STORY ANDIE MADDING PHOTOGRAPHY MIA HILKOWITZ | INFOGRAPHIC ZAK KLASSEN Kyra Balyeat has had to adapt to the ever-changing schedule in Lakota during the past few years. The staff has tried everything:...

STORY ELLA HUELSKAMP PHOTOGRAPHY RILEY HIGGINS Current Lakota Board of Education member Lynda O’Connor was one out of the five Ohio board members recognized as a member of the All-Ohio state school...

STORY MIA HILKOWITZ | ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS WUDIE AMASLU | PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR USE Friday Oct. 29, Superintendent Matt Miller announced to Lakota community members that masks will no longer be required for...

STORY MARY BARONE | PHOTOGRAPHY CALEB VANATTA With paper towels strewn across the floor, hand soap smeared on walls, and faucets torn from sinks, Lakota East bathrooms fell victim to a TikTok trend titled...

STORY KIEN VU | PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR USE Designed to help Lakota students and families in need of supplies, the Neighborhood Bridges Group’s “Gateway for Kindness” program has been continuing to support...

STORY, PHOTOGRAPHY AND INFOGRAPHIC MARY BARONE Nearly 200 concerned parents and community members cram into the dimly-lit cafeteria of Plains Junior. A broadcast of the Lakota School Board meeting in...

STORY NATALIE MAZEY PHOTOGRAPHY MARY BARONE The Ohio legislature approved the Fair School Funding Plan, a $75 billion comprehensive overhaul of Ohio school funding on Jun. 28, 2021. Lawmakers approved...

STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY MIA HILKOWITZ This Tues., Aug. 17, several Lakota families gathered at the Lakota Local School District Offices located at 5572 Princeton Rd to protest the recent announcement that...

STORY MIA HILKOWITZ | PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR USE THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY In an email to Lakota East students, guardians and staff on Mon. June 21, Lakota Superintendent Matthew Miller announced that Rob...

STORY, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND INFOGRAPHIC MIA HILKOWITZ East junior Aya Darwiche’s favorite thing about Thanksgiving has always been the food. Every year, her family has come together to celebrate and, like...

  STORY MIA HILKOWITZ | PHOTOGRAPHY RILEY HIGGINS | INFOGRAPHIC CAITLIN O'DONNELL Since the COVID-19 vaccine was approved for emergency authorization use in Dec. 2020, biomedical companies like...

STORY NATALIE MAZEY |  PHOTOGRAPHY RACHEL ANDERSON On May 5, Dr. Yejide Mack was placed on a leave of absence after serving as East’s principal for nine months. Before East, she served as assistant...