Lion Staff for 2012-13 School Year Announced

Lyons Township High School has annoucned the staff of the Lion student newspaper that will be taking over opperations next year. The award-winning paper is regularly considered to be one of the top student newspapers in the country, and for stories and photography by its student staff.

Mary Cate Most, who recently won a first place award at the Illinois Women's Press Association's IWPA High School Communications Competition in the federation's national contest, has been named the paper's editor in chief.

will also join the paper's staff as the multi-media editor for the Lion's website. 

Students selected for staff positions on the newspaper, 26 juniors and seniors in all, will work produce eight issues of the Lion next year.

Lion staff for 2012-13:

Editor-in-chief:

MaryCate Most                     ‘13                          LaGrange Park

Managing editor:

Brian McDonagh                   ‘13                          LaGrange

Art director:

Joe Halpin                              ‘13                          LaGrange

Opinions editor:

Malcolm Dunlop                    ‘13                          Western Springs

News co-editors:

Adam Conrath                       ‘13                          Indian Head Park

Ben Schaefer                         ‘13                          Western Springs

Assistant news editor:

Elaine Smith                          ‘14                          Western Springs

Pulse co-editors:

Mary Clare Flaherty              ‘13                          LaGrange Park

Katie Norton-Williams          ‘13                          LaGrange

Assistant Pulse editor:

Kristen Wuerl                        ‘14                          Indian Head Park

Sports editor:

Tim Goldrick                         ‘13                          Western Springs

Assistant Sports editor:

Steven Campbell                   ‘14                          Western Springs

Head Copy editors:

Siri Yelamanchili                   ‘13                          Burr Ridge

Sam Ridge                             ‘13                          LaGrange Park

Assistant copy editor:

Katie Grier                             ‘14                          Western Springs

Website content editor:

Ben Larson                            ‘13                          LaGrange

Website multi-media editor:

Lia Kass                                 ‘13                          LaGrange Park

Photo editor:

Sara Nutley                            ‘13                          Brookfield

Photographers:

to be determined

Business manager:

Maggie O’Brien                     ‘13                          Western Springs

Reporters:

Mia Mologousis                     ‘14                          Burr Ridge

Gabbie Gresge                       ‘14                          Western Springs

Dayna Larson                        ‘14                          LaGrange

Mikaela Coleman                   ‘14                          LaGrange

John Balch                             ‘14                          LaGrange

Aly Buffett                            ‘14                          Western Springs

Olivia Griffin                         ‘14                          LaGrange