Features – The Tom Tom

Students worry about grades, causes stress

Lara Arnold, Contributor

December 18, 2019

The buzz of the alarm clock scares the teenage girl out of bed. She rushes while getting ready, not bothering to look presentable. The sun is still yet to rise and the world around her is quiet. After she dresses, she puts a ...

Bellevue shines bright at night

December 18, 2019

Forensics prepares to take on state competition

McKenzie Gandy, Photography Editor

December 18, 2019

Sitting in the room, contestants allow their voices to fill the air as they preparte to compete for the ultimate achievement of getting first place. The forensics teams, novice division and varsity division, are preparing themse...

Choir spreads holiday cheer

December 18, 2019

East graduate writes children’s book

November 4, 2019

East welcomes exchange students

McKenzie Gandy, Photography Editor

November 4, 2019

Learning a new culture in a new environment can be overwhelming and stir up a lot of different emotions. It can be especially stressful for foreign exchange students to adjust to living in America as students. Seniors Melissa Metz...

Women’s choir comes to East

September 23, 2019

Band puts on pops concert for first year

Cam Smith, Reporter

May 17, 2019

Medleys of music filled the air and created an atmosphere of unity across all bands on the night of the first band Pops Concert. Band students came together to have a night of music to close out the school year. “It was a really f...

Hope squads brings happiness to East

Jacob Kriewald, Sports Editor

May 17, 2019

“It reminds kids of the support here at school and that there are a lot of people behind them who want them to succeed.” - counselor Casie Onken

Kiwanis presents Bellevue art show

Sharon Guchu, Reporter

May 17, 2019

The Kiwanis Show is an art show that displays works from schools around the metro to compete with one another. This year the show took place at East High School in the South gym April 28. “The Kiwanis Club is a community thi...

Bellaire receives Rigamajigs

Emily Nelson, News Editor

May 17, 2019

Belleaire Elementary, KaBOOM!, and CarMax teamed up in the Month of the Military Child to honor military children through providing the school with Rigamajigs, a toy that combines science, technology, engineering, and math (ST...

Seeing double with twins, triplets at East

Sharon Guchu, Reporter

April 18, 2019

Looking around, it is hard not to see when two or more people look alike. Sometimes the slight differences are noticeible, and sometimes it takes a second glance to notice any difference at all. At East, there are many sets of ...