Photostory: Columbia Blue Commons

By Rachel Bingham, Audrey Condon, Lydia Coe, and Riley Eck

January 24, 2023

After roughly a year of construction, the commons are now open as a study space for East students.

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Issue 9: Commons

Freshman Mak Terril and sophomore Sam Sharbutt work on their factors of production poster for Intro to Business on the stairs. “[The space] is more open and isn’t as loud as classrooms or hallways usually get,” Sharbutt said. “I had a lot more fun on this project because I could hear and pay attention to my partners.” Photo by Lydia Coe
Sophomores Bennett Tuttle and Colten Sims study math packets during work time in the commons area. “I like [sitting there] because it has a TV so if you need another screen you can airplay to the TV,” Tuttle said. Photo by Riley Eck
Freshmen Tori Murphy, Kate Jones, Sophia Yanicx and Eva Lowery work on their group project in Intro to Business. “It is super helpful, the staircase and all the other things make it easier to do group projects,” Jones said. Photo by Lydia Coe
Business teacher Mallory Dittemore explains to her students senior Louis Prosser- Gebhardt and sophomore Alexis Myers the guidelines of a project. “[The space] is so nice for Intro to Business sincewedoalotof hands on projects, so it’s nice to use the multi purpose room to spread out,” Dittemore said. Photo by Lydia Coe
Junior Rue Swanson takes photos in her fourth hour digital photography class. The class shot the architecture and each other to practice aperature and shutter speed. Photo by Audrey Condon

About the Contributors

Rachel Bingham, Photo Editor

Going into her senior year as a Photo Editor, Rachel cannot be more excited for her final year on Harbinger. When she’s not taking pictures on the sidelines at a game or scrambling for a photostory design, you may find her playing volleyball, throwing in track, at a SHARE project or going on a QuikTrip ice cream run with friends.

Audrey Condon, Staff Photographer

Heading into her final year on Harbinger as a staff photographer, senior Audrey Condon is so excited to see what the year has in store. When she’s not spending every waking hour shooting a sports event or desperately finding names for a caption, she can be found nannying, working out, or front row at the Lancer sports games. Within the walls of East, Audrey juggles AP classes, Varsity Softball, Link Crew, NHS, and Pep Exec duties. In her free time you can find her curled up with a book or enjoying her weekends out and about with friends.

Lydia Coe, Staff Photographer

Senior Lydia Coe is entering her second semester on staff as a photographer, and is excited to apply her new skills that she has learned in Dallas. Some other things Lydia is a part of are SHARE, DECA, National Honors Society, National Charity League and one of the new managers of East’s coffee shop, Columbia Brew. In her free time, you would catch her nannying, hanging out with friends, listening to music, going on walks or hosting at the South Plaza Mission Taco Joint. Lydia is very excited to see what this new semester holds.

Riley Eck, Photo Mentor

Senior Riley Eck is eager to start her second year on staff as a photo mentor. When she is not taking photos or writing captions, you may find her in the SHARE room talking about upcoming volunteer events, in the Student Store trying to get people to do their jobs or working on endless amounts of homework. In the little free time Riley has, the chances are she is buying candles, teaching her dog new tricks in German or signing herself up for new, time consuming, activities.

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Photostory: Columbia Blue Commons

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