1. My best memory of PHS is…?

Prom was the most memorable night of my life
When I met my boyfriend
Prom this year was great!
Field day my freshman year
My best memory of PHS was field day my freshman year
The Pep Rallies
Being elected as one of the Class Officers
The winter and spring concerts with the choir
My entire sophomore year
Having Mr. Weisman as a Principal
Choir is my best memory of PHS. I made new friends and found that if you want a performance to be great, however you do need practice. Choir helped me learn that in life in order to be great you need to practice what you love.
When my classmate confused Hamlet with Piglet from Winnie the Pooh
My best memory is talking and laughing with my classmates.
Meeting new friends everywhere.
Joining sports
Meeting my boyfriend sophomore year
Being able to go with the choir and sing at Carnegie Hall
Going on field trips that I was able to hang out with my friends
Prom 2016
Senior Night Out
Basketball Season
Going on field trips
When I kissed my boyfriend
My surprise birthday party from my teacher
Dancing at the Prom
Pep rallies – all of them
The field day in Third Ward Park
Laughing in the cafeteria with my friends
Meeting peeps (so many peeps in this school)
During the holidays when the band and choir would
randomly play music and walk the halls. You actually felt the holiday spirit!
So many in my mind since freshmen year all the way to senior year, I can’t really think of one. I’ve done so much here that to finally realize that a little piece in me will miss this school.
Running in the hallways to avoid getting caught by a teacher
Being part of Homecoming
Prom 2016
The PBIS parade my freshman year.
The best memory in Passaic High School is being part of NJROTC and making a difference
My friends
Soccer season with the great coaches – and prom!
When my first street soccer team got our uniforms and wore it on the same day to put our name out there.

2. What was the funniest or craziest excuse you ever gave a teacher or principal?

People kept on walking like snails
You’re my best teacher
My bird ate my paper
My dog broke my laptop so I couldn’t finish my assignment
You already know the answer so I don’t have to write it
I didn’t do my homework because I was just lazy and exhausted at life
I didn’t do my homework because my dog ate it
I dropped coffe in my shirt
I ran out of toilet paper so I wiped with my homework.
My printer didn’t work, ran out of ink, etc.
I was new in the school
I was in the bathroom throwing up
“Oh, I handed in my work” when in reality I never did
I didn’t go to your class because I had diarrhea
My dog ate my homework
I’m sick – need to go to the nurse
I told a teacher once I was feeling sick just to get out of her class
I’m pregnant
I told my teacher I got lost (senior year)
My printer didn’t work, ran out of ink, etc.
There should be no excuses, to be truly rebellious, find something that’s worth fighting for. [Good one – ed.]
That my bird Charlie pooped on my homework
Don’t worry about if it doesn’t concern you then stay out of it. This was my freshman or sophomore year I believe.
I’m not cutting, just simply not in class.
The craziest excuse I’ve ever given my teacher is when my back was injured and that I couldn’t walk –they were in shock.
I’m organizing my work.
I was late because I was too tired to wake up.
My mom threw the homework in the garbage (actually she did)
My Google account got hacked
I was sick

3. What was your most embarrassing moment?

My pants ripped
Fall down in the courtyard.
When I almost fell on the steps
I missed a step on the stairs, because I was rushing, and there were people that saw that disaster.
My pants ripped
I fell on the stairs in front of everyone
When I got an answer wrong to a question in class
When I fell on the stairs
Slipped on ice
Walking into the wrong classes freshman year
Getting a pear thrown at me in the courtyard
Asking girls out – and getting rejected.
Drooling while taking a nap in class
Tripping while going up the stairs
When I slipped all the way down the stairs.
Falling down by the main building during the snow
When I fell down in the courtyard.
When I declared my love to my crush and she said I was nasty.
Saying the wrong answer
When I walked into the boys bathroom when I was hiding from my teacher.
My most embarrassing moment was when I was going up the stairs and I tripped.
Getting spiked in the chest at volleyball game in front of my peers.
When I fell down the stairs.
I was a freshmen in High School and I was looking for the central detention class. I accidentally walked into a class full of seniors and thy all yelled “FRESHMEN” at me when I asked if this was the central detention classroom.
Tripping up the stairs switching class periods
Chocolate milk spilled all over my pants.
Staining my pants.
I passed out after a blood drive. It was so embarrassing because it was in the middle of the hallway.
Lifting weights and letting a fart loose in while doing so.
When I fell in front of a whole bunch of people.
The most embarrassing moment is being put on blast when I am wrong.
Not being Homecoming King
I fell down the stairs

4. What is the best advice you would give to the incoming freshmen next year?

Keep calm and good luck, rookies!
Do your work and do your best, the end of high school comes by fast
Do what you gotta do in school and don’t get influenced by people that won’t be there at the end of high school.
Take freshmen year seriously and stay out of trouble
Speak up. It is your time to shine and to make a change in the school. Never hold back what you have planned.
Please do not slack off your freshmen year. If not taken seriously, you can jeopardize your chances of losing your credits. Join lots of clubs and sports. It is good to be involved in school activities. It also looks good on college applications. Most importantly, keep up your education, stay positive and have fun.
Stay true to yourself and never be someone you’re not just to fit in.
Always do your work – 50 is better than a 0
Brace yourself for the rollercoaster
Always do your work and enjoy your four years at PHS because time flies by.
Don’t be afraid to speak out and if you feel like you have to say something say it.
The way people look at you does not define the great things you can achieve.
I’d say to them that high school is like a movie quadrilogy. You have only four films to make greatness in your teen life.
Don’t slack off freshman year
Do your work and don’t try to be cool because of your ‘’friends”. By the time you are ready to graduate the you’ll only end up with about 2 or 3 close friends.
Do Not Cut your classes!
For the incoming freshman enjoy your 4 years of school. Do not grow up so fast. Be a kid, join a club, sport, choir or even the band. Trust me it will be the best thing you ever do. Everything else can wait get good grades come to school. I’m not saying it will be easy but it worth at the end. You will start your journey soon you will be just like us walking the grass on 2020.
Not to give up and to always try threir best to succeed
You have lots of friends you walk into high school with and leave high school without most of them.
Don’t stress too much, you will make it through and when senior year come all the hard work will be worth it
Don’t mess up
Focus on your classes, you won’t regret it your senior year
Do good and do not mess up
Take advantage of the opportunities given to you
I would tell them to do really good and not play around becomes when it comes to being a senior and apply to college and for scholarships. Remember that whatever you did in the past you’ll will regret it.
Don’t slack off any high school year. And nothing is impossible to achieve.
Work smart and don’t give up
Do your best. Be yourself. Never think you can’t do it, because you could be just finding excuses for not  doing it. Whatever you don’t do in your first three years, you’ll regret in your senior year. (I know).
Work hard
Work hard in all classes and enjoy your four years of high school
Don’t cut class !!
Think about your competition
Time flies, don’t joke too much, seek out your purpose
Work hard during high school and take advantage of the college opportunities
Don’t ever cut or be late, the results will show up in the future
Be yourself. Don’t change who you really are. Seek out your friends during the darkest moments of high school.
Work your butts off because slacking can only get you so far.
Don’t fool around and take everything serious.
If you’re late to school then be late as hell with a full stomach. Eat breakfast and/or sleep longer.
Keep your grades up, do not cut and focus.
Join any club/sports/STEM activities. It would be really beneficial to apply what you learn in school in real life. Plus it is fun.
Don’t cut classes
Don’t cut next year and don’t be follower, be a leader
Don’t mess up, and focus on your future
Come to school to learn. Be yourself, love yourself. Making friends and join clubs, or sports. Most of all don’t worry about the unnecessary!

5. What are your summer plans?

College and work
Going to work
Going on vacation with my cousins
Lakes, spend lots of time out
Go to college
EOF summer program, and Florida
Work and buy new graphic T’s
Have fun
Prepare for college and go on adventures with my best friend
Going to a 4 week course at William Paterson University.
To go visit family in the Dominican Republic
Have fun at the beach
Relax, enjoy the summer at Seaside and start college in August.
Going to Disney World
My summer plan is to get my cosmetology license
Eat, sleep and work
First, I’m vacationing in Honduras. Then, I’ll get a summer job. Finally, I’ll prepare for college orientation.
Work
Working and saving up
Work for my college expenses
To work and sleep
My plans for the summer is to spend time with my kids and to finally get married to the man I love
Enjoy the summer
Go to South Dakota again
College Program
Work
I want to go out with my boyfriend a lot
I don’t know yet
My summer plans are get a job
Getting out a lot
Going to Mexico and Los Angeles
To go to college and follow my career, to be someone in life
To get a job and read a lot so I can be ready for college
Inline skate around in nearby cities
PCCC and work
Keep training and working
Having FUN!!
My summer plans are to attend the EOF program in Montclair State University
Joining the Marines
Moving to North Carolina
Work and visit my home country
Go out every day and go to college in September
Would need to find a job and come by and help with Cyber Patriot
Vacation
Spend time with my family, then school
Go to the state fair, Atlantic city, and score for my soccer team
Fly to Europe with all my cousins

6. What are your plans for when the summer ends?

Go to college
Start College
College
Work and go to college
Continue college
Go to college and study to be a nurse
Get all my books out for college
Begin my journey at William Paterson University on September 1st
To start Montclair State University for my career.
Go to PCCC
To be Happy and Healthy
Start college
After summer ends I plan on working in the beauty world and see where life takes me
Eat, sleep, study and work
I will continue my studies at Montclair State University
Enjoy it
Going to a trade school hopefully
Go to college in September
To start my accounting career
To go to college to study medical training
Go to college
Perhaps I can enlist
Still working
College
I will take a gap year to save up for money for school
Starting college
Work support my family and finish college
Studying in college and still working
Still work or go to college
Work and go to Capri Institude
Begin college at Montclair State University.
Begin a new journey in Saint Peter’s University
My summer is never going to end
It’s simple. I’ll keep doing what I’ve been doing for the past 8 months or maybe I’ll go on my own summer vacation.
Going to college
I will be graduating bootcamp
Go to PCCC and study radiology
Go to PCCC to study hospality.
Be prepared for college
College and work
College
Straight working and going to trade school to be a barber
Focus on soccer, work and my health

7. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

I see myself with a master’s degree in computer science or philosophy
Married, living in Spain
A police officer
Being an accountant getting ready to buy a house and settle down
I see myself living in my own house with the dream career I always wanted
Working in a hospital
Working for the News Industry and writing stories around the world – thanks Mr. Z.
Beginning my career as a English Special Education teacher at a secondary school
I see myself teaching and traveling around the world to help those in need.
I don’t think that far ahead. I just want to be enjoying my life.
Being a Neonatal Nurse or a Physician Assistant
Working in a hospital as a pediatric nurse
In 10 year I see myself loving my job and myself.
Living in Florida while working for Disney
I’m either an animator and/or
Working on a good career
Working in a vet clinic
I see myself in a big house, with my wife, kids and a great job.
Writer
Maybe forming a family and being financially stable
Living in my own place working doing what I love
I see myself owning my own home and car, having a career using my bachelor’s degree
I see myself as an accountant with a minor in music and medical assistant
I see myself being a Medical Assistant
Working hard
A United States Marine in the K-9 unit
Having a stable job and home
Working in a hospital as an ultrasound technician
If Trump wins, in Mexico
Not in Passaic, having a family and my career.
Being a Police officer for Passaic county
I see myself as a volleyball coach or a cook, or both
I don’t know, let destiny surprise me
Having my own beauty salon
Owning my beauty salon
Filthy rich working in new York city as an accountant
Teaching philosophy in high school setting
Teaching maybe kids with autism or having my own restaurant in my town. There’s a world of endless possibilities!!
Fighting in a great organization or as a cop
Working in my own technology company
In 10 years I see myself having my own business or being able to help plan major events like the Grammy’s
As an officer in the Marine Corps
Doing my things
In the Marine Corps
Running my own hotel in the Caribbean
I see myself with multiple careers I would like to achieve
Boxing champion of the world
World Cup 2026 and traveling
Being happy with my job and have a home of my own
Healthy and living in my apartment
A special ed teacher in PHS

8. What is your greatest achievement at PHS? What would you like to be remembered here for?

Honor Roll and I would like to be remembered for being a good friend
Four years of soccer
My first Honor Roll
Being involved around school, I would like to be remembered for being active in clubs and sports and still getting good grades in school
I began as an “F” student and bumped myself up to “A’s” and “B’s.” I’d like to be remembered as the one that didn’t let anyone bring her down.
Always getting stuff done even if it meant wanting to give up
Performing at Carnegie Hall with my Honor’s Choir
My greatest achievement is being able to maintain being on honor roll each marking period for four years of high school. I would like to be remembered for my kindness and helpfulness.
I made the honor roll my whole entire junior year. I would like to be remembered as the girl who achieved all that she could to make it on the honor roll.
I graduated and my daughter wasn’t an obstacle, so I can prove everyone wrong.
I would like to be remembered for my dedication because I always handed in my work.
Never getting suspended or ISS all 4 years is probably my greatest achievement. I want to be remembered for never letting anyone bring me down.
My greatest achievement is never getting a central. I’ll be remembered for leaving my classmates with a laugh.
Being able to pass tests
Never giving up in school
My greatest achievement was making it to graduationMy greatest achievement at PHS is the STRIVE award I received by my forensic science teacher Mr. Graham
My greatest achievement was making it to graduation
That I made it in the honor roll, and I would like to be remembered as the girl that always tried her best to become a successful person
A great student
Making it to varisty in XC (cross country), I’d like to be remembered as someone who never gave up on school even when times were difficult
Graduation
Finally making honor roll. I really don’t care if I’m remembered or not.
I would like to be remembered as a hallway walker because I was always walking around in the hallways every period
Graduation, my loud mouth
Graduating on time. And for class clown, lol
Earning second team all league
That I got honor roll and that I gave my best
The help and the activities
Getting into the National Honor Society, being a Peer Leader
Ideal student, who took the challenge. Came a long way from being in bilingual classes freshmen year to AP courses on her junior and senior year. I did not give up even when I became challenged by my own ideas of what the system should be.
Making honor roll and coming out of my comfort zone to play soccer. I would like to be remembered for my personality. I was the kid who would walk in the halls smiling ear to ear brightening everyone’s day!
Getting a medal for wrestling
Probably when I was going to get kicked out of school but I thought about it and came back 10 times stronger and everyone who doubted me got proved wrong
My greatest achievement was becoming the fastest back-stroker on the swim team
Honor roll and remembered here for being a prankster
PHS Honor Roll my first three years, and I would like to be remembered here as somebody who had goals and is going to achieve them even though I’m lazy
Greatest achievement is working as a team with underclassmen in NJROTC and placing first place in state of NJ for Cyber Patriot. I would like to be remembered as the one that didn’t give up on the Cyber Patriot team.
I woudl ike to be remembered for always trying my best and never giving up
Being part of the homecoming court and helping freshmen to their classes
Honor Rolls two times in a row

9. What trend or fad are you most embarrassed about having taken part in?

Joggers
The “what are those” fad lol never did it but shared a lot of memes xD
I don’t have one
That band life
Skinny jeans ( I look horrible in them)
Getting blunt bangs (haircut)
Snapchat. I could not deal with it.
Humps on hair
Wearing cheetah
Straight bangs with curly hair
I’m not really sure to be honest. I guess you can say hanging out with the wrong crowd
Ugh. Thinking failing classes and summer school was cool.
None. I never followed fashion. I was my own person.
I don’t think I took part in a trend but “deez nuts” was an annoying trend I hated hearing.
Lip-piercing, choker necklace, multiple bracelets on my arms
My emo phase

10. I am most grateful for …

Being able to graduate
The help of the guidance department and vice principal
My family, my good friends, and my life that I am blessed to live each day
Life
Being here in PHS
My aunt and grandparents for never giving up on me and believing my future
The people I met in PHS for better or for worse thanks to them I learned some things about the world
My teachers and counselor
Having teachers and counselors who were always there for me and helped me with my success for the future
My parents who are always supportive of me and my education
An amazing four years that taught me how to grow and be someone that is capable of doing anything in life to achieve and for the teachers who have helped me get through it all and make me feel so good about myself.
My daughter
My mother and Mrs. Bolton for keeping me motivated to do my best
My teachers who never let me down, they always encouraged me to do my best
My family for supporting me and giving me everything I need to succeed
All the friends I made and the ones that cared from the start
Making the best of high school – a part of life that can’t be repeated. It’s like an original quadrilogy with no follow-ups – except reunions.
My family
Being able to graduate and finishing strong
My teachers for never giving up on me
The moments that teachers wouldn’t give up on us seniors to walk the grass
The teachers that helped me to be able to graduate
Mom
Graduating
Mrs. Fuller
The teachers that helped me throughout my four years in PHS.
Teachers always helping accomplish my goals
The patience teachers have for us
Having been able to be part of a great class. I love you all, students and staff.
All the teachers that helped me make it this far
The people who pushed me and supported me
Being able to graduate H.S and the teachers that I had
Having the opportunity to get an education as a female
Philosophy with Mr. Walker, and each teacher that worked a bit extra to make their students feel welcome, important. Everyone in this school is pushing its students for greatness.
Ms. Romero, always looking out for her seniors and making sure we’re all on the right path to success
All the teachers and staff for helping me out, to get this far. If it weren’t for them I think I wouldn’t be here graduating.
Everyone who doubted me – it made me realize how strong I really am and that I can prove people wrong when I know I’m right
I am most grateful for having some great teachers that helped me to accomplish many of my goals through my high school years. I am grateful to end this school year with so many good memories.
My mom, my teachers, my guidance counselor and my AP, because they’ve fought so hard to get us to graduate
For meeting some amazing teachers – honestly. As well as a good handful of people that made my experience fun but also for leaving. I’m grateful to get out of high school with a diploma.
My parents
My NJROTC instructors for giving me advice these last four years
My mother and life
My parents for believing in me!
My friends and family
I’m grateful to graduate with my classmates from 2016
The teachers that kept motivating me