BHS Class of 2021 Senior Spotlights

In order to help celebrate the Class of 2021 at Berlin High School the district is spotlighting our Mountaineer graduating class. This is an opportunity to give the community insight into what interests and inspires our seniors, and a space to congratulate their outstanding achievements. Throughout these extremely demanding times, our seniors have always impressed us and kept their eyes on the prize of graduation. BCSD is proud to see them graduate and move on to bright futures.

 

 

Joseph Zwack

Favorite classes:
Economics

Future plans:
Architectural Engineer 

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Try and hate school a little less.:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angel Barry

Favorite activities:
Paintball, making memories and money, writing music and stories and just living life

Best memories of high school:
Dr. Allain and the dunk tank!

Favorite classes:
Economics and US History

Future plans:
Make money and live life.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Stop letting people, including family, control your life. It is YOUR life. Live it the way you want to live it, not how others want you to live it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicole Grover

Favorite activities:
Art

Best memories of high school:
Hanging out with friends.

Favorite classes:
Art and Spanish

Future plans:
I want to work with animals.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeremy Yerdon

Favorite activities:
Working on my car.

Best memories of high school:
Driving my car to school.

Favorite classes:
English, PE

Future plans:
Get a job in construction.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t buy a piece of junk car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nikifor Popov

Favorite activities:
 Lifting and DJing

Best memories of high school:
Getting so big that my classmates thought I was on roids.

Favorite classes:
 AP Chemistry

Future plans:
I am currently working in the fashion industry for a luxury goods and distribution company in NYC — my role is focused on business development and sales. Along with this position, I am also serving in the Army National Guard. I will be attending a college in NYC after graduation, and will continue my work with the luxury goods company, but have not made a final decision on the institution I am attending as I still have to decide between a few different schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kylie Winn

Favorite activities:
Soaking up the sun and being with friends/family.

Best memories of high school:
Homecoming and the varsity boys basketball games.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry with Mr. Mellor and Applied Math with Mr. Ellis

Future plans:
Hudson Valley

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t take anything for granted!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexis Sheffield

Favorite activities:
Motocross and Drawing.

Best memories of high school:
Meeting new friends.

Favorite classes:
AP Psych, Art, and Study Halls.

Future plans:
Going to school for welding and being successful.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Normal is boring!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sylvia Wilkins

Favorite activities:
Reading, writing, singing, hanging out with friends.

Best memories of high school:
Every time I’ve been involved in a musical.

Favorite classes:
Psychology, English

Future plans:
Go to college and major in either drama or teaching music. . 

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Be kind, love life, don’t let anyone get you down or tell you you’re someone that you’re not. Enjoy your time in high school, it goes by so quickly. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logan Vars

Favorite activities:
Playing Video Games, Playing sports such as Basketball, football.

Best memories of high school:
Giving Techs to Anthony Prather.

Favorite classes:
Economics and PE and English 10

Future plans:
My future plans are to work and eventually go to college once I figure out what I want to go for. 

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Live life without regrets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominic Walters

Favorite activities:
 I don’t have one.

Best memories of high school:
Everyday carries good memories when surrounded by people who don’t annoy you.

Favorite classes:
Living environment and Marine Biology

Future plans:
Go to Hudson Valley to become a mortician.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Careful, the acorns are feasting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isabel Solano Jimenez

Favorite activities:
Deadlifting and boolin

Best memories of high school:
Getting milkshakes in the morning.

Favorite classes:
 Chemistry, Physics and Math

Future plans:
Turn 80 on the coast of Italy.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Quizlet will always have your back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mia Thompson

Favorite activities:
Studying the Bible and cuddling with my dog!

Best memories of high school:
 Being on the Swim Team!

Favorite classes:
Certified Nursing Assistant

Future plans:
Pursuing my goal of becoming a Midwife and working with newborns!

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:

Don’t focus on people liking you, you have better things to do. You do you boo boo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kendra Roberts

Favorite activities:
Horseback riding and hanging out with my friends.

Best memories of high school:
Doing Musicals and hanging out in the music wing.

Favorite classes:
AP Psychology and Advanced Musical Theatre

Future plans:
 I plan on attending Wells College in the fall for the Pre-Vet track.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Stay positive and enjoy the memories that you are making in the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosette Slattery

Favorite activities:
Riding horses, traveling.

Best memories of high school:
Meeting my best friends.

Favorite classes:
Mellor’s Chemistry

Future plans:
Become a Veterinary Technician

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t sweat the small stuff and find fun wherever you can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaylalynn Purdy

Favorite activities:
Volleyball, reading and most importantly hanging out with family and friends.

Best memories of high school:
The volleyball bus after games.

Favorite classes:
Music Appreciation

Future plans:
Nursing major

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Always try to strive for your best for yourself and not others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benjamin Ruebel

Favorite activities:
Basketball, Baseball, Paddle boarding

Best memories of high school:
Playing sports with my friends.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry

Future plans:
Go to school for aviation.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Work hard but still have fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthony Prather

Favorite activities:
Soccer and Wrestling

Best memories of high school:
Winning my first wrestling match.

Favorite classes:
P.E. and English

Future plans:
Attend Hudson Valley Community College

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Never give up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malik Plouffe

Favorite activities:
Basketball and playing video games with friends.

Best memories of high school:
Not having to wear a mask.

Favorite classes:
P.E.

Future plans:
Either go to trade school or just get a regular full time job.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Live your life not somebody else’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sierra Pettibone

Favorite activities:
Volleyball

Best memories of high school:
Volleyball bus on the way home from games. 🙂

Favorite classes:
English

Future plans:
Going to HVCC for Teachers Assistant.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Focus on graduation and stay out of the drama.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alesea Phillips

Favorite activities:
Drawing and adult coloring.

Best memories of high school:
Having lunch with my teachers.

Favorite classes:
Art and ELA

Future plans:
Get a job around town.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
We are almost there! I have had fun being in school with everyone. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope Pelletier

Favorite activities:
Reading and cooking/baking

Best memories of high school:
Finding my true friends.

Favorite classes:
Pre-Calc

Future plans:
Going to college at SUNY Schenectady for Culinary.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t give up on your goals and wishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lane Pelletier

Favorite activities:
Racing dirt bikes and working

Best memories of high school:
Driving to school.

Favorite classes:
P.E. with Weaver.

Future plans:
Move dirt and make money.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Money CAN buy happiness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jaidan Montanez

Favorite activities:
Music and playing piano.

Best memories of high school:
My performance at the pops concert last year.

Favorite classes:
Music appreciation

Future plans:
 I want to do something with real estate.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
“Thank you for being a friend”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ella Oakes

Favorite activities:
Outdoor activities are my favorite.

Best memories of high school:
Some of my best memories would be me and my best friend in the hallways.

Favorite classes:
English class

Future plans:
I plan to pursue my career in Dentistry.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
This is only the beginning for us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob Matson

Favorite activities:
Walking out the front door.

Best memories of high school:
I am going to miss laughing with my teachers.

Favorite classes:
Lunch

Future plans:
Making money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamison Miller

Favorite activities:
Making money

Best memories of high school:
Being with friends in a fun class.

Favorite classes:
Lunch

Future plans:
Travel, make money, and eat good food

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Congrats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Meyer

Favorite activities:
Soccer, Trout, and hanging out with my friends

Best memories of high school:
Doing the Trout with Toole, Envirothon, Science Bowl, and band

Favorite classes:
Band, Bio, Earth Science, and all math

Future plans:
Go to HVCC for Environmental Science then transfer to SUNY ESF

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Keep going, even when it gets difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Meyers

Favorite activities:
I enjoy playing soccer, swimming, screaming songs at the top of my lungs and laughing till I’m crying! All of which are much more fun to do alongside my best friends!

Best memories of high school:
From performing musicals on the stage to breaking records in the pool and enjoying playing soccer with girls who became my family, high school as a whole has been a roller coaster full of the best memories! 

Favorite classes:
While I’ve enjoyed many of my classes I took a special interest in my Physics and Chemistry classes. History was always an interesting topic as well!

Future plans:
I plan on attending college where I will study psychology and human behavior then, I will pursue a career in Criminal or Forensic Psychology!

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Try your best to enjoy all of it. High school won’t be perfect, and in my case it wasn’t at all what I imagined it would be. But that’s what makes it great. Thank you all for a crazy four years, I had a lot of fun! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Loughlin

Favorite activities:
XC (Cross Country)

Best memories of high school:
Hotel with XC

Favorite classes:
12th Grade classes

Future plans:
Film or Music

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
It was fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin MacVeigh

Favorite activities:
Creative writing

Best memories of high school:
Wrestling

Favorite classes:
Creative Writing

Future plans:
Butcher

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Good luck everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Codie Lane

Favorite activities:
Riding four-wheelers, boxing, video games

Best memories of high school:
Having fun in study hall with my boys.

Favorite classes:
WW2 elective

Future plans:
I plan on someday going to college.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Stay strong! You got this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Lindell-Gryn

Favorite activities:
Swimming, and hanging out with friends.

Best memories of high school:
Lunch last year with Teigan and Kianna.

Favorite classes:
Anything with Ms. Marbot

Future plans:
I’m going to study biology at Hartwick then go on to medical school.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Good luck and remember no dream is too big.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Joyes

Favorite activities:
Mechanics

Best memories of high school:
Throwing lunchables at the ceiling at lunch with my friends.

Favorite classes:
Global 12

Future plans:
Work at DePaula Ford as a mechanic

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Thank y’all for making school a little less boring. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kylieann Krause

Favorite activities:
Soccer

Best memories of high school:
Going to Spain and Portugal

Favorite classes:
Psychology and PE

Future plans:
Going to college to study Environmental Science

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t study last minute, it’s not worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holly Hermann

Favorite activities:
Drama and Masterminds

Best memories of high school:
Finally being able to get to the Masterminds playoff, and being cast as a lead in Clue!

Favorite classes:
AP Chemistry & AP Psychology

Future plans:
Going to Cortland and majoring in Criminology

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Work hard and do your best. You will go far, and cherish the time with your friends and support them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terrason Hunt

Favorite activities:
Biking, Seeing friends, Working

Best memories of high school:
Going to Questar III

Favorite classes:
Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance and  P.E.

Future plans:
Truck driver

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
I hope everyone has a good life. It was nice getting to know you all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ariana Hendricks

Favorite activities:
Hanging out with friends and family.

Best memories of high school:
Traveling with FCCLA

Favorite classes:
Chemistry and Media Matters

Future plans:
Attending Hudson Valley to begin the next chapter of my life.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
You only get one chance to live life. Make it your own and not someone else’s.There will be highs and lows so don’t take any moment for granted. Mistakes will be made. Lessons will be learned. Futures will be built. I wish you all the best!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridget Hermann

Favorite activities:
I liked going to watch soccer games, going to masterminds meets, and hanging out with friends.

Best memories of high school:
My best memories are just hanging out with friends in classes, outside school, or whenever I could!

Favorite classes:
I really enjoyed 9th and 10th grade Global History, studio art, and English class with Ms. Marbot.

Future plans:
I plan on going to SUNY New Paltz for art history.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Try to join in as much as possible, it makes everything much more fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kianna Flavin

Favorite activities:
Playing basketball and being outside

Best memories of high school:
Homecoming

Favorite classes:
chemistry, physics, psychology, applied math

Future plans:
Attend HVCC studying Computer Engineering

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
High school goes by fast. Try to enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caylee Garrity

Favorite activities:
Playing volleyball and gaming

Best memories of high school:
Eating lunch with Mrs. Gould

Favorite classes:
English with Mrs. Marbot

Future plans:
My future plans consist of getting my bachelors in Criminal Justice. I am going to Hudson Valley Community College for my first two years. I’m not sure what four year I want to go to yet. I would like to be a courtroom officer.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Be motivated and do the best you can!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Demick

Favorite activities:
Dancing and hanging out with my friends

Best memories of high school:
Dramateers and Cheerleading

Favorite classes:
Musical Theater and Chorus

Future plans:
I plan to attend Nazareth College in the fall. I am majoring in Dance Studies with a Musical Theater minor. 

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
You are amazing and never let anyone tell you different. Shine your light for all to see. Love yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ella Duncan

Favorite activities:
Singing, spending time with Guppie and Lauren, making weird faces in the mirror.

Best memories of high school:
Lunch senior year and the sacrifice bin.

Favorite classes:
Chamber Choir and Physics with the number 1 gangsta Mr. C

Future plans:
To take over the world!

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Stay wild!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhiannon Dawes

Favorite activities:
Skiing, reading, and hanging out with friends

Best memories of high school:
Chem class with my besties.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry and Creative Writing

Future plans:
Attending college and majoring in Biological Sciences

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Thank you for the endless memories and I wish you all the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paris DeFilippis

Favorite activities:
Playing softball, going to watch games, and having fun in and out of school with my friends.

Best memories of high school:
Having fun with friends and building relationships with teachers.

Favorite classes:
Graphic design, Physics, Applied Math, and Creative Writing

Future plans:
I’m going to be attending Siena College majoring in Political Science and minoring in Pre-Law. I can then go to Albany Law and complete my education there.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
High school has its ups and downs but try to enjoy every second of it because it goes by way faster than you think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Church

Favorite activities:
Video games, film and TV, drumming, and graphic design.

Best memories of high school:
Fallfest, any year.

Favorite classes:
Graphic design, Economics, and Algebra.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t conform to any standards that you yourself aren’t comfortable with. Always keep your head up high and follow your own desires and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabriel Colin

Favorite activities:
Sports

Best memories of high school:
Shadowing in Samaritan hospital.

Favorite classes:
Anatomy and physiology

Future plans:
To become a trauma surgeon

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
See ya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wyatt Cameron

Favorite activities:
I like to spend time with my family and ride motorcycles.

Best memories of high school:
Having good friends and meeting people in school was probably one of the best memories. 

Favorite classes:
My favorite classes are definitely government and economics. I have by far learned the most from those classes.

Future plans:
My future plans are to go straight to work and make some money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teigan Catlin

Favorite activities:
Horseback riding, snowboarding, playing volleyball  and softball

Best memories of high school:
 Finding my best friends

Favorite classes:
Individuals in Society with Ms. Marbot and I loved Geometry in 10th grade.

Future plans:
To be a travel trauma nurse.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
You can do absolutely anything you put your mind to, so don’t be afraid to take the leap. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexandra Cahn

Favorite activities:
Drawing, Hanging out

Best memories of high school:
Getting in trouble with my friends

Favorite classes:
Math

Future plans:
Work, College

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
With effort you can do anything!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alexis Cahn

Favorite activities:
Taking care of my farm animals, riding 4 wheelers, and babysitting

Best memories of high school:
Trip to USS Slater

Favorite classes:
English and Sculpture

Future plans:
Becoming an early childhood teacher or animal tech.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Never let other people bring you down and have faith in yourself!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Bortnick

Favorite activities:
Playing Soccer, hanging out with friends, and watching movies

Best memories of high school:
Movie Nights with my friends and my sophomore soccer season

Favorite classes:
Marine Biology, Sculpture and Ceramics, and Biology

Future plans:
I plan to go to Elmira College and major in Environmental Science. I will also be playing on their women’s soccer team.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Thank you all for the memories and helping me grow as a person! I will miss you and good luck!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordanne Brazie

Favorite activities:
Masterminds, hockey, soccer, and reading classic literature (my favs are Catcher in The Rye, Catch-22 and A Brave New World).

Best memories of high school:
Once at lunch, Joey Zwack slammed his fist on a mayo packet and it exploded all over Matt Brown and me. That was the same week Gould made one person a day carry around an obnoxiously large map of Europe, and this just happened to be my day. I had to spend the entire lunch cleaning mayo off the map.

Favorite classes:
I enjoyed all of my classes. Most notable would have to be AP Chemistry, Physics, and Siena Computer Science.

Future plans:
I currently plan on studying astrophysics at Williams College; however, I am also on the waitlist at Harvard & Penn so those plans are tentative. After college, I plan on pursuing my PhD and working for SpaceX.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
“I think that one of these days…you’re going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you’ve got to start going there. But immediately. You can’t afford to lose a minute.”     -J.D. Salinger, Catcher in the Rye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kasey Billert

Favorite activities:
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball

Best memories of high school:
No one specific memory, just all of the extracurricular activities were always fun to participate in.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry, Physics, DDP, PE

Future plans:
Mechanical Engineering at Clarkson University

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
We finally made it, and I wish everyone success in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gavin Bink

Favorite activities:
Playing basketball and soccer

Best memories of high school:
Eating lunch with Codie and Joey in Mr. Gould’s room.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry and Global History

Future plans:
I’m going to study Health Psychology at MCPHS in Boston.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t cry over spilled milk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hailey Beckwith

Favorite activities:
Running, hiking, skiing and kayaking

Best memories of high school:
Meeting my best friends and joining the XC team.

Favorite classes:
My favorite class was Individual in Society with Ms. Marbot.

Future plans:
I will be attending Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, and double majoring in psychology and criminology with hopes of becoming a victim advocate. I will also be running XC and Track at Le Moyne.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t take anything for granted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Bellard

Favorite activities:
Softball, paddle boarding and swimming

Best memories of high school:
Mr. Gould’s buffalo chicken dip.

Favorite classes:
Chemistry and English

Future plans:
I want to become a dental hygienist and travel the world.

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Follow your dreams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor Bears

Favorite activities:
Volleyball

Best memories of high school:
Classes with Bauer and the 6 OGs

Favorite classes:
English with Bauer

Future plans:
Become an Electrician

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Don’t let drama get to you.

 

 

 

 

 

Calvin Beaudry

Favorite activities:
Trap Club and Mudding

Best memories of high school:
The day I was able to drive to school.

Favorite classes:
P.E.

Future plans:
Carpenter/Workforce

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Stick with it and graduate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire Barnum

Favorite activities:
Skiing, working out, doing hair and makeup

Best memories of high school:
Trip to Boston

Favorite classes:
Cosmetology and Drawing and Painting

Future plans:
Assisting at J&C beauty Bar and eventually being a stylist

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Always be your own person and don’t compare yourself to others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logan Barto

Favorite activities:
Soccer, driving and working on my car and computer games

Best memory of high school:
Going to the Trump Inauguration 

Favorite classes:
DDP, Intro to Computer Science and IT

Future plans: Attending HVCC and working full time 

Message to your fellow classmates and Mountaineers:
Good luck! I’m not looking back.