The BAM staff is celebrating 25 seniors from the Class of 2025! Starting May 1, we’ll highlight one randomly selected senior each day as we count down to graduation. The twenty-second senior is Ava Schlotterbeck.
What has been the highlight of your senior year?
The highlight of my senior year was either playing first singles for the tennis team or passing the state board of cosmetology and becoming a licensed cosmetologist.
What is your favorite memory of your time in high school?
My favorite memories during my time at high school were playing at Coach Corder’s optional “open courts” during the off season.
What are your future plans?
I will be attending Earlham College to study psychology, art nature & conservation and to play tennis.
What will you miss the most about high school?
I will miss my teammates and coach from the tennis team who pushed me to be a better player and person.
What are you looking forward to after graduation?
I am really excited to play tennis at the college level and see my game improve. I also am looking forward to taking college classes I am passionate about such as ceramics and psychology. I’m very excited to sleep in :).
What was your favorite school lunch (alternatively, favorite thing you’ve brought)?
During my senior year through C-TEC’s school to work program I was able to leave school at lunchtime, my dad and I often went out to eat at Dragon village.
What Portrait of Graduate do you identify most with?
I would identify most with the Portrait of a Graduate resilient because I was bullied my sophomore year. I was able to move on from the experience and focus on myself and my goals regardless of what my peers thought of me.
What was your favorite class?
My favorite class was Comp I & II with Mr. Karr at CTEC. I grew very close to the class of students and to my teacher over those two years and I learned so much about writing.
What was your favorite class project?
My favorite project was my independent study with Mrs. Smith where I researched and presented my family’s history surviving the Holocaust.
What advice would you give underclassmen?
Be kind but keep your head up. Focus on yourself and the people who truly care about you. As someone who cared way too much about my classmates viewing and treating me poorly, I can say that my life became a whole lot easier when I stopped caring what everyone thought of me.