Those who follow any of the academic accomplishments at EHS in the 2016-17 year are aware of the accolades the students have collected. The Econ Challenge team scored as one of the top ten teams in the state; two students attended the Illinois State Science Expo; Mrs. Thrun’s journalism team won...

One week after the EHS boys basketball team returned from their first tournament of the 2015 season in Waterloo, then-junior shooting guard Mark Smith verbally committed to the University of Missouri to pitch for their baseball team. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Smith’s right-handed fastball...

Unlike the famous scenes from cheer classics such as “Bring It On” or any other cliché movie set in the stereotypical high school atmosphere, the EHS cheerleading team is all about winning as a loving and well-deserving team. Over this past Saturday (Jan. 28), the cheer team left for Normal Community...

Princess dresses and tea cups aren’t what someone usually sees in the commons, but last Sunday, royalty arrived at EHS at Health Occupations Club’s Princess Tea Party fundraiser. Club officers and members volunteered to dress up as princes and princesses and danced and took pictures with children...

After 11 days without a game, the EHS boys basketball team is returning to the court for the oldest mid-winter tournament in Illinois—the Salem Invitational Tournament. Last year, EHS lost the championship game to Centralia High School in overtime, surrendering their four-year-winning streak. “It...

Since starting the first varsity football game of his freshman season, 6-foot-5, 270 pound senior tri-athlete A.J. Epenesa has been an Edwardsville sports phenomenon who has taken few days off. But this January, Epenesa is rewarded for his dedication with two weeks of vacation that other athletes...