"Newspaper lets me write articles covering difficult topics. As teen in high school, I am educating myself through all the research and learning from different perspectives."
Nathan Phillips, a member of the Omaha tribe and Vietnam Veteran was singing and beating his drum among young Covington Catholic students. He was there for the Indigenous Peoples March. Beating his drum...
The Covington Catholic students were being disrespectful during Nathan Phillips’ demonstration and even before this whole occurrence. A video on Twitter emerged showing these students harassing young...
A nationwide outrage broke out at the Lincoln Memorial on Jan. 19. There were multiple groups of people protesting for different reasons. There were students from Covington Catholic High School, which...
The comedian, Kevin Hart is hilarious, has high energy and people skills. He was given the opportunity to host the 91st Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars), coming up on Feb. 24. Hart is a comedian...
Every season is a fresh start with new players, challenges and competitions. This year is head Coach Roy Sackmaster’s 14th season of coaching boys’ basketball at East High School. East’s varsity...
“I’ve been playing soccer for almost about ten years. I think this year, we knew when to joke around and when to work led us to success. We did what we wanted to do to make history and put in 100%....
Most people have heard of Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling protest and it has divided a lot of opinions. There are many who oppose Kaepernick’s protest and show it by destroying Nike products after the...
“My friends and family are important to me. They mean a lot and help me get through the struggles. Graduating motivates me. I want to be a therapist because I really like psychology and how the brain...
“I motivate myself; there is no one else. If I don’t motivate myself, I don’t know what I’m doing. Right now, all I’ve got is my education. I’m just riding out the school year and then going...
“For half of my life, my dad wasn’t there. It made me feel lonely. It made me think wrong about men. It made me not want a husband because of how he treated my mom. My mom was, and is, my only support....
"A significant experience... (thinking) I'd say when I first met my best friend Mya. She's helped me through a lot of stress. She's helped me figure out who I am and what I want to be when I grow up."
-Andrea...
"The important aspect of my life right now is to go to college after high school. I want to make something of myself. I want to study biomedical engineering and computer science to help improve the types...
In Spring 2016, Priscilla Rivas was the junior varsity soccer coach and eventually varsity head coach the following year. East’s girls soccer team hasn’t had their best seasons the past few years....
"I come here last year in June 2016, from India. I can't explain how I felt. I know I was scared because I didn't know English. I didn't speak it or understand it. I like it here better than India because...
"I think the greatest significant experience was having a sister who is handicap because for me, it has shaped a different outlook on life, how people act and interact. I have a desire to help and build...
"Sports helped me be a positive thinker. I've been dealing with stress, anxiety, and depression. So, being positive helps me stay focused and be happy. Haters motivate me to do better and to be the better...
"My family... we're kinda tight with money. I don't want to scavenge for money. It motivates me to have a better outcome in my future, so school and sports are important to me. It would help me get into...
“When I was younger, I had a pretty rich Catholic life, but mainly, my family shaped who I am today. My family provided a lot of structure and opportunity. My parents worked like dogs. People would think...
Every semester, students take finals to see their improvements from year to year. Some may stress over finals, some may think it’s easy and some students just don’t care at all. When it’s that time...
Aydin Guttridge, class of 2019, has been a wrestler since sixth grade, with six years of experience. He has wrestled for East for the three years he’s been in high school.
Since freshman year, Guttridge...
The Buddies Club was formed last year in September 2016 by Liam Osborne, class of 2018.
“I saw it was a need at East to have this club, because special education students are excluded from activities,”...
The girls volleyball team won their first regional game against Jefferson on Monday, October 23. So they continue to play in Regionals. The next game East played was against Belvidere North.
“I...
Hurricane Harvey formed between Aug. 17 and 25, 2017. It started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa on Aug. 13, then later developed as a slow-moving tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug....
You have gotten through freshman and sophomore year. You made friends, lost friends, cried, laughed and struggled through those years. All high school levels can be difficult, but junior year is the hardest...
