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Life of Sunya

May 21, 2020

He is an artist. He is an activist. He fights for his own life while also fighting for others. He is senior Sunya Hardi. He may be leaving East High School, but his journey is just the beginning. Hardi was born and raised ...

The Chicken Sandwich Debate

March 4, 2020

Popeyes: Closest location: 4140 Merle Hay RD., Des Moines, IA 50310 Cost: Original chicken sandwich-$3.99 Calories: 699 calories. 380 (54 percent) calories come from fat. What comes on it? Two pickles, your choice...

Dear America: Papers or not, I am human

Jesus Martinez-Aviles, East Scroll Staff

March 4, 2020

11.1 million people are undocumented immigrants living in the United States. 4.4 million of those undocumented immigrants are students, all under the age of 25. To understand what undocumented students and teachers are going through,...

S4S

Sawra Selema, journalist

March 4, 2020

Sisters for Success(S4S) is a club that was formed 21 years ago by Ruth Ann Gaines, a former East High School teacher, and along with other African American women. According to McCombs Middle School, the club supports students...

Standardized testing with ADHD

Ryleigh Hayworth, Editor In Chief

March 4, 2020

The clock ticks. A room of high school students in complete silence, practically a new universe. Pencils scratch on test booklets on plastic tables arranged in endless rows. For some students the time is going as fast as it is ...

Social Media Obsession

February 11, 2020

Why you’re not getting drafted

Ryleigh Hayworth, Editor-In-Chief

January 15, 2020

On January 3, Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, the second most powerful person in Iran, was killed by in an airstrike ordered by President Trump. A few days into 2020, social media users found themselves in the trending stor...

New East High School Boys & Girls Club

Maria Hernandez, Staffer

January 15, 2020

You walk into the Walker building after school, ready to begin your time at the new East High Boys & Girls Club. You put your backpack into a locker and scan your membership card at the door, where you are happily gre...

Mid-season check in with the East High wrestlers

January 15, 2020

New Tobacco Laws

Aiom Makier

January 15, 2020

On Dec 20, 2019 President Trump signed a new law that prohibits anyone under the age of 21 from buying tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, and e-cigarettes. The goal is to reduce teenage vaping, which has been very...

Cua’s Keki

December 18, 2019

Not “Hispanic” Enough

December 18, 2019