Last week, a few brave students in the LWC science club went into the pond to begin the process of tagging the fish that were added in the fall. The club will conduct periodic checks to see how these fish will develop with the next check-in being in the spring!
It’s a beautiful day for an egg drop! Mr. Willis’ students are applying the laws of conservation of energy and momentum during their Physics Lab.
Lincoln-Way West donated over 330 toys to the Pediatric Oncology Treasure Chest Foundation. Great job Warriors!
Join the West Madrigals for an evening of music and merriment! Performances are December 1-4 with shows starting at 5:30 pm each night. Tickets are $20. Call 815-717-3507 to order a ticket for the concert.
Ms. Keating's LWE Spanish 2 classes showing for what they are grateful!
Animal Volunteer Club had a blast making tug toys for cats and dogs at NAWS during their November meeting.
Students in AP Language classes participated in the 55th annual Brad Bounds Turkey Contest. Mr. Bounds was a teacher in district #210, and we have kept this fun tradition alive. Happy Thanksgiving!
We are so proud of the Lincoln-Way Marching Band - they did such a fantastic job in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Did you catch the show?
This week the Lincoln-Way West Student Council completed their annual Thanksgiving Basket and food drive. Each year the LWW Student Council collects food for 10 complete Thanksgiving meals for local families in need. Each family receives a box of the nonperishable food along with a $30 gift card to buy their perishable items. All 286 students donated at least 5 items for either the Thanksgiving baskets or the food drive.
The Lincoln-Way Marching Band has made it to Times Square! Be sure to watch for them at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade this week!
Today is 'Suit Up Like the Staff' day at East, and Griffins were to dress up like their favorite staff member to show their appreciation. These students in Miss VandenBerg's class nailed it!
Burning Cheetos! Students in Mrs. Laack’s Chemistry classes have been working on the calorimetry lab where they are calculating how many calories are in a Cheeto, Frito, or Tostito.
The Lincoln-Way East String Quartet performed this past weekend for the Spotlight Arts Collective Gala which was hosted at East.
Griffins! November is about being kind and thankful. The Senior Class Board is sponsoring their monthly theme dress-up day this Monday, November 22. We want you to THANK a LWE staff member by dressing like them. Grab a thank you card in the Main Office this week and say thanks!
grat·i·tude - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
We are thankful for our staff members who continue to make a difference in the lives of our students! Students had the opportunity to write thank you cards to LWW staff members yesterday. #WarriorsAreKind
In honor of Veterans Day last week, our transportation department treated bus drivers who have served our country to breakfast after their morning routes. Thank you for your service!
Foods classes are ready for the changing seasons! They have been working on delicious chicken noodle soup this week.
Saturday was World Kindness Day - how did you celebrate? Central students and staff became the "i" in KIND!
Foods classes are ready for the changing seasons! They have been working on delicious chicken noodle soup this week.
On Wednesday, November 10th, Lincoln-Way Central Mathletes captured first place in their third conference meet of the year by earning 591 points to Lincoln-Way East’s 582 points. The Knights captured 7 first place spots and 1 second place spot out of 15 areas of competition. Sophomore Nolan Redican and Freshman Ethan Toosley made their debut in oral competition earning 39 points in the topic of Equations of Lines. Juniors Connor McMahon and Alexa Hadley scored 42 points for the Knights in their oral on Exponential and Logarithmic Equations. Seniors Brendan Born and Philip Donaghey placed first in their oral on Combinatorics by earning 46 out of 50 possible points.
Additional teams placing first were: Seniors Conic Sections team of Alex Culver, Andrew Flais, Ryan Flais, Andy Habib, Gebran Hammoud, and Kadmos Hammoud; Juniors Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions team of Alyssra Chanpaibool, Alexa Hadley, Ethan Hoff, Charles Knight, Cooper Koch, Michael McNulty, and Max Davis; Sophomores System of Equations team of Brett Bethke, Nancy Flais, Jacey Hadley, Carson Katzmann, Nolan Redican, Quoc Anh Tran, Justin Bafia, and Sam Starklauf; Sophomores Factoring team of Justin Bafia, Brett Bethke, Nancy Flais, Jacey Hadley, Sam Starklauf, Quoc Anh Tran, Carson Katzmann, and David Latkowski; and Junior/Senior group Andy Habib, Gebran Hammoud, Liam Doorhy, and Alexa Hadley.
Senior President Andrew Flais announced, “Awesome work oralists!”, and encouraged the team to practice to achieve more perfect scores at the remaining two conference meets.
