What were the seniors’ favorite extracurriculars?

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Many seniors loved being onstage or backstage (or under!) for the PR musicals and plays.

For the senior edition published at the end of the year, seniors identified which activities they enjoyed most and why. Here’s what they had to say:

Choir because it helped me make friends – AJ Weber
The musical because I love singing and dancing. I also loved summer running and Track. – Alli Clark
Track and Field, Student Council, Class Officer, Senior Class Project – Anna Miller
Football managing because I gained a ton of friends and got to experience the coolness of going to state . . . TWICE! – Anna Nash
Cheer, it has taught me so much about myself and I was able to meet so many amazing people along the way. I can’t complain about cheering for the back to back state champs for both years. – Ashley Blitek
Madrigals because it’s fun to sing in a small group and grow closer to them – Audrey Peterson
My favorite extracurricular activity was helping out with the musicals. I loved the environment of the fine arts because everyone involved are such accepting, caring people. – Baylee Todd
Poms. I had some of the best memories with my team throughout the 4 years! – Becca Beecroft
Poms! Because I got to spend time with my best friends, while at the same time doing something I love! – Bella Persino
Football because of the lifelong friendships I have made – Ben Schultz
Plays, and musicals because I got to meet a lot of new people and had a lot of fun – Benjamin M. Walneck
Math Team because we win and it was fun 100% of the time – BJ Llaneta
Baseball because I play it. – Cam Smith
Golf team because of all the friends I made – Cameron Karney
Musical because I love singing and dancing with my friends!! – Carter Collins
Madrigals because of the friendships built and the opportunity to avoid studying – Chris MacDonald
Choir because I met a lot of my closest friends there! 🙂 – Christian Burgos
Baseball and Basketball because it has helped me learn a lot about myself and has prepared me for the real world. – Colin Lamb
Football because I’m very close to everyone I met through it. – Cooper Tomlin
Hockey – Cory Zordan
Tennis: memories were made everyday because the players and coaches are always fun to be around. – Daniel Lamar
Basketball – Danny Sievers
Baseball – David Pecoraro
Wrestling, there is nothing like grappling with sweaty dudes. – Dean Reid
Football weight lifting – Dominic Rubino
Madrigals-the dinners! – Elly Flemming
Art : it puts me in a happy place – Emilee Covers
Track and Field because that was the most fit I’ve ever been in my whole life – Emily Jepsen
Interact Club, I love volunteering and helping the community and Interact had so many amazing volunteer opportunities – Emily Keck
French club is the best because of the crepe parties and the amazing field trips! – Emily Nikolich
Soccer because of the team, bonding, friendships and pasta parties! – Emily Perhats
Sound crew because they are my family – Emma Jewell
Lights crew because turning lights on and off is the best way to make friends. – Emma Laurx
Soccer-it provided me the opportunity to grow as a person and meet some of my best friends. – Erik Truitt
lion taming, its a great way to stay in shape – Garrett Weiler
Lighting crew for musical! I was able to make something beautiful with my peers – Halle Baldwin
Loved participating in cheerleading during high school and watching football games – Hayden Bellson
I don’t have a favorite because everyone that I was involved in was absolutely amazing! These included Volleyball, Class Officers, Link Crew and Student Council – Hayley Smith
Basketball and Baseball because I had a lot of fun with the group of guys on my teams. – Hunter Morlock
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Yearbook Committee because it was a family! – Isabel Fortman
Tennis because of Benson – Jack Coens
Scholastic Bowl, finally put some of the useless trivia in my head to use. – Jack Lotito
Track. it was pretty fun. – Jack Rudolf
Football, I like to hit people. – Jacob Ommen
Lacrosse – Jake Pavoris
Baseball because I got to be on a team full of great people and got the chance to act crazy and have fun! – James Michaelson
Golf because it was a fun time at state – Jason Giffels
NHS because it’s a great and fun way to get involved in our community and make a difference. – Jena Berkland
Softball- we all love each other and I’ve been with a lot of these girls for four years – Jenna Hussar
Set Crew, since it was a place where I could always go to after school to hang out with friends and make new friends, do something constructive, and feel like I had a purpose. – Jerod Lawrence
Softball, i’ve played all 4 years – Jessie Ahrens
Intramurals – Jimmy Zitnik
Football, Because I get to play the sport I love with my brothers. – Joe Perhats
Hockey!!! It was so fun playing with my brothers these past four years. – Johnny Lenzi
Baseball, because coach Pec is as soft serve as they come. – Joseph Hansen
Definitely Madrigals! Music has always been an escape for me, and this group pushed me to be my absolute best. I think I became a more aware and precise musician because of this group. – Julia Alvey
Football because I play the game with all my best friends. – Justin Mikolajczewski
Speech team was my favorite extracurricular because I was able to meet so many friends and wonderful people through the team and was able to spend more time with amazing coaches like Mrs. Hartnett to really improve my speech skills. – Justine Golata
Gymnastics because it took an individual sport and made it into a team sport and I loved my team. – Katarina Schaffer
Cross country – Kate Ferguson
Science Olympiad made me value all the subjects I’d neglected to actually study for! – Katie Frey
Fall and spring play because it is such a tight knit group and it really is like a family. – Katie Hemstreet
Cross country because I made some amazing friends that I got to run with everyday and we helped to push each other to be better athletes. – Katie Nowakowski
Cross Country because I get to hang out with my friends and it’s such good exercise! – Katie Schaschwary
Speech team, you learn so much and meet so many people you otherwise wouldn’t have – Katie Svehla
Golf, there’s no running involved – Kaylee Langland
Poms, because it brought me to some amazing friends. – Kendall Greenberg
Track because I love racing – Kevin Gilbert
Lacrosse because we’re just there to have a good time – Kyle Hamilton
gym volleyball – Kyle Krcmar
Cross Country, it was a great way to make new friends while doing something we love. – Kyle Sargeant
Art because I need a creative outlet in life. – Kylie Costello
Being a football manager alongside my dad, sister, and some of my best friends. – Kylie Schremp
Cross Country/Track: Running and setting goals with my teammates was a blast – Larry Lawrence
Costume Crew – Lauren Losch
Choir because it lets me learn fun songs with my friends – Lauren Mast
Link Crew- it was really fun to meet and teach all the underclassmen about PR. We hosted really fun activities to participate in and I loved being apart of it! – Lillian Voce
Tennis, great team and Coach – Lina Ramann
Link Crew because I loved that it gave me the opportunity to help out the freshman that were new to PR! – Mackenzie Garis
Softball because I get to hit things. – Maddie King
Musical– I love becoming so close with the cast and crew. – Maddie Wittwer
Karate, I’ve done it for 10 years and competed internationally. – Madison Hawrysz
Musical – Matt Blake
Soccer because I loved the peeps on my team and it was always fun – Matthew King
Scholastic Bowl, since I get to use all the random knowledge I’ve picked up. – Matthew Tremblay
French Club because madame Keaty is a sweetheart and there’s a lot of food involved. – May LaRue
Musical! Working backstage, collaborating with other theater branches and putting on a show together has been my absolute favorite experience. – Megan Anderson
Some of my favorite extracurricular activities were cheerleading, student council, and senior project. I loved the people that I met and have become close friends with and I loved being involved with the school to help make it a more enjoyable place for everyone! – Melina Weil
Giving danny a weggie – Nick Marconi
Baseball, It’s been a big part of my life. – Nick Sargeant
Baseball. It has prepared me for life in countless ways. – Nick Sargeant
Spring play was pretty coolio – Nicola Falco
My favorite extracurricular most definitely was pit orchestra for musical. Being with so many amazing, talented people playing incredibly difficult music in the dark pit under the stage led to so many inside jokes and fits of silent laughter. Musical season was the best time of the year, and I’ll never forget all the incredible people who made it so special. – Nicolette Schlup
Speech team because you learn how to speak in front of others and gain confidence in your abilities. – Nina Raemont
Scholastic Bowl: Trivia with the boys – Patrick Nasta
Poms because I was able to dance at home football and basketball games with my friends. – Payton Phelps
Soccer, because of my friends on the team and it’s a sport I have played since I was very young. – Quinten Luri
Theatre because I love the work, the creativity, and the comradery. – Rachel Cantin
Tennis was a blast because of the girls, coaches and managers. – Rachel Santi
XC because its a blast – Ryan Figgs
Interact Club, because the club was really close and we had a lot of fun while helping out in the community. – Saffron Durrant
Football because it was more of a family than a team. – Sam Concialdi
science olympiad! because i got an opportunity to do something i never thought i’d do – Samantha Tucker
Softball, I’ve been playing since I was 8 – Samantha Wiles
Choir because I met some of my closest friends there! – Sanjana Nath
Football because of the boys and coaches I spent so much time with. – Sean Sullens
Musical because the fine arts department is a family, even if you never joined choir like you should have – Shannon Batliner
Tennis because I love the team and the coaches – Sydney Riddell
Madrigals because of all the cool traditions. – Sydney White
Track and Field – Tasha Schaffer
Baseball – Tyler Hunter
Super fanning because it is the best thing in the world. – Tyler Mead
Swimming, French Club, and Track – Valerie Tarazi
French Club always enjoyed it – Vanessa Aguirre
Football because we accomplished something so great with a great group of guys – Zach Gulbransen