Category: Humans of LP

Smith inspires students with Innovation Lab

November 18, 2019

Every school offers programs to fit certain interests for students, but La Porte Middle School/Kesling Intermediate has taken this one step further by introducing the Innovation Lab. English teacher and former data coach Mrs. Smith has taken the position that infuses a STEM (Science, Technology, Engi...

LPHS’ second Chili Cook-Off

Alli Glen, Editor

November 18, 2019

La Porte High School teachers decided to spice up their lunch break with the second annual LPHS Chili Cook-Off during the e-Learning day on November 6th. 10 of LP’s best teacher chefs decided to partake in this much anticipated event. The staff brought in their best versions of their homemade chil...

Lancioni goes to Germany

Ally Zila, Staff Writer

November 15, 2019

Teachers still love to learn and see new things just as much as students. One Slicer educator just took and exciting adventure out of the country. Sonja Lancioni, Spanish teacher at LPHS, recently traveled to Germany in September. Lancioni had several reasons for traveling to Germany. One being that it was he...

Brown’s impact

Jamaal Salary, Staff writer

November 15, 2019

Jason Brown, LPHS social studies teacher, is ready for another year of coaching and teaching. Brown’s love for sports started early in his life. He competed in football, track, cross country, and he even competed in marching band. There was one sport, however, that Brown was destined to compete...

Olson makes math fun at LPHS

Aidan Ross, Staff Writer

November 15, 2019

Math teacher Mr. Olson is still keeping learning fun and exciting in his 26th year teaching at LaPorte High School. Olson originally pursued a degree in aerospace engineering, but while he was tutoring his mom in college, he realized teaching was the career for him. “I really thought wow, this is a...

Creative and kind: Isaac King

Alli Glen, Editor

November 13, 2019

LPHS Senior Isaac King is finishing up his final year in high school in the most arts-centered way. King has been a strong musician, actor, and writer ever since he stepped foot into LPHS. His love for theatre all started as a junior in high school in the LPHS play: Our Town and Wizard of Oz...

Jobbe fills the walls of LPHS with creativity

Alli Glen, Editor

October 10, 2019

Every blank wall has the opportunity to be a canvas, and senior Olivia Jobbe has proven that. Jobbe has expressed her love and talent of art through the hallways of LPHS and has recently created a beautiful mural to Schultze Hall. The idea of painting a mural in Schultze Hall occurred last y...

Budding Slicer filmmakers begin working on short film

Tori Kegebein, Staff Writer

October 6, 2019

Senior Belle Bailey and some fellow Slicers have started writing and planning a short film that is to be expected in the spring of 2020. In the film, one of the characters, played by Belle Bailey, vanishes suddenly. Four of the other characters, played by seniors Ashley Cook, Ryleonna Bitzer, and ...

LPMB places 3rd at Concord Invitational

Alli Glen, Editor

September 25, 2019

LPMB placed 3rd in the Scholastic A Class competition hosted by Concord High School on September 21st. Their show title, “Vegas!” is an upbeat arrangement of a few different songs. The opener of the show is, “Viva Las Vegas,” which is a well known Elvis Presley tune. The opener is followed up by...

Former Slicer Oberle shines creatively

Tori Kegebein, Staff Writer

September 25, 2019

Areonna Oberle represents the Slicer name no matter what side of the planet she’s on and no matter the creative process she’s pursuing. Oberle graduated last year with the Class of 2019, and ever since her sophomore year at La Porte High School, she has been fascinated with the German language...