It’s that time of year when the Class of 2025 begins to wrap up their senior year, part ways with Hazen, and say their farewells. For many seniors, they are not only saying goodbye to their fellow senior Highlanders, but they are also parting ways with fellow Highlanders from the grades below. Here at The Kilt, it is tradition to give seniors an outlet to leave underclassmen with words of wisdom or a keepsake to honor their Hazen memory and legacy -we call this Senior Wills. Below are excerpts from current Hazen seniors sharing their wills to be left behind and passed down to underclassmen and teachers of their choice.

Alan Perez:

“To Mr. Viles, I leave you Isabella Nasarow and Catharina Gordon to help keep your life interesting, assist you with future senior nights, and ensure that your choir program remains the best in the state and wins first place again next year.”

Aliya Abbas:

“I want to leave my will to whoever can hog the bathroom pass like me.”

Aubrey Manikhoth:

“To Angelica, I leave you my gavel so you can be the next best Vice President Hazen has seen! To Kaja and Ellie, I leave you my Sorrento’s punch cards, unlimited chai, and bagels for life.” 

Ava Nasarow: 

“To Ms. Moore, I leave you my little sister, Isabella, so she can tell you stories of me in Hawaii.”

Brooklyn Paternoster:

“To Troy, I leave you MY car to use anytime you want. Don’t crash it!! To The Philharmonic cello section, the most entertaining and productive sectionals, full of jokes that remind you of me. To Avery, warm mornings in your car full of fresh gossip.”

Christine Ta:

“To my best friend Yan, I leave you with all the stupid inside jokes we made that nobody else would understand.”

Christian Palanchuk: 

“To Marius, I leave you number 50.”

David Bushkin: 

“To Grey Singley, I leave three lunch detentions and Mr Kao’s calculator. To Beau Harper, I leave my pencils and a piggyback ride. Lastly, to Kaleb Roberts, I gift the two favors Killburg owes me.”

Earnest Wheelwright:

“To Robotics, never forget swerve drive.”

Elle Clemmons:

“To my brother Connor, I leave you the Corolla (don’t crash it… please) and my graphing calculator (goodluck with Calc BC).

To Reyna, I leave you Uno cards!”

Erika Kerimova:   

“To Lane, I leave you all of the punch cards and pink lotus with white peach and passionfruit from Sorentos, or as we like to call it the “usual.”

To Kenzie, I leave you the position of being head editor and all the patience. I have so much faith in you, and I’m only a phone call away if you need anything

To Kaja, I leave you all of the RVC, Starbucks, and Sorentos runs in the morning after passing out The Kilt.”

Ethan Jimenez: 

“I leave my spot on the 4×400 to my little brother Joshua Jimenez.”

Hana Parker:

“To the students of next year, I wish you all clean and functional bathrooms.”

JABU Puracal Flores:

“I love you, Jazz, I’m done here!”

Jesse Nelson: 

“I leave advice to Ms. McKinney: keep making the best examples. We ceramics students love to see them!”

Josephine Rarick: 

“To my younger sibling, who will soon tread these halls and has always been there for me throughout my high school days. I leave you all the classes I’ve set foot in, all of the random stories I’ve shared, every teacher that’s helped me get through these 4 years, in hopes that they will help you too. As I’m growing older and going places, you will still be in my heart, and you will always have the front seat in my car.”

Kaylin Stephens: 

“To Lauren, I leave you my car and my super loud music at 6 a.m. To Vivian, I leave you my hype for sectionals and terrible jokes. To Kendall I leave my super bad parking and on point nails.”

Keiva Mateo:

“To my little brother, I give you many sunburns and heat exhaustion from band camp.”

Kuhio Tandal:

“To Ms.Panerio, I leave you an organized room, closet, and all the plants I’ve grown. To Ms.Riley, I leave you the art and conversations we had in your classroom. To Mr. Nguyen and Ms.Garcia, I give you back your motivation and all of my peace and energy (whatever I have left).  To the teachers of Hazen, I leave you my signature on your whiteboard. To my sister Anuhea, I leave the school to make your name in, and the teachers who guided me to guide you.”

Mara Evans:

“To Kenzie and my little sis Abby, I will see you on behalf of the group, at the lunch spot outside, continue the legacy of questionable decisions and fun memories.

Matt Herbold: 

Life ain’t about drawing out the living part. It’s about making what you do while you’re alive matter.”

Navneet Tumber:

“To my sister, Jaipreet, I leave the void of my empty parking space as you take the bus and non-broken earbuds to prevent hearing loss till after you graduate. To Kenzie, I leave my seat in the Journalism classroom, luck to head Editor duties, and a never-ending energy drink to power through senior year crashouts. To Hannah, I leave you with the freedom to enjoy life even when you may not feel like it. To Tia, I leave you the creativity and hype power of leading SASU and being the amazing athletic, academic weapon you are. To Ms. Charles and Ms. Zucker, I thank you for all your patience and support of me – I leave you with the love of new generations of students. To Mr. Singh and Mr. Nguyen – I leave you with immense amounts of sanity for next year.”

Renny Bui:

“I would like to pass down my depression to Chloe.”

Sienna German:

“To all the underclassmen, make sure to enjoy high school as well as work hard. It’s really easy to get caught up in the tests and classes, but the best part of high school is the people you meet and the activities you are able to do with them. So enjoy it!”

Talian Dinh:

“To Kylie, I want to see you at the leagues for swimming.”