Lincoln-Way West

Do you love math? Do you enjoy hanging out with others who love doing math? If so, Mathletes is the place for you! Anyone interested in joining Mathletes or has any questions about Mathletes, contact Ms. Ruettiger on Teams. Come join a great club here at West! #GetInvolved

The Best Buddies talent show is tomorrow at 5:30 pm in the auditorium. Please come out to support Best Buddies!

Juniors & Seniors – Save the Date for Social! The West Junior-Senior Social – Lincoln-Way Luau will be Wednesday, May 15, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm at Zachary’s Red Barn in Homer Glen. Join your friends for music, outdoor games, s'mores, face painting, and snacks from Not Your Mama's Trailer. Tickets are $30 and will be on sale in GoFan from May 1 – May 8. Tickets will not be sold at the door. The event is open to Lincoln-Way West juniors and seniors only. Contact Mrs. Quas with any questions.

Today at 3:00 pm is the final chance to see our production of Matilda the Musical! Tickets can still be purchased on at lwwmusic.org.

Warriors wear orange on Fridays. #AWarriorWithin

The spring issue of The West Gazette is now available at thewestgazette.org!

The final day to purchase a ticket to Prom is tomorrow, Friday, April 19. Tickets can be purchased in the cafeteria from 7:40 – 8:00 am or 2:37 – 3:00 pm. Absolutely NO prom tickets will be sold after Friday, April 19, and no tickets are available for purchase at the event.

Thank you to Class of 2014 alum Dan LaBerry for a generous Gatorade donation to Lincoln-Way West High School! Dan is currently a minor league athletic trainer for the Seattle Mariners and received recognition for his efforts from the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society. The Gatorade package will be used by our athletic trainers to support our Athletic programs and student-athletes. #LiveLikeAWarrior

The 2024 West Spring Musical 'Matilda' opens THIS WEEK! Come see the musical based on the classic Roald Dahl book featuring over 100 West students on stage, behind the scenes, and in the pit orchestra! Performances are this Friday April 19th @ 7pm, Saturday April 20th @ 1 and 7 pm, and Sunday April 21 @ 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or by scanning the QR code on any Matilda poster. Performances are expected to sell out, so order your tickets today!

We are about a month away from yearbook distribution! 🚨 IMPORTANT YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION In order to pick-up your pre-ordered book in May, you must have paid all school fees and any library fines. If you didn’t pre order a yearbook, contact Mrs. Neuberg via teams to get on the waiting list for any extra yearbooks.

Students in health class are learning and performing basic CPR skills!

Our Mathletes headed to state earlier this month and placed 17th out of 62 teams! Big congratulations to our two Mathletes, Ray Egner and Everardo Garcia, who placed 5th out of 32 teams in the presentation competition. This is the highest West has ever placed at the State competition. Way to go Ray and Everardo! Awesome representation of West Mathletes!

The Lincoln-Way West Theatre Company has been working hard in preparation for the upcoming performances of Matilda! Tickets to this weekend’s performances can be purchased at lwwmusic.org.

A number of students attended AP review sessions over the past two days including 100+ students at Mr. Cupp and Mr. Render’s AP US History review session! #PrepareLikeAWarrior

Welcome Crew applications are due tomorrow by 2:45 pm! Sophomores & Juniors – You won’t want to miss out on being a part of next year’s Welcome Crew. #GetInvolved #LeadLikeAWarrior

Personal Finance classes had a visitor from the Ramsey Foundation, George Kamel @georgekamel for a Q&A via Zoom. Students asked questions about finance and got answers straight from the source. Thanks to Mr. Pearson, Mr. Glynn, & George for an entertaining & educational time!

Reminder – The testing days begin tomorrow. Students need to bring their fully charged Lincoln-Way laptop and charging cord for testing.

The Anatomy & Physiology Medical students are teaming up with Ascension St. Joseph-Joliet to host a blood drive at LWW! The event will be held at Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, April 13 from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. All participants will need to bring a photo ID to the event. Any 16 year old students who are interested in donating would need to see Mrs. Neuberg in B230 for a consent form. Participants 17 & up do not need a consent form.

Taking it back to the PE Department’s March Madness 🏀 Congratulations to all of the winning teams from this year’s competition!

Prom ticket sales will be held in the cafeteria before school and after school during the week of April 15. Absolutely NO prom tickets will be sold after Friday, April 19, and no tickets are available for purchase at the event. Cash, check, and credit card are accepted. Prom tickets are $100/person. Prom is on Saturday, May 4, at Tuscany Falls in Mokena from 6:30pm - 10pm. Outside guest forms are available for pickup in SSO.