Recordings made in 1980 from my East high school band, and some solo tunes I wrote up to my second band effort in 1992.
Madison Students Plan to Join International Climate Strike
Max Prestigiacomo of Middleton High School and Sophie Guthier of Memorial High School are two of the students planning the strike. Along with students all over the world, Madison area high school students are planning to walk out of class on Friday to protest inaction on climate change. Students will walk from East High School […]
Madison East High School Sends Cooking Teens to National Competition
Last month, a team of four students from East High School won the Wisconsin ProStart Invitational, a statewide cooking competition for high schoolers. Led by teacher Natalie Aguirre and assisted by professional chefs Mark Walters and Ami Shimanek, the team will represent Wisconsin in the National ProStart Invitational in Rhode Island at the end of […]
East High School Students Call for Stronger Gun Laws
In the wake of the nation’s most recent school shooting, Thursday host Tony Castañeda speaks with students at East High School, who say they are always concerned about the possibility of a school shooting. They were invited to testify at the Capitol this week by State Representative Chris Taylor, during debate to take up a bill […]
Principal Hernandez Brings Community to East High
Madison’s East High School is one of the most diverse schools in Wisconsin. Its students come from a variety of races, religions, and social classes. The potentially divisive aspects of the student body don’t phase Principal Michael Hernandez. Instead, he is using them to build a community within the school and bring the outside community […]
The kids of Madison East High School
Teacher Helena White has been interviewing student at East High School about their interests, experiences, and concerns. She presents them in a collage of audio pieces, with introductions to the pieces read by two other students. (This is Helena’s 9th annual Access Hour offering on East High!)
