Best of Humans of RHS

Natalia Ayoub, Humans of RHS Editor|March 11, 2015

Has mid-week boredom set in? Then take a look at our “Best of Humans” feature, which has the favorite posts of @humansofrhs’s editor, Natalia Ayoub. Want more humans? Follow @humansofrhs on Instagram.

Dakari Reynolds

"When looking at yourself in the mirror are you satisfied with what you see?" "No, I'm not satisfied. I will be satisfied when those who doubted me and underestimated me are asking me for a favor." Dakari Reynolds ('15)
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“When looking at yourself in the mirror are you satisfied with what you see?”
“No, I’m not satisfied. I will be satisfied when those who doubted me and underestimated me are asking me for a favor.” Dakari Reynolds (’15)

Adam Gonedridge

"We became friends because we sat in the same lunch area at a lunch table and he let me read this book called 'The 10 Soldiers' [which is written] in Hungarian. I taught myself Hungarian with some help from Barney. I basically am learning or know four languages- Spanish, French and Hungarian and English. I taught myself to read Greek fluently. I want to be a linguist someday. I love learning about different cultures. It's like I'm in a new world when I learn new languages." Adam Gonedridge ('17)
Photo A. Anders
“We became friends because we sat in the same lunch area at a lunch table and he let me read this book called ‘The 10 Soldiers’ [which is written] in Hungarian. I taught myself Hungarian with some help from Barney. I basically am learning or know four languages- Spanish, French and Hungarian and English. I taught myself to read Greek fluently. I want to be a linguist someday. I love learning about different cultures. It’s like I’m in a new world when I learn new languages.” Adam Gonedridge (’17)

Mrs. Chowning

"When I was 17 my grandmother was diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer and I absolutely adored her. Over the course of that year I watched her life deteriorate. She lost the bottom half of her face; it was someone I loved that I couldn't look at. So we lost her, then I met my best friend Mrs. Sullins who had thyroid cancer as a child and she would get radiation for 4 days, in isolation. Then, I fell in love with a man that had testicular cancer. Then some teachers at my school where doing Relay and I joined and it was the most amazing night of my life when "Hope" was lit up with luminaries. From that point on I knew I was going to do this for the rest of my life. I got on the leadership committee recently and that's when it really sank in. The year I joined the leadership committee was also the year I was diagnosed with cancer so it was even more of a reason to help join the fight. Without the research that ACS does my chances of survival wouldn't have been what they are, and now I can say 4 years later, I am cancer free." Mrs. Chowning
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“When I was 17 my grandmother was diagnosed with mouth and throat cancer and I absolutely adored her. Over the course of that year I watched her life deteriorate. She lost the bottom half of her face; it was someone I loved that I couldn’t look at. So we lost her, then I met my best friend Mrs. Sullins who had thyroid cancer as a child and she would get radiation for 4 days, in isolation. Then, I fell in love with a man that had testicular cancer. Then some teachers at my school where doing Relay and I joined and it was the most amazing night of my life when “Hope” was lit up with luminaries. From that point on I knew I was going to do this for the rest of my life. I got on the leadership committee recently and that’s when it really sank in. The year I joined the leadership committee was also the year I was diagnosed with cancer so it was even more of a reason to help join the fight. Without the research that ACS does my chances of survival wouldn’t have been what they are, and now I can say 4 years later, I am cancer free.” Mrs. Chowning

Sean Bagby

"What is your greatest regret in life?" "Not being able to be around my dad as much. He died in a car crash when I was about eight years old. There were times when I needed a dad and he wasn't there. I live with my grandparents now, because after the accident my mom vanished." Sean Bagby ('16)
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“What is your greatest regret in life?”
“Not being able to be around my dad as much. He died in a car crash when I was about eight years old. There were times when I needed a dad and he wasn’t there. I live with my grandparents now, because after the accident my mom vanished.” Sean Bagby (’16)

Anonymous

"Have you ever been in love?" "I have. Right now. She doesn't know. [I've been in love with her] since I first saw her - freshman year, first time in first period. We're really close, friend-wise, and I know a lot about her and everything, but she doesn't know that I love her." Anonymous
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“Have you ever been in love?”
“I have. Right now. She doesn’t know. [I’ve been in love with her] since I first saw her – freshman year, first time in first period. We’re really close, friend-wise, and I know a lot about her and everything, but she doesn’t know that I love her.” Anonymous

Ela Gonzalez

"When were you the happiest in your life?" "Everyday's kind of happy for me. Like going to school and seeing my friends, that's happy for me. It's not really the big things, but the little things that I enjoy." Ela Gonzalez ('18)
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“When were you the happiest in your life?”
“Everyday’s kind of happy for me. Like going to school and seeing my friends, that’s happy for me. It’s not really the big things, but the little things that I enjoy.” Ela Gonzalez (’18)

Arianna Krinnos

Arianna Krinos ('15) was recently named valedictorian of the IB program with a weighted GPA of 8.20. “Do you think that being named valedictorian was worth all the hard work?” “I think it was worth it, only because I was interested in the classes that I was taking. Whenever I was at home, I wanted to make the best use of my time. And in high school, the best way to do that was through academic pursuits for me. It’s always been a big priority. And I got to learn a lot of new things. It’s just helped me overall, not just in the pursuit of valedictorian. It’s more than just the title, it’s the actual four years of substance and what I’ll take from it.” -Krinos
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Arianna Krinos (’15) was recently named valedictorian of the IB program with a weighted GPA of 8.20. “Do you think that being named valedictorian was worth all the hard work?” “I think it was worth it, only because I was interested in the classes that I was taking. Whenever I was at home, I wanted to make the best use of my time. And in high school, the best way to do that was through academic pursuits for me. It’s always been a big priority. And I got to learn a lot of new things. It’s just helped me overall, not just in the pursuit of valedictorian. It’s more than just the title, it’s the actual four years of substance and what I’ll take from it.” -Krinnos

Magnus Hanevik

"ROTC has taught me to care about something more than just myself, since we have to work together to function as a unit. The one major skill ROTC awards you with is self confidence - a skill which is useful no matter what you're planning on doing in life. I moved here from Norway, on a military assignment, and It saddens me that I only get 2 years of ROTC since I would have enjoyed 4 full years, but ROTC gives me invaluable leadership experience for the future which will be handy if I decide to join the military." Magnus Hanevik ('16)
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“ROTC has taught me to care about something more than just myself, since we have to work together to function as a unit. The one major skill ROTC awards you with is self confidence – a skill which is useful no matter what you’re planning on doing in life. I moved here from Norway, on a military assignment, and It saddens me that I only get 2 years of ROTC since I would have enjoyed 4 full years, but ROTC gives me invaluable leadership experience for the future which will be handy if I decide to join the military.” Magnus Hanevik (’16)

Amanda Hill

"I am the stage manager. I have to make sure that everybody has everything they need and know all of their lines and everything goes the way it's supposed to go. [It is] a lot of pressure. I think I perform better under pressure." Amanda Hill ('15)
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“I am the stage manager. I have to make sure that everybody has everything they need and know all of their lines and everything goes the way it’s supposed to go. [It is] a lot of pressure. I think I perform better under pressure.” Amanda Hill (’15)

Aleksandar Vaskes-Kersi

"I'm from Saint Petersburg, Russia." "Why'd you move here?" "Family problems - mom divorced dad. I've been here since 2005." "How do you feel about America?" "America is... I don't like it so much, but it is alright. Like, I'd give it a C. [I don't like] the people, the government and the climate. What I don't like the most is the people. They are rude, obnoxious, disgusting." "What would you tell them to do in order to better themselves?" "Treat people better, like at least compliment someone or say 'Hi', shake hands. Respect the law is another thing. One more, just don't be rude at all, don't bully, stuff like that." Aleksandar Vaskes-Kersi
Photo M. Hall
“I’m from Saint Petersburg, Russia.”
“Why’d you move here?”
“Family problems – mom divorced dad. I’ve been here since 2005.”
“How do you feel about America?”
“America is… I don’t like it so much, but it is alright. Like, I’d give it a C. [I don’t like] the people, the government and the climate. What I don’t like the most is the people. They are rude, obnoxious, disgusting.”
“What would you tell them to do in order to better themselves?”
“Treat people better, like at least compliment someone or say ‘Hi’, shake hands. Respect the law is another thing. One more, just don’t be rude at all, don’t bully, stuff like that.” Aleksandar Vaskes-Kersi

Patrick McGuire

“What’s your motto?” “I think sort of what I say to myself - I don’t always live up to it but I try to. It would probably be ‘Act in a way that someone else’s day or someone else’s life could be a little bit better.’” Patrick McGuire (’17)
Photo I. Giovannetti
“What’s your motto?”
“I think sort of what I say to myself – I don’t always live up to it but I try to. It would probably be ‘Act in a way that someone else’s day or someone else’s life could be a little bit better.’” Patrick McGuire (’17)

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