Nathan (Mitchell) has always been adventurous!  He has always been athletic and had a love for all kinds of sports.  This is his first year playing football on an organized team, and his fourth year doing Track.  He has pushed himself to improve.  He loves the outdoors:  camping, hiking, climbing, fishing, anything!!  And he is fearless!  He sees a tall tree, or a rock face and thinks, "I want to see what is at the top" and then he goes for it.  He was so excited to be the first Freshman class at Westlake High School, and has had a great experience here.  The teachers and administration have helped him accomplish his goals in education and is planning on attending college.  He earned his Eagle, and has loved Seminary.  He is planning on serving a mission after Graduation.

Our family loves to laugh, and he and his brothers have a great sense of humor!  When we asked Jeremy what he would say about Nathan, he said he is a great leader.  When we asked Tyler what he would say, he said he is not afraid to be himself.  They both said he has smooth dance moves!!  We witnessed this at the Powder Puff football game when he was a cheerleader and flyer for the evening!  As parents, we would say we are so grateful that he is our son, proud of what he has accomplished, and we love him so much!

Our Son Zach Tyson is excited to be part of Westlake's football program!  He loves Westlake and loves the extra-curricular activities the school offers, especially the ones he has been part of. Zach has also worked hard throughout school to maintain a high GPA.His motto has been, Speak Little, Do much. He enjoys sports, music, friends, and the Friday Night Lights!  He is grateful for great coaches, teachers and administration who have inspired him throughout his life. He is excited to be a senior and is thankful to be part of an awesome 2013  class! We love you Zach! You make us smile everyday. Thank you for setting the bar high for our family! You have so many great things ahead of you! Enjoy every minute of being a senior!

River Sanderson received his awesome and unique name by his crazy mother. He is number 23 on the Westlake Varsity Football team. He  plays Wide Receiver. Riv has loved sports from the time he could crawl. He loves to play sports, watch sports, talk about sports, and think about sports. Of course, he especially enjoys football and basketball. He loves attending Westlake High School and being involved. When he is not playing high school sports, he spends his spare time in the outdoors hunting and fishing with his dad, grandpa, and cousin. Riv has always been a great student and leader. We are so proud of the wonderful young man he has become, although it is hard to believe, he is a Senior already!  It goes way too fast.  After graduation, River plans to attend college and serve an LDS Mission.

Taylor Geddes was born in Mesa, Arizona at whopping 8.5 pounds to Dwight and Adonna Geddes.  Taylor has one sibling Andrew and dog named “Princess.” Taylor lived Arizona until 5^th grade then moved to Utah. Taylor has travelled around the U.S. and several places in South America.

Sports: Taylor has played football here at Westlake H.S. since his 9th grade year. He has pressed forward through various injuries on the field. He never gives up or sits out. He loves and appreciates his coaches for things they have taught him on and off the field. Taylor also loves to play Basketball and has found a new interest in Golf.

Some interesting facts about Taylor are: He loves spicy food and will challenge anyone to a spicy food contest. Taylor loves to laugh and have fun. He can find humor in the simple things of life.  Taylor is a friend to everyone and enjoys hanging out with friends.

Accomplishments: Taylor is an Eagle Scout and has Varsity lettered in both Debate and Football. Taylor carries a 3.8 GPA.

Goals for the Future: Taylor wants to serve a full-time LDS mission and become an Orthopedic Surgeon.

Dylan Tyler Burningham was born August 21st, 1995 at 8:05am. My life changed forever!!!! 

Since that day Dylan has made me laugh, cry and one time about made me pass out during a trip to the ER. 
One of Dylan's greatest passions in life is football. He has played ever since he was a Gremlin at Judge. 
He played 2 years as a Gremlin and he kept going. He played for Alta too. We moved to Eagle Mountain
and life just got better.

I am so proud of the man Dylan has become, he is thoughtful, loving and extremely funny. He had to be the 
"Man of the House" for several years until I re-married, he took that job serious. I couldn't ask for a better 
son, they don't get better than him. 

Dylan I love you with all my heart... 

Love 
Mom

Ivan Theodore Mardesich! Ivan has had a love for football since the fourth grade. Through the struggles of discovering his seizure challenges, being told he could never play again, to be able to play was a great thing for Ivan. Football has been a great learning experience for Ivan. He has been able to be coached by the best. He may have started as a pioneer, but finished as a mighty THUNDER! We love you a Ivan and we are soooooo proud of you! Mom & Dad.

Kaden Daley is the oldest of 3 kids, he has 1 brother and 1 sister. Kade has played football since the 5th grade and LOVES the sport. He also participates in wrestling and track. He enjoys these sports as well, but mostly uses them to improve his football skills. Kade is a great leader and has enjoyed being a captain of the football team this year, of the wrestling team the past 2 years, and of boom squad last year. Kade has enjoyed being the athletic representative for student council this year. Kade is a hard worker and gives it his all when he commits to something. Kade has been a great example to his younger siblings and his parents through out his life, and we are so happy to have him as part of our family. We are very proud of Kade and have enjoyed watching him play sports, learn and grow. Although time went by too fast, and we can't believe our baby is graduating high school, we are excited for Kade's future.

Erik Petersen in the second oldest of five children.  He has 2 brothers and 2 sisters.  Erik was born in Idaho Falls, ID and when he was 10 years old we moved to Eagle Mountain.  Has always been a very active person and played baseball, basketball, soccer and football since he was very young.  Over those years he developed a greater love for baseball and especially football.  He has played for Westlake baseball since 9th grade and has been playing for Westlake football since the 8th grade (before we even knew the name of the school).  He always tries hard in all of the sports that he participates in and has definitely grown over the years as he has progressed.  He takes pride in the speed he has developed - especially since he can easily beat his Dad in a foot race. 

 

Erik is a great brother to his siblings and is always looking out for their best interests.  This comes in very handy with his sister being a Sophomore at Westlake this year.  He tries hard at all he does.  He took piano lessons and became quite accomplished at it.  He also earned his Eagle Scout award when he was 15.  He is a great asset to his family and is a joy to be around.  Anyone who know him can attest to how easily a smile comes to him - which is great as it shows the dimples that have been captivating girls since he was very young.  :)

 

Parents that are looking for volunteer opportunities:
There is a sign up every week on the site "signupgenius.com". Once you are on the site click on "find a sign-up" and enter traceyalba@gmail.com and it will show you the football needs for the week. Usually it is asking for volunteers to help donate food for the pre-game meal. Thanks! Go Thunder!!

Westlake beats Murray 23 to 16 in overtime!!!!
                             Go Thunder!!!