Green Bay East High School Newspaper
By Estefanie Arriaga The African American Read-a-thon is an event that takes place in the Library Media Center at East High during the month of February. Students are able to participate by reading excerpts throughout the school day from 8:00am to 3:00pm. This read-a-thon serves as a way to help students come together and learn about African American literature. As […]
Read moreBy 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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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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By William Sampson A Pow Wow is a social gathering for not just Native Americans but all people. There are two different types of Pow Wows: the Contest Pow Wow, and the Traditional Pow Wow. The Traditional Pow Wows have been part of the Native American culture from the beginning of time. Over the years, Contest Pow Wows have evolved […]
Read moreBy Zola Kambandu Schilz Despite the Black Lives Matter protests that have swept across the nation, many U.S. schools are still failing to discuss Black history within the classroom, according to experts there is no federal requirement to teach the subject and only a few states mandate it. Even then, their curriculums are shaved down versions of Black history and […]
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