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Alyssa Medina shows off the teams Runner Up and Fourth Place Dance trophies

East Cheerleaders go all out for State

Carolyn Hayes, Contributor February 28, 2022

The East cheer team went to state and won second in the coed division, third in the all-girl division, fourth in game day division, and fifth in dance which is the highest we have placed in dance. We were...

Vaulting to the Top

Isabel Delong, Contributor February 28, 2022

Our girls pole vaulting team are working hard this season with their new coach, Greg Sawyer. Coach Sawyer is a formal division 1 athlete, competing in track, and basketball. The team is thrilled to learn...

Boys Basketball Gears Up for Regionals

Boys Basketball Gears Up for Regionals

Lilian Jones, Journalist February 15, 2022

This past year the East High School boys’ basketball teams have taken their games by storm, bringing a determination and thirst for victory that has been mostly unrivaled all season. With minimal losses...

East dominates at Annual Taco John’s Tournament

January 19, 2022

The annual Taco John’s tournament went extremely well for our girls' and boys' basketball teams. After a couple of long weekends of traveling the teams were able to play in their home thunderbird gym...

Swimming Through Obstacles

Shannon Bailey, Contributor January 7, 2022

The Boys Swim Team has put up with many obstacles, among the many not having their own pool, is the biggest obstacle of all time for a swim team. Not being able to compete at your own school and constantly...

Swimming Through Obstacles

Shannon Bailey, Contributor January 7, 2022

The Boys Swim Team has put up with many obstacles, including not having their own pool. And that is the biggest obstacle of all time for a swim team, not being able to compete at your own school, and...

The Last Step On The Court

Izzy DeLong, Contributor December 6, 2021

Have you ever thought about the feeling of doing something for the last time? The feeling of an athlete’s last game is overwhelming and upsetting. Some athletes are sad because they’re playing their...

The Varsity football team celebrates their win against cross town rival, Central, winning the Capital City Bowl.

One play makes all the difference in the annual Capitol City Bowl

Kani Miller, Senior Editor December 2, 2021

High school football games can often come down to one play, one moment, one batted pass. Thunderbird football expects every player to step up and make that one big play. In one of the most exciting and...

The Quarterback Behind the Scenes

Kaylee Culley, Contributor November 17, 2021

Hard work and dedication. Practice after practice. Being a quarterback is more than just throwing the ball to his receivers. There are only seconds to think about what you’re doing and there’s strategy...

Hard Work Begins to Pay Off

Shannon Bailey, Contributor November 5, 2021

Last weekend the girls Swimming and Diving made a trip to Gillette for the first Invite of the season. Overall, the team took 14th out of 19 teams, but Jeorgia Yates, senior, took 10th out of 38 divers,...

Shut Up and Run

Caydence Eicholtz November 5, 2021

Cross Country is a hard sport to stick with, however the hard work of these athletes has led them to a great place: state. “My big goal this year has been to try and get into the 16’s this year, because...

Fonseca Making Headlines

Taylor Cassat November 5, 2021

One of our East High athletes is making headlines. Elysiana Fonseca was announced Prep Athlete of the week on October 4, 2021. Elysiana showed great enthusiasm and surprise when the news was announced....

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