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Michael Sun wants everyone to love Math
TikTok is a favorite app among EHS students who also find it to be addicting. More students are annoyed with the number of ads popping up in their feeds.
TikTok has increased the number of ads
In 2022, vaping was one of the biggest things among high schools in the US. These are vapes that our school has found/taken.
Vaping: A Dying Trend
Junior Ophelia Durgin noticed the change back in October of this year, "I think I got a pop-up mentioning something about a teen account. I also noticed it in my settings and what a teen account features."
Changes come to your Instagram account
Pumpkin spice pasta sauce Canonical URL https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Fall has come and gone, but one thing has stuck around longer this year
Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Creative Commons Uploaded by xnatedawgx Author Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Haunting in September
One of the most used decorations for Halloween are carved pumpkins. https://images.app.goo.gl/wAVQc66kosxVoGu36
Too Soon!
EHS in the fall of 2023
Englewood Schools Budget Cuts (MILL LEVY RESULTS)
Aspen leaves turning near Kenosha Pass in western Colorado.
It’s Fall! Here is what you need to know
Student-led Candidate Forum *LIVE EVENT*
Student-led Candidate Forum *LIVE EVENT*
In 2022, vaping was one of the biggest things among high schools in the US. These are vapes that our school has found/taken.
Vaping: A Dying Trend
Pumpkin spice pasta sauce Canonical URL https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Fall has come and gone, but one thing has stuck around longer this year
Organizers say the Frontier Academy Invitational was the biggest AcDec competition in Colorado history with 68 decathletes from five different schools.
AcDec team takes home second place
The EHS math team competing in the CSU Math Day event.
Math Day at CSU – 2024
The Veterans Memorial in front of the Englewood High School campus honors those who served in the military
Honoring EHS Veterans
Erin Altenhofen (right) with Kaylee McCaskey and Alex Sanchez on a three hour tour to Sarapiqui.
A life changing trip
Top news of the day, or current news doesn't always fit into the curriculum, but some students want more information.
Our world, our backyard – What students know about current events
Team Seas and Other Online Fundraisers
Team Seas and Other Online Fundraisers
Courtesy: NASA NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.
NASA’s Perseverance lands 2/18/2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherkasy
A favorite sub heads to Ukraine
Eden Thomas spikes the ball earning a point for EHS.
Volleyball season had a lot of firsts this year
EHS cross country team for the 2024 fall season.
Cross-Country season filled with PRs
Swimming at the league meet.
Swim team takes shape
Frontier League All-Star players from Englewood High School (l-r) Anthony Mendoza, Oscar Ruiz-Reed, and Nana Essel-Arhinful.
Boys’ Varsity Soccer team narrowly missed the playoffs
Holding the second-place trophy, the EHS competition cheer team spent hours perfecting their stunts for the event.
Cheer team places 2nd at League
Jackson Rowland walks around the classroom helping students in chemistry.
From Boston to Englewood
Class of 2024 - Englewood High School Graduation
Class of 2024 – Englewood High School Graduation
EHS social media accounts increase engagement with content from the journalists and other creators.
EHS social media year-in-review
An EHS student reads an article about gun safety.
Should teachers be trained to use firearms?
Senior Dulce Rodriguez is always dressing her best during every spirit week.
Winter Spirit and Kindness Week 2024
Fall Play: Snow couldn't stop this theater group
Fall Play: Snow couldn’t stop this theater group
The One Act Play Disaster - Fall EHS Play
The One Act Play Disaster – Fall EHS Play
EHS Fall Concert Program
EHS Fall Concert Program
A food tour
A food tour
The inside of the restaurant smells of exotic spices and looks clean and crisp.
The sights and smells of Persian cuisine
Image
Four-day school week
The Ethics of Cheating
The Ethics of Cheating
Art by EHS Senior Diana Romero
Why Teenagers Suffer – Opinion
School Resource officer, Matt Creaghe standing at his police car in the Englewood High School parking lot.
Editorial: What you put us through
Wheels Vs Doors debate
Opinion – Doors VS Wheels – Yes, we are asking!
PirateTV News - November 21, 2024
PirateTV News – November 21, 2024
The halftime show of the Homecoming football game saw the crowning of our royals, band, and cheer squad.
PirateTV Announcements
PirateTV - August 2024
PirateTV – August 2024
EHS Seniors begin the new year at Red Rocks
Welcome Back Pirates
PirateTV News
PirateTV News
AP student in AP Literature focused on their work. Sarah Fuller has been teaching AP content for more than a decade.
Hundreds of students excel in AP program
Decision Day 2024 - Slideshow
Decision Day 2024 – Slideshow
FAFSA Completion Event
FAFSA Completion Event
Post-Secondary Upcoming Dates
Post-Secondary Upcoming Dates
Scheduled College Representative Visits
Scheduled College Representative Visits
The student news site of Englewood High School

The Pirateer
The student news site of Englewood High School

The Pirateer
STUDENT NEWS PUBLICATION OF ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, COLORADO
EST. 1913
Adviser Ms. Shotts enjoys time in the mountains

Karla Shotts, Adviser

I’m Karla Shotts, your Pirateer adviser! I grew up in Boulder, Co. the most beautiful city in the world (to me). I have two children. We spend a lot of time outside. We love to hike, camp, and ski.

I have spent 27 years in the Broadcast/Journalism industry. I was a reporter, anchor, producer, and News Director. Over the course of my career, I covered huge blizzards, world leaders, education, crime, and the military. I have interviewed Presidents and Shimon Peres (Nobel Prize winner).

My career has taken me all over the country:

  • Orlando, Fla.
  • Rapid City, SD
  • Missoula, MT
  • Pocatello, ID
  • Decatur, Ill
  • Colorado Springs, Co
  • Grand Junction, Co
  • Denver, Co

That is a lot of traveling! I have met some of the most amazing people in the world. But now, I’m doing the most important job I have ever had: teaching high school students how to be ethical and effective multimedia journalists.

All content by Karla Shotts
EHS cross country team for the 2024 fall season.

[Photo] Cross-Country season filled with PRs

Zephyr Paul, Videographer
November 22, 2024

Road races in cross country usually include schools across the front range.

EHS Softball team 2024 had only two seniors to mentor the younger players.

[Photo] A season full of hits, misses, and opportunities

Bella Rose Lansdown and Arianna Marcek
November 11, 2024

EHS Softball team 2024 had only two seniors to mentor the younger players.

The Veterans Memorial in front of the Englewood High School campus honors those who served in the military

[Photo] Honoring EHS Veterans

Alysha Aguilar, Rubi Gaucin, Ophelia Durgin, and Julia Tapia
November 6, 2024

The Veterans Memorial in front of the Englewood High School campus honors those who served in the military

EHS cross country team for the 2024 fall season.

[Photo] 43rd annual Windjammer – LIVE EVENT – Sat. October 4, 2024 – 9 am

PirateTV, PirateTV Staff
October 4, 2024

EHS cross country team for the 2024 fall season.

Students are finding unique ways to ask others to the Homecoming Dance, which is Saturday, September 14, 2024

Students are finding unique ways to ask others to the Homecoming Dance, which is Saturday, September 14, 2024

Seniors last day!

[Photo] Class of 2024 – Senior Farewell

PirateTV
May 10, 2024

Seniors last day!

Decision Day at Englewood High School

Decision Day at Englewood High School

Senior Beau Johnson, Jaliyah Mora, and Joseline Ortiz peer at the eclipse through their special glasses.

[Photo] Solar Eclipse 2024

Pirateer Staff
April 8, 2024

Senior Beau Johnson, Jaliyah Mora, and Joseline Ortiz peer at the eclipse through their special glasses.

Three student-athletes sign letters of intent to play their sport at college.

[Photo] National Signing Day at EHS

Pirateer Staff
February 15, 2024

Three student-athletes sign letters of intent to play their sport at college.

Senior Kaylee McCaskey (r) and senior Stephanie Montoya have been cheering together for years and have a tight bond.

[Photo] The bigger the team, the harder to beat

Layla Archuleta, Pirateer Staff
February 5, 2024

Senior Kaylee McCaskey (r) and senior Stephanie Montoya have been cheering together for years and have a tight bond.

Start of the year performance for the incoming Engelwood school staff.

Start of the year performance for the incoming Engelwood school staff.

Senior cheerleaders at the EHS VS Littleton game

[Photo] Senior Spotlight: Stephanie Montoya

Adrianna Gutierrez, Multimedia Journalist
October 9, 2023

Senior cheerleaders at the EHS VS Littleton game

Superintendent Joanna Polzin sits down for an interview with students in Broadcast Journalism, "I love to see the students and see everything that you're all doing and achieving."

[Photo] A new superintendent takes over our Englewood School community

Dylan Noll, Editor
September 5, 2023

Superintendent Joanna Polzin sits down for an interview with students in Broadcast Journalism, "I love to see the students and see everything that you're all doing and achieving."

Seniors gather in the stadium to kick-off the new year.

[Photo] It’s a New Year: Back to School 2023-2024

Dylan Noll, Multimedia Journalist
August 24, 2023

Seniors gather in the stadium to kick-off the new year.

CSMA

EHS Media Wins 23 Awards from CSMA

Karla Shotts, Adviser
May 10, 2023

Over the course of the 2022-2023 school year, media students in journalism, broadcasting, and yearbook classes worked hard to find the stories that impacted the high school community. While winning awards...

Ayden Wortman donated blood. His donation could save three lives and he gets community service hours.

[Photo] Dozens of EHS students donate blood

Robyn Gusek, Staff Writer
November 30, 2022

Ayden Wortman donated blood. His donation could save three lives and he gets community service hours.

EHS volleyball varsity squad had a solid season.

[Photo] A strong end to a strong season for Englewood High School volleyball

Matthew Dreiling, Staff Writer
November 15, 2022

EHS volleyball varsity squad had a solid season.

Students from Englewood took part in J-Day at CSU. Micayla Hall said she learned a lot about story writing and interview skills, “my favorite part was getting to be surrounded by people with common interests and knowledge in something I enjoy doing.”

[Photo] Englewood Media Takes on J-Day

Robyn Gusek, Staff Writer
November 8, 2022

Students from Englewood took part in J-Day at CSU. Micayla Hall said she learned a lot about story writing and interview skills, “my favorite part was getting to be surrounded by people with common interests...

Students are learning about the multi-colored drug and what it looks like to avoid it.

[Photo] Rainbow Fentanyl: A Warning to Students

Robyn Gusek, Staff Writer
October 28, 2022

Students are learning about the multi-colored drug and what it looks like to avoid it.

Students enjoy the fire and the school community it lights in students.

[Photo] Powderpuff and a Bonfire – A Homecoming Tradition

Pirateer Staff, Staff Writer
October 6, 2022

Students enjoy the fire and the school community it lights in students.

EHS Media

[Photo] EHS Media – PirateTV Homecoming 2022

September 29, 2022

Aspen leaves turning near Kenosha Pass in western Colorado.

[Photo] It’s Fall! Here is what you need to know

Pirate Staff, Pirateer Staff
September 28, 2022

Aspen leaves turning near Kenosha Pass in western Colorado.

Dr. Rubin loves spending time with students and even in retirement hopes to keep helping them, I want to be able to speak loudly on behalf of kids and staff and school districts."

[Photo] “It was time for me to learn more and be challenged again.” 

Robyn Gusek, Staff Writer
September 7, 2022

Dr. Rubin loves spending time with students and even in retirement hopes to keep helping them, I want to be able to speak loudly on behalf of kids and staff and school districts."

Part of the student-led project in Prostart includes a plating element. Students must display their food in a creative manner.

[Photo] Puffing up their Skills

Pirate Staff, Pirateer Staff
September 22, 2021

Part of the student-led project in Prostart includes a plating element. Students must display their food in a creative manner.

EHS softball catcher sites ready for the first pitch of a recent game.

[Photo] CLICK HERE: Englewood Softball Live Stream Event

Pirateer Staff, Pirateer Staff
September 21, 2020

At bat, an Englewood player steadies herself for the first pitch.

Students line up based on their last name

[Photo] EHS students begin classes in-person and online

Pirateer Staff, Pirateer Staff
August 27, 2020

Students line up based on their last name

Students finish yearbook

Students finish yearbook

Karla Shotts
April 28, 2020
The 2019-2020 Pirate Log yearbook is on its way. You can get your copy by reserving one, then attend the distribution party on May 8.
These are examples of the self-driving vehicles being used in Computer Science class. Students code the directions and the cars carry it out.

[Photo] Students accelerate into the future with self-driving vehicles

James Fortin, Staff Writer
February 19, 2020

These are examples of the self-driving vehicles being used in Computer Science class. Students code the directions and the cars carry it out.

“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.

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

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

“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...

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

[Photo] EHS student wins congressional recognition

Pirateer Staff, Staff Writer
February 11, 2020

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

Senior Heavenlee Escobar plays the main female lead who goes on many bad dates in search of her true love. Here she is fending off unwelcome attention.

[Photo] Check, Please! takes the cake

Jaydin Webb, Editor-in-chief
November 19, 2019

Sophomore Clayton Holdredge plays the main boy searching for love through bad dates, "I thought it was really good. I thought I portrayed my character, how he was meant to be portrayed and it was a lot...

Holocaust survivor Estelle Nadel speaks to students about her experiences with German soldiers during WW2. Broadcast Journalism students were honored to sit in on the session and record her story.

[Photo] Holocaust survivor speaks to students

Jaydin Webb, Editor in Chief
October 15, 2019

Holocaust survivor Estelle Nadel speaks to students about her experiences with German soldiers during WW2. Broadcast Journalism students were honored to sit in on the session and record her story.

Dean Thomas Rhode has confiscated more then 20 vaping devices this year. They are taken by Englewood PD or destroyed.

[Photo] “We’ve stopped keeping track” EHS school resource officer says vaping is a troubling and growing problem at EHS

Vivian Cedillo and Julian Galvan
October 2, 2019

Dean Thomas Rhode has confiscated more then 20 vaping devices this year. They are taken by Englewood PD or destroyed.

PirateTV takes home 5 of the 17 awards earned by students at EHS

EHS journalism students honored by CSMA

Karla Shotts, Adviser
May 10, 2019

The Pirateer staff won 10 awards for their work in the newsmagazine and the on-line platform.

Southern California JEA representative Parker Bostwick touches on the importance of the First Amendment.

[Photo] Free to Speak

Jaydin Webb, Editor in Chief
April 26, 2019

Southern California JEA representative Parker Bostwick touches on the importance of the First Amendment.

Teacher Sarah Fuller helps senior Casey Kohler with her essay during a college level english class.

[Photo] EHS teacher honored by Boettcher Foundation

Jaydin Webb, Editor in chief
April 12, 2019

Teacher Sarah Fuller helps senior Casey Kohler with her essay during a college level english class.

Teachers on the first day of school. Those on the left Brandy Bartholomew, Mark Fornnarino, and Garlyn Saddler have spent 19 and 20 years in these halls

[Photo] Long Lived EHS Staff

December 17, 2018

Teachers on the first day of school. Those on the left Brandy Bartholomew, Mark Fornnarino, and Garlyn Saddler have spent 19 and 20 years in these halls

Snow covers the roads as students head to school this week

[Photo] Winter Rolls In

Jaydin Webb, Editor in chief
November 14, 2018

Snow covers the roads as students head to school this week

Who is Ryan West? Learn a bit about your new leader at TEC

Karla Shotts, Advisor
August 9, 2016

Englewood, Co.-For the last four months, Ryan West has been moving at break neck speed. He is the new principal for the three campuses that make up TEC.  West is taking the reins of Englewood High School,...

Best of Colorado

Pirateer students win Best of Colorado awards

Karla Shotts, Adviser
May 3, 2016

Hard work, attention to detail, and quality writing and design paid off for the staff of the Englewood Pirateer as several journalists won awards from the Colorado Student Media Association. The students...

Students continue their hard work on their float

[Photo] EHS Freshmen work tirelessly on homecoming float

Pirateer Staff
September 22, 2015

Students continue their hard work on their float

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