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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

Small creators come together in the face of hardship

Small creators come together in the face of hardship

Written by Gabby Bach, A&E Writer March 14, 2018

On January 16, YouTube announced its new eligibility requirements for its creators to achieve monetization of their videos. In order to be paid for the content they post, creators must have reached 1,000...

Oscars Dazzle With Star-Studded Guest List

Oscars Dazzle With Star-Studded Guest List

Written by Gabby Bach, A&E Writer March 14, 2018

For many fans of pop culture, one of the more prominent nights of award season was here. The 90th annual Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California...

Why the government shuts down

Written by Annie Coniglio, World News Writer March 7, 2018

According to Kimberly Amadeo, who writes economic and business news for The Balance, “a government shutdown is when non-essential discretionary federal programs close.” Our commander in chief, who...

2018 Winter Olympics: U.S. Final Medal Count

Written by Annie Coniglio, World News Writer March 6, 2018

The United States of America finished the 2018 Winter Olympics with a total of 23 Olympic medals. The United States had a total of 9 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze medals. Norway finished on top with a sum...

Book Review: "Let’s Talk About Love" by Claire Kann

Book Review: “Let’s Talk About Love” by Claire Kann

Written by Gabby Bach, A&E Writer March 6, 2018

The asexuality representation in this book is phenomenally developed and well-stated. The characters within this novel are entirely three dimensional and human to the core. The dialogue contains a nice...

Caleb performs at this year's Winter Fest.

The start of a student’s DJ aspirations

Written by Jessica Chavez, Editorial Editor February 28, 2018

Caleb Andrea, an LTHS sophomore, returned for another year of performing his music at TWIRP, but he didn’t get there overnight. “When I was in fourth grade my dad had a friend whose son was starting...

Girls 2017-2018 Varsity Basketball

Varsity girls basketball regular season comes to a close; post-season continues on

Written by Kirsten Adamski, Staff Writer February 27, 2018

The LTHS girls varsity basketball team had an exciting regular season with a record of 13-13. As they continue on to their post-season, their record became 16-13 with three wins in the playoffs. One of...

Why Youtube’s new policy is great

Written by Billy Jahnke, Staff Writer February 26, 2018

It seems, for the first time in 2 years, the Online community is split on a decision that Youtube has made. Recently, Youtube has changed its monetization policy. The new policy has it so that any channel...

TWIRP dance takes LTHS by storm

Written by Gabby Bach, A & E Writer February 26, 2018

  On February 17th the East Campus Field House was transformed into a Winter Wonderland for the annual TWIRP dance. For those that did not attend the event, there was much to behold. For starters,...

Chicago police commander killed in the line of duty

Written by Annie Coniglio, World News Writer February 21, 2018

On February 13th, Chicago police commander, Paul Bauer, was shot while responding to a call at the Thompson Center in Chicago. The shooting occurred near the government office building around 2:30 P.M....

First girls lacrosse team to start at LTHS

Written by Sarah Albertino, Staff Writer February 21, 2018

2018 marks a monumental moment LTHS athletics. For the first time in the school’s history, there will be an official girls lacrosse team. The team will be coached by Mr. David Smietanski. This is his...

From the inside of a mental health facility

From the inside of a mental health facility

Written by Jennie Alexandros, News Editor February 21, 2018

When you think of a mental health facility, what do you imagine? A white room with padded walls and straight jacks? Chains, evil staff, and flickering lights? Maybe even the terrifying asylum from “American...