Players to present ‘The Foreigner’

by: Katherine Mohr, staff writer

The Wauwatosa East High School Players have always been known for their ability to entertain on stage.

However, for the play “The Foreigner,” “there are always more laughs” backstage, senior Laura Urban said.

Indeed, with only seven main characters and four extras (a relatively small cast by East theater standards), “everyone gets really close,” junior Brad Halverson said.

“The Foreigner” was written by Larry Shue, a resident playwright and actor with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The award-winning play,

Students start Green Club at East, promote environmentalism at school, in community

by: Lee Murphy, nation/world editor

It is no secret that Wauwatosa East High School could be more eco-friendly. To combat this situation, sopho-more Elisa Shapson and junior Alyssa Koebel created the new Green Club.

“I thought it was just ridiculous how nobody even seemed to care about environmental cleanliness in this school,” Shapson said. “It was just sad.”

Koebel agreed.

“Our environment is nothing to joke about” she said. “We only have one, so it’s important to keep the one we have in good condition. If we could raise environmental awareness at East, it would make our job [to protect the

AP Art classes help students prepare portfolios for college, scholarships

by: Elizabeth Saemann and Meghan Hoose, co-editor-in-chief and staff writer

Many students think that advanced placement art classes are in Wauwatosa East High School’s curriculum to help students get into art schools.

However, according to AP art teacher Kelly Fredrick, the “number one goal is to have students leave with a portfolio they feel proud of.”

According to students, this goal will be met by the end of the year.

“You can make a nice portfolio regardless of whether you’re going to art school or not,” senior Melanie Mittelsteadt said. “It will definitely benefit you. Even though it’s a lot of work, you end up making so many things that you

Career Co-op offers senior opportunities

by: Erik Islo, staff writer

Each year around February, all (save for seniors) Wauwatosa East High School students shuffle into the computer labs to report which classes they would like to take in the upcoming year.

Currently, along with the basic classes, there are a growing number of options for third and fourth year students to become more directly involved in the work force. The Career Connections Co-op Program holds a great opportunity for those who are willing to put in the effort.

Senior Zach Martinez, for example, is utilizing this class to