Pondering Patriots

Grade: 9th 25 words or less about you: I like to sleep, eat, drink milk, play baseball and more food. Basically, I’m a baby with a baseball bat. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Grinch Democrat: Cat in the Hat What is your favorite word and why? Boink, ‘tis fun to say....

Grade: 9th 25 words or less about you: My name is Jayk Knuston; I am involved in Lincoln’s cross country team and the LHS band program as an alto saxophone. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Gaggle of Geese Democrat: Herd of Hippopotamuses What is your favorite word and why? Gnarly, it is...

Grade: 9th 25 words or less about you: I am a very competitive, hard working person on my software team and in school. I am also an advanced student. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Rottweiler Democrat: Dalmations What is your favorite word and why? Esketit, it is fun to say and i...

Grade: 9th 25 words or less about you: I am in gymnastics. I work at Slim Chickens. I love taking photos and drawing. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Elephant What is your favorite word and why? Rose, because it’s my middle name....

Grade: 10th 25 words or less about you: I enjoy the outdoors. Fishing, camping and biking are some of my favorite things to do. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) I don’t know. They seem fine how they are. Donkeys are jackasses and elephants are powerful and wise. Stereotypes of both Democrats and Re...

Grade: 10th 25 words or less about you: I play tennis, and I ice skate. I work at the IcePlex. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Bear Democrat: Snakes What is your favorite word and why? Dominic, it’s fun to say. ...

Grade: 10th 25 words or less about you: My name is Kendall Houwman, I’m 16. In my free time, I eat and dance. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Moose Democrat: Turtle What is your favorite word and why? Crisp, because it just sounds good. ...

Grade: 10th 25 words or less about you: I love drawing and doing henna, and I work at a daycare. I’ve also been playing piano for 11 years and in all those years, the piece I'm most proud of is “The Office” theme song. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) I don’t like politics. What is your fa...

Grade: 11th 25 words or less about you: I’m a 17-year-old who works at Aeo and loves singing. I’m also a true mama’s boy. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Grizzly Bear Democrat: Bumble Bee What is your favorite word and why? Der Giftzwerg...

Grade: 11th 25 words or less about you: Sometimes I wear clothes, sometimes I listen to music. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Octopus Democrat: Cat What is your favorite word and why? Crumble, because it sounds like a fake word. ...

Grade: 11th 25 words or less about you: I work at Trail Ridge. My hobbies include hanging with friends. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Cheetos Democrat: Maass What is your favorite word and why? Ethan; he’s lovable....

Grade: 11th 25 words or less about you: I love penny boarding, baking, painting and hanging out with friends. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Monkey Democrat: Giraffe What is your favorite word and why? Rad, because it can be used in multiple contexts, and it’s a good description word....

Grade: 12th 25 words or less about you: I‘m an employee at Hy-Vee. I volunteer at Sanford. I play games, read books and I’m autistic If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Dinosaurs Democrat: Lions What is your favorite word and why? Ruler, because is is what my name means. ...

Grade: 12th 25 words or less about you: I am a pretty chill guy, I would say. I don’t like to get involved in petty arguments, so I don’t talk much. But, I love listening to music and playing Fortnite and Red Redemption. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Lion Democrat: Tiger What...

Grade: 12th 25 words or less about you: I am super involved in the LHS theatre department, YPC and NHS. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Billy Sutton’s Cowboy Hat Democrat: Kristi Noem’s Haircut What is your favorite word and why? Akimbo- It's the cutest word in the English Language....

Grade: 12th 25 words or less about you: I spend all of my time drawing, painting or exploring a new medium. If you could change the political party mascots, what would you change it to? (Democrat: Donkey, Republican: Elephant) Republican: Ant Democrat: Worm What is your favorite word and why? Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, cuz it’s long....