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Heading for the elevator, junior Miles McDonald leaves class just in time to beat the traffic of the crowded school hallways. Usually accompanied by a friend, McDonald has adjusted quickly to his new means of transportation at school. “Although Miles is totally capable of independent movement, the risks associated with his condition has confined him to a wheelchair,” junior Luke Skrabal said. “Besides the obvious restrictions that come with being in a wheelchair, Miles has also been unable to drive and he travels with an escort wherever he goes in the school.”

Fighting the unknown

Dana Summers, Staff Reporter
March 11, 2020
Senior Audrey Koesters prepares before she steps onto the rink. Skating around the rink, senior Audrey Koesters is concentrated at improving her foot work. Ice skating takes precision and skill to stay on your feet. The ice is more forgiving than rollerblading, Audrey said. You have to be more conscious with rollerblading but ice skating its more free and ice skating you think about the placement of your feet.

Passion on ice

Logan Berggren, Features Editor
March 10, 2020
For Junior Abby Buckley the chance to perform and compete with Team USA has left a lasting impact on her life. Her drive and endurance continues to shine through her work. “Team USA has changed my life by knowing that if you work hard enough you can accomplish great things,” Buckley said. “Just getting the chance to represent the USA in Holland is an accomplishment on its own.”

Coordination with character

Michelle Zhang, Opinions Editor
March 9, 2020
Senior Ethan Valencia plays his viola during orchestra class. Valencia hopes to attend college on a music scholarship. “What I learned from doing all these activities is that hard work and dedication defeats all.”

Finding Strength in the Strings

Tenley Wright, Chief Photographer
March 5, 2020
Junior Delaney Aikins’s painting titled “Barney” earned a Gold Key. Because of this, the piece will be entered into a competition in New York City. “For the portrait we were supposed to use acrylic paints and then I went to Hobby Lobby and got gold foil,” Aikins said. “I wanted to mess with the foil and that’s where the latter in her shawl came from.”

Expressing visual success

Michelle Zhang, Opinions Editor
March 4, 2020
Working on her current project in her current class, sophomore Abby Gilreath is learning to use a variety of materials. Students in the program are encouraged to try art forms that aren’t offered everywhere else. “She is very driven and has a big desire to be successful, she doesnt want to fail, that motivates her to put in the extra work, especially when it comes to art,” art teacher Jennifer Hoss-Miller said.

Guided into new arts

Logan Berggren, Features Editor
February 12, 2020
Filmmakers and actors are working together to produce a film. Caleb Eschliman,(left) Haden Batchelder, Sydney Skierka, Michael Frandolig and Stella Ehrhart. They were the actors Eschliman’s that work with him to create a short film at Nebraska Thespian festival. These students work in Filmworks the whole weekend.

Filmmaker in the making

Haden Batchelder, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2020
Junior Eric Wu kicks through a board at his latest Tae Kwon Do practice. Board breaking is a common practice in the martial arts, and is used to test students for higher belts. “Tae Kwon Do has a lot to do with technique,” Wu said. “A smart student never stops practicing the basics.”

Just for kicks

Dana Summers, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2020
Junior Kaitlin Keleher goes into an arabesque during one of her performances at Lauritzen Gardens last Sunday. She has been dancing for as long as she can remember and loves any opportunity to get out into the community. “Dance evolved from me being on the competition team, to me just learning to love to perform,” Keleher said. “I always hope I can give the audience a little bit of joy that day because life can’t be great all the time. Sometimes seeing a smile on a performer’s face just helps make your day.”

Evolution of dance

Emma Baker, Staff reporter
December 13, 2019
While working on the frame of the house, junior Elise Nyffeler poses for a photo. The Nyffelers finished building their tiny house in November of 2019, a project they started in the Spring of 2018. “My family and I have enjoyed hanging out together in our tiny house, and sitting down with friends and playing games inside,” Nyffeler said. “I am excited for future memories we will make in it.”

Home sweet tiny house

Jenna Reynolds, Staff Reporter
December 13, 2019
Sophomore Adison Mullenburg (top right) poses with other trapeze fliers with a bright smile. Being involved in physical activities such as fencing and trapeze has created an outlet for Mullenburg. “They’re both an escape for me, I don’t think about anything while flying,” Mullenburg said. “I think of nothing during fencing other than what my next move isx and how my opponent is moving.”

From flying to fighting

Michelle Zhang, Opinions Editor
December 13, 2019
Olivia, Reilly and Nolan pose for their homecoming night picture

The Life of a Triplet

Vincent Towne, Staff Reporter
December 10, 2019
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