Swing

By Zola Kambandu Schilz Swing, by Kwame Alexander, a novel in verse told from the perspective of main character, Noah. It is the slightly funny, slightly tragic story of a teenage boy and his best friend struggling to obtain popularity, join the baseball team and get the girl. The book deals with a range of topics from PTSD to idealized […]

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WandaVision

By Chris Lopez-Henriquez WandaVision, which premiered  Jan. 15, 2021,  is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff, or the Scarlet Witch played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Vision, who’s played by Paul Bettany. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe [MCU], it is  continuing  the franchise through a […]

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Native American Mascots in Wisconsin schools

 By William Sampson  Native people are not mascots, they are strong, beautiful people. Throughout America’s history, there have been disrespectful actions taken.  Mascots are negative and harmful to people.  Mascots are an ugly form of stereotyping and are negatively affecting Native people.  More teams around the world who have Native mascots are changing for the better.  Recently In Wisconsin the […]

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Spring festival

by William Sampson The Chinese New year, or Spring Festival, stands for a new year on the lunar calendar.  This festival is not only celebrated in China, but in Wisconsin, too.  It was celebrated Feb. 12 and looked a little different this year. Due to the pandemic many events that would be happening in the US and in Wisconsin were […]

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It’s time to start thinking about taking care of the environment.

By Raquel Quevedo Vasquez At the fastest rate ever recorded, the average global temperature has increased in the last 50 years. This rise of temperature has been caused by carbon dioxide and other pollutants gasses that have been collected in the atmosphere and absorbed sunlight with solar radiation. These gases and other pollutants can last centuries causing Earth’s temperature to […]

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The new hybrid model and its safety

by Anna Lersch This March, many  will be shifting into the blended learning model by going in person two days a week, and staying virtual for another three days.  Students have been given the option to either go into blended learning or stay completely virtual.   Some have decided to stay virtual due to concern about their safety, or not wanting […]

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Famous former student explores family history in PBS’s ‘Finding your roots”

By Anna Lersch Tony Shalhoub, a well-known Hollywood actor, is a graduate of East.   Born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin by Joseph and Helen Shalhoub, Tony Shalhoub didn’t grow up understanding much about his family history, but Shalhoub begins to learn much more about his family’s history in the show:  ‘Finding your roots’ on PBS. The episode “The Shirts […]

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