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The student news site of Lockport Township High School

Porter Press

The student news site of Lockport Township High School

Porter Press

Tiny Christmas trees made of paper

Christmas Crossroads craft fair photo slide show

Written by Angelina Borne, Photographer November 26, 2017

Stranger Things: Season two gets darker

Written by Sarayah Villasenor, Staff Writer November 26, 2017

**Before reading: Spoiler Alert** When we last saw our favorite groups of misfit middle schoolers, rag tag teens, and sceptical adults on the Netflix original series hit TV show, Stranger Things, they...

What I learned from rejection

Written by Adriana Watson, Staff Writer November 22, 2017

I recently volunteered at Christmas Crossroads, a craft show hosted by the Lockport Women’s Club, collecting donations for United Service Organizations and Tender Loving Care, an animal shelter in Homer...

Cross Country Girls Varsity 2016-2017

Cross country girls make it to state

Written by Kirsten Adamski, Staff Writer November 21, 2017

From the start of the season all the way to the end, the girls cross country team has brought pride to Lockport. This season they placed 3rd in regionals, 4th in sectionals, and 23rd in state. Coach...

Cross Country Boys Varsity 2016-2017

Boys’ cross country season ends with qualifying for state

Written by Kirsten Adamski, Staff Writer November 21, 2017

The LTHS boys’ cross country team’s season has been, as Coach Thomas Razo says, “exciting and fun.” Never has this been more true, as they qualified for state this year, which means this is the...

Why gun control shouldn’t happen

Written by Zayne Giertuga, Staff Writer November 20, 2017

With the recent Las Vegas shooting, the New York terrorist attack, and the more recent Texas church massacre, gun control has been a highly controversial issue in which both Republicans and Democrats have...

Photo of the lost dog, Butkus

Man in search for his lost dog

Written by Jennie Alexandros, News Editor November 20, 2017

On November 16, at around 1:30 pm, John’s beloved dog, Butkus, went missing by his house in Tinley Park. As an act of kindness, he asks to keep an eye out for his dog and to “please bring him back...

Tampa Bay scare

Written by Tannor Giertuga, Staff Writer November 20, 2017

For the rest of the United States, most of us have celebrated a normal Halloween this year.  We all put out bowls of candy for the kids to come and grab.  This year in Tampa Bay, a murderer is on the...

The delightful melodies of LTHS choirs

Written by Deviyon Fitts, Student Writer November 15, 2017

Everyone sings. Whether it’s alone in the shower, with friends, while in the car, or lightly to themselves using headphones. Everyone sings. However, some people take singing to the next level. Choir...

What really happened when two women were lost at sea

Written by Annie Coniglio, World News Writer November 14, 2017

On October 25th, two women from Hawaii, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava, were rescued from the Navy after being lost at sea for five months. Their plan was to travel from Hawaii to Tahiti. Both women and...

Entire varsity girls' swim team at sectionals after placing first

Girls’ varsity swim team: breaking records and winning sectionals

Written by Jessica Chavez, Editorial Editor November 14, 2017

Kayley Uy, Oliwia Wolek, Emily Johnson, and Lindsey Merk start sectionals strong winning the first 200 yard medley relay and breaking the pool record at 1:49.16 this past Saturday. Moving on to...

Porter Press staff writer Lauren Jankowski and siblings celebrating LUC’s 2016-2017 graduation.

College Editorial: Becoming a Loyola Rambler

Written by Lauren Jankowski, Staff Writer November 13, 2017

To some students, senior year in high school is all about football games, prom, and senioritis, but there is one elephant in the room that most of these students seem to try and ignore: college. The...