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Inside Morfe's Art
Inside Morfe’s Art
Diana Morfe May 23, 2025

Marching Band Represents At Out-of-State Competition
Marching Band Represents At Out-of-State Competition
May 20, 2025

Why No One Talks About Failing — And Why That Has to Change 
Why No One Talks About Failing — And Why That Has to Change 
Prachi Soni May 13, 2025

In schools across the country, students are urged to accomplish more than ever. With GPA anxiety, college applications, and the carefully constructed...

Video Games: Are They a Problem?
Video Games: Are They a Problem?
Eulalio Reyes Herrera May 12, 2025

Video games are taking the world by storm; they are fun and addictive, which can lead to problems. These problems are usually found in teenage...

Class of 2025--It's a Wrap!
Class of 2025–It’s a Wrap!
Elizabeth Mendoza and Alexandra Romero May 8, 2025

Which Extinct Animal Will Be Revived Next?
Which Extinct Animal Will Be Revived Next?
Tyrone Williams May 3, 2025

Animals that have been extinct are being revived or on the way to being revived. There is a difference between reviving extinct animals and creating...

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Should We Use AI?
Should We Use AI?
Mackenzie Godwin May 21, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a major topic in schools, with students and teachers at Proviso East having mixed opinions on its impact....

The Future of Proviso Township Seniors 
The Future of Proviso Township Seniors 
Alexander Sanchez May 21, 2025

There are many different routes to be taken after high school. Here are some different plans of Proviso Township seniors Proviso West's Omar...

Tardy Policies: Voices From All Sides
Tardy Policies: Voices From All Sides
David Rojas and Mariel Morales-Montiel May 6, 2025

Proviso East High School has seen much progress over the year, with Principal Rodney Hall’s enforcement of the tardy policy playing a significant...

Two Ecology Club members talking about birds and learning the different types at Morton Freshman Academy in Berwyn.
Ecology Club Gets Out for the Day
Cynthia Morales, Reporter • November 9, 2024

If you’re interested in helping environmental issues and want to make a better community, the Ecology Club is just for you! We meet...

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The True Feel of Proviso East Athletes
The True Feel of Proviso East Athletes
Mackenzie Godwin, Jatziri Carranza-Cortez • May 20, 2025

Here's a firsthand spill from Proviso East Athletes - they show their personalities and give you TRUE responses throughout these interviews....

Courtside at a Chicago Sky Game with the Lady Pirates during the summer.
School Life Beyond a Textbook
Ava Kimble May 12, 2025

Long strenuous hours of work can often make students dread school. However, school is truly what you make it.  At Proviso East High School,...

Behind the Cheers: Inside the World of Proviso's Cheerleading Group
Behind the Cheers: Inside the World of Proviso’s Cheerleading Group
Amelia Segovia April 11, 2024

“C-H-E-E-R, what does that spell? Cheer, YES.” That is the sound the cheerleaders make when the teams score points. Proviso East cheerleaders...

The Finish Line: Pirate Track Running to Inspire
The Finish Line: Pirate Track Running to Inspire
Jayden Jones-Guise April 11, 2024

Will the students on the Proviso East Track Team improve from last year? The team is pushing through great lengths this spring to improve from...

Brothers With a Bond: Unity on the Field
Brothers With a Bond: Unity on the Field
Jaylan Madison April 11, 2024

One reason that the Proviso East Football team got along much better this year is the team bonding that they worked on. For example, the players...

Staff vs Student 2024 Game
Staff vs Student Basketball 2024
Alexander McLendon April 10, 2024

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272 Students Voted
Survey: Favorite Christmas Movie & Song
Jocelyn Williams-Kern and Niaya Chisolm December 20, 2023

Christmas is widely celebrated around the world. This special holiday brings the opportunity to share a festive spirit with loved ones and reminds...

Favorite Holiday Songs
Favorite Holiday Songs
Susana Millan and Stephanie Padilla December 20, 2023

Winter is here and the holidays are getting closer. As we approach the end of the year people start getting in the spirit in many ways. One of...

Senior Xavier Hall discusses some of his favorite Christmas traditions, new and old.
What Are Some of Proviso East Students’ Unique Christmas Traditions?
Imani Willis December 20, 2023

  Proviso East students celebrate Christmas in many different ways with loved ones. There are many ways to celebrate a holiday! Proviso...

Jaylan (second from left) with his family.
The Importance of Christmas
Jaylan Madison, Reporter • December 20, 2023

Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated for many different reasons. Christmas is important to my family and me for the following reasons: Christmas...

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Too Much or Too Little? The Ongoing Homework Tug-of-War
Too Much or Too Little? The Ongoing Homework Tug-of-War
Monae Williams May 21, 2025

Homework is something almost every student dreads. It’s something that a lot of students either don’t do or just don’t want to do. But...

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How To Make Our Economy Better
Dacari Woods May 13, 2025

The economy is how we make money, spend money, and grow money in a country. If the economy is doing well, people have jobs, people can buy things,...

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What Is Social Media Doing to Kids?
Valeria Romero May 8, 2025

Social media has become an addiction to kids ages 10 and up. Social media is making kids act out of the norm. For example, many kids lash out...

Art by Diana Morfe
How to Be Productive and Enjoy It
Lailiah Little, Reporter • November 11, 2024

Life  is a competition. It always has been;  everything in nature and society come s down to the survival of the fittest, even at the cellular...

The Case for Flavored Utensils
The Case for Flavored Utensils
Gerard Calixte and Eulalio Reyes Herrera November 9, 2024

Flavored utensils! Good idea or not? Imagine this, you are sitting down eating a relatively bland meal at school or work, like the terrifying...

Financial Reparations for Descendants of Slaves
Financial Reparations for Descendants of Slaves
Zaria Thrasher April 9, 2024

America should pay financial reparations to descendants of former slaves. According to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell...

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