Elfrieda Shellenberger, 1920-2024 A Role Model of Excellence Many of us remember Miss Shellenberger, who instilled in us...
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James Jenkins, 1959 Editor’s Note: With March Madness quickly descending on us, here’s a story about what was happening...
John Wright ’60 Demonstrates a Lathe The Messenger published the story below on January 15, 1960. Photos did not...
Cy Sickles – East’s Explosive, Irrepressible Basketball Coach
East High, Educators Who Influenced UsCoach Sickles’ career at East began in 1951 as an assistant basketball coach, a position he held until 1956. ...
For those of us who were fortunate to have East High as our alma mater, this institution is more...

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