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Coltyn Lazzarotto ‘thrilled’ to return to La Salle-Peru as athletic director · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Colton Lazaroto thrilled to return to LaSalle Peru as athletic director.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Kevin Schlum. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Ever since
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  Speaker 1: graduating from LaSalle Peru in twenty fifteen, Colton Lazarroto has
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  Speaker 1: wanted to return to work at his alma mater. He's
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  Speaker 1: served as an assistant football coach for the past seven years,
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  Speaker 1: but now we'll return to LP in a full time
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  Speaker 1: role after he was hired at Wednesday's Board of Education
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  Speaker 1: meeting as the school's next athletic director. It means a lot,
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  Speaker 1: said Lazarato, who played football and competed in track and
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  Speaker 1: field all four years of high school, also wrestling for
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  Speaker 1: two years. I've inquired about different types of positions throughout
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  Speaker 1: the years since I've gotten my degrees, and I've always
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  Speaker 1: wanted to end up back at LP. I've coached football
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  Speaker 1: the past seven years, so I never really severed that tie.
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  Speaker 1: I'm thrilled to have the position. I can't wait to
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  Speaker 1: start and can't wait to work with the community and
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  Speaker 1: LP as a whole, just to help the athletic department
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  Speaker 1: and the entire school After graduating from LP, Lazarroto earned
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  Speaker 1: a bachelor's in English from Illinois State University before receiving
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  Speaker 1: master's degrees in school social work and educational leadership from
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  Speaker 1: Aurora University. For the last four years, Lazarato has been
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  Speaker 1: a school social worker for Lasal Elementary. For the past
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  Speaker 1: three years, he's also served as athletic director. It's a
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  Speaker 1: different ballgame, Lazarato said about going from a junior high
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  Speaker 1: AD to high school. It's a bigger platform than a
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  Speaker 1: junior high athletic director. But because of that time at
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  Speaker 1: Lasal Elementary Schools being an AD, I feel like I've
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  Speaker 1: developed relationships with officials. I've learned how to manage schedules
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  Speaker 1: and the fine details that go with an AD position.
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  Speaker 1: It's just now going to be on a magnified scale.
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  Speaker 1: Lazarato said. He feels his connection with LP will help
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  Speaker 1: as he takes on his new role. I have relationships
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  Speaker 1: within the building with a lot of coaches of different sports,
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  Speaker 1: not just football, Lazarroto said. I also know a lot
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  Speaker 1: of the teachers from when I went there, but also
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  Speaker 1: through my time in the community since then I grew
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  Speaker 1: up here. I think having that background and having those
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  Speaker 1: relationships will help me hit the ground running when I
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  Speaker 1: take over as ad, Lazarato said he hopes to build
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  Speaker 1: on the culture that already exists within the LP athletic department.
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  Speaker 1: I think the first and foremost thing is that sense
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  Speaker 1: of culture. I just want to make sure that continues on,
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  Speaker 1: Lazarato said. I think we have a very proud community
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  Speaker 1: in lasal Peru, with the school in general and also
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  Speaker 1: within the athletic program. I think a lot of the
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  Speaker 1: community wants to see success, but also student athletes who
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  Speaker 1: continue to grow as they become adults and achieve their
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  Speaker 1: goals in the classroom and on the field. Lazarato takes
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  Speaker 1: over for Steve Anson, who served as the LP athletic
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  Speaker 1: director for three years before taking over as the school's
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  Speaker 1: principal this summer. Lazerato is the school's eighth athletic director
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  Speaker 1: since twenty twelve. It's definitely something I see as a
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  Speaker 1: long term career, Lazarato said, if anything, I could see
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  Speaker 1: myself in the future maybe moving horizontally within. But I
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  Speaker 1: love LaSalle Peru High School. I love everything it represents
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  Speaker 1: and how it shaped me, and it's not something that
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  Speaker 1: I'm going to move on from easily