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...

Lincoln East is a state-renowned school for good reasons. Since the 2021-2022 school year, East has won the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) cup, three times, proving its athletic and academic...

As spring sports wrap up, tennis is still serving strong, with postseason meets coming in fast. The Lincoln East Girls Tennis team is currently the reigning state champs and are having a successful 2025...

Want to see some of the best arts in the state? You are speaking my language! The Language Fair is an opportunity for high school students around the state to showcase language skills including poetry,...

2023 Class A State Champions and 2024 State Runner-Ups– what State title will the Lincoln East Baseball team win this 2025 season? With the Spartan’s impressive 27-3 regular season record, it will...

On March 26, 2025 the Lincoln East Speech team walked out of Kearney High School as Nebraska State Speech Champions for the third year in a row. Coming in from a successful regular season, the speech team...