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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

Lockport Finally Updating

Lockport Finally Updating

Written by Dylan Borzym, Staff Writer February 3, 2016

Lockport’s population has grown immensely over the last 20 years.  Growing its population by over 60% in the last 2 decades, Lockport has been able to make some new additions to the city.  There have...

Revenge Gone Wild in Revenant

Written by Carlos Nava, Staff Writer February 3, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio is a fantastic actor who has never won a single Oscar in his twenty year career.  That might all change with the release of his newest movie The Revenant, also starring Tom Hardy and...

Star Wars Wins Big in Movie Wars

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer January 27, 2016

In October 2012, George Lucas, the legendary creator of Star Wars sold his company Lucasfilm to Walt Disney Studios for more than $4 billion. Pretty soon, an awakening occurred that produced plans for...

Why the Oculus Rift Will Sell Well

Written by Jake Barnes, Staff Writer January 27, 2016

In 1995, Nintendo released the Virtual Boy video game console. The Virtual Boy was a virtual reality headset selling for $180, which is the equivalent of about $280 today. It was expected to be a huge...

Entertainment, Cringe-worthy and Wonderful

Written by Michael Reaney, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

Entertainment Directed by Rick Alverson Release Date: November 13, 2015 (select theaters, video on demand) Score: 8.8 / 10 A short, slightly hunch-backed man stands facing the mirror in his...

Pan Gets Panned

Written by Michael Reaney, Staff Writer November 16, 2015

Pan: 3/10 Of all the films to be released in 2015, Pan is the one the least amount of people were asking for (mind you, we also received a third Fantastic Four adaptation in August). Who wants a prequel...

The Martian Masterpiece

Written by Michael Reaney, Staff Writer November 16, 2015

The Martian: 8/10 Without a single American manned mission since 2011, it often seems like the idea of humans in space is one of the past, cemented in Cold War-era nationalism. However, with recent...

The Quay Brothers, a true horror film

Written by Michael Reaney, Staff Writer November 16, 2015

The Quay Brothers in 35mm: 10/10 Unnerving. Horrific. Magnificent. Groundbreaking. These are some of the words I would use in a vain attempt to describe the work of the Quay Brothers, but it is ultimately...

College Corner: Lewis University

College Corner: Lewis University

Written by Kyle Steinhoff, Staff Writer November 16, 2015

Lewis University is a medium sized college located in nearby  Romeoville, Illinois. This Catholic university currently has around 6,800 students ranging from local commuters to students from other countries....

Lockport and Lanyards

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer November 4, 2015

One of the newest policies at Lockport Township High School are lanyards that the students, staff, and visitors have to wear around their necks whenever they are inside either campus. The visitors have...

Cubs, There’s Always Next Year…

Written by Bradley Zimmerman, Staff Writer October 28, 2015

It was predicted by the 1989 movie Back to the Future Part II that the Cubs, on October 21, 2015, would win the World Series and end a 107-year championship drought. The Cubs, in a rare event in this day...

CD Review: To Pimp A Butterfly

Written by Kyle Steinhoff, Staff Writer October 21, 2015

Genre: Rap Band: Kendrick Lamar CD: To Pimp A Butterfly   Kendrick Lamar brings his roots into his rap as influence for this latest piece of rapping brilliance. Hit songs like I and King...