Nickelodeon makes a comeback
Sarah Hooks, Staff Writer
May 27, 2011
You know how you used to like certain things when you were little but then you sort of grew out of them? It might have been carrying around that fuzzy teddy bear or sleeping with that Scooby-Doo nightlight? Well, Nickelodeon has proven that they’re going to break that tradition. Coming this fall it’s... Read more »
The end of a magnificent, magical era
Natalie Woodcock, Staff Writer
May 27, 2011
June 30, 1997. Most of us couldn’t read or write yet. We hadn’t even started school. We weren’t aware that a world-wide phenomenon had been released. On June 30, 1997, Joanne Kathleen Rowling’s masterpiece was released in America. Few knew that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone would not... Read more »
Q&A with Michael Hazard
Jahmia Black, Staff Writer
May 27, 2011
When walking down the 300 hall laughter is often heard coming from room 305. Michael Hazard is known for his straightforward teaching method, bypassing all the fluff and getting right to the facts. “Hazard’s fun, I love his class” said senior Ventrice Carpenter. “Now I feel like English... Read more »
Half-brothers find each other at East
Christopher Yoon, Reporter
May 27, 2011
Two boys, two different environments. One big discovery in the media center. The lives of two East Meck students changed recently when they found out that they were related to each other. Junior Brian Stradford, 16, and freshman Cameron Stradford, 14, are half-brothers who met for the first time in... Read more »
Culinary boys California bound
May 27, 2011
Victory never tasted so good. Three of East Mecklenburg’s very own culinary arts team will represent North Carolina at the National FCCLA Leadership Conference in Anaheim, California. “It means that I have worked very hard and my team and I are the best of the best in the state,” said junior... Read more »
A girl who plays with fire
Ben Asefa
March 29, 2011
Most 16 year olds are busy playing a sport, watching Jersey Shore marathons or simply floating along, waiting for school to end each day. But one of East’s sophomores is an anomaly; she knows exactly what she wants to do and is passionately preparing for it. This sophomore, Melanie Major, wants to... Read more »
Scouting no longer taboo for teens
Justin Perry
March 29, 2011
“Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies?” If you’ve ever walked into a Harris Teeter grocery store within the last few weeks you have probably heard that question. Being hit up by little girls in beige for four-dollar boxes of cookies or little boys in blue for 15-dollar tins of popcorn... Read more »
Exam policies cause outrage
Amanda Albright
January 26, 2011
On the first day of school, one incredulous question could be heard in most Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classrooms. “We have to pay how much for exams?” For IB students, that number is $96. And for AP students, that number is $86. Students quickly began adding these prices... Read more »
Push to Graduation
Reporter Carolyn Coons
December 9, 2010
The new fashion statement this season is a robe – a graduation robe that is. On Principal Rick Parker’s agenda, raising graduation rates is a top priority. During the assemblies at the beginning of this year, Parker spoke to the students about the importance of graduating, particularly graduating... Read more »
Five new inductees to East Meck Wall
Ben Asefa
December 3, 2010
Monika Palumbo, Sonja Gantt, Michael Kastan, George Couchell, Micheal Fox, Kwame Jackson, Evan Miller, and Roger Price. What do all of these people have in common? All are alumni of East Mecklenburg High School, and all have just recently been elected to the prestigious “East Mecklenburg Wall of... Read more »
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