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The Student News Site of Gretna East High School

The Wingspan

The Student News Site of Gretna East High School

The Wingspan

Raising their hands, students cheer for the punt on Oct. 25 during the football game against GHS. The Griffins won this game by a field goal in overtime, 23-20.

Students, admin respond to game-day cheering guidelines

Kaylin Hinerman, Reporter December 23, 2024

After going through the fall sports season and two and a half weeks of the winter season, students are pushing back against game-day cheering guidelines they say limit their ability to show school spirit....

The Press Box: 2024 College Football Playoff Predictions

Brody Heidemann, Easton Leahy, and Peyton Parker December 20, 2024

It is the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoffs, and the Press Box has their picks for the bracket! Alongside them is running back, senior Mason Gunn who gives his thoughts regarding the biggest...

Nostalgia meets modern mechanics in second re-release of ‘Fortnite O.G.’

Peyton Parker, Reporter December 19, 2024

As the season of giving rolls around, Epic Games once again has given gamers worldwide an opportunity to relive the glory days and nostalgia of childhood gaming by re-releasing “Fortnite O.G.” About...

Speaking aloud, senior Kathryn Albarran practices her informative speech for junior Kristin Tuff in the courtyard on Oct. 4 for their Dual Credit Public Speaking class.

Dual credit classes to remain tuition-free for upcoming school year

Leena Macklin, Reporter December 19, 2024

From selecting required classes to choosing electives, students have many options when creating their class schedules. For some incoming juniors and seniors, those options are even more vast as they have...

Omaha to be one of over 100 locations for 'Giving Machine'

Omaha to be one of over 100 locations for ‘Giving Machine’

Eliza Bunker, Reporter December 18, 2024

As shopping lists grow and festive holiday events fill the calendar, it can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. So, to make helping others easier, as part of their...

On display, Valas apples can be seen in the lunch room on Oct. 22. They are labeled with signs to show how the school locally provides much of its food.

Local farms fuel school lunches

Leena Macklin, Reporter December 17, 2024

As the lunch bell echoes through the halls, a bustling crowd of students spills into the cafeteria, eager to grab their midday meal. Students have many options with steaming trays of today's main dish,...

Coach Wes Goranson coaches the basketball team from the bench while winning 23-5.

Wes Goranson returns to coaching with passion, purpose

Drew Rhoades, Reporter December 16, 2024

A fresh perspective and new eyes have joined the varsity girls’ basketball team this season. Crete, Nebraska native, Wes Goranson, a 2007 high school graduate and multi-sport athlete, is stepping back...

A bird's eye view of a theoretical layout for Collegiate Crossing. It features residential zones, commercial areas and various sports facilities.

Good Life district to open in Gretna as tourism attraction, sports complex

Aidan McClaren, Reporter December 13, 2024

Nebraska ranks as the fifth least visited state in the nation according to Statista, but Nebraska legislators, along with businessman Rod Yates, see tourism as a new area for expansion. Yates has plans...

Following their interview on radio station 1620 The Zone's "After Hours" segment, senior basketball players, Addison Larock, Karli Williams and Hailey Levinson and Head Coach Wade Coulter pose for a photo in studio with hosts Jimmie Allen and Jon Schriner.

Spotlight shines on girls basketball team prior to start of weekend’s ‘Showdown’

Brody Heidemann, Broadcast Editor December 12, 2024

Ahead of the Class A&B Early Season Showdown, which kicks off tonight with a top-five matchup against Lincoln Pius X, the varsity girls basketball team had the opportunity to discuss the tournament...

After a made three-pointer, teammates Lawson Bear (10), Brody Boone (10), Cole Edwards (12), Blake Harris (11), Lucas Winterboer (10) and Carter Craven (12) celebrate as the Griffins extend their lead.

First game sets precedent for season

Peyton Parker, Reporter December 12, 2024

Late Saturday afternoon, the varsity boys basketball team debuted defeating the Grand Island Northwest Vikings 63-49 in comeback fashion. This is the first time the team has had a winning record and has...

Sitting in his first hour class, sophomore Nicholas Mitchell works on assignments for yearbook class.

Sophomore creates petition for longer winter break, reaches hundreds

Madeline Petrick, Editor-in-chief December 12, 2024

Aside from summer, the longest break Gretna Public Schools (GPS) students will get this school year is 10 school days long, but sophomore Nicholas Mitchell isn’t satisfied with that. The Gretna East...

Best holiday gifts for teens according to Griffins

Best holiday gifts for teens according to Griffins

Kaylin Hinerman, Reporter December 12, 2024

As the clock ticks down to hearing those magical sleigh bells or lighting of the menorah ordering gifts online, guaranteeing that gifts arrive by Dec. 25, is becoming more and more of a gamble. Without...

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