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16 | May 9, 2019 | the new lenox patriot SCHOOL
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the new lenox patriot’s
Standout Student
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Princess
The Valentino Family, New Lenox residents
Princess is a very loving, fun filled dog who
shows affection to everyone she meets. She
loves working as a pet therapy dog at Silver
Cross Hospital, putting smiles on many
faces. She loves going on walks, riding in
the car and chasing anything that moves in
the yard. She is a rescue dog and we are so
happy and thankful to have found her.
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Martin Bender was picked as this week’s
Standout Student.
What is one essential you must have when
studying?
When I study, I need music. It helps me
a ton.
What do you like to do when not in school
or studying?
Playing sports with my friends and eating
any kind of food.
What are some of your most played songs
on your iPod?
Some of the most played songs on my
phone are, “God” by Kendrick Lamar,
“Therapy” by Khalid and I can’t go anywhere
without my girl Taylor Swift.
What is one thing people don’t know
about you?
Most people don’t know that I am a good
singer in the car
Whom do you look up to and why?
My parents. They are two of the most
hard working people I know and they never
back down from a challenge or a hard
time.
Trinity
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abilities; the expansion of Trinity’s Medical
Clinic, which provides basic medical
care to people Trinity supports; the opening
of the Technology Enhancing Capabilities
(TEC) Lab, which provides assistive
technology solutions to people with disabilities;
and more.
Through all of these advances, Trinity
Services remains committed to helping
each of the people it supports flourish.
Trinity prides itself on employing staff
who lead like servants and selflessly put
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What do you keep under your bed?
For the most part, there are a lot of socks,
baseballs and books.
Who is your favorite teacher and why?
My favorite teacher is Ms. Baya. She is
a great teacher and she connects with the
students very well. She makes class fun.
What stands out to you about your school?
One of the main things that stands out is
how all of the students get along with each
other throughout all four grade levels.
What extracurricular(s) do you wish your
school had?
I wish our school had a dodgeball team.
It would be fun to play other schools.
What’s your best memory from school?
My best memory from school is the football
Friday night lights. There is no better
feeling than Friday night lights.
Standout Student is a weekly feature for The
New Lenox Patriot. Nominations come from
New Lenox area schools.
the people they support first. More than
200 professionals worldwide participated
in the judging process to select this year’s
Stevie Award winners.
Judges commented that Trinity Services
exhibits excellent efforts to assist people
through disability services.
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are available at StevieAwards.com/ABA.
Stevie Awards competitions receive
more than 12,000 entries each year from
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