DLP and transition students work to ‘Wake-Up WEGO’
West Chicago Community High School saw the introduction of a new coffee shop that provides DLP and transition students with on-the-job experience.
Photo by Tommy Doyle
Students in transition and DLP launched a new coffee shop at West Chicago Community High School in the fall of 2024.
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Tommy Doyle, Reporter
Tommy Doyle is a what most people would consider a well-rounded athlete: this senior plays baseball, basketball, and is the wide receiver for the football team at WEGO. He has high hopes for these teams in the coming year, especially after the conference switch at the end of the previous season. Despite facing challenging classes such as AP Physics, Doyle is looking forward to getting accepted to his dream college where he will study accounting.

Jonathan Saucedo, Opinions Editor
Jonathan is a senior who joined the Wildcat Chronicle in his sophomore year: through the newspaper, he has learned many important lessons - not only about journalism, but about life in general.
Jonathan was able to successfully get his Opinions Editor role in his junior year due to his hard efforts, and has been it ever since. He is grateful for this position and his ability to be a leader for the Chronicle. He received his first Best of SNO on one of the editorials he worked on earlier this year, and is a Blue Ribbon Award recipient through the Northern Illinois Student Press Association for his ongoing column “Jonathan Says.”
Besides Journalism, Jonathan loves the draw/sketch - yeah, well… he dropped the fascade and admits he is not as good at drawing as he claims to be. He still very much doodles when classes get a little boring, though.
He also has a very sociable personality and can talk to people very easily, he even got better at talking to the whole class (presentations). It is very clear that having a higher role in journalism brought him to a more professional level.
His goal was to finish 25 assignments in a whole school year, which is easier said than done. He did not complete 25 pieces. But, he did win several awards last year, so that is great on his end.
Jonathan’s junior year goal was to find job, and to everyone’s surprise, he was able to successfully pull a job at McDonald’s, leaving him no longer sad and broke, but rich and happy.
He is excited for his final semester of journalism, and cannot wait to be a part of the team all yet another year long. His time is ticking at the Chronicle, and he wants to do something big before he leaves the team.

Diego Villafuerte, Reporter
Diego Villafuerte is a senior at West Chicago Community High School, and he is still undecided as to what he wants to do in the future. Yet, he has a few choices in mind, such as being an electrician, architect, or pursuing metalworks.
In his free time, Diego likes hanging out with friends and participating in a variety of activities, such as longboarding, exploring new places, and photography. Diego also plays the piano as a hobby. His favorite music artists are BrenJoy and Bungalow Collect, and you can often find him listening to songs such as "Fiji fine", "Henny in the Hamptons", and "Normalized".