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  • Haley Hart, the Crusader

    Haley Hart, the Crusader

    Cassidy Stolarek, Staff Reporter

    March 8, 2017

    This week, Lincoln-Way East Varsity volleyball player Haley Hart graciously gave me the opportunity to pick her brain. I was looking for some of her best advice for success, and additionally wanted to hear of her journey with volleyball so far. Hart recently made a verbal commitment to play Division...

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    Haley Hart, the Crusader

  • We Are One, We Are Many

    We Are One, We Are Many

    Madison Glatz, Staff Reporter

    September 2, 2016

    2,923 students. One school. Four students share their perspective on the issues of crowding at Lincoln Way East. We all know that hallways are one of the most frightening aspects of high school. The shoving, the worry of an imposing tardy, the swarm of human traffic. It’s all horribly intimidating....

    We Are One, We Are Many

  • Fall Athletics and their Successes

    Fall Athletics and their Successes

    Anna Vander Kooi, Staff Reporter

    November 12, 2015

    Over the course of the last 3 or so months, Lincoln-Way East fall athletics have had many successes. Many teams at both the sophomore and varsity levels have won championships in the Southwest Suburban Conference as well as having success in the IHSA playoffs. For example, the Girls’ Swimming and diving...

    Fall Athletics and their Successes

Awkward at the Oscars

Cassidy Stolarek, Staff Reporter

When it comes to team players, the cast and crew of La La Land takes the prize, with Miss Columbia close behind. This past Sunday, February 26th 2017, will be remembered as one of the most awkward award ceremonies in Oscar...

March 8, 2017 • No Comments

Black History Month

Tayo Omoniyi, Staff Reporter

Black History is annually celebrated during the month of February to commemorate the contribution black people have made to this country. In 1915, Harvard graduate and historian Carter G. Woodson and famous minister Jesse...

February 21, 2017 • No Comments

The Year in Review

Anna Vander Kooi, Staff Reporter

As the year closes, here’s a look back at 12 major events that shaped 2016:   January: Taiwan elected its first female president. Tsai Ing-wen, a Democratic Progressive Party chairwoman, made history when she...

December 23, 2016 • No Comments

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The Grammy’s, 2017

Carter Sheehan, Staff Reporter

As the month comes to an end, many people like to think about what happened during the course of that month, and February is no exception. Even though this month is always shorter than the others, it was not void of exciting...

February 27, 2017 • No Comments

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Contest Play

Tayo Omoniyi, Staff Reporter

The Lincoln-Way East theater company is competing in Contest Play. Contest Play is an IHSA event in which high schools compete against each other in theatre with their own plays. The cast and crew is...

February 27, 2017 • No Comments

The Classes of Now

February 13, 2017

We Are One, We Are Many

We Are One, We Are Many

September 2, 2016

48th Annual Frankfort Fall Fest

September 2, 2016

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  • Stress Free Really is the Way to Be

    April is National Stress Awareness Month-which is completely ironic considering the late nights Lincoln-Way East students will be spending cramming t...

  • Your Hidden Superpower

    Yes, you read that correctly. After years of childlike dreaming about possessing superhuman mind powers, biology has answered the call. Everyone ...

  • Into the Pressure Cooker: Taming the Heat of College Prep

    Tis’ the season, and Santa’s bringing loads upon loads of doubts, fears, questions, and stressors with him in his sleigh. What if my application d...

  • Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving, the traditional holiday celebrated by families across America. People travel far and wide to get home for this holiday, hoping to avoid ...

  • A Dream Come True

    When I was growing up, I had a dilemma throughout my entire  childhood: Why couldn’t my favorite basketball player play for my favorite team, the B...

  • A Girl’s Guide to Homecoming

    Dress shopping often begins about a month before homecoming. Finding the prefect dress often entails multiple stores and multiple days. There is exten...

  • A guy’s take on fashion

    Originally, I had sought to create an article about all the fashion trends girls did that guys in our school didn’t necessarily like. After listing ...

  • When we grow up

    You are growing up now. You began growing up the second you were born. You will group up until the day you die. We grow every second of our lives, but...

  • Are School Lunches Better For You?

    Are School Lunches Better For You?

  • Passing Period Problems

    Passing Period Problems

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