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January 22, 2020

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Dozens of students and community members gathered

Dozens of students and community members gathered at Lane yesterday to demand the removal of school resource officers (SROs) for the upcoming school year. On Aug. 10, the Local School Council (LSC) will vote on whether to remove SROs from the building.
📸 1: 40th Ward Alderman Andre Vasquez addresses the crowd of protesters, Aaron Cohen for The Warrior.
📸 2: Students and community members gather in protest of SROs at Lane, Aaron Cohen for The Warrior.

On July 11, student activists from Latin School of

On July 11, student activists from Latin School of Chicago and Lane Tech held protests condemning racism and urging their respective administrations to change, adapt and abolish certain school policies to create more inclusive environments. Among the Lane protesters' demands: that staff and administration receive mandatory cultural sensitivity training and racial justice materials are added to the Social Science and English curricula. See the fourth slide for more details.
📸 1-2: Latin School of Chicago protest at Lincoln Park, Finley Williams for The Warrior
📸 3: Lane Tech protest on Lane lawn, Aaron Cohen for The Warrior.

On Mar. 12, Lane hosted the first day of the 50th

On Mar. 12, Lane hosted the first day of the 50th Annual International Days. Clubs performed all day in Gym 1 with dances that they had been practicing for months.

At 5 on Mar. 12, Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a press conference where they announced events of 250 people or more should be avoided as to contain the spread of COVID-19. As mandated by the district, Lane cancelled I-Days and postponed I-Nights.
Photo: Emma Gallian and Ela Messina for The Warrior

Today the Warrior staff attended the 29th annual M

Today the Warrior staff attended the 29th annual McCormick Foundation High School Media Awards. After going to sessions facilitated by professional journalists and Roosevelt University faculty, we heard a keynote address by Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens.
We won the team "sweepstakes" plaque for most overall points in the competition for our individual pieces and newspaper.
We won 12 awards:
Excellent — Overall Newspaper
Excellent — Overall Layout/Design
Excellent — News Story (Finley Williams)
Superior — Special Coverage (Finley Williams)
Superior — Feature Story (Olivia Fergus-Brummer)
Excellent — Broadcast Feature Story (Ela Messina)
Superior — Opinion Piece (Leda Edwards)
Excellent — Sports News Story (Glory Lozada)
Superior — Sports Feature Story (Payton Jarzyna)
Superior — Non-sports Photo (Emma Gallian)
Excellent — Original Drawing or Comic (Schantelle Alonzo)
Superior — Computer Graphics (Schantelle Alonzo)

Additionally, Ella Dame, one of our features editors, won the $1000 McCormick Foundation Fellowship.
Photo: Emma Gallian, Tobias Straus and Mr. Strom for The Warrior

Lane students are able to go to the CCC today to r

Lane students are able to go to the CCC today to register to vote in the upcoming elections. The registration event was organized by Ms. McMahon and Lauren Gallagher, Div. 054.

According to Gallagher, having Lane host a voter registration drive is an important opportunity for students to make sure they have a voice in the upcoming election. “It’s critical that our young generations become politically involved so our government can keep evolving and changing as time goes on,” Gallagher said. “Registering to vote is just the first step in creating change.” Photo: Emma Gallian for The Warrior

On Feb. 11, Ms. Feuer’s Women in Literature clas

On Feb. 11, Ms. Feuer’s Women in Literature classes held their annual Women in Lit Fest. Students in the class worked together for most of the year to create projects about various topics relating to women.
Emery Lawrence, Div. 059, is a student in Women in Lit and described her experience working with people interested in the same agenda. “Women in Lit Fest means an opportunity to showcase things that we are passionate about and engage in a lot of important discussions that don’t usually happen with others,” Lawrence said. “It’s a chance to promote inclusivity, education and ignorance, and cross boundaries with people who usually wouldn’t have these types of conversations.” Photo: Emma Gallian for The Warrior

Meet Rocko! On Jan. 23, the Canine Therapy Corps v

Meet Rocko! On Jan. 23, the Canine Therapy Corps visited Lane to help students destress before finals next week, and what better way to do that than with furry friends?! Photo: Emma Gallian and Ela Messina for The Warrior

Today, Journalism I students revisited the five ba

Today, Journalism I students revisited the five basic freedoms of the Constitution and how they apply to journalism. In groups, the students made posters specific to one of the freedoms and presented them to their peers. After presenting, a class-wide discussion was held about the importance of each freedom and its impact on students in journalism.

Photo: Emma Gallian for The Warrior

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