Sabercat Stories

When you think of the stereotypical high-level student that takes seven Advanced Placement classes, is involved in multiple honor societies, and participates in many school clubs, Jay Chandra is probably the first person that comes to mind. Currently ranked first in the senior class, Chandra is an outstanding student at Fossil Ridge High School. AP classes are very difficult, yet many students can m...

While people not familiar with a marching band may hear the words “drum major” and think of a drummer, a drum major is the person who conducts the entire marching band, allowing the wind and percussion players to stay in time, along with the color guard. At Fossil Ridge High School, the marching band has three drum majors: a sophomore, junior, and senior. Drum major “tryouts” occur after spri...

Sid Sutton poses, second from the top left row, with FRESH club members at the sustainability conference. High school was a time for self academic discovery, especially for Sid Sutton, the current salutatorian candidate at Fossil Ridge High School. Currently ranked second in his graduating class of 2017,  Sutton said it was, “Simply going to class, turning in homework, and studying,” that helped him...

Coming from a family of “big nerds,” David Perkins continues the family name as a senior currently ranked third in the graduating class of 2017. Never expecting to be ranked within the top five of the school, Perkins suggested, “I guess I just took enough Advanced Placement classes and consistently did well.” “The stress is bad when you have more than one AP class in one day,” said ...

After 13 years of working as the college and career counselor, Diane Campbell will continue guiding students with plans beyond high school at her own college consulting business or at another high schould a position work out. Campbell wishes for a different approach to the college planning process for her students, different from the restructuring goals planned for the counselling department the nex...

Photo Credit: Kathleen Lee As a candidate for Fossil Ridge High School’s Valedictorian, Nicholas Lin is engaged in more than academic rigor. Currently ranked first in the graduating class of 2017, Lin has taken a total of 14 different Advance Placement classes throughout his high school career. “I am proud because hard work really does pay off,” he said. Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Lin ...

Brady Geraghty, a sophomore at Fossil Ridge High School, has a life that is full of potential and future goals. He was born on July 2, 2000, in Boulder, Colorado and then moved to Fort Collins. He later moved to Denver for his eighth grade year and returned to Fort Collins for high school. Geraghty is a lover of animals (particularly cats), art in various forms, and good music. His future goal, th...

Caring, athletic, and adventurous are few of the many things you could say about senior Elizabeth Mecseji. With a huge smile on her face and a contagious laugh, she is someone that people love to be around. Born and raised in Fort Collins Elizabeth is a Colorado native, living with her two lovely parents and her two older brothers. Elizabeth has always had great role models. She has consistently been i...

Emily Boyington, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a junior at Fossil Ridge High School with a broad variety of plans for her future. She moved to Virginia when she was just two years old and lived there until she was eleven. After living there for nine years, Boyington and her family moved out to Colorado. She attended Preston Middle School and then transitioned to Fossil for freshman year. Her curr...

Attacking the road ahead of him, Tolland Cunningham, a cyclist for Fossil Ridge High School, is very much involved in Fossil’s Mountain Biking team. There are about five students from Fossil who  are on the team and they are hoping to gain more participants in the coming years.  The team’s accomplishments include one of their sophomore teammates placing second at state last season. The or...

From a young age, Abby Meyer has been immersed in the performing arts. One of her most memorable early productions was a traveling production of the Wizard of Oz in which she, along with her twin sister Emma, played supporting roles. Since then, she’s been gathering valuable knowledge from dance lessons, voice lessons, choir, and being a part of the drama program. “I’m more of an arts kid mysel...