Finding Her Beat: Inspired by family health crises, senior Rachel Davis pursues pediatric oncology through an unprecedented course load By Michael Yi • September 2, 2025
Not 1 Type of Story: Four East students share their experiences with type 1 diabetes in honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month By Larkin Brundige • November 11, 2024
Building Chemistry: Chemistry teacher Steven Appier spent the last 29 years building excitement around science in and out of the classroom and is retiring this May By Addie Moore • February 20, 2024
103 Years of Excellence: Guided by a passion for music, former East orchestra teacher and 103-year-old Ken Tebow shares about his service in World War II and the book he’s writing to preserve his story By Sophia Brockmeier • October 30, 2023
Into The Spectrum: Students and members of the East community share their often unrecognized perspectives on Autism Spectrum Disorder to bring further acceptance to the challenges they face By Sophie Lindberg • April 11, 2023
Cyber Stigma: While female gamers face misogyny in multiplayer video games, leading them to hide their gender or avoid certain games, many still play to connect with friends and improve real-life skills By Francesca Stamati • March 28, 2023
Their New Missions: Following Veterans Day on Nov. 11, veterans within the East community share their backgrounds in the military, from translating Russian to working in the legal department By Sophie Lindberg • November 16, 2022
Not A Warzone: Following recent school shootings, students and teachers weigh the effectiveness and impact of East’s new security measures By Francesca Stamati • September 6, 2022
Exhausted: SMSD Teachers and other employees nationwide endure financial, emotional stress due to unpaid family and medical leaves By Francesca Stamati • January 25, 2022
Thoughts Behind the Lens: Student and teacher thoughts on the new online school camera requirement By Celia Condon • January 19, 2021
Finding Strength Through Scripture: Senior leans on youth group after staying in Kansas City while her family moved to California By Campbell Wood • November 10, 2020
Is China having a second wave of cases? Let’s put into perspective what that could mean for the U.S. By Elizabeth Mikkelson • April 22, 2020
