East News

Gender-based violence is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world and affects 35% of women worldwide. This alarming statistic eventually led to the creation of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign started by the Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. It starts on November 25th and ends on International Human Rights Day, December 10th.

There are two coaches for the track team this year, Coach Priset and Coach Holme. I had the pleasure of interviewing and getting to know them.

What is a full-blown Winterfest like? Ask a senior. They’re in the only class that already knows. For the first time since 2019, the music wing will be performing in front of a full audience for about two hours and sections are playing all together instead of six feet apart.

On November 9th and 10th, East’s Drama Club put on a spectacular performance of Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Orient Express.

The East Side News is proud to declare our first Coffeehouse of the year a success! The event took place on the evening of December 2nd in the Commons with the theme Brinner (Breakfast for Dinner). For those of you who unfortunately could not make it, let’s take a look back at a night of excitement and energy!

The Class of 2026 is selling bagels every Wednesday from 7:00 to 7:45 AM in the Commons.

Located in the corner of the commons near the red hallway lies East’s Commons Cafe. On select days and times, you can find clubs and classes selling a variety of foods. Without further ado, here is a list of all the tasty treats the Commons Cafe bears!

Having constant access to grades is an universal experience here at the Williamsville Central School District. However, is this system truly beneficial for learning, or is it a detriment? In this article, I interviewed several students to get a better understanding of how students feel about this system within the wall-less halls of East. As it turns out, opinions vary wildly among students.

After months of dedication and hard work, the music department performed three concerts in a matter of eight days, concluding the 2022-2023 fall concert season.

With chorus and band having already performed, the Williamsville East orchestra concert occurred on October 27th at 7 pm in the auditorium, wrapping up the 2022-2023 fall concert season.