LWC LIFE Skills had so much fun at our district picnic with LWW today! We had McDonald’s for lunch, a kickball game, karaoke, games, and more! 🍟🛝🎤
🎶 Our 3rd Hour Individualized Music class wrapped up the semester with an awesome performance this morning!
Students sang favorites like “I Met a Bear,” performed energetic bucket rhythms to “Soda Pop,” and brought the room to life with colorful Boomwhacker performances. 🪣🎵🌈
So proud of the creativity, teamwork, and joy these students shared with such an enthusiastic audience today. Great job, everyone! 👏❤️
Students sang favorites like “I Met a Bear,” performed energetic bucket rhythms to “Soda Pop,” and brought the room to life with colorful Boomwhacker performances. 🪣🎵🌈
So proud of the creativity, teamwork, and joy these students shared with such an enthusiastic audience today. Great job, everyone! 👏❤️
Congradulations LWC Anglers Club! Placing 1st at Regionals!
Seniors Zach Yozzee and Drew DuBois placed 1st at Regionals with a total fish weight of 11.84 pounds, including the 2nd place Big Bass weighing 2.49 pounds. Junior Patrick Ciukaj and Senior Jaxson Kruizenga also had a strong performance, placing 3rd with a total weight of 7.75 pounds.
Our teams competed against 11 other schools and 19 total boat teams. Both teams now advance to Sectionals on May 21st at the Big Basin, where they will compete against 28 other schools.
Knight Anglers are lead by Coach Joe Hall and a huge thank you goes out to Glenn Banks for serving as both boat captain and coach. Special thanks as well to past boat captains/coaches Matt Wolfe and Glenn Daugherity for helping prepare the team for Regionals. Your support, experience, and dedication have meant a great deal to the success of this program.
Great job, Knights, and good luck at Sectionals!
Seniors Zach Yozzee and Drew DuBois placed 1st at Regionals with a total fish weight of 11.84 pounds, including the 2nd place Big Bass weighing 2.49 pounds. Junior Patrick Ciukaj and Senior Jaxson Kruizenga also had a strong performance, placing 3rd with a total weight of 7.75 pounds.
Our teams competed against 11 other schools and 19 total boat teams. Both teams now advance to Sectionals on May 21st at the Big Basin, where they will compete against 28 other schools.
Knight Anglers are lead by Coach Joe Hall and a huge thank you goes out to Glenn Banks for serving as both boat captain and coach. Special thanks as well to past boat captains/coaches Matt Wolfe and Glenn Daugherity for helping prepare the team for Regionals. Your support, experience, and dedication have meant a great deal to the success of this program.
Great job, Knights, and good luck at Sectionals!
LWC MUSIC DEPARTMENT 2026 “100 POINT CLUB” INDUCTEES
The LWC Music Department is delighted to recognize the following students who have accumulated over 100 points participating in various curricular and extracurricular music endeavors throughout their four years at Lincoln-Way Central.
Congratulations to the 2026 inductees of the LWC Music “100 Point Club”
Isabella Hays (106)
Madalyn Messlein (124)
"We are so proud of all of our 2026 graduates who went over and above in participation and spirit to make our LWC Music programs everything they can be!" says Stacy Williams-Jackson, LWC Music Chair.
The LWC Music Department is delighted to recognize the following students who have accumulated over 100 points participating in various curricular and extracurricular music endeavors throughout their four years at Lincoln-Way Central.
Congratulations to the 2026 inductees of the LWC Music “100 Point Club”
Isabella Hays (106)
Madalyn Messlein (124)
"We are so proud of all of our 2026 graduates who went over and above in participation and spirit to make our LWC Music programs everything they can be!" says Stacy Williams-Jackson, LWC Music Chair.
Students from all three Lincoln-Way Music departments participated in a side-by-side concert day with the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra on Tuesday, May 5th..
The program, "Harmony and Hogwarts" drew an audience of over 2000 students to Governors State University.
From Lincoln-Way Central: Benjamin Powers, Brody Wise, Finnegan Goulet-Raffety, Nathaniel Hoch, Nolan Bahn
From Lincoln-Way East: Aileen Wang, Alex Langlois, Allison Pearson, April Cerda, Audrey Brown, Brandon Khuu, Ellie Freeland, Hope Polansky, Nadia Thompson, Reese Valek
From Lincoln-Way West: Juliana DeBoer, Marissa Szostak, Maritza Orozco
Directors are Michelle Freeland, Chris Mroczek and Stacy Williams-Jackson
The program, "Harmony and Hogwarts" drew an audience of over 2000 students to Governors State University.
From Lincoln-Way Central: Benjamin Powers, Brody Wise, Finnegan Goulet-Raffety, Nathaniel Hoch, Nolan Bahn
From Lincoln-Way East: Aileen Wang, Alex Langlois, Allison Pearson, April Cerda, Audrey Brown, Brandon Khuu, Ellie Freeland, Hope Polansky, Nadia Thompson, Reese Valek
From Lincoln-Way West: Juliana DeBoer, Marissa Szostak, Maritza Orozco
Directors are Michelle Freeland, Chris Mroczek and Stacy Williams-Jackson
Excellent concert tonight by our LWC Bands! Congratulations to our LWC Band Class of 2026!
LWC MUSIC DEPARTMENT 2026 “100 POINT CLUB” INDUCTEES
The LWC Music Department is delighted to recognize the following students who have accumulated over 100 points participating in various curricular and extracurricular music endeavors throughout their four years at Lincoln-Way Central.
Congratulations to the 2026 inductees of the LWC Music “100 Point Club”
Murdoch Becker (112)
Nolan Bahn (114)
Benjamin Powers (116)
Béla Jackson (154)
With 154 points, Béla Jackson has accumulated the most participation points in LWC Music Department history
The LWC Music Department is delighted to recognize the following students who have accumulated over 100 points participating in various curricular and extracurricular music endeavors throughout their four years at Lincoln-Way Central.
Congratulations to the 2026 inductees of the LWC Music “100 Point Club”
Murdoch Becker (112)
Nolan Bahn (114)
Benjamin Powers (116)
Béla Jackson (154)
With 154 points, Béla Jackson has accumulated the most participation points in LWC Music Department history
This year, LWC participated in the Exemplary Students Research Program (ESRP) at Argonne National Lab. The school's 1st research team worked throughout the school with year IIT scientists to understand more about the effects of a catalyst on a battery. Last night, they rubbed elbows with Argonne scientists, Universities, and other ESRP teams such as LWE all presenting their work in a poster session. A huge round of applause to these students!
Lincoln-Way Rock Orchestra returns for Summer Rock Spectacular 2026! Camp dates are June 1-4, June 8-11 5:30-8:00PM. Concert is June 12th, 7:00PM at Lincoln-Way Central High School. Registration through Omella: https://omella.com/hd0mr
Doors are decorated, halls are cleared, and the send-off is complete! Let's go Knights! Good Luck at Special Games 2026❗️
The LWC student-formed rock band Gone Gone performed at the inaugural ILMEA Singer-Songwriter and Modern Band Festival held at the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 in Joliet on Tuesday, April 28th. Members of the band are Murdoch Becker, Adrian Didion-Jones, Nick Lask, John Sever, and Judah Mullin. Great job!
Congratulations to all of the Central students who have artwork in the Annual Spring Art Show. The creative talents of our students are always amazing to see! A special congratulations to Megan Moy for winning the Purchase Award and having her painting selected to become part of the permanent student art collection in the auditorium lobby.
LWC student Liam Kelly recently attended the ILMEA Music Production Workshop at Lane Tech High School in Chicago! Liam represented LWC with pride while collaborating with fellow student producers, creating new music, and working in professional-grade recording studios. We’re proud of his continued growth and dedication to music production! 🎧🎶
On Friday April 17, The LWC Orchestra students enjoyed a wonderful piano recital performed by Illinois State University junior and 2023 LWC graduate Ezra Tarcak. Thank you, Ezra!
FBLA STATE SUCCESS!
Congratulations to our Future Business Leaders of America members on an incredible performance at the 77th Annual State Leadership Conference in Springfield! Competing against 1,600+ students from across the state, our Knights showcased their skills through workshops, networking, and competitive events.
NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
We’re proud to announce three Knights advancing to the National Leadership Conference this June in Texas - these students will represent our school on the national stage, competing against the best from around the country!
🥈 Amy Hong – 2nd Place, Accounting
🥈 Caitlyn Lim – 2nd Place, Computer Applications
🥉 Peyton Behland – 3rd Place, Introduction to FBLA
🌟 TOP 10 FINISHERS 🌟
• Logan Coulter – 6th, Insurance & Risk Management
• Nora Flynn – 9th, Business Communications
• Eleanor Giertuga – 10th, Human Resource Management
• Akira Artis – 10th, Economics
• Dinato Heatherly & Het Patel 10th Business Management
👏 Best of luck to our national qualifiers, and amazing work by all of our LWC FBLA members!
#FBLA #FutureLeaders #StateSuccess #NationalBound #LWCpride #StudentSuccess #GoKnights
Congratulations to our Future Business Leaders of America members on an incredible performance at the 77th Annual State Leadership Conference in Springfield! Competing against 1,600+ students from across the state, our Knights showcased their skills through workshops, networking, and competitive events.
NATIONAL QUALIFIERS
We’re proud to announce three Knights advancing to the National Leadership Conference this June in Texas - these students will represent our school on the national stage, competing against the best from around the country!
🥈 Amy Hong – 2nd Place, Accounting
🥈 Caitlyn Lim – 2nd Place, Computer Applications
🥉 Peyton Behland – 3rd Place, Introduction to FBLA
🌟 TOP 10 FINISHERS 🌟
• Logan Coulter – 6th, Insurance & Risk Management
• Nora Flynn – 9th, Business Communications
• Eleanor Giertuga – 10th, Human Resource Management
• Akira Artis – 10th, Economics
• Dinato Heatherly & Het Patel 10th Business Management
👏 Best of luck to our national qualifiers, and amazing work by all of our LWC FBLA members!
#FBLA #FutureLeaders #StateSuccess #NationalBound #LWCpride #StudentSuccess #GoKnights
‼️LWC Juniors and Seniors: Prom tickets are on sale now until April 17th. Purchase on Omella- see attached info.
🎉Juniors and Seniors: have you started thinking about your Social outfits yet?! Tickets on sale now! 🥨
🌸Prom season is almost here!🌺
LWC Juniors and Seniors! Who is ready for social? Check out the info! Tickets go on sale 4/7⭐️
The LIFE Skills and Pathways classes had so much fun visiting the Shedd Aquarium to learn about aquatic animals and various jobs at the aquarium! 🐠🐬🐙
