East Mecklenburg sophomore, Ali Fernandes is making a name for himself as a budding musician, using his Hispanic heritage and love for music to represent his exceptional skills, and Christian devotion.  Despite his age, Fernandez has managed to write, compose, record, edit, and manage multiple albums....

As we move towards a more sustainable future, we’ve moved away from packaged goods and gained a closer connection with the planet, as we get down and dirty to appreciate the fruits (and vegetables) of mother nature, those at East with the passion have kicked up the soil on some buried plants, with...

   Bold colors and bright fonts fill the pages of this completely teen-run magazine. Its mystical name ‘Wisteria’ accurately depicting the alluring photography and valorous writing, working as a self published, non-commercial print work produced in a series of collections.  Senior Maeve Merrick...

   It is said that you can’t judge a book by its cover. In Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and around the country, books are being judged not by their covers but by their explicit content- and in some cases, removed from school libraries.    On Feb. 17, the books “Let’s Talk About It: The...

In a school with a diversity score of 0.71, the advancement of minorities is very important. Last year, the people in our school didn’t see that. But this year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP has improved exponentially.    NAACP is a club focused on...