Senior Superlative season is here!
October 23, 2018
Senior superlatives: the four-year competition between the funniest, friendliest, and most athletic students at NC. The final voting ballot opened on Monday, October 15, and seniors scramble to campaign on social media. The ballot consists of 11 total topics, with eight of the them giving a choice for both female and male candidates. Winners will find themselves in a featured image as they open their yearbook to the senior section at the end of the year.
Students could nominate themselves or others on a document opened in the senior section of NC’s website on Tuesday, October 2. After yearbook advisor Jan Husband and the yearbook team tallied up all the nominations, the winning nominees and their superlatives for each section are as listed below:
Mr./Ms. North Cobb
Mr./Ms. North Cobb, the ultimate title, usually show the student’s responsibility in school affairs and school communications. When a student thinks of NC, these nominees immediately come to mind. The amount of work these students put into the school and its community usually trumps all. The recipients of this superlative deserve the award for the work they put into making NC an amazing school.
The nominees for this superlative include the students listed below:
Boys:
Chike Asuzu
Jared Nolen
Andrew Riner
Girls:
Imani Broadwater
Rola Goke-Pariola
Alizeta Guira
Emily LaPierre
Most Athletic- Female/Male
These sporty students mastered balancing school and their extreme athletic attitudes, making them the epitome of a student athlete. While the nominees involved themselves in multiple sports including lacrosse, football, basketball, ROTC, track, and cross country, these students show immense talents when they touch the field, court, or track.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
John Koroly
Christian Singleton
Preston Wooten
Girls:
Daisy Dunlap
Lauren Reagan
Babin Van der Waal
Most Intellectual- Female/Male
While student athletes put great effort into sports, others invested their energy into studies. Responsible for some of the highest grade point averages in the school, these genius students receive the honor of “Most Intellectual.” These students show an overload of passion for trying to advance themselves academically.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Harrison Glaze
Harrison Haley
Spencer Paige
Girls:
Abir Ghallab
Rebekah Geil
Brianna Hewitt
Most Likely to Brighten Your Day- Female/Male
These smiling students walk into a room and add their own sunshine with their optimistic attitudes. Not allowing any negativity from their own day to affect them, these students spread happiness to every student when they walk by. Without these students, NC’s atmosphere would lack in laughter and smiles.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Chike Asuzu
George Bandy
Nicholas Crafton
Girls:
Imani Broadwater
Kelsey Dotson
Maggie O’Bryan
Best Dressed- Female/Male
The fashionistas of NC finally receive their recognition with this superlative. Known for their incredible style, these students dress to impress almost every school day. A true fashionista never lets their style dip in creativity. They constantly keep up with the trends while also adding some of their own personalities into their outfits.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Esteban Alarcon
D’Andre Ferguson
Zion Fitch
Girls:
Ashlyn Daughenbaugh
Brianna Hewitt
Babin Van der Waal
Lexie Williamson
Cutest Couple That Never Was
When this dynamic duo walks into the school building, people instantly imagine the two together. The two friends, joined at the hip, never planned to date, but all of NC awaits their marriage. Rarely seen apart, the couple never attends social gatherings without the other. The two, never romantically involved as a couple, shiver at the thought of all comments about their imaginary relationship, but also never plan to leave each other’s side.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Kelsey Dotson & Andrew Riner
Isabella Keaton & Esteban Alarcon
Miller McWilliams & Noah McKouen
Most Spirited- Female/Male
School spirit drips from these students as they encourage all students to participate in school activities. Either leading the event or attending it, these students carry NC’s name with pride at all times. While creating posters for announcements or pouring glitter and paint on themselves for a football game, these students rally others together with only their voice, encouraging all NC students to attend all school events and fundraisers.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Chike Asuzu
Zion Fitch
John Koroly
Jared Nolen
Girls:
Alizeta Guira
Nia Hackney
Ellaya Johnson
Most Changed Since Freshman Year- Female/Male
These students, not anything similar to their freshman selves, cringe as they look back at their ninth grade photos. Their height, hair, and face all changed as if they switched identities completely. The changes these students undertook show in previous yearbook photos and social media posts.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Mitch Ledford
Blake Williams
Patrick Wright
Girls:
Sarah Campbell
Jada Reed
Mahogani West
Best Buds
This inseparable pair of students never take a step without the other. Spending the majority of their lives together, the two students plan everything together while also standing by one another through everything life dishes out. True best friends know everything about each other, and these students know exactly that.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Imani Broadwater & Jasmine Copeland
Maggie Huff & Ava Wonn
Breanna Schumpert & Bailey Rice
Class Clown- Female/Male
Filling the halls of NC with laughter and smiles, these students always make their friends and teachers laugh throughout the school day. Laughter, the best medicine, makes every school day more tolerable. When a friend pictures one of these students, this superlative comes to mind immediately.
The nominees for this superlative includes the students listed below:
Boys:
Josh Jenkins
Brandon Kozar
Chance McGarey
Christian Singleton
Girls:
Lojohnda Boone
Julia Snyder
Cierra Walsh
Mahogani West