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LWSD high schools to shift to a 6 period schedule

LWSD high schools to shift to a 6 period schedule

Ila Lu, Reporter Nov 6, 2024

On the evening of Oct. 1, 2024, students opened their emails to a controversial announcement sent out by the district. LWSD Superintendent Dr. Jon Holmen announced the implementation of a shift from seven...

College Essays: A Deep Dive into Senior Writers

College Essays: A Deep Dive into Senior Writers

Sophie Velea, WSJ Writer Oct 21, 2024

With the start of a new school year, countless seniors at Eastlake and beyond have started writing their college essays. For many this is a stressful experience, but it can also be a chance for students...

Eastlake Band Welcomes Spring With a Stunning Performance

Eastlake Band Welcomes Spring With a Stunning Performance

Dani Montano Villeda and Alexcia W. Mar 12, 2024

As Spring returns to Eastlake, so do band concerts, the Eastlake band put on a stunning performance last Wednesday which marked the first concert of 2024. We interviewed some of the musicians who performed...

Prestigious Ivy League schools, like Harvard University, reflect on their forgotten roots

Prestigious Ivy League schools, like Harvard University, reflect on their forgotten roots

Saanvi Kadam Jan 23, 2024

Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania: both, prestigious and phenomenal universities that students around the world look up to as their future college one day. Admission to these pinnacles...

College Board announces SAT taking process to be completely digitalized

College Board announces SAT taking process to be completely digitalized

Saanvi Kadam Dec 12, 2023

As the procedure to meet the advanced era of standardized testing, the SAT would follow the same format as a duration of two hours, being scored on a 1600 scale. The test itself would be taken with the...

Eastlake takes on Guacamole: Cultivating Awareness of Environmental Impact

Eastlake takes on Guacamole: Cultivating Awareness of Environmental Impact

Salma Abdelale, Reporter Dec 11, 2023

Stepping into Eastlake High School, you’ll find a large student population hailing from around the world. With a diverse student body representing a variety of global cultures, the Eastlake World Language...

Equity Book Club

Equity Book Club

Hailey Fay, Reporter Nov 9, 2023

One of our school library's most unique initiatives is the Equity Book Club. The students choose books that discuss inequity and how people can solve it with the aim of getting outside their comfort zones....

Asking Admissions: Test Optional?

Asking Admissions: Test Optional?

Chaeyoung Yoon Nov 9, 2023

The three letters S-A-T may remind others of Saturday and the weekend; for high schoolers, it may call standardized testing to mind instead. The SAT is administered by the CollegeBoard and almost two million...

New Freshman Planners

New Freshman Planners

Alexcia Worthington Oct 31, 2023

There has been some concern surrounding the organization skills of the freshmen this year. In the past many freshmen have struggled to handle the chaos of a high school schedule and the workload that comes...

"Asking Admissions": Letters of Recommendation

“Asking Admissions”: Letters of Recommendation

Chaeyoung Yoon Oct 17, 2023

Autumn signifies several things for Americans: Red leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, lots of farmed foods, Thanksgiving, and for high school seniors, college applications. To aid seniors during this journey,...

Busses Leaving 7 minutes after school ends

Busses Leaving 7 minutes after school ends

Pablo Basave Sep 29, 2023

Due to a recent change in Eastlake start times busses are now scheduled on leaving 7 minutes after school ends or in the Wednesday cases at 1:57 after lunch. Our school safety specialist Logan and Ms....

Vacationing students to face GPA drops if pre-arranged absence steps ignored

Vacationing students to face GPA drops if pre-arranged absence steps ignored

A.J. S., Editor May 10, 2023

EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL - Students must take the appropriate steps to plan for days they will knowingly be absent or face grade-implicating consequences of not doing so. As the end of the school year comes...

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