Annoying mistakes can have deadly driving consequences
Column by J1 Reporter Bailey Kollasch My hands gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white as I waited for my dad to settle in the seat beside me. […]
Category Archives: features
Not your grandpa’s sneakers: Rare sneakers create a competitive market
QuinnFindley In big cities like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, Black Friday happens every couple of weeks. This isn’t the typical midnight of Thanksgiving Eve, discounted Christmas presents […]
Driving: Decide, defend, do what’s safe!
JessicaBrusnahan Teenagers often have a love/hate relationship with driving. Sometimes it’s the only thing that can calm them down when they’re stressed, but it can also be one of the […]
Pandemic changes daily lives of Servants of Mary
LexiKetcham For more than seven months, the day-to-day lives of the Servants of Mary have changed in the ways they do typical things. The continuous spread of COVID-19 has inhibited […]
Teachers finding their path in the world, sticking to it
SophieStevens Most children start to dream of their future profession from the time they can speak. For most, this dream doesn’t turn into their lifelong passion after the twists and […]
Students lose hundreds from online shopping scams
JessBrusnahan Buyer’s remorse is the worst, especially when you don’t even get what you paid for. Online scamming is so prevalent nowadays that a person can be cheated out of […]
The dark side of Halloween sexualizes women
AnnaDailey The month of October is full of searching online and in stores to find the best Halloween costume. While this is supposed to be a fun, lighthearted activity, the […]
Bilingual students exhibit expertise of language mastery
AnnaKidder Anastasia Wewel Vetnamese is a language I was born into. I really don’t remember a time when I didn’t speak it,” Wewel said. “When I was little, my mom […]
Humanities Scholars Program seniors begin capstone projects
AnnaDailey For the first time ever, 12 seniors at Marian will participate in the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP). “To me, the humanities are the subjects that connect us to other […]
History of Halloween defines today’s traditions
GraceVirgillito As different traditions of ethnic groups began to merge, an American version of Halloween started to arise. Halloween was a time for people to tell ghost stories and cause […]
Social media consumes high school students
MollyMonahan We live in a society focused around social media. Society today has turned away from what is now considered “old fashioned ways.” From the first invention of the mobile […]
Workers learn lifelong skills
AnnaKidder Managing a job while in high school can be challenging. On top of homework, extracurricular activities and a social life, it can seem impossible to manage a job at […]
Homeschooling, double time: Marian teachers balance students, kids
JessBrusnahan Life as a parent is crazy. Now try it in a pandemic, as a teacher. There’s just no way to win every day, and there’s inevitably going to be […]
Boomer v. Zoomer
GraceVirgillito We’ve all heard of the generation gap, but how big has the gap grown with all the chaos in America these days? Generation Z has recently been nicknamed “Zoomers.” […]
1918 Spanish Flu regulations
LexiKetcham The Spanish Flu is an influenza that attacks the respiratory system, similar to COVID. The virus can be transmitted through the air or by touching the nose, mouth or […]
2020 COVID-19 regulations
LexiKetcham Coronavirus comes in many different forms, but the most recent is a respiratory illness known as COVID-19. Although much is still unknown, researchers have found that it is spread […]
2020 schools’ responses to pandemic
QuinnFindley The 1918 Spanish Flu and 2020 COVID-19 viruses have many similarities, however. The school quarantine for the flu lasted a mere few weeks, whereas the current has covered months. […]
1918 schools’ responses to pandemic
QuinnFindley When the 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic came to the United States, Nebraska was not immune from its inevitable effects. After the first few cases were confirmed in Fort Omaha, […]
Concerts adapt during the pandemic
MaryCateTabor When concerts all around the world were cancelled due to the pandemic, the music industry took a substantial beating. According to WBUR Radio Station in Massachusetts, the music industry […]
Sophomore Retreat builds community at Marian
MollyMonahan Sophomore Retreat has connected Marian girls in ways that go beyond the walls of the school and has become a looked forward to event. The retreat took place on […]
