As white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel, lifelong Catholic Molly Marchio rushed home to turn on the television, eager to learn the identity of the new pope.  When she heard the name “Robert,”...

On April 4, 2025, a Minecraft movie was released into theatres. This movie is based off of the popular video game, Minecraft. This movie stars actors such as Jason Mamoa, Jack Black, and Emma Myers. The...

On Friday, April 29, Lockport attended the 32nd Annual MMEA Fest held at Neuqua Valley High School. MMEA stands for the Midwest Media Educators Association. It is a group that was put together in order...

​Vocal Point, the treble, an all female, a cappella ensemble from our very own Lockport Township High School, achieved a remarkable milestone by securing fourth place at the 2025 National Championship...

On Sunday evening at 7:55 PM, Illinois State University issued an emergency alert to all students warning of shots fired at the Bone Student Center.  In an email received by The Vidette, the ISU...

Hi, I’m me! Thank you to Friend 1 for nominating me for the USC Speak Your Mind/Ice Bucket Challenge. I’d like to nominate Friend 2, Friend 3, and Friend 4. You have 24 hours! At the end of March,...

On February 23, LTHS Vocal Point took first place at their quarterfinal in Skokie, IL after months of hard work, with senior Sophia Melody winning an award for best soloist. The following weekend, Off...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...