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The Student News Site of Rockford East High School

East Highlights

The Student News Site of Rockford East High School

East Highlights

Tabitha Yoakum

Tabitha Yoakum, Communications Director

"Getting to know the opinions students have on national and local matters is why Newspaper is important to me."

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Sale of cosmetics tested on animals banned in Illinois

Tabitha Yoakum, Communications Director February 20, 2020

Recently, the state of Illinois has put a ban on the sale and distribution of all animal-testing for cosmetics. Cosmetics are defined as products (excluding pure soap) intended to be applied to the human...

From book, to game to TV show, is The Witcher still intact?

Tabitha Yoakum, Communications Director February 20, 2020

To take over the hole in the fantasy genre after the ending of the popular series Game of Thrones, the adaptation of the book (and adapted video game) The Witcher has taken over Netflix. The gaming community...

Summer Plans

Tabitha Yoakum, Reporter May 30, 2019

These two last days are the final ones of the class of 2020’s junior lives. Next year we will move on to our next step towards adulthood either choosing to work or pursue an education. Instead of focusing...

Captain Marvel

Tabitha Yoakum, Reporter March 21, 2019

In the past ten years, Marvel has released a total of 20 movies relating to their “comic universe”. The “comic universe” began with Iron Man, and Marvel has yet to release any news of an end to...

Job Shadowing

Raquel Salazar and Tabitha Yoakum March 12, 2019

  Through Alignment Rockford and Rockford Public Schools, East has participated in a pilot program. The program consists of “job shadowing”, it's mostly directed towards juniors according...

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Tabitha Yoakum, Reporter January 17, 2019

The only movie thus far to come out that gives you control over how it ends and over the main character’s decisions, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has arrived. This movie encircles a choose your own adventure...

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