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The Penndulum

The Penndulum

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Jay Vernold

Jay Vernold, grade 12. Interests include writing, video games, gardening, cooking, spending time with family, spending time outdoors, and playing with their cat. Jay intends on attending Bucks Community College for their freshman,...

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Isabella Chelton

Isabella Chelton, Grade 12. Her hobbies include singing, theatre, playing her baritone, and spending time with friends and family. Isabella plans to attend college in the fall, though she isn't sure where she will go yet.

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Sara Cipressi

Sara Cipressi, Grade 12. Sara’s in-school involvement includes the student council (president), NHS, NOVA, and the dance team. Outside of school, she works at the Rising Sun Inn and loves to spend time with friends and try n...

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Isabella White

Isabella White, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include Mini-THON, buildOn, Key Club, NHS,  Student Council, working two jobs, hanging out with friends and family, meditating, and skateboarding. Isabella plans to pursue Management Info...

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Abigail Zischang

Abigail Zischang, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include being outdoors, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, baking, and traveling around the world. Abigail plans to attend Bucks County Community College for...

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Emma Weise

Emma Weise, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include painting, being with friends and family, singing, serving at church, and listening to and playing music. Emma plans to attend Cedarville University to study art education and hopes...

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Brandon Vassallo

Brandon Vassallo, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include Skiing, Lighting, NHS, executive council, traveling, and going to the Poconos. Brandon plans to attend Penn State University or Pittsburg University to study computer engineering...

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Alexa Stachel

Alexa Stachel, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include Mini-THON, NHS, cheer, traveling, the PALS Program, and music. Alexa plans to attend the University of Delaware or Auburn University to study cognitive sciences and hopes to pursue...

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Liam Smith

Liam Smith, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include playing in the Marching and Jazz Bands as well as jamming with friends, Pit Orchestra, NHS, skiing, playing piano and guitar, following Philadelphia sports, and hanging out with...

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Dominic Santos

Dominic Santos.  Grade 12.  Interests/hobbies include running track, playing basketball with friends, working, and spending time with family and friends.  Dominic plans on running track for college but is unsure where yet. ...

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Ryanna Ritting

Ryanna Ritting, Grade 11. Interests/Hobbies include swimming, water polo, hanging out with friends, spending time with family, the beach, road trips, and reading. Ryanna does not have any college plans at the moment but plans...

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Jessica Remphrey

Jessica Remphrey, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include dancing, NHS, playing video games, spending time with friends and family, and watching crime documentaries. Jessica plans to attend West Virginia University to major in data scie...

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Hadley Polson

Hadley Polson, Grade 12, Interests/hobbies include traveling, skiing, dance, executive council, Key Club, NHS, and hanging out with friends and family. She also loves to serve with her church and student teach at her dance studio....

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Sydney Peoples

Sydney Peoples, Grade 12. Interests/ hobbies include field hockey, going out with my friends, shopping,  and spending quality time with my family on our boat. Sydney plans on attending college to study early education with a...

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Joe Pearson

Joe Pearson, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include cello, philosophy, jazz piano, music theory, and relaxing with friends and family. Joe hopes to attend the University of Pittsburgh to study finance, music, and possibly philosophy.

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Anna Osborne

Anna Osborne, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include skiing, NHS, mini-THON, hanging out with friends and family, drawing, and going to the beach or mountains. Anna plans to study marketing or agribusiness management in college.

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Hannah Oaten

Hannah Oaten, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include listening to music, thrifting, hanging out with friends, vinyl collecting, and traveling. Hannah hopes to attend Jefferson University to study fashion and marketing.

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Samantha Myrick

Samantha Myrick, Grade 11. Interests and hobbies include reading, writing, playing video games, hanging out with friends, listening to music, and making fun of her siblings. After high school, Sam plans to attend college for Journalism,...

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Alexis Moyer

Alexis Moyer, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include field hockey, founding the Women Supporting Women club, playing guitar, NHS, swimming, and working out. Alexis plans to attend Coastal Carolina University or Monmouth University...

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Anastasia Masters

Anastasia Masters, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include dancing, hanging out with friends and family, going to the mountains, and going to the beach. Anastasia plans to attend Temple University or the Univerity of Pittsburgh to...

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Jessica Levush

Jessica Levush, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include playing soccer, going to the gym, babysitting, hanging out with friends, spending time with family, going to the beach, and traveling with her soccer team. Jessica is attending...

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Lauren Lee

Lauren Lee, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include band, drumline, singing, writing, listening to music, watching movies and K-dramas, and spending time with friends and family. Lauren plans to attend Hofstra University to study...

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Maddie Kuhns

Maddie Kuhns, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include reading, writing, listening to music, NHS, and German Club. Maddie's goal is to attend Susquehanna University for an English degree and hopes to write a book someday.

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Lauren Kuhn

Lauren Kuhn, Grade 12. Interests and hobbies include reading, working, hanging out with friends and family, painting and drawing, and traveling. Lauren plans to attend Millersville University to study Biochemistry and double major...

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Phoebe Koomson

Phoebe Koomson, Grade 12,  enjoys listening to music and singing, and loves watching movies and tv shows, especially comedy. Wants to major in Psychology in college, with Journalism as a minor or second option.  Loves to spend...

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Grace King

Grace King, Grade 12, Interests/hobbies include executive council, mock trial, buildOn, Mini-THON, theater, farming, watching movies, and spending time outside. Grace plans on attending college for environmental studies.

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Avani Kallur

Avani Kallur, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include Mini-Thon, buildOn, tennis, NHS, Key Club, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.  Avani plans to pursue a degree in Data Science and hopes to earn her MBA after...

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Laura Johnson

Laura Johnson, grade 12, Interests/hobbies include lacrosse, school, hanging with friends and family, art, going to the mountains and the beach. Laura plans to attend Lehigh university to study the field of optometry or plans...

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Natalie Hulshizer

Natalie Hulshizer, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include color guard, marching band, making crafts with her friends, going on trips, and spending her summer at the beach. Natalie plans to attend Kutztown University, majoring in...

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Sullivan Heying

Sullivan Heying, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include piano, tennis, basketball, football, NHS, and chess. Sullivan wants to go to Notre Dame and then go to Temple's Beasley School of Law to become a contract lawyer.

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Faith Harden

Faith Harden, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include Marching Band, Jazz Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Ice Hockey, and spending time with friends and family. Faith plans to attend Drexel University or Quinnipiac University to study sports...

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Madison Hapak

Madison Hapak, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include crocheting, working with animals, art, and hanging out with friends. Madison plans to go to attend Drexel University to study the arts and social sciences.

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Evelyn Froehlich

Evelyn Froehlich, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include baking, skiing, NHS, key club, hiking, spending time with family, and traveling. Evelyn plans to attend the University of Cincinnati or Ohio University to study exercise science...

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Aundrea Frederick

Aundrea Frederick, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include soccer, working out, NHS, key club, working with kids, hanging out with her friends and family, and being a part of Calvary Church. Aundrea plans to attend Messiah University, as...

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Chase Fisher

Chase Fisher, Grade 12, Interests/hobbies include sports, NHS, writing, and hanging out with friends and family. Chase plans to attend Penn State University to study Sports Management and Journalism to one day become a sports...

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Ryan Firmstone

Ryan Firmstone, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include going snowboarding in the winter season, hanging out with my friends, watching Netflix and Youtube, going to the beach in the summertime, NHS, and watching sports like the NFL...

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David Ferry

David Ferry, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include karate, physical fitness, firefighting, and reading. David plans to join the United States Marine Corps and may make it a career. Otherwise, he plans to attend a university and...

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Nathan Esbenshade

Nathan Esbenshade, Grade 12. Nathan’s Interests and hobbies are soccer, football, and hanging out with friends and family. He plans to go to Penn State to study kinesiology to eventually become a physical therapist in the future...

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Avery Drumbore

Avery Drumbore, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include soccer, reading, BuildOn club, hanging out with friends, and traveling. Avery plans to attend Widener University to study nursing and become a NICU nurse. Avery also plans to...

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Megan Doyle

Megan Doyle, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include hanging out with friends and family, working, going to the beach, and staying in to watch TV and movies. Megan plans to attend Bucks County Community College to study elementary...

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Cate Didenko

Cate Didenko, Grade 12, Interests/ Hobbies include dance, travel, and spending time with my family and friends. Cate plans to study psychology or neuroscience at a university next year.

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Brock Denlinger

Brock Denlinger, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include volunteering, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, and watching sports. Brock plans to attend a 4-year University to study Mathematics or Economics.

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Aidan Crozier

Aidan Crozier, Grade 12. Interests/ hobbies include mini-THON, NHS, key club, fishing, snowboarding, hanging out with friends, and going to the mountains. Aidan plans on attending college; however, he is unsure where. He plans...

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Tommy Cramer

Tommy Cramer, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include motor vehicle riding, cooking, piano, golf, basketball, car rides with my friends, and traveling with my family. Tommy plans to attend the University of North Carolina or the University...

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Lux Concannon

Lux Concannon, Grade 12.  Interests/hobbies include hanging out with friends and family, doing makeup, traveling, and camping.  Lux plans to attend college for Early Education and hopes to become an elementary school teacher...

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Riley Chodoroff

Riley Chodoroff, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include music, dancing, NHS, the International Cultures Club, traveling, watching basketball, and hanging out with family and friends. After high school, Riley plans to attend college...

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Matt Campione

Matt Campione, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include basketball, NHS, hanging out with friends, watching and playing sports, and traveling places with family.  Matt is going to attend Catholic University to study mathematics and...

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Nabil Arkadan

Nabil Arkadan, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include working out, playing basketball, spending time with friends, and family, and working. Nabil Arkadan plans to go in the marines and hopes to become an infantryman in the marines...

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Taylor Archibascio

Taylor Archibascio, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include listening to music, hanging with friends and family, snowboarding, walking her dog, and going to the beach. Taylor plans to further her education by going to college and...

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Nasser Abdi

Nasser "Nas" Abdi, Grade 12. Interests/hobbies include fishing, basketball, hiking, spending time with friends and family, and late-night car rides. Nasser plans to attend Penn State University to study biotechnology and hopes...