Jimenez, Jennifer

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by kathleen howland

As the seniors enter the final year at Lakeview thoughts about the future can become scary. One of those seniors, Jennifer "Jenny" Jimenez is ready to have a successful and final year at Lakeview.

“I’m really looking forward to college, but it can also be saddening to leave high school behind,” said Jimenez. With only one year left, she plans to be involved in cross country, speech, soccer, student council, FBLA, YFC, athletic training, and Revolution. Jimenez was chosen as a team captain for the Lakeview speech team. As a captain she says, “I try to keep everybody’s spirits high by keeping a positive vibe.”

“I feel like teachers treat us like we're more mature now,” member of the National Honor Society, Jimenez focuses strongly on her grades, but she also has friends of all ages. “I don’t feel like I’m treated differently by underclassmen.”

“Facing responsibilities that I need to take care of before college,” she says has been the hardest transition to her senior year. Jimenez plans to attend UNO or UNL with no specific major in mind, but she says, “I might participate in the speech program.”