Porter Press

The benefits of learning a new language

Written by Adriana Watson, Editorial Editor March 22, 2017

As inductions to honors societies for foreign languages are coming up at LTHS, I find it suitable to talk a bit about the benefits of learning a foreign language. The majority of high school students choose...

LTHS freshman raises money for family in need after house fire

LTHS freshman raises money for family in need after house fire

Written by Daniel Cruz, Staff Writer and Photographer March 21, 2017

Christmas is normally a time for joyous celebration with our loved ones, but our story doesn’t begin like that. Our story begins with a family’s house exploding right around Christmas time. However,...

Girls badminton team kickoff its season

Written by Jennie Alexandros, Staff Writer March 10, 2017

As the spring sports kickoff this season, badminton starts with a lot of positive vibes. Allison Brown, a freshman who is now in the team, attended all three days of tryouts from February 27th to March...

Laziness in the form of packets

Written by Stephanie Guzman, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2017

Throughout the span of a student's high school career, he or she encounters a diverse amount of teachers each year with their own teaching methods. Each student has a preferred method of teaching: there’s...

Team Brad Sandwiches wins the tournament!

LTHS hosts annual dodgeball tournament

Written by Patricia Lee, Staff Writer February 27, 2017

Jump! Dive! Throw! Duck! On Wednesday, February 15th, LTHS held their 5th annual dodgeball tournament in honor of TWIRP week. At 6 o’clock that evening, participants and spectators made their way...

TWIRP Dance Photos

February 22, 2017

A day without immigrants

Written by Jessica Chavez, Staff Writer February 21, 2017

Last Thursday, February 16th, immigrants all around the country were boycotting school, work, and businesses. The movement is a response to Trump’s agenda in sealing the border from Mexico and ban travel...

TWIRP dance rocks LTHS

February 21, 2017

A blizzard of confetti falls at TWIRP

TWIRP dance rocks LTHS

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Senior Staff Writer February 21, 2017

Lockport’s annual TWIRP dance occurred over the weekend on Saturday, February 18, from 7 to 10 pm at East Campus Field House, and it was a huge success and a huge blast. TWIRP is a Sadie Hawkins Dance,...

The boys varsity basketball teams of LTHS and Bolingbrook, both teams decked out in pink for Porters vs. Cancer Night.

Porters vs. cancer

Written by Brooke Drury, Staff Writer February 16, 2017

The Lockport boys varsity basketball team played a hard game during the Porters versus Cancer game against Bolingbrook on February 3rd. With the final score being 49 to 55, the Bolingbrook Raiders took...