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The 2025 Homecoming theme is Haunted Mansion for EHS students
Homecoming 2025
Senior Alex Fox is a true Swiftie. She has been to the concerts and has swag to show how much she appreciates the musician.
Swifties at EHS rejoice
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
EHS football helmets line the shelves of the storage room at EHS. 11 will soon be replaced with Axion helmets.
All in. All Covered.
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*
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
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
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
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 football helmets line the shelves of the storage room at EHS. 11 will soon be replaced with Axion helmets.
All in. All Covered.
Elena Villareal Strawbridge racked up the awards while at EHS.
EHS Hall of Fame – Elena Villarreal Strawbridge
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?
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
The One Act Play Disaster - Fall EHS Play
The One Act Play Disaster – Fall EHS Play
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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
Wheels Vs Doors debate
Opinion – Doors VS Wheels – Yes, we are asking!
PirateTV Announcements: September 3, 2025
PirateTV Announcements: September 3, 2025
PirateTV announcements
EHS Media: Announcements 8/27/2025
PirateTV Announcements
PirateTV Announcements
Buccaneer Banter: Football Preview
Buccaneer Banter: Football Preview
What's it like in Englewood, Colorado?
What’s it like in Englewood, Colorado?
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
  • August 27Sports action this week: Tuesday - Boys soccer vs Denver West (Home), Softball vs Jefferson (Home), Thursday - Softball vs Jefferson (Away), Friday, Softball vs Lincoln Alameda (Away), Soccer vs Skyview (Home), Volleyball vs DSST: College View (Home), Football vs Denver West (Away)
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Emma Heidrick (9) stands on top of a pyramid. Cheerleaders consider themselves athletes but many struggle with including them. They say it is physical and involves a lot of practice.

What defines a sport?

Damian Ayala, Pirateer Staff
September 23, 2019

Is cheerleading a sport? Golf? Bowling? What about eSports? We wanted to know what you considered a sport. Why? Because many activities sit on the fence when it comes to considering if something falls...

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