Inclusivity opportunity broadens students’ perspectives
AkerAjak For the first time at Marian, seven students were given the opportunity to go on a four day retreat called IncluCity. Junior Lauren Harris, one of the students […]
Category Archives: News
‘Now more than ever, journalism matters’
ChiaraWallen For many, waking up at 4 a.m. to go to the airport is a drag. However, for a few newspaper and yearbook staffers, waking up at 4 a.m. to […]
UNL’s Black Symposium helps future leaders
ArinanaGanson Almost everyone pictures themselves in a future they are proud of. It’s easy to imagine yourself in a position if the person holding it mirrors your image, but for […]
NCYC inspires youth across the nation
LilyWeindel The Lucas Oil Stadium was filled the weekend of Nov. 23, but not with concert goers or excited football fans waiting for the Indianapolis Colts. Instead, it was filled […]
Girls for Girls’ tampon drive brings awareness to women’s struggles
JasmineButtler At some point in their lives, every woman experiences the coming of age ritual of getting her first period. Tampons, pads and other menstrual products are essential for every […]
National Merit scholarship program honors Marian students
LilyWeindel The PSAT is administered to high schoolers each year and it initiates the competition for the National Merit Scholarship program. Approximately 1.6 million high schoolers are entered in the […]
Sexual Harassment Policy update aims to protect students, staff
ChloeHerbert In response to a sexual harassment infraction between a former Marian coach and former student in 2013, that was brought to the school’s attention last winter on social media, […]
African American history class attends symposium on race, commemorates death of Will Brown
OliviaSullivan On Monday Sept. 30, the African American history class and their teacher Mr. David Anderson attended a symposium at the Douglas County Courthouse. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of […]
Sociology students see life behind bars
ColleenSully The social problems classes had the opportunity to go to the Omaha Correctional Center in order to further study the United States’ justice system. They spoke to inmates and […]
Project Welcome sponsors Afghan refugee family
OliviaSullivan This semester, Project Welcome is sponsoring a refugee family from Kabul, Afghanistan. “We try to help at least two families a year,” Mrs. Katy Salzman, Project Welcome club moderator […]
New cafeteria brings updates, new and improved fresh food
JasmineButtler Lunch is arguably the most important part of the school day. During the summer, Marian made changes to both the lunch menu and cafeteria for the upcoming school year. […]
Marian girls bond over bracelets, bug bites in the Dominican Republic
ChloeHerbert Senior Sarah Burnett says that they were the best 12 days of her life, the 12 days she spent on Marian’s annual service trip in the Dominican Republic, that […]
The freshmen of the staff
MaggiePeklo & OliviaSullivan The incoming Class of 2023 aren’t the only new people arriving at Marian this year Mrs. Kris Hennings: Assistant Principal/Dean of Students Can you explain your title? What […]
Campus Construction Continues
By Caroline Drew With all students out of the way as of May 22, construction on heavily-used areas can begin in earnest. One of the biggest projects is expected to […]
May Crowning 2019, the tradition lives on
By Anna Kenney For the Class of 2019 the days are numbered, but they still have several opportunities to celebrate their class before graduation. One of these special traditions is […]
Select Women’s Choir records liturgical music
By Caitlyn Virgillito From being doctors, singers, artists, soccer players, lawyers and accountants, Marian girls have pretty much done it all. Now, Marian’s Select Women’s Choir is recording a song […]
Flooding devastation impacts Nebraska, members of the Marian community
By MaggieChurilla Living in Nebraska has its perks, but it also has its inconveniences. During the harsh winter months, residents of the Midwest got to enjoy, or more so dread […]
Class of 2019 Firefighters triumph at Field Day
Seniors Set the Floor on Fire • In vibrant red and yellow, the seniors took first place at Field Day on April 12. With anticipation, they waited in their cardboard […]
Sharing a real life experience with Holocaust survivor stories
MeredithMueller Learning about the Holocaust in the classroom has a much different viewpoint than hearing a real life story from a survivor. Audrey Otwell, a senior at Marian and the […]
Students make blankets for UNMC cancer patients
AnnaFeldman Students from Mrs. Linda Brock and Mrs. Sue Altman’s classes gathered during the week of March 11 to make 223 colorful fleece tie blankets for UNMC (University of Nebraska […]
