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Spirit week snapshots 2023

Ava Amato, Lucia Macari, Leila Rexhepi, and Maggie Sinnett

October 12, 2023

Friendly competition during barbecue dads vs soccer mom day sparks great outfits from students. From left, Rowyn Page, Eve Cosenza, Reagan McManus, Aesha Patel and Taliana O’Connor. (Ava Amato)

The barbeque dads stay passionate and serious when it comes to their role on the patio. From left, Jordan Bartman, Angelina Aleksandravicius, Addyson Duvall, Azizeh Khalil and Natalia Tyrala. (Ava Amato)

Students pose during Barbie and Ken Day, showing off their outfits. From left, Elaine Mandel, Teagan Lee. (Ava Amato)

Filing into the field house before school, students watch the Barbie and Ken day skits. From left, Kinga Strzalka, Isabella Locascio, Madeline Galassi, Alexis Johnson, Darlene Ho and Elaine Mandel. (Ava Amato)

Students show off their bright pink Barbie outfits complemented with cowboy hats, heart glasses and sparkly skirts. From left, Ashley Wrublik, Lucia Lucente, Molly Wallace, Jordan Cryer, Leah Phalm, Ella Mierzwa and Kate Slater. (Leila Rexhepi)

Lemont High School Dance and Cheer teams watch the JV halftime performances.
From left, Madelyn Zolecki, Madison Bostjancic, Grace Gawenda, Molly Biscan and Emma Lynch. (Lucia Macari)

Lemont JV Cheer team hits their stunts during the JV football halftime performance. (Lucia Macari)

The varsity football team takes the field against Hillcrest as the sun sets. (Lucia Macari)

The Varsity dance team shows off their moves during the Friday Homecoming assembly. Their dance included a variety of fun and fresh dance moves which were choreographed by Bella Canali. (Leila Rexhepi)

Isabella Alagna and Noah Telitz were named the sophomore class’ prince and princess by the student body. Both were given homecoming court sashes and Alagna was given a tiara. (Leila Rexhepi)

Tess O’Brien did an amazing job of keeping the crowd alive and excited. With her background of Speech Team and daily morning announcements presenting the fun of spirit week was a breeze for her. (Leila Rexhepi)

Sebestian Sanchez celebrates his win as homecoming king with his friends in the stands. The excitement and happiness was felt throughout the stands with students smiling and laughing. (Leila Rexhepi)

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About the Contributors

Ava Amato, Copy Editor

Junior Ava Amato is co-lead copy editor and starting her third year on the Tom-Tom staff. Ava is ecstatic to be one grade closer to graduating and is looking forward to leaving LHS (although she swears she loves school). There are parts Ava loves about high school, like being a part of the wrestling team and track and field team. Outside of school, Ava loves to drive around her friends, binge-watch cheesy shows like “Love Island USA” and read murder mystery books that concern her family. Ava is ready for a school year full of laughter, friends and an absence record that hopefully doesn’t exceed the twenties.

Lucia Macari, Copy Editor

Lucia Macari is a senior at LHS and is entering her second year on the Tom-Tom staff as a co-lead copy editor. Her friends and family would describe her as a hard worker and most would call her a perfectionist. Lucia likes to keep herself busy, as a member of the varsity Dance Team, Golden Cheer & Dance Team, NHS, NEHS, Mu Alpha Theta and on the board of Rho Kappa. If she’s not at practice or a meeting, she can be found spending time with friends and family or working at her family’s restaurant, Digs on Canal. Lucia takes pride in her academics and hopes to earn an undergraduate in Political Science and attend law school.

Leila Rexhepi, Coeditor-in-Chief

Leila Rexhepi, 17, is a third-year Tom-Tom member and is ready to wrap up her senior year. With big goals of playing in the LPGA, she has been working tirelessly this summer to make her dream come true. While many people think she works at Cog Hill & Country Club, she is actually holding it together while doing infuriating putting drills. All this work has paid off though with winning a tournament with a score of 79 and earning Junior PGA Player of the Year. Although she may be aiming for the lowest scores on the golf course, she is not aiming for low goals and grades. She has earned student of the month, won IHSA sectionals for Photo Storytelling, first place for her ceramics piece in the LHS winter exhibit and secured qualifying scores for her AP classes. Currently, she is taking two dual-credit classes this year and is exploring her interests with Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Ceramics and ASL II.

Maggie Sinnett, Staff Writer

Maggie Sinnett is a sophomore at LHS and is ecstatic to start her first year on the Tom-Tom Staff! In addition to Journalism, Maggie participates in Leo Club, HOSA, Junior Achievement and is the sophomore Student Class vice president. Maggie’s family describes her as a “quiet leader,” who is thoughtful and driven by success. Aside from school, Maggie enjoys running and going to the mall with friends. You can often catch her hanging out with her family and puppy, Finley. She is also a brand ambassador for various skin care companies who helps elevate brand awareness. One day, Maggie is hopeful that she will be running a successful business of her own.