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Porter Press

The student news site of Lockport Township High School

Porter Press

The student news site of Lockport Township High School

Porter Press

A traditional lay down tanning bed, accessed from Wikimedia Commons

The extreme danger from tanning beds

Written by Halle Spasovski, Staff writer May 27, 2025

Remember that trend from the 2000s where people were going tanning every Tuesday for $5? This is still around, and it's actually a current trend. Tanning beds are glorified as a quick and convenient way...

A stack of memoirs at East Campus waiting for next year's students to pick them up

Educated by Tara Westover: A must-read memoir

Written by Estelle Brownlee, Staff writer May 23, 2025

For the end of the year, students in AP Lang were assigned to read “Educated: A memoir” by Tara Westover. I was already intrigued because I've been told it was a good book, but nothing could have prepared...

NHL ceremony - Stanley Cup trophy on the white stand, black background, Vancouver BC - October 22, 2018

The chase for the Stanley Cup has begun

Written by Nicholas Purpura, Staff writer May 22, 2025

Every year around the middle of April the NHL Playoffs begin. The playoffs run through mid-June, when one team earns the right to hoist the Stanley Cup, named after former Canadian Governor Lord Stanley....

Created by Ally Kanosky using screenshots from mentioned actresses' Instagram accounts.

Leave these actresses alone

Written by Ally Kanosky, Staff writer May 17, 2025

Lately, there has been an internet trend where actresses have been receiving unjustified hate due to their appearances. Whereas men who are deemed not conventionally attractive are praised for representing...

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What happened to the kids store Justice?

Written by Ally Kanosky, Staff writer May 8, 2025

If you were a tween girl in the mid 2010s, you probably remember Justice, a clothing store designed for ages 6-12. The brand was known for its inclusion of various staples in a girl’s wardrobe at the...