by Katlyn Smelcer |

Travelling all the way from Italy, Lorenzo D’Ippolito knows a thing or two about living in a different country. He came to Liberty on scholarship from the American Field Service. He is glad he did.
“I love America,” senior Lorenzo D’Ippolito said. Schools in Italy are much more structured; here at Liberty High School many students feel overworked and over disciplined, but Lorenzo does not think so.
“I had to study a lot back home because my school is very difficult,” he said. But his hard work has paid off, allowing him the opportunity to high school in a different country.
“I had to take three tests and speak with the people from the American Field Service about why I want to come here and about how well I speak English,” Lorenzo said. He has since grown to like Liberty.
“I like this school because the teachers are friendly, I like the subjects, and I like all the sport spirit,” Lorenzo said. He especially enjoys the spirit towards soccer.
“I like the soccer games because in Italy soccer is the biggest sport,” Lorenzo said. Attending the soccer games also helped Lorenzo get to know some of the students.
“Rhonda Dempsey introduced me to him at a soccer game, then I realized he was in my Spanish class,” senior Leah Rutliff said. Moving to a new school is nerve racking for anyone, but Lorenzo seems to have handled the transition with ease, even making a good impression on the students here.

“Lorenzo is very sweet, he seems like a gentlemen,” junior Courtney Custer said. Students must be at least a little different than students back in Italy, and the students here do notice it.
Lorenzo came to our school for a once in a lifetime learning experience and he is definitely glad he did it.
“I like this experience, I like the people here because they are family and they will wait for you if you don’t understand,” Lorenzo said.