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Forward Ian Polonowski ‘25 drives towards the baseline (Waliewski/LION).
Boys basketball falls on the road to rival Hinsdale Central Red Devils
Chef students prepare to serve food to senior citizens of the community (photo courtesy of Randy Antlept).
Students hosts senior citizens Thanksgiving
Addison Brune ‘28 and Mija Girnius ‘27 portray arguing siblings in “15 minutes of Clown Fame”
LT produces ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’
Choir members practice during fifth period for FanFares and Carols concert
Fanfares and Carols concert returns
WLTL attends high school radio awards
Chef students prepare to serve food to senior citizens of the community (photo courtesy of Randy Antlept).
Students hosts senior citizens Thanksgiving
Addison Brune ‘28 and Mija Girnius ‘27 portray arguing siblings in “15 minutes of Clown Fame”
LT produces ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’
Choir members practice during fifth period for FanFares and Carols concert
Fanfares and Carols concert returns
WLTL attends high school radio awards
Respected teacher and veteran Joe Puzzo presents a speech
LT cherishes veterans
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway plays
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway plays
PCP: Post or pre winter break finals?
This generation’s ‘Car-guy’ dilemma
College sports over pro sports
Staff Editorial: Phone and tardy policy should be removed
Nora Ezike '25 prepares to shoot a free throw in game against Benet Academy on Nov. 19 (D'Antonio/LION)
Athlete of the Issue: Nora Ezike ’25
Forward Gavin Carolan ‘25 skies up for a rebound while doing drills during Dec. 3 practice (Schmidt/LION).
Boys basketball tips off season
Boys wrestling team begins practice with drills (photo courtesy of Brooke Stacks).
Wrestling looks forward to a successful season
(Left to Right) Brady Rusk ‘26 and Colin Dunneback ‘25 share an emotional embrace after losing quarterfinal game on Nov. 15 against Naperville Central
Football season ends in quarterfinal
Boys golf team is shown at the Fox Run Golf Course after winning the regional championship (photo courtesy John Grundke).
Boys golf team reflects on strong season
Movie poster for "wicked," now out in theaters.
Fans praise ‘Wicked’ adaptation
Croissant display at Bellbird Bakeshop in LaGrange (Walsh/LION).
New bakery opens in La Grange
Music is beneficial to student getting work done
How artists receive their ‘claim to fame’
Harris enters presidential race
Caroline Mortonson ‘25 and Nora Ezike ‘25 pose as Mortonson signs to Miami of Ohio soccer (Forebaugh/LION).
Signing Day Photo Gallery, Fall 2024
Winter Starbucks Review
Winter Starbucks Review
Valentine's Day desserts
Valentine’s Day desserts
LION Unsolved: The Backstory of LION Unsolved
LION Unsolved: The Backstory of LION Unsolved
LION Unsolved: The Familial Homicide of the Hendricks
LION Unsolved: The Familial Homicide of the Hendricks
Chef students prepare to serve food to senior citizens of the community (photo courtesy of Randy Antlept).
Students hosts senior citizens Thanksgiving
Addison Brune ‘28 and Mija Girnius ‘27 portray arguing siblings in “15 minutes of Clown Fame”
LT produces ‘Mutually Assured Destruction’
Choir members practice during fifth period for FanFares and Carols concert
Fanfares and Carols concert returns
WLTL attends high school radio awards
Respected teacher and veteran Joe Puzzo presents a speech
LT cherishes veterans
Forward Ian Polonowski ‘25 drives towards the baseline (Waliewski/LION).
Boys basketball falls on the road to rival Hinsdale Central Red Devils
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway plays
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway plays
Alphen goes up in a layup to score
Special Olympics basketball is back
Chef students prepare to serve a Thanksgiving meal to senior citizens of the community on Nov. 22 at North Campus (photo courtesy of Randy Antlept).
Students host senior citizens for Thanksgiving
Winter Starbucks Review
Winter Starbucks Review
Film poster of "Carrie" (1976)
A Review of Carrie (1976)
Poster for 'Evil Dead Rise' (2023) (photo courtesy of IMDB).
A History and Review of Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Movie poster for '[Rec]" (2007).
Rec (2007)
Poster for 'Suspiria' (1977) (photo courtesy of IMDB).
A Review of Suspiria (1977)
A Background and Review of ‘Scream VI’ (2023)
Renovaciones previstas por 30 millones de dólares para modernizar los campus
Celebrando el Día del Bastón Blanco
Spanish language version: Administración implementa nuevas regulaciones escolares
The voice of Lyons Township students for more than 100 years

LION Newspaper
The voice of Lyons Township students for more than 100 years

LION Newspaper
Katie Garrity

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor

All content by Katie Garrity
Kristina and Madison Findley '24 competing in the Regional cross country meet at SC on Oct. 21 (Garrity/LION).

Findley twins Honorable Mention AOTY

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
May 16, 2024

LiOnion Disease plagues ⅓ of school population

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
May 16, 2024
Bebe Wright '26 practices shots before game (Garrity/LION).

Boys, girls water polo looks towards State Championships

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
May 16, 2024
Grace Turner '24 high fiving teammates while being introduced before a match (Garrity/LION).

Grace Turner Honorable Mention AOTY

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
May 16, 2024
Julianne Melby '24 (photo courtesy of Melby).

AOTI: Julianne Melby

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
March 21, 2024

New ‘out-of-this-world’ themed cafe offers interesting beverage, snack options

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
February 15, 2024
Athlete of the Issue: Nick Strayer

Athlete of the Issue: Nick Strayer

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
February 15, 2024
LT players come together after Thursday practice on Nov. 30 at Downers Grove Ice Arena (Garrity/LION).

Girls hockey team seeks exposure; combats gender norms for sport

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
December 14, 2023
Poppy Graber ‘24 scales a frozen waterfall (photo courtesy of Poppy Graber).

BRRRR-ING ON THE COLD!

Katie Garrity
December 14, 2023
Brady Chambers ‘24 and Quinn Mateja ‘24 sign off on their commitments to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level in the Vaughan Gym on Nov. 8 (Garrity/LION).

Fall signing day occurs

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
November 14, 2023
Ryan McGuire smiles after finishing the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8 (photo courtesy of Martin McGuire).

Student runs marathon in less than 3 hours

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
October 31, 2023
Sylvia Tanious teaches her sixth period medical terminology class through video presentation on Sept. 19 (photo courtesy of Anna Tegtmeier '24).

Learn to ‘talk the medical talk’

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
September 28, 2023
Abby Markworth '24 serves against Hinsdale Central at game on Sept. 12 (Garrity/LION).

Athlete of the Issue: Abby Markworth

Katie Garrity, Sports Editor
September 28, 2023
Tim Shepard warms-up before home game against Oak Park River Forest High School on April 11 (Garrity/LION).

Boys volleyball serves, boasts four college commits

Katie Garrity, Reporter
May 17, 2023
Becky Phillips ‘23 continues her track and field career by signing to St. Louis University (Pohl/LION).

Spring signing day takes place

Katie Garrity, Reporter
May 1, 2023
La Grange ‘Restaurant Week’ advertisement (photo courtesy of LGBA website).

Village of La Grange holds 10th annual ‘Restaurant Week’

Katie Garrity, Reporter
March 24, 2023
Julia Seffner ‘24 and Aggie Driscoll ‘23 practice drills in the NC upper north gym on March 9 (Garrity/LION)

Girls badminton commences, shoots for State

Katie Garrity, Reporter
March 21, 2023
Logan Baffico ‘24 rehearses for upcoming musical, ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ in front of Sunrise cast on Feb. 2 (Garrity/LION).

[Photo] Thespians prepare for opening night at NC: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Katie Garrity, Reporter
February 15, 2023
Kristie Scriba and Theo Calfeteanu '23 converse during the Sobremesa group meeting on Dec. 1 at NC after school (Garrity/LION).

Sobremesa group begins

Katie Garrity, Reporter
December 12, 2022
Cover of the new Midnights album (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

Taylor Swift releases ‘Midnights’

Julia Ludden, Elin O'Brien, and Katie Garrity
November 21, 2022
Cross-country girls top 7 smile after 3 mile race (Lestina/LION).

Boys and girls cross country runs in state meet

Katie Garrity
November 11, 2022

PCP: Should politics have a place in the classroom?

Katie Garrity and Olivia Grefenstette
November 8, 2022
Casual Trespasser performing at an outdoor venue (photo courtesy of Casual Trespasser).

What it’s like to be in a student band

Mckinley Huffman, Ellie Moran, and Katie Garrity
September 29, 2022
Swimmers dive into the 200M freestyle relay at the LT Relay invite on September 10th, 2022 (Garrity/LION).

Girls Swim team shoot for state meet

Katie Garrity, Reporter
September 26, 2022
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