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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

Star Fox Zero Review

Written by Jake Barnes, Staff Writer May 11, 2016

When Star Fox 64 was released in 1997, it was a surprise hit. In an age where long games with huge worlds were all the rage, Star Fox 64 was an hour long game that focused on quality over quantity. Every...

Written by Jacob Beavers, Staff Writer May 10, 2016

Modern media uses movie trailers as selling points. A good trailer will lead to more interest in a film and better sales. With such a focus on profit, is the film industry devaluing the movie going experience? Recently,...

White Sox/Cubs Spring Training

Written by Kyle Steinhoff, Staff Writer April 27, 2016

Spring Training could not have started out any differently for the North and South Siders. The White Sox jumped out to an early 4-1-1 record with big victories over the Padres and Angels. They have thus...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Written by Jake Barnes, Staff Writer April 27, 2016

With a 28 percent on rotten tomatoes, it was hard not to have low expectations for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The biggest complaint that you will hear from most people is that there is too much...

Two Main Terror Suspects Arrested in Belgium

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer March 23, 2016

At approximately 8am local time on March 22, Brussels, Belgium was rocked by two explosions at the Brussels Airport and, an hour later, a third on board a subway train as it pulled into a station. The...

Coleco Chameleon: The Retro Video Game System

Written by Jake Barnes, Staff Writer March 23, 2016

Since video game consoles began to allow connection to the internet, updates and downloadable content have become major parts of modern gaming. Free updates allow developers to fix bugs found after...

GameTrailers’ Surprising Shut Down

Written by Jake Barnes, Staff Writer March 10, 2016

When GameTrailers was founded in 2002, online video game journalism was still a new concept. Most video game news was consumed in printed magazines or on television. It was a huge success. Competing well...

Varsity Basketball

March 10, 2016

College Corner: Valparaiso University

Written by Kyle Steinhoff, Staff Writter March 1, 2016

Valparaiso University is an independent, private Lutheran university. It was established in 1858 and is located in Valparaiso, Indiana. There is currently 3,183 undergraduate students and 916 graduate...

Lockport Varsity Cheerleaders Fall Short At State

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer February 17, 2016

At any football and basketball game, home or away, you will find Lockport’s cheerleaders on the sidelines, cheering the team on and getting the crowd excited. Like the sporting events they cheer at,...

The Power of Empowerment

Written by Vanessa Scales, Staff Writer February 10, 2016

We all have points in our lives as high school students where we just feel like we cannot do anything, but everyone deserves to know that they are worth more than the voices in their head. Being able to...

Lockport Survives Close Game At Aurora West

Written by Brandon Wenzel, Staff Writer February 3, 2016

The Lockport boys basketball team rebounded from a 46-52 loss versus conference foe Homewood Flossmoor to win 44-43 at West Aurora on Jan. 23. This was the Porters first win at West Aurora since a 58-50...