Westside High School teaches business savvy in ‘Hatch’ program

Yard work isn’t an unusual side hustle for high school students looking to earn some cash after class, but a pair of Westside seniors has bigger plans than most of their teenage competitors.”All these companies around us, Lanoha, all these huge companies, just getting to that level, honestly,” explained Tyler Spady of his post-graduation plans.Spady and his business partner Tyler Godinez officially licensed their business: TNT Lawn Services. The two were helped out by free time created by remote learning during last year’s pandemic schooling.”Took care of 75 to 100 people in that time period where most people were just chilling at home, I guess,” Godinez said. “You know, we kind of realized we both like making money and could take it further.”Godinez and Spady got some business guidance from Westside High School’s ‘Hatch’ program. It’s a class geared toward entrepreneurial minds, and since 2018, nearly 60 students have worked on business…

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