Student Voices

In 2014, GreatNews.Life established the Student Voices internship program (formerly #1StudentNWI), allowing high school students to share an insider’s view of everything happening at the high schools on a monthly basis. The GreatNews.Life staff not only edits and publishes their work but also sends feedback to the students to help them grow as journalists.

La Porte High School Choirs Sing Their Way into the Holiday Season

La Porte High School Choirs Sing Their Way into the Holiday Season The sounds of angels’ voices could be heard coming from the La Porte High School auditorium on Wednesday night, echoing the merry songs of the holiday season. Well, the voices were not quite those of real angels, but they were rather close. They...

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Playing for Jake, Slicers’ Ultimate Goal Comes Up One Step Short

Playing for Jake, Slicers’ Ultimate Goal Comes Up One Step Short All around me I heard chants of “Let’s go Slicers” and “We are LP.” All around me I saw an ocean of orange and black flowing throughout Lucas Oil Stadium. All around me I felt an extremely strong sense of Slicer pride and a surge of pure...

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New Prairie Fans Pumped for State Championship; Cougars Head to Indy for First Time

New Prairie Fans Pumped for State Championship; Cougars Head to Indy for First Time For the first time in the history of New Prairie High School, the Cougars' football team is going to state. They will face the New Palestine Dragons in Lucas Oil Stadium on Friday. The Cougars' record this season is currently 13-1, losing only their...

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La Porte, New Prairie High Schools Combine For Massive Pep Rally Ahead of State Championship Games

La Porte, New Prairie High Schools Combine For Massive Pep Rally Ahead of State Championship Games It’s not every day that two rival schools are found in the same gymnasium on the same night, cheering for each other and wishing each other good luck. But that is what happened with the La Porte High School Slicers and the New Prairie High School...

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Pep Rally Recognizes Successful Programs at LPHS; Gets Fans Pumped for Semi-State

Pep Rally Recognizes Successful Programs at LPHS; Gets Fans Pumped for Semi-State With cheerleaders and Poms dancers performing their routines, a band playing the school song and the crowd cheering wildly, one would think that an intense basketball game was scheduled at La Porte High School's Slicer Gym Thursday night. In reality,...

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Students Attend Michigan City NOW Breakfast, Embrace Lake Michigan Gateway Implementation Strategy

Students Attend Michigan City NOW Breakfast, Embrace Lake Michigan Gateway Implementation Strategy Tommy Callaghan is LaPorteCountyLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at Michigan City High School. This month, Tommy recaps his experience attending the Michigan City NOW breakfast earlier this month with other MCHS students as well as students...

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Tommy Callaghan Looks Forward to Role as #1StudentNWI at Michigan City High School

Tommy Callaghan Looks Forward to Role as #1StudentNWI at Michigan City High School Tommy Callaghan is LaPorteCountyLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at Michigan City high School. Each month, Tommy will spread the good news at MCHS through an original story highlighting something positive. For his first contribution, Tommy...

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La Porte High School Girl Reserves Continues Mission of Helping Others

La Porte High School Girl Reserves Continues Mission of Helping Others Kaitlin Edquist is LaPorteCountyLife.com's #1StudentNWI representative at La Porte High School. Every month, Kaitlin will provide a column or feature story highlighting a variety of positive aspects at her school. For her first story, Kaitlin wrote...

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