Katie Stipe

Mikayla Coombs Chosen for McDonald’s All American Team

Published on April 4, 2017 in News by Katie Stipe

Since 2002, 24 high school boys and 24 high school girls are chosen to be part of a team filled with the most elite basketball players in Canada and the United States. This year, one of Wesleyan’s own University of Connecticut signee, Mikayla Coombs was chosen to be a part of this elite team. Coombs has been at Wesleyan since seventh grade and has played basketball since. Keep Reading

Wesleyan Celebrates Black History Month

Published on February 28, 2017 in Features by Katie Stipe

The month of February is celebrated annually at Wesleyan and across the U.S. as Black History Month. This month is a celebration of the accomplishments of black Americans and highlights the importance of African Americans in the history of the United States. Keep Reading

Senior Spotlights

Published on February 28, 2017 in Senior Spotlights by Katie Stipe

Sydney Millikan

What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Auburn, Georgia Southern and Alabama.
What were you involved with in high school? Basketball and Lacrosse.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson in 5th grade.
What is your most embarrassing moment? One of the most embarrassing moments happened recently at our basketball game against Holy Innocents. After the game, I found out that my aunt had gone to the student section during the game and bribed some of my friends to tell the student section to “make more noise.”
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had tried out for volleyball.
What is the theme song to your life? “Watch Out” by 2Chainz.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why?Mrs. Panetta because she’s so artsy and the sweetest person ever.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Smartfood popcorn, Odell Beckham Jr. and my dog.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I want to be married and travelling the world.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to a tropical island and swim with sharks.

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Senior Spotlights

Published on January 27, 2017 in Senior Spotlights by Katie Stipe

Callen Davidson

What colleges are you applying to? Davidson College.
What were you involved with in high school? Football, Wrestling, Peer Leadership, Hand in Hand and Lacrosse.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Katherine Facteau in fifth grade.
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was younger my uncles used to mess with me and my brother by “pantsing” us sometimes. So I always thought that was just a normal thing to do. So one time we went to Dairy Queen with a bunch of our friends. Since I thought “pantsing” people was a perfectly normal thing to do, I decided to do it to one of my friends. Instead of everyone laughing at me like I thought they would, I got a stern talking to from my mom as everyone just stared at me like I was crazy (including the other customers at the DQ). I now know that “pantsing” people in public is frowned upon.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had been able to try out water polo.
What is the theme song to your life? “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day” by Luke Bryan or “Water” by Brad Paisley.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Stromie, because he really loves what he does and he always seems to be in a good mood.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Three knives.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I’ll be just out of med school and starting my own practice.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Fly to Australia and go scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef.

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Senior Spotlights

Published on December 5, 2016 in Senior Spotlights by Katie Stipe

Lindsay Gomes

What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Auburn, Boston University and Wake Forest.
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.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson in Kindergarten.
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.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I ran track.
What is the theme song to your life? “Ridin’ Solo” by Jason Derulo.
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.
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.
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.
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

What colleges are you applying to? Clemson, Mizzou, Texas, Indiana University and the University of Michigan.
What were you involved with in high school? Volleyball, SALSA, Bible Study, Green and Gold and mission trips.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Harrison Cook in 3rd grade.
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.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played tennis.
What is the theme song to your life? “Take It Easy” by the Eagles.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Lloyd because she’s hilarious and always has candy.
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.
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.
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.

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