A year in review with Principal Jesse Casey
The ECHO sat down May 22 with Principal Jesse Casey for an interview about the successes and challenges he has faced managing East this year.
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Senioritis: The myth explained
“Single-source articles are due today guys; let’s get those to the editors by the end of class,” said our journalism teacher Mr. Neal Morgan. These are the words that once …
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My top five picks: Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Congratulations on your recent Grammys!” That is not a sentence that one gets to say often, but I was fortunate enough to say it last month. While visiting John Hopkins …
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The hard-fought battle towards music school admission
By the time this article is published, most seniors have already finished their college applications and are anxiously awaiting for the decisions. But for art applicants, now is just the …
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World Cup 2022: The Final from the perspective of Argentine students at East
Every single street in Argentina is silent—not a single person can be seen outdoors. Inside the houses, however, every Argentinian is glued to the TV. The next second, as if …
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The Pulitzer Prize for Music: My top five picks
The Academy Awards for films, the Grammys for music, and the Tonys for theater—these are among the most prestigious awards in the disciplines of creative arts. What most people don’t …
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The controversy of affirmative action
From the span of time between midnight and 6:00 a.m., Reddit’s “r/chanceme” subreddit bursts with desperate seniors (and tryhard juniors) asking strangers on the internet about their chances of getting …
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This Night, This moment: UNC music professor Allen Anderson’s splendid concert
As the house light went up in Moeser Auditorium at UNC, I joined my classmates in a thunderous standing ovation, while still in awe of the music I had just …
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Five gems of 20th century classical music
On May 29, 1913, a riot was sparked by the premiere of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” testament that the 1900s would be a century of musical innovation, revolution and expression, …
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