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Students in athletics, academics, and activities receive a varsity letter for their excellence in these areas. Receiving a varsity letter is a century-long decision and a huge honor throughout Lincoln East.

EAST EXCELLENCE– Legendary lettering

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2025

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...

Set F of Expressions performs on stage on the Friday performance of the show. The students reportedly spent over a month preparing for the big event.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Students face off in Battle of the Bands Expressions concert

Mouse Kaufhold, Staff Writer May 15, 2025

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,...

Lincoln East girls tennis team wins the Lincoln East Invitational on May 5, 2025. The team consisted of 1 singles: Brianna Rademacher, 1 doubles: Kyler Garcia and Belinda Qiao, 2 singles: Stella Stempson, and 2 doubles: Stacia Jacobsen and Tatum Lewis.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Love: both on and off the court

Tatum Lewis, Staff Writer May 14, 2025

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...

Lincoln East students attend Language Fair at UNL. High schoolers around the state showcase their creative language skills.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Lincoln East students showcase creative skills at the Language Fair

Sweet Pea Ratliff, Staff Writer May 13, 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,...

Senior infielder Tanner Peterson (far left), sophmore infielder Kalai Larson (far right), and senior catcher Jeter Worthley (left middle) talk with senior pitcher Issac Bourges (right middle) on the mound. The Spartans have had impressive pitching and infield defense this season.

EAST EXCELLENCE–Lincoln East Baseball finishes regular season with 27-3 record

Kaitlyn Peitzmeier, Editor, Social Media Editor May 13, 2025

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...

The Lincoln East Speech Team celebrating their state victory for the 2025 season at Kearney High School. The team has put in countless hours of preparation in order to become back to back state champions.

Echoes of victory

Nitya Haridas, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

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...

March Madness is a NCAA Men's and Women's Division I Basketball Tournament that takes place from March 16 to April 7, 2025 all throughout the United States. This tournament starts with 64 teams, and each week that number slims until one team becomes national champions.

The math behind the madness of March

Tatum Lewis, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

Every year, millions of Americans shoot their shot at creating the perfect March Madness bracket, but every year those same millions fail. According to the NCAA, the odds of having a perfect bracket is...

On March 20, the Lincoln East girls varsity soccer  team played against Norfolk High School, the game went 5-0, with the Spartans winning. The team was hyping each other up for a great game, cheering and clapping before the game commenced.

The girls that are kicking off the season with a bang

Cyan Seymour, Editor, Website Editor April 15, 2025

It was twenty two minutes from halftime. Both teams were playing with deep passion, each trying their hardest to make the first goal of the game. The ball was being kicked back and forth, until SWISH!...

Freshman guard Britt Prince (#23) pushes the ball up court past the defense. Price has had an outstanding freshman season and averages 13.4 points a game.

Nebraska takes over March Madness

Hazel Ockander, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

Whether you’re a fan of the Huskers, the Mavericks, or even the Bluejays, it's exciting news to hear your team called out on Selection Sunday to play in the coveted NCAA tournament championship, or more...

Express Show Choir performs at their Spring Show on March 6th, 2025. Express is made up of 45 singer-dancers in grades 10-12 and have had a very successful season.

East’s Show Choir steals the spotlight as their competition season comes to an end

Olivia Muffler, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

East’s Show Choir department, made up of four groups, includes over 130 freshmen through senior students. The four groups, Express, Elegance, Elevation, and Espionage, have had an exciting season, recently...

Freshman Belinda Qiao plays tennis during winter 2024 as she prepares for a successful spring 2025 school tennis season. She has learned to always be confident and calm during her matches and focus on the game rather than the nerves.

Athletes face the trembling terror of tryouts for the 2025 spring sports season

Nitya Haridas, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Tryouts can be a stressful time for individuals and with the 2025 spring sports season starting for Lincoln East High School, student athletes have to learn ways to overcome their nerves and play their...

On April 8, 2024, Lincoln East high school boy's varsity soccer hyping each other up for a game. The season of soccer for both girls and boys has already started, with the first game for boys being on March 20, 2025.

Springing into the season

Cyan Seymour, Editor, Website Editor March 25, 2025

As the spring and the final quarter of the 2024-2025 school year approaches, many sports have already started practice. The following sports are preparing for the upcoming season: girl’s tennis, girl’s...

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