U.S. News Lists Best High Schools: Where's Tinley Park?

The news magazine ranked Lincoln-Way East High School as one of the top schools in the state and the nation, the only high school in the Southland with that distinction. Should Tinley Park High School also be in that conversation?

U.S. News & World Report magazine released its ranking of public schools, and Lincoln-Way East High School ranked among the top high schools in both the state and the country. READ: U.S. News Ranks L-W East Among Top 50 State High Schools The Frankfort high school was the only high school in the south suburbs to earn a ranking in the magazine. So where does that leave Tinley Park High School? Does it deserve not being ranked? Or was it short-changed? Patch asked readers on Facebook: Should Tinley Park High School been on the list? Here's what some of them had to say: Mike Skillet: yes Samantha Walleck-Kracke: Nope Jason Douthett: For what I pay in property tax (70% of which goes toward the school district), Sandburg, Andrew and Stagg …

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LWHS D210 Enters World of Social Media

The face of Lincoln-Way High School District 210 has started a Facebook page for its supporters.

The face of Lincoln-Way High School District 210 is moving into the realm of social media. The website now features a link to Facebook. Community Relations Director Stacy Holland at the regular board of education meeting Wednesday announced that the district can post a variety of updates and and photos on the Facebook page, as another way to get out information on what's happening in the district. While crediting Assistant Communications Director Charla Brautigam for shaping the Facebook page, Holland made a pitch for "Likes." Check out the LWHS D210 website and "Like" the Facebook page. Holland also told the board that the monthly e-newsletter, which went out last week, features a video message from Supt. Lawrence Wyllie. The monthly …

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Oliver! Brings Dance, Song and Gruel to Lincoln-Way Area

The family friendly musical will run during early January at the Lincoln-Way East auditorium.

Curtain Call Theatre will present Oliver!, the family friendly Dickensian musical, during the first week of January. Oliver! tells the story of the classic Charles Dickens protagonist, Oliver Twist, who is thrown out of an orphanage and forced to make his way in Victorian London amongst a cast of colorful characters and questionable situations. “The music is timeless,” said cast member and Homer Glen resident David Knezz, who plays Fagin, the caretaker and ringleader of a gang of pickpocket young boys. “It’s a fun show.” The production includes 88 performers, 56 of whom are children. The cast, which is largely made up of residents from the Lincoln-Way area, began rehearsals in October. Cast members range in age from 3-60 years old. …

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Lincoln-Way Supt. Lawrence Wyllie Announces Retirement

Superintendent Larry Wyllie has been at the helm of Lincoln-Way High School District 210 for 24 years. He's helped shape a generation of students.

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Superintendent Larry Wyllie, who announced his retirement at the Thursday Board of Education meeting, has helped shape a generation of students in the 105-square miles of the district. His retirement is effective June 28, 2013. A man well respected by his professional colleagues—administrators, teachers and staff—he relinquishes the reins over a district that grew exponentially since his arrival. The district has grown from one building in New Lenox to four. Each of the Lincoln-Way High Schools—LW Central in New Lenox, LW East in Frankfort, LW North in Frankfort and LW West in New Lenox—will forever benefit from the mark he's left on the community as a whole. Wyllie's replacement, Scott Tingley, …

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Lincoln-Way District 210 Tax Levy Up for the First Time in Four Years

An increase in the Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) reflects upward movement in the economy.

For the first time in four years, the tax levy for Lincoln-Way High School District 210 is slated for an increase of roughly $3.5 million. Details of the proposed tax levy were presented Oct. 25 at the board of education meeting at Lincoln-Way East High School. The total property taxes to be levied for 2012 are $77,927, 589, according to Sawin. “As you know from previous levies, levying a certain amount does not guarantee that the district will receive the amount requested. For example, our 2011 levy was $74,416,681, while the actual amount extended was $69,951,870. The final official equalized assessed valuation for the district, the prior year’s extension, new property value, the adjusted tax rate, and the consumer price index all help …

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L-W East Earns Top 50 State Ranking in U.S. News' Best Schools List

Lincoln-Way East High School ranked 48th in Illinois, according to the magazine, second-best among Southland schools. The other high schools in the L-W district did not crack the list.

Lincoln-Way East High School was ranked 48th in the state in U.S. News & World Reports annual list of the best high schools in the country. Its ranking earned the Frankfort high school a silver medal with the magazine, and it had the second-highest ranking in the south suburbs behind Homewood-Flossmor High School. L-W East also was ranked 1,214th in the country. READ: Check Out News From L-W School District 210 in Patch's Local Voices Section East students scored 77 percent in reading and math proficiency and earned a college readiness index of 27.7, according to the magazine's evaluation. Those scores are above state averages, according to the magazine. The college readiness index calculates advanced placement and International …

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Jen

3:55 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Joe- I think the reason it looks like there's a discrepancy is because of how the state report cards work. What they list as '2011' are actually the numbers from fiscal year 2010, which was the 2009-2010 school year. State Report cards come out two years behind. I haven't looked at the U.S. News article, but I'm guessing they're using more recent numbers.   more ›

L-W East Students Help Shoeless Kids With Event

Three Lincoln-Way East classmates are asking people Tuesday to kick off their loafers and sneakers as part of TOMS Shoes' One Day Without Shoes initiative that raises awareness for underprivileged children worldwide who can't afford shoes.

When Lincoln-Way East High School sophomore Molly Noonan heard about TOMS Shoes' annual One Day Without Shoes event last year, it had already occurred, and it was too late for her to participate. She wasn't going to let that happen this year. "I thought it was an important cause, so I decided that this year I would try to do something," she said. NEWSLETTER: Sign Up to Have Lincoln-Way East Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox Daily Noonan, along with classmates and friends Heather Lorenca and Katie Shaw, have organized a local One Day Without Shoes event Tuesday, April 10, at L-W East that coincides with the national day sponsored by the socially conscious shoe manufacturer that donates a pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair it …

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L-W North Senior Wins Tollway Map Cover Contest

Lewis Cafaro's artwork will be featured on the the cover of the Illinois Tollway's 2012 map.

Lincoln-Way North High School senior Lewis Cafaro won the 2012 Illinois Tollway Map Cover Art Contest, sponsored by the tollway, Blick Art Materials and U.S. Equities, according to a press release. Cafaro's artwork will be on the cover of the tollway's 2012 map.   "There were so many outstanding entries from other students. I was surprised that mine had been chosen as the overall winner," Cafaro said in the press release. "I am very excited about the award and have really enjoyed being part of the contest." READ: Five L-W East, North Students Make it to Semifinal Round of Tollway Art Contest Lincoln-Way East High School senior Ashley Miyagawa also won in the "green" transportation category of the contest. "I knew immediately I wanted to …

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School News: District 210

Marching Griffins Win at Super Regional Band Competition

Plus: L-W North Spanish teacher earns award from state foreign language group, and business students learn professional etiquette.

School News: It's not all about board of education meetings in local school districts. We round up what students and staff are up to in the schools that make up Lincoln-Way High School District 210. Have some School News for D210 to pass along? E-mail local editor Joe Vince at joev@patch.com. The Lincoln-Way East High School marching band took first place in Class 3A and seventh place overall at the Bands of America Super Regional Championship in Indianapolis over the weekend. READ: L-W Marching Bands Perform Together in Community Concert It's the highest the Marching Griffins have placed at the regional event, which saw 31 bands from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia compete. The band will return to Indianapolis …

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VIDEO: L-W Marching Bands Perform Together in Community Concert

The student musicians of Lincoln-Way District 210 schools took to L-W Central's football field last week to play in the Marching Band Showcase.

It's a rare occassion when the marching bands of the Lincoln-Way high schools come together to perform. But when they do, it's something the musicians and audences treasure. Students from Lincoln-Way East, West, Central and North performed in the district's Marching Band Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at L-W Central's football field. The bands showed off their elaboarate performance numbers for family, friends and area residents. This was the second year for the event, and it was free. But attendees were encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item, which was donated to the food pantries of Frankfort and New Lenox townships. For a look at the performances and interviews with some of the musicians, check out the video in our media gallery…

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