Stop SOPA now

Justin Perry, Photo Editor
February 8, 2012

Right on the heels of the Occupy Everything movement, the internet community is spinning a new web to put an end to the SOPA act. House bill H.R.3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (affectionately nicknamed “SOPA”), attempts to add one more hit to the mounting blows against our American... (more...)

Retired band director recieves high honor

Justin Perry, Photo Editor
December 13, 2011

Michael Soltys, a retired East Meck band director, has received one of the highest honors possible for a North Carolina musician: induction into the North Carolina Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. Soltys received the award on Nov. 13. In order to be nominated, according to the North Carolina... (more...)

Eagles’ Spirits Soar

Justin Perry, Photo Editor
September 29, 2011

East Meck students certainly showed off their spirit this week, and here is a gallery of images showing just how excited, funny, and downright crazy they could be. East will host its Homecoming game against the Butler Bulldogs Friday. Seniors get pumped up before the 2011 Powderpuff game. Photo... (more...)

Teen depression now rampant

Justin Perry, Photographer, Staff Writer
May 27, 2011

The sun may rise every morning but for Nancy Young and Miranda Jones, the world is still a dark place.Both of these girls (whose names have been changed), suffer from depression, an ailment that haunts the lives of many teens at East Meck. Young, when asked to describe how she feels on a daily... (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... (more...)