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New Beginnings

After 90 years of operation the Junior State of America decided to cease operations, affecting one of the longest lasting clubs at East.

Sydney Alderman, Business Manager • October 27, 2024

Every Friday at 3 o’clock for years, Lakota East students would gather in a small classroom covered wall to wall in political propaganda, memes, and posters. There would be a podium with a gavel resting...

Gifted Growth

New for the 2024-25 school year, Lakota adds an additional six employees to the previous five gifted services program in order to bring the numbers back to what they were four years ago.

Will Huelskamp, Editor-in-Chief • October 20, 2024

Current East senior Hailey Lowe recalls the days when she was in sixth grade at VanGorden Elementary. After the second bell rang she would leave her sixth grade hall and report to her gifted math class...

Beyond the Battle

East graduate, Robert Viox, uses his experience with cancer to inspire others and fundraise for the cause.

Allie Haucke, Feature Editor & Business Manager • October 11, 2024

The Lakota East gym is filled with the faces of students and community members. All of them are there to support family and friends who are survivors of cancer, or that have been lost to cancer. Their...

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...