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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 8th 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.

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Grace Chapman

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech, University of Virginia, University of Georgia and Auburn.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Cheerleading, lacrosse, chapel band, peer leadership, Ambassadors, Vet Club, SALSA and Student Led Worship.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Patrick Ramsey in 7th grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Two years ago, I had to pray after I played in my church’s youth band.  I was on the microphone praying over a children’s ministry, and I said, “Dear Lord, please let us touch the children… not in that way… amen.”  The whole youth group was dying laughing, and I don’t think I’ve ever turned so red.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Model Arab League.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “In My Shades” from Starstruck.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Brittany Haverty because she’s so sweet, cute, and funny!  She’s awesome to be around, and her accent is the best.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Good music, good books, and sunscreen.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully married with a job and lots of time to travel.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would get my whole family and all my friends together, and we’d hop on a flight to Venice.  There, we would eat some pizza and pasta, and go on a boat ride through the canals. Keep Reading

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Noah Barnes

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Furman, Virginia Tech, Auburn and Wofford.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? JVB XC, Wrestling, Soccer and Mission Trips.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Riley Casey in 7th grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When Ms. Karen yelled at me in the lunchroom in front of the whole high school for spilling a ton of sweet tea in front of the bagel bar and not cleaning it up junior year. It took a couple months to live that down.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Model Arab League.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “We Built this City” by Starship.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Cooper. He’s the man.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Garage door opener, deflated balloon, blown out tire from the highway.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully living somewhere in the northeast or northwest making millions of dollars.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Probably make preparations to have my body launched into the sun when I die, this will be possible on account of the millions of dollars.

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Lauren Alexander

What colleges are you applying to? Too many to list: Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, UVA, Georgia, Washington and Lee, Villanova.
What were involved with in high school? Tennis, Volleyball, Student government, Honor Council, SALSA.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? When? Zach Green in Kindergarten
What is your most embarrassing moment? Not sure.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Model Arab League.
What is the theme song to your life? “Do My Thang” by Miley Cyrus.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Wischerth, because she is hilarious.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Sarah Moon, a phone, and my puppy (Simba).
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Graduated from college and married.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Gather all my friends and feast.

TJ Anderson

What colleges are you applying to? University of Louisville.
What were involved with in high school? SALSA, Honor Society, and Varsity soccer.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? When? Timothy Blain in kindergarten.
What is your most embarrassing moment? I think one of the most embarrassing moments is when I was at dinner with my family and I was trying to use the ketchup. After like a couple minutes it still wasn’t coming out and I flipped it to my face so I could see if something was blocking the ketchup from coming out. And of course when I squeezed the bottle the all of the ketchup exploded over my face at the table!
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish that I took more fun classes as a junior and senior.
What is the theme song to your life?  “Titanium” by Sia.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Coach Frazier because he teaches PE, but also has coached a lot of sports and is so funny!
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? I would bring my phone for music, food, and a boat to get.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, playing professional soccer or on the national team. Or if that doesn’t work then working as a pediatrician.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would check things off my Bucket List with my closest family and friends.

Lawson Forro

What colleges are you applying to?  North Georgia Oconee (Athens Campus).
What were involved with in high school? Tennis, Football, and education.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? When? Georgia Kuehn (third grade).
What is your most embarrassing moment? Skipped a family dinner to go on a date with a girl. Turns out the restaurant I picked was where my family was having dinner. Pretended like I didn’t know them until my whole family came to my table before I could pay the bill.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Be more involved with clubs/activities like rocketry club, diversity club, and others.
What is the theme song to your life? The Jaws theme song.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Khedouri. I would get to coach football and ride around in a golf cart all day with my Princess “Oscar”.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Donald Trump, a Trump steak, and a Trump helicopter.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? A serial entrepreneur with a strong hand in American Politics.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go to Athens.

Natalie Armstrong

What colleges are you applying to?  Samford and Belmont.
What were involved with in high school? Volleyball and basketball.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? When? Kyler Duley
What is your most embarrassing moment? Taking my jersey off at 7U basketball national championships to change colors and my sports bra came with it.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Acapella club.
What is the theme song to your life? “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Gabi Grogan, she is perfect and my role model
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My dogs, my sister, and food.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I will be married with a kid hopefully, working with special needs children.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend time with family and friends.

Ashley Godwin

What colleges are you applying to? I’m applying to UGA, Furman, and Davidson.
What were you involved with in high school? I was involved with swimming, track and field, student government, hand in hand, and student led worship.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Patrick Ramsey…freshman year…what a time to be alive
What is your most embarrassing moment? I went to public school all of elementary school. The year I changed from fourth grade to fifth grade we kept the same hallway. At my old school, we had these ten minute bathroom breaks where the whole grade had time to go to the bathroom. You would wait against the wall if it wasn’t your class’s turn to go. On the first day of school, my class was going to the bathroom, and I assumed the girls bathroom was in the same spot as last year. As I was walking into the bathroom, all the people waiting against the wall started clapping and yelling at me. I thought they were cheering for me (which sounds really dumb but I was a stupid fifth grader so…), but it turns out I was walking into the boys’ bathroom.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I would have not hurt my shoulder and swam competitively at Swim Atlanta all four years.
What is the theme song to your life? “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would probably be Mrs. Zavitz because she has an awesome family, loves her job and dresses really cute.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Really good music, a speaker, and chocolate.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I love my job as an occupational therapist or pediatrician. I also hope that I am in a relationship or married.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would eat all my favorite foods, hang out with my family, and do anything I’d want to do.

Whitney Archer

What Colleges are you applying to? Clemson, TCU, Samford, GT, Auburn, UGA
What were you involved with in high school? Young Life, Peer Leadership, Spirit Captain, Mission Trips (South Africa, Panama), Soccer, Cheer & Track.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson
What is your most embarrassing moment? On the way to Panama for our mission trip, we had to grab dinner in the airport. So Ellie Hall, Emma Parrish, and I decided to get Panda Express (first mistake of the day). We had to go to the bathroom before heading back to our seats so we brought the food into our stalls. Someone around us slammed their door and all our dinner spills around the floor. So yeah it was really, really awkward walking out of the stall with our rice all over the floor.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I was a football manager.
What is the theme song to your life? “Let The Good Times Roll” by Ben Rector.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would definitely be Kerri White or Greg Lisson… After going to South Africa with these two, I learned how incredibly awesome they are. Coach White gets to hang with the athletes all the time. Mr Lisson is just an all-around awesome guy and has the cutest pup. Definitely my two favorite faculty members.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Chick-Fil-A sweet tea, my phone for my speaker, and my four dogs.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? In ten years, I will hopefully be married, with kids in the future, for sure. I want to have a solid job (either something in the business world, with communications, or a teacher!!) and live somewhere in the south or maybe out west. Eventually, hopefully in 10 years, I will have traveled to adventurous places very often.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours?I would eat a lot of Aomi and Chick-Fil-A. Next I would fly somewhere to meet my two favorite celebrities: Ben Rector and Carrie Underwood. Then, I would road trip up to Lake Burton with all my best friends and go on the lake & hang out at night (definitely stargazing on the dock too).

Jordi Fietz

What colleges are you applying to? The University of Oklahoma and Texas Tech University.
What were you involved with in high school? Cheerleading, Model Arab League, and Hand in Hand.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Colin Hall.
What is your most embarrassing moment? My freshman year when I was a part of the JV cheerleading team, my dad flew in from New Mexico to see my first football game. He thought it would be a great idea to find a wolf hat and wear it as well as howl throughout the entire game. I was horrified.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had participated in Student Government, I had done it all throughout middle school and I wish I had kept it up.
What is the theme song to your life? “Defying Gravity” Wicked
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Definitely Mrs. King in Gilfillan! I love the admissions process and I would love to have a part in it!
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Chris Pratt because he seems to be able to survive or escape from anything.  Plus, he makes for nice scenery and he’s supposedly hilarious, a powerful spear gun and some high ground because every girl stranded on a deserted island could use a little perspective.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? In 10 years, I hope to be working at the Weather Channel.  I also hope that it would involve summering with my fiancé in Scotland while I complete my UK meteorological research project.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? If I had 24 hours to live, I would probably fly my entire family to Edinburgh, Scotland and spend it in a beautiful country laughing with the people I love.

Anna Alexander

What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Auburn, Samford.
What were you involved with in high school? SALSA, Cheerleading, Lacrosse, Wolf Ambassadors.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Zach Green in 2nd Grade.
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I asked if it was acceptable to wear makeup to 5th grade at “look ahead night” and everyone laughed at me.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I would have gotten more involved with things like Young Life and SLW.
What is the theme song to your life? NO CLUE!!
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Mrs. Zavitz because she’s so much fun, everyone likes her and her kids are adorable.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Zoe’s Kitchen chicken kebobs, a computer, and a boat to go home.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I have a successful career in sports medicine. I hope I’m married and have a cute dog as well.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I’d definitely go sky diving. I’d also spend as much time as possible with my family!!

Olivia Frank

What colleges are you applying to? University of South Carolina, Furman, Samford, Elon, NC State
What were you involved with in high school? Varsity Volleyball Manager, JV Lacrosse, Yearbook, Hand-in-Hand.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Connor Day
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was presenting show-and-tell in kindergarten, I peed in my pants in front of everyone and it was only the 2nd week of school.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? A play or take more free periods.
What is the theme song to your life? “Crazy” by Ben Rector.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mrs. Zavitz.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My phone, my dog, and a boat.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Have a job that I love in a place that I love.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Talk to everyone I wished I had and spend time with my best friends and family.

Sarah Adams

What colleges are you applying to? Georgia, Georgia Southern, Samford, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn.
What were you involved with in high school? Basketball and Softball.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mitchell Robinson in Kindergarten.
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I sliced my forehead on my bed sophomore year and had a big scar and people called me “Sarry Potter.”
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Not take such hard classes junior year.
What is the theme song to your life? “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Gabi Grogan because she’s awesome and I love her.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Vanilla Iced Coffee, Sunscreen and My Friends/Family.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Be out of college with a job.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to Moe’s and then spend the day with my friends and family.

Capri Frazier

What colleges are you applying to? Berry College, UGA, Rhodes College, Piedmont, Belmont Abbey, Wingate, Anderson, and Young Harris.
What were you involved with in high school? Basketball, Track and Field, and SALSA.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Grant Frerking.
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I went to get my eyebrows done, and I had to come to school for like a week with half my face burned off.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had taken my freshmen and sophomore year more seriously academically.
What is the theme song to your life? “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Stromie because I like how he always has a positive attitude and is always smiling.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Food & water, wifi, and a boat (to get off the island).
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I would be a successful physical therapist with a husband and children.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend time with all of the people in the world that I love the most.

William Ball

What colleges are you applying to? Auburn, SCAD, and South Carolina.
What were you involved with in high school? Football and Lacrosse.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Anna Alexander in lower school.
What is your most embarrassing moment? When my pants ripped in 6th grade.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had played football my whole high school.
What is the theme song to your life? Up Around the Bend by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Mr. Tamel because he is a genius.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A lawn chair, sunglasses, and a book.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope I would have a stable job and be close to settling down in 10 years.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would go to the beach and just relax for my last 24 hours.

Abby Gardner

What colleges are you applying to?  UNC, Duke, Stanford, UVA, Notre Dame, and/or Princeton.
What were you involved with in high school? Diving and Swimming, SALSA, and Entrepreneur Club.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? definitely Zach Green.
What is your most embarrassing moment? Hmmm, probably when I tripped up the stairs freshmen year, and Christian Stark asked me if I was ok.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish my dive coach let me do cheer.
What is the theme song to your life?  Turn My Swag On by Soulja Boy.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Sr. Vallejo because he’s the funniest, most genuine, caring, supportive, loving person in the entire world. I love him so much.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Ice cream, music, and Charis Thompson.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope I am married to a handsome hubby with 3 children living in California.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would spend it with my family and friends and tell them how much I love them. Then we would go skydiving and throw a party. Then I would go and use all my money to buy gifts for random people and give it to them. Also I would eat all the brownies and ice cream I could for my last 24 hours.

Grant Frerking

What colleges are you applying to? Belmont, Baylor, Babson, Missouri, Illinois-Springfield, Ole Miss
What were you involved with in high school? Football, Basketball, Track, owning my business
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Emma-Kate Brown in 4th Grade
What is your most embarrassing moment? When I air balled a free throw in the GAC game in front of our student section.
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Created a men’s volleyball team
What is the theme song to your life? Money Talk by TI
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would be Mr. Crew because he LIVES THE DREAM!
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Pine Straw, Coffee, and  a Basketball
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years?  I will be living in a high-rise in Buckhead with 2-3 companies getting ready to sell them and retire by 30.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would hang out with my family and all my friends and have the best time of my life.

Ashley Aycox

What colleges are you applying to? I’m not 100% sure yet, but as of right now, I’m planning on applying to Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, UNC at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest.
What were you involved with in high school? I have been (and am currently) involved with SALSA, Hand-in-Hand, and Yearbook.
Who was your first Wesleyan crush? I’d rather not say.
What is your most embarrassing moment? One time, at the beginning of my first year at Wesleyan (8th grade), I face planted while walking up the stairs that lead to the quad. It was mortifying, especially since I was new!
What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish that I’d run for a Student Government position.
What is the theme song to your life? “Here I Am to Worship” by Tim Hughes.
If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? There are so many amazing teachers here who have made a tremendous positive impact on my life. I’m not sure who I’d want to be.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? I’d want to have my Bible, a photo of my family and friends, and plenty of fresh drinking water.
What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I’ll be married and running a successful business.
Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I’d spend the time with my family and closest friends.

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Henry Collins

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Miami University , TCU, Elon, Ole Miss.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross Country, Track, soccer. 
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Holland Sharon 
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Singing in front of the fifth grade class as punishment for wrestling Mikey during Study Hall.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Tried one year of football.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “Sailing” by: Christopher Cross
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Jason Scheer because he gets to teach Envi Sci which is the best science class along with being a world class fisherman and an all-around great guy.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Spear gun, solar powered reverse osmosis water generator, bic lighter.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Starting a management job at a Private equity firm and getting married a few years later.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend all my money to be launched into space with 1 hour of air to look around and witness what I have never seen.

Andy Archer

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Baseball, Water Polo, Student Led Worship.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Kylie Reed, 8th Grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When Grant Sauer and I were freshmen, we (sort of) went to the bathroom on Sydney Weissman’s trampoline. 
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? I wish I had tried being in a play.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “The Boys are Back in Town.”
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? If I could be any faculty member, I think I would be Coach McDaniel. He is a big-fan favorite around the Wesleyan community and also just a funny, relatable and nice dude. Not to mention that he gets to deliver the news when school gets cancelled.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? I would bring my Bible, my fishing pole, and my dog Joker.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? In ten years, I want to be married to have a job that makes absolute bank. And to have two German Shepherds.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would parachute out of a helicopter and land in the Great Barrier reef and immediately shed my parachute and go scuba diving. Then, I would eat a meal consisting of Chick Fil A sweet tea, a steak bowl with guac from chipotle, and then molten lava cake from Chili’s. Then I would spend whatever time is left with my friends and family.

Ellie Bradach

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Washington and Lee University, UGA, UVA, University of Richmond and Baylor.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross country, swimming, soccer, track, Lit Mag, peer leadership, Hand in Hand and Prom Com.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Ren Schmitt in kindergarten- he was a football player for career day.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I was about 8, I went to the mall with my mom and sister in my green Juicy sweat-suit. Feeling and looking fly, I decided to throw a penny in the fountain and make a wish. I climbed up onto the ledge to get a better angle and threw my penny in. I guess I didn’t let go or something, but next thing I know, I’m soaking wet and sitting in the fountain. I climb out soaked and proceed to walk around the mall leaving puddles wherever I go until I bought a different outfit.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Cheerleading; I wish I could do a backflip.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “Oh Yeah”- the one from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” when they take the car. 
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Probably Mr. Kadzis aka Kad-dad cause not only does he get to hang out with the swim team all the time, but I would also like to hit students’ desks with a bat when talking about Big Stick Diplomacy.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Chris Pratt, Taylor Swift and Ben and Jerry’s.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I would like to be married with kids and be working… probably in physical therapy.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Travel, eat and panic.

Emma Anderson

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Northwestern, UGA, Davidson, Washington University in St. Louis, Baylor, Miami of Ohio, Wake Forest.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Theatre, Student Led Worship, Creative Writing Guild, the newly-crowned Drama Club, Yearbook, and the Serve His League (before Mr. Emmelhainz’s re-naming of the organization). 
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Like many young, new freshman, my peer leader, Ben Johnson.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? I mistakenly “replied all” to an email sent by Mrs. Morris. The entire senior class received my sarcastic RSVP to the senior party, detailing how I am a “heathen” and am “purposely RSVPing late.” I chose to send a secondary response, detailing how I am choosing to not apologize, but rather “relish in the embarrassment and shame.” I received many texts after the first, fated press of the “send” button.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Mock Trial would’ve been a good time. Despite my aversion to conflict, I feel I could’ve made a good witness.
  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? (In order to fulfill my side of the deal) I would totally be Mr. Dawson Zimmerman. He’s just a rad guy. He teaches English. He wears ties and shoes. (I will now accept my payment of $3000 and the access code to Powerschool in full)
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? I would want to have an iPod with unlimited data so I could stream my Spotify library, a journal with one of those fun attached pens, as well as Bear Grylls. I hear he’s pretty decent at wilderness survival. 
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years?  If all my 11:11 wishes come true, I will be working towards my goal of being a successful film/theatre director. And, if all my birthday wishes come into play, I’ll have started writing my Oscar/Tony award-winning script. But if I’m super, duper lucky, it’ll star Benedict Cumberbatch and Rossy de Palma. 
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Spend time with my family and my best friends. I would fly around the country and see the people I love most. Despite the general belief that dankness and despair pervades traveling, I love airports and planes and trains; I wouldn’t mind because I would be doing it not only with people I love, but knowing the destination would be equally as lovely.

Cairo Booker

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Wofford College, Elon University, University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Basketball, track, diversity club
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? JT Eigel.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? When I had an allergic reaction and my lips turned black during school.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Played softball or become involved in more school clubs and activities.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “This is why I’m Hot” by MIMS
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Either Doctor G or Mrs. Morris because everyone loves G and Mrs. Morris.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Food, Netflix and my best friend.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I’ll have a family and will be living a lavish lifestyle.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would tell everyone that I loved them. Probably go out to eat, then go out and do something crazy.

Will Barnard

  1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Alabama.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Football, Lacrosse, Boy Scouts and also been known to launch a rocket or two.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Carly Hughes in pre-1st. 
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? I was a narrator in the 4th grade play, and my brother was a sophomore. I walked out on stage and my brother and his friends immediately yelled, “Willett” and everybody laughed so loud that nobody heard my lines…
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Water Polo freshman year.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Candler Baxley, I wish I could come up with nicknames as legendary as his.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Some Sudoku, a good leather-bound book and my good friend Baxter.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Living in a nice house with an excellent kitchen, married, stay at home dad and a proud owner of a Honda Odyssey. 
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Go on a binge-eating spree of all of the most expensive restaurants in Atlanta.

Mary Cowart

  1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, FSU, Samford, Belmont, Ole Miss, GT.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Lacrosse, XC, JV Basketball, Swim team, YoungLife, Prom Com.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Clint Prettyman in Kindergarten. ALL the girls chased him on the playground.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? One time I got a bruise because I accidentally kicked my dresser while dancing alone in my room… to a Disney song.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? The two musicals, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and “Into the Woods”
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “When will my life begin” -Tangled
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Ms. Trotter because she’s adorable and quirky and has the best clothes. 
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? Brookside chocolate, a guitar and a beautiful boy who knows how to play that guitar.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Hopefully, I’ll have figured out what I want to do and I’ll be doing it, while being surrounded by people that I love. 
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? All of my bucket-list items, like meeting famous people, skydiving, crowd surfing, regular surfing, and doing all of it with the people I love the most.

Kylie Reed

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, UGA, UVA, UNC and Yale.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Cross country, track, swimming, Wolf Ambassadors, Vet Club, Wolf Pack, Peer Leadership, YoungLife, mission trips.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Glenn Hogan, kindergarten.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? I used to be a competitive dancer, and for one of our dances we had to wear fake ponytails. In the middle of the routine, mine flew across the stage and someone in the audience yelled, “Squirrel!” We ended up getting 10 points deducted for the “wardrobe malfunction,” and it was the only thing that kept us from getting a gold medal.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? The Winter musical.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “Express Yourself” by Charles Wright. 
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? I would definitely want to be a combination of Ms. Trotter and Dr. G. Ms. Trotter (Mtrott) because she is the cutest thing ever and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love her. She has had such a big impact on my life. Dr. G because there are few people in this world that don’t know how to love better than him. 
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My sister, music and ponytail holders for my mane. 
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I hope that I will be doing something in the medical field. I would love to be living in the south and enjoying an awesome married life doing fun things (traveling, hiking, etc.) with my husband before kids come along the following year.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I would want to spend lots of time with my family and closest friends doing something outside. Just hanging out and being together would be enough. It would be a really cool time to reflect on what an amazing life I’ve had and just embrace my last few moments.

Austin Pack

  1. What colleges are you applying to? UGA, Georgia College, Kennesaw State. 
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Varisty Soccer.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Mary Russell 8th grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Florida 2014.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Continued playing football. 
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “I’m to Blame” by Kip Moore.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Jack van Der Sluys. 
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? My truck, my fishing pole and Zaxby’s. 
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Successful, and I hope my relationship with God only gets stronger. 
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? I’d go fishing with my grandfather. 

Lilliana Bardi

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Clemson. 
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Football cheerleading, Vet Club, Younglife, Wednesday morning Faculty kids, Baseball and Wrestling managers, missions.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Garrett Gottlich before I even came to Wesleyan.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Falling in the pyramid at the homecoming pep-rally sophomore year. 
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Took more selfies with Greg. 
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “All Time Low” by Jon Bellion.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? McSchirley because shes McSchirley. 
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? McDreamy, McSteamy, and Avery. 
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? I’ll be in residency, traveling the world with Pepe on the weekends and have adopted a child. 
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Eat really good food in a pretty place with my family and best friends. 

Josh Garrard

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Auburn, Ole Miss, and (maybe) Clemson. 
  2. What were you involved with in high school? Football and Lacrosse
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Ali Stall, Mr. Broyles Bells Class, 1st semester, 5th grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Too many of them, but probably dating Camille High for 30 minutes in 7th grade, best thirty minutes of her life.
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Go to a water polo game.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “The Lazy Song” by Bruno Mars.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Coach Pridgen so I could see what life is like from way up there.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? A girl, a cow and fresh water.
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Have a wife and maybe some kids. Living on a lake up in the mountains where I am close to a ski resort. I would also like a sustainable job so I can afford that lifestyle.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? See all my loved ones, then go try something very cool but dangerous so if I die it is okay.

Mallory Grizzle

  1. What colleges are you applying to? Georgia Tech, UGA, and UNC Chapel Hill.
  2. What were you involved with in high school? JV Football Cheerleading, Varsity Basketball Cheerleading, Theater.
  3. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Will Harper in 2nd grade.
  4. What is your most embarrassing moment? Being asked to Homecoming by Abraaz the first night of freshman retreat, and subsequently crying (love you Abraaz).
  5. What is one thing you wish you had done in high school? Gotten involved with the theater program earlier than spring of junior year.
  6. What is the theme song to your life? “Foxy Lady” by Jimi Hendrix.
  7. If you could be any faculty member, who would you be? Why? Joe Tamel because he writes witty e-mails and has the ability to mock students without being too offensive.
  8. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you?  My sister, cell phone and some avocados. 
  9. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years? Working a job I love, surrounded by people who make me laugh and owning quite a few dogs.
  10. Assuming you had 24 hours to live, what would you do with your remaining hours? Watching House Hunters with my family, eating good food and giving a lot of hugs.

 

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