Lakota East Spark

18/11/2014

The National Scholastic Press Association's Best in Show First Place issue has arrived.

Grab your copy tomorrow!

12/11/2014

Come out to your Tylersville Bob Evans this weekend to support the Lakota East Spark News Magazine in its first fundraiser this year! Present this flyer for dine-in or carry-out orders between 7am and 9pm on Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, and 15% of sales will be donated to the Spark!

29/05/2014

Seniors: Don't forget to pick up this school year's final issue of the Spark after graduation rehearsal tomorrow! You don't want to miss out!

14/05/2014

Don't forget to eat at Milano's Atlantic City Submarines, which is off of Cox Road, tomorrow May 14 to help support the Spark! Just remember to present this flyer!

13/05/2014

Take a sneak peek of our upcoming issue's photoshoot featuring bohemian fashion.

07/05/2014

Come out to Spark's Car Wash tomorrow at East from 4-7! There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Get your car clean and ready for Prom!

24/04/2014

Starting off on the Right Foot

East freshman Jack Hayes devotes much of his time to baseball, but also enjoys helping the community through volunteering. Read more about him at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/04/16/starting-off-on-the-right-foot/

As a year round athlete, East freshman Jack Hayes plays select baseball and on the freshman football team. Constantly active, Hayes is always training in East’s weight room, working out at Planet F...

17/04/2014

Take a sneak peek of our next issue's photoshoot featuring globally inspired fashions in the United States.

14/04/2014

National Honor Society Car Wash

East's National Honor Society recently held its first car wash. Watch the video and learn more about the event at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/04/13/national-honor-society-car-wash/.

The East National Honor Society held their first car wash at East on Saturday, April 12 from 12 to 5 pm. The fundraiser raised money for the two scholarships that the organization gives to two memb...

11/04/2014

Review: Salvation of Innocents

Check out Solomon Booth's review of Earth Crisis's album Salvation of Innocents at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/04/10/review-salvation-of-innocents/.

When it comes to hardcore infused metal, Syracuse-based band Earth Crisis comes to mind. Pioneering the metalcore genre with the likes of Hatebreed and Integrity, Earth Crisis cultivated a u...

10/04/2014

Give The People What They Need

Read Jonah Yonker's column on the need for media to report impacting and important news at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/04/09/give-the-people-what-they-need/.

During MSNBC’s news broadcast on Jan. 23, former congresswoman Jane Harman was discussing the National Security Agency and the controversy surrounding its gathering of metadata on American citizen...

01/04/2014

What do you think about our most recent issue? Send us a letter to the editor at [email protected].

24/03/2014

Review: St. Vincent

Check out Diana Buchert's review of St. Vincent's new self-titled album at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/03/23/review-st-vincent/.

Annie Clark is known for the unusual. One minute her soft vocals are drifting along on gentle guitars; the next they’re colliding with rough guitars blaring the tone of a lion’s roar. From t...

13/03/2014

Don't forget to buy your ticket to the Staff vs. Student Dodgeball Game tomorrow! Tickets are $3 and will be sold during lunch.

13/03/2014

Rationalizing R**e

Check out Loryn Flowers's column on the issue of recent justifications of r**e at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/03/12/rationalizing-r**e/.

Nineteen-year-old Sarah Reedy reported to the police that she was r**ed, and they told her she made it up. She was working her shift at a gas station in Cranberry Township, Pa. when a man walked in...

13/03/2014

Remember to buy your ticket for the Staff vs. Student Dodgeball Game this Friday! Tickets are $3. Whose team will take the win?

11/03/2014

Just remember to present this flyer tomorrow when you go to Bob Evans! We appreciate your support!

11/03/2014

Go to Bob Evans tomorrow anytime from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m to help support the Spark! Juniors and seniors: perhaps a place to get some breakfast before school tomorrow?

05/03/2014

For All The Wrong Reasons

Check out Sabrina Schnetzer's column on the lack of motivation these days to do volunteer work for pure satisfaction at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/03/04/for-all-the-wrong-reasons/.

Picking leftover oranges from a commercial farm, volunteers from food banks in California’s Central Valley help gather up what supermarkets leave behind: unwanted produce like bent or twisted carro...

04/03/2014

At the last French Club meeting, members celebrated Mardi Gras with French cuisine and decoration of masks. Check out the photo gallery at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/gallery/.

24/02/2014

Review: The LEGO Movie

Read Chris Bowling's review of The LEGO Movie and watch the trailer at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/23/review-the-lego-movie/.

Children's movies are a strange breed. A lot of the time, critics and viewers write them off as insubstantial eye candy that are geared toward young audiences that don't desire any creativit...

22/02/2014

Head over to Edge Teen Center at 6:30 tomorrow for Spark's first ever band night. Tickets are $5. Support your paper and your local bands!

17/02/2014

Have any thoughts regarding our most recent issue? Send us a letter to the editor at [email protected].

15/02/2014

Be sure to come out to our first ever local band night at Edge Teen Center at 6:30 on Saturday 2/22. Tickets are $5. There will be music, food and lots more!

15/02/2014

Valentine's Day plans cancelled due to snow? No worries, come out and make up for lost time at Soho on Monday 2/17. Help support Spark!

11/02/2014

Boys To Men

East boys' varsity basketball team has grown much as a team during the season. Read more about them at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/10/boys-to-men/

After a long practice, the East boys' varsity basketball team just wants to go home. The only way they can be released from the hot gym is if they complete their weight training exercises to varsit...

10/02/2014

Latin Club Hosts Ping Pong Tournament

East's Latin Club recently hosted it's first ever ping pong tournament. Read more about the event at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/09/latin-club-hosts-ping-pong-tournament/.

Meeting in the cafeteria and on Main Street, the East Latin Club held their first ever ping pong tournament on Friday, Jan. 31. The tournament took place in lieu of "Multilingual Madness," an event...

08/02/2014

Review: That Girl

Check out Allison Gayer's review of Jennifer Nettles's album That Girl at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/08/review-that-girl/

Jennifer Nettles, lead vocalist of Sugarland, released her first solo album That Girl, packing it with songs that are totally different from the white noise of beer, trucks and heartbreak, t...

07/02/2014

Review: Warpaint

Take a look at Morgan Schroeder's review of Warpaint's new self-titled album at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/07/review-warpaint/.

The indie rock band Warpaint released their first album The Fool after several years of shows and recordings in Los Angeles. Through the work of lifelong friends Emily Kokal (main vocals, gu...

07/02/2014

A Chance to Move in the Right Direction

Read Brian Fogel's column regarding concerns of the expansion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/06/a-chance-to-move-in-the-right-direction/.

Barack Obama began supporting environmental sustainability and energy independence a few years ago, and a sliver of hope to anyone who is passionate about climate change and the planet we call hom...

05/02/2014

Staff Playlist: Chris Bowling

Check out Chris Bowling's staff playlist and listen to his picks at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/04/staff-playlist-chris-bowling-3/.

"Beach Community" – Joyce Manor I’m a sucker for punk that can find the perfect clash between hardcore and pop. It’s because of that reason that Joyce Manor has become one of the most freque...

05/02/2014

Review: Mind Over Matter

Check out Brian Fogel's review of Young the Giant's new album Mind Over Matter at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/02/04/review-mind-over-matter/.

Despite their early formation in 2004, Young the Giant has spent a lot of time on just two albums rather than releasing a myriad of music without much thought. Both albums, their self-titled...

31/01/2014

Dive Into Diversity

Check out Lauren Fang's column on the need for media to promote diversity at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/01/26/dive-into-diversity/

Back in 1995, when CBS’s Big Brother host Julie Chen was a news reporter for Dayton, Ohio, her employer told her she would never see the anchor desk because her Chinese heritage made her unrelatabl...

30/01/2014

East Hosts Annual Swing Dance

East recently held its annual swing dance. Read more about the event and check out the photo gallery at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/01/29/east-hosts-annual-swing-dance/.

Dozens of families and students came out to the annual East Jazz Swing Dance on the evening of Friday Jan. 24 in the East Freshman Campus Cafe. Tickets were sold in advance at $10 for adults, $8 fo...

26/01/2014

The "Man"icurist

East senior Cuong Dao has a hobby unlike many others. Find out what it is at http://www.lakotaeastspark.com/2014/01/26/the-manicurist/.

Since moving to the United States from Vietnam with his family five years ago, East senior Cuong Dao has been working with nails. “It was kind of weird at first. Like I’m a guy, and I’m doing nails...