Academy Chatter: What is the best birthday present you ever received?
March 12, 2015
Caroline Schaupp, junior: “Concert tickets because I love going to concerts.”
Jack Lemkuil, junior: “My driver’s license because it gave me a new sense of freedom.”
Alexa Algas, junior: “My necklace because it matches my mom’s necklace.”
Kristen Burkel, junior: “My grandma and grandpa got me a guitar with flowers on it, and I thought it was pretty awesome.”
Emily Ness, junior: “My gel bicycle seat. Thanks, Mom!”
Rachel Brady, junior: “A new purse because it’s pretty!”
Vinny Pallini, junior: “My Power Wheel because it made me feel like an adult, and I could ride around with my brothers and race them.”
Olivia Escalante, freshman: “Tickets to the One Direction concert.”
Lauren Welker, freshman: “My birth because I’m fantastic and the world loves me.”
Hannah Ciriacks, freshman: “My snowmobile.”
Ben Lelinski, freshman: “Not so much the presents but all the birthday memories.”
Claire Sievert, freshman: “A littlest pet shop house and playground.”
Allison Rakers, freshman: “Tickets to the Ariana Grande concert.”
Colton Lippert, senior: “My guitar.”
Grace Campbell, freshman: “A Kindle because I like to read.”
Tim Wagner, freshman: “A unicorn because I can ride on it over a rainbow and meet Lenny the Leprechaun and have some cheese balls with him.”
Jack Allen, freshman: “iPhone because it was my first phone and I never expected it.”
Maddie Rietz, freshman: “The gift of life on May 18, 2000.”
Andrew Grusen, freshman: “Flying lessons because I have always wanted to learn how to fly.”
Meghan Yakel, freshman: “On my fifth birthday my parents surprised me with my uncle and cousins coming to my house because I never got to see them. I used to love surprises when I was younger.”
Grace Shaw, freshman: “An iPad because it was the new and hip thing.”
Jacob Ganther, senior: “Probably an Xbox 1.”
John Savona, senior: “My PS4, I love it.”
Jack Ritchay, senior: “New golf clubs because I love golf.”
Bethany McCole, senior: “New clothes are always awesome.”
Jack Petermann, senior: “Some steel toed boots.”
Carter Jacobson, senior: “A new laptop, that was awesome.”
Jacob Hilliard, senior: “My PS4 that I got. I play it daily.”
Connor Hennigan, freshman: “iPhone 6.”
Tommy Matthews, sophomore • Apr 6, 2015 at 4:24 pm
I got my dog Scout on my ninth birthday, so that pretty much takes the cake when it comes to gifts.