Softball wins Districts, 4th at State
SophiaVirgillito Class A’s third-ranked Marian softball team was the host for the A-3 district tournament. They started off the day with an (11-2) win over Columbus, continuing on with a […]
Category Archives: Issue 2: October
Fall drinks bring spice to coffee community
MollyMonahan & GraceVirgillito Fall brings seasonal coffee drinks, but are they worth the try? Investigative team Molly Monahan and Grace Virgillito went to four different coffee places around the Omaha […]
Revival of Y2K fashion inspires style across all four grades at Marian
MiaDunker When you think of 2020 fashion, you may imagine anything from pastel crop tops and cardigans to bright neon athletic wear, or maybe even the emo-adjacent aesthetics of the […]
Young athletes build the future of the Marian athletic program
SophiaVirgillito The Varsity cross country (XC) team was on the chase for a state title this year. Marian had previously claimed seven team Class A state championships in 1998, 1999, […]
‘Ratched’ showcases the worst of human nature
QuinnFindley In September, the lead writer of “American Horror Story,” Ryan Murphy, released his most recent masterpiece, “Ratched,” on Netflix. The eight-episode season contains an elegant drama style filled with […]
‘American Horror Story’ is Dante’s ‘Inferno’
GaeaKaan “American Horror Story” (AHS) is a television series directed by Ryan Murphy, taking the audience to a new timeline with each new 10+ episode-long season. With each season comes […]
Golf District runner-ups finish 9th at State
SophiaVirgillito The Marian golf team competed on Oct. 5 in the district tournament. Jeslynn Baumgart ‘22 placed first with a score of 78. Not far behind Baumgart, teammates Brielle Abboud […]
Athletic trainer goes above and beyond in the gym and at home
CourtneyThompson To most sports teams, the most important person is the star player, or maybe the coach, but to teams at Marian, one of the most important people is Mrs. […]
Marian athletes wear masks to practices, sporting events, but outside activites put the entire community at risk of COVID-19
SophiaVirgillito Exercising and playing sports while wearing a mask reduces the possibility of contracting COVID-19. Marian athletes are required to wear face masks when playing close contact sports, such as […]
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 […]
An 8 speaks out: Understanding the Enneagram types creates acceptance, love
NatalieCusick We’ve all grown up with the idea that we are on some transient journey to “find ourselves.” We hear about people who venture into the wilderness “off the grid” […]
Enneagram allows for self-reflection, deepens sense of self
QuinnFindley Every single person has a different way of thinking, which causes unique outlooks on every situation, however, there are similarities that group people into separate distinctions. That grouping is […]
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 […]
How can 2020 get any worse? With the zombie apocalypse, of course
GaeaKaan The year of 2020 has to be the most ridiculous year in history. If someone were to come up and ask me to summarize the year in one word […]
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 […]
