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Bring on the Madness

Everybody wants to be the one who picks the correct champion in their bracket. These ten teams are the ones who have the best shot at cutting down the nets in March.

Ethan Keller, Staff Writer • May 20, 2025

With the men's college basketball season heating up, it is time to start looking ahead to March. There has not really been one dominant team thus far as three teams have been ranked at number one as...

Teaching in Tandem

For the 2024-25 school year, two CP Biology teachers adopted a unique co-teaching strategy for their classroom. Together, they are working to create a space where every student feels comfortable learning and asking questions.

Annabelle McCarty, Culture Associate Editor • May 18, 2025

East teachers Hannah Huseman and Stacey Lane love teaching College Prep (CP) Biology. This year, though, they decided to shake things up. Instead of having their own classes, they decided to bring their...

Summer Fun

On February 24th, the yearly Summer Fun Fair held at East displayed over 90 organizations.

Emaan Moien, Staff Writer • May 18, 2025

Parents and kids explored the halls of East on February 24 to find programs to join at the 12th annual Summer Fun Fair. The Summer Fun Fair consisted of 90 organizations including youth activities, camps,...

Man Up, Man Down

In the world of men’s sports, toxic masculinity overshadows the health, emotions, and performance of athletes.

Julia Viviano, Staff Writer • May 18, 2025

Be a man, not a boy. Walk it off. Quit being soft. Stop playing like a girl. Toxic masculinity is defined as the way men are culturally trained and socially pressured to behave, typically including...

Playing with Purpose

East senior Max Wilcox has been playing lacrosse his entire life, and leading the East Boys Lacrosse team for the past two years, with his passion for the sport all stemming from his late father’s support.

Gwen Gilbert, Sports Editor • May 18, 2025

The clock hits 0 seconds as the East Boys Lacrosse team rushes the field and drowns out the noise of the buzzer with cheers, securing a win against West in the 2023-24 season. East junior Max Wilcox...

Don’t Get Hit

East senior Emily Baker has played on multiple teams for different sports to find the one perfect for her and she has learned skills that are not just physical ones.

Yen-Nhi Bui, Staff Writer • May 18, 2025

After attempts at soccer, basketball, cross country, tennis, volleyball, and almost any sport that first comes to mind, East senior Emily Baker landed on martial arts as her sport, specifically Muay Thai. At...

A Family of Fitness

Local gym CrossFit Ironside owned and operated by husband and wife David and Melissa Anguiz creates a strong sense of family and community through high intensity workouts.

Sophie Schaller, Feature Editor • May 18, 2025

The clang of barbells hitting the ground echoes through the open space, as high fives and cheers fill the garage at CrossFit Ironside. Open since 2013, CrossFit Ironside is a local gym located right...

Behind the “Burn Book”

For the East theater spring play, the cast and crew produced a high school rendition of “Mean Girls” through teamwork and perseverance.

Sydney Alderman, Business Manager • May 18, 2025

Cady Heron, played by East sophomore Reina Ryan, stood at the top of the lift in front of the other girls. She turned around, looked up at the ceiling, and without another thought, she fell back into the...

Welcome

East held the naturalization of 46 applicants representing 27 different countries. The ceremony was held in the East main gym on March 18.

Caden Powels and Will Huelskamp • May 18, 2025

The boisterous bass drum filled East main gym as hundreds of students, staff members, board officials, and city representatives collectively celebrated the naturalization of 46 applicants representing...

Lakota Litigates

The Lakota Local School Board of Education voted to join a lawsuit against the state of Ohio over the EdChoice voucher program, after a 3-2 vote at the emergency meeting on March 12.

Luke Viviano, News Editor • May 18, 2025

On March 12 the Lakota Local School Board held an emergency meeting to discuss and vote on the Lakota Education Association’s (LEA) proposal to join the “Vouchers Hurt Ohio” lawsuit, which has been...

Catching Cups of Khichidi

East junior Deeptaj Kaur shares her family memories with the popular Indian dish Khichdi.

Sydney Alderman, Business Manager • May 17, 2025

Whenever she wakes up feeling like bear claws scratching at her throat, or her nose is running while her head burns up with fever, there is only one thing on her mind. There was nothing in the world she...

Dressed to the Nines

East junior Tonya Topeka explores her grungy style through her many unique interests.

Aubrey Moore, Graphics Editor • May 17, 2025

Wearing blue “Miss Me” boot-cut jeans with silver designs on the pockets, East junior Tonya Topeka saunters through East with ease, her unmistakable style catching the eyes of many. There is a noticeable...