Whether it’s an energy drink mixed with cream and flavored syrups or a soda blended with fruit purees and lime, “dirty sodas” and customizable, specialty drinks have quickly become one of the metro’s...

Room 337 transformed into a student-run food truck festival and competition last week as teachers sampled dishes, ranging from homemade Runzas to comfort food and desserts, which served as the final project...

Social studies teacher Nathan Geiken has done it again. Earlier this year, Geiken started Walking Club, and now he's come up with another way to keep students active and provide them with a potentially...

After months of rehearsals, the musical cast is set to bring “All Shook Up” to the stage starting tomorrow at 7 p.m. The show, directed by Pat Ribar, is rooted in Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night”...

The school’s speech team turned in a medal-winning performance on March 27, claiming a first-place Oral Interpretation of Drama (OID) finish and a fourth-place individual result at the NSAA Class A State...

Before the sun rises, senior Fatma Suliman is already awake. She eats, prays and prepares for going the rest of the day without a single bite of food or sip of water until sunset. By the time she breaks...

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The library will host Read Across America Week, a nationwide celebration of reading and literacy held annually around the birthday of author Dr. Seuss, from March 2-6. Activities will include a class reading...

Against a field of more than 25 schools and 400 entries, the Gretna East speech team delivered a standout performance Friday night at Lincoln Northeast High School, earning third place overall and multiple...

On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Equinox show choir opened their season with a debut performance of “The Summit” in the auditorium. The show follows a group of four mountain climbers working together to reach...

    At night, Rick Jacobsen is a quiet custodian who cleans the rooms and hallways of the school. However, by day, he practices the art he’s spent a lifetime mastering: taxidermy. Deer...

SPOILER ALERT The Four Horsemen are back for a third installment of the "Now You See Me" franchise, along with some new faces. For fans like me who still revisit the finale of the first film to catch...

After months of steady improvement and high-stakes state-qualifying matches, the Marvel Rivals E-Sports team has secured a spot in the State Tournament as the No. 2 seed. Marvel Rivals is a newly released...

The hallway connecting Room 106 and Room 108, the school’s ACC rooms, was transformed into a thing of nightmares on Oct. 31. Rats dangled from the ceiling with their tails swinging into each other as...

In order to encourage students to register for the blood drive, student council members will hand out donuts in the cafeteria concession stand on Monday morning from 7:20 to 7:50 a.m. This event is designed...

More than a thousand students travel through the halls each day, but there’s only one who does it without knowing where his next step will take him. In a sea of the seeing, freshman Drew Sillman perseveres...

Gretna residents have the chance to go green this Saturday as the City of Gretna Tree Board hosts its annual Tree Giveaway at Gretna Middle School at 10 a.m.. During the giveaway, the board will distribute...

Two of the nation’s top women’s volleyball teams are set to face off in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the CHI Health Center. The No....

An unusual guest has become a notable figure in the cafeteria. This mythical cardboard creature with fluffy brown fur, gnarled feet and long, sharp claws is none other than a sasquatch. Unlike the elusive...

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Since its initial release in 2009, the video game “Minecraft” has captivated players with its themes of creativity and exploration, eventually becoming the best-selling game in the entire world. “A...

The track and field team launched into their new season at their first meet at the College of Saint Mary on March 21. Collectively, the athletes boasted seven podium finishes, including three third-place...

Following concerns about Gretna Public Schools’s (GPS) current grading scale and research conducted by a committee of 30 educators and administrators, the GPS School Board voted 5-0 Monday night to switch...

The anticipation is growing for the Academic Decathlon (AcaDeca) team as they prepare for a week filled with intellectual challenges. Tomorrow marks the start of their week of competition with three tests:...

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...

The sound of bowling pins crashing echoed through the alley as Gretna’s unified bowling team, formed of both Gretna and Gretna East students, celebrates another strike. Amidst cheers and high-fives,...

High school is the place where students can access more advanced learning opportunities, regardless of their previous academic performance. However, in the Gretna Public School District, recent changes...

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Gretna East offers many extracurricular activities, however, GEHS has been missing one activity with a long history at Gretna High. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, commonly known as FCA, is a group...

Gretna is growing and the sense of community is growing right along with it. Every Saturday from 8 to 12 p.m., a group of local farmers, bakers and small business owners come together, adding to that sense...