5th grade grad

Mrs. Buchanan’s

Class

Zach Anderson

Future career --- a robot designer

Best advice to next year’s 5th graders --- Don’t talk a lot if you sit right next to Mrs. Buchanan.

Jane Avery

Favorite memory of FTE --- going to Live Oak

Personal motto --- “Always try to be nice even if you don’t want to.”

Melynn Barber

Favorite memory --- Live Oak/ Pow Wow

Future career --- actress/singer

Jack Chatmas

Favorite memory of FTE --- the hamburgers

Future career --- Pro Lacrosse Player

Megan Cox

Future career --- college professor of art at UT

Personal motto --- “Be yourself, don’t be someone else or you’re gonna be angry all the time.”

Caitlyn Embree

What will you miss most at FTE? --- choir shows & the 3rd grade play

Future career --- an actress

Cameron Horrigan

Future career --- a muppet

Personal motto --- “If you fail, try again; if you fail again, try again; if you fail the third time, give up.”

Dahlia Laby

Favorite memory from FTE --- roller coaster day in 3rd grade

Personal motto --- “You reap what you sow.”

Kennedy Lilly

Future career --- actress, dancer, or singer

Personal motto --- “No one said life was going to be perfect so build a bridge and get over it!”

Max McDaniel

Favorite memory from FTE --- Live Oak, Corpus Christi, & the teachers

Future career --- vet or biologist

Ethan Machen

Favorite memory --- Corpus Christi

Personal motto --- “What happens today doesn’t matter. What you do with tomorrow is what matters.”

Sam Martin

Personal motto --- “If nothing goes right, go left.”

Advice for next year’s 5th graders --- Do your homework as soon as you get home.

Brock McKelvey

Future career --- a football player

Personal motto --- “You only live once.”

Arisha Mohammad

Favorite memory --- being in Mrs. Sniderman’s math class

Future career ---playing a violin

Alex Nachman

Favorite memory from FTE --- the art teachers

Future career --- veterinarian

Daniel Person

Future career --- a yo-yo boss

Best advice to next year’s 5th graders --- study for the states tests

Nolan Screen

Favorite memory --- Live Oak & making root beer floats in 3rd grade

Personal motto --- “Always do your best.”

Miranda Seade

Future career --- a teacher, marine biologist, doctor, or vet

Personal motto --- “Always be honest and do the right thing.”

Sallie Ann Seiders

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the rock words from the teachers

Future career --- interior designer

Alexis Shirley

Favorite memory --- being Forest

Future career --- FBI Agent

Jeffrey Taughinbaugh

Future career --- an inventor or scientist

Personal motto --- “Power through it.”

Gabriel Thornhill

Future career --- an astronaut

Personal motto --- “Live and learn.”

Kevin Um

What will you miss most at FTE? --- Yearbook

Best advice for 5th graders --- Don’t go on gmail during class.

Trevor Willis

Future career --- playing pro ping-pong

Best advice for 5th graders --- If you let yourself have fun, you will.

Carter Young

Favorite memory --- playing dodgeball in PE

Personal motto --- “Stay focused.”

Francesca Zamarripa

Future career --- fashion designer or an actress

Best advice for 5th graders --- Good luck & keep your sparkle on!

Ms. Hernandez’s

Class

Grant Andruss

Future career --- MLB baseball player

Personal motto --- “If your knees ain’t dirty at the end of the day, it wasn’t a real day!”

Margaret Blankenship

Future career --- teaching 2nd grade

Personal motto --- “Never say never!”

Rory Bolt

Future career --- an architect

Best advice for next year’s 5th graders --- Don’t worry 5th is not that hard.

Chandler BryantFuture career --- interior designer

Personal motto --- “Be glad you don’t have everything, because then what would there be to look forward to!”

William Bundrant

Favorite memory --- 4th grade GT trip

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the character rocks from the teachers

Lucca Cidale

Future career --- break dancer or artist

Personal motto --- “Do it today because tomorrow, it might be illegal.”

Domonique Faz

What will you miss most at FTE? --- teachers & amazing counselor Ms. Freeman

Future career --- doctor & a pro softball player

Evan Felger

Future career --- roller coaster engineer

Best advice for next year’s 5th graders --- Don’t miss fun Friday!

Steven Foncerrada

Favorite memory --- meeting my best friend in Kindergarten

Future career --- author or game designer

Alena Hanby

Future career --- famous singer & fashion designer

Personal motto --- “Live your life as full as you can!”

Lane Kilbride

Favorite memory --- muffin morning as a kindergartener vs. as a 5th grader

Best advice to 5th graders --- Think before you act.

James Lane

Favorite memory --- 1st day of school when I met some of my best friends

Future career --- an architect

Eric Maldonado

Favorite memory --- on the boat in Corpus Christi fishing with the net

Future career --- football or baseball player

Eizabeth Mitchell

Favorite memory --- the 25th anniversary of FTE

Future career --- a teacher

Ali Momin

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the teachers

Personal motto --- “Never give up.”

Rayan Momin

What will you miss most at FTE? --- Recess & the upper playground

Future career --- a scientist

Sarah Moss

Favorite memory --- meeting new friends

Personal motto --- “Be persistent!”

Saira Mukherjee

What will you miss most? --- the trail mosaic, birds in front of art, & character rocks

Personal motto --- “Think positive!”

Riley Oates

Future career --- pro dirt bike rider

Personal motto --- “Should I or should I not?”

Ben Pankonien

Future career --- pro football player

Personal motto --- “Work smart, not hard.”

True Pham

Favorite memory --- when it snowed at recess

Future career --- comedian or soccer player

Valerie Schaefer

Favorite memory --- Oregon Trail, Live Oak

Personal motto --- “Do what you think you should do, not what your friends want you to do.”

Micah Stringfield

Favorite memory --- being Forest the Falcon


Jessica Varghese

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the friendly teachers & students

Future career --- a doctor

Jon Wiley

Future career --- pro soccer player & a Marine

Personal motto --- “Work hard, party harder!”

Kevin Zhou

Favorite memory --- Corpus Christi & hanging out with all my friends

Future career --- aircraft engineer

Mrs. Johnson’s

Class

Arish Ali

Future career --- a scientist

Personal motto --- “Just do it.”

Ashton Cain

Favorite memory --- Live Oak & dancing on “show off” night

Personal motto --- “Have fun!”

Kendall Carroll

Future career --- a teacher

Personal motto --- “Once you say or do something, it will be remembered forever.”

Emma Chase

Future career --- a biomedical engineer or work for NASA

Personal motto --- “Don’t panic!”

Izadora Foster

Favorite memory --- the BookPeople field trip

Future career --- veterinarian or nurse

Luc Gaston

Future career --- a comedian

Best advice for next year’s 5th graders --- always bring a long sleeve shirt.

Madilyn Ghai

Future career --- a singer or a designer

Personal motto --- “A smile is a curve that can set a lot of things straight!”

Melissa Gonzalez

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the supporting teachers & classmates

Future career --- vet or doctor or lawyer

Nina Guerra

Future career --- a kindergarten teacher

Personal motto --- “If you have a dream, never give it up!”

Michael Hla

Future career --- doctor

Personal motto --- “Good friends are like stars. You might not see them, but they’re always there.”

Gabriella Johnson

Favorite memory --- 4th grade with Mr. Lofgren

Future career --- veterinarian

Zarak Khan

Favorite memory --- Fun Fridays

Future career --- an engineer

Emre Latifses

Favorite memory --- my first day here

Future career --- to be in the NBA

Jason Mcelhenney

What will you miss most at FTE? --- recess

Future career –game designer

Julia McIntyre

Future career --- fashion designer

Personal motto --- “Life gives you 100 reasons to cry, so show life you have 1,000 reasons to smile!”

Javier Moreno

What will you miss most at FTE? --- playing soccer with my friends

Future career --- soccer player

Dylan Oates

Future career --- Soccer player or cook or fisherman

Personal motto --- “Always be the best YOU!”

Jacob Pratt

Future career --- soccer player for Barcelona

Best advice for 5th graders --- Don’t stress yourself out. Just go with the flow.

Alan Rawalt

Favorite memory --- tag at recess

Future career --- engineer

John Henry Rudden

Future career --- pro break dancer

Personal motto --- “When life gives you lemons, throw them back and ask for cookies.”

Emerson Stack

Future career --- pro singer or an actress

Personal motto --- “…and may the odds be ever in your favor….”

Dawson Swindell

What will you miss most at FTE? --- Mrs. Lewis & PE

Best advice --- be friendly to everyone & laugh often

Aneesh Thakkar

Favorite memory --- Live Oak & 5th grade kickball

Future career --- NFL player

Jason Thomas

Favorite memory --- best view of original Whataburger during Corpus Christi trip

Future career --- Weatherman

Grayson Walker

Future career --- ESPN SportsCenter Anchor

Best advice to 5th graders --- Fun Friday is awesome; try to be at all of them!

Olympia Walker

Future career --- Pro Soccer Player

Personal Motto --- “The only thing better than fudge is MORE FUDGE!”

Jake Wescoat

What will you miss most at FTE? --- Mrs. Linder

Future career --- video game designer or video game beta tester

Jett Wright

Future career --- professional sports player

Personal motto --- “The goal of life is not to win but to struggle well.”

Mr. Matus’ Class

Susannah Balcezak

Favorite memory --- Live Oak

Future career --- a doctor

Will Buchanan


Future career --- game designer

Clay Buckner

What will you miss most at FTE? --- friends that are going to different schools

Future career --- pro baseball player

Jaclyn Burgdorf

Favorite memory --- singing songs in Mrs. Linder’s room

Future career --- real estate agent

Ryan Cantrell


What will you miss most at FTE? --- not much

Megan Carlquist

What will you miss most at FTE? --- Mrs. Buchanan

Future career --- movie director

Grace Chesner

Favorite memory --- getting a letter from the principal saying that I was in advanced math

Personal motto --- “Believe in your dreams.”

Thomas DeMastri

Favorite memory --- Science Fair

Best advice --- Whenever there is a contest, do your best because there might be a pizza party in it for you.

Aldan Dye

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the teachers

Future career --- lawyer or video game critic

Christian Furman


Future career --- a cop

Joshua Huynh

Future career --- soccer player

Personal motto --- “Play tough not rough.”

Ahad Karedia

Future career --- engineer or doctor

Best advice to next year’s 5th graders --- be organized

Ethan Lord


Personal motto --- “Oh snap!”

Gabriel Lozano

Future career --- an NFL kicker

Personal motto --- “Whatever it takes!”

Ashley Mangold

Favorite memory --- 1st day of 5th grade

Future career --- a cheer coach or babysitter

Chloe Martin


Future career --- archeologist, marine biologist, singer, actress, fashion designer

John Melton


Personal motto --- “Life is good. Camp is better.”

Vayda Otti

Future career --- singer and actress

Personal motto --- “Life goes on!”

Vivi Pham

Future career --- anything that makes me happy

Personal motto --- “Carpe diem.”

Robert Rousseau

Future career --- pro basketball player

Personal motto --- “You only live once.”

Emily Ruthven

Future career --- actress or author

Best advice --- Do not tell yourself that you are going to do your homework later; you know you won’t.

Kyle Shaw

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the fish tank

Personal motto --- “Be epic. Actions speak louder than words.”

Gabe Smith

What will you miss most at FTE? --- the fourth grade teachers

Future career --- cryptozoologist

Christopher Stallcup

Favorite memory --- meeting Miss Dover

Personal motto --- “Things may come to those who wait but what is leftover goes to those who hustle.”

Spencer Stewart


Personal motto --- “Oh snap!”

Yirel Tome

What will you miss most at FTE? --- my friends

Future career --- vet, marine biologist, artist, anime cartoonist

Sam Williamson

Favorite memory --- Live oak

Personal motto --- “Laugh and the whole world laughs with you.”

Education

5th grade grad