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Chew on This

Culture editor Delaney Finch ranks and reviews six different spearmint gums to help East students get a (minty) fresh start on the new school year.

Delaney Finch, Culture Editor • October 9, 2025

1. Doublemint — $1.40 I cannot get enough of Doublemint’s mellow yet cooling spearmint—it is the kind of gum that feels instantly refreshing without hitting you over the head with sweetness. The...

Staff Editorial: Safe at School

The Editorial Board voted 14-0 that the security and mental health measures at East are not effectively preventing negative physical and verbal behavior at school due to the lack of advertising for these resources.

Spark Staff • September 30, 2024

Building positive habits are important to counteract negative behavior, according to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Therefore, the best way to prevent negative physical and verbal behavior in...

Fee Frenzy

The federal pandemic relief funds provided to Lakota and schools across the nation have reached their deadline as of the 2024-25 school year, and school fees will be returning.

Grace Callahan, Editor-in-Chief • September 23, 2024

As of the 2024-25 year, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund that was provided to Lakota as a result of the COVID-19 relief laws for the purpose of public and private school...

First Days

Spark is welcoming back East students with a montage of clips from the first day of school!

Brayden Barger and Nicco Morello • August 23, 2019

by Brayden Barger and Nicco Morello Students returning to Lakota East for the first day of the 2019-2020 school year were able to participate in a variety of activities as part of The Amazing Race, which...

Back to School Bash

Alexandra Fernholz and Rebecca Breland • August 5, 2019

photography and captions by Alexandra Fernholz | additional interviews by Rebecca Breland Lakota's second annual Summer Block Party took place at The Park, The Square, and Sabin Hall at Liberty Center...