Urijah Phillips is the son of Megan and Brian Phillips. Throughout high school he was involved in FFA, Football, Golf, Track, Wrestling. His future plans are to go to Iron Eagle Welding Academy. If he goes to his ten year reunion he will have accomplished, “Becoming a millionaire.” A coach he’d like to thank would be, “Coach Boyer, he has taught me that everything in life has a purpose whether it’s blocking a certain person in football or choosing the right school to go to after high school for what your plans need in the future.” His biggest achievement in high school was not failing every class. What he’ll miss the most is, “Definitely playing football with everyone I grew up with.” To celebrate the end of this era in his life he’ll be, “Going to Destin Florida with my best friend and my family.” If he could go back to freshman year he’d change, “How I treated the people I was closest with.” His advice to a younger student is, “Grades don’t defy you as a person so just have fun and make memories.”
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Abbey Wilson, News Photography Editor
Senior Abbey Wilson is on her third year with the Wildcat news production. This year as a photography editor, she will be checking everyone’s stories to make sure they have their photos and captions as well as making sure photo assignments are set. She decided to stay on staff again because with it being her senior year, she wanted to keep going with writing and photography because she’s passionate about it. In her free time Wilson enjoys running, spending time with her family, traveling, working, watching “Gilmore Girls” and listening to music. What she loves the most is working towards her goals for the future and being a big sister to her four siblings. After high school, Wilson hopes to go to State fair Community College or Missouri State University to major in social work and minor in journalism.
