Video by: Kathryn Dahl, Katie Haugen, Lindsey Morgan, Sara Penner
Have a favorite flavor of gum? Maybe yours is mint or berry.  But we dug up the most outrageous gum flavors we could, putting your fellow East classmates taste buds to the test, to see if they could guess these unique gum flavors. Check them out as they sample apple pie, strawberry shortcake, mint chocolate chip ice cream, and orange cream popsicle.
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  By Hannah Wittwer
Tonight is the opening for the East fall musical: Grease. Join Ridell High, class of ’59, at 7pm for an evening of beloved songs, dancing, and high energy. All tickets are $6. The show will perform again on Friday and Saturday evening.

By Andrew Barry

By Jessica Qiu
On Oct. 15, high school musicians from all over Nebraska auditioned for one of four All-State ensembles: Choir, Orchestra, Band, and Jazz Band. Today, the highly anticipated final list went up. East musicians are represented in three of the All-State groups. These students will participate in three days of extensive rehearsals and concert opportunities that will culminate in two Lied Center concerts on Friday, Nov. 18.

By Shelby Sorensen & Shae Brening
Every morning you wake up with an idea of what you want to happen throughout the day. Everybody has their own expectations and wishes. So if some one asked you the what question “What do you want to happen by the end of the day?” How would you answer it? CLICK HERE to see the answers we got.

By Conner Dwinell
East students went all out this week, showing their support for raising breast cancer awareness.  East kids decked themselves out in pink and showed their support at the football game.  The “pink out” brought good luck to the Varsity football team who won 21-7 against Columbus last night, clinching a berth in the State playoffs.

By Griffith Swidler
East’s Student Advisory Group, a group committed to improving the school, learned about the 8 Keys to Excellence yesterday.  Mrs. Spotanski, an LPS teacher, explained the 8 Keys to Excellence to the students, so that they can then incorporate them into East.

By Drew Bakenhus
Yesterday, East participated in national Mix It Up day. Students sat with new people at lunch and shared some great times.

By Griffith Swidler
Class election results were released a while ago, and many of you may not even know who your class officer is.  So listen up and see who your class officer is and what they have in store for the future.
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By Claudia Seravalli
Ah, fall. The leaves are turning as the nights get longer and colder, and the end of fall sports is nigh – Cross Country included. For most of the teams members, the last meet is this Saturday. With one week left, there is much to look back on, as far as highlights and memorable meets go.
For Varsity qualifiers, however, there is still work to be done. Seven from the boys and girls teams, respectively, are in line for the districts meet this Thursday, and State on Oct. 21. …