Staff Appreciation Shout Outs
Nicole Klein, Website editor
May 19, 2020
LT LION newspaper staff would like to thank all the staff and teachers at LT. We appreciate everything you have done for us and everything you are doing during this time of social distancing. We thank you for making our transition to e-learning as smooth as possible due to your positivity and kindness....
“SNL” brings laughs in first home edition of show
Olivia Janik, Co-Editor in Chief
April 21, 2020
Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have caused so much in our lives to change in the past month. But even in this time of turmoil, we still need to let go of our stress and laugh. That is why I was overjoyed when I heard that “Saturday Night Live” was coming back to put on an episode filme...
What Netflix series should you watch (BuzzFeed Quiz)?
Diane Makovic and Nicole Klein
April 20, 2020
Since we’re all currently self-quarantining, there’s nothing better to do after a day of e-learning than binge watch a new Netflix show. Take the LION’s latest BuzzFeed quiz to find out what series you should watch next. Even though we can’t watch TV in the same room as our friends, we can s...
The Bachelor season 24 disappoints fans
Brianna Fonseca, reporter
April 14, 2020
I started to watch “The Bachelor” when I was about 12 years old, and I was immediately hooked on the intentional drama the producers had created. The show offers a very interesting perspective to viewers and shows the step-by-step process of how two people fall in love. Each season revolves around...
‘The Platform’ leaves audience in suspense
Dani Almase, Pulse Co-Editor
April 9, 2020
Sick. That was the feeling I felt after watching the movie, “The Platform.’ I felt a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach. The movie’s compelling influence left me in suspense with chills over my body that made me want to watch more of director Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s eerie production. “The Pla...
‘Love Is Blind’ proves to be perfect quarantine distraction
Dani Almase, Pulse Editor
March 30, 2020
For the past few weeks since the Coronavirus outbreak peaked, my family and I gather around the TV around 9 p.m. each night to watch our new favorite show: ‘Love Is Blind.’ The show provides an amusing distraction from the chaos happening outside. It also brings my family together to bond and pre...
“On My Block” Season 3 review
Liz Gremer, Co-Art Director
March 30, 2020
Like most people, I have been nestled up in my house for the past week, trying to figure out ways to make the time pass by. And what better way to pass a couple hours than to catch up on all the shows I watched. So, when the third season of Netflix’s “On My Block” dropped on Monday, I decided that...
Coronavirus affects LT, United States
Charlotte McLaughlin and Quinn Riordan
March 19, 2020
LT is currently closed from March 16 until April 7 due to the growing spread of the coronavirus. Instead of sitting in class with their teachers, students now sit on their laptops and partake in e-learning at home. It is a complete shift of the average school day and students have to adjust to a new routine...
Steps of Getting Consent
Paige Darling, Assistant Multimedia Editor
March 4, 2020
People are becoming more vocal about being assaulted and stripping the shame associated with it, so it’s our job to inform others of how to form a comfortable environment and be safe. First off, we need to define consent: an agreement between all participants to engage in any activity. It’s important...
Dating App Dangers
Alfonso Fernandez, reporter
February 28, 2020
Match Group, a dating app company that owns over 45 of the nation’s most popular dating sites, and Noonlight, a safety company specializing in the safety of users on and offline, added on Jan. 28 a panic button to Tinder which users can press if they feel scared during a date. The panic button will...
‘Sex Education’ season 2 impresses fans
Liz Gremer, Co Art Director
February 28, 2020
When I first tuned-in to “Sex Education” last year in its first season, I was shocked, but also incredibly intrigued. Sure, the show graphically depicts teenage relationships and intimacy, but the realness and complexity of the storylines kept my eyes glued to the screen. I finished the first season...
Clean Juice accomplishes ‘healthy body and strong spirit’
Anna McCormick, News Co-Editor
February 28, 2020
Clean diets are trending right now. More and more restaurants are adding alternatives to their menus such as plant-based foods, and new restaurants are emerging with the goal to provide customers with healthy foods. The cafe Clean Juice does just that by offering customers a variety of options to fulfill...
True Food Kitchen opens in Oak Brook shopping center
Robert Sullivan, reporter
February 28, 2020
True Food Kitchen welcomes visitors with a split panel canvas sprawling across the back wall reading “Eat More Color.” They not only abide by the artwork with colorful, nutritious meals, but they are also able to fulfill almost any customer's craving with a wide range of seasonal foods and flavors. As...
“The fault in our sex education”
Paige Darling, Assistant Multimedia Editor
February 28, 2020
Sex education is a controversial topic because its main subject is taboo. Sex has a never-ending stigma that prohibits us from having productive conversations about it. What the world, especially the U.S., is failing to understand is that without proper education about sex, it will result in some negative...
Tryfecta Nugget Review
Tommy Layden, Quinn Riordan, and Lizzie Patel
February 24, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=4eC6lYgNs4U&feature=emb_title Restaurants reviewed in order of favorite to least favorite: Popeye's Chick-fil-a Wendy's McDonald's White Castle Burger King
Let’s Talk About Sex
Mia Bonfiglio, Co Pulse Editor
February 19, 2020
Julie Loftus, registered school nurse, recently sat in her office talking to a student who hadn’t been feeling well. The student had gotten a tongue piercing and thought it could possibly be infected; however, Loftus ruled this out after giving her an oral inspection. The following week, sores had ...
Claire Williams, copy editor
May 14, 2020 • No Comments
“The Half of It” is a cute, coming-of-age movie that doesn’t feature a straight white girl as the main character. Instead, it follows Ellie Chu, a girl who owns an essay-writing...
May 12, 2020
Equality—that’s literally all we’re asking for
April 15, 2020
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Max Dike, reporter
May 22, 2020 • No Comments
After a 37-year tenure as a choral music teacher and a choir director, 34 of which came at Lyons Township, Constance Lyda has made the decision to retire at the end of the...
Student Council creates video in honor of staff appreciation week
May 22, 2020
Menagerie staff plans for release of online edition
May 21, 2020
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