By Reporter Trenton Nolan High school is a period of our lives that is filled with action. We stop holding on to old habits and grow into the people we want to be for the rest of our lives. With childhood...

The pursuit of popularity often stems from a deep-seated need for social validation. People seek approval from others in order to feel accepted and understood. Social validation can boost self-esteem and...

There was a viral question in 2024 asking women if they would rather be alone in the woods with a bear or a man. To the surprise of many men, when given the option, the majority of women choose the bear.  Based...

The Elkhorn Public Schools English curriculum has students read around 20 books throughout their four years of high school. Among these books, only one-David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell-was written...

“Many Elkhorn students have only experienced wealth. Many live without struggle, not recognizing the luck with which they are gifted. They surround themselves with friends just like them. In their free...

Study hall is supposed to be the time to, you know, study. Right? But let's be honest, we know it’s really a battle between trying to get work done and playing the games on the New York Times.  Most...

Phones . . . Parents, psychologists, and even the school tells students regularly that these technological devices are bad for them. They take away focus from academics. They increase stress levels. They...

Moving from Omaha to Elkhorn was tough. There is a large racial divide in Omaha with no improvement in sight. As an African American teenager moving to Elkhorn where an overwhelming majority of the population...

On November 11, 2024, parents of music students spoke at an Elkhorn Public Schools school board meeting to request assistant directors for Elkhorn North’s growing music department, worried that talented...

It’s a common joke within foreign countries that America is comically obese; everything here seems to be 10x larger. This statement is not factual, according to the Global Obesity Observatory, the...

As a young child, having red hair was almost the exact same as having any other hair color. None of my siblings called me a leprechaun when they got mad at me, my friends never even brought hair color...