Senior Assassination

Kate Olsson, Entertainment Editor

May 21, 2018

The annual competition for seniors that involves nerf guns and getting your kill. Every year it is passed down by two students, usually male, to two students of their choice in the grade below. Last year, it was passed down by Jack Gabridge and Johnny Southwell to Peter Kratt and Mike Malewitz. This means that Kratt and Malewitz had the responsibility of collecting $10 from all of the participants, giving each person a target, an...

Students get involved in Refugee Education Center

Hannah Stuursma '18, Focus Editor

April 25, 2018

As the coins are being counted after the Coin Wars, East Grand Rapids High School’s own Lily Shreiner ‘20, Drew Theut ‘20, and Joey Mooney ‘20 are back to work at the Refugee Education Center. All three students have or will volunteer at the center in the near future. “I started to get involved with the refugee center in the summer before sophomore year,” Lily Shreiner ‘20 said. After 12 years of the ...

Library should be open and used

Sophie Sears, Business Editor

May 2, 2018

“When I have a really big test to study for or a homework assignment I want to finish but I can’t because the library is closed for teachers who rent it out for their classes. It’s frustrating because I then have to find a place in the cafeteria to try to study but it’s more distracting because it’s so noisy” said Lauren Vandenbosch. Lauren isn’t alone in her frustration. I too have planned my day with the intent of getting some last minute studying time in during my lunch hour, only t...

Better to be safe than sorry: the importance of ID cards

Grace Brooks, Focus Editor

April 30, 2018

Being the forgetful person that I am, my ID card managed to get lost and go through the washer and dryer within the first week of receiving it. Consequently, I learned much more than the fact that the IDs still work post washer and dryer. I realized the importance of it and the value it serves for our school. With all of the school shootings that have happened, it’s safe to say that no school is safe. No school wants to imagine being the school that they see getting covered in the national...