Lincoln-Way Central

Students in Mrs. Yanule's 1st hour AP Literature class learned about art and music that is alluded to in Kate Chopin's The Awakening. They learned about composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin. Students were treated to a mini live concert by their classmate, Nick Lask, who performed pieces by these famous composers. What a treat! Excellent musical talent, Nick! 🎼🎶🌊

The LWC LIFE Skills class took a trip to Joey’s for lunch today to practice money skills, communication, and restaurant etiquette! 🌭🍔🍕

The LWC Orchestra enjoyed a visit from Marcia Henry-Liebenow from Bradley University February 23rd - thank you for your guidance today!

🏀🎶 Full Court Sound in full effect!
Congratulations to the LWC Basketball Band on a fantastic season of spirit, pride, and unforgettable performances!

Congrats to senior LWC student, Hugh McNamee, who brought home gold in the 800m snowshoeing event during the Special Olympics Winter Games in Galena! 🥇

📍 FBLA at Gost Coffee ☕️
Our Future Business Leaders of America members had an outstanding visit to Gost Coffee in New Lenox! Members heard inspiring insights from Daniel, owner of Gost Coffee, and Gio, owner of Pizza Di Farfalla. They shared what it truly takes to be a successful entrepreneur—the highs and lows of starting a business and the importance of focusing on your passion, not just profit.
Huge thank you to Daniel and Gio for an incredible experience and for investing in our future business leaders! 🙌💼
#FBLA #FutureBusinessLeaders #Entrepreneurship #GostCoffee #NewLenox #StudentLeaders #BusinessEducation

Thank you to the Higgins family for coming out to LWC today and teaching us about birds! To wrap up the week of “The Great Backyard Bird Count”, the LIFE and Pathways students were able to learn some really fun and interesting facts! 🪿🐔🐥🐦‍⬛

Yesterday evening was 8th Grade Knight with the LWC Basketball Band.
8th grade students from both Martino and Mokena Junior High schools enjoyed a great meal and fun times as they joined the high school students in cheering on the Knights!

We were delighted to have jazz saxophonist and recording artist Shawn Maxwell here to give a demonstration to the woodwind musicians of our band classes - thank you, Shawn!

The talented artists at Lincoln-Way Central had a great showing this year at the SWSC Fine Arts Conference. Maggie Dozer was awarded Best of School for Lincoln-Way Central. Anna Popow was awarded Best 3-D  Student Choice Award, and Shelby Polnaszak had a great day taking home Best in Show 3-D.  Amazing work Knights!

The LWC Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble enjoyed an extended clinic with special guest conductor Professor Chad Shoopman from the University of Arizona. Both ensembles made tremendous progress, gained new perspectives, and enjoyed a well-earned (and delicious!) lunch. A great day of music-making all around! 🎶👏

The LWC Jazz Band participated in the inaugural Jerry E Lewis Jazz Festival at Joliet West High School on Saturday, January 24th. The band enjoyed outstanding performances with the following students receiving Outstanding Soloist recognition:
Anahi Velazquez, Alto Sax
Nick Lask, Tenor Sax
Nathan Hoch, Cello
Ben Powers, Trumpet
Murdoch Becker, Trumpet
Joshua DeMik, Trumpet
Joshua Jaremowicz, Trombone
Finnegan Goulet-Raffety, Bass

The bands will be next featured at Swing Knight 2026 - tickets can be purchased here: https://omella.com/heidy

Attention L-Way Students! The District 210 Art & Literary Magazine is now accepting creative writing and art entries for this year’s magazine. Each year the magazine showcases creative writing, poems, and artwork by our talented students from all three Lincoln-Way schools. If you would like to submit a poem, short story, or piece of artwork for consideration please see an English or Art teacher for an entry form. You can also reach out to Mr. Labriola on TEAMS or by email at plabriola@lw210.org for an entry form. The deadline to submit is March 20th.

🩸 FBLA Blood Drive Success! 🩸
Our Future Business Leaders of America club hosted our blood drive last night at LWC, and it was a huge success! 🙌
Thank you to our many students, staff, and community members who stepped up to donate. Together, you helped collect nearly 40 units of blood, saving up to 120 lives ❤️
📅 Mark your calendar: Our next blood drive is April 13 at LWC. We hope to see you there!
#FBLA #BloodDrive #CommunityStrong #GiveBloodSaveLives #LWC

Lincoln-Way Central High School’s ASL Club got creative!
Students made ASL-themed puppets out of gloves—but with a twist: they wore earplugs and followed step-by-step instructions delivered entirely in ASL.
The results? Amazing!
👏 Tan puppet by Kaira Jasper
👏 Pink puppet by Emily Sanchez
Love seeing their skills and creativity shine! #ASLClub #LincolnWayCentral #HandsOnLearning #DeafCulture #StudentCreativity

Thank you to Professor Taka Matsunaga from Elmhurst University for stopping by our LWC Orchestra class to help us perfect our Vespers repertoire!

Mrs. Korczak’s English 1 Honors classes got into the celebratory spirit by enacting the Capulet masquerade feast in Act 1, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet! 🎭

The 2025 Joliet Area High School Art Exhibition is currently on display at Joliet Junior College in the Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery. Congratulations to L-Way Central students Clare Bonko, Evahleigh Hays, Kylie Koehler, and Megan Moy who all have artwork in this year's show. The show will have a closing reception to honor the student artists on Friday December 5th from 5:00--7:00pm.

Teaching Internship attended the Future Teacher Conference at Illinois State University where they learned from current college students and professors what education programs offer students, advice for balancing college life, & a variety of education majors.

Lincoln-Way Central Choir Shines at SWSC Choir Festival The Lincoln-Way Central High School choir delivered an outstanding performance today at the SWSC Choir Festival held at Andrew High School. Their musicality, energy, and professionalism showcased the incredible talent and dedication of these young performers. Led by Mr. Bultman it was a proud moment for the school and a testament to the hard work of the choir members and their director. Bravo to Lincoln-Way Central for representing their school with excellence and heart!