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A lot of friends showed up to celebrate Leon Huntington turning 18.
EHS student throws his own party
“I’ve Moved 10 Times”: How Students Feel About Who Chooses Their Schools
Students use the library during off blocks to be in a quiet place to concentrate on their work.
Do students think their off-block skills are important?
Sign in a yard asking voters to ban flavored vape. Source: Fox31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f0MeoXCF-Q
EHS students react to Denver ban on flavored vapes
EHS Media - PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
EHS Media – PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
Crime map for the city of Englewood, Colorado. it shows assaults, thefts and robberies reported all over the city. While the number of markers seems high, Englewood police officer Shaw Gifford says the crime rate is going in a positive direction because people are taking more precautions, "a lot of people, who would be burglars want easy money just go in and grab the easiest thing they can. But now with cameras everywhere, they have to actually pay attention, make a plan. It makes it much more difficult. We have flock cameras that can see everything."
Englewood crime rate lowers, but residents are still worried
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
Students use the library during off blocks to be in a quiet place to concentrate on their work.
Do students think their off-block skills are important?
EHS Media - PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
EHS Media – PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
This board sits at the front of the school reminding students to put their ID on before entering school.
Students react to new ID policy
Class of 2025 Graduation - Live Event
Class of 2025 Graduation – Live Event
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
WATCH LIVE - The 44th Annual Windjammer Cross Country Festival
WATCH LIVE – The 44th Annual Windjammer Cross Country Festival
Senior goalkeeper Hernan Martinez has played soccer since he was 7-years-old. He hopes for a run at the League title in his final year of high school play.
Boys soccer works hard for each win
Cross country boys line up for the start of the Steve Lohman Invite at Village Greens Park in Greenwood Village.
Big team has big goals
Junior Cody Boucher (right) has been part of the cheer team for two years.
Male Cheerleaders? The controversy and the truth
#4 Nathan Owens ('27) catches the ball in the endzone, completing a touchdown. This was one of several for the Pirates against Hinkley High School, resulting in a final score of 63-6.
EHS football wows crowd during home opener
EHS students love the online game Roblox, but some are worried about the older players on the app.
Roblox’s Dark Side? EHS Students Warn About Dangers in Popular Online Game
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?
Play poster
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Fall Play 2025
You're a good man Charlie Brown - Program
You’re a good man Charlie Brown – Program
Broadway Night Program
Broadway Night Program
Jazz Night - Program - April 11, 2025
Jazz Night – Program – April 11, 2025
Fall Play: Snow couldn't stop this theater group
Fall Play: Snow couldn’t stop this theater group
Immigration Services poster-US Customs and Immigration
Construyendo una nueva vida: Una estudiante reflexiona sobre el viaje de su familia de Colombia a Colorado
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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
EHS Media - PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
EHS Media – PirateTV Announcements (November 4, 2025)
Student-led Englewood School Board Candidate Forum
Student-led Englewood School Board Candidate Forum
Play poster
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Fall Play 2025
PirateTV Announcements - October 13-18, 2025
PirateTV Announcements – October 13-18, 2025
PirateTV Announcements September 17, 2025
PirateTV Announcements September 17, 2025
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
  • October 26Sports Action Week of October 27-November 1. Senior night for Varsity Football and Cheer, October 30 - Thursday 7:00 pm. Football VS Platte Canyon, Saturday, November 1 - Cross Country State Championship
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Englewood, Colorado
EST. 1913
The student news site of Englewood High School

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Russell Windholz

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Russell Windholz, Editor
November 30, 2015

Englewood High School senior Ty Lucas plays Volleyball. She knows she and her family will have to pay some fees to take part. She has played for Englewood for four years. This year, she’s made some tough...

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