Erin Parker

This past Sunday I watched the latest group of Slicers graduate and walk out of LPHS for the final time as students. I saw the look of excitement in their eyes, and there was so much I wanted to tell them before they all went off to start their amazing lives …

My name is Erin Parker, and I have a dream. It literally consumes my thoughts and causes an aching in my body. I have suppressed this dream my whole life because I always thought it was impossible, but you know what? I refuse to live my life playing small. I …

Last week in class, my students and I read “Dear Pie.” It is a letter the famed F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote to his twelve-year-old daughter who was away at summer camp. In it, he details a list of things he feels she needs to worry about, to not …

I’m back, and I couldn’t be happier to have my fingers to the keys again. It’s been a crazy few months, but more than anything, I have had trouble coming up with something to say. I don’t want to write for the sake of writing; I want …

Writer’s block has been waging a vicious war on me as of late. I don’t want to write anything just for the sake of writing, but, per usual, the students of LPHS gave me the inspiration I needed to snap out of it. Kid President said it best when he said …

Last week, I was talking with one of my closest friends about how we wanted this new year to be. We were discussing our plans and the ways we wanted to grow professionally. I looked at her and said I was beyond excited to see all that we could accomplish, but …

La Porte is used to seeing the Tonagels lead the Slicers to success on the basketball court, but Ben Tonagel has traded that role in for a new one—LPHS principal. Tonagel is in his first year as principal after spending three years at the helm of Fairfield …

It’s time to pack up 2013, tie a bow on it, and stow it away. I sincerely hope this year was good to each and every one of you. I have learned more in the past 12 months than all my years combined, and for that, I am placing the “Success” label on 2013 …

December 14, 2012, was a day that I truly will never forget. The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary sent shockwaves through our country. The thought of someone mercilessly taking the lives of humans, especially children, leaves us questioning everything and …

La Porte Community School Corporation interim superintendent Rande Thorpe expressed his desire to become the permanent superintendent in front of the school board Tuesday night. Thorpe has been filling this position for the past four months after the …