May 22, 2024
Nicole Lackage, PhotographerApril 10, 2024
Alexander McLendon
![Ms. Collins leading her Spanish class.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Collins-in-class-1200x800.jpg)
A good teacher is somebody who takes time out for a student as if they were their own child. Spanish Teacher Vanessa Collins is just such a...
![Child Development Classes Are for All Genders](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Child-Development.jpeg)
“The biggest misconception people get from the course is that it’s only for girls,” said Child Development teacher, Patricia Green. “Anybody...
![Music Is Beneficial in the Classroom](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Headphone-books.jpg)
It turns out that music on your phone can have a beneficial effect on your learning. But you need to understand when to turn your phone on,...
![Drake](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drake-publicity3-2021.webp)
Teens nowadays are in different arrays of opinion when it comes to what music they listen to. Some teens are into heavy metal, rock, and country....
![Start Your Own Garden](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Garden-Torres-1200x849.jpg)
Have you ever wanted to start a garden? Here is some information about plants and gardens. To grow plants you will need seeds, a good light...
![Three customers pose outside of the concession booth while the Class of 2025 members stand in the concession window. Inside the window, from left to right: Teacher/Sponsor Christine Corso, and students Yajaira Figueroa, Jocelyn Nambo, MyKal Westbrook, Deanna Adams, and Karen Lara.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MicrosoftTeams-image-3a-2-900x600.jpg)
The Class of 2025 volunteered to work concessions for a Boys' Basketball game. The class club will then use their earnings to subsidize the cost...
![Hidden Gems: Proviso East Clubs](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Band-Parade-Close-for-Clubs.png)
Have you ever been interested in joining any clubs? Proviso East offers over thirty different clubs. Whether you are looking for education, entertainment,...
![Do You Know the Reason Students Work During High School?](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Work-Ramirez-List.jpg)
Have you ever wondered why students start working during high school? Well according to The Daily Bruin 57% of students work because they want...
![Emanuel Chris Welch, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, recently spoke to Proviso students in the library. Welch is a Democrat from Hillside and a Proviso West graduate. (Submitted photo)](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image000000-4-PUBLISH-2-900x600.jpg)
On January 19, 2023, the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emanuel Chris Welch came to Proviso East High School. He was just...
![Proviso Easts 2022 graduation. (Submitted photo)](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/East-2022-graduation-3-Martina-PUBLISH-1.jpg)
Celebrate your last days in high school with exciting and interactive senior activities. Senior activities involve the entire class during this...
![Behind the Cheers: Inside the World of Provisos Cheerleading Group](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cheerleading-Team-2023-24-cropped-1-1200x800.jpeg)
“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](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Pirate-Final-Track-1200x1139.png)
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](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Football-team-2023-4.jpg)
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...
![272 Students Voted](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/fav-songs-combined-pie.jpg)
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](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Spotify-playlist.jpeg)
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.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Derrione-Ownes-1200x800.jpg)
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.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jaylan-Family-Photo-Christmas-jpeg.jpg)
Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated for many different reasons. Christmas is important to my family and me for the following reasons: Christmas...
![Financial Reparations for Descendants of Slaves](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Capture.jpg)
America should pay financial reparations to descendants of former slaves. According to Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell...
![Should schools ban students from using phones in class?](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cellphonehidingbehindbookjpg-1.jpg)
Smart phones are a big part of student's life. According to Hilite, the student newspaper of Carmel High School in Indiana, 95% of students bring...
![Social Media Problems in Students’ Lives](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Karol-Instragram-1-900x600.jpg)
Imagine being friends with someone for more than half your life just for social media to ruin it in an instant. Unnecessary arguments...
![Proviso East has its own center for student mental health in room 86.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Loyola-Health-Center-900x600.jpg)
When you think about it, mental health is just as important as your physical health because depression increases the risk for different types...
![This is Alt Text](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Basketball-Court-Photo-Delete-.jpeg)
The girls’ basketball team puts in a great amount of work and deserves the same respect that the boy’s team gets. Boys’ basketball gets...
![English Teacher Saima Iqbal enjoys working with students like seniors Mekai Fountain and Arturo Fajardo.](https://pirate209.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Iqbal-PUBLISH-900x601.jpg)