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

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

The X-RAY
Evan Luxton

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor

Evan is a junior at East and has been on the X-Ray staff for three years. He plays the cello for the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra and enjoys reading in his free time.

All content by Evan Luxton
The X-Ray Crossword: October 2024

The X-Ray Crossword: October 2024

Yzabelle de Luna and Evan Luxton
October 31, 2024
The Iconic logo of the "It" movie. The logo is in big red letters with a popular font most found in horror. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Review: Stephen King’s 1990 IT

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
October 31, 2024
Creepy black and white picture with a dusty TV surrounded garbage all around it. Photo courtesy of Flickr.

Skinnamarink–is it really the most disturbing movie ever made?

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
October 31, 2024
Senior Deetya Solanki blows the airhorn to signal the end of a competiton. Photo by Lauren Voigt.

2024 Small Games astounds STCE with class victors

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
September 18, 2024
Jojo Siwa’s Newest Music Video Brings Hoots Across the Internet

Jojo Siwa’s Newest Music Video Brings Hoots Across the Internet

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
May 16, 2024
EAST PUZZLE

X-ray May Issue Crossword (ANSWERS)

Evan Luxton, Yzabelle De Luna, and Graphics Editor
May 16, 2024
This book cover picture captures the colorful magic within the town of Macondo. Photo courtesy of Printerval.

Marquez makes history of Solitude, History and Family

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
March 20, 2024
EAST PUZZLE

The X-ray Crossword Puzzle — December 2023

Yzabelle De Luna and Evan Luxton
December 18, 2023
Middle: Parker Moran, Left: Ro Brennan, Right: Theo Koulis are all a library sitting at a table that is flooded with books as all of them are intrigued by what Parker Moran is holding. (Photo by Lauren Voigt)

East Drama Club Showcases: “Something Wicked This Way Comes”

Evan Luxton
November 15, 2023

The Only One Left by Riley Sager—the perfect gothic read for fall!

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
October 12, 2023
One of the main titles of the movie “Halloween” depicting a pumpkin holding a knife. Photo credits to Flicker

John Carpenter presents one of the greatest horror films of all time!

Evan Luxton, Entertainment Editor
October 12, 2023

Opinion: Are college admissions policies fair for all students?

Nishi Patel and Evan Luxton
May 27, 2023

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3: The finale of the beloved trilogy!

Evan Luxton
May 27, 2023

East Drama Club’s “Legally Blonde”: Legally memorable too!

Nishi Patel and Evan Luxton
May 27, 2023
Nikos, played by Matthew Brunson, and Carlos, played by Ian Cirpinski, joyfully smile in front of the rest of the cast during Act II scene four: “Gay or European?” photo courtesy of St. Charles East Flickr

East Drama Club’s “Legally Blonde”: Legally memorable too!

Nishi Patel and Evan Luxton
May 24, 2023
The CDC illustrates persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in high school students since 2011. Graphic courtesy of the CDC.

In-Depth: Depression in teen girls

Sophia Smallwood, Evan Luxton, and Cassidy Flanagan
March 17, 2023
Nita Prose’s novel is a quick read and an entertaining murder mystery with some quirky twists. Graphic courtesy of Amazon.com

BOOK REVIEW: Prose provides intriguing, if not cheesy, murder mystery

Evan Luxton
March 17, 2023
At the end of this dark hallway resides the iconic room 217 at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. This room is now titled The Stephen King Suite and needs to be reserved months in advance. In the hallway outside of the door is where King’s dream occurred. This is not the hotel from the movie, but the hotel that inspired the original book. (Photo by Emily Olson)

Spotlight on “The Shining” goes back to 1974

Evan Luxton
February 16, 2023
An empty town reminiscent of Bridgton, Maine, the main setting in “The Mist” (courtesy of Flickr)

OPINION: “The Mist” that conquered Bridgton Maine

Evan Luxton
November 24, 2022
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