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Senior(itis) Hits Second Semester

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor March 11, 2025

In the second half of the year, everyone starts to throw around the word: senioritis. We start to see the seniors slowly (or sometimes really fast) show up less often, start to give up more easily, and...

Balancing the Hive: The Addiction of Vaping

Balancing the Hive: The Addiction of Vaping

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor March 11, 2025

Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or other vaping devices. These devices heat a liquid, often called liquid or vape juice, which contains nicotine,...

Balancing The Hive: Midterms Edition

Balancing The Hive: Midterms Edition

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor January 16, 2025

How do you manage the stress with midterms and how to study? The most important way to manage stress is to give yourself enough time to study slowly rather than rushed all at once. You should also be...

Balancing the Hive: Holiday Edition

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor January 3, 2025

Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas is a very special holiday, and you get to spend time with your family and remember all the great memories. How are you feeling during this time? It's been a great...

Soccer team big win

East Haven Boys Soccer Making STATES?

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor November 26, 2024

EH boys soccer participated in a great season this year by making it to the State Championship for the first time in over 20 years. East Haven Soccer has always been a team that was looked down on because...

Balancing the Hive: How the Weather Can Affect Your Mental Health

Balancing the Hive: How the Weather Can Affect Your Mental Health

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor November 22, 2024

Weather change can affect a lot of people mentally. When the weather changes, people are more likely to get sick. In New England the weather can go from 70 to 50 in less than a week and back again. What...

Photo of the TESOL teachers courtesy of Mrs. Michalowski

Creating A Culture of Community: The EHHS TESOL Department

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor November 13, 2024

The EHHS Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) department has seen a period of great growth in the last few years. EHHS has continued to see a growing number of multilingual learner (ML) students...

STAT CHAT: Matteus Ponte

STAT CHAT: Matteus Ponte

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor October 22, 2024

Matteus Ponte is a junior at EHHS and he plays soccer. he started playing when he was 2 1/2 years old. Matteus started playing in a premier league for South Central Premier team when he was just 7 years...

Balancing The Hive: Being a School Athlete

Balancing The Hive: Being a School Athlete

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor October 4, 2024

How is mental health affected as a senior and a school athlete? In my opinion, I think it's hard because you have no break. Playing a school sport or a sport outside of school can be very draining because...

The EHHS security desk

No More Dunkin’?: A New EHHS Policy

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor October 2, 2024

Starting this fall, the EHHS security guards have been throwing out any food brought into school by students who are arrive tardy in the mornings because of a new school policy.  The reason this all...

Balancing the Hive: Returning to School Mental Health

Balancing the Hive: Returning to School Mental Health

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor September 20, 2024

Following these steps is a very helpful way to help you be in a better state of mental health.   A sense of stability- A routine provides a sense of stability and predictability, which can...

EHHS Culinary and Environmental Science Programs Plant a Garden

EHHS Culinary and Environmental Science Programs Plant a Garden

Valery Orrego, Reporter/ Sports Editor June 11, 2024

There is a new class being added to the 2024-25 school year at EHHS. It is exciting to hear about this new project from the Profettos. This class was created by the culinary teachers of EHHS, Mr. John...

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