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The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

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The Student News Site of St. Charles East High School, 1020 Dunham Road, St. Charles, Illinois 60174

The X-ray
Aniela Smallwood

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor

Aniela is a junior at East and loves playing tennis and pickleball. After high school, she plans on going to college to pursue her dreams of becoming an oncologist.

All content by Aniela Smallwood
The United States Capitol building, where Congress is hosted. Photo by Hannah Pillion.

Government shutdown brings shortages nationwide

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
October 31, 2025
An old haunted house. Photo courtesy of PICRYL.

5 Points Haunted House returns for another spooky season

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
October 31, 2025
Illustration of a Scarecrow. Graphic by Hayden Kropp.

St. Charles community hosts its annual Scarecrow Festival

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
October 31, 2025
Seniors celebrate after their win in the Homecoming co-ed volleyball game. Photo by Lauren Voigt.

Opinion: How homecoming week went this year

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
October 6, 2025

The Ice Bucket Challenge splashes into a comeback

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
May 15, 2025
A red alarm clock rests on a field of grass. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

Illinois considers switching to later high school start times

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
May 15, 2025
View of new Whole Foods building from Indiana Street. Photo by Aniela Smallwood.

New Whole Foods expected to open in St. Charles this spring

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
March 26, 2025

D303 implements a new emergency day policy

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
February 5, 2025

D303 struggles with decreasing enrollment

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
December 17, 2024

St. Charles hosts a variety of fall events around town

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
October 31, 2024
This years pie-in-the-eye winner, Taylor Cyr, being pied by seniors Allison Uchill (Left) and Grace Humes (Right). Photo by Lauren Voigt.

Staff compete for another year of the pie-in-the-eye competition

Aniela Smallwood, Features Editor
September 18, 2024
Yzabelle de Luna, Lauren Voigt and Nishi Patel at IHSA Journalism State competition. Photo by Jacob Stewart.

X-ray team heads to state

Arjun Patel and Aniela Smallwood
May 15, 2024

D303 changes school times districtwide

Aniela Smallwood, Staff Writer
March 20, 2024

What’s happening in St. Charles during the winter months?

Aniela Smallwood, Staff Writer
December 18, 2023
A carved pumpkin sits surrounded by leaves. Photo courtesy of PxHere

Is Halloween a Dying Culture?

Aniela Smallwood, Staff Writer
October 31, 2023

SAT Digital: The SAT Adopts a Digtal and Adaptive Format

Aniela Smallwood, Staff Writer
October 12, 2023
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