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The Student News Site of Lake Central High School

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Cat Cearing, Author

Atticus Finch, played by Brett Balicki (11), appeals to the jury. Finch was hired to defend black man Tom Robinson after he is accused of taking advantage of a white girl.

Advanced Drama brings a classic to life

Cat Cearing, Author
May 13, 2015
Every year students plan their “promposals” for their friends or significant others. This year, some students went all-out to get their dates’ attention.

Promposal panic

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April 30, 2015
Graduation is right within reach. Counselors started to call down seniors to ensure they had enough credits to graduate, see what their plans were for after school and give them a file of their past work.

Seniors get sentimental

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April 9, 2015
Tyler Paluszak (11) and Melissa Torres (10) face off as boxers “The Beast” and “The Centaur” while Hannah Souronis (10) acts as their announcer. Paluszak, Torres and Souronis took suggestions from the audience to shape their scene.

Improving improvisation

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March 20, 2015
Evelyn Reder (10) works at local record store “Rock Goes the Easel.” Reder found the job through a friend while looking for a place to showcase her art.

Q&A: Evelyn Reder (10)

Cat Cearing, Author
March 9, 2015
Cast members from “Forbidden Broadway” run through a number titled “Glosse Fosse” for Mrs. Pam Neth, English, and the technical designers. The rehearsal on Feb. 10 was an opportunity for the designers to see what the actors have been working on and work with them to see what still needed to get done.

Backstage Broadway

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February 16, 2015
The Indiana Thespian State Conference is held every year in January. This year, the conference completely sold out spots.

LCTC Showcases at State

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January 29, 2015
Zachary Hansen (10) and Aaron Capello (9) crack up at rehearsal. The first rehearsals for “Forbidden Broadway” were split up by boys and girls.

Forbidden firsts

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December 15, 2014
The characters of “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Murder” gather around a map to plan out how they would split up in twos to scour the island for the murderer. When they regrouped, it was revealed that all of the pairs were separated on their search.

Advanced Drama gives sneak peek

Cat Cearing, Author
November 17, 2014
“Interstellar” takes audiences out of this world

“Interstellar” takes audiences out of this world

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November 13, 2014
Melissa Torres (10) and Erini Collaros (11) crack up during a game of Hitch Hiker. The game involved a “car” of four people who had to pick up a “hitch hiker” whose mood affected everyone else’s.

Advanced theater gets scared silly

Cat Cearing, Author
October 16, 2014
Cora Sakal (10), Jadon Bloom (11), Tabitha Prowse (12)

10/08/14 Halloween Improv show

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October 9, 2014
Taylor Swift’s song, “Shake It Off” is currently second on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The song has been on the chart for six weeks.

“Girl power” takes music industry by storm

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October 8, 2014
Emily, played by Anastasia Rauch (11), freezes time during a game of dodgeball. When the other students took aim for her, her first instinct was to use her powers to protect herself.

“The Sparrow” prepares for takeoff

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September 16, 2014
Jonas, Adam Gustas (10), reels back after The Giver, Nicholas Kiepura (12), shares with him the memory of sunburn. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry took place in a society in which things like pain, warfare and art became practically nonexistent.

Theater gives new take on old story

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
July 12, 2014

#YesAllWomen, No to Misogyny

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May 29, 2014

MTV takes a shot at “Faking It”

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May 14, 2014

ITS members cast their vote

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May 8, 2014
Mia Gjeldum (12) and Jeannie Lam (9) go over stage directions for Gjeldum’s freshman show, “Cave Dream.” Lam plays a part of a group of spelunkers that find themselves trapped in a cave.

Fresh faces prepare for the stage

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April 11, 2014

Angels and demons and monsters (Oh my!)

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March 18, 2014

ITS looks ahead

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March 6, 2014

JV basketball defeats Chesterton

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February 4, 2014
Jackson DeLisle (10), Nicholas Kiepura (11), Brett Balicki (10) and Parker Danner (9) practice their piece for the song. At the first rehearsal, the cast worked on some of the show’s bigger numbers.

Theater gets zombie-fied

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
December 5, 2013
Jonathan VanHecke (12), Adam Gustas (9), Nichole Heusmann (10) and Raquel Rembert (10) listen to directions during the rehearsal for “Drum Taps.” The four were chosen as the cast for the competition show.

The beat of their own drum

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
November 5, 2013

S-U-C-C-E-S-S

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October 28, 2013

Advanced theater fights “bystander blues”

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October 6, 2013
Members of the group “Play On Words” display their shirts to the audience. The improv show took place in the LGI on Sept. 25.

Advanced theater performs for a cause

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September 27, 2013

Student receives high honor

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September 23, 2013

Schedule Shuffle

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August 12, 2013

Theater Raises Awareness

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April 25, 2013

Click It for Tickets

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April 15, 2013
Tropical Technical

Tropical Technical

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March 4, 2013

Theater Takes ‘Harvey Girls’ to State Conference

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February 4, 2013
Ryan Bereda (9) stretches up to block Crown Point’s shot. Despite their efforts, the A team suffered a four-point loss.

Bittersweet Night for Freshman Boys Basketball

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January 16, 2013

Theater Gets in the Holiday Spirit

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December 28, 2012

Black Friday Fiasco

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November 26, 2012
Kim Ordonez (12) helps Katie Badger (11) with her fake injury. Ordonez offered her house to be used for preparations for the drill.

Lake Central Theater Company Prepares for Disaster

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
October 30, 2012
Mia Djeldum (12), Kearney Fagan (12), and Alex Tinklenberg (12) act out a scene at the improv show. Their group dressed up as “Snow Tinks and the Seven Dwarfs” to highlight the night’s Halloween theme.

Advanced Drama Scares Up Laughs At First Improv Show

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
October 4, 2012
Alyssa Stepney (10), Stephanie Spigolon (9), and Stephanie Anderson (9) wait in anticipation for LaPorte to serve. The Freshman, JV, and Varsity games were pushed back a day due to the gas leak.

JV Girls Volleyball Victory Against LaPorte

Cathryn Cearing and Cat Cearing
September 19, 2012

Girls Volleyball Dominates On Home Court

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August 24, 2012
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