Football faces changes due to COVID-19, new staff
Lizzie Patel, Sports Editor
October 20, 2020
On Oct. 18 of 2019 when the LT boys varsity football team was pulling out a must-win game at Downers Grove North’s home stadium, they could not have imagined how different their next season would look. Players feel very different now when they look back and remember the packed stands going crazy a...
IHSA meets to discuss future seasons
Max Dike, Sports Editor
October 20, 2020
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors held a virtual meeting on Sept. 14 to discuss a number of issues pertaining to the winter, spring and summer sports seasons. Most prominent among these issues were the decisions made to lift the two-contest per week limit on events betwee...
Opinion: LT should implement a testing program before going to hybrid school
October 19, 2020
Position Statement: LT should implement a testing program before going to hybrid school to keep all students and faculty safe. As numbers of COVID-19 cases rise in Illinois to those higher than when we were in a state-wide shutdown in March, we are being told it is safe to go back to school. To retu...
LT to begin hybrid model
Abraham Morales, Reporter
October 19, 2020
After many weeks of remote learning, LT has finalized its hybrid learning model and welcomed students and faculty members back to school on Oct. 19. The hybrid learning model provides students with the opportunity to choose whether they want to go back to in-person or stay fully remote. LT is o...
Barbeque restaurant opens in midst of pandemic
Charlotte McLaughlin, Art Director
October 16, 2020
Barbeque restaurants have never been my first choice when picking somewhere to go out and eat. I usually find it messy and uncomfortable eating those types of foods in public. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I visited Beach Avenue BBQ. Beach Avenue BBQ recently opened a couple of mont...
Editorial: Ugly truth of online learning
October 14, 2020
Position statement: The current e-learning schedule for LT students is detrimental to their physical and mental well-being and presents an increased pressure on students to teach themselves material that is not as well explained as it would be during in-person teaching. Due to the COVID-19 pan...
The Elm restaurant review
Morgan Fry, Reporter
October 14, 2020
Sleek black paneled windows encompass shades of grey, white and orange toned decor. A spacious dining room surrounds the open kitchen filled with staff busy preparing dishes. Industrial modern railings hold the grand staircase leading up to rooftop dining that looks out on the heart of LaGrange. All o...
NHS has virtual induction ceremony
Ella Mahaney, Reporter
October 14, 2020
In light of COVID-19, the National Honor Society (NHS) induction ceremony was held virtually via a video that could be found on its LT club page. On Sept. 23, NHS welcomed over 320 inductees this year, co-sponsor Danny Berg said. The main focus of NHS is to recognize and further its four pillars: ...
Opinion- Black lives matter today, tomorrow, always
Paige Darling, Multimedia Editor
October 8, 2020
For some reason the George Floyd killing felt and hurt differently for me and so many others. The pain of these events reverberated within so many people in this country and across the world. The world saw before their eyes a white cop show plain disregard for a Black man's life. We heard a grown man cry...
Student speaks out against racial injustice in Western Springs
October 7, 2020
On the afternoon of June 3, the streets of Downtown LaGrange were lined with protestors and those in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement; many were holding signs and were eager to bring awareness to social injustices against Black Americans. Speakers shared their stories, held a moment of...
COVID-19 disrupts college recruitment
Robert Sullivan, Sports Editor
October 7, 2020
Since beginning her competitive basketball career in third grade, Lindsay Hahn ‘21 has always sought to compete at the next level, she said. For a while, that meant playing on varsity; however, that goal quickly changed after making the squad her freshman year. She has since spent the past few year...
Editorial: IHSA’s unfair treatment
October 5, 2020
Our Position: The IHSA’s decision to delay the spring sport season until summer is unfair towards the spring sport athletes that will be forced to choose between their high school and club sport season. Due to COVID-19, the fall and winter high school sports have been pushed back to winter an...
Opinion: Keep us safe and remote
Grace Moore
October 5, 2020
Should LT go back to school, or should students stay in their homes and learn on Zoom? In this day and age, both ways of learning have their ups and downs. Many students are losing their mind sitting in their room all day on relatively silent Zoom calls. At least they can lose their mind in their ro...
Opinion: Let us in
Macy Hepokoski
October 5, 2020
In times of uncertainty amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, schools across the country pondered one question: should students be let back into classrooms? I believe that while safety is the most important concern, LT should have in-person learning. The original hybrid model presented to students and staff introd...
Former LT student pursues career in animation
October 5, 2020
In mid-2016, LT alum Breana Williams ‘11 left Chicago for Los Angeles to pursue her dream of working in the animation industry. “When I was younger, I really loved the old Disney films like the old classic ones,” Williams said. “I would always watch Bambi, and once my VHS was done, good old...
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Position Statement: LT should implement a testing program before going to hybrid school to keep all students and faculty safe. As numbers of COVID-19 cases rise in Illinois...
Barbeque restaurant opens in midst of pandemic
October 16, 2020
Editorial: Ugly truth of online learning
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
Abraham Morales, Reporter
October 19, 2020 • No Comments
After many weeks of remote learning, LT has finalized its hybrid learning model and welcomed students and faculty members back to school on Oct. 19. The hybrid learning model...
NHS has virtual induction ceremony
October 14, 2020
Student speaks out against racial injustice in Western Springs
October 7, 2020
Former LT student pursues career in animation
October 5, 2020