The Tom Tom

Order Your Yearbook Today!

Entertainment
Crumbl’ Cookie moves to Bellevue with sweetness
May 19, 2025
Lailyah Duncan
Entertainment
Students share spring hobbies
May 19, 2025
Savannah Stultz
Opinion
Home school stunts social skills
May 19, 2025
Tom Tom Staff, Editorial
Sports
New NSAA rules stem from East baseball
May 19, 2025
Lillian Herrick
Features
Fontenelle Forest owls go viral online
May 19, 2025
Charlotte Palm

News

Competitive speech students participate at nationals

Lillian Herrick • May 19, 2025

Two of the three students from Bellevue East’s Forensics team are preparing to compete as a duo at the National Individual Events Tournament...

Proposed bill would lower minimum wage for minors

Brianna Yang • May 19, 2025

Bellevue school board changes transgender policies

Maya Valenti • May 19, 2025

Apartment fire affects English instructor

Lailyah Duncan • May 19, 2025

Features

Ruffled feathers. Spike, the social media sensation, sits outside Fontenelle Forest. The eastern screech owl was going through a molt, which is when birds replace some or all of their feathers. “Spike and George are two of my favorite ‘co-workers’ at Fontenelle Forest,” Manager of Grants and Community Engagement Bridget Hanson said. “Birds of prey like Spike and George play an important role in our ecosystem. All of the birds of prey who live at the Forest have backstories that help us understand how humans can coexist with raptors by protecting their habitats.”

Fontenelle Forest owls go viral online

Charlotte Palm • May 19, 2025

Imagine opening up Instagram after a long day of school, ready to scroll for a while to unwind from the day. But instead of mindlessly scrolling through useless content, Instagram...

East’s tech students build life-sized chessboard

Lucy Cook • May 19, 2025

Bold strokes. During their AP Art period, senior Lucky Lewis outlines a drawing of a dinosaur with black marker. Lewis’ first drawing was a dinosaur, but now, they create a variety of artworks for their AP class. “Art is really fun, it's something that I find really helps me express myself,” Lewis said.

AP art student focuses portfolio on myths

Victoria Bogatz • May 19, 2025

Smile! On April 8, 2025 at Bellevue East High School, junior Kasen Warner signed with MH Equipment. MH equipment is going to pay for their two year degrees in skilled and technical trade areas and pay for a full set of tools. “This opportunity helps me because I'm gonna be shadowing people and learning more about how to do it [do things in his trade],” Warner said.

Junior Kasen Warner signs with MH Equipment

Lailyah Duncan • May 19, 2025

Opinion

‘You don’t owe anyone anything’: the downfall of compassion

Brianna Yang • May 19, 2025

I was scrolling on Instagram the other day and saw a video asking why people nowadays “lack empathy”. I remember sitting there having to actually think about it, before...

When did it become uncool to care?

Victoria Bogatz • May 19, 2025

Faking illness harms those with real conditions

Layla Hango • May 19, 2025

Home school stunts social skills

Tom Tom Staff, Editorial • May 19, 2025

View All

Sports

East boys golf team gains traction with new members

Charlotte Palm • May 19, 2025

Bellevue East’s boy’s golf team has grown in numbers and skill in recent years, using practices and meets to help grow their golf skills. The team may not have a...