weird yoga dance move and everyone started laughing.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I cheered for 11 years of my life so it would have been cool to try out for cheer my senior year.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “American Girl” by Tom Petty.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Cardwell because she’s nice to everyone.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Colored goldfish, my dog Bennie and Neck Deep (the whole band).
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Plan A: Graduating medical school Plan B: marrying rich.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Face my fear of bears, go skydiving and hang out with the family.

Marco Kruger

1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Clemson and Auburn.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross country and soccer.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Barrett Ramsey in 5^th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I took the ACT, my stomach started making some really loud noises because I didn’t eat breakfast. I looked up to find everyone staring at me. This went on for an hour.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Had Mr. Emmelhainz as a teacher.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “We’ll Be Fine” by Drake.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Smith, he has some really defined calves.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Bubble wrap, Cici’s cinnamon rolls and Melvin Schulze.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I want to be married and have a job that I enjoy.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Play an excessive amount of laser tag.

Patrick English

1. What colleges are you applying to? University of Michigan, Boston College, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Villanova University, Clemson and Alabama.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Varsity Tennis, Varsity Swim, Football, Hand-in-Hand, Student Government and Theater.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Katie Newman.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? My most embarrassing moment was when I was like 6 years old. I was supposed to be in my church’s Christmas play, but I was sick. Even so, I went up on stage unexpectedly to be a part of the play. I carried my candle to baby Jesus and fell right over with the burning candle. The priest then made a joke and hundreds of people sat there laughing at me.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had been more involved with my peers at athletic and social events.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “I’ll Make a Man out of You” from Mulan.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would easily be Señora Liverance because she is always so peppy, polite, and the most stylish teacher around. I mean her shoes are so bold and I respect her so much.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? An unlimited supply of razors, shaving cream and an iPod with the full Mariah Carey Christmas soundtrack.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I am hoping to be living in Germany working as an international businessman for Porsche or Mercedes-Benz.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would fly to Australia, swim with great white sharks, go skydiving, and try to eat as many McDonald’s cheeseburgers as possible causing me to pass out. Then when I die, I won’t be conscious.

Nick Eversbusch

1. What colleges are you applying to? MIT, UGA, GT, Clemson, Auburn, UVA, TCU and Baylor.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Soccer, basketball until this year and Bible studies.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Linsey Cartmill in Kindergarten.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? My mom sent in a naked baby picture of me to the school and everyone saw me naked.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Lacrosse. I have always wanted to play but it is a spring sport so I have to play soccer instead.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “One Love” by Bob Marley.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Lisson because his job is cool, everyone loves him, he lives close and his dog is cute.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Bible, friends and an endless amount of food.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I just want to be happy I don’t care.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours?  Tell everyone I love that I love them, then peace out.