Starting high school can be a scary, dramatic time. To ease those feelings, it helps freshmen to pick a cool, experienced senior to model their actions after. As the seniors prepare to leave high school, the freshmen take some time to reflect on who helped them through this year.

“I look up to Sami Wiezorek and Taylor Topping because they were good leaders of the diving team and always had a positive attitude.”

• Bridget Kircher

“Leslie Decker because she is extremely funny, smart and good at tennis.”

• Sarah Timmerman

“Lynsi Nauman because she’s a great leader, and she helped make the transition to high school a lot easier.”

• Kaylee Osterberger

“Lynsi Nauman is a role model to me because she’s outgoing, talkative, and has a good attitude.”

• Anna Herrig

“I look up to Hanna Doerr because she has a positive attitude; she’s inclusive, outgoing, and a leader.”

• Emma Wachter

“I look up to Logan Manders because he is one of the kindest people I have ever met. He is extremely optimistic and his cheery mood and positive attitude can brighten up any room.”

• Samantha Erickson

“Logan Manders. He was really friendly to me, even though I’m a freshmen. He seems really cool and does a lot of music-related stuff. “

• Daniel Mentz

“I look up to Nathan Kelleher, one of my best friends’ brother. He does great in school, is active in the arts, and very tall.”

• Justin Rubie

“A senior I admire is Delaney Bounds because she was a great student body president and was always so nice to me, especially on the swim team! The senior that I admire the least is Nate Hermann.“

• Annie Hermann

“Nolan Timp because he is a classy player and a hard worker.”

• Jack Jaeger

“Nolan Timp because he is a hard worker and is very committed.”

• Joey Callahan

“I look up to Abbie Denlinger. She is a great athlete and always puts her full effort forth in everything that she does. She is also very kind to everyone. She always encourages everyone to do better and reach their full potential and is a great role model to look up to when setting goals.”

• Holly Hohmann

“Abbie Denlinger is my role model because she is a good person, who worked really hard to get where she is. She’s humble in everything she does. I hope to someday be as good of a person and a runner as she is.”

• Maeve Breslin

“I look up to my sister Anna Carpenter. She is the best senior and sister anyone would have the pleasure of knowing. She’s a good senior because my friends and I feel like we can really talk to her, and she gives really good advice about how to survive the next four years. She always is willing to help and make you feel better.”

• Jennifer Carpenter

“A senior that I look up to is John Ott.  He is in Engineering with me, and he has helped me quite a bit in that class.  Another senior I look up to is Matt Wiggington.  He is in track and team sports with me, and he is a really cool guy to talk to.  He also has a great sense of humor.”

• Jace Kunkel

“The senior that I look up to the most to is Will McDonald. He is a kind soul that works hard and truly showed me the trait of teamwork in Team Sports 5th period.”

• Owen Funke

“The senior I respect the most is Tom Auge. Tom has been not only a role model for me, but also a friend. Tom always asks me how I’m doing, and also how my dad is doing. He puts the whole Patrick family in front of himself, just because he cares. He is always at the Wahlert athletic events and cheers on the team, no matter what sport. He participates in some tennis, and it is very fun to go out and watch him. He is also on the lunch committee, guiding everyone to pick the lunches the people want.”

• Joe Patrick

“The senior I look up to the most is Riley Hasken.  The reason I do is because he is a good athlete, and he is awesome.”

• Kolton Bartow

“Tom is really funny and Riley is a character.”

• Alex Hingtgen

“I have had a lot of experiences with Luke Kelly in theatre and show choir, so I’d consider him my friend. He is just so nice to everybody no matter who they are, whether they’re an athlete, music person or academic person. He’s overall everyone’s friend. No matter what he may be feeling, he’s always willing to give you a hug and have a laugh or two. He’s friendly and funny and a great person to be around. He is definitely one of my favorite seniors.”

• Megan Reichel

“Claire McCullough is everything I hope to be as I grow throughout high school. She is so talented and kind and even though she has every right to brag about her talents, she remains humble and caring. Even though I don’t know her that well, she is truly amazing and a role model for all.”

• Abby Burns