Running towards

the finish, senior

ALL
Emma Trueman
smiles because
she is winning
against her

NIGHT LONG
opponent senior
Traci Bushur. The
inflatable bungee
run game was an
An evening of hypnosis brings activity seniors
a night of fun, laughs for grads could participate in
at Senior slam on
story by elizabeth eastlund page by emily condra
May 25. photo by zach
hat starts as a one night giant party for milonas

the senior class ends in the early morning

hours of sleepy grads.
The annual Senior Slam celebration holds a
variety of events for the new graduates to
celebrate together one final time. Events include
games of Texas hold em, a bungee run, and even
a hypnotism act. Senior Allie Seymour said
watching her friends fall into a hypnotic state was
the highlight of the evening especially when
senior Jacob Burlison couldn't remember her
when she was given the pet name Roxy.
“While I was taking pictures, I felt someone pet
me. Jake was hypnotized to think I was his pet
Roxy. Later on in the night I went up to him and
he continued to call me Roxy while denying
knowing anyone named Allie Seymour,” she said.
Burlison said he remembers Seymour texting
him to try and see if he knew her name, but he
thought Allie Seymour was his sisters friend.
“Allie told me to check my phone after she had
texted me and I legit thought it was my sisters
contacts syncing with mine because I had no clue
who Allie Seymour was,” Burlison said.
Senior Mckenna Mitchell was also hypnotized
but said she remembers it like she was sleep
walking.
“I knew what I was doing but it was almost like
I was sleepwalking. I felt so relaxed that I just felt
OK with doing everything the guy asked me to,”
Mitchell said.
Mitchell said it was a very interesting
experience even though not everyone who was
hypnotized remembers anything at all. Mitchell
said it was almost pleasant.
“I felt so relaxed I could have fallen asleep at
any moment,” she said.
One of the more entertaining parts of the
hypnosis did not stop there. Seniors Colin Hilpert
and Matthew Cline were convinced that they were
giving birth on stage in front of the whole class.
Cline said he believed what was happening to
him while he was on stage thinking he was having
a baby
“I believed everything he [the hypnotist] was
saying so I thought I was about to be the mother
of Colin’s baby,” Cline said.

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GOODIES
Senior Slam give aways
for an all night party

Anish Gona, 12
1

“I got a bean bag chair, it's kinda

lame. I don't really know why I got
it, but its comfy and nice to lounge
2 around in. Maybe I’ll use it in my
dorm on a lazy day and watch TV.”

Ashley Beato, 12
“I got a blender for my dorm to
make smoothies. I want to make
sure to avoid that freshman 15.
For the raffles I got a lot of tickets,
4 but won nothing. I tried to get
other things but didn't win.”

Kyle McGrady, 12
“I got a cooler, it was the thing I
chose out of like 15 options. I got
6 it because I thought it would be
1 While hypnotized, senior Matthew Cline holds senior Colin the most practical and I needed
Hilpert like a baby. After graduation seniors were hypnotized one.”
and did interesting things. “It was a really fun experience, and it
was funny to hear about what everyone did afterwards,” Hilpert
said. photo by allie seymour 2 Throwing up their caps, seniors celebrate
Madelyn Brinker, 12

5 after they officially graduated. Graduation was held May 25 at

Chaifetz Arena. photo by hanna metzler 3 Signaling to his parents senior
Rayvon Allen celebrates after receiving his diploma . The
ceremony was May 25. photo by hanna metzler 4 Placing a ticket for a
raffle prize, senior Madison Bruce tries to win the prize. “I’m not
very lucky when it comes to raffles so I didn't win the Apple
watch,” Bruce said. photo by allie seymour 5 Hugging senior principal
Dr. Emily McCown, senior Connor Ballance ends his high school
“I picked the $50 IKEA gift card
career. “I was glad for it to be done with and the next chapter to because you can get anything
start,” Ballance said. photo by lauren jalil 6 Reacting to the hypnotist from there and that store is great.
who said it is hot, senior McKenna Mitchell tries to cool herself Then I also won a shower catty
off. Mitchell volunteered to be hypnotized during Senior Slam from the raffle, and it had a $25
on May 25. photo by allie seymour 7 Getting a congratulatory embrace
from principal Dr. Renee Trotier, senior Rachel Cooper begins to
gift card to Bed Bath & Beyond.”
return to her seat. “I had just walked off the stage and
thankfully safely made it down the steps without falling LOL,”
Cooper said. photo by lauren jalil
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