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Orange Out for Dragonfly

Hannah Fuller February 29, 2020

story by Hannah Fuller | photography by Riley Higgins As the buzzer for the 2020 East versus West basketball game sounded in the East gymnasium, the scoreboard read the winner of the game, but the real...

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#ITISREAL

Rachel Anderson February 20, 2020

Story by Rachel Anderson | Photography by Ekra Khalid East senior Keeley Goldberg smiles as she sees bright green wristbands adorn the wrists of her classmates. A flash of green opens a nearby locker....

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The American Divide

Ianni Acapulco February 17, 2020

story by Ianni Acapulco | photography by Riley Higgins | photo illustration by Alexandra Fernholz The room fills with the soft symphony of careless noise: the chatter of people filing in, the shuffle...

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34 With the Score

Drew Bachman February 12, 2020

story by Drew Bachman | photography by Riley Higgins Everyone in the gym knew he was going to get the ball. With 11 seconds left and the game on the line, everyone, right down to the scoreboard operator,...

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Put a Pin In It

Jake Ratliff January 30, 2020

story by Jake Ratliff | photography by Andrew Marshall The East wrestling team walks out onto the mats of Mason High School as one of the ten schools at the 2020 Mason Wrestling Invitational. Around 200...

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Solar Strides

Eliza Bush January 23, 2020

story by Eliza Bush | photography by Cassandra Mueller As she’s walking to her fourth period Advanced Placement (AP) Literature class, she rounds the corner and spots the gold poster taped strategically...

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Adjusting to Change

Ekra Khalid January 8, 2020

story and photography by Ekra Khalid From checking out books to loaning out Chromebooks; from typing on the desktops, to using green screens and Ipads to shoot videos; from playing Cool Math Games, to...

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East Girls Basketball 2019-2020 Preview

Nick Hetterich December 22, 2019

story and photography by Nick Hetterich After going 9-15 last season, East head coach Dan Wallace looks to turn the program around in his second season as the girls varsity coach. Struggling in the Greater...

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Highest Finish

Rachel Anderson December 11, 2019

story and photography by rachel anderson Everything grows silent. The cheers from the crowd are far away and it seems as if the starting gun will never fire. The nerves keep building as the East varsity...

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GALS

Natalie Mazey December 4, 2019

story and photography by Natalie Mazey The start of a new school year brings with it new school supplies, new classes, new teachers, and new clubs. The Girls Athletic Leadership Club (GALS) launched with...

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For our vets

Nicco Morello December 2, 2019

story by Nicco Morello | photography by Jake Ratliff Veterans crowded main street early one morning for East’s fourth annual Veteran’s Day ceremony. 40 local veterans and their families came to...

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Fueling the Fire

Jake Ratliff November 8, 2019

story and photography by Jake Ratliff With 15 seconds left on the clock, the Princeton Vikings line up on the two-yard-line against the East Thunderhawks. The Hawks lead the game by three points, 21-24,...

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