(Here's the key: 1997 was my freshman year, 1998 sophomore year, 1999 junior year, and 2000 senior year. There are a few pearls from my 8th grade Lamar Middle School yearbook as well.)
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Unbridled Flattery of Ian Voorn

"You're smart, witty...I could go on, but then I would risk sounding repetitive. Besides, I don't want to accidentally use a vocabulary word we've learned this year."
-Ali Owens (1999)

"You are a speedy baserunner and a good friend."
-Jeff Fuqua (1996)

"Thanks for being a good guy and an intellectual superior to humble me."
-Tyler Creighton (2000)

"Your greatness is intimidating at times, but I managed to overlook that."
-Lisa Greene (2000)

"You are so much smarter than I will ever be."
-Kenny Lehman (2000)

"I looove you man, and you certainly are Thespian of the Year."
-Matt Tompkins (2000)

"You're smart, you're talented, you're handsome, but best of all you have sexy ears."
-Jamie Pitts (1999)

"You are an awesome, awesome guy. Go for the gold...you deserve it."
-Erin Williamson (1999)

Platitude

Note: I didn't include "Have a great summer".

"Varsity cheerleaders rock! 98-99"
-Tana Ryan (1998)

"Have fun with the English pre-AP summer project."
-Jason Darling (1996)

"I'll see you in Spanish IV next year. You're a great student, don't let me rub off on you."
-Kate Bystry (1997)
Note: I didn't have Spanish IV with Kate. Darn.

"Sorry about your girlfriend."
-Matt Tompkins (1997)
I'm not sorry...that was a joke. (I know she reads this)

"You have a brilliant and bright future."
-Matt Tompkins (2000)
For being a great performer, Matt sure had some typical things to say. Oh well. He's a good man.

"Hey baby! I just did that to make your girlfriend mad."
-Sarah Linich (1997)

"I feel that we have both matured as actors and people together."
-Mike Hawkins (1999)

"You are going to be famous someday."
-Amanda Davila (1998)

"Maybe I'll see you in Calculus!"
-Jennifer Archer (1999)
Nope. I don't think Jennifer took it.

Heartfelt Comment(s)
Well, there was only one. But Jeff sure was sincere.

"Well, we've come a long way from the awkward preteens we were in 7th grade. Even though we've grown apart over time we are both infinitely cooler than the average person (Scott Hathaway), and I will always consider you one of my best friends."
-Jeff Lewis (2000)
Yeah, Jeff was one of my first friends when I moved here. He was definitely an "awkward preteen" but he's about as normal as a Lewis can get now. And we're still great friends.

I'm Sorry, What Was That?

I don't know what to think about these.

"We go to the same church. See you at church."
-Jason Curtis (2000)

"Why do you disgrace The Table. There are those that have no table..."
-Jake McLain (1997)
I can only guess he meant the lunch table, since we ate together.

"Had fun this year? I did. Even though it didn't turn out the way I wanted."
-Scott Anderson (1998)
I still wonder what Scott wanted to happen.

"You have a cool name."
-Jenny Stewart (1999)
Yes I do.

"Wow, I like this pen...it's very green and smudgy."
-Ashley Petry (1999)

"Hey, because we're friends, I don't feel obligated to write anything."
-Jason Ricketts (1999)
Great. Because we're friends, I don't feel obligated to keep in touch after you hightailed it to Brown University for college.

Hilarity
Hey, my life is a continuous joke.

"I'll keep this short cuz Laura is pissed cuz this is her page. Just kidding, Laura!"
-Jennifer Cowart (1997)

"I'm going to bug you all through Calculus. I will try to use less effort if possible. I'm not sure if I can, but I will try."
-Brian Veazey (1999)
I am but a student of Veazey's procrastinating ways. I don't know how he made it all the way to college level calculus class with the effort he gives.

"I think it a travesty that you have to go to a private school to feel good about yourself."
-Andrew Lund (2000)
Yes, this is the famous Lund from Meet the Cast. Look at him wasting away at a state school.

"Man, you are so awesome. Before this year, I really thought you were a dork."
-Jacob Eakin (2000)
Thanks, Jake. The last time I saw Jake, he was being removed from the graduation ceremony for some reason I still am not sure of.

"I want the '84 Honda with the analog clock. Next year, I walk home."
-Matt Skinner (2000)

"Well I think you are the only person with a ticking clock in your car."
-Katie K (2000)
The 84 Accord is a legend indeed, complete with the analog clock.

"McGees bad, micallous jumponus good. Have a decent summer. Micallous Jumponusly, Michael Ford."
-Michael Ford (1999)
"McGees" were the students on the other side of the Pre-Cal classroom. "Micallous Jumponus" has similar roots as the Odalis dance.

"I'm a handsome black man."
-Sal Villarreal (1998)
I could have sworn he was Hispanic.

"You're so smart & nice as long as you don't let Eric [Swanholm] warp you."
-Nicole Green (1999)

"She speaks of shifting."
-Rob Harvey (2000)

Remember That Time...

You know, when people say, "I had so much fun in __ class doing __."

"Physics was great b/c you and Eric [Swanholm] provided the comic relief."
-Jared Bares (1999)
I look to entertain the masses.

"Remember Campbell's Soup, fashion rules, Humanities class, and all the other inside jokes our little clique had (Scott Anderson, for example)."
-Laura Zielewski (1996)

"Remember the good times & let's make some more. Frick & Frack shall rise again! 2 wild and crazy guys."
-Andrew Lund (1999)
Frick and Frack was what 8th grade English teacher Wendi Baker called Andrew and I.

"I wrote upside down to get your attention. We had a pretty good year (albeit turbulent)...and you make me laugh (with you and at you)."
-Laura Zielewski (1997)

"La clase de espanol fue supermercado."
-Quincey LaPlant (1998)

"The year is over. Made it a whole year without greatly offending anyone. Have fun on American Airlines, "something special in the air."
-Andrew Lund (1997)

"What a fast year, when LAUWASS hit extremes, such as the joint webpages."
-Rob Harvey (1998)
Yes, as far back as 1998, Rob and I were making webpages. Certainly not as sophisticated as today, but a master must have humble roots.

"Calculus was great. Everything was "trash." We held our ground on the sofa daily and shopped on eBay. It's Calculus Tim!"
-Jared Bares (2000)

"I've been going to school w/ you since 7th grade but we never really talked until this year."
-Meagan Battillo (1998)

"I remember having you sign my yearbook in eighth grade."
-Whitney Zondor (2000)
Funny, I don't.

"I'll always remember when you were my 'Fluff'."
-Erin Martin (2000)

The Evolution of the Signature
For those few persons who signed multiple years.

Stacy Seely:

"I'm glad that I met you this year and that we had World History together. You're very smart & nice. P.S. your ex-girlfriend is obnoxious."
-Stacy Seely (1998)

"No comment from the ex-girlfriend, but thanks for the input."
-Laura Zielewski (1998)
Stacy signed the yearbook before Laura did. Apparently Laura got a little curious and decided to read my other signatures and added her own addendum.

"Well, I guess I better not bash anyone in your yearbook this year - we know what happened last year when I did that."
-Stacy Seely (1999)

"I know you'll do well at TCU, especially if you convert to a kemo instead of a couch-sitter."
-Stacy Seely (2000)
Kemos were the diligent calculus students. Couch-sitters were the loafers.

Jessica Warren:

"I'll probably sit behind you again sometime next year, because of that great Voorn/Warren alphabetical connection we have going."
-Jessica Warren (1999)

"I'm glad I've had a name alphabetically similar to yours, b/c I've got to enjoy so many fabulously stimulating AP classes with you over the years."
-Jessica Warren (2000)
It was like clockwork: new AP class, alphabetical seating chart, I know who'd I get to sit next to.

Eric "Swan" Swanholm:

"Keep up the good work and try to be more of a Voorn than you are now."
-Eric Swanholm (1996)
I don't know what he meant by that, but it's one of my favorite Swan quotes.

"You are quite an interesting person. I don't think I will ever give you my pineapple juice."
-Eric Swanholm (1997)

"Years past, I have been a goofball in signing yearbooks but this year, I've decided not to be so goofy. Now to reminisce, Cool Zone, for obvious reasons must be mentioned, & all the experiments, no matter how botched they became, were for our purposes, successful."
-Eric Swanholm (1998)
The Cool Zone was the region about boiling water with a slightly cooler temperature. "Cool Zone" will someday solve all the world's problems of ozone and global warming, if only we could prove it. Other experiments: burning soap on the Bunson burner, flooding a downstairs bathroom (I still don't understand how I did that, from a second floor classroom), and Eric walking around the desks 7 times while Ms. Spencer lectured before she noticed.

"Star Wars will be AWESOME. We need to keep the F.O.L.D.E.R.s Club strong. Without it, my resume is weak."
-Eric Swanholm (1999)
Eric created a club to strengthen his college resume. FOLDERS (Foundation Of Learning Devoted to EnRichment) was a film club that never really got anywhere.

"Well, I guess we both realized private universities are superior to public universities. Anyway, it's been cool."
-Eric Swanholm (2000)
Five straight years...that's the record.