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Karina Baker Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr. NAD secretary, SBG, Vice President of the Class of 2015 Hobbies/interests: Wri$ng Interes$ng Fact: I aspire to be a English teacher.

Mavrick Fisher Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Sports Hobbies/interests: Lego Interes$ng Fact: My father is the worlds rst deaf animator.

ChrisKan Jacobs Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Sports Hobbies/interests: Video games Interes$ng Fact: I live in the mountains. Noah Valencia Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Sports Hobbies/interests: Basketball Interes$ng Fact: I am the rst second-genera$on Academic Bowl player in the West Region AND at Na$onals. .

Mitch Kurs High School Teacher Hobbies/interests: Reading, traveling, history, astronomy, stock investments Interes$ng Fact: Ive been an Academic Bowl (both local and na$onal) coach for 15+ years.

Sharon Vollmar English/Language Arts High School Teacher Hobbies/interests: Reading, traveling, cooking Interes$ng Fact: One of my sons is the Academic Bowl coach for New Mexico School for the Deaf.

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Ed Adrita Aren Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Dreamfar High School Marathon Club (we train four $mes a week for the 26.2 miles marathon in Cox Providence, RI) yearbook, the EDCO basketball team, and Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Reading, spending $me with family and friends, taking pictures of nature Interes$ng Fact: I have a fraternal twin sister. Thomas Chappell Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Personal training, water sports, skiing Hobbies/interests: Video games, cars, shing Interes$ng Fact: When I was in Kindergarten, I was on the show, Arthur.

Brian Podlisny Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl and photography Hobbies/interests: I maintain aquariums and play various video games Interes$ng Fact: Im a cer$ed scuba diver.

Nikolya Sereda Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Dance commiWee and Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Doctor Who, Broadway, fashion, and literature Interes$ng Fact: Ive been majoring in Graphic design in my high school for two years.

Melissa Phair Lead Interpreter Hobbies/interests: Current addic$ons: sneakers and the game Candy Crush Interes$ng Fact: In college, my summer job was working in the souvenir shop at Cheers in Boston.

Joan Dale Siskind Speech and Language Teacher Hobbies/interests: Reading and Scrabble Interes$ng Fact: I love my job!

GECA Casey Johnson-Pasqua Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, Na$onal Honor Society, and play produc$on Hobbies/interests: Reading, wri$ng, learning about art history, speaking French, playing ninja, going to the theatre, and being involved in plays/musicals. Interes$ng Fact: I am a natural redhead and people have mistaken me for Annie. Alicia Teasley Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: ASL club, Academic Bowl, Na$onal Honors Society, and volunteering at SeaWle Childrens Hospital Hobbies/interests: Playing basketball, soccer, and football; watching TV; watching sports; speaking French and English Interes$ng Fact: I am from SeaWle, the home of the best, freshest sh, BUT I hate ea$ng sh! Erika Teasley Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Yearbook club, ASL club, Na$onal Honors Society, The Na$onal Society of High Scholars, Academic Bowl, volunteering at SeaWle Childrens Hospital and at a local church Hobbies/interests: Photography, reading, speaking French, collec$ng quarters (Ive collected all 50 states!), cooking, and arts and craes Interes$ng Fact: Once I get to know someone well and nd out their birthday, it s$cks with me forever. Grace Yukawa Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: ASL Club, Academic Bowl, dance team Hobbies/interests: Dance, various sports, volunteering, sleeping in, quo$ng Harry PoWer and Forrest Gump, speaking French Interes$ng Fact: Although Im Asian, Ive never had bubble tea.

Paul Glaser Teacher Hobbies/interests: Skiing, cooking, travelling, and photography Interes$ng Fact: When I was in middle school, I was the top Chess player and beat all of the hearing students for three years straight.

Lori Seago Teacher Hobbies/interests: Kayaking, reading, cross-country skiing, going to the theatre, traveling Interes$ng Fact: I won an Emmy award and aWended the Oscars.

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Sabina AdemovicSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Swimming, hiking, sleeping, reading, listening to music, and learning about neuroscience Interes$ng Fact: I am a Bosnian-German (a Bosnian born in Germany)

Jason AntalJunior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: ELTP and County Youth Leadership Program Hobbies/interests: Playing video games, reading, and swimming Interes$ng Fact: I skipped two grades in Elementary School.

Dakota KalisSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Football, basketball, and tennis Hobbies/interests: Hanging out with friends, playing sports, and reading news Interes$ng Fact: Whenever I see a sign that says Do Not Touch, I always touch it anyway and end up breaking things; I then pretend it never happened.

Jazzmin WashingtonSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, volleyball, Culinary Compe$$on team, and dual enrollment Hobbies/interests: Cooking, pharmacy, video games, art Interes$ng Fact: I was home schooled through Middle School.

Jacquelyn Lally High School TransiKon Coordinator Hobbies/interests: Reading and being a soccer, karate, baseball, and gymnas$cs chaueur for my children! Interes$ng Fact: I was married in Chapel Hall at Gallaudet University.

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Madhew Smith High School MathemaKcs Teacher Hobbies/interests: Diehard college football fan, reading magazines and newspapers, searching the internet, playing and exercising Interes$ng Fact: I did my teaching internship in the Philippines as part of the Gallaudet Program.

Lauren Putz Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Volleyball, archery club, Academic Bowl, and a traveling ASL theatre group called ICODA Hobbies/interests: Wri$ng poetry, kniwng, journaling, singing, signing songs in ASL, surng the internet. Interes$ng Fact: My en$re family is Deaf due to a gene$c muta$onthe females in my family pass down the deafness gene to their kids. I was also on the Academic Bowl team with my older brother when I was a freshman, and I am now on the team with my younger brother who is a freshman. Steven Putz Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, ping pong club, volleyball, and a traveling ASL theatre group called ICODA Hobbies/interests: Video games, running, singing Interes$ng Fact: I am on the Academic Bowl with my older sister. Stefania Sarkic Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, volleyball, basketball team, drama, marching band Hobbies/interests: Watching TV Interes$ng Fact: I am trilingual and was born in Germany.

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Rodrigo Scoeld Freshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, volleyball, drama, marching band Hobbies/interests: Reading Interes$ng Fact: I am half blind.

Kathy Craig Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher: Science and Drivers EducaKon Hobbies/interests: I love watching reality shows! I also coach in the Special Olympics. Interes$ng Fact: I enjoy high school, college, and professional wrestling.

Jamie Nick Sign Language Interpreter Hobbies/interests: I enjoy coaching LiWle League baseball Interes$ng Fact: My rst college major was music.

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Colton Crace Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, basketball, baseball Hobbies/interests: Watching sports, playing video games Interes$ng Fact: I am a fraternal twin.

Ken Peters Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, basketball, football, baseball Hobbies/interests: Playing video games Interes$ng Fact: My father and his family are Aussies.

Joshua Skjeveland Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD Hobbies/interests: Playing chess and video games, hanging out with my cousins at the Bravin get-togethers Interes$ng Fact: I dont like any kind of pop. Je Spinale Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, cheerleading, GSA President, YLC camper Hobbies/interests: Reading, watching movies Interes$ng Fact: I hate playing video games.

Chuck Daube ReKred English Teacher Hobbies/interests: Music, interpre$ng plays, playing Sudoku Interes$ng Fact: I interpreted Miss Saigon on Broadway.

Mary Kovatch English Teacher and Department Chairperson Hobbies/interests: Reading, exercising, watching movies Interes$ng Fact: My distant rela$ve was once Lord Mayor of London.

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Brendan BoothSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball Hobbies/interests: Reading Interes$ng Fact: When I was born, I weighted 1 pound and 6.5 ounces.

Gabby HumlicekSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Student Council Hobbies/interests: Reading!!! Interes$ng Fact: I cannot go to sleep if any of the doors or drawers in my room are open.

John IsaacsonSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Football, basketball, track, Jr.NAD Hobbies/interests: Sports Interes$ng Fact: I can water-ski on only one ski.

Johanna ScherlingSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, volleyball, track, student council, Jr.NAD, cheerleading Hobbies/interests: Sports, reading, and wri$ng Interes$ng Fact: I have two deaf dogs.

Jonathan Scherling ASL Instructor at University of NebraskaOmaha Hobbies/interests: Cycling, running, water sports, reading, woodworking Interes$ng Fact: I played one-on-one with Jamaal Tinsley (NBA player) when I was a junior in high school.

Peggy Scherling Homemaker/Sub Para-Educator Hobbies/interests: Being with my family, my deaf dogs, traveling, reading, and scrapbooking Interes$ng Fact: I have nine toes.

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Jacques Jesse BrodieSophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Football and Academic Bowl, of course Hobbies/interests: Playing video games and reading books Interes$ng Fact: I am addicted to manga.

Briella DiazSenior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, volleyball, track and eld manager, and vice president for Class of 2013 Hobbies/interests: Sleeping Interes$ng Fact: I want to be reincarnated as a cat.

Julio DiazSophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Football, basketball, Academic Bowl, and class treasurer Hobbies/interests: Reading and basketball Interes$ng Fact: My hair is hard to tame.

Isabelle DiazFreshman Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, volleyball, track, and Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Reading comics and manga, watching TV shows Interes$ng Fact: I have an adorable dog.

KaKe Locus Secondary English Teacher and Academic Bowl Assistant Coach Hobbies/interests: Reading just about anything, swimming (on Masters Swim team), Lindy swing dancing Interes$ng Fact: I am a Texan who owns a poWery wheel.

Scod Plummer Math Teacher and Academic Bowl Head Coach Hobbies/interests: Severe weather, storm chaser, eschatology, theology, mushroom hunters, and shing Interes$ng Fact: I am married to a deaf Canadian lady and have three kids, two of which are the fourth genera$on of deaf family members. I am a storm chaser.

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Salomon Lundquist Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Wrestling, football, yearbook sta Hobbies/interests: Video games, shing Interes$ng Fact: I have two middle names. Jehanne McCullough Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: SBG vice president, Jr.NAD, Student Leader, and volleyball manager Hobbies/interests: Reading, wakeboarding, ice ska$ng Interes$ng Fact: Ive never tasted meat in my life.

Tayla Newman Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.SBG and Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: TV, movies, gaming Interes$ng Fact: My middle name is Sunshine.

Ethan Sonnenstrahl Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Volunteering at Frederick Democra$c Headquarters, former SBG president. Hobbies/interests: Computer and console gaming, reading, and hanging out with friends! Interes$ng Fact: Ive had s$tches on both of my eyebrows. Eren Boden Student Life Counselor: High School Girls Hobbies/interests: TV/lms, reading, candy crush saga, travel, food Interes$ng Fact: My grandparents met at work, my parents met at work, and I met my wife at work J. And I also used to get a birthday card from the President.

Octavian Robinson High School Faculty Hobbies/interests: Deaf history, dogs, reading, travel, study of language discrimina$on and ableist rhetoric, crae beer Interes$ng Fact: Member of the rst Na$onal Championship team in 1997 and a pet parent to a Weimaraner.

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Caleb Robinson Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, Student Council, basketball, ag football Hobbies/interests: Video games, movies, basketball, sports Interes$ng Fact: An interes$ng fact about me isIm a person.

Amanda Jo Temple Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, track, student council, basketball, volleyball, speech Hobbies/interests: Reading and outdoor ac$vi$es Interes$ng Fact: I live across the street from a graveyar. Kaylah Vogt Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: BaWle of the Books, Academic Bowl, Student Council, volleyball, basketball, Jr.NAD Hobbies/interests: Reading, watching lms, sketching, photography Interes$ng Fact: Im half Romanian. Andrew Weber Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball and Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Playing basketball, going outside with the dog, reading, and playing video games Interes$ng Fact: Im from Minnesota where I wear T-shirts and shorts in 10 degree weather.

Cheri Piemeisl Teacher, High School Independent Living Skills Class Hobbies/interests: Reading, cooking, baking Interes$ng Fact: I love watching reality TV. L

Chris Thiers Teacher, TransiKon Coordinator Hobbies/interests: Travel, theater, singing songs, boa$ng, and entertaining Interes$ng Fact: I taught swimming for 25 years to people ranging from infants to senior ci$zens.

Swooshy David Bruno Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, President of Jr.NAD, drama, and track and eld Hobbies/interests: Making lms, being ac$ve, and following social media Interes$ng Fact: I was once on Sesame Streets Elmo World

Emmanuel Njoku Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl and SBG Hobbies/interests: Reading books and manga Interes$ng Fact: I dream of becoming a cheerleader

Madhew Thompson Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Sleeping and gaming Interes$ng Fact: I some$mes have dreams where I am a bus.

Samantha Williamson Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl, SBG, soccer, basketball, and soeball Hobbies/interests: Music, wri$ng, movies, and video games (Call of Duty) Interes$ng Fact: Im a super colorful person!

Rachel Parker ResidenKal Educator Hobbies/interests: Family, reading, outdoor ac$vi$es, arts and craes, and mini- vaca$on trips Interes$ng Fact: I was on one of the original Academic Bowl teams in 1997.

Sara Stallard English Teacher Hobbies/interests: Reading, wri$ng, visi$ng museums, swimming, beach- combing, playing trivia games, hand-building, and dancing Interes$ng Fact: I built my own tree house when I was in the eh grade.

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Ellie Holtje Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Big Brother, Big Sister; YoungLife Hobbies/interests: I love playing sports and watching football Interes$ng Fact: I lived in Alaska for a year and a half. Hannah Speach Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Swimming compe$$vely for my school, being on the leadership team for the Campus Ministry Board, and Na$onal Honors Society Hobbies/interests: I love hanging out with my friends and having a good $me Interes$ng Fact: I will start singing to One Direc$on or Taylor Swie if I ever hear them playing. Sarah Stanislow Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Volleyball, basketball, and Jr.NAD Hobbies/interests: , Snowboarding, camping, and spending $me with my family and friends Interes$ng Fact: I only have 4 more states lee to visit before I can say Ive seen all 50 states; I dont like French fries. Andre Webster Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Na$onal Honors Society, soccer, Ul$mate Frisbee Hobbies/interests: Hanging with my friends, playing video games, learning Computer Science languages Interes$ng Fact: I was adopted from Russia.

Dana Grin ASL and English Interpreter Hobbies/interests: I enjoy reading and spending $me with my husband and dog. Interes$ng Fact: I knew I wanted to be an interpreter since the third grade.

Debora Reisch Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Hobbies/interests: Reading, kniwng, and quil$ng Interes$ng Fact: I have a daughter teaching in Africa.

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JG Hunter Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Expressions of Silence, Academic Bowl, varsity cross country, chess club Hobbies/interests: Running, reading, bike riding Interes$ng Fact: I wear a BAHA to hear.

Elizabeth Markham Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Expressions of Silence, Academic Bowl, swimming, soeball, guitar, track Hobbies/interests: Shopping, helping people, animals, and riding horses Interes$ng Fact: I have traveled around the U.S. with my parents and lived in ve dierent states.

Thyra Wood Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Expressions of Silence, Academic Bowl, swim team, AP art class, Na$onal Honors Society Hobbies/interests: Art, reading, dancing, listening to music, swimming Interes$ng Fact: I have two deaf dogs, four birds, and four cats.

Debi Knuth Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Elementary/Middle School), Art Teacher for grades Preschool-6th grade, and Assistant Coach for Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Grandkids, gardening, keeping the peace Interes$ng Fact: I have survived 38 years working for the state of Montana and I am s$ll smiling! Thank goodness for my students! Jennifer Wasson Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (middle/high school), part Kme Outreach Consultant at MSDB, Head Coach for Academic Bowl, Co-director of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing performing group Expressions of Silence Hobbies/interests: Gardening, reading, listening to music, and being a mom to a 6- and 3-year-old. Interes$ng Fact: I love dipping my French fries in milkshakes!

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Rosina Garcia Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, volleyball, and SBG Hobbies/interests: Swimming at the beach, watching movies, and hanging out with my brother Interes$ng Fact: My brother and I actually look dierent!

Jasmine Sisneros Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Band Hobbies/interests: Reading, listening to music, and drawing Interes$ng Fact: I was in a band; I can play the clarinet.

Garret Trujillo Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Playing Basketball, hun$ng, and riding my mountain bike Hobbies/interests: Technology, building computers, collec$ng yo-yos, and driving remote-controlled cars Interes$ng Fact: When I was eight years old, I tore my lee ACL while riding my BMX bike.

Nathan Harrison High School MathemaKcs Teacher and Assistant Coach Hobbies/interests: Reading, cooking, camping, Boy Scouts, and interpreta$ve dancing Interes$ng Fact: I spent last summer working at a Deaf school in India.

Scod Vollmar ASL specialist and Head Coach Hobbies/interests: Athle$cs observer and player, print purveyor, and director of common sense Interes$ng Fact: which one?

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Rainbow Dash KlimenKna Klimentyeva Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, volleyball, basketball, yearbook, Academic Bowl, school play Hobbies/interests: Card/board games, PreWy LiWle Liars, puzzles, and shopping Interes$ng Fact: I tore my ACL on Valen$nes Day.

David Mayes Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, Academic Bowl, soccer, basketball Hobbies/interests: Reading, Instagram, Twiter, talking, sleeping Interes$ng Fact: I hate sh, but love sushi.

Cooper Norris Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Chess, Academic Bowl, basketball, soccer, yearbook, track, Jr.NAD, school play Hobbies/interests: Fixing and building things, watching Lost, playing Monopoly and card games, twee$ng on TwiWer. Interes$ng Fact: I memorized 231 digits of PIand s$ll remember them! Jaron Rehkop Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Yearbook, Academic Bowl, Jr.NAD, soccer, basketball, school play Hobbies/interests: Technology, socializing with friends, Interes$ng Fact: I dream of working for Apple at their headquarters in California.

Carrie Fisher High School Math Teacher Hobbies/interests: Camping, DIY projects, card games, and doing fun things with my family Interes$ng Fact: I backpacked on Chilkoot Trail for one week.

Scod Lipitz Health/Physical EducaKon Teacher Hobbies/interest: Chess, pickleball, The Big Bang Theory, and SuperDeafy Interes$ng Fact: I despise Grey Poupon.

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Victoria Ganev Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl and tennis team Hobbies/interests: I like to hangout, take pictures, and sleep Interes$ng Fact: I hate soda and mint. Prachi Kochar Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Na$onal Art Honor Society, cross country, and community service Hobbies/interests: Literature, media, and art Interes$ng Fact: Ive been to four con$nents. Kyle Morris Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, drama, homework club, outdoor track, and last but not least, Academic Bowl! Hobbies/interests: Im a sports fana$cNFL Philadelphia Eagles, NBA Miami Heat, NCCAM University of Connec$cut, and UCCAF University of Virginia Tech. I have an aec$on for reading mul$ple books to boost my academic intellectual skills. Lastly, whatever cash I have to spend is spent at the mall buying countless clothes to incorporate into my style. My fashion moWo is: Dress to kill. Interes$ng Fact: I am an compe$$ve scholar striving to become successful in a future endeavor. Viktoriya Pavlovskaya Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl and volleyball Hobbies/interests: I enjoy playing volleyball and watching movies with friends and family. Interes$ng Fact: I love snowboarding and mee$ng new people. Jenna Hubble MathemaKcs Teacher in the Deaf/Hard of Hearing department at Rockville High School Hobbies/interests: Traveling, baking, and snowboarding. I am a hardcore Bal$more Ravens fan! Interes$ng Fact: I went to college and grad school where the Ravens train in the summer and I got 3 jerseys signed by Ray Lewis, 2 by Todd Heap, and 10 pictures and 3 footballs signed by various players! Steve MatherSign Language Interpreter working predominantly in the High School and College environment Hobbies/interests: I enjoy numerous things such as sports, music, interna$onal travel, and urban farming. Interes$ng Fact: I was an awkward, cap$vated, naive 14-year-old at Deaf Way 1989. I haven't changed much since then.

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Demetria Beasley Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Class President, Jr.NAD, Shared Reading Project tutor, Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Reading books, educa$onal/inspira$onal movies Interes$ng Fact: I want to have my own private psychology prac$ce

Michaela Evans Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, Beta Club, Shared Reading Project tutor, class treasurer, drama club Hobbies/interests: Im involved in many sports Interes$ng Fact: I was on the Mason-Dixon All-Tournament team twice for both volleyball and basketball.

Ethan Swaord Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Class president, Beta Club Hobbies/interests: Watching movies Interes$ng Fact: I placed rst in the Op$mist Clubs oratorical compe$$on.

Michael Childers Academic Bowl Chaperone Hobbies/interests: Reading, playing the guitar, watching University of Tennessee sports, hanging out with my family Interes$ng Fact: I once headlined at a symphony orchestra concert playing the trumpet.

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Michel Swaord Family and Consumer Science Teacher Hobbies/interests: Reading books, educa$onal/inspira$onal movies, cooking, running/walking Interes$ng Fact: Ive coached my son in the Academic Bowl team for four years!

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Cray Louise Applegate Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: SBG, Jr.NAD, swim team, and of course, Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Sleeping, drawing, swimming, taking on new challenges, traveling, wri$ng, ea$ng sweet things Interes$ng Fact: When I watch movies, I always get emo$onal!

Ashley Kingston Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Basketball, volleyball, Jr.NAD, SBG, and obviously, Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Sports, traveling, being lazy, watching biographies on TV Interes$ng Fact: I have over 1,000 career points in basketball.

Caitlyn Lacerra Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Cheerleader, SBG treasurer, prom commiWee Hobbies/interests: Dance Interes$ng Fact: I never get mad; I am a friendly and happy person.

Colin Lualdi Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Sailing, Jr.NAD, SBG, Boy Scouts Hobbies/interests: Horseback riding, skiing, reading, learning, computers, traveling, YLC Interes$ng Fact: I have a younger brother who looks exactly like me!

Casey Spencer High School ELA/Literature Teacher Hobbies/interests: Running, watching movies, reading Interes$ng Fact: I dont like any hot beverages!

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Ashley Thompson Middle School Teacher Hobbies/interests: I do a hobby a daythats my hobby! Skydiving, travelling, rappelling, white river raeing, skiing, and cookingjust to name a few. J Interes$ng Fact: Before I open a can of ginger ale, I twist the can and tap the top of the can with both my index and middle ngers at least three $mes.

Leo the Lion Carina Adolph Junior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Volleyball, basketball, track Hobbies/interests: Sports, puzzles, dancing Interes$ng Fact: I can nish a whole box of Oreos in ve minutes.

Eric Epstein Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Mar$al arts, Science Olympiad Hobbies/interests: bicycling, diagramming sentences, researching conspiracy theories Interes$ng Fact: I raise chickens and ducks near my yard.

Anissa Quijada-Hernandez Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Student Council Hobbies/interests: Cooking, drawing Interes$ng Fact: I like to eat ice cream when Im sick.

Jana Vargas 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Teacher at Miles ELC Hobbies/interests: Climbing, running, reading Interes$ng Fact: Im addicted to Word With Friends.

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Albert Tyler Pugeda Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Jr.NAD, Associated Student Body, Junior Classical league (La$n), Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Hanging out with friends, Facebook-ing, sleeping, ea$ng, reading, wri$ng, and studying. I am interested in learning more about Calculus. Interes$ng Fact: Salve! Quid agis hodie? (Hello, how are you today?) I am in the third year of La$n at my school. Nicholas Rudar Sophomore Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Animals, traveling, and camping Interes$ng Fact: I was born and raised in a hearing family. AusKn Vaday Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Wrestling and basketball Hobbies/interests: Watching TV shows and movies on Ne}lix, going to the gym, walking my dog Interes$ng Fact: Im in Calculus, Im a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and I have a Maltese poodle named Fluy. Ted Zoerner Senior Clubs/Ac$vi$es: Academic Bowl Hobbies/interests: Reading Interes$ng Fact: I have scars on my right index and middle ngers from a chainsaw accident.

Kay Anderson Teacher and Co-Coach Hobbies/interests: Photography, Swarovski snowake/star collec$bles, Deaf art, nature, and travel Interes$ng Fact: I drink a cup of coee and Diet Coke with my breakfast!

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Scod Kramer Teacher and Co-Coach Hobbies/interests: Racquetball, biking, traveling, reading, and coin collec$ng Interes$ng Fact: I have travelled quite a bit, including Israel, a view of Syria from Golan Heights, and a glimpse of Jordan from the Dead Sea and Greece.