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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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The Learning Curve

Shiloh Wolfork December 19, 2019

story by Shiloh Wolfork | photography by Andrew Marshall | infographic by Kelly Johantages The Lakota Local School district recently received an overall B on the annual 2018-2019 school report card, the...

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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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Party Like It’s 1999

Mason Wise November 29, 2019

story by Mason Wise | photography by Andrew Marshall The historic 2019 season for the East Boys’ Soccer program came to a disappointing end in the Division I state semifinal on Nov. 7 at the mercy of...

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Easy A

Regan Denham November 20, 2019

column by Regan Denham | art by Alexandra Fernholz There’s pressure to stand out, pressure to be unique in a system designed to make students bland and similar. It’s hard to fathom that I am just...

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A ‘Principle’ Journey

Rebecca Breland October 25, 2019

story by rebecca breland | photography by riley higgins With the beginning of a new school year comes new staff. Joining the East administrative staff for the 2019-2020 school year is Assistant Principal...

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Barricading the Negativity

Emily Sanden October 5, 2019

column by Emily Sanden | art by Alexandra Fernholz On the first day of school, I noticed new devices installed next to every door. Some of my teachers explained the procedure of the barricades, but some...

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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...

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Not Just Loafing Around

Amy Bohorfoush July 19, 2019

story by Amy Bohorfoush | photography fair use The children’s excitement mounted as they watched the gray school bus pull up in front of them, even though it was the middle of June. They waited patiently...

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Getting Trashed

Rebecca Holst July 15, 2019

story by Rebecca Holst | photography by cassandra mueller | art by alexandra fernholz Walking away from the register towards her seat, surrounded by the senior’s friends, she goes and eats her lunch...

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Red, White, and Liberty

Alexandra Fernholz July 5, 2019

Story and photography by Alexandra Fernholz The July morning was hot and overcast, but still the people gathered. A little sweaty and very excited, they looked down the road, waiting for the first float...

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We’re All Weirdos

East freshman Olivia Marshall creates her own advocacy program to spark student conversation on mental health.
Emily Hormann June 13, 2019

story by Emily Hormann | photography fair use The lights of the cafeteria are bright, illuminating the hungry yet eager ninth-grade students as they shuffle their way into the cafeteria of the East...

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