May is here! April showers are over, and the last month of the school year is sure to be full of new adventures. For us here at The Monthly Ram, May is a particularly special time of year — a time for us to celebrate the solar return of our beloved co-founder Adriel Bolocon! 

Known by many as Eastside’s own friendly neighborhood Spiderman, Bolocon has served as a source of joy and friendship for countless of his fellow rams. 

One senior, Terry Ford, offers his insight into Bolocon’s attitude.

“One thing I love about Adriel is his charisma,” Ford explains. “He always seems to brighten a room when he walks in.”

Xavier Thomas, another friend and member of Bolocon’s art class, says “he’s unapologetically passionate about the things that he loves.”

One of Bolocon’s many aforementioned passions is music. Currently working under the artist name Buboy, Bolocon has published two singles on streaming platforms garnering hundreds of monthly listeners and over 30,000 streams. 

In honor of the musician, we asked students over the past few days, “What song reminds you of Adriel?” and the results are in! You can listen to them here:

Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7oynmW0fdFolNcIUpooGm2?si=b72567a243a04e6b 

Fuzzybrain – Dayglow (Terry Ford, 12th)

Ralphie – Post Animal (Terry Ford, 12th)

Spiderman Theme – The Sound of Monday (Alexa Tierney, 12th)

The Adults Are Talking – The Strokes (Sam Ryals, 12th)

Spiderman Theme – Michael Buble (Linda Mentz, 12th)

Invincible – Amine (Shannon Bridgemohan, 12th)

time machine – mj apanay, aren park (Ryle Javillonar, 12th)

Lit Right Now – Ayo & Teo (Kate Millinor, 12th)

Canyon Moon – Harry Styles (Angela Gattone, 12th)

Feeling Lonely – boy pablo (Angela Gattone, 12th)

Last Christmas – Wham! (Willa Rudenstine, 12th)

Resonance (From “Soul Eater”) – MattxAJ (Xavier Thomas, 12th)

Hard To Explain – The Strokes (Jibril Bachu, 11th)

Where’d All the Time Go? – Dr. Dog (Lily Eyman, 12th)

Redbone – Childish Gambino (Abeni Bello-Roufai, 12th)

Sunflower – Post Malone (Christus Okorochukwu, 12th, Joseph Songayab, 12th)

Blitzkrieg Bop – Ramones (Jakob Gorham, 12th, Rory Sowers, 10th)

All Star – Smash Mouth (Maui Schwartz, 12th)

Two Princes – Spin Doctors (Carlos Alvarez, 12th)

Dance, Baby! – boy pablo (Hannah Ahn)

September – Earth, Wind & Fire (Ben Davis, 12th)

Boy’s a liar Pt 2 – PinkPantheress, Ice Spice (Ben Joseph, 12th)

Lover Boy – Phum Viphurit (Maggie Newman, 12th)

Come and Get Your Love – Redbone (Holden Johnson, 12th)

Run the World!!! – Dayglow (Rowa Nawari, 12th)

OMG – NewJeans (Luke Seeley, 12th)

GANG GANG – Polo G, Lil Wayne (Jackson Petty, 12th)

Personal Lies – Djo (Early Whitaker, 12th)

Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears for Fears (Early Whitaker, 12th)