By J1 Reporter Maelee Smith

Portrait

Madison Schnell ‘27

Environment 

Whitehawk Lake April 8th, 2025

Sports/Action

Breakaway! Fifth grader, Madison Polito, dribbles the ball up the field during her soccer game on Sunday, April 6 at the Papillion Soccer Complex. Polito’s club team, United Association Football, played against Nebraska Roots and lost 2-6.

News/Feature

Culture Day Dance Lesson! Sophomores Harper Cowles, Madeline Waters, Ella Watton, Rhese Pauba, and Caroline Schwab learn a quinceanera dance on Culture Day in the gym. This was one of the four stations that classes went to for the Culture Day CAB.

Light/Shadow

Bouquet of Flowers

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Curious by: Britney Spears 

Pet

Lupe, a rat terrier mix dog

Academic 

Study Session! Madeline Waters ‘27 reads and annotates her book, A Raisin in the Sun, for Honors Composition and Literature II at Jimmy John’s on April 8. Waters decided to get some of her homework done between the PreACT and soccer practice. 

Marian Spirit/Core Value

Community Through Retreat Groups! Sophomores Abigail Else, Audrey Conealy, Ella Kula, Jovie Keenan, and Leyla Zier talk during lunch with their sophomore retreat group on April 10. These meetings gave the group a chance to reconnect and discuss how their lives have changed since sophomore retreat. 

Emotional Response

Sampling New Foods on Culture Day! Sophomores Nora Fitzpatrick and Moira Harr enjoy trying new foods on Culture Day, which took place at Marian on April 10. Harr said her favorite food that she tried on Culture Day was the Italian meatballs.

Ethics Statement:

As a journalist, it is my goal to capture genuine moments that accurately reflect the subjects and how they feel in the photos I take. I believe in the importance of making the people in the photos feel good and comfortable with the photos I take of them.