Principal Casey Sep. 7 video interview
The ECHO sat down with new principal Jesse Casey Sep. 7 to discuss his plans and policies.
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Teachers share their experiences instructing juvenile prisoners
“I had six kids in my class—and all six of them were in for one type of murder or another,” history teacher Ed Baruch said. Murderers, rapists, violent and untrustworthy …
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Every week, elderly Carol Woods residents demonstrate for Ukraine
“We’re doing this for the students,” said one demonstrator. “We’re counting on your generation to fix this mess.” Every Thursday, elderly residents of Carol Woods stand on the sidewalk holding …
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East student wins NASA competition, experiment to be sent to space
Senior Pristine Onuoha calmly stepped onto the podium and into the spotlight, before turning to face the crowd. Months of intensive research, reading and revision all culminated in her nine-minute …
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“Durham: Pride, NC” brings love back to the Triangle
DURHAM, N.C. — After two years of restricted celebration, “Durham: Pride, NC” returned for its fifth anniversary Sep. 24. This year it was bigger, louder and filled to the brim …
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“I have a lot of things that I want to do before I go to college”: Students decide on gap years
If you’re talking to seniors about their plans after graduation, many are looking forward to UNC, N.C. State and other colleges. Others are going to leave schooling and work, serve …
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“A symbol of what East has become”: Reckoning with our bathrooms
“I am not expecting a reply to this email,” senior Joseph Dinsmore wrote in a March 18 email to more than 100 members of East’s staff. “I am expecting ACTION.” …
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Kang Student Movement takes hold
Michael Kang, third from right, at a meeting of the Kang Student Movement. A recent meeting of the Kang Student Movement’s Idea Development Team centered around a whiteboard. Chock-full of …
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East alum Allen Buansi wins State House seat
Allen Buansi, left, poses with junior Max Winzelberg. Sitting in Maureen Galvin’s APUSH class 17 years ago, Allen Buansi fell in love with history again. He’d already become enamored with …
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After nine months, students, staff express “low engagement” in PAC
“Low engagement, across the board,” Latin teacher Jennifer Hoffman said of the most significant obstacle facing PAC this year. “Low engagement from teachers, low engagement from students, low engagement from, …
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