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“Someone asked the last time I posted
about this new trail leading up to LW West
if the trail was going to be extended all
the way to the high school. I now have the
answer. It appears they are getting ready
to pour a sidewalk to go the remaining
distance to the school. Cody approves. As
an aside, I told my two sons who attend
this school that they now have the ability
to WALK to school. Suffice to say, I think
they are content to leave the walking to
me and Cody. NOTE: Cody is a rescue
from Puerto Rico that we received through
As Good as Gold, a non-profit devoted to
Golden Retriever rescues.”
New Lenox resident, Jeff McDonald posted
this April 16
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“The totals are in! Lincoln-Way West raised
and donated $9,000 to St. Baldrick’s this
year! @LWWestWarriors”
Lincoln-Way District 210 tweeted this April
18
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Students should be taking personal finance classes
Sean Hastings
sean@newlenoxpatriot.com
After I attended a
personal finance
class at Lincoln-
Way West Wednesday,
April 17, I looked back on
my high school career and
really wish I took advantage
of that at the time.
Instead, I went through
college and the early part
of being graduated trying
to fully understand my
finances.
I did not know West offered
the class while I was
there, so there’s my excuse,
but 23-year-old Sean would
make sure 18-year-old Sean
took that class. Especially
knowing, and for that matter
not knowing, what I do
now.
And I would go as far to
say that a personal finance
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third former Porters cheerleader
to be a member of
a national championship
team.
In the finals, Blinn cheer
earned its national title in
Small Coed Division II
with a score of 95.42 over
second-place Lindenwood
University, which finished
with 94.91, per a school
press release.
Last year, the Buccaneers
cheer made history as the
class should be put into
the main curriculum as a
mandatory class, not just at
West but all high schools.
Going to college or not,
everyone is faced with
financial situations, whether
it be a mortgage, credit
cards, loans, insurance or
whatever it may be, and it
would be great to have a
head start as you venture
off into the real world.
Senior year schedules
are a little more open than
the underclassman years,
but it still should not be the
“blow-off year.”
The kids that I talked to
and saw in the class that
day truly seemed invested
in the opportunity to take
the class. Sure, every student
has their favorite classes
and least favorite classes,
and luckily, depending on
a career path that is chosen,
they may never have to see
their dreaded subject come
into play again.
But you don’t have a
choice when it comes to
paying off loans, a mortgage
and insurance, so why
not have some knowledge
in your back pocket before
it comes.
One student said you
first team to ever win five
consecutive national championships
in Small Coed
Division II and now extended
the record with six
straight.
Next year, Reposh hopes
to help lead the Buccaneers
to another national championship.
Beyond that, she
would like to move on to a
four-year university to continue
to cheer.
Reporting by Randy Whalen,
Freelance Reporter. For more,
visit HomerHorizon.com.
only hurt yourself if you
don’t take the class seriously.
I don’t know if it is still
the case, but I remember
my friends and classmates,
and me included, complaining
about certain subjects
saying “when am I going to
use this in the future,” and
asking ourselves why can’t
we have a class like the personal
finance one so many
kids are taking now.
Well that class is here.
The class is offered districtwide
at Central and East, as
well. There is no guarantee
that this class becomes
mandatory, but I encourage
parents and students that
this should be an elective
students take.
And it’s not only made
for seniors. Underclassmen
are allowed in the class, as
well.
Having been a senior
before at West, I know
that a senior year schedule
especially, is open enough
to take it. So maybe instead
of that extra advisory
period (yes, I took one with
my friends), rally up your
friends and take a personal
finance class.
Take the class in high
school while you have the
time, and don’t try learning
it on the fly. You want
more real life knowledge
in school? This is it. It’s as
real as it gets. Everyone has
to deal with it no matter
what subjects you loved
and hated in high school.
Get loving this.
“It’s a lot of common
sense that a lot of people
don’t understand,” one
student said.
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