These students are the top 10 academic performers in the class of 2023. They are listed in alphabetical order because the final ranks were not available at the time of printing.

 

Connor Ford

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: After grad I’m going to the Honors College at ASU (Barrett) to study computer science.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memories are the volleyball team dinners after home games.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Grades are important, but not as important as doing things you love.

Roman Goldstein

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: After high school I’m going to ASU to learn how to fly planes. 

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memory is playing Among Us with my friends.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: You gotta be down to clown. 

Katherine Knapp

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: My plans after grad are to go to NAU and major in nursing and hopefully one day become a registered nurse.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memory has to be staying at my friends house during zoom so we could go to zoom meetings together.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Some advice I’d share would be to stay focused and really manage your time well to stay on top of your classes, but also make some memories along the way because you are only in high school once.

William Kroner

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: My current plans for after graduation is to attend St. Olaf College up in Minnesota for Music Education with an emphasis on band and trombone pedagogy.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: I can’t really choose a favorite but one of my fondest memories from high school was from my freshman year at my old high school. My school hosted a huge jazz band concert the week before our spring break and everything that night was fun and had a lot of energy. It was also at the perfect time because the next day everything shut down for Covid.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: My advice to other Nighthawks would be to take charge of your own education, whether that’s pushing yourself to get better grades, reaching out to teachers for help with a subject, or for upperclassmen college applications. Taking care of your education will leave an impression on others and will develop self responsibility, which will help you in the long run, even beyond high school.

Josephine Lynch

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: After graduation, I’m going to take a gap year to save up some money and explore the world a bit. This will also give me time to figure out what I really want to do as a career, because I haven’t made a concrete decision yet. 

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memories definitely consist of all the marching band/indoor competitions I performed at with my friends. Being able to show off the culmination of MANY rehearsals (alongside the people I love) made for some unforgettable experiences.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: My advice would definitely be to take a step back and breathe every now and then. I know that life can be very overwhelming sometimes, and trying to navigate all the drama, decisions, and crushing amount of school assignments can make you feel like you’re drowning. However, it’s important to keep in mind that these are temporary problems. One day, you’ll look back and realize that most of that stuff doesn’t really matter in the long run. Don’t ever give up on hope for a better future.

Olivia Patchin

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: I will be majoring in biochemistry on a pre med track with a music minor at ASU this Fall. 

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite memory is a tie between going to my first concert and hiking to the top of Pusch Peak. 

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: To all of my fellow Nighthawks: buy the multipacks of energy drinks; high school is long and single cans just don’t cut it.

Vikas Patel

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: I plan to go to California Northstate University to study medicine.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memory is team dinners after volleyball practice.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Have fun throughout high school because it goes by very fast.

Adam Senkerik

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: After graduation I plan on attending Barrett the Honors College at ASU West Campus. I will be majoring in Cybersecurity and Sociology.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memory is playing among us during math class.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Some advice I have for my fellow Nighthawks is to prioritize your sleep schedule!

Amy Senkerik

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: After graduation, I plan on attending Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University in the fall, majoring in Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology with a minor in Justice Studies.

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: I don’t have a specific memory (there are too many!), but I will truly treasure the connections I have made throughout high school.

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Make sure you do things for yourself, not others- be self-motivated!

Amanda Tegan

Q: What are your plans after graduation?

A: My plans after graduation are going to ASU in the fall to study Chemistry. 

Q: What is your favorite high school memory?

A: My favorite high school memory is probably my math classes, especially senior year. Every year it’s always with the same people and I just love the dynamic. 

Q: What is some advice you would like to share with your fellow Nighthawks?

A: Some advice I would give is that no matter what happens there is always a light on the other side. Don’t let others take advantage of you, find your real friends and stick with them! Bad grades don’t define you and you don’t have to have perfect grades.