East Scholastic Bowl team's Annual Teacher Scrimmage had an incredible turnout by students and teachers. There were two full games - one Varsity and one Frosh-Soph. It was an exciting match amongst both squads!
In the Frosh-Soph game, the team jumped out fast, building a 170-point lead. The teachers came back with a strong second half led by Mrs. Arme's 50 tossup points to close the gap, but the Frosh-Soph players were able to put up just enough points to hold on to win 310-250. Ms. Graham, Mr. Watters, Mr. Olson, and Mrs. Venezio also put up points for the teachers.
In the Varsity game, it was the teachers who sprinted out of the gate, led by Mr. Eiden and Mr. Leonard, taking a commanding 170-60 lead. This time it was the players who clawed back, rattling off 6 straight tossups, and winning 11 of 13. Varsity won by a score of 410-300, with Mr. Trayser, Mrs. Gonzalez-Jensen, and Ms. Reusz also contributing points on tossups and bonuses for the teachers.
Seniors! A reminder to submit your community service hours to meet one of your graduation requirements. Download the community service form from www.lw210.org and turn it into the main office.
L-Way East art students competed in the 2023 Scholastic Art Competition this past week and were recognized with several awards for their work. The Scholastic Art Show is the most recognized and prestigious high school art exhibition in the nation. In our region, 46 area schools submitted 2,347 works of art with only a small percentage of pieces awarded and accepted into the show. L-Way East students won 2 Honorable Mention awards.
Award winning students are:
Paulina Gutierrez - drawing
Lauren Staszak - photograph
St. Mary's school held a science fair and invited nine Lincoln-Way West and six Lincoln-Way East students to be the judges for the event.
Señora Seidel’s Spanish 2 students are practicing their past tense and childhood vocab while playing Chutes and Ladders!
Students in Señor Shannon’s Spanish classes read a children’s book about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King.
The theatre company will be having a Double Good popcorn sale. $2/bag, and all proceeds will directly benefit the Theatre Co. on Thursday and Friday of this week!
Who Will be Next?
POP on over to cast your vote and nominate seniors for this year's Mr. and Ms. Griffin.
Vote on Thursday or Friday to nominate the seniors YOU want to see compete for the title!
LWE Peer Helper students are back in action on their Peer Helper retreat. This group of students was selected by their peers as students who are helpful to others. Today begins their first day of training.
A huge congratulations to our Varsity and JV Competitive Dance teams for becoming SWSC Conference Champions for the first time in Lincoln-Way East history! Your hard work, dedication and passion for dance shined last night! Wonderful job! Your coaches and school are so proud of you!
Best of luck to our Theater Fest students who will be showcasing their talents for the first time ever at the University of Illinois Champaign.
Students! Need community service hours? Take advantage of the weather and dig out some fire hydrants for the village of Frankfort. See the flyer for details.
Mrs. Opoka and students are ready for Adopt A Family gift giving!
Our bridge-building students spent hours building their bridges to prepare for LWE’s annual bridge-building contest. A huge turnout of sturdy bridges and lots of enthusiasm by our Griffins!
Griffins Class of 2027-Save the date for Freshmen Open House at Lincoln-Way East!
This week in Introduction to Criminal Justice, students are holding their third and final trial. Students are putting their knowledge of the criminal justice system, criminal court procedures, and police work into practice. Throughout the course, students have had the opportunity to play lawyers, witnesses, detectives, the judge, and serve on a jury. In this trial, faculty from around the building have played the role of some witnesses to allow student lawyers the opportunity to practice preparing and questioning adverse witnesses.
Lincoln-Way East Key Club students went to Smith Crossing Senior Living to pair up with residents in a bean bag tournament. It has been since the fall of 2019 that we could do this due to covid. The residents and students were very excited to get together again.
The top four finishers were Brianna Barranca with her partner Loraine (1st place) and Jack Cosich with his partner John (2nd Place).
Congrats to Mr. Taylor’s Microsoft Office Applications student Ishaan Patel who earned his Microsoft Office Specialist certifications in PowerPoint, Excel and Word. He has proven his skills at an industry expert-level and earned a globally recognized credential and earned the special Microsoft Associate certificate for passing three exams. Way to go!
Spanish Honors Society tutoring sessions were jam packed with eager students practicing for their Spanish speaking final! We are so proud of how many students came in, and we wish everyone luck on their upcoming finals!
Congratulations to Cadet Justin McGee for his selection to the 2023 AFJROTC Flight Academy! This highly competitive program selects strong candidates to attend an 8-week private pilot training program next summer. The scholarship (valued at ~ $24,000) will pay for round-trip airfare, room and board, collegiate academics, and flight hours required to potentially earn a Private Pilot’s Certificate (PPC) through an in-residence collegiate program.
