In a town the size of Antioch, it’s to be expected that you run into multiple people you know every day. Whether it’s just a quick grocery shopping trip at Walmart or a sporting event here at Antioch Community High School, you’re bound to see someone you know, whether you like it or not.

Let’s face it. The people of Antioch are connected in more ways than we could possibly count. From random family members that knew each other back in high school to a boss that used to be neighbors with your uncle, these connections are endless.

During the past couple of months, the Tom Tom staff sought to find ways in which the people of Antioch are connected. We’ve dedicated this issue’s features to these connections, whether they be blatantly obvious or subtleties.

Though there were many possibilities, one of the ideas we decided to focus on was how families that all went to school at ACHS are connected. Many families in Antioch had multiple siblings attend ACHS within a few years of each other. They were each able to relay a different perspective, all while talking about essentially the same experience.

However, the citizens of Antioch are also connected by and serve as “connectors” for subjects that affect a much greater audience than just our small town in Lake County, Ill. From the multiple faces of cyber bullying, domestic violence and a program that helps African countries overseas, Antioch and ACHS offer support for both people in our own area and for others we may not even know.

Essentially, what we discovered is that there are always multiple sides and viewpoints to what may seem like a simple topic with a one way connection. There may be an obvious victim and perpetrator, but also the not so obvious supporter and bystander. Each of the roles is unique and important in its own way.

With this same idea of the many perspectives that make up ACHS, we are thrilled to release our first round of ONE|SEQUOIT video projects! For the first set of videos, we decided to focus on staff members that attended ACHS as teenagers and then decided to come back as employees rather than students.

Each Sequoit explains exactly what being a part of ACHS means to them and the person ACHS has helped make them into.

These ONE|SEQUOIT features exemplify the qualities (and ACHS connections) that made them perfect candidates to make ACHS their home once again.

These videos are available online at www.tomtomnews.com. Let us know what you think by leaving a reply in the comments section at the bottom of the story. And remember, once a Sequoit, always a Sequoit!