Lyons Township High School
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Lyons Township High School (often referred to as LTHS or simply LT) is a public
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History
Lyons Township High School was opened on September 4, 1888. The enrollment included 39 students. An athletic field named Emmond Field was constructed in 1888, and a 1924–1929 expansion included the erection of a clock tower, auditorium, offices, library, and a gym. Leonard H. Vaughan (president of a seed company and former school board president,[5]) funded the erection of the Vaughan Building; it was constructed in 1949 for sporting events and classes.[6] In 1956, South Campus was opened about a mile south-west in nearby Western Springs to accommodate the community's growing population. The Corral was constructed in 1944 as a social place for all students to spend time with each other after school hours. In 2005, a performing arts center, a field house, and a pool were added to the South campus to complement the facilities at the North campus.[7][8]
Athletics
At Lyons Township High School, boys compete in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. The Lyons Township Hockey Club is associated with the Township of Lyons, not LTHS. Girls compete in badminton, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Other sports that are present at LT and not limited to any one gender are Competitive Cheer, Competitive Dance, Special Olympics Basketball, and Special Olympics Track. There are also some non-athletic clubs that are still affiliated with IHSA (e.g. Speech, Debate, Scholastic Bowl, Chess, etc).
The following teams have won their respective IHSA state championship tournaments:[9]
- Baseball: 1967, 2003, 2011
- Baseball (Summer): 2002, 2004, 2006, 2012
- Basketball (boys): 1953, 1970
- Basketball (Special Olympics): 1995, 2005
- Cross country (boys): 1951, 1955, 1956
- Golf (boys): 1938, 1939
- Gymnastics (boys): 2021
- Gymnastics (girls): 2013, 2014
- Soccer (boys): 2009
- Swimming and diving (boys): 2016, 2017
- Tennis (girls): 1990, 1991, 1992
- Track and field (boys): 1914, 1915, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1971
- Volleyball (girls): 1976, 1989, 2010
- Water Polo (boys): 2012, 2015
- Water Polo (girls): 2010
- Speech: 1953
Newspaper
The LION
- Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association: 1st place nationally in 16+ page category in 1999
- Scholastic Press Association: 1st place (national overall newspaper award)
- Northern Illinois School Press Association: Golden Eagle Award: Best of Class 2009, One Honor Scholarship, 13 individual Blue
- The red stripe award for journalistic excellence ribbons, and 47 Honorable Mentions
- National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Education Association: Two individual Awards of Excellence and one Honorable Mention
- American Society of Newspaper Editors and Quill & Scroll: Four national 1st place awards
- Illinois Men’s Press Association: A 2nd place award in Column Writing and an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing
WLTL
LTHS is the license holder of WLTL-FM, a Class A non-commercial radio station which broadcasts from North Campus on 88.1 FM.[11] WLTL has won several national and local awards, including the Service to Young Children award. The station is student-run, with new student managers selected each year.
WLTL is the recipient of more than 25 awards of excellence, including the John Drury award for "Best High School Radio Station in the Nation" and has had 10 consecutive years winning the Communicator Award. WLTL has also been recognized nationally for the quality broadcasting that it provides by the National Association of Broadcasters. Several current media figures got their start at WLTL, including Mike Murphy of
Notable alumni
- Jeff Adams, football player
- George Burditt, lawyer and politician
- Bruce “Soupy” Campbell, baseball player
- Terrel E. Clarke, Illinois state legislator and businessman
- Jack Collom, Poet and teacher; pioneered the modern Eco-Lit poetry genre
- Joel Cummins, keyboardist of Umphrey's McGee
- Jimmy Dunne (songwriter), songwriter, TV and film composer
- Jake Elliott, NFL kicker for Philadelphia Eagles; made longest field goal by a rookie in NFL history on September 24, 2017(61 yards).
- far-right[13]political commentator and podcaster
- Kathy Gleason, Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University
- David Hasselhoff, actor and singer, best known for television series Knight Rider, Baywatch, and America's Got Talent
- John Hattendorf, professor and historian specializing in maritime and naval history
- Michael Hitchcock, actor, writer, and producer
- Jim Holvay, songwriter and musician[14]
- Jeff Hornacek, professional basketball player, former head coach of New York Knicks
- Oren Koules, producer of Saw movie series, producer of Two and a Half Men TV series, former owner Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team
- Ben LaBolt, White House Communications Director[15]
- Ben R. Mottelson, nuclear physicist who shared 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics with James Rainwater and Aage Bohrfor their model of nuclear structure
- Christine Radogno, Republican leader in Illinois State Senate, representing the 41st Senate District
- Matt Rehwoldt, professional wrestler who performs as "Aiden English"
- footballplayer and coach
- Frederick Upton helped organize Upton Machine Company, forerunner to Whirlpool Corporation.
- Gabrielle Walsh, actress
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- Leona Woods, physicist who helped build Chicago Pile-1, the first nuclear reactor
- Ty Inc. and inventor of Beanie Babies[16]
- Xenia Zarina, dancer (born June Zimmerman)
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Far-right personality and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who was at Charlottesville during that deadly 2017 rally, told followers he planned to attend the Jan. 6 protest.
- Nick, Anderson. "Far-right agitators roil the conservative movement on college campuses in battle to define Trumpism". The Washington Post. No. November 16, 2019. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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- Green, Dominic. "The groypers are American fascists". The Spectator. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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Over the past several months, however, Turning Point and YAF have been attacked for failing to espouse the more extreme "America First" populism advocated by figures like conservative columnist Michelle Malkin and conservative podcaster Nick Fuentes.
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- ^ Felsenthal, Carol (January 2, 2014). "La Grange's Ben LaBolt goes to Washington—and Stays – Chicago Magazine". Chicagomag.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Bryan. "Behind the Beanie Babies: The Secret Life of Ty Warner". Chicago magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
- LTHS Alumni Forum Alumni Forum