Lakeside

October 4. Girls soccer plays Holy Names at the fall tailgate, while the football team takes its first win of the season against Chief Sealth.

October 5. Since its first Homecoming in 2022, Lakeside holds its third annual dance in the WCC.

October 10. Clubs Fair occurs in the WCC and Student Center. Over 60 clubs participate, from Flag Club and Lakeside Medical Society to Art Club and Model UN.

October 30. The annual Bernie Noe Endowed Lecture on Ethics and Politics takes place featuring Amy Walter, political analyst and editor of The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter.

World

October 1. Israel invades southern Lebanon in continuation of its conflict with Hezbollah.

October 3. Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, causing Florida to move into a state of emergency. The death toll of the storm in both the U.S. and Mexico totals 35 people, and estimates of damage done near $50 billion.

October 16. 31-year-old Liam Payne, known as one of five members of British boyband One Direction, falls to his death off of his hotel balcony in Argentina.

October 16. Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is killed by Israeli Defense Forces in Southern Gaza’s Rafah, following the first anniversary of Israel’s war in Gaza in response to Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

October 21. Early voting is underway in almost every state where it is offered, with over 30 million voters across America already casting their ballots.

October 27. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in the polls, with Harris leading by less than 1% nationwide. This comes after Trump’s longest-sitting Chief of Staff John Kelly denounced the former president, calling him a “fascist,” and after several final-stretch campaign events by both candidates and their running mates in swing states.