Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Oskar Sternberg: I’m involved in varsity football, the jazz II band, marching band, Latin Club, and Lego Club. I’m a section leader in my choir at church where I also volunteer as a youth counselor and I also play hockey at the Junior Gold level. I’m also involved in Boy Scouts and I work as a swim teacher and lifeguard at a swim school in Minnetonka called Goldfish swim school.

Z: Celebrity idol?

OS: Batman. I really appreciate his work ethic.

Z: Barbie or Oppenheimer?

OS: Barbie was such a good movie. I cried at the end. Oppenheimer’s good but Barbie is just a phenomenal movie.

Z: Favorite underground rapper?

OS: Me, Lil Berger. Add me on Spotify!

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

OS: I think the coolest thing about court is that you have your whole grade of around 700 kids saying that you’re one of 20 people who they wish to represent them. I think that’s awesome and it’s very humbling and special to know my peers think that highly of me.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Elliott Cooper: Concert Choir, Baseball

Z: What is one item on your bucket list?

EC: I would love to go skydiving

Z: What is your favorite song right now?

EC: Hours in SIlence by Drake

Z: What is your guilty pleasure?

EC: Listening to music in the shower

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

EC: It makes me very proud that my classmates voted me to serve on court so it makes me really happy.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in? 

Molly McGrane: I’m on the student council. I’m a captain of the Varsity Hornettes and United Dance team, and I also do Whigrean.  

Z: If you could live anywhere, where would it be? 

MM: I would probably live in London because they also speak English there so it’d be easy to talk to people and get to know people. It would also just be a really fun experience. 

Z: What’s something you think is overrated and why? 

MM: I think waking up early is overrated because even though you get more done when you wake up early, I’m always just tired and crabby. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

MM:  I think it’s a fun way to show my Edina spirit and love for the school and just a really fun tradition to be apart of. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Isabela Engle: I’m a four-year varsity soccer player and I’m a two-year captain for that, I’m a three-year varsity track athlete, I’m part of the French program [with] Normandale. I [also] do young life and I’m a wildlife leader.

Z: What are 3 things you can’t leave the house without?

IE: My phone for sure. Now that I can drive probably my car keys and my license and stuff that comes with that, and I need a water bottle and chapstick, always. 

Z: What would you title your autobiography?

IE: I feel like I’d do something like Zack Bryan where I’d self-title it. I feel like I wouldn’t be able to come up with anything that would cover my whole life so my name would be the title. 

Z: What is your favorite holiday and why?

IE: My favorite holiday is Christmas. I’m a Christian so it’s really important to me like the birth of Jesus Christ, but it’s also just a really fun time to be with your family, friends, and to spread, it’s cringy but, holiday cheer. It’s just really fun. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

IE: It’s an honor to be on court with a bunch of really awesome people and I’m really excited. It’ll be fun to hang out with them, [and to] get to do things together. But it’s just being able to represent something bigger than yourself and be a representation of what it means to be a student at Edina High School. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Palmer Monsen: Mostly just band and the other music programs here at Edina. 

Z: What is your favorite breakfast food?

PM: I like a good fried egg. 

Z: If you had to give up one of your five senses, which sense would it be?

PM: Maybe smell. It’s not that useful. You use everything else.

Z: Does pineapple belong on pizza?

PM: Absolutely. It’s delicious and has a great contrast. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

PM: I have no clue.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Ethan Cooper: I play golf, hockey, and I like to wake surf. I’m in the Pickleball Club, the Letters of Love Club, and a few others I can’t think of.

Z: What’s your go-to karaoke song?

EC: Probably “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars.

Z: What’s your least favorite haircut and why?

EC: A good ol’ fashioned Mohawk. They’re not classy.

Z: Give me a hot take.

EC: The Cowboys are winning the Super Bowl this year.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

EC: It’s a fun thing; I get to be with a lot of my friends. And I’m going to be able to look back on this and remember that it was a good experience.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Ashley Thurk: I’m a varsity soccer captain, varsity track and field, peer tutor, and I’m a part of the pickleball club. 

Z: What is your guilty pleasure song? 

AT: I’m not really embarrassed by it but “I like it” by Cardi B. 

Z: What social media app do you relate to the most? 

AT: Instagram. Instagram reels. 

Z: If you were the ruler of the world, who would your top advisor be? 

AT: Taylor Swift. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

AT: It’s a really fun opportunity to be able to represent your school; it’s fun to meet new people and dance with them. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Sarah Hu: I do Girls United Club, and a student commissioner. Outside of school, I am a trainer at Highlands Hill.

Z: What decade do you belong in?

SH: I don’t really think too much into these things. Whatever I’m given this decade, I’ll make do with it.

Z: Do you have a walk-up song?

SH: I feel like it’s not a song. It’s just white noise in my brain. Straight white noise.

Z: What is something that people would be really surprised to learn about you?

SH: I nap in class.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

FL: When I was a Sophomore, I saw Myra Han, and I was like, wow, that could be me. So, I could be that person for other kids out there.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Ben Sanderson:  I’m a captain of the golf team. I’m on a peer tutor, president of science club. I’m in jazz band, marching band and pull down the fort in the trumpet three section.

Z: What is a motto that you live by?

BS: Hold yourself to your highest standard.

Z: Favorite fast food restaurant?

BS: I’d have to go with Chipotle. 

Z: What would be your dream golf course to play?

BS: Augusta National of course. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

BS: It means a lot. It’s it’s an honor to be chosen by a lot of my classmates and also it’s an honor to be up here with Carson Dederichs.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Carson Dederichs: I’m in concert choir, varsity soccer, pickleball club, and DECA. 

Z: If you had a Guiness World Record, what would it be for?

CD: Most time spent trying to be like Ben Sanderson. 

Z: If it was your funeral, what song would you come back alive to turn off if it started playing?

CD: “Munch (Feelin’ U)” by Ice Spice.

Z: What’s your go-to excuse for a missing assignment? 

CD: I was hanging out with Ben Sanderson. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

CD: I’m excited. It’s very fun to be with the guys. Like I said, Ben Sanderson is my idol so the fact that I’m on court with him is very exciting. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Andrew Gump: I am one of the Nordin Skiing Captains, I do Cross Country Running, Ultimate Frisbee, Interact Club, and am on the Ted X Youth Edina committee.

Z: Number one thing on your bucket list?

AG: To go and see my girlfriend in Bolivia

Z: What was your worst phase?

AG: In elementary school I used to pick boogers out of my nose and chase people around the playground with them.

Z: What is one unpopular opinion you have?

AG: People should be able to eat every condiment on its own.

Z: What does being on homecoming court mean to you?

AG: It means a lot, it’s definitely the highlight of my high school career.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Sarah Bagley: I’m vice president of Studco, co-founder and co-president of the recycling club, and I’m a peer tutor. 

Z: What is one thing on your bucket list?

SB: Skydiving or talking in front of a large group of people–just like facing my fears. 

Z: If you had to become an inanimate object, which would it be?

SB: Maybe like a watermelon, I love watermelon. It’s so delicious. 

Z: What’s your motto?

SB: Probably just YOLO. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

SB: I think it’s cool that people voted for me and I think it’s cool to represent the class of 2024 in another way. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Conrad Killen: I do hockey, and play soccer

Z: If you could turn back time and revive one old band, who would it be?

CK: I don’t really listen to music, but I guess The Beatles.

Z: What’s your greatest fear?

FL: Probably everyone dying. That would be really scary. 

Z: If you could be an insect for one day, what would you be?

FL: I’d be an ant because it’d be cool to see a gigantic ant hill.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

FL: It’s pretty cool and exciting.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Manal Mohamed: [I’m in] Somali Student Union, Muslim Student Association. [Also,] I am now in the K-pop club.

Z: What’s your favorite 2000s throwback song?

MM: Any Beyonce song to honest. [Anything] from that “Dangerously in Love” album is perfection.

Z: What movie character resembles you the most?

MM: I love Jennifer from “Jennifer’s Body.” She’s so real. And Regina George from Mean Girls. Whatever she does, I will apologize for her.

Z: What’s something interesting about you that can’t be seen on the surface?

MM: A fun fact about me is that I love traveling, and I’ve been to over 8+ countries.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

MM: I’m so happy to represent as the first hijabi to be on Court, and it means a lot that people nominated me.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Lauren Chang: I’m in Zephyrus, band, Model UN, I row, I volunteer at Fairview Southdale and I’m in the AAPI student union.

Z: What’s a song that you can’t stand?

LC: “Dance Monkey.” Because the high-pitched voices, the instrumentals…it scratches an itch in my brain, but in the wrong way.

Z: What’s your favorite trend that came back?

LC: You know what? I’m writing an article on this right now. The digital camera thing, I think that’s so cute.

Z: What’s a movie everyone should see at least once?

LC: I would say like every Marvel movie at least once. But if you just want a movie, then “Inception.”

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

LC: It was kind of unexpected so I’m glad that people thought of me to represent the school and I think it’ll be fun.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Raja Chinnakotla: Band, Speech, Model UN, A something Student Union, Debate, K-Pop Club, [and] World Quest.

Z: What are three embarrassing things about you?

RC: I almost got hit by a car listening to a K-Pop song…I have not seen the Barbie movie still [and] I used to not eat cheese, it was really bad…now I do eat cheese.

Z: What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever seen someone do?

RC: I was in the line at a Panera and I was like, crying, over this Raspberry Danish, and there was one left. And one person bought it for me out of the blue. I thank that man every day.

Z: Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

RC: My house is haunted by ghosts. It’s just a lot of bad luck, doors will randomly shut, the electricity goes off sometimes, so, yeah.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

RC: It’s nice, it means a lot to me because there’s representation across Edina. My experience is like, it’s more common than you think and people like me can be seen on court.’

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Roman Hinnenkamp: I play football, hockey and I am on a lot of leadership stuff.

Z: How often do you think about the Roman Empire a month?

RH: Maybe once or twice.

Z: If you could have one weak super power what would it be?

RH: Be like Spiderman, go through places, and just climb everywhere.

Z: What has been your favorite memory of senior year?

RH: Being with my friends because we’re not going to be here next year.

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

RH: It means a lot, I feel honored, I’m ready to be important.

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Sophia Braun: I’m involved in cross country, track, and Nordic skiing. And then I’m also going to do ultimate (frisbee) this spring.

Z: If you could fill the ocean with any liquid other than water what would it be?

SB: I think I would fill it with apple juice because I love apple juice, personally.

Z: What’s your worst pickup line?

SB: Are you from Tennessee? Because you’re the only 10 I see.

Z: What’s your favorite unpopular opinion?

SB: I don’t like TikTok. I don’t have TikTok… I prefer Instagram reels personally. 

Z: What does being on court mean to you?

SB: It’s a super big honor for me. I did not expect it at all. I was really excited and surprised, so it’s going to be a really awesome experience. 

Zephyrus: What activities are you involved in?

Bjorn Snyder: I play ultimate frisbee. We’ve won state the last three years. Im also in concert orchestra. I play the upright bass. 

Z: What is your least favorite food? 

BS: I really don’t like fish. Sushi is okay, but not fish. 

Z: What is something people might not know about you? 

BS: Two things, I’m a frenchie and I can juggle. 

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Z: What does being on court mean to you?

BS: It was so cool being a kid and watching the parade. Now I get to be in it, and I hope to inspire other young kids to do the same thing.