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Shifting Priorities: A Look at a Small Selection of President Trump’s Executive Orders

Terra Allen, Reporter June 3, 2025

Donald Trump has signed 152 executive orders since the start of his term this year.  The government runs our country with the goal to protect us. As a citizen it is important to know what is happening...

Mrs. Kathy Gavigan Retires After 38 Years of Guiding EHHS Students

Mrs. Kathy Gavigan Retires After 38 Years of Guiding EHHS Students

Natalie Criscuolo, Reporter June 3, 2025

Special Education teacher Mrs. Kathy Gavigan is bittersweet about leaving EHHS after working here for 38 years. In her time at EHHS, she began as a student at the old high school and came back to teach...

EHHS YAMs Bring Joy To Our Community

Isabella Mott, Editor-in-Chief May 28, 2025

Starting our day at 7:25 in the morning can be rough. A few members of the EHHS YAMs tried to bring a little more joy to our morning before spring break. Yellowjacket Ambassadors of Music (YAMs) is an...

EHPS Middle Schoolers Built Their Way Through The STEM Competition

EHPS Middle Schoolers Built Their Way Through The STEM Competition

Natalie Criscuolo, Reporter May 21, 2025

On March 20th, Joseph Melillo Middle School and East Haven Academy middle school students and families gathered at EHHS for a STEM competition night. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

The EHHS Campus Greenhouse: A Blooming Hive

The EHHS Campus Greenhouse: A Blooming Hive

Michael Dattilo, Reporter May 13, 2025

Students at EHHS are ready to get their hands dirty. The school is preparing to open a recently-constructed greenhouse on campus, designed to support agricultural education, sustainability efforts, and...

From Dreams to Reality: Aedan Conners' Path to Yale

From Dreams to Reality: Aedan Conners’ Path to Yale

Rachel Pistone, Reporter May 6, 2025

Aedan Conners, an EHHS senior, received life-changing news on Thursday, March 27, 2025: after being deferred for 200 days, he was accepted to Yale University with a GPA of 4.94. “It was the best moment...

Stick to It: EHHS Boys Hockey Pulls Off a State Championship Win

Stick to It: EHHS Boys Hockey Pulls Off a State Championship Win

Ella Angelo, Reporter May 2, 2025

After a devastating loss in the 2024 state championship final against Cheshire High School, the EHHS Boys Co-Op hockey team took down Cheshire in this season's state championship. On March 23rd, the teams...

Virtual Golf Room At EHHS

Virtual Golf Room At EHHS

Natalie Criscuolo, Reporter April 4, 2025

In 2025, EHHS built a Virtual Golf room in the upper west wing for teachers, staff, and the students on the golf team. Virtual golf is a simulated golf experience that allows people to play on virtual...

Microplastics: The Tiny Threat with a Massive Impact

Microplastics: The Tiny Threat with a Massive Impact

Ella Angelo, Reporter April 3, 2025

After the loss of Chappy, a beloved seal found on a street in New Haven, members of the community are ready to learn more about ocean pollution. Chappy died for a number of reasons, but one of the main...

A War of Words: EHHS Debuts New Debate Team

A War of Words: EHHS Debuts New Debate Team

Elisabeth Gonzalez, Reporter March 19, 2025

Research, critical thinking, and a willingness to communicate are all you need to be part of the new EHHS debate team club.    On March 5th, 2025, EHHS junior Mei Shnan officially started the first...

EHHS Cheerleading team after becoming SCC champions.

EHHS Cheer Wins Big at SCCs

Ella Angelo, Reporter February 28, 2025

Do you know what it takes to become an award winning team? EHHS Cheer team knows! On February 1st, our EHHS cheer team tied North Haven High School for first place in the Southern Connecticut Conference...

Screenshot of the Grizzlies Girls Hockey Game Schedule from their Instagram page.

Backing the Guilford Grizzlies Girls Hockey Team

Rachel Pistone, Reporter February 21, 2025

The Guilford Grizzlies Girls Hockey team is a co-op ice hockey team with players from East Haven, Guilford, North Branford, and Coginchaug High School. So far this season, they have won 4 games, lost 14,...

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