Porter Press

Great season for LTHS marching band

Written by Haley Wyatt, Staff Writer November 16, 2016

Last weekend marked the end of a great year for Lockport’s Marching Porters. The Lockport Township High School marching band participated in the Bands of America Grand National Championships at Lucas...

Trump is new president-elect

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer November 9, 2016

The results of the 2016 United States presidential election are in. Donald Trump has won the election. He will be the 45th President of the United States of America. Mike Pence, the Governor of Indiana...

The Big Day

November 8, 2016

The big day

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Senior Staff Writer November 8, 2016

The day America had been waiting for is finally here. It's November 8, 2016, and right now, America is voting into office the 45th President of the United States. After more than nineteen months, since...

Giving students a better tomorrow

Written by Adriana Watson, Editorial Editor November 8, 2016

It started out slow. A few people strolling here and there, a few tables decorated with flyers and banners. Then, in what seemed to be just a few minutes, it turned into Times Square on a Friday night....

Body image and eating disorders

Written by Jennie Alexandros, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

Living in a world where looks seem to overrule any other trait a person has can have an abhorrent effect on adolescents and young children. According to the website “Eating Disorder Hope,” around...

Cubs win World Series

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer November 7, 2016

It’s not a dream nor a fantasy. It’s reality and it’s over. The Chicago Cubs have won the World Series. On November 2, in Game 7 of the World Series, the Cubs ended a championship drought that...

EXTRA! EXTRA! The LTHS school play is here!

Written by Brandon Wenzel, Sports Editor November 2, 2016

          The Lockport Porter Players will be performing their annual fall play starting this Thursday in the auditorium.  This year’s play, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, will have four performances...

The dead fight

Written by Adriana Watson October 13, 2016

In the early 1900s, a movement began that would change this country for the better. Women began to rise up: they dusted off their skirts, grabbed their bicycles and signs, and began to fight for a right...

The strange case for the supplement draft

Written by Kyle Steinhoff October 12, 2016

One of the most unheard of, and quite frankly most unused ways for NFL eligible college players to enter the league is through the supplemental draft. This draft is formed so that underclassmen who did...