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Madeline Petrick, Editor-in-chief
Madeline Petrick, otherwise known as Madie, is a senior who started her scholastic journalism career at Gretna High her freshman year, where she wrote for Gretna Media. With the opening of Gretna East, Petrick made the move and became a founding member of The Wingspan and Gretna East Media. That same year, she was appointed Editor-in-Chief and has retained the title ever since.
Throughout her time as a student journalist and editor, she has earned over 50 individual awards and led her staff to several team awards at the local, state and national levels. Some of her proudest accomplishments on staff include winning a combined eight individual awards in the NSAA State Journalism Championships in her first three years, and The Wingspan being named a 2025 NSPA Online Pacemaker Finalist as a second-year program. In 2026, she was named the Nebraska Student Journalist of the Year.
Aside from her involvement with Gretna East Media, she is the Gretna Swim Team Captain, Student Council President, National Honor Society President and a Head Producer for Gretna Live. Outside of school, she is a lifeguard and youth swim coach.
Petrick will be attending Boston University and studying journalism next fall.
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