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1. Football: For many East seniors, road
to success started with Wildcats
2. Home of the Week: 11236 Chimay
Court in Frankfort
3. Breaking News: Lincoln-Way East wins
Class 8A football state championship
4. Football: Henning leaves East with two
state titles, legacy in place
5. LWE student remembered for
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From the Editor
Another incredible year for the Griffins
nuria mathog
Editor
Lincoln-Way East is
still making history.
I still remember
watching the 2017
Class 8A championship
game between East and
Loyola Academy on TV,
three short months after I
became the editor of The
Station and came to realize
just how special this
team was. When the Griffins
clinched the state title
that day, I felt grateful that
I had been given the opportunity
to witness such
an incredible moment.
Two years later, they’ve
done it again.
This is a story about a
team filled with grit and
a fighting spirit and raw
talent. And in a way, it is
also a story about everyone
who has believed in
them: the friends who pile
into the bleachers even
when it’s cold and raining
outside, the coaches who
give valuable lessons both
on and off the field, the
family members who offer
unconditional support and
encouragement no matter
the outcome of a game,
the alumni who come
back week after week to
cheer on a new generation
of Griffins.
Our coverage of East’s
football games this fall
has included some of the
most-read and mostshared
stories on our
website. It’s clear that the
community takes great
pride in its student athletes
and has been heavily
invested in the team’s
success since the very
beginning.
I would also like to
thank our reporter Jon
DePaolis and photographer
Julie McMann, who
have been there every step
of the way, chronicling yet
another historic Griffins
run with well-written articles
and dynamic action
shots. They have done
a phenomenal job and
deserve recognition for
their all their hard work
throughout an exciting
season.
“Frankfort Lions Club Thanksgiving food
basket delivery. Providing food for 21 families
so they can enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving!
#weserve #frankfortlions #givingback
#thankful #happythanksgiving”
— Frankfort Lions Club of Illinois from
Nov. 24
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“Congratulations to Braelyn Binkowski for finishing
12th in the 100 Fly at the IHSA State
Swimming and Diving Meet! GO EAST!”
— @LWEgirlsswim from Nov. 23
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From Page 20
143rd St. in Homer Glen,
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday
(and 10 a.m.-5
p.m.) till Dec. 20.
Matt Sypien, a sales
and account executive at
AJ Technology, said the
company’s goal with the
recycling drive is twofold.
They want to give residents
a safe, clean and accessible
way to get rid of their old
electronics while also helping
local high schoolers
pursue their passion for
technology.
“We’re accomplishing
two things here,” Sypien
said. “One, we’re keeping
our environment clean.
And two, we’re giving
back to some younger people
in the community who
are looking to be inspired
by technology and possibly
starting a career [in the
field].”
But it was CEO Anthony
Giacobbe’s idea to start
the recycling drive. Giacobbe,
a graduate of LTHS
and a Homer Glen resident
of 30 years, said it is his
goal as CEO to give back
to the community and to
make positive, meaningful
change.
Reporting by Benjamin
Conboy, Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend
Daily.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
LTHS receives, gets training
on two bleeding control
kits
Lockport Township
High School teachers took
full advantage of their late
start day on Nov. 19 with
a hands-on lesson from the
Lockport Township Fire
Protection District.
The district donated a
bleeding control kit to the
school, which can temporarily
stop bleeding and
drastically increase the
chance of survival in a
traumatic situation.
After months of collaboration
between the school
district and the department,
one kit was donated to each
of the campuses, to be located
next to an automated
external defibrillator.
Raising funds was only
half the mission, as the fire
district aims to give teachers
hands-on training.
To kick off the session,
Lt. Jeremiah Gericke led a
presentation explaining the
need for having easy access
to the kits as well as training
adults on proper usage.
Gericke cited the recent
Saugus High School shooting
in California, where
two children’s lives were
saved by teachers who
intervened using the kits
and stopped bleeding until
paramedics took over.
“We came up with this
idea as a union around this
time last year,” Gericke
said.
A dozen firefighters for
each campus volunteered
their time to provide the
training, as well as to
gather the initial donations
needed to afford the kits,
which cost $900 per unit.
Reporting by Derek Swanson,
Editorial Intern. For more,
visit HomerHorizonDaily.
com.
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