Penne, Dominic Lee

by morgan iverson

As we enter this year we are all experiencing new things. One of the biggest changes for some students at Lakeview Jr.-Sr. High is  becoming a senior. Class of 2017 have began their senior year and some just can’t wait to get out, but some are sad that it eventually has to end.

“As a freshman all I could think about was, “WOW, I can’t wait to get out of this school!” But now I want it all to slow down just a little bit,” shared Penne. He is determined to make his final year at Lakeview very memorable. Penne is a proud new athlete on the Cross Country team this year, “I’ve decided to go out for a sport I could have never imagined doing!” Penne says the members of the team is a leader in a way. “We all keep each other moving forward. If someone needs a little more motivation, then we give them the motivation by running by them and making sure they keep on moving.” Cross Country isn’t the only sport that Penne enjoys. He also plans to return as a leader and varsity competitor in track and field competing in triple jump. He will end his senior sports career playing for the senior Lakeview baseball team in this coming up this summer.

Penne has noticed a change when walking in the halls of Lakeview. “The underclassman show me respect.” But something that he has really enjoyed about becoming a senior is how much more comfortable he has become in the classroom. “Now that I’m a senior the teachers kind of treat me differently; I think they trust me a lot more than they use to. Which makes coming to class so much better.”

“The hardest transition would probably be changing my mindset of everything.” Penne admits, “ My junior year I didn’t really think about where I wanted to go to college or what I wanted to do for a career. Now that I’m a senior, that is all I am thinking about.” Penne is feeling the weight and responsibility of being a senior and is shocked on how quickly everything changed. “I went from goofing around to making some really important life decisions.” Penne has been considering attending Iowa for college and possibly playing baseball. He likes the idea of being out of Nebraska but close enough to home that visiting isn’t much of an issue.