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Lake Bluff Elementary District 65 posted
this photo on March 15. Lake Bluff Elementary
District 65 posted this photo to congratulate
the eighth grade volleyball team on
placing third in the conference tournament.
Check out Lake Forest Country Day School
“We are so proud of Scott Baeseman, Chair
of LFCDS’ Fine Arts Dept., music teacher &
choral director. 2017 Golden Apple winner!
Congrats!” @LFCountryDay.
On March 17 Lake Forest Country Day
School, tweeted about Scott Baeseman
being a winner of the Golden Apple Award.
An intriguing number from this week’s edition
The Village of Lake Bluff extended
the advisory review period for the
demolition of a home, Page 4
From the Editor
Looking younger isn’t always a positive
Alyssa Groh
alyssa@lakeforestleader.com
Women are
always flattered
when they are
told they look younger
than they really are, but
when you are commonly
mistaken for being much
younger than you are, it
can get annoying. Weekly,
people mistake me for
being much younger than
I am and most of the time
I laugh it off and don’t
mind. But, there are definitely
times I do not want
to be seen as younger than
I am.
As a 5-foot barely
1-inch tall, 23-year-old
woman, I frequently
get asked how old I am,
followed by shock that I
have graduated college
and have a full-time job.
Since working for The
Lake Forest Leader, I
have been mistaken as a
Letters to the Editor
Support the Caucus
The main issue of the
contested Lake Forest high
school District 115 election
is clear and simple to
understand. Either voters
trust the time-tested process
of the Caucus system,
which serves Lake Forest
and Lake Bluff exceptionally
well, or voters allow a
block of anti-Caucus candidates
to take over the
high school student more
times than I can count.
Almost every time I
am covering an event at
Lake Forest High School,
I get asked for directions
around school, what grade
I am in and many other
questions implying I am
a high school student. I
always just laugh it off
and kindly tell them I do
not go to the school and I
am covering an event for
the paper.
Growing up, I have
always been mistaken
for being younger than I
am and I never minded it
until recently, when it has
become a common occurrence.
Since I turned 21 and
finally was able to go to
the bars, there have been
more times than I can
count that I have been
asked for a second form
of identification because
bouncers and waiters
didn’t believe I was legal
to drink.
This past week, I was
out to lunch at Jersey
Mike’s with a co-worker
and a high school boy
came up to me and asked
me to go to prom with
him. This one really hit
me. I laughed and told
board and impose its agenda.
While any individual
has the right to challenge
Caucus candidates, voters
also have the duty to recognize
the inherent danger of
a group of people banding
together as “teammates”
to create a board majority.
The Caucus spends considerable
effort seeking
independent thinkers for
boards and commissions.
him I was too old and
when he wanted to know
how old I was, I told him
I was already out of college,
to which he told me
I looked like a sophomore
in high school.
Ouch. That one really
hurt.
Women who are older
than me always tell me
that I will enjoy being
mistaken for being
younger than I am when
I am older because it will
be a compliment. But at
this point in my life, I am
ready to be seen for how
old I am.
I have worked hard to
establish myself as an independent,
hard working
woman. Being constantly
referred to as 10 years
younger than I really am
is a bit of a punch in the
gut.
I understand my height
and young looking face
does not help my circumstances,
but I look forward
to the day I am taken seriously
and am seen as how
old I really am.
Being young isn’t a bad
thing, don’t get me wrong.
Some days, I wish I could
go back to high school,
when life wasn’t filled
with working every day
Voters must be wary of undermining
that process. All
other issues in this election
are secondary. Visit Right-
TrackLFHS.com for facts
and vote for Caucus District
115 candidates Tom
Nemickas, Sally Davis,
Ted Moorman, and Dave
Lane on April 4.
Don Pierson,
Lake Forest
and paying the bills.
But I have worked hard to
be where I am and I would
like to be seen as an adult.
So here is a shout-out to
everyone who is short and
commonly mistaken for
being younger than you
are. The struggle of wanting
to look young but still
be a mature adult is real.
Next time you get mistaken
for a different age
than you are, just remember:
I am still being asked
to high school prom and
feel your pain.
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