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Flyer for the Catch The Action roller derby girls event.

A calm day, a crazy night. Some teachers at EHS have quite contrasting hobbies.

Damian Ayala, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020

Marcelle Irvine is the EHS assistant principal. Each day she has a lot to do and she said "I do a lot of different things, so I run a lot of meetings with a lot of the teachers, I also go into the teacher’s...

Nate Gravagno (11) blocks a shot.

Boys Varsity basketball has a winning record for the first time in 10 years

Julian Galvan and D'Angelo Williams
February 18, 2020

The Englewood High School basketball team started the season stronger than many years in the past with a 10-0 record through nearly the end of January. “We played as a team and all played on a traveling...

Poster for the Addams Family that includes the prices, show dates and location of the play.

Funny, entertaining, and quirky. The Addams Family opens soon

Meilani Reyes-Curry, Pirateer Staff
February 14, 2020

  Englewood High School is performing the Addams family musical with many dance numbers and amazing songs that require actors to have strong dancing abilities and a strong singing voice.   “There’s...

Posters for the GSA club are hanging around the counseling office and in the halls. Counselor Dawn Cominsky is in charge of GSA, the Gender Sexuality Alliance at EHS, “We talk about current issues in the LGBTQ community, we talk about current laws.

In Your Skin

Trinity Gallegos, Pirateer Staff
February 14, 2020

Imagine if you were struggling with your identity. You are a teenager, already going through changes in appearance, voice, behavior, and sexuality. But you are also lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender...

“The snow buries slick patches you can’t see, said Archer Husbands (10) who walks to school each day. But Englewood experts say, most residents are following the rules when it comes to clearing the walks.

Shovel your walks! A student’s safety may be at stake! 

Jaydin Webb, Editor-in-chief
February 13, 2020

Sophomore Archer Husbands is up at 6:30 each school day, gets ready and heads out the door to school by 7:30. The school day starts at 8:15. Husbands walks seven blocks to school. It’s not a long trek,...

Alejandra Garza (l) from Rep. DeGettes office presents  William Moraja with his award for creating an app.

EHS student wins congressional recognition

Pirateer Staff, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020

A call to come down to the main office is not usually great news, but on Tuesday, 9th grader William Moraja got the call and was greeted by a high ranking member of Congresswoman Diana DeGette’s office. Moraja...

Intent on playing football in college

Jaydin Webb and Katie Rucki
February 10, 2020

Strong offensive tackle Gabe Torres gets to take his skills on the gridiron to the next level. He and Senior Josiah Hazard signed letters of intent to play football in college. Torres will play at Western...

Cisco Sanchez (11) and his group make an attempt to keep the egg from breaking. It was unsuccessful.

Physics — a drop in the bucket

Jaydin Webb, Editor-in-chief
January 29, 2020

Teachers do everything they can to get their students to understand the materials they are learning and applying them to real life. For science teachers, this happens a lot in the form of science experiments....

Five EHS students went through the long process of interviewing for the opportunity to work in a paid internship at Lockheed Martin. (l-r)   Ethan Cuenca, Dylan Gruska, Deveyn Hainey, Dustin Trevino and Isabella Pellegrino, all seniors will work over the summer with an expert team, I think its a pretty awesome opportunity, especially for kids at Englewood who dont get the chance to be involved in things like that so its pretty awesome, said Trevino.

Students earn a paid internship with a world leader in aeronautics

Seth Betancur, Pirateer Staff
January 28, 2020

Five Englewood High School students get a unique and extraordinary opportunity to work for a world leader in the fields of aeronautics, defense, rotary and mission systems, and space.    Senior...

We put a little pirate ship on top made from wafers and we sprinkled wafer crumbs in the front to make it look like sand, said Luis Chavez (9) who participated in the event. 

Cupcake Wars

Pirateer Staff, Staff Writer
January 16, 2020

Catering class at Englewood High School teaches students about cooking, proper sanitation, and even the science and art of baking. Catering 2 took it to a new level with a friendly competition called,...

Help Lines-Provided by Counselor Dawn Cominsky

Mental Health Check-Up for the Holidays

Katie Rucki, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019

The school day can be incredibly stressful for some students at Englewood High School. Does a child's mental health affect their education? Numerous studies point to the prominence of mental illness in...

Student demonstrates the Eraser Challenge, one of many social media challenges that cause harm to students.

The Dangers of Social Media Challenges

Seth Betancur and Julian Galvan
December 11, 2019

Englewood High School has seen an alarming rise in the number of social media challenges, some of which are doing harm to the student resulting in the need for medical care. One of the security guards...

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