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Lansing is home to a number of high schools and elementary schools that are equipping kids to make a difference in their community. We also have access to a variety of higher education options, and their news occasionally appears in this category as well.
Editorial Contest: Chicago’s hidden divide
For The Lansing Journal's first-ever editorial contest, we partnered with the freshmen class at Unity Christian Academy. Every student in the 26-student class wrote...
District 171 prepares for the end of the school year
Student celebrations, new titles, and more were the focus of Sunnybrook's meeting on Monday
BY QUINTON R. ARTHUR
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2022) – Sunnybrook District...
It’s official – TF South’s nickname is now ‘Red Wolves’
The new nickname receives overwhelming support after initially faltering
BY QUINTON R. ARTHUR
LANSING, Ill. (April 28, 2022) — Thornton Fractional South High School's new mascot...
Editorial Contest: Banning books – a discussion of censorship
For The Lansing Journal's first-ever editorial contest, we partnered with the freshmen class at Unity Christian Academy. Every student in the 26-student class wrote...
Heritage Middle School hosts 2022 National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony
Students continue the 23-year tradition of excellence
BY QUINTON R. ARTHUR
LANSING, Ill. (April 21, 2022) — On April 21, Heritage Middle School inducted 33 students...
Editorial Contest: Scared healthy – How horror movies can be beneficial
For The Lansing Journal's first-ever editorial contest, we partnered with the freshman class at Unity Christian Academy. Every student in the 26-student class wrote...
Editorial Contest: When should my kid have a phone? – An iconic dilemma
For The Lansing Journal's first-ever editorial contest, we partnered with the freshmen class at Unity Christian Academy. Every student in the 26-student class wrote...
School District 158 Board Agenda 4/20/22
District 158 Board regular meeting - April 20, 7 p.m.
LANSING, Ill. (April 17, 2022) – The April 20 meeting of the District 158 School...
District 158 responds to ‘fighting and mob action’ at Memorial Jr. High
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 14, 2022) – Lansing School District 158 released a letter on Wednesday sharing some details and results of a...
Where US first ladies went to college
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by Annalise Mantz, via StackerPublisher's note: The Lansing Journal is experimenting with a partnership with Stacker.com to provide in-depth features that may be of...
TF South community remembers coach and teacher Lori Potacki
Former softball coach, swimming coach, teacher, and mentor received touching tribute on TF South softball field
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 7, 2022) – Around...
Application window nears end for Lansing Police’s first-ever Diversity Scholarship
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 6, 2022) – The night Al Phillips was sworn in as Lansing's Police Chief in June of 2021, he...
‘Minor injuries’ for TF South students after bus collision in Lansing
Above: A bus of TF South Girls Track Team members was hit on its back, right side in a vehicle collision on Tuesday, April...
TF South to host student art reception Wednesday, April 6
By Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 5, 2022) — TF South will host a student art reception in the atrium of TF South on Wednesday,...
Journal introduces Freshman Editorial Contest in partnership with UCA
Pilot program seeks to give new voices a platform for persuasion
by Melanie Jongsma
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (April 4, 2022) - When Unity Christian Academy's (UCA)...