Gabrielle Higgins: Senior Gabrielle Higgins will attend Hawaii Pacific University By Reese Dunham May 14, 2026
Election Education: Youth and Government hosted their politics panel on April 28 By Reese Dunham April 29, 2026
Soccer in Spain: SM East alum Beck Rettenmaier is playing international soccer in Spain By Reese Dunham April 16, 2026
“The Gates,” Great?: “The Gates” is a predictable, yet worthwhile thriller By Reese Dunham April 7, 2026
Concern Over Cartel: Cartel violence in Mexico is causing concern for spring break plans By Reese Dunham March 7, 2026
Coaching to a Community: Teacher and coach Abra Scanlon makes it her goal to connect with athletes she coaches By Reese Dunham March 5, 2026
Goated Film: “GOAT” was an entertaining underdog story that broke out of the mold of traditional animation in movies By Reese Dunham February 24, 2026
Books Over Movies: Filmmakers should stop attempting to turn so many books into screen adaptations By Reese Dunham February 3, 2026
An Unexpected Success: “My Husband’s Wife” was a twisty, non-traditional thriller By Reese Dunham January 31, 2026
Arena Expanded: The rivalry Rockhurst basketball game was moved to Municipal Stadium this year By Reese Dunham January 30, 2026
You Can Donate: Even without an incentive, people should give to donation drives By Reese Dunham December 1, 2025
Banners with Barrett: Junior Lainey Barrett has a banner painting business By Reese Dunham November 19, 2025
Sewing Her Style: Junior Esther Walker made her own homecoming dress By Reese Dunham November 7, 2025
Getting to Know NHS: The four student pillars of NHS embody the values of the program By Reese Dunham October 9, 2025
Coaching to a Community: Head football coach Mark Simoneau received the Coach of the Week award from the Chiefs By Reese Dunham October 4, 2025
Not So Fluent: Duolingo doesn’t help language learning and shouldn’t be used in school By Reese Dunham October 3, 2025
Armchair Anonymous: The podcast “Armchair Anonymous” offers hilarious and entertaining takes on weekly prompts By Reese Dunham September 19, 2025
History with Henton: AP United States History teacher Alexander Henton attended a summer workshop dedicated to the Japanese-American journey By Reese Dunham September 5, 2025
Coffee Shop to College: Senior Dawson Ainslie chose his major in finance by working in the coffee shop By Reese Dunham May 7, 2025
An Elite Read: “Fearless” was an incredibly satisfying ending to the “Powerless” book series By Reese Dunham April 30, 2025
Continuing the Legacy: Mark Mallory is one of four freshmen on the varsity lacrosse team and was passed on the jersey number 29 By Reese Dunham April 2, 2025
New Season, New Coaches: The girls lacrosse team has three new coaches this season who are working to form connections with players By Reese Dunham February 27, 2025
Gallery: Freshman A Boys Basketball Defeats De Soto 48-44 By Reese Dunham and Evelyn Geheb February 9, 2025
Overstocked: When winter storms circulate people tend to over prepare for them and most of the food they buy goes to waste, but there are other rational steps that can be taken to help be ready By Reese Dunham January 31, 2025
Gingerbread Traditions: Wait, That’s a Holiday? Dec. 12: “National Gingerbread Day” By Reese Dunham December 13, 2024
What Can I Say Except Dissapointed: Moana 2” was a disgrace to the first “Moana” and producers should have added more funny and engaging elements By Reese Dunham December 9, 2024
“Newcoming” Acceptance: Former East athletic director and advocate for women in sports Dr. Art Newcomer passed away on Oct. 26 By Reese Dunham December 3, 2024
Early Xmas: It is unreasonable for there to be a specific time frame to celebrate the Christmas season By Reese Dunham November 6, 2024
Balancing the Stakes: The varsity gymnastics team is one of the top three in the district and placed third at the state meet By Reese Dunham October 29, 2024
Monstrously Entertaining: The movie “Your Monster” was an excellent darker comedy and its plot twists were unconventionally amusing By Reese Dunham October 29, 2024
Better Than Expected: “Nothing Like the Movies” was a sequel that lived up to expectations and was an enjoyable read By Reese Dunham October 6, 2024
Digital Dominance: The Kindle makes reading much easier and more portable with adjustable settings By Reese Dunham October 1, 2024
Soccer on the Side: A closer look into three rec soccer teams started by East students for friendly competition By Reese Dunham September 19, 2024
The Many Faces of Glen: Glen Powell’s recent movie successes have solidified him as one of the best actors of recent years By Reese Dunham September 10, 2024
Playing to Win: Sophomore Stuco hosted a flag football tournament for their class on Sunday, April 28 By Reese Dunham May 5, 2024
Unfollowing the Fake: Lifestyle influencers, like Alix Earle, are promoting unhealthy lifestyles for young viewers By Reese Dunham April 25, 2024
StuCo Gals: This upcoming school year the Student Council Executive Board will be all girls after a long time of having male-dominated groups By Reese Dunham April 24, 2024
Egg-Stravagant Prices: Easter baskets have become too extravagant, people should not be spending large amounts of money on them By Reese Dunham April 2, 2024
Currently Making History: Kansas City’s women’s soccer team, KC Current, played their first game of the season on March 16 in the first sports stadium designated for women’s sports By Reese Dunham March 31, 2024
Flying High: Sophomore Campbell Alldredge started flying planes as a hobby and is working towards her pilot license By Reese Dunham March 27, 2024
Setting Records: Senior Abigail Long has broken the girls school record for most points scored in a high school career By Reese Dunham March 1, 2024
Fresh On the Court: Sam Rodriguez is the only freshman on the JV/Varsity basketball team this season By Reese Dunham February 22, 2024
Water (Bottle) Logged: New water bottle trends each year create large amounts of waste and defeat the purpose of reusable water bottles By Reese Dunham February 20, 2024
Masked Identity: A new strain of COVID – JN.1- that is more difficult to identify has recently emerged and caused a steep incline in hospitalizations By Reese Dunham February 8, 2024
Coach Appreciation: After coaching for 10 years, track and field coach Emily Fossoh received the KCCTFCA Boys 6A Coach of the Year Award By Reese Dunham January 18, 2024
