Collin Bartsch

Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“No, I really didn’t. I’ve only been here two years, and I felt like they were a lot of people that the seniors had known longer, and I thought that they would at least get it over me. I didn’t expect to get it, but I’m thankful. I was surprised and glad. I mean, I think it’s a great opportunity and really fun.”
What will your walkout song be?
“‘Gold’ by Years and Years. I wanted it to be a song that — I mean my video is gonna be weird-funny — so I wanted to at least have a part of my walkout be something that I feel is genuine, and I feel like the song’s very nice.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I think that not a lot of people know I’m from Vernon Hills. I think a lot of people kind of assume I’ve gone here for a while because I kind of know my stuff, but, no I transferred junior year.”
What does your tux look like?
“My suit’s gonna be black, white shirt, the vest and the tie are kind of like a wine color, very garnet.”
Who do you think will win?
“I want to say either Cam or Jordan. Here’s the thing — I want Jordan to win because I know him and I feel like he’s a really genuine person. He’s funny, I don’t think he’s got a bad bone in his body. I think Cam is going to be the one to win because most people know his name. Either Cam or Riley. I think it has to do a lot with being publicly known by the underclassmen, and I feel like being the ‘it’ senior kind of helps with that. And I feel like that’s either Riley because he’s the quarterback or Cam because of Stuco.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Pursuing nursing either at Iowa or Minnesota, I still don’t know. Probably getting a lot of tattoos, and enjoying expanding my horizons.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“Team Bernie!”

Timmy Calamari
Did you expect to be elected onto the court?
“I did not expect that because I have a small group of friends, which is OK, I just didn’t really feel like a person who was going to be on the Select 16 but now I am and it’s pretty cool. [I was] confused at first, then excited and happy to be a part of the tradition.”
What will your walkout song be?
“My walkout song is going to be ‘Trick Don’t Kill My Vibe’ by Kendrick Lamar. Love that song.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I’m allergic to almonds. Not many people know that.”
What will your tux look like?
“It’s a black tux with a seafoam green vest and a seafoam green bowtie. It’s pretty cool.”
Who do you think will win?
“I think Matt Roleck is going to win. He’s a pretty cool dude.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Next year, for college, I think Michigan State is most likely where I’m going to go to study engineering, hopefully. It should be fun.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“My fans? My fans…that I’m really excited people voted for me and got me on the Select 16 and I hope I don’t let them down.”

Spencer Chartier
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“No, I didn’t. Well, it wasn’t a complete surprise. I didn’t really expect to be elected, but it wasn’t really like a shocker. I was really happy when my name got called. I was kind of hoping that one or both of my brothers would be on but we’ve got a great group of guys.”
What will your walkout song be?
“‘Sundressed Man’ by ZZ Top”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“That’s a hard one…Here we go, I finally got a date to Turnabout, you can put that in there. Kasie Schmidt, she’s also going to be my escort at the dance, she’s going to walk me down there.”
What does your tux look like?
“A white one. I think it’s going to be a bow tie and I think it’s also going to be white. The vest I think is going to be purple because I like purple, that’s my favorite color.”
Who do you think will win?
“I’m really hoping for either Eli Roller or Noah Moderwell; they’re both really good guys. I couldn’t think of anyone that would be more deserving than those two. Or maybe Matt Roleck, he would definitely be at the top of my list.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Well, I’m probably going to do a bit of transition school then go to CLC, maybe land myself a job. Major in communications–I’m hoping to be a tour guide somewhere or a docent at a museum.”

Cam Chen
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“To be honest, a lot of my friends kept on saying ‘Cam, we’re voting for you.’ So it was one thing, but I didn’t really think about it too much, you know. It was kinda like, that’s awesome, I’m on the board.”
What will your walkout song be?
“I’m walking out to ‘We Made It’ by Drake.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I love playing the piano. That’s probably my main outlet in my free time. I like playing pop songs and contemporary music. It’s kind of just for enjoyment.”
What does your tux look like?
“I’m wearing a white tux, black pants. It could be a questionable look, but…And a white bowtie. It was a spur of the moment thing. Men’s Warehouse came in, had us choose in their booklet between 20 different suits, and I had five minutes to do it, so I didn’t know what to do.”
Who do you think will win?
“I think it’s gonna be between Riley and Spencer. I think, Spencer’s just and awesome kid, everyone loves him. And then Riley Football.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Definitely going West coast. I’m pretty set on California. Major-wise, it’s probably a cross between communications and business because I kinda want to be an entrepreneur. Something in that category. And I’m looking to minor in something creative like graphic design.”

William Engfer

Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I mean, I was kind of expecting it, like I think people thought I would make a funny video. A lot of people were saying like ‘Oh, what are you going to do if you get on there?’ and I had a good plan that I was telling people about so I think people voted for me for that reason. I was still surprised that I got on there though because I don’t know, you can’t really expect it. There was a round of applause, that felt nice.”
What will your walkout song be?
“Follow Me,” the Zoey 101 theme song.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I’m deathly afraid of really tall staircases. Like tall staircases that are open, I’m very, very afraid of them. When I went to the Empire State building, we walked down two flights of stairs to get to a different staircase because there were nayne people there and literally, I was shaking as we’re walking down.”
What does your tux look like?
“I know it’s black, which is pretty exciting. I have a navy vest, navy paisley vest with a regular navy bow tie. Bow tie, not regular tie.”
Who do you think will win?
“I don’t know. I think it might be Cam Chen, maybe Jordan, maybe Riley, maybe Matt Roleck since he’s been campaigning so hard. So probably Matt Roleck, yeah.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Next year, I’m going to be going to Johns Hopkins University. I’m hoping to study International Studies and probably Computer Science. Either double major or major and minor.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“My fans? You don’t exist!…I’m doing this for the video”

James He
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“No. I didn’t really have a reaction. I was pretty excited, I’d say. I was thrilled to be on the court. It’s a privilege.”
What will your walkout song be?
“Gee” by Girls’ Generation.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I’d say that I don’t act like how I act on Facebook. I’d say I’m more secluded in real life than I am on Facebook. My Facebook personality is kind of over the top.”
What does your tux look like?
“Probably charcoal Versace tie. I don’t know what tie but it’ll be Versace.”
Who do you think will win?
“I think probably Riley because he’s got the face, the exposure. He’s bayd.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I plan to go to college and get a degree, just like most. I’m probably going to go into engineering or business, which is my ideal I suppose.”

Ben Kimpler
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I did not actually. Looking at the people that were on the Homecoming court and I just didn’t think that I [fell] into that exact category. I was surprised when my name came across and of course everyone in my class was yelling and all that stuff. So deep down, I was pretty happy.”
What will your walkout song be?
“Beast of Burden” by the Rolling Stones.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I like to bow fish.”
What does your tux look like?
“Ivory. So it’s an ivory top with ivory pants, ivory shoes, and then a light pink floral vest with a light pink bowtie.”
Who do you think will win?
“My top four are probably Matt Roleck, Spencer Chartier, William Engfer, or Collin Bartsch.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I’m going to go play football at Miami of Ohio. [Studying] Business. Either marketing or finance.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“My fans? I don’t know, thank you for voting for me and putting me on the Select 16.”

Jeffrey Lee
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I thought it was possible, but I wasn’t really sure. I didn’t think I knew that many people. So to be honest, I thought it was possible but didn’t really expect it. I was taking a physics test when they announced it, my teacher wasn’t even going to show the video. So I was like ‘Oh, I’m on the board. Now I hope I do well on this physics test.’”
What will your walkout song be?
“Written in the Stars” by Tinie Tempah.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I actually moved here sophomore year from New Jersey. I was born and raised there, came here sophomore year. “
What does your tux look like?
“It’s a charcoal suit with a white shirt and a blue vest and an all blue tie. I’m not sure what shade.”
Who do you think will win?
“I don’t really know. To be honest, I only really know about half of the people in the select 16. At first, I was like ‘Cam’s going to win it for sure,’ but now, after seeing everyone, it could be anyone.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Hopefully I’m going to go to college. I’m still waiting to hear back from a lot of them. I want to major in Mechanical Engineering and hopefully I’ll do well.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“Thanks for voting for me. Love you guys.”

Riley Lees
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I didn’t really know. My friends did…I was in math and I was like ‘yeah!’ Sean O’Malley slapped me in the back of the head but that was really it.”
What will your walkout song be?
“Roses” by OutKast.
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“My worst grade last year was gym. Not kidding. I got a C.”
What does your tux look like?
“Black, I think it has a weird stripe. It’s just normal. Bowtie.”
Who do you think will win?
“Matt Roleck, because of his campaigning.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I’m going to Northwestern. Probably major in Finance, which will suck, but I’m playing football.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“Thanks…thanks.”

Jordan Mitchell
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I mean, if I made it, I wasn’t going to be surprised if I made it, but I wasn’t like for sure set on thinking I was going to make it, you know. I’m just honored to be recognized but it’s not that surprising. I was very excited, but I was more excited that some of my friends and the people I know made it on the court as well which is really nice to see.”
What will your walkout song be?
“‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by Rick Astley…it’s a great song.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“No one knows about me…I’m an open book. Interesting though…I wear this jacket pretty much everyday and if you watch every single Wake-Up, they’re in over three-fourths of them. I guess you can say it’s my trademark. “
What does your tux look like?
“Mine’s going to be a black tux with a pacific blue vest and tie.”
Who do you think will win?
“I honestly don’t know. There’s a lot of people I think could win…that’s a tough one. I really don’t know.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Next year I hope to attend the University of Iowa and study Engineering of some sort.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“Thank you for voting for me and I hope everyone has a great Turnabout.”

Noah Moderwell
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“No, not really at all actually. It was cool, I don’t know. I don’t really react to this kind of stuff much. I was in gym so you (Emma) were the first person to tell me. Me and Daniel kind of reacted together, we were both like ‘Oh, cool.’ That was kind of our reactions, I think.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“No one knows about me? I have a sensitive side. I don’t know, I made that up. I mean, I’m sure if you asked Amelia [Schmitt] (his girlfriend) she’d say I’m way more sensitive than she is… Let’s see. I’m the youngest of five kids, I have two dogs, I don’t know, this is my bio… I feel like people were probably voting for Jesse (his twin brother) and accidentally clicked on my name. But I mean, he’ll be in my video for sure. I have a goldfish. His name is Sampson. (With a p or without a p?) I mean, it kind of varies. It could be Sampson, but I call him Sammy too, so. He’s just out in the open. I’ve had him for 12 years, I got him from the Butterfield Fun Fair. We had like 19 because they kept on giving them to us, but he was the only survivor. Kind of crazy.”
What does your tux look like?
“If you imagine the butler from Batman, Alfred, exactly like that. It’s got the coattails, black and white, the fancy …shoes. Hopefully it looks cool.”
Who do you think will win?
“That’s a hard question. Hopefully everyone, one big tie.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Not sure yet. I’m hoping to go to college, and I’m hoping to major in business, hoping to be successful in that and then hoping to get a job. And then hopefully I’ll be successful in that. For college, most likely I’ll stay in the midwest.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“I didn’t know I had fans, but it’s nice to know that people have got your back. So thanks for voting for me and making this possible, I guess? Thanks.”

Kevin Reilly
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I didn’t really think about it. I understood that it was a possibility, but I didn’t really think I was going to. I was definitely surprised. I felt good about myself.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I am good at catching food in my mouth! So there’s that!”
What does your tux look like?
“A white tuxedo, with a black bowtie. First bowtie I’ve ever worn. I can’t do either [tie or bowtie] so we’ll see.”
Who do you think will win?
“I’d say either Matt Roleck or Jordan Mitchell. I think Matt wants it the most and I think Jordan is just a very likable person and I think he’d get a lot of support.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I’m playing soccer at the university of Dayton in Ohio. So that’s basically my plan, just to play soccer and probably major in communications.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“Thank you for the support and I’m proud to be a Wildcat!”

Matt Roleck
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I pretty much knew I’d get a lot of votes. I had a good feeling that I’d get on. It was just some suspense knowing whether or not I’d get on. Everyone was telling me I would. I expected it. Check my Facebook video. It’s classic.”
What will your walkout song be?
“For now, I’m going to do ‘Paradise City’ by Guns ‘N Roses.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“On the same day my parents got married was the same day Mike Tyson bit off Evander Holyfield’s ear.”
What does your tux look like?
“I did a two-button black suit with a white shirt, black vest. I’m going to pick out the color of my tie later.”
Who do you think will win?
“Well, I mean I probably have a good chance at it because everyone’s telling me if I get in the top 5, they’ll put in a vote for me. But if it’s not me, I think maybe Riley will win it.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I’m still looking at my options. Going to send my seventh semester grades to Michigan State and I’m currently trying to apply for housing at [Wisconsin] Whitewater. I’m thinking maybe business or possibly even PE education.”
What would you like to tell your fans?
“I appreciate y’all voting for me. It was kind of like a dream come true.”

Eli Roller
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“I didn’t. Mostly because I’m a quiet person and I didn’t think I had that big of an influence on everyone in my class, so yeah, I was pretty surprised.”
What will your walkout song be?
“I’m thinking ‘Angels’ by Chance the Rapper.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“Only a few people know this: I like to crack my nose; it’s like cracking my knuckles but I do it with my nose.”
What does your tux look like?
“It’s supposed to be light grey with a blue tie.”
Who do you think will win?
“Probably Spencer Chartier or Matt Roleck.”
What are your plans for next year?
“Next year, I plan to go to college. I don’t know where right now, but I want to study engineering. I’m looking at Purdue, U of I, Boston University, but I haven’t decided for sure.”

Tatum Scheibler
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“Not really, no. A few people said they voted for me but I didn’t really expect to get on there, so I was really happy. But I’m also kind of nervous just to have a video in front of the entire school. But I’m also really excited.”
What will your walkout song be?
“I might do ‘Twist and Shout’ by the Beatles.”
Tell us something no one knows about you.
“I was on the fencing team last year. I do a lot of film photography and regular photography.”
What does your tux look like?
“I’m wearing a navy suit with a gray tie.”
Who do you think will win?
“Probably Cam Chen. Cam Chen or Riley Lees. They’re both nice guys and everyone pretty much knows them.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I’m going to Northern Michigan University and I’m studying outdoor recreation and leadership. I can work with basically anything outdoors like National Parks, Outward Bound.”

Daniel Zou
Did you expect to be elected on to the court? What was your reaction?
“No. My reaction was didactic.”
What will your walkout song be?
Pending: “Versace” by Migos and Drake.
What does your tux look like?
“If I recall correctly, it’s a black tux with a black vest and a paisley blue bowtie. There might be more but I don’t remember exactly because they pressured me by expecting me to answer them.”
Who do you think will win?
“Jeff because he plays the clarinet.”
What are your plans for next year?
“I was going to be a CS [computer science] major, but that’s boring. Maybe [I’ll go] out west.”