I stood in line, my heart thumping in my chest, though I wouldn’t have admitted it to anyone. The last eight or so hours of my life as well as countless others had been leading up to this moment. I thought...

Imagine this: you are a freshman and walk through the doors of Lincoln East High School for the first time. You expect to see the high school stereotypes that are portrayed in the movies: the nerds with...

As the school year winds down, students aren't the only ones reflecting on a year full of growth, challenges, and change. This year, Lincoln East High School welcomed several new first-year teachers to...

2014: all about the Ebola outbreak, the ALS ice bucket trend, and Taylor Swift’s “1989”. This year– only 11 years ago –held many positive and negative memories for the globe. But, one impact...

On April 25 and 26, 2025, eight students from Lincoln East High School spent two long days yelling at the walls, waving their hands around frantically, and moving their eyebrows in all sorts of ways. No,...

There was no grand farewell, no packed auditorium or final bell to signal his last day. When Kevin Rippe quietly stepped out of the classroom mid-semester, his presence didn’t fade, it simply shifted....

Picture this: It’s a Friday, you and your friends are walking to Seacrest Field for the last Spartan football game of the season. The Spartans are under the lights and ready to put up a fight. You and...

Teacher. Administrator. Debate coach. Advisor. Julie Harder is known for each of these titles and more from her time at Lincoln East. After 29 years, the beloved Harder has decided to retire. Since...

Records are continuously broken, making athletes' perspectives on them even more important. Athletes at East are chasing perfection, which is setting them apart. East’s excellence has grown exponentially...

On December 16, 2024, Lincoln East High School’s “We the People” team won first place at the state’s annual “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” competition for the seventh consecutive...

East High School's annual end-of-year choir performance, Expressions, took place Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, 2025. The concert featured over 50 students and 23 songs in all, between its medleys,...

The Lincoln East student newspaper, The Oracle, has been a key aspect of East culture since it first started in 1968. Throughout each year, new, amazing members join the team while some depart for college—but...