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The Student News Site of Elkhorn North High School

The Howler

Harrison Vokt

Harrison Vokt, Staff Writer

Senior Harrison Vokt is a staff writer for the North Howler. He focuses on sports and the inclusion of everyone. Harrison is dedicated to covering sports highlights and games throughout all teams.

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Senior Ethan Beachy (5) and Alex Uchtman (4) leading the team out before the Gatorade Scrimmage on Friday August 22, 2025.

Thirst for Victory: Gatorade Scrimmage Starts Football Season

Elkhorn North Wolves showcase their talents in the first game of the year
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished August 28, 2025

Under the Friday night lights, the Elkhorn North Wolves gave fans their first glimpse of the upcoming season in the annual Gatorade Scrimmage, where both offense and defense showed flashes of promise.  The...

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Statistics showing the numbers of high school athletes that end up going to play college sports.

Pressure to Go Pro

High school students athletes feel obligated to play collegiate sports
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished May 7, 2025

For many high school athletes, the dream of playing sports in college starts at a young age. From early morning practices to weekend tournaments, it’s easy to get caught up in the grind. But what happens...

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The Unsung Heroes of the Field

The Unsung Heroes of the Field

Junior varsity sports propel varsity success
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished April 30, 2025

In the world of high school athletics, much of the spotlight shines on varsity teams. They capture headlines, experience the thrill of state, and represent their school in competitions. However, hiding...

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Junior rrestler James Ferguson shooting for a takedown at Nebraska City. Photo Courtesy of Nate Trofholz

Wolf of the Week: James Ferguson

Junior wrestler achieves 100 career wins
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished January 31, 2025

Wrestling is a hard tough sports that requires a ton of skill and focus, because one wrong move could be the difference between getting a pin, or being pinned. On Jan. 12 at the Arlington Invite, junior...

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The 2024 Hope Squad group posed for a picture in the ENHS library. They are a young group of encouraging individualds who help out all people, no matter their circumstances.

Break the Silence

We need to address the importance of mental health awareness in our school community
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished December 18, 2024

In today’s world mental health is a serious problem among Middle School and high school students. Youth with poor mental health may struggle with school and grades, decision making, and their physical...

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This graph shows the total student enrollment in Elkhron Public Schools(EPS) District, showing a steady increase. The time range of data is from 2010-2024.

Photo courtesy of Kara Perchal

A Community That Keeps On Growing

The Elkhorn School District is exponentially increasing every school year
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished November 14, 2024

Elkhorn Public Schools has drastically grown ever since its opening in 1961.  It first started with Westridge Elementary and steadily grew to Elkhorn Middle School. Then the first high school, Elkhorn...

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 Quarterback Dylan Raiola dropping back for a pass.

It’s the RED SEAson

Hope, this is what Nebraska fans can finally have after long seasons
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished September 24, 2024

The spirit of Nebraska Football has had its ups and downs over the years, and the glory days have seemed to fade away with fans waiting for a spark to ignite in Memorial Stadium. Finally, after seven grueling...

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Guidance counselor Shay Ryan-Wright.

Different Job Built on the Same Skills

New counselor Shay Ryan-Wright hopes to translate her skills to help ENHS students
By Harrison Vokt and Taylin Lacey-BensonPublished September 5, 2024

Elkhorn North welcomes new counselor: Ms. Wright. Shay Ryan-Wright will be the counselor for last names beginning with Kr-Ri. Wright comes from Ralston, went to high school at Papillion La Vista, and...

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Junior Sophia Jones gets ready to serve the ball in her second match of the day. She competed in the Class B State Tournament Championship in May of 2023.

Wolf of the Week

Junior tennis player comes back from down 6-2 to win in the Skutt Invitational
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished May 10, 2024

Junior Sophia Jones had one of her best tennis matches of the season last weekend at the Girls Varsity Invitational at Skutt Catholic. She came back after being down 6-2 in her singles match. The rest...

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Patrick Mahomes throws the game winning touchdown to Mecole Hardman to win Super Bowl 58 on February 11.

NFL Season Recap

The 2023-2024 NFL comes to a close with the end of the Super Bowl
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished February 20, 2024

As another thrilling NFL season comes to a close, fans and analysts alike are reflecting on the highs and lows of the 2023-2024 NFL season. There were many surprises and disappointments this past season....

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Sophomore triplets ,Trenton, Tallen, and Tabyn Nolan getting ready before Homecoming on September 16.

Multiple Multiples

ENHS is home to many doubles and triples
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished December 18, 2023

There are a total of 11 sets of multiples in the sophomore class, 10 sets of twins and one set of triplets. In the other grades, there are nine sets in the Freshman class, three in the Junior class, and...

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Senior Ava Spies (10), Senior Delaney Briganti (5), and Senior Reese Booth (1) getting ready to block the ball from Skutt. They were successful in the block. Elkhorn North ties the first set 9-9 at the State Tournament Semi- Finals on November 3, 2023

Fight for state ends at semi final

A loss to Skutt ends a strong volleyball season and team's run for state.
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished November 9, 2023

The Wolves victory in the district final over the Bennington Badgers took them to their third appearance in the state tournament. In their first game, Elkhorn North volleyball swept #7 Seward High School...

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The Top Dogs, a unified sports team, competes in the Flag Football Special Olympics on October 14. They pulled away with the touchdown. Photo courtesy of Renee Vokt

Lack of unified sports is disservice to students

Elkhorn North currently has insufficient opportunities for special needs students.
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished October 27, 2023

Students at Elkhorn North have access to a large number of opportunities. According to the 2023-2024 Student Involvement Opportunities sheet, there are 51 clubs and activities, including football, soccer,...

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Aaron Rodgers is down after he tears his achilles tendon during Monday Night football on September 11. He was quickly attended to once he went down. Photo Courtesy of Seth Wenig, Associated Press.

Aaron Rodgers Out

Aaron Rodgers suffered a season ending injury against the Buffalo Bills in the season opener.
By Harrison Vokt, Staff WriterPublished October 3, 2023

A lot can happen in 45 seconds. On September 11, during the first Monday Night football game, newly traded quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his achilles tendon in his first four plays as a New York Jet.  ...

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