Sophia is excited to begin her second year on X-ray as a junior at STCE. Sophia has a burning passion for journalism, which she hopes to go on to study as a major in the near future. Sophia is a published author, with her first...

Nia is a junior at East and it is her third year on the X-ray staff. After assuming the role of News Editor last year as a sophomore, she has moved up to an Editor in Chief for the 2022-2023 school year.

Brynn is a sophomore and second-year member of the X-ray staff. She´s excited to take on being Features Editor this year and compete in IHSA! In her free time, she loves to read, write, and play guitar.

Noah is a sophomore at East and it is his first year on the X-ray staff as a comic artist. His first comic, titled ¨Rush Hour at East¨ was published in X-ray´s September 2022 issue. Outside of illustrating comics, Noah enjoys...

Yzabelle is a sophomore at East and it is her first year on the X-ray staff. She is most interested in the News, In-depth and Features sections, as well as digital art. Her first collaborative story--regarding D303´s recent switch...

Emily is a senior at East and it is their first year on the X-ray staff. They are most interested in the Features and Entertainment sections. Their first story--a review of Elvis--was published in X-ray's September 2022 issue. O...

Cassidy is a freshman at East and it is her first year on the X-ray staff. They are most interested in the Entertainment and Features sections, and their first collaborative story--covering Homecoming Small Games--was published...

Anthony is a freshman at East and it is his first year on the X-ray staff. He is most interested in the News, Features and Opinion sections. His first story, ¨' Listen, Learn and Return' at D303¨ was published in X-ray's September...

Maggie is a senior at East and it is her first year on the X-ray staff. She is most interested in the In-depth, Entertainment and Opinion sections. Outside of X-ray, she is an artist, with her media of choice being watercolor....

Aundrea is a sophomore at East and it is her first year on the X-ray staff. She is most interested in the News and Opinion sections. Her first story--an update on the Pheasant Run fire--was published in X-ray´s September 2022...

Valerie is a sophomore at East and it is her first year on the X-ray staff. She is most interested in the Opinion, Entertainment and Features sections. Her first collaborative story--regarding D303´s recent switch to Schoology--will...

Leslie Ladowski is an English teacher at East. She has taught here for a total of 20 years. She has been a yearbook adviser for five years and a newspaper adviser for five years. Some of her favorite parts of being a publications...

Jake Stewart is an English teacher and instructional coach at St. Charles East High School; he has been teaching for 16 years.  He has been co-adviser to the newspaper since 2015. Mr. Stewart finds the most engaging part of worki...