Senior Spotlight:
Jack Connors:
1. What colleges are you applying to? Cornell, Villanova, Catholic U, Sewanee, George Washington, UGA and Massachusetts Maritime.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Model Arab League, Rocket Club, Cross Country and Lacrosse.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Maddie Frye, Junior year.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? First day ever at Wesleyan, I walked into the wrong science class and didn’t realize I was in the wrong class until the period was almost over.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Continued my career in the high school yearbook.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Joshua C. Smith. His hair cut and beard really balance each other out, but most importantly he is an awesome guy who truly cares about everyone.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Guy Fieri, a camp stove, and all of the blockbuster films from the 80s.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I will be living in the suburbs with my Bernese mountain dog and a nice 401k.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would thank all the people who made a difference in my life.
Maddie Pickard:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I am going to Clemson.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross Country, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Mock Trial, Yearbook, Prom Committee, Missions Club, Young Life, and various Bible Studies.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Cole Mannion in maybe 5th grade. I did not go to Wesleyan yet, but I met him at Clint’s lake house.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? At Woodward, all the arts programs went once a year to Disney Land for a concert to perform in 8th grade. I went for honors chorus (shocker, I know) and we went to Universal. On the way home, they decided to stop at a water park with a bunch of other schools. So, I was with a group of girls and guys from my school on top of a water slide and there was this super cute group of guys behind us. The girls all turned around and started talking to them and I have no idea why but I zoned out and all the sudden, I heard my friend tell this super cute guy that he has really nice eyes. I snappeded out of it and screamed, “YEAH, YOUR EYES” and everyone went silent and I just turned around and hid behind the guys from my school….it was great. This pretty much still sums up my flirting abilities today.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? More art classes instead of so much required Bible.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Beautiful Disaster” by Jon McLaughlin.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Andrea Shupert. The sass on that woman is so real and no one says anything about it because we all just accept it. I swear she is going to scream “Is it a funny story now?” as I walk down graduation. She is the perfect combination of sass and caring. She just genuinely cares about her students and I love her devotionals and our class relationship updates. She is just a very easy person to get close to after you get past all the sass. Pretty great gal.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Any form of electronics that can give me Netflix, sunglasses, and my cats whom I dislike very much.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I would just hope I am happy in the place I am at that point in my life. Hopefully, recently happily married and thinking about kids for the future. Definitely have a house with the hubby and some big dogs. And not living in Georgia, but probably staying in the south because no one likes Northerners. Living somewhere new, working as a graphic designer, just living my 20’s focusing on my friends and new family and growing my life for later.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I guess I would just do everything I do not have the courage to do now. I am someone who gets really worried about what people think and rejection, so if I had nothing to regret tomorrow I would just do everything that I would have typically been too nervous or scared to do or say.
Ren Schmitt:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I am going to Wake Forest University.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Lacrosse and Chapel Band.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Evie Dewitt in 1st grade. . . We played Star Wars on the playground, and I was Anakin Skywalker.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? The special surgery I had between 9th and 10th grade.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Completed some Naviance activities; I think I really missed out on a good time.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “The Best of What’s Around” by Dave Matthews Band.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why?
I would definitely be Joe Tamel. Not only is he the head of the English department, which is made up of other cool people, he also is a generally chill dude who is not afraid to drink from a coffee cup with a empty flask attached to it. He says whatever he is thinking, and when he says off-color words it sounds academic.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A TV that plays Braves games, a device that can play music, and my Xbox with Destiny and Black Ops III.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I’d like to be filling in for Mark Bowman as the Braves beat writer and also filling in for Stefan Lessard as DMB’s bassist.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Probably try and convince Dave Matthews to play a private show for me and my friends. I would get to choose the set list of course.
Jordan Mack:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I’m going to UVA.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Football, basketball, track, and mission trips.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Cairo Booker in 9th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I tried to jump out of a bus window during the mission trip because it was taking a slow time to get off. My foot got caught on window and I fell, luckily landing on the luggage.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? A play.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “All Around the World” Justin Bieber.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Cole because I would get to do college advising all day.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A T.V., food and my friends.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Married with a beautiful family.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go hangout with friends and family.
Holland Sharon:
1. What colleges are you applying to? College of Charleston, Furman, Auburn, Samford, and Clemson.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Diving, Lacrosse, Young Life, Ambassadors, Prom Com, Hand in Hand, and Water Polo.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Clint Prettyman in Kindergarten.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Freshman year, Taylor Casey and I loved to hallway swim between the lockers. It was all fine until Cole’s locker was open and I didn’t realize it. I went to push off of the lockers and my finger got stuck in his locker and I slammed my feet into the locker and broke my finger.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Not taken Physics.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would choose to be Ms. Trotter. She is so fun and loves going on adventures like hiking and exploring downtown. She always has the cutest clothes and I know I can always rely on her to brighten up my day.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A puppy, music, and Gushers.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to be living in a mansion in California next to Bekah Middlebrooks where we will be shooting our reality TV show. When this doesn’t happen, I hope to be living in Charleston doing interior design and studio art.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to Six Flags with all of my friends, then explore Atlanta and eat some great food.
Sarah Borucki:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I’m going to Davidson
2. What were you involved with in high school? Mock Trial, Vet club, Golf, and Lit Mag.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Ben Masters, 9th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Any of the times I have casually showed up at the wrong class because I can never remember my schedule.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Rocketry Club.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Knee Deep” Zach Brown Band
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would want to be Mr. Custer, or any other Bible faculty. They are some of my favorite people here, and I would love to teach one of their classes.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A horse, a Bible, and fishing gear.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? If I am still interested in medicine, I hope to be starting my residency in whichever field I choose. I’d also like to have my own horse and compete in upper level eventing.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I’d be pretty skeptical, but if it’s true, I couldn’t change it, so I would try to convince myself it wasn’t true. I might go fish, or ride a horse. Maybe read a book.
Wylie West:
1. What colleges are you applying to? Auburn, Clemson, Mizzou, Ole Miss, TCU, FSU, and GCSU.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Lacrosse and Football.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Allison Loach in 6th grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? I’m not sure I have a lot of them. I say some really dumb stuff sometimes, so I’m sure it was something like that.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played football more than just my senior year.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Truck Yeah” by Tim McGraw.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Ms. Bufton, she gets to hang out with all the cool kids.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My Phiten necklace, some Nike elite socks, and a Motorola Razor.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I would like to be doing something I enjoy.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go bungee jumping and sky diving.
Maggie Borbone:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I will be going to Auburn.
2. What were you involved with in high school? I was a Varsity Football cheerleader and a baseball manager.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Josh Garrard.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Sprinting across the football field chasing my runaway dog.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I always considered diving and doing track but never did.. also doing a play but I don’t speak in public.
6. What is the theme song to your life? I don’t know music.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Probably Buffy (Ms. Bufton) or Ms. Trotter because they are my favorites.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Sunscreen (I burn easily), Diet Coke, and my dog.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope to be finishing grad school with a job, starting a family and have a puppy.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Try and travel to as many places around the world as I could and see all of my family.
Ben Buckley:
1. What colleges are you applying to? I am going to Notre Dame.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Swimming, Water Polo, JV Lacrosse, Student Government, Track, and Model Arab League.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Sydney Weissman
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was little, I tried to see if my cat could swim. So I took it to the edge of the pool and tried throwing it. As I threw it, however, it clawed my shirt and pulled me in with it.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? JV Soccer my senior year. Unfortunately, that is no longer allowed.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Steal My Sunshine” Len.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Kadzis because efficiency is very important to me and he gets to coach the swim team every year.
8. If you were stranded on a dessert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A spoon to eat all the dessert with, Bear Grylls so I could survive and my Spongebob suit.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? If I make it that long, I hope to have a career in business with a wife and many nephews.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Swim a 75 without breathing.
Ashlee Fincher:
1. What colleges are you applying to?
Samford, UGA, Baylor University, Sewanee: University of the South, Lee University, and GAP Year in Costa Rica.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Peer Leadership, Diversity Club, SALSA, Lacrosse, Cheerleading, Swimming, Wolf Ambassadors, and Chapel Band.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Cole Mannion.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Rear-ending Doctor McCoy while leaving campus last year. I had taken my foot off of the brake and rolled into her car. Everyone saw and by the time I got to practice, everyone had heard that I had ran into D- Mac.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? A play.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Ms. Trotter. She is super friendly and peppy and everyone loves her. She has such a sweet kind spirit and she exudes the love of Jesus.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My Ninnie’s Mac and Cheese, My iPod, and any Charles Martin book.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Married with a kid, maybe two, working in ministry and volunteering in my community.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go on a hike with my friends, picnic, go rafting then set up a movie outside and stargaze.
Patrick Ryan:
1. What colleges are you applying to? UNC, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, George Washington, Lehigh and NC State.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Marching Band, Wrestling, Soccer and Robotics.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Kylie Reed, 2nd Grade.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Stephanie Chalfont and I tripped over each other before school in fourth grade and when we got up, everyone started cheering and saying that we liked each other. No one let that go for about four months and the worst part was that I despised her.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Tried more freshman and sophomore years. If anyone in those grades is reading this, your grades do count, so don’t blow them off.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Come Sail Away” by Styx.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Baxley. Do I even need to say more?
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? FIFA (Including the things need for it to work), Arnold Palmer and a lifetime supply of hot wings.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I will have my MBA and working in the software industry. I’m not sure where I will live, but as long as I am starting my car collection then I will consider myself a success.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Steal a 67 Shelby GT500, get in a police chase, get arrested, post bail, marry the woman I love and watch my last sunset on White Side Mountain.
Julia Tallant:
1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Denison, College of Wooster, and Kenyon.
2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross Country, Track, one disastrous season of swimming, SALSA, Omicron, and mission trips to Guatemala and Panama.
3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? I’m not really sure.
4. What is your most embarrassing moment? My life is essentially a compilation of embarrassing moments, but there was this one time freshman year when I accidentally left a potato in my dresser drawer for 5 months (it’s a long story), and people still haven’t stopped bringing it up.
5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Homework.
6. What is the theme song to your life? “Gasoline” by Halsey.
7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Morris because she is an all-around neat person.
8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A flying broomstick for when I decide to leave, some sunscreen, and roasted edamame.
9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I will be married or engaged to the love of my life, living in Toronto, and working at some creatively inclined start up. We will be fostering cats and starting to think about beginning the adoption process (of children and cats). We will also be really good friends with Ellen Page, Kristen Stewart, and Natasha Negovanlis and have brunch with them from time to time.
10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would break into secret government archives to find out once and for all if aliens and other “mystical” creatures (unicorns, mermaids, etc) exist.
