Seniors 2017 NO BORDERS, NO BOUNDARIES This .\('arhook i~ our <'ss<'lltial pas:-.port.Through <'\('1'.' pag<'. it J'<'JIIinds us ol' our<' peri<'IH'<'s and our ad\<'lllllr<':-. a:-.\\(' lla\ ig;ated through high sdtool or tit dtlt Str<'<'l T<·<'h helped 11s to dis<'0\('1' Olll's<'h<·s. l<'al'll about di\(·rsit~. a11d lirrd out\\ hat i.., 1111iqu<' about <'\<'I'\ Oil<' ol' 11s. \s \\('look h:t('k Oil til<':-.<' f(Hrr \<':tl':-.. \\(' <'l'<':tled IIH'IIIOri<'~ :tlld learned l<·s:-.oll~ . .\lo:-.1 i1nporta11tl.'· \\(' J'<'<'<'i\<'d <'hallt'llg<':-. that "<' did 1101 t IIi 11 k "<' <'<Ill ha11d 1<·. hut i 11 t IH· <'r1d "<' <'orl<pwr<'d it. Tl1<• opportulliti<'s \\(' l'<'<'ei\<'d \\('1'<' elldl<'..,..,. a11d 110\\ it\ our job to radial<' gr<'alrws .... \\(' crcat<·d our d<'li11itio11 of' a ( :ougar Farnil.\. a11d tog<'tiH·r \\(' lcarll<'d that\\(' had 110 bord<•rs or boliiHiari<•s to lilllit liS f'I'Oill 0111' f'lllllr<' f'al<'. \s \\(' <'r1d ourjolll'l1<'.' \\ itlr \ortll dtll ~lr<'<'l T<'cll. \\(' 11111sl r1ot I(H'g<'l that \\e push<'d Olll'~<'h<·~ to m<'r<'OllH' tiH· ~tandard~ or soci<'l.\. alld \\('took risks doillg ~0. \\<' brok<· barTi<·r~. a11d ..,oiiH' p<'opl<· did 1101 think\\(' <'<>uld do it. \\<' <'lit111g'<'d our rnir1d!-.<'l!:-. l'rorn inq>o!-osihl<· to l'lll pos..,ihl<' a11d lwcarll<' til<' l<'adcr·.., ol'toda.\. \\(' ... tarnp<•d our· pa"" i11to this s('hool and rnad<· I IH· l><•st or\\ !rat \\ (' \\('I'(' gi\('11. alld \\ (' rnade it r<·nwrk.ahlc. -.lasrni11e \let<·llu .... (:lass of' •)or; 11No border or boundary can stop you if you are willing to work hard!" Principal Patr·icia (:lark -,l<'l <'I' To 1 h<· Cia~" of :WI i: 111 truly believe that you can overcome I ~han• thi-. nw-.-.age in any borders that you may encounter." hope-. 1 hat .'<HI" illrefle<"l 0 II ·' 0 u I' h i g h ., (' h 0 0 I Vice Principal ("\ p <' r i <' n •· <', a n d f I'( )Ill time to time he remind<·d Hichar·d \lc \anna of a II I h a t ·' o u h :r' <' 1'\IH'r'i!'need, <"rHiured, \-..'ou, the Cia~'> of:!Oii, and lear·ne<l. During III0\1' on to th<' ne'\l the :!OIG pre-.id<·ntial chapter· in .\IHII' liH·~. I eleet ion, <·on-.i<l<-rahle hope that.H>u "ill ahH'.'" attention "a" aimed at put to u~•· the k111m ledg<' huilding ph,,-.ieal h<mkr-., a111l the \alue'> that \\('1'(' a nd pla('i ng hou nda ri('-. on -.onw. The d i('l ion a r·.' d<'fi rw-. hor·der-., taught to .\<>u her·e at a-. lin<'" that hr·ing ahoul -.eparation, "hile houndarie-. ar<' \orth Thir·te<"nth Str·eet. a.,.,O('iated "ith plaeing limitation-.. lla,ing -.pent four·.H•ar·~ at E ..... ('\ Count.' \ or·th nth Street T('('h,,HHI ha\(' lear·ned that in Four ~hort .H·ar·~ ago ,\OU Ol'(l<·r· for an.' per·-.on to pro-.p<·r·, t h<'.' n11r~l he" illing to \\Ork ('a Ill<' to u-. a-. ho.'., :uul gi r·l., eollahoraliH·I.' "ith otlwr-.,. Through a "illingne-.-. to l<"arn ahout and no" .H>u ar·e "alkingoutth<' door for·th<' la-.ttime, a-..H>ung diH·r·-.it.\, \\(' ean gain kn<)\d<'dg<' and -.irH'<'r'<' apiH'<'eiation for· m<'n and \\Oill<'n "ith man.' ehallenge-. ah<"ad of .H>u. I tnrl.' the ('ult ur·<·-. of otlwr-., "hi I<· learning to I rul.' a Plll'('('ia le our· 0\\ n. IH'Ii<'H' that in later life, if .HHI relleet upon .H>ur· 1''\IH'I'i<·n•·•·-. Bord<•r·-. fo-.t<•r· d i' i-.iH'rH'"" and a la('k of r<'"IH'<'t for ol h<·r-.,, "h ile at \or·th Thirteenth Street .H>U "ill 0\1'1'('0111<' an.' hord<•r·-. that houn<lari<'-. limit u-. from r<"aehing our· goab. Each prl'\l'nh .H>u ma.' <·n<·ount<·r·. u-. fr·om attaining gr·calru·-.-. and li,ing out our· full pot!'ntial. 1\<-g:u·dle-.-. of\\lu·r·<· .HHI go in thi-. \\Orld :uHI "hat.HHI end up Congra lui at ion-. and p lea-.<• r·<· nw m h<' r· thaI 111.' door "iII a I" a.'., doing. rH'\ ('I' pia<'<' hor·d<•r·-. or· hou ndarie-. on.' our·-.<' If or ol her·-., he open to .H>u. and 11('\('1' allo" an.HHH' to pia('<' them on .HHr. 1\!'nwmh<•r·. .H Hr "ill al"a·'" lw a \orth l'~th St. T!'('h Cougar·. 'Cougar-. Cot Chara('l<'r' and \H' • \-.pi rT to Cr·••at ne-..,: \o hol'(l<·r or· hound a r'.' Special Thanks To,,.~ Tech Studt'nl (':Ill -.top ,\OU if,HHI :II'!' \\illing IO \\Or·k hard! Gian ft·a n<"o Cen an les, For 2017 Passport Yearbook Cover Design :w 'llw Ps·icl<· 17 Lrttel' lo Seniors 'JH7 \~ .1011 pn•p:n'!' to l'lllhark 011 a Ill'\\ jounH'.' and tal..<· .\!Hir I if(• in a Ill'\\ dir<'<'lion. I'('IIH'IIIIH'r that tlw road .\IHI "ill lni\PI 011 \\on't :tl"a.1~ IH' <'a\'· It "ill g-1•1 Iough attillll'~. hut don't.IOII dar<' gil<' in. I !'IH'OII rag-1• .\1111 Io n•ach d<·<·p "it IIi 11 and find I hat i 11111'1' ~lrengt II to 1H 'l'-.<'1 <·n· and f'a('(' I hoo.,(' clw ll<'ng1·~ and !'l'l'al <' ."llll' O\\ 11 nwa n i ng of' O.,IHT<'~-.. John 1). Hock!'f'!'ll!'r ~aid. "If' .1011 \\ant to ~II<T<'<'d ."Ill -.hould -.trik<· 0111 on Ill'\\ patho.,, ratlwr than tra\l•lth<' \\01'11 path of' :HT<'pl!'d ~111'1'<'~-. ... \1\\a·'" put f(H·th ,lOIII' IH'~I l'flill'l in !'\!'I:\ thing .1011 do and don't f(Jrg<'l to r('\\ard .'our-.1·lf' f(n· .lOIII' hard \\or!... 1\!'nu·ntlwr till' pl'opl<· "ho lwlrwd .1011 along tlw \\a.' and n1oo.,t inlportantl,\. r!'III('IIIIH'r that .1011 \\ill :tl\\:t,l-. lim<' a r:unil.' ill'r(' at \orth ,·{til ~11'1'1'1 Tl'ch. • Senior Class Advisor Sirnorw ( Congratulationo., and I -.in<·<·n·l.' "i~h .1011 all continu!'d ..,IH'!'!'"" in :anH'I'Oll 1'\!'r.llhing thai _lOll do! Op<'n Letter lo thr '>017 Senior Class \\1• can all agr<'!' then• \l:h no 11:1.1 to po-.-.ihl.' IH' pr<'JI:II'ed fill' tlw :uh<'nlur<' that 11a-. high ~chool. l•:,<·r.' .11•ar \\a-. co1np:u·<•d to the la ... t in the hop<•o., of' di-.cmering \\ hich .'<'ar \\ould lw the hanko.,t Ol' 1110~1 iiiiJHll'lanl..l!'l it i~ clear tlw.' hm<' <'ach IH'en hoth diflicult and IIH'IIIorahle \\ ithin 1ario11~ ao.,pech of' o11r lil<'o.,. \\e 111ad1• and loo.,t f'ri<'IH!.... \\(' o.,la.l(•d up lal<' at night to ~tud.' in till' hop!'-. of' nwintaining high CP\S. hut 111o~l in1portanll). \\!' 11orkcd to nwkc 11Wherever you go, it to thi-. point\\ here\\(' can~<'<' tlw f'ruit of' all that hard \\Or!... and go with all that 11,1.., IH'I'II tlw nHhl f'ulfilli11g part of' thi.., jiiiii'IH'.'· llml!'\1'1'. it'-, your heart. " 1101 mer j11o.,l .'<'1. Let'o., not f(H·get tlw lc-.-.ono., l<•anwd thmugho11t tiH'"'' fi111r .ll'ar-. at \orth dth ~11'1'1'1 T1•ch. hcca11~1' ,,,."ill can:\ -Confucius th1•nl along \\ith u-. fill'('\l'r. L1•t tlw c11ding to thi-. chapter of' our li11'-. 111ark the beginning of' .l('t anotlwr jounw.' "ith no hord1•r-. Senior Class President and 110 ho11ndari1•-.. Lrnesis \Jrna \o Hm·dt'r· .... Senior ear TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF Ll FE! 11Never go on trips with anyone you do not love. " - Ernest Hem1ngway :w The Pride 17 11Certain travellers giVe the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive." - Ella Maillart cannot - travel all the same. - Jules Verne Kathy Ali Juanita Andrews Victor Ashiara Terrilisa Bauknight Claudio Bernal Lillian Burke Denise Calimano Simone Cameron Fanes Cas1mir Christine Cassano James Chaffee Robert Colley Mary Crincoli Timothy Cuccolo Wonda Davis Frank DeHerde Richard Derkacs Valerie De Torres Jennifer Doss Eddie Encarnacion Nicholas Fardin Sophia Freeman Peter Gambino Mark Giles Aura Guerra Robert Hebenstreit Brian Johnson Julie Layer Roland Lucas Migdalia Maldonado Carmen Marquez Kennedy McCarthy Praxie Mercado Kaitlyn Meyer . Th .. l' .. ;d .. 20I;