Victoria Segura

Victoria Segura
Toppenish, senior, 17.
Favorite activities: Golf, reading, shopping, attending concerts.
Favorite food: Fettuccine Alfredo.
Favorite music: Almost everything, but mainly alternative, pop-punk and rock.
Favorite films: “The Last Song,” “Remember Me,” “She’s Out of My League,” “The Hangover,” “Dumb and Dumber.”
Favorite books: “The Last Song,” “Princess Diaries Series,” “Dear John.”
Three words to describe yourself. Shy, nice, friendly.
Greatest achievement: Ask me in one year.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go? Rome.
What would you do with $1 million? Make sure my siblings get their college paid for and go on a shopping spree.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Justin Bieber.
Who is your hero? My mom.
Biggest fear: Heights and spiders.
Greatest wish: For there to be health, love and happiness.
When and where are you the happiest? Whenever I’m with my family.
Most treasured possession: My photos.
Favorite place in your hometown: My house.
What do you like most about your school? The people and that there are no cliques.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Married and with a job that I enjoy doing.

— Manny Rodriguez, Toppenish High School

Magaly Sosa

Magaly Sosa
Mabton, junior, 15.
Favorite activities: Hanging out with friends, socializing, trying out new things, making lame jokes, graphic design, photography, rapping, listening to music, watching wrestling!
Favorite food: EVERYTHING! Food + Me =
Favorite music: Kid Cudi, Lil Wayne, Drake, Kanye West and Trey Songz are the top ones, but my music is versatile.
Favorite films: “Clash of the Titians,” “Grand Torino,” “300,” “Billy Madison,” “The Hangover,” “Mean Girls.”
Favorite books: “Lord of the Flies,” “Hold Still.”
Three words to describe yourself: Diverse, easy-going, opinionated.
Greatest achievement: Staying strong and keeping my head held high through a tough obstacle in my life.
What would you do with $1 million? I would divide it into three parts: Me, family, bank.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Kat Von D.
Who is your hero? My older brother, Hector Sosa.
Biggest fear: Losing another person whom I love.
Greatest wish: Make a positive, lasting impact in someone’s life.
When and where were you the happiest? It’s a tie: sometime in 2009 or February 2010.
Most treasured possession: Some of the many things that belonged to my brother.
Favorite place in your hometown: The track.
What do you like most about your school? It’s small with a good learning environment, and everyone knows each other. There aren’t many negative activities.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Successful, working and doing something I love, happy, enjoying life with my husband.
— Karen Mendoza, Mabton High School

Renae Weedin

Renae Weedin
Central Washington University, freshman, 17.
Favorite activities: Theatre, watching musicals, eating.
Favorite food: Turkey gravy!
Favorite music: Everything really, but preferably the kind where you can understand the words.
Favorite movies: Musicals, “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Three words to describe yourself: Bubbly, talkative, workaholic.
Greatest achievement: Graduating!
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses paid trip, where would you go? Either New York City, Hawaii, or somewhere else.
What would you do with $1 million? Save most of it, pay for college.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Gene Kelly.
Who is your hero? Hmm … I have a few
Biggest fear: Snakes!
Greatest wish: I can’t tell you or it won’t come true!
When and where were you the happiest? Third grade, Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth, duh!
Most treasured possession: A ring my grandma got for me.
Favorite place in your hometown: West Valley Junior High. It calms me.
What do you like most about your school? The family-like atmosphere.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Done with college, happy, with a teaching career and married to a stud!
— Jenna Davison, Eisenhower High School

Carmi Acosta

Carmi Acosta
Prosser, junior, 16.
Favorite activities: Photography, soccer, drawing, listening to music.
Favorite food: Mashed potatoes, pizza, tamales!
Favorite music: Rock, Anberlin.
Favorite films: “Moulin Rouge,” “Harry Potter.”
Favorite books: “Harry Potter,” “Twilight,” “Love Rosie,” “Star.”
Three words to describe yourself: Outgoing, creative, determined.
Greatest achievement: Overcoming the conflicts I have been faced with.
What would you do with $1 million? Buy some things I want, then save the rest for the future.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Anberlin.
Who is your hero? My parents and sisters.
Biggest fear: To someday find myself living a life without God.
Greatest wish: To change lives through music.
When and where were you the happiest? My trips to church retreats. And my first time at Warped Tour.
Most treasured possession: My guitar and camera.
Favorite place in your hometown: Any place that holds a happy memory for me.
What do you like most about your school? The school pride the students have during special events in school.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Living the life I dream about.
— Karen Mendoza, Mabton High School

Drake Rowe

Drake Rowe
Davis, junior, 16.
Favorite activities: Paintball, reading, listening to music, taking beautiful pictures.
Favorite food: Burritos, enchiladas, garlic bread.
Favorite music: Soft music/Rock.
Favorite films: “Jumanji,” “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “The Hangover.”
Favorite books: “Ender’s Game,” “Twilight.”
Three words to describe yourself:  Funny, semi-smart, quiet.
Greatest achievement: Finding the gingerbread man in kindergarten, then eating him.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go? Japan or Germany.
What would you do with $1 million? Make sure my family lives comfortably. Or buy a Taco Bell.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? I really don’t have an answer to this one; I don’t look up to people I can’t talk to personally.
Who is your hero? Probably my brother.
Biggest fear: Heights.
Greatest wish: Don’t really have one.
When and where were you the happiest? When I was relaxing on a dock and just sitting there for a hour or two looking at the stars.
Most treasured possession: Nothing really.
Favorite place in your hometown: Taco Bell. Or my house.
What do you like most about your school? Not that much, lol. The students, probably.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Hopefully, as a photographer.
— Georgia Gempler, Davis High School

Boston P. Peltier

Boston P. Peltier
Davis, senior, 17
Favorite activities: Theatre, soccer, video games, and singing … lots of singing.
Favorite food: Fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp.
Favorite music: ANYTHING from a musical (save a few), anything before the 1990s, and Relient k.
Favorite films: “Moulin Rouge,” and anything with Gene Wilder.
Favorite books: The Artemis Fowl Series, “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events,” and “The Alchemist.” (Best book EVER!!!)
Three words to describe yourself: Don’t even know.
Greatest achievement: Making my parents proud.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go?: New York!!! (Am I allowed to stay there when I get there?)
What would you do with $1 million? Fund college, go to New York, buy a car.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? GENE WILDER!!!!!
Who is your hero? Refer to previous answer.
Biggest fear: Drowning.
Greatest wish: To be on Broadway someday.
When and where were you the happiest? When I figured out where I wanted to be and what I wanted to do there. My life gained meaning.
Most treasured possession: Memorabilia from past shows.
Favorite place in your hometown: The Warehouse Theatre.
What do you like most about your school? The performing arts.
How do you see yourself in 10 years?  In New York with a simple apartment somewhere in Manhattan and a small job somewhere in the city, maybe even doing theatre by that time.
— Colleen Fontana, Davis High School

Kylie Yohn

Kylie Yohn
East Valley, 2010 graduate, 18.
Favorite activities: Going to 7-Eleven and buying Slurpees, and sleeping!
Favorite food: Anything from Denny’s.
Favorite music: Mostly alternative, but I’ll listen to anything that sounds good.
Favorite films: The Harry Potter series.
Favorite books: Anything by Ellen Hopkins, “The Glass Castle,” the Bible.
Three words to describe yourself: Hilarious, different, giving.
Greatest achievement: Graduating high school.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go? Arizona.
What would you do with $1 million? More like what WOULDN’T I do with $1 million!
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Megan Fox.
Who is your hero? My mom. She’s the strongest woman I know, and she has always been there for me. Love you, Mom!
Biggest fear: Spiders.
Greatest wish: To go back in time and relive my childhood.
When and where were you the happiest? My first year of camp my freshman year.
Most treasured possession: My iPod Touch.
Favorite place in your hometown: Probably a swimming pool since I’m from Arizona!
What do you like most about your school? How diverse everyone was.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? As a big, bad, successful police officer.

— Kim Heether, East Valley High School

Martin Roger-Reyes

Martin Roger-Reyes
Davis, sophomore, 16.
Favorite activities: Riding my motorcycle, going out with friends and having a good time.
Favorite food: Grilled cheese sandwiches.
Favorite music: Hip-hop.
Favorite films: “Bruce Almighty.”
Favorite books: N/A.
Three words to describe yourself: Friendly, funny, outgoing.
Greatest achievement: Going to Lake Placid to try out for the Junior Olympics.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go? Hawaii!
What would you do with $1 million? I would share some with family and invest.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Drake.
Who is your hero? God.
Biggest fear: Losing my family.
Greatest wish: ?
When and where were you the happiest? ?
Most treasured possession: My phone.
Favorite place in your hometown: It’s Yakima, so about the greatest place is the movie theater.
What do you like most about your school? The education.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Rich and famous.

— Alex Braman, Davis High School

Katie Johnston-Newman

Katie Johnston-Newman
White Swan, sophomore, 16.
Favorite activities: Reading, walking, driving, hanging out with my friends.
Favorite food: Spaghetti! I make it with lots of hot sauce!
Favorite music: Whatever is on my iPod, or my friend’s.
Favorite films: “Sherlock Holmes.” It’s a mystery and comedy all in ONE!
Favorite books: The Heir series by Cinda Williams Chima.
Three words to describe yourself: Committed, determined, hard-working.
Greatest achievement: Class president my freshman year.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go? Australia. I would like to see kangaroos!
What would you do with $1 million? Pay for medical school, and buy a house. Don’t forget SHOPPING!
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose? Anne Hathaway! I love her movies!
Who is your hero? My parents.
Biggest fear: Disappointing my parents.
Greatest wish: To make the world a better place.
When and where were you the happiest? Seventh-grade year, after basketball season, and before spring break.
Most treasured possession: My rabbit named Peter that I’ve had since I was 4.
Favorite place in your hometown: Cougar Den, around noon, when a bunch of students fill the place.
What do you like most about your school? The closeness  and small size. Everyone knows everyone and lots of people care.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Going to medical school!

— Tedra Kay Spencer, White Swan High School

Timothy Nagle-McNaughton

Timothy Nagle-McNaughton
Davis, freshman, 14.
Favorite activities: Juggling, listening/writing/playing music, sports.
Favorite food: I’m 14, I like, food, just in general, especially large quantities of it, on multiple plates.
Favorite music: The Academy Is, Angels & Airwaves, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, B.o.B., Basshunter, Breaking Benjamin, Coldplay, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, DJ Tiësto, E.S. Posthumus, Fort Minor, Gary Go, Globus, Good Charlotte, Groove Coverage, Hadouken!, ItaloBrothers, Jack’s Mannequin, Jay-Z, Jimmy Eat World, Jordan & Baker, Krater, Linkin Park, The Lonely Island, Manian, Darren Styles, Matt Nathanson, Miike Snow, Mysto & Pizzi, New Found Glory, Owl City, P.O.D., Ratatat, Rediscover, Sam Sparrow, Skillet, Smash Mouth, System Of A Down, Test Your Reflex, The Title, TUNE UP!, U2, REM.
Favorite films: Action and adventure, thrillers, science fiction, British comedies.
Favorite books: How ‘bout I just give you the authors? Frank Herbert, Robin Parrish, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Phillip Reeve, Suzanne Collins, J.K. Rowling.
Three words to describe yourself: Tenacious, obscure, humorous.
Greatest achievement: Let me get back to you in a few years.
If you could leave tonight on an all-expenses-paid trip, where would you go?: I would bravely go where no man has gone before.
What would you do with $1 million?: Invest it and get richer.
If you could meet anyone, who would you choose?: God, ‘cause that’d be a first.
Who is your hero?: Humanity is my hero.
Biggest fear: Fear itself.
Greatest wish: To have all my other wishes granted, of course.
When and where were you the happiest? When and wherever my friends are.
Most treasured possession: My life.
Favorite place in your hometown: Near my friends.
What do you like most about your school? No idea, I haven’t gone there yet.
How do you see yourself in 10 years? Hmmmm… 24 years old, Caucasian, male, blonde hair, college student with good grades. In a orange, two-door Volkswagen TDI diesel hybrid.

— Sean Nagle-McNaughton, Davis High School