Candy Apple’s Dance Center

SENIOR FAREWELL 2009

KRISTEN ANDERSON WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? FAIRLESS HIGH SCHOOL WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? YES, THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? MY MAJOR IS UNDECIDED, I WANT TO BE AN ATTORNEY. WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? A STAR NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? MY FIRST DANCE RECITAL. MY STRAPS BROKE WHILE ON STAGE, AND I RAN OFF TO RHONDA TO FIX THEM. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO CATHY? THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME CORRECTIONS, EVEN IF IT TOOK ME YEARS TO CORRECT MY MISTAKES. WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? EVERYTHING. PATIENCE, RESPECT, AND HAPPINESS. MY FRIENDS HERE ARE SO AMAZING AND TALENTED. HOPEFULLY WE’LL ALL DANCE TOGETHER AGAIN ONE DAY! WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? DANCING IN FRONT OF CATHY. I ALWAYS THOUGHT SHE THOUGHT I WAS A BAD DANCER. I LATER LEARNED SHE SAW TALENT IN ME. THANK YOU. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? “WE’RE FOOLS WHETHER WE DANCE OR NOT, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL DANCE.” - JAPANESE PROVERB AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? MY FLEXIBLE BACK TO GABRIELLE BAILY, BECAUSE SHE’S ASKED FOR IT SINCE WE DID “LOVE ROLLERCOASTER” WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? FINISHING COLLEGE WITH A LAW DEGREE. STARTING A FAMILY SO I CAN PUT MY KIDS IN DANCE.

TAYLOR AMIET WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? PERRY HIGH SCHOOL WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? MY MAJOR IS NURSING. WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? I WAS IN “LET’S HEAR FOR THE BOY” IN JAZZ. NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? MEETING MACKENZIE PALMER WAS AWESOME, BECAUSE WE ARE BEST FRIENDS NOW. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS? I WANT TO THANK ERIN FOR ALWAYS MAKING HIP HOP FUN AND DECIDING TO MAKE ANOTHER COMPETITION HIP HOP TEAM. WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? I LEARNED HOW TO WORK HARD AND TO ALWAYS GIVE IT YOUR ALL. WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? LEARNING HOW TO DO SWITCH SPLITS. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? ALWAYS DO THE DANCE MOVES FULL OUT BECAUSE THAT ALWAYS LOOKS BEST. AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? TO ERIN’S HIP HOP COMPETITION TEAM: TO KEEP WORKING HARD AT THEIR DANCES. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? I SEE MYSELF WORKING AS A NURSE AND BEING TRAINED TO SPECIALIZE IN NEONATAL NURSING.

KRISTEN BIBBEE WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? PERRY HIGH SCHOOL WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? YES, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? PHYSICAL THERAPY WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? SOMETHING TO DO WITH OUTER SPACE NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? SEEING MY MOM DANCE IN A FEW OF THE RECITALS. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS? TO ELAINE- PROBABLY MY BEST TEACHER. YOU MADE DANCE SO MUCH FUN AND I WILL MISS YOU! WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? FIGURING OUT THAT DANCE TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? TURNING MY FEET OUT. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? DON’T GIVE UP AND CHERISH EACH MOMENT YOU HAVE AT CANDY APPLE’S. AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? TO KATIE FETROW- MY TAP SHOES. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE WITH A GOOD JOB AND POSSIBLY MARRIED.

KATIE FETROW WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? CENTRAL CATHOLIC WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? NURSING WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? MY DANCING DOLL NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? WHEN RHONDA WAS MY TEACHER WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS? I WILL MISS YOU ALL A LOT. WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? MANLY CALF MUSCLES WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? IRISH WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? TURN OUT YOUR FEET AND HIT YOUR BUM AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? TO MEGAN CHAMBERLAIN- MY HAIR TIE. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? AS A NURSE

AVA GABRIELE WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? WALSH UNIVERSITY WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? A MUNCHKIN IN THE WIZARD OF OZ AND CHICKEN CHOW MEIN NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? BEING THE CHOREOGRAPHER FOR A GROUP AT DANCE CAMP 2008 AND WINNING FIRST PLACE. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS? TO CATHY- I CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE. I GREW UP DANCING AND LEARNING NEW THINGS. I DON’T THINK OF YOU AS A TEACHER, I THINK OF YOU AS A SECOND MOTHER. TO RHONDA AND ERIN – THANKS TO YOU BOTH ALSO. I’LL ALWAYS BE CLOSE BY IF I’M EVER NEEDED! WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, MEMORIES, AND FRIENDSHIPS WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? COMPLETELY COMING OUT OF THE BACKGROUND AND PORTRAYING TRACY TURNBLAD. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? STAY FOCUSED AND WORK HARD. DON’T EVER BE DISCOURAGED IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS “BETTER” THAN YOU. MAKE YOURSELF WORK EVEN HARDER SO YOU CAN BE THE BEST. AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? I PASS MY BALLET SHOES THAT ALI WANNER BORROWED AND NEVER RETURNED OFFICALLY TO HER. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? TEACHING 2^ND GRADE, MARRIED, AND JUST BEGINNING THE REST OF MY LIFE.

LYNISA KESLING WHAT HIGH SCHOOL ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM? SANDY VALLEY WILL YOU BE ATTENDING COLLEGE? STARK STATE WHAT WILL BE YOUR MAJOR? MEDICAL FIELD WHAT WERE YOU IN YOUR FIRST RECITAL? A CHICK NAME ONE OF YOUR FONDEST MEMORIES AT CANDY APPLE’S? BEING IN MISS RHONDA’S CLASS! WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ONE OF YOUR TEACHERS? THANK YOU ERIN—YOU’RE AMAZING!! WHAT DID YOU GAIN BY DANCING AT CANDY APPLE’S? TONS OF FUN TIMES WHAT WAS YOUR HARDEST TASK TO ACCOMPLISH IN DANCE? POINTING MY TOES! WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT? DANCE HARD. HAVE FUN. AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT - WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEQUEATH TO A CERTAIN STUDENT? MY SILLYNESS TO LEXIE SO RHONDA CAN CONTINUE SUFFERING! P.S. LOVE YOU RHONDA! WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? FREAKING AMAZING AND RICH!