001Friday Friday Friday wild cats Friday May 17th It's the Final Friday of the school year it goes so fast we're going to talk to some more wild cats see what their highlight of the school year is and what some advice they may have for incoming wild cats all right wild cats come on last Friday of the Year let's be on Friday funay you've been W two All Season all right way to stop I'm here with Kevin Jenny what you're in school are you guys uh freshman I graduated yesterday congratulations chat back for an AP test today yeah you sound excited about it it's our last Friday of the school year can you believe it goes so fast what was your highlight of this school year M to be honest please be honest I don't even
002know football games what piece of advice we've been having all of our eighth graders visit this week what piece of advice would you have for new wild cats in the fall as they start their Journey here at West Chicago High School just pass your classes don't fail any of your classes yeah you'll regret it if you do a piece of advice you just graduated four years goes quick what piece of advice would you have for those freshman just do your class work and with that you can pass the class just do work and you can pass the class all right wild cats I'm here with Jana Ava Olivia what year in school are you guys we're sophomores sophomore sophomore she answer her for all of you okay they're sophomores about to be Juniors can you
003believe it halfway done with high school Final Friday of the school year what was your highlight of this school year the homecoming pep rally was really fun English class with Miss Cen and Jana all right English class gets a shout out today leaving after finals into winter break winter break finals halfway through the year celebrating all right we've been having our eighth graders visit all week what piece of advice would you have for them to get their freshman year off on the right foot even though finals seem to be half a year away start preparing for them early don't wait till the last minute to for them organize your things and make a lot of friends don't be scared to take honors classes they really weren't that bad listen to the sophomores they're halfway through
004high school they're ready to be Juniors thanks for the highlights and the advice all right wild cats I'm here with Anna what year at school are you I'm a freshman congratulations on getting your first year of high school under your belt hopefully it's gone well what's been your highlight of your freshman year probably homecoming the coming week and also the soccer season she's a soccer player played on Varsity this year had a great season we've had our eighth graders visiting all week what piece of advice would you give get involved with the school cuz it's it's a good way to make friends and just stay connected make friends stay connected get involved great piece of advice Friday fun oh no eye contact got no eye contact there that's a no all right Wildcat I'm here
005with Maha Maha what year in school are you uh I'm a junior right now Junior right now one more week and then you're a senior you excited about that not really okay most people get excited to head into senior year Maha wants to say a junior what was your highlight of the school year our football team went to playoffs for like the first time in 20 years first time in 20 plus years is a great highlight we're going to go back to back in the fall I feel confident about that what piece of advice would you have for a freshman class as they start in August go to class keep your grades up go to class keep your grades up is that simple all right Wildcats I'm here with uho what year in school are
006you I think I'm a sophomore you think you're a sophomore have you been here 2 years I think so about to be a junior you excited about that sure what was your highlight of the school year the AP exam wow AP exam enjoy his AP class and the AP exam what piece of advice would you have for a freshman class as they get started in August absolutely study like I cannot stress this enough study hit the books and you'll do well thanks amilio all right Wildcats I'm here with Leo vul what year in school are you sophomore halfway through high school can you believe it has it gone fast yeah what was your highlight of this school year probably high school baseball you a big Notre Dame baseball fan yeah I'm more of an Iowa
007guy but I like hearing that I went to Iowa we've been hosting our eighth graders all week what piece of advice would you have for them for their freshman year show up to your classes and like do homework half of life is showing up show up to your classes and you're going to do fine all right wild cats I'm here with Bella what year in school area I'm a sophomore halfway through High School you excited about that uh yeah you excited to be a junior um yeah what was your highlight of the school year I don't know probably helping out with sports helping out with sports being a part of the Wildcat Athletics team we had unprecedented success this year what piece of advice would you have for our freshman as they get started in
008the fall do all your work and don't put it off to the last minute hey Wildcats I'm here with Maggie Maggie welcome back to the show what was your highlight of the school year doing cross country this year and this was my first year in cross country that was really fun tried something new she had a great experience what piece of advice would you have for our freshmen as they get started in the fall do lots of activities talk to a lot of people get to know people you never know get out of your comfort zone never know what might happen it's probably going to be a good experience try some new things great advice Maggie all right wild cats I'm here with Jania what year in school are you 10th grade 10th grade what
009was your highlight of your 10th grade year I think probably getting to do like shows and stuff with my friends shows and stuff with her friend she was a star in Mean Girls just a few weeks ago on the stage everybody saw it loved it what piece of advice would you have for our freshman as they get started in the fall stay out of drama there's like not like the club not the drama club she's endorsing the drama club don't get in arguments with people for stupid things stay out of the drama yeah yeah rise above it thank you Jan great advice all right wild cats I'm here with Milli what year in school area I'm a sophomore you're walking into school with a guitar today do you always bring a guitar to school no
010why do you have I'm auditioning for a musical later best of luck what has been your highlight of the school year probably all the concerts I've done with choir entertaining the masses what piece of advice would you have for our freshman as they get started off in August just be yourself don't try to change yourself to fit in that's great advice be yourself you'll find your group great advice all right wild cats I'm here with MacKenzie Emma Gana what year in school are you guys freshman freshman freshman freshman they got through their freshman here it's the last week of school looks like you all stopped at Duncan on your way in give yourself a little boost here on this Friday what has been the highlight of your freshman year probably meeting new people and like
011I really like the football games were really fun oh the football games are really fun and all the teachers are mostly nice all the teachers are mostly nice I think that works meeting new friends and like meeting new seniors because most of my friends are seniors and that was really sad to like see them all leave expanding your friend group so a year ago you guys were in eth grade we've been hosting the eighth graders all week what piece of advice would you have for them as they get started on their freshman year talk to your teachers like make sure you have a connection with them it will just help you to be like a better student overall actually talk to your teachers we're not that scary we're just like you just older don't go
012into your classes thinking you're overly confident and thinking you're smarter because you will probably have something that you are going to struggle with be confident but not too confident you're going to learn some more stuff go to academic support it's not that scary don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help oh you got another one you got another one take the advantage to retake test take the take the advantage all right we offer retakes here take advantage of that it's going to help your grades we want you to do well they've had a great freshman here you guys will too all right wild cats I'm here [Music] with little buggy they mowed the lawn yesterday we got some bugs flying around our about cats I'm here with summer summer we're heading into summer
013you're finishing up your junior year about to be a senior you excited about that yes what has been the highlight of your junior year probably prom it was a magical evening always an excellent event been having our eighth graders here all week what piece of advice would you have for these students as they start their jne at West Chicago High School get involved do sports do clubs Don't just run around the school get involved do sports do clubs Don't just run around the school unless you're a part of a sports team then you can run around the school for practice but don't just be running around the school thanks summer have a great summer all right wild cats that was fun great to talk to so many of our students seems like a lot of
014students had a great school year have an amazing summer finish strong next week with final exams and we'll see you in the fall [Music]