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How to watch: MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile heads to Nebraska for Omaha Westside vs. Millard South
In a showdown between undefeated Nebraska powers, Omaha Westside (Omaha) travels to Millard South (Omaha) in the MaxPreps Game of the Week Presented By T-Mobile. All the action Friday at Lyle Buell Stadium will be streamed live on the MaxPreps YouTube channel. Millard South has won two straight state championships...
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Burke High seniors earn prestigious AP Capstone Diploma
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three Omaha Public Schools seniors earned one of the College Board’s most prestigious honors this year, the AP Capstone Diploma. The students shared their research with the OPS board, showing they’re already thinking about their future. “My name is Alex, and for my project,...
WOWT
Skutt Catholic juniors build Old West encampment for Rendezvous
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Juniors at Skutt Catholic High School spent the week building a recreation of the Old West instead of using textbooks. The project is called “Rendezvous,” a nearly 30-year tradition in which students recreate the journey west across America in the 1800s. Junior Chloe Purdy’s...
hoodline.com
Hundreds of Nebraska Students Descend on Omaha to Plot Career Paths
Hundreds of students from across Nebraska packed into Omaha's CHI Health Center on Thursday for the United Way of the Midlands' JAG Nebraska Leadership Development Conference, trading classroom routines for a day of voting and planning out their post-graduation futures. The gathering brought together student leaders from Jobs for America's Graduates chapters across the state, many of whom hold titles like president, vice president or secretary within their local programs.
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Week 8 high school football roundup: Back-to-back Class C1 champ Wahoo hands Ashland-Greenwood 1st loss, and more
ASHLAND, Neb. (KLKN) – Forty eight minutes of action was not enough to decide a winner in Channel 8’s Game of the Week Friday night between Wahoo and Ashland-Greenwood, as the Warriors held on for a 20-19 overtime win after stopping a game-winning two-point try from the Blue Jays at Ashland-Greenwood High School.
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High School Football Week 8: Omaha North beats Lincoln Southeast for third straight win
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Almost at the finish line!. This year, you can watch high school football games on First Alert 6 and our brand-new Golden Spike Sports and Entertainment network. Friday night’s game is between the Lincoln Southeast Knights and the Omaha North Vikings. Westside 49, Papillion-La Vista...
News Channel Nebraska
Norfolk forces seven turnovers, dominates Lincoln High
NORFOLK - It was a happy homecoming for the Norfolk football team. The Panthers forced seven turnovers, dominating Lincoln High Thursday 58-7 in a battle of teams that came into week 8 with 1-6 records. It started from the very first play, with Norfolk recovering a fumble on the opening...
NebraskaTV
UNL LEAF initiative coaches Nebraska childcare providers on nature-based outdoor learning
LINCOLN, NEB — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln initiative is helping childcare providers across the state incorporate nature into education through training, coaching and funding for outdoor learning environments. The Ruth Staples Child Development Lab School is working with providers through the Learning Environments for All to Flourish, or LEAF,...
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Marian, Duchesne Academy girls golf continue state championship streaks
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A pair of high school girls golf programs from the metro continued to assert their dominance in their respective classifications at the NSAA state tournament. In Class A, Omaha Marian won its third straight state title after shooting a combined 644 across two days of competition,...
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One Win From Glory: Stars Blank Yutan/Mead, Advance to State Final
HASTINGS – The Kearney Catholic Stars are headed to the state championship game for the second time in school history after shutting out Yutan/Mead 6-0 on Saturday. Coming off a first-round victory over the Patriots, the Stars continued their dominant pitching performance behind Perri Tidwell, who held Yutan/Mead to just three hits while striking out 13 batters.
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hoodline.com
UNO Study of 16 Million Records Finds Most Offenders Never Reoffend
A sweeping new study out of the University of Nebraska Omaha is upending a long-standing assumption that most people convicted of crimes end up back behind bars. Researchers who tracked more than 16 million people across five states over four decades found that 63% of people charged with a crime were never charged again, a finding that directly challenges the belief that two-thirds of offenders reoffend.
kfornow.com
FOOTBALL: Kiscoan, Mawson Help Elkhorn South to Win Over LSW
LINCOLN–Running back Joey Kiscoan scored a 58-yard touchdown run and Class A No. 8 Elkhorn South never looked back in a 29-7 victory over Lincoln Southwest on Thursday night in high school football at Seacrest Field. The Storm (6-2) also got a 33-yard touchdown reception on a pass from...
gretnamedia.com
Microwave Lines Leave Students Waiting at Lunch
With only 30 minutes for lunch, every second counts. That is why growing lines, slow heating and dirty microwaves have become an issue for students. At GHS, there are five microwaves scattered across the lunchroom. The student body is divided into three lunches, roughly 318 students are in each lunch. For those who bring food from home, waiting in the lines can take up a significant portion of their lunch.
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No. 1 Ashland-Greenwood prepping for defending state champion Wahoo
(Ashland) -- Despite dealing with some recent adversity, Ashland-Greenwood has continued humming along to a 7-0 start, but the king of C1 awaits this week. The Omaha World-Herald Class C1 No. 1 Bluejays earned their latest win last week with a 46-6 victory over Arlington. "We're in a pretty good...
thethunderbeat.org
Students rock Bellevue, play music in personal bands
The demo plays and inspires others in the band to add onto it, eventually creating a song. While many different inspirations brought them all to this, a need of expression that could never be brought forth through just words shook each of these students. All of these students are in personal bands that create music outside of school.
Daily Nebraskan
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I walked alongside 2 survivors through title 9 at UNL: It’s time we stop treating the Cornell 7 as an aberration
The case of the Cornell 7 has recently brought attention to a system that has been hidden in the shadows, Title IX. Much of the coverage, however, has focused on how the specific police department and Title IX staff failed the victim. While this is true, this misses a bigger problem. This was, in fact, the system working as designed. As a person who has walked alongside their friends through this process, it is also the way it works here at UNL.
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HTRS cancels remaining football contests
(KLZA)-- Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer High School has forfeited its two remaining varsity football games because of a shortage of players and injuries. Following a meeting Monday afternoon, school officials decided it was in the best interest of the student-athletes to end the Titans’ varsity season. HTRS had already forfeited two...
Daily Nebraskan
O Street road closure forces UNL students to adjust to new routes
The ongoing construction along O Street has created conflicts and forced University of Nebraska-Lincoln students to adapt to new routes. Legacy Chartraw, a junior biological systems engineering major, said that while she doesn’t use O Street every day, the construction still impacts her. “If I ever want to go...