The year is in full swing and the excitement of the epic halftime shows are back, and you can feel it on the field with the Marching Band. With...

After many years of underperformance, the boys cross country team finally has the runners to make some noise. “We have a really deep team,...

Pioneer soccer season has arrived and so has the competition. The Pioneers had one of their biggest weeks yet with three games over the course...

After a disappointing finish to their opener, the football team traveled to South Christian in search of a big early season victory. They got...

The Pioneers lost their home opener to Zeeland West last Thursday, 44-27. Despite trailing early, East Grand Rapids went on a 20-0 run in the...

Clad in a pride t-shirt and a purple cloth mask, teary-eyed Kristie Kodos asked, “Why should my kid’s rights not matter more than anybody...

When I look back at myself freshman year, not knowing anything and worried about not being able to fit in, I really can’t believe how far I...

The hardest part was not being able to touch the water at all. On March 13, 2020, my club season was taken away from me. The reason why this...

A chronic trail of disappointment and self-doubt characterized the first two years of my high school experience as I battled flimsy friendships...

After years throughout the elementary, middle, and high school hearing my parents come back from parent-teacher conferences with the same feedback...

Opportunites express themselves in odd ways. Last year, my Weeple team was unable to make 1st place at states and go on to Nationals. Nationals...

I have always been an independent person and have never liked asking for help. As a kid, I always wanted to solve the math problem on my own....

I honestly laugh at my past self. As a quiet freshman, I never knew the type of person I would become today. I was shy and insecure then. The...

“Alright everyone, get up and do 45 seconds of jumping jacks,” my 7th-hour world history teacher, Mr. Strickland, began to yell on our first...