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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

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The Impact of Climate Change

Written by Annie Coniglio, News Editor, Editor-in-chief November 24, 2020

Climate change has impacted the lives of many and as time goes on, it only becomes more of a critical issue. The world witnessed Australia go up in flames back in July 2019, record breaking temperatures...

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Trunk or Treat with the Best Buddies

Written by Emily Thompson, Features Editor November 16, 2020

People who are a part of the club Best Buddies, participated in their annual Trunk or Treat festivity. Best Buddies is an organization where kids come together to help spread awareness about intellectual...

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Stephenie Meyer Finally Tells Us Something New: Midnight Sun Review

Written by Abigail Worker, A & E writer November 12, 2020

To begin, Stephenie Meyer wrote her latest book; Midnight Sun, based on her series, The Twilight Saga. Midnight Sun is from Edward Cullen’s point of view, and if you are a Twi-hard then this is everything...

Boys Varsity Golf Finishes Season Strong Despite Disappointing Ending

Boys Varsity Golf Finishes Season Strong Despite Disappointing Ending

Written by Ryan Bennett, Sports Editor November 5, 2020

Even though the Lockport boys varsity golf team did not get to compete at state, they still performed well this season, winning regionals and finishing third at sectionals. Unfortunately, it was announced...

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Trick or Treat

Written by Ayden Mercado, Editorial editor November 5, 2020

Halloween, jump scares and spooky fun with delicious candy assortments. Groups of friends or  family go trick or treating collecting pounds and pounds of candy at each house, plotting which house would...

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McKenzie Ellis: An Artist Who Blew Up on TikTok

Written by Makaya Carroll, Photographer, A & E Editor November 4, 2020

TikTok is a social network for sharing videos created by users, mainly lip-syncing to common songs by individuals. Users also make and post their own videos with themselves singing, dancing, or just interacting...

Vote now for the People's Choice Award!

Vote now for the People’s Choice Award!

Written by Emily Thompson, Features Editor November 4, 2020

The People’s Choice Awards have been around since 1975. This American show recognizes people in the entertainment business who have been in movies, TV shows, music, and pop culture. In 2005, they switched...

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The Rise of Breast Cancer Awareness

Written by Emily Maier, News Editor October 30, 2020

Throughout the month of October is known as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many people bring attention to this by wearing pink, donating to charities, and educating themselves about the disease....

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Artificial Intelligence Reimagines the Way Holocaust Survivors Share their Stories

Written by Annie Coniglio, News Editor October 29, 2020

The movie “Schindler’s List” was so compelling for Heather Maio that she began to brainstorm ways to carry on Holocaust survivor’s stories. With the help of artificial intelligence, she began her...

Is Voting Important?

Is Voting Important?

Written by Kaia Hsu, Editorial editor October 29, 2020

Every four years, there is an election to determine who will be the next President of The United States of America, and people 18 and above are allowed to vote. Now is the time to determine what one would...

Foles or Trubisky: Who Should Start for the Bears?

Foles or Trubisky: Who Should Start for the Bears?

Written by Ryan Bennett, Sports Editor October 21, 2020

As we stand today, the Chicago Bears are 5-1 and are in first place in their division. Many NFL analysts predicted the Bears to do poorly; some even predicted them to finish last place in their division....

ACT/SAT Optional

Written by Kaia Hsu, Editorial editor October 9, 2020

Although fall seems like the most relaxing season, the stress levels of seniors are always exceedingly high, especially now. During autumn, many high school seniors begin their application for colleges,...