Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Proviso East High School

Pirate News

Pirate News

The Student News Site of Proviso East High School

Pirate News

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

The Life of a Band Alumnus
The Life of a Band Alumnus
Nya Postley, Reporter • November 9, 2024

“I wouldn’t be anywhere if I didn’t join band. It has opened many doors and opportunities for me and others to get into colleges such as...

Bring On the Night
Bring On the Night
Kaylin Wilson September 23, 2024

Get ready for an eventful week of school spirit! Monday is the start of the countdown to Homecoming. Outfits for Spirit Week: Monday...

The school community remembered Ka'Liyah Anderson, a student who passed away the previous week, with a balloon release on on Friday, May 17, 2024.
Proviso East Remembers Ka’Liyah
Nicole Lackage, Photographer • May 22, 2024

Ms. Collins leading her Spanish class.
What Makes a Good Teacher? Loving & Understanding
Imani Willis April 11, 2024

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...

View All
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...

Graphic created by Andrea Solis-Campos and Amaya Baxter
Meet the Homecoming Candidates of the Enchanted Forest
Amaya Baxter and Andrea Solis Campos September 23, 2024

We sent Teams messages to each of the Queen and King candidates requesting they answer the below questions and submit a picture of themselves...

Hidden Gems: Proviso East Clubs
Hidden Gems: Proviso East Clubs
Andrea Zamudio, Editor • April 11, 2024

Have you ever been interested in joining any clubs? Proviso East offers over thirty different clubs. Whether you are looking for education, entertainment,...

View All
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...

View All
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...

View All
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...

Should schools ban students from using phones in class?
Should schools ban students from using phones in class?
Marcus Nard April 9, 2024

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
Social Media Problems in Students’ Lives
Jayla Anders, Reporter • April 6, 2023

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 it's own center for student mental health in room 86.
Seeking Help with Mental Health Struggles
Reggie Cowles, Reporter • April 6, 2023

When you think about it, mental health is just as important as your physical health because depression increases the risk for different types...

View All
Donate to Pirate News

Activate Search
The Student News Site of Proviso East High School