Warriors wear orange on Fridays.
Addison Meadows working hard today at Art Club on her watercolor painting for her Drawing & Painting class.
The IHSAE Northern Regional Exhibition is a “Best of the Best'' show featuring over 750 works of art competing for prestigious awards. The exhibition annually brings the best student artists together from over 100 Illinois suburban, public and private high schools to compete and celebrate the power of art in their lives. This year's IHSAE Awards Ceremony Event is on Sunday March 13th at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago.
The talented students representing our school in this exhibition are:
Jenna Davis
Caeley Doran
Madeline Dul
Sarah Fuchsgruber
Maggie Gonzalez
Attached artwork is by Sarah Fuchsgruber
We are proud of Madison Medina & Emmett Thompson who were selected as this year’s Michael McHugh Scholarship winners! Both seniors are Manhattan residents who were honored this weekend as the King & Queen of the Manhattan Irish Fest.
Good luck to Aubree Schultz who is heading to State tomorrow for the IHSA 3-Point Shootout! She is our first student-athlete to represent the Warriors in this competition. Aubree also qualified for the IHSA State Tennis tournament in the fall. We are proud of you, Aubree!
A&P medical students toured a clinic and learned about PT, OT and speech therapy at Helping Hands Children's Therapy in New Lenox. Thank you to Nicole Hennings who is the owner for providing this opportunity for our students!
Warriors wear orange on Fridays.
West Gazette students hosted the SWSC newspaper conference and had the opportunity to meet journalists from ESPN, WBEZ, and The Chicago Tribune. They had the opportunity to hear about many ways to incorporate communication strategies both in their journalism and everyday lives.
Senora Hamilton’s Spanish 3 students had the opportunity to try “chicharrones” and “tostones” in class while learning about Caribbean foods.
Congratulations to Hailey LeGrand for reading all 25 books on this year's Read for a Lifetime list and for participating all four years. #ReadLikeAWarrior
Join us as we encourage our students to participate in Mindful March! Begin the month by setting an intention to live with awareness and kindness. #YouMatter
Congratulations to Maggie Scherha, Anna Zheng and Tristan Minarik who recently represented Lincoln-Way West in the Chicago Regional Bridge Building contest at Illinois Institute of Technology! Missing from picture Isabella Gentle.
Check out the new bulletin board in the preschool room! Mr. Alex is getting ready to celebrate music week with our preschool students.
Maestro Taka Matsunaga from Elmhurst University works with the West Honors Orchestra in preparation for their upcoming concert scheduled for March 8. Thank you, Professor Matsunaga!
Warrior Way saw a familiar face this morning at their meeting! Marie Moore from the Class of 2019 presented virtually from Tuscaloosa about leadership to our senior leaders. She reflected on her time as a leader at Lincoln-Way West and her various leadership positions at the University of Alabama. Leaders from Warrior Way left the meeting reflecting on their own leadership goals and how “growth and comfort do not co-exist.”
Warriors wear orange on Fridays.
Peer Helpers are ready for their retreat!
Good luck to Alaina Hollendoner who will be representing the Warriors at the IHSA State tournament for Girls Wrestling! This is the first year that the IHSA is hosting this event and we are proud of Alaina for being our first student-athlete to compete in it.
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized in the Best of the SWSC Newspapers contest:
Aleah Keating, 1st place: Arts & Activities Writing
Brendan Hawkins, 2nd place: Sports Writing
Emmah Bouchari, 3rd place: News & Current Events Writing
Tristan Minarik, 2nd place: Feature Writing
Great job, Warriors!
The Air Force Junior ROTC Varsity Drill Team had an impressive performance by taking 2nd place overall during the SWSC Junior ROTC Drill Championship. Congratulations to the Armed Regulation Team commanded by Logan Clarida and Armed Duet team of Adam Pearse and Logan Clarida for their first place overall finishes. Individually, in a field of 75 participants, Logan Clarida secured 1st place overall for his clinching demonstration during the Armed Knock-Out Competition. Remarkable job to everyone who participated!