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Sophomore Ishaan Yadav running concessions at the Debate tournament

Leaders make a difference

Angelina Trinh, Staff reporter
December 6, 2022
Mr. Green, a character notorious for his anxiety and germaphobia, played by Brykin Jones, is shown shocked and disgusted as two ‘dead’ bodies lay next to him.

Clue premieres with a full house

Valerie Pioppi, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2022
This month’s display shows information posted about National Native American Month. “We hope this will allow our school as a community to be more aware of months and groups we should celebrate,” sophomore Skylar Johnson said. “More people need to learn about different cultures and this is a great opportunity to stop and look at the displays and learn something new.”

Appreciating student’s heritage

Leah Pickhinke, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2022
The baby food diet is one of the diets that falsely advertises for quick weight loss but does not state its dangers.

Selling a ‘healthy’ diet

Leah Pickhinke, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2022
Members of the publicity crew hanging up a checkerboard in the auditorium lobby. It will be used as a backdrop for photos when “Clue” premiers Dec. 1-3. “This process has definitely been on the harder side due to the short amount of time we have to pull it off,” Publicity crew co-leader and junior Ali Gardener said. “There are only six weeks to pull off Clue so it has been a struggle trying to get everything ready and come up with ideas to sell as many tickets as fast as possible.”

Behind the scenes

Jacob Hargens, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2022
Commanding the stage

Commanding the stage

Valerie Pioppi, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2022
Stocking helps students get their finished starters ready to bake.

Baking in Biology

Paige Hightower, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2022
Sophomore Emma Perman gives stuffed animals to a HOSA member, sophomore Emma McGargill. It’s just a good thing to do because whoever is receiving them will be really happy and it’s good to help out kids who might not be as fortunate and as healthy as me, Perman said. I’m really glad I got to participate in the stuffed animal drive.

Spirit days and stuffed animals

Paige Hightower, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2022
Left Nathan Buroker, Right Carley Bailey
In Advanced Journalism two Juniors are working on their story for the newspaper. “ I am currently working on a movie review on Black Panther Wakanda Forever,” junior Nathan Buroker said. “ I enjoyed writing this review because the movie was exceptional.

Opportunities are endless

Trey Jochims, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2022
Sophomore Madalynn Johnson performing positive in Legally Blonde the musical.

A very pink musical

Rachel Otu, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2022
Chuck Hagel, was the 24th United States Secretary of Defense under President Obama and a former state senator for Nebraska. Every year Hagel takes the time to put on the Chuck Hagel Symposium at UNO, which was the school he attended, to allow students and teachers to ask him questions and learn more about public service.

Public figure teaches public service

Ariana Griffin, Catalyst Online Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2022
Mock elections are held every year in the month of November to allow students to share where their political standpoints are and to get a say early on in the democracy.

Students getting a say

Leah Pickhinke, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2022
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