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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

Drum Major Amanda Medina Segura holding the Lake Park trophy

Marching band’s monumental victory

Written by Ryan Meyer, Copy Editor September 22, 2017

For the first time in 39 years on September 9th, LTHS’ marching band won first place in the Lake Park Marching Band Competition. In order to find out what made the band victorious, LTHS senior drum majors...

Social media apps are frequently used throughout the day.

Can your phone contribute to stress levels?

Written by Erika Klejka, Student Writer September 22, 2017

Have you ever been with someone who was constantly on his or her phone? You aren’t the only one. According to the Pew Research Center in February 2016, people in today’s society are so addicted that...

Hurricane Irma spawned a tornado that damaged 
the siding on the condo complex that the photographer of this photo, Kevin,
lives in.

A Florida resident talks about his Irma experience

Written by Tannor Giertuga and Zayne Giertuga September 22, 2017

After Hurricane Irma hit the southeast coast of America, we wanted to know how residents felt.  We had the opportunity to interview Kevin Keuper, a Florida resident, about his thoughts on the whole situation....

The LTHS Speech Team at one of its first meetings in room 236, east campus.

Speech team: It’s more than public speaking

Written by Imani Tapley, Student Writer September 21, 2017

It’s finally time for comedians, public speakers, and dramatic actors to shine. Lockport Township High School’s Speech Team had its  first meeting on Thursday, September 14th. The new head coach Ms. Kennedy...

Photo was taken August 18th at one of the football games.

Starkey’s fighting football culture

Written by Zach Stangel, Sports Editor and Student Journalist September 21, 2017

Lockport's football season is finally here and so is the culture and leadership. Mr. Daniel Starkey, varsity football coach, says ,“The team wants to go to the IHSA Class 8A playoffs and go further than...

The LTHS band hard at work at rehearsing one of its routines.

Kicking off band season with a bang

Written by Jennie Alexandros, News Editor September 20, 2017

Lockport High School's band is kicking off the season with a good start. According to Hannah Compton, an LTHS sophomore, “This year we are overall better than last year, and we are further along than...

LTHS Youth Football Night

Written by Zach Vestal, Staff Writer and Photographer September 20, 2017

The night of September 8th was a big night for the Homer Stallions and Junior Porters. The Stallions created a tunnel for the Lockport Porter’s Varsity team to walk through at Lockport’s fourth Youth...

The lie of “love at first sight”

The lie of “love at first sight”

Written by Adriana Watson, Staff Writer September 19, 2017

Perhaps the biggest issue regarding gender is that neither gender truly understands the other. Women just assume that men think like them (which is hilariously false), and men typically have no idea what...

"IT" movie review: horror done right

“IT” movie review: horror done right

Written by Sarah Albertino, Staff Writer September 19, 2017

It is not a perfect film. The biggest issue is the portrayals of Bill Denbrough and Beverly Marsh by Jaeden Lieberher and Sophia Lillis. They both have potential, but their emotional and verbal delivery...

Instagram removes innocent photo

Written by Jennie Alexandros, News Editor September 18, 2017

According to Healthline, Goldenhar Syndrome is a condition in which there are “abnormalities” in the formation of the face and head. The syndrome is extremely rare and is only present in about 1 in...

Taken September 14th: Lockport’s Semifinal of the Pepsi Show Down

Lockport Township High School boys soccer ‘goals’

Written by Ben Bauer, Student Writer September 18, 2017

If you enjoy watching soccer or just enjoying rooting for the Porters, this fall should be exciting. There are 3 levels of boys soccer: Freshman, JV, and Varsity. The soccer teams compete in the 3A Division...