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The top photo was taken in 2019 shows the heap of students crammed into one lunch wave. The
bottom photo is from 2024, with two calmer waves with many extra seats.

The Troubles of the Lunchrooms

DYLAN MANIFOLD
March 18, 2024

The year is 2019. 1300 students at ELHS watch the clock, waiting for it to strike 10:30: lunchtime. The entire student body spills out of classes and into the commons. With one lunch wave and limited...

Antique Albums: Born In The U.S.A.

Antique Albums: Born In The U.S.A.

JAMES AMBROSINI
March 18, 2024

March is an unusually busy month for me. On top of the usual chaos school brings, my two younger brothers’ birthdays take place on the 17th and 18th, and much like me, they both enjoy music from decades...

As a child of divorced parents, Lila switches between houses often. Many other kids also have to make this switch every day, week, or month.

Normalizing Divorce: The Child’s Perspective

LILA BRIDGMAN
March 12, 2024

Divorce takes a toll on both parents and children. While separation may be best for the parents, it’s important to support and understand the child’s perception of such a great change. When you...

Tom Matlock winds up to throw at a track meet this season.

Tom Matlock: School Record Destroyer

RUBY THOMS
February 26, 2024

ELHS junior, Tom Matlock, set the school record for the shot put at a whopping 63’0.25”. That’s as long as two fully grown whale sharks. Who held the previous record you may ask? Well, he did....

Football Fans are Swift to Whine

Football Fans are Swift to Whine

JEN WALLACE
February 26, 2024

Global pop-superstar Taylor Swift has been angering many football fans as of late. Swift has recently made her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs football star, Travis Kelce, public. Being a supportive...

The club aims to connect schools within the ELPS district to raise awareness across the whole community.

Taking Change to ELMS and beyond

KASEY LAMBERT
February 22, 2024

Typically, integration between the EL schools is rare to see. However, Feb. 9 marked something different as members of the ELHS Cultural Awareness Club visited ELMS to present issues of microaggressions...

Junior and newly licensed driver Shea Killoy agrees that most new drivers illegally drive with passengers in

their cars.

Steering Outside the Lines

DYLAN MANIFOLD
February 22, 2024

You turn 16, spend hundreds of dollars, take the painful safety classes, and now it’s finally time to get your license. Friends have been calling shotgun in your car for months, assuring you it’s...

Although the roads may look safe new drivers have to be cautious of black ice.

Why Can’t Salem and EL Get on the Same Snow-Day Page?

DYLAN MANIFOLD
February 22, 2024

It’s 5 a.m. the morning after a snowstorm. You wake up wearing your pajamas inside out, having flushed ice cubes down the toilet the night before. All students await the ring of the phone to say “school...

A picture taken by Ms. Ackerman shows Smokey cuddled up in blankets.

Smokey’s Story

GINNY BULLER
February 22, 2024

Paramedic Linda Akerman responded to a call Nov. 30 for a house fire in East Haddam. Ms. Akerman is currently a deputy fire marshal for the town of Colchester and has been a paramedic for 35 years. After...

One of Harms’ client’s car in the middle of the outside cleaning process.

Side Hustle Turns To Full Business

OLIVIA BROWN
February 22, 2024

Class of 2025 vice president Jonny Harms, owner of JH Detailing has been able to create a large clientele with his car detailing and lawn mowing business. Harms started his business the summer before sophomore...

“I want to be yours forever.”

OLIVIA GRANATEK
February 14, 2024

He says, “If you come to England I'll marry you.” I said, “Are you crazy? I don’t even date American Sailors!” With her cheater glasses stooped low on her nose, blurring up her eyes, Gayle...

MOVING UP THE LADDER

JACQUELINE LEFURGE
February 14, 2024

Some things cannot be put into words. That feeling when you’re at peace, when you fall in love for the first time, or in this case, when you find a home where you’d least expect it. Isabel Mia, whose...

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