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Amanda Gorman becomes the youngest poet in history to present an original work at a presidential inauguration. On January 20th, 2021, she speaks to the millions tuned into the ceremony of what she believes in unity and trust within the country.

Amanda Gorman becomes the youngest inaugural poet, delivering her poem ‘The Hill We Climb’

Faqeha Qureshi, Staff Writer February 8, 2021

Among the guests for the 2021 inauguration was Amanda Gorman, a 22-year old poet, activist, and writer. It was on the steps of the podium where she presented her original work, titled, “The Hill We Climb,”...

StuCo selling masks after school to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

Student Council raises money for Breast Cancer foundation

Devon Beechley, Staff Writer December 13, 2020

From November 4th to November 17th, the East student council sold pink masks to raise money and support breast cancer awareness. About 50 masks were tie died and sold to raise money to give to Saint Elizabeth’s...

The East cafeteria has put in new dividers for the safety of students.

How East high is dealing with Covid-19: What you should know

Devon Beechley, Staff Writer December 13, 2020

Almost 8 months since March 13th, and the U.S is still in an ever long battle with Covid-19. In Lancaster county alone that is home to about 545,000 people, there are a total of 2,812. Adding to the anxiety...

College readiness is about time for many high school students. Take the time to seek help for your best interest in going to college.

Tips and tricks: What you need to know when applying to colleges

Aden Buggi, Staff Writer December 13, 2020

College is a new step for many students of the United States. Often, many will stress and become overwhelmed with the whole process in applying to colleges. Not only this, but it is common for a student...

As finals are approaching, stress about tests is becoming more prominent, so follow this advice to reduce your stress.

Strategies to decrease stress during finals week

Cady Blackstock, Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2020

Days are counting down to finals at East High School. Stress comes with finals around this time of year. Test stress and anxiety can be created by a number of things from fear of failure or lack of control....

The students in Eco Club discuss a number of topics in their meetings, some pictured here, about how they can make a difference in the environment in Lincoln and at East.

Eco Club deals with the changes due to Covid-19

Joel Bierbower, Staff Artist, Staff Writer December 13, 2020

With the chime of the final afternoon bell, the halls are swept barren of all personnel, and clubs are now in session. Each club is designed specifically to cater to students who are interested in a particular...

As their season is still being evaluated, East Swim and Dive team hopes to start after December 7th.

East Swim and Dive season is pushed until December 7th

Cady Blackstock, Editor-in-Chief December 7, 2020

As winter approaches, Swim and Dive were supposed to start at Lincoln East High School. As of November 16th, winter sports were pushed back until December 7th, forcing East’s swim and dive season to...

Snow storms like the one shown in this picture from last year can cause dangerous road conditions.

Driving in the ice and snow can be hard, so here are some tips and tricks to make driving in the winter a little easier

Kyra Rempe, Staff Writer December 7, 2020

It’s that time of the year where snow starts to fall and the road conditions are hard to drive on. Driving on the snow and ice is no joke and it’s very important to know ways to stay safe while driving...

One of the this year's Covid-19 precautions takes the form of the hand sanitizing stations now found in the hallways of East. Filling these stations up each night is one of the various new tasks the East custodial staff has added to their nightly list.

East custodial staff works to keep up with winter weather, coronavirus cleaning

Julia Ehlers, Editor-in-Chief December 2, 2020

As the winter season rolls around with bad weather and snow storms, the East custodial department is going to have to fight to keep up with cleaning for both the weather and Covid-19 precautions. East’s...

If the snowfall this winter makes the journey to school unsafe, LPS will announce a snow day.

LPS is not replacing snow days with remote learning

Ava Bartels, Editor December 2, 2020

Due to many inquiries from students and staff alike, LPS has elaborated on how school days will be handled this upcoming winter. In the coming winter months, LPS was widely expected to replace snow days...

Students will have time to work with teachers and prepare before their exams.

Lincoln East finals schedule reevaluated for 1st semester

Madalynn Abele, Online Editor, Staff Writer November 19, 2020

This semester, Lincoln East High School will have a newly created finals schedule for students and staff. Starting Monday, December 14th, through Tuesday, December 22nd, the schedule was reimagined to...

The 11 flags hanging in East's main hallway to honor its veterans.

Lincoln East celebrates Veteran’s day with a flag display and video

Isabella Villanueva, Social Media/ Feature Editor November 19, 2020

This Wednesday, November 11th, Lincoln East celebrated Veterans day in a new way: a flag display honoring the veterans at East and a wonderful PBIS video that featured Mr. Chuck Morgan. The flag display...

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