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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

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Lockport diver makes it to state

Written by James Wyatt, Staff writer March 5, 2025

This past weekend, the Lockport Swim and Dive Team competed at the IHSA State Finals in Westmont.  On the first day, Feb. 28, 2025, all the state qualifying athletes competed in the preliminary rounds...

JB Pritzker wants to ban cell phones

JB Pritzker wants to ban cell phones

Written by Kyan Santiago, Staff writer February 26, 2025

In his State of the State address last Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker proposed a statewide ban on cell phone use in the classroom; “This session, I’ll move forward with legislation requiring...

Deadly plane crashes on the rise

Deadly plane crashes on the rise

Written by Kyle Evans, Staff writer February 25, 2025

Since 2025 began, there have already been 87 plane crashes, and the count keeps increasing with each past week it seems. One of them being an incredibly violent and horrible crash between a plane and a...

Practice ACT cancellation leaves students scrambling

Practice ACT cancellation leaves students scrambling

Written by Abigail Carroll, News Editor February 19, 2025

It is becoming increasingly hard to ignore the almost laughable attempts that have been made in order for Lockport juniors to take a practice ACT in preparation for the state mandated one in April.  Let’s...

Retired detective urges parents to understand the importance of cyber protection

Retired detective urges parents to understand the importance of cyber protection

Written by Angelica Kwak, Staff writer February 16, 2025

On February 11, 2025, Rich Wistocki gave a presentation on Youth Cyber Security at East Campus. Wistocki is a retired police officer for 30 years, 28 of which were at the Naperville Police Department,...

Superintendent POV: Choosing e-learning is not as easy as it seems

Superintendent POV: Choosing e-learning is not as easy as it seems

Written by Hannah Faut, Staff writer February 4, 2025

On Monday, January 20, 2025, the @lockporths205 Instagram and Facebook accounts along with lths.org announced that the impending cold day would be in-person learning on Tuesday, January 21. They typically...

The Ban of TikTok; What Caused It?

The Ban of TikTok; What Caused It?

Written by Evie Maloney, Staff writer January 28, 2025

On January 19 2025, the app TikTok was banned in the United States. There were rumors weeks before about this ban, but at the time, nobody thought it would actually happen. But on January 18 2025 at 9:00...

Featuring Declan Simpson and Sophia DalPonte

What False Alarms Reveal About the State of School Shootings

Written by Kyan Santiago, Staff writer January 16, 2025

At around 11:59 AM, students crowded around classroom doors, anxiously waiting for the passing period bell to ring. Before that could happen, however, an announcement came over the intercom: Attention:...

Battling the California Wildfires

Battling the California Wildfires

Written by Addison Littel, Staff writer January 14, 2025

Imagine waking up to a sky painted orange and red, the air thick with smoke, and the constant hum of helicopters overhead. This has become a reality for thousands of Californians over the past week as...

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TikTok Is Entering The ‘Safe Zone’

Written by Angelica Kwak, Staff writer January 9, 2025

TikTok has gotten very popular over the last few years ranging from dancing to storytimes and the viral ‘get ready with me’ trend. Many teens spend hours on this app daily with fear of it getting banned....

Lockport Volleyball's Historic Run to State Finals

Lockport Volleyball’s Historic Run to State Finals

Written by Jackson Zych, Staff writer November 20, 2024

The Lockport Girls Varsity Volleyball team concluded their season with a historic run to the state finals November 15 and 16 in Normal, IL at ISU. Past teams have yet to be able to accomplish this since...

Bringing Hispanic Heritage to Lockport

Bringing Hispanic Heritage to Lockport

Written by Jayden Santiago, Staff writer November 1, 2024

In Lockport, students of all cultures are welcome and celebrated. Since the school is split into two campuses, Central Campus and East Campus, consisting of solely freshmans and East campus, it allows...