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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

Disney’s newest Mexican culture based movie

Written by Nancy Rivera, Student Writer December 22, 2017

**Spoiler alert** Disney’s Pixar movie, Coco, has brought much attention for its cultural-based story plot. It won the box office twice on the weekends of November 25-26 and December 2-3. It has made...

The new alcohol tax cut

Written by Zayne Giertuga, Staff Writer December 21, 2017

Recently, the Senate passed a new tax cut lowering the tax on alcohol that will take effect from December 31 of this year to December 31, 2019. The tax will lower taxes for alcohol production by about...

Coping with rejection

Written by Adriana Watson, Editorial Writer December 20, 2017

Although rejection may seem catastrophic in the moment, it’s something that is fairly easy to overcome. Unfortunately, the most effective cure for rejection is being rejected. The theory being that by...

Just one of the holiday lights display at Creekside South

Holiday lights of Lockport

Written by Lauren Jankowski, Staff Writer and Student Journalist December 20, 2017

The holidays bring on many traditions for all friends and families. Some people go Christmas carolling, some make gingerbread houses, and some go light hunting. Light hunting, when one drives around...

Some of the members of the Boys' Varsity Bowling Team after a win at Strike and Spare, Dec 7th

Spare some time for LTHS bowling team

Written by Ben Bauer, Sports Editor and Student Journalist December 20, 2017

Winter sports at Lockport Township High School provide students with opportunities to beat cabin fever and to forget the shortcomings of the fall. Students at LTHS can watch the bowling teams compete at...

Villagers in Bali living in an evacuation zone

Written by Annie Coniglio, World News Writer December 11, 2017

In Manggis, Indonesia, villagers have been worrying if Mount Agung is going to erupt. Mount Agung is 9,944 feet high. Mount Agung is a stratovolcano, which is a volcano and that is created from numerous...

2018 Grammy nominations announced

Written by Sarah Albertino, Staff Writer December 10, 2017

The nominations for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on November 28th. The ceremony will take place on January 28th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden and will be hosted by James Corden. The Grammy...