Ali Belakhdar, East High School graduate (Class of 2004) and owner and founder of Madison Cold Brew, joined the ProStart culinary class this week for a demo and tasting of cold brew coffee! Students enjoyed tasting something new and learning about the process of making cold brew. Ali shared the story of opening his own business and all the passion he has for making great coffee! Thanks to Just Coffee Cooperative for supporting the visit with donated beans!!

April 1st-5th is National Assistant Principals Week. Thank you to our amazing Assistant Principals at East for their dedication, passion, commitment, and, unwavering support of our our students and staff. Their leadership is instrumental in shaping bright futures for our school community! Thank you Assistant Principals Lepinksi, Richardson, Haste and Green, for keeping our school running smoothly and for all you do to ensure our students can be their best selves every day. We see you, and we appreciate you!

The Dane County Center for Sexual Violence Resources (formerly RCC, the Rape Crisis Center) is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort of GameChangers! The GameChangers are a collective of high school students from throughout Dane County who are passionate about social justice and dedicated to the elimination of sexual violence & intersecting oppressions. This is a paid position. GameChangers are paid $10.00/hour and receive reimbursement for travel to in-person events. GameChangers commit to an average of 10 hours per month, including meeting time, individual work time, and small group project time. GameChangers are required to attend two meetings a month throughout the school year. We meet in-person from 10am to 2pm on a Saturday, and virtually from 7pm to 9pm on a weeknight (day to be determined by the cohort). Learn more about GameChangers by visiting thercc.org/gamechangers.

Seniors: Let the yearbook know your plans for after high school. Whether you're doing an apprenticeship, going to a college or university, signing up for military service or something else, we want to know! Email your plans to the yearbook teacher April van Buren at aLvanBuren@madison.k12.wi.us. We need your plans by Monday, April 8 in order to meet our final yearbook deadline!

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM is an international annual campaign to raise awareness about sexual violence and to educate and mobilize individuals & communities to prevent it and to support survivors. Dane County's Center for Sexual Violence Resources is hosting events throughout the month to increase awareness and prevent sexual violence.

View Upcoming College & Career Visits and Post-Secondary Opportunities which include scholarships, jobs, events, college visits, and more.

Want to join the Eastside Mountain Bike Team? Interested in volunteering? Just curious about the Eastside Mountain Bike Team? Fill out the 2024 East and LaFollette MTB Team Interest Form. The team is open to all 6th-12th grade students in the East and LaFollette attendance area.

Purgolders, are you looking for a summer job or internship? Check out these summer opportunities!