Romeoville Mayor to Second-Graders: 'Keep on Learning'

Submitted by Valley View School District:

Learning is a lifelong exercise according to Romeoville Mayor John Noak, who Tuesday encouraged R.C. Hill Elementary School second-graders to “learn everything you can and keep on learning.”

Speaking during Hill’s Career Week, the Mayor professed a fondness for his career because “I love being able to work in our community. I get to do different things each and every day. I’ve met a lot of interesting people.”

He urged the youngsters to take some time to think about their own futures as they grow up.

“Look at all of your career options and find something you really like to do,” Mayor Noak said.

In the meantime, he added, “Math is very important. You will need math in virtually any career. And stay focused on your reading right now because it is incredibly important too.”

Mayor Noak fielded a wide variety of questions including what career he wanted to go into when he was little (computer science), are you rich (“This isn’t the job for you if you want to be rich,”) and how much paperwork do you do (“Lots”).