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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

Junior Year Jinx

Junior Year Jinx

Written by Abby Carroll, News Editor November 26, 2024

Highschool sucks. Everyone knows it and no one wants to admit it, no matter how true it is. But the worst of the worst is the dreaded junior year. The infamous 11th grade is characterized by beginning...

My Only Wish This Year Is a Longer Thanksgiving Break

My Only Wish This Year Is a Longer Thanksgiving Break

Written by James Wyatt, Staff writer November 24, 2024

As the holiday season fast approaches with Thanksgiving just a week away and Christmas just around the corner, families dramatically increase their travel with record numbers each year. There are many...

Beware of AP Precalculus!

Beware of AP Precalculus!

Written by Gabriel Sot, Staff writer November 14, 2024

AP classes have been a high school staple for years. The courses have appealed to many, whether it be those seeking a challenge, or wanting to prepare for college. The main appeal of AP courses, though,...

Featuring Kristian Karas

Just Delete TikTok

Written by Kyan Santiago, Staff writer October 29, 2024

If you’ve ever used TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or god forbid Snapchat Spotlight, you’ve likely found yourself in the following scenario: You get home after a long day of school and just...

CommonApp isn't Common Knowledge: What It Is and How to Use It

CommonApp isn’t Common Knowledge: What It Is and How to Use It

Written by Julianne Carway, Editorial Editor October 1, 2024

For those of us upperclassmen planning to go to college, the admissions process weighs heavily on our minds. It is only made ever more daunting by the sheer confusion of the process. The CommonApp is the...

The Back to School Grift is Over. What Can We Learn?

The Back to School Grift is Over. What Can We Learn?

Written by Kyan Santiago, Staff writer September 7, 2024

Cheap cardboard folders. Mechanical pencils that can’t hold lead. Multi-color highlighters which will lose their caps within a week. Sweaters that will have a loose thread after one wash. Oh god. Oh...

Local Lockport Food Review #1: Stagecoach Eatery & Saloon

Local Lockport Food Review #1: Stagecoach Eatery & Saloon

Written by Jack Lopresti, Jackson Maloney, and Aaron Wendell April 23, 2024

Welcome to our first installment of Lockport Food Reviews, where we give food reviews to local restaurants in the Lockport area. Recently, we went and reviewed Stagecoach Eatery and Saloon, as the first...