Most musicals and plays use one full cast of characters to portray the story, but when more than 50 students audition, it’s hard to not include everyone. “Spongebob: The Musical” at ACMS strives...

When thinking of Easter, memories of bright-colored eggs hidden in fresh-cut grass and the adrenaline rush from running to grab eggs before other children come to mind. Easter egg hunts are a staple for...

From football to basketball games, as soon as the band hits the familiar note, students, staff and the Griffin faithful stand together as one Griffin nation and sing these lyrics with pride. This song...

Meeting with grade-level teachers at Thomas Elementary School, working at admin on a new physical education program, voting on upcoming plans at the board meeting: that’s all in a day’s work for a...

The air is intense as friends face their next threat. The 20-sided dice knock against the table. Just when they get their hopes up, it lands on the lowest possible outcome: unlucky, number one… Gameplay...

Trying to inspire his first-hour Intro. to Creative Writing class for their nonfiction narrative projects right before winter, English teacher Blaine Christen told the unsolved, true story of his uncle...

It has long been a tradition for Gretna High School’s cast and crew to hold each other's hands by crossing the right arm over the left as judges presented awards for the NSAA Play Production Championships,...

Since 2019, children battling childhood cancer have been invited to the Sugarplum Ball, a night of dancing, food and most importantly, forgetting all worries about cancer. This Ball was created by Ava’s...

With the sun beating down on their backs, hot black trash bags gripped in their hands, and sweat glistening on their foreheads, members from both high schools’ Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)...

Curling up with a good book next to a window with the sun shining through, creating the purrrfect spot for a cat to sunbathe; it’s a scene that any cat person can envision easily. The Gretna Public Libray...

Blinding stage lights, Italian accents shouting across the stage and weeks of practice in a 1930s fictional opera house are all encompassed in this weekend’s One Act performance of “Lend Me a Tenor”...

Grueling long hours, mental health concerns and stress run rampant in the education system. All of these factors have contributed to the local and nationwide teacher shortage. There has been report after...