I have severe asthma and my brother does as well. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I have been on strict quarantine for the past eight months. I have become an observer of life.
Before COVID-19 I was...
Luke Glendening ‘07 is thought to be one of the best athletes ever to come out of East Grand Rapids High School. Glendening currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings, “The team I grew up rooting for...
Three seniors, and one junior, finally obtained their dreams of committing to college for sports. Claire Witting ‘21 is going to Indiana University to play water polo, Kamryn Kerr ‘21 and Kennedy...
The East Grand Rapids Football teams struggled with back and forth announcements debating if their season should proceed as normal or postpone to a later season. However, with a recent announcement made...
Oh, man. High school.
I remember graduating from the 8th grade and the only wonder on my mind was how the hell am I going to survive at the high school. I had two sisters graduate from East and I heard...
Senior Ashley Mcgraw prepared for her AP Chemistry exam for months. For AP (Advanced Placement) high school students, like Mcgraw, this one exam at the end of May boils down to whether or not they will...
In these scary and uncertain times, when we're all stuck inside, it is important to try and spread positivity to those who need it most. One organization in particular, Billy Bear Hug, is playing a huge...
Two weeks ago, students, parents, and other grateful community members celebrated educators around the country during the annual Teacher Appreciation Week. The student’s at East Grand Rapids High School...
“I’ve been making and listening to a lot of music, that’s the majority of what I’ve been doing. I have been getting interested in rock climbing and watching a lot of vids about that and I hope...
Like most everyone else, I have seen The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Superbad. Having an older brother I have always had to wait until it was my turn with everything in...
Over the past year, I have become very close with my own mental health, specifically my anxiety. But at first, it was hard for me to identify how my anxiety was impacting and getting in the way of my everyday...
The second I walked in the front doors of the high school, I felt like I had something to prove. Was I a complete try-hard? Absolutely. It was more than that, though. I love the culture of East for so...
Lily Montague, Entertainment Editor
• April 29, 2020
I remember sitting in my first ever class of high school, the third row of Mr. Strickland’s World History class, not knowing what the next four years would bring or who I would become. The class filled...
