The Winged Messenger – The student news site of Lincoln-Way East High School

Sports
EJVC’s Cheer Season
February 18, 2020
Lexi Wols, Staff Reporter
It was quite a successful season for the Lincoln-Way East JV Cheer team. I was lucky enough to be able to compete with this amazing team all season. The season began with an exhibition performance at our very own North Pole competition. For the very first performance in front of an audience, it was...
Continue Reading
News
Global Warming
February 18, 2020
Maya Davis, Staff Reporter
Yes, you heard right-global warming is really happening and here's why. Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight and solar radiation that have bounced off the earth’s surface. These pollutants are coming...
Continue Reading
Features
LWE newspaper travels to Lockport
February 18, 2020
Megan Phillips, Staff Reporter
As part of the Lincoln-Way East newspaper and many other local school newspapers, there is a journalism conference every year. This year Lockport high school hosted it. The conference included a breakfast provided by Lockport, writers from Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, and many different break...
Continue Reading

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

Donald Trump's impeachment meant that the branch of government (The House) had enough evidence to take him to court and more than half of the House agreed to this action. Although it may sound like he...

How to Live a Healthy Life

Jasmine Muhammad, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

Living a healthy life is very important physically and mentally. Here are some benefits of living healthy... • You can have a healthy and balanced weight. Eating a balanced, calorie-managed diet...

Global Warming

Maya Davis, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

Yes, you heard right-global warming is really happening and here's why. Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases collect in the atmosphere and absorb sunlight...

View All

Entertainment

Things to do in Chicago this spring

Kate Hackett, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

We live so close to Chicago, and there are so many things to do this spring there. Here are some of the things you can do. You can go to one of the great museums we have in Chicago like the Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, or you can go and see all the animals at the Shed Aquarium. You can also go visit...

Cheer on NetFlix February 18, 2020

Prison Break Review February 18, 2020
Fashion 2020 February 18, 2020
Fun Activities to do in the Snow December 13, 2019

View All

Features

Lincoln-Way Lunch

Hailee Marek, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

The Lincoln-Way East cafeteria offers so much to eat and drink. Some of the homemade food that they sell are cookies, muffins, Bosco sticks, and fries. They also sell chips, granola bars, pop tarts, and pretzels. The lunch service also has many drinks to choose from if you are thirsty. These drinks include juice, water,...

EJVP February 18, 2020

LWE newspaper travels to Lockport February 18, 2020

Every penny counts February 18, 2020

View All

Polls

Loading ...

Polls Archive

Sports

Girls Track and Field Season

Grace Newton, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

As track season is beginning, the team unfortunately lost some key runners due to graduation, but at the start of the season some new upcoming runners want to make their...

EJVC’s Cheer Season

Lexi Wols, Staff Reporter

February 18, 2020 • No Comments

It was quite a successful season for the Lincoln-Way East JV Cheer team. I was lucky enough to be able to compete with this amazing team all season. The season began with...

Upcoming LWE Baseball Tryouts

February 18, 2020

I hope staying up late with your friends playing...

Reality Of All-star Cheer

February 18, 2020

Most people when they think of All-star cheer, they...

The All-Star Weekend

February 18, 2020

This year Chicago will be hosting the All-Star weekend...

View All

Editorials

How to Write an Effective Essay

Ezequiel Urcino, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020

One of the biggest assignments in an English class is to write an essay. Some essays are argumentative, narrative, rhetorical analysis, or persuasive. Each style is different, but there is an effective way of structuring an essay. The first assignment your teacher might give you is a timed-write. It is not an assignment that is supposed to hurt you. The purpose of it is to record your growth throughout...

Top Places To Visit During Spring Break

Taylor Mainwaring, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020

There are many places you can go during the week of spring break, but some of them are a lot better and more beautiful than others. The first place I’d recommend is Disney World in Florida. Disney is my favorite place on Earth, and I’ve gone there every year since I was born. It’s a great place to go with your family and they have rides and activities for all ages. Also, if you stay at a Disney...

Procrastination

Sydney Johnson, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020

Have you ever waited until the last minute to get something done? The answer is most likely yes. Some of the main reasons people procrastinate their work is because they overestimate how much time they have left to complete things, they overestimate how motivated they will be later on, they underestimate how long certain activities will take to complete, and lastly they mistakenly assume that they need to be in the right state of mind to work on something. There is also more than one kind of procrastination....

View All