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Denver East Men's Basketball: Season Recap and Their Late Playoff Push
The East Men's Basketball Team has faced adversity to start their season, going 9-9 in 18 games and 4-4 in the Denver district play. The team, coached by legend Rudy Carey, has some work to do to secure a playoff spot by the end of February. They have impressive wins against Mullen, Regis Jesuit, and Vista Peak, and recently a huge win against George Washington, the #8-ranked team in the state. With help from school spirit and talented players in Dayesun Collier and Noah Adki
Rocco Pasquini
21 hours ago
Love in the Modern Age: What has Changes Since the 80s?
A modern take on modern love
Cleo Epstein-Rhodes
21 hours ago
The Importance of Accurate Adolescent Representation in Entertainment
Lady Bird and her friend Julie from Lady Bird The Grammys are done and the country is waiting for the Oscar Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmys to finally arrive. The best in the Hollywood industry walk up to the big stage to receive their trophy, give out heartfelt speeches, and give thanks for another successful year. Yet somehow, 2025 consisted of little to no accurate teen portrayal in most of their entertainment. The coming of age genre is widely favored by teenagers and adu
Zoe Rickard
22 hours ago
DPS and ICE: Responses and the Evolving Landscape
by Jada Pulsipher and Ella Burrell The week of January 30th, 2026, students in period 3 AP Drawing and Painting at East High School did not work on their portfolios, but instead, they self-assigned a different sort of project. Students marked red slashes through drawings of ice cubes and contemplated what sort of messages must be heard. That Friday, instead of regular instruction, the school was empty, the halls creaked with a quietness that East High School is all too f
East Spotlight Newspaper
22 hours ago
The Price That Is Paid When Federal Funding Is Cut
The devastating effects, already, taking place due to the lack of federal funding in education.
Lila Wilson
22 hours ago
News
DPS and ICE: Responses and the Evolving Landscape
by Jada Pulsipher and Ella Burrell The week of January 30th, 2026, students in period 3 AP Drawing and Painting at East High School did not work on their portfolios, but instead, they self-assigned a different sort of project. Students marked red slashes through drawings of ice cubes and contemplated what sort of messages must be heard. That Friday, instead of regular instruction, the school was empty, the halls creaked with a quietness that East High School is all too f
East Spotlight Newspaper
22 hours ago6 min read
The Price That Is Paid When Federal Funding Is Cut
The devastating effects, already, taking place due to the lack of federal funding in education.
Lila Wilson
22 hours ago3 min read
Where Did All The Snow Go?
A handy, helpful explanation on what Colorado is currently experiencing weather-wise.
Guadalupe Rojas-Duran
23 hours ago3 min read
Center
DPS and ICE: Responses and the Evolving Landscape
by Jada Pulsipher and Ella Burrell The week of January 30th, 2026, students in period 3 AP Drawing and Painting at East High School did not work on their portfolios, but instead, they self-assigned a different sort of project. Students marked red slashes through drawings of ice cubes and contemplated what sort of messages must be heard. That Friday, instead of regular instruction, the school was empty, the halls creaked with a quietness that East High School is all too f
East Spotlight Newspaper
22 hours ago6 min read
The Price That Is Paid When Federal Funding Is Cut
The devastating effects, already, taking place due to the lack of federal funding in education.
Lila Wilson
22 hours ago3 min read
Opinions
Gay Marriage Is Not Going Anywhere. Sorry, Kim Davis.
Marriage is a human right... right? It is a spiritually and functionally integral part of Western society that, if an individual so chooses, should be able to be exercised. Those kinds of inherent individual rights that should not be abridged by an overreaching government—nothing screams American quite the same. Yet many people over the past decade are having a bit of trouble understanding that human rights includes... humans. And yes, that means gay people. Welcome to the Wi
Reese Worrell
Dec 12, 20253 min read
Luis Garcia Sign Being Removed
On February 13th, 2023, 16-year-old East Student Luis Garcia was shot in his car on the north side of the Esplanade. He would succumb to...
Alex Workman
May 6, 20253 min read
Underrated Black Artist
Jazz, blues, rock, soul, and hip-hop, all have one incredibly valuable aspect in common. From early to modern day, the influence of black...
Kesaia Mathes
Mar 9, 20254 min read
How Asian Students are Impacted by Discrimination
2022 reports from the Asian American Foundation hghave found that Asian hate mostly relates back to the start of COVID, as many Asian...
Zachary Robinson
Feb 12, 20254 min read
Features
Tea With Terita
This is an interview with Denver East High School principal, Terita Walker, done by head editors Jada Pulsipher and Ella Burrell
East Spotlight Newspaper
Sep 23, 20253 min read
Club Spotlight: East High School’s Queer Student Alliance
Avery Fishman highlights on of East's most popular clubs, QSA.
East Spotlight Newspaper
Apr 9, 20243 min read
NRA is School's JROTC Programs
Anika Voskuil dissects the relationship between the NRA, and school's JROTC programs here in the United States.
East Spotlight Newspaper
Feb 27, 20233 min read
Culture
Love in the Modern Age: What has Changes Since the 80s?
A modern take on modern love
Cleo Epstein-Rhodes
21 hours ago2 min read
The Importance of Accurate Adolescent Representation in Entertainment
Lady Bird and her friend Julie from Lady Bird The Grammys are done and the country is waiting for the Oscar Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmys to finally arrive. The best in the Hollywood industry walk up to the big stage to receive their trophy, give out heartfelt speeches, and give thanks for another successful year. Yet somehow, 2025 consisted of little to no accurate teen portrayal in most of their entertainment. The coming of age genre is widely favored by teenagers and adu
Zoe Rickard
22 hours ago4 min read
Marty Supreme: Promotion Success vs. A Cinematic Hit
Deep dive into the Marty Supreme movie.
Claire Farrell
23 hours ago3 min read
Sports
Denver East Men's Basketball: Season Recap and Their Late Playoff Push
The East Men's Basketball Team has faced adversity to start their season, going 9-9 in 18 games and 4-4 in the Denver district play. The team, coached by legend Rudy Carey, has some work to do to secure a playoff spot by the end of February. They have impressive wins against Mullen, Regis Jesuit, and Vista Peak, and recently a huge win against George Washington, the #8-ranked team in the state. With help from school spirit and talented players in Dayesun Collier and Noah Adki
Rocco Pasquini
21 hours ago3 min read
Bo-lieve
“Bo Nix makes Broncos history in blowout win over Cowboys” (MSN Sports) The Broncos are at the top of AFC West as of Oct 24, 2025 after 10 years of not leading the division. This season they beat the Philadelphia Eagles who were the 2024 Super Bowl winners and barely beat the New York Giants with 33 points in the fourth quarter alone, which was the most any team in history has scored in the fourth quarter starting the fourth quarter with 0 points scored. What could this mea
Nick Mercer
Nov 13, 20253 min read
Running Beyond Limits
As the cross country season starts to come to a close for many East runners after the team recently competed in state on November 1, a handful of strong varsity runners continue their training to compete in the Nike Cross National competition (NXR) in Arizona on November 22. NXR is a postseason cross country championship race hosted by Nike for high school students. The event is split up into eight different races organized by regions: Midwest, Northwest, Heartland, Sout
Claire Farrell
Nov 13, 20253 min read
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