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Fox 32 Interviews LTHS Auto Class

Fox 32 Interviews LTHS’ Auto Class

Written by Ava Lamb, News Writer April 26, 2024

On Monday, 13 seniors and their automotive teacher at Lockport Township High School got interviewed by Fox 32 News to congratulate them on their ASE certification. Mark de la Vega has been teaching the...

For You Page: The Unraveling of TikTok

For You Page: The Unraveling of TikTok

Written by Abigail Worker April 23, 2024

TikTok is currently going to be under review by the Senate, deciding its fate in America.  Last month, the House overwhelmingly passed a measure that forces ByteDance a choice to either sell TikTok...

Cathleen Biga: Newly Inducted President of the ACC

Cathleen Biga: Newly Inducted President of the ACC

Written by Trudi Smith, A & E editor April 15, 2024

Over the weekend of April 6th the American College of Cardiology (ACC) had their annual international conference where they celebrated the 75th birthday of the organization. One of the biggest highlights...

LTHS Welcomes New East Campus Principal for 24-25

LTHS Welcomes New East Campus Principal for 24-25

Written by Abigail Hogan, A & E writer April 15, 2024

At the end of the 2023-24 school year, the LTHS community will say goodbye to East Campus Principal Dr. John Greenan, who has held the position since 2019 and has served District 205 since 2002. Dr. Greenan...

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Were You Fooled?

Written by Ava Lamb, Sports Editor April 8, 2024

April 1st is a national day known for pranks, tricks, and tomfoolery… but how do companies gain attention to get people to buy their products on this day? They play pranks! They make funny and comical...

LTHS Figure Skating Team Brings Home First IHSS State Title

LTHS Figure Skating Team Brings Home First IHSS State Title

Written by James Wyatt, News Editor March 13, 2024

On Sunday, Mar 10, 2024 the Lockport Varsity and Junior Varsity girls figure skating teams participated for team titles at the IHSS state finals at Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake. Team title scores...

New Ice Arena Coming to Lockport

New Ice Arena Coming to Lockport

Written by Jackson Maloney, News Editor March 5, 2024

Earlier this year, the city of Lockport released major news, sure to excite sports fans in the area. The Lockport City Council recently approved the construction of a new ice arena for the town.  This...

LTHS Diver Places at ISHA State Final

LTHS Diver Places at ISHA State Final

Written by James Wyatt, News Editor March 3, 2024

On Saturday, February 24, 2024 the Lockport boys swim and dive team participated for individual and team titles at IHSA state finals in Westmont. An LTHS sophomore, Andrew Giorgetti, who goes by Andy,...

Who Runs the World? Girls Wrestling

Who Runs the World? Girls Wrestling

Written by Abigail Hogan, News Editor February 27, 2024

On Saturday, February 24, the Lockport Girls Wrestling team made history at the IHSA state finals in Bloomington, Illinois. Two LTHS sophomores, Claudia Heeney and Morgan Turner won individual state championships,...

AT&T Outage Leaves Customers Stranded in a Digital Desert

AT&T Outage Leaves Customers Stranded in a Digital Desert

Written by Abigail Worker, News Editor February 23, 2024

AT&T’s network outage is spread across all of America, leaving many individuals suffering. On Thursday morning, at approximately 4 a.m., over 32,000 AT&T outages were reported by customers. Around...

Grace and Courage

“Grace and Courage”

Written by Ava Lamb, News Editor February 7, 2024

Toby Keith was an All-American singer-songwriter who was born in Clinton, Oklahoma. He was an amazing country singer who became popular through songs like “Should’ve been a cowboy” and “Red solo...

Drum Roll Please... LTHS Makes it to All State

Drum Roll Please… LTHS Makes it to All State

Written by Chris Ripley, News Editor February 1, 2024

On January 24th 2023, 15 students in Lockport Township High School’s choirs and bands traveled to Peoria, Illinois for the Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEC) which is run by the Illinois Music...