{"id":16794,"date":"2026-05-04T11:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/?p=16794"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T17:51:48","slug":"inspiring-peers-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2026\/05\/04\/inspiring-peers-and-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring peers and youth\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Ella Weidenhammer \u201927, staff writer <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Rebecca Lane, teaching and upholding high standards have come quite easily for her.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her senior fall semester, Lane was named one of the field hockey team\u2019s captains. In addition, she found herself in front of a class one mile down the road at Annville Elementary School. At the end of this semester, Lane will find herself walking across the stage with a degree in education and special education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’ve always known I wanted to work with kids, so teaching just felt right,\u201d Lane said. \u201cI’ve recently found a love for special education, which I didn’t initially expect. My goal each day is to make each kid’s day a little better, whatever that may look like.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lane is currently applying for a variety of teaching positions. During her student teaching, she taught third grade and provided autistic support.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unknown of post-grad is definitely a little nerve-racking,\u201d she said. \u201cBut I know everything will fall into place soon.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of the classroom, Lane has also left her mark on Arnold Field. The forward\/midfield senior captain started in 58 games, scored 20 goals and had 15 assists in her four years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlaying field hockey has allowed me to build meaningful relationships, provided challenges both physically and mentally, created the opportunity to be part of something bigger than myself, and inspired me to give back by coaching younger players,\u201d Lane said. \u201cThrough this, I\u2019ve been able to develop resilience, leadership and a strong sense of discipline. Most importantly, field hockey has shaped me into a more confident and driven person, qualities that I will carry with me far beyond the field.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 81 East Sheridan house, which is located on campus and where Lane lived, played a role in many of her college memories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was lucky enough to live there twice, with two different groups of people and we all have so many memories there,\u201d Lane said. \u201cThe mindset of living your best life and having fun has changed my perspective and helped me succeed in college. With the right mindset, everything you do can be fun, and these are the best years to live carefree.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ella Weidenhammer \u201927, staff writer  For Rebecca Lane, teaching and upholding high standards have come quite easily for her.   During her senior fall semester, Lane was named one of the field hockey team\u2019s captains. In addition, she found herself in front of a class one mile down the road at Annville Elementary […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-campus-news","8":"category-features"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16795,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16794\/revisions\/16795"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}