Participation Points Prove Unfair
DOI Staff
October 10, 2013
During the first week of school, when teachers go over syllabi in classes, most students dread seeing a participation category. While participation points can prove to be helpful, the Drops of Ink staff believes that the way they are currently used is unfair for students. Most DOI staff members have...
Alcohol wand tests implemented at entrance to home football game
Elise Houcek, Editor-in-Chief
October 4, 2013
Controversy has amassed among the halls of LHS in response to an administrative decision to utilize alcohol presence testing prior to entrance at the home football game Thursday, September 12. While the facts of the genuine incident are wholly unclear to the majority of the student body, what presents...
A (Game) Day in the Life
Ryan Jackson, Staff Writer
October 4, 2013
5:55 AM: The opening guitar riff to the 1987 Def Leppard classic “Pour Some Sugar on Me” rings true over my alarm to start Friday, September 27. On most days, I need another few moments to drag myself out of the cocoon that’s my bed, but on football Fridays, I hop up with ease. Kickoff is almo...
Boys Varsity Soccer: The Sidelines
Gabi Munoz
September 30, 2013
Junior Alex Stiber wins the ball from Antioch.
Wildcats Homecoming Football Game vs. Warren Blue Devils
Ava Polzin, Features Editor
September 30, 2013
The Return of the Cookies
Kyle Laska, News Editor
September 16, 2013
The beginning of the 2013 school year has been rough. Students have had to get back to the rhythm of waking up early, studying late at night, and sitting through six and a half hours of mental exhaustion. However, students come to terms with the fact that school is tough, and it will only get tougher....
Sarah Bennett, Staff Member
January 19, 2020 • No Comments
The boys varsity basketball team lost to Stevenson, 59-50, on Tuesday, Jan. 14. They are now 1-2 in conference play and 10-5 overall. Senior captains Jackson Watson, Will...
Andrew Benoit, Opinion Editor
January 17, 2020 • No Comments
“1917,” set during World War I, follows two British soldiers as they travel through hostile territory on a mission to save 1,600 men from certain annihilation from a German...
Sayre Debruler, Staff Member
January 15, 2020 • No Comments
Illinois’s annual High School Theater Fest was held from Jan. 9-11. Each year, Illinois State University (ISU) hosts high schools from around the state, where students involved...