By J1 Reporter Brooke Herdzina Walk-A-Thon (WAT) at Marian has always been an integral part of the school year. Now, Marian students know Walk-A-Thon as a first glimpse into Field Day and a way to show solidarity with your class, but has it always been this way? To answer this question, we travel back to… Read More Walk-A-Thon past inspires future fundraising
By J1 Reporter Maddie Balus Imagine it is the Fall of 1991, and you and your friends are talking about your class goals while waiting for the start of the 6-mile trek. You all beat your school goal of $40,000 and whispered about who was going to get the cash prize. Today, Walk-a-Thon looks and… Read More Walk-A-Thon Changes Through the Years
By J1 Reporter Lexi Ketcham A day full of celebration for women around the United States will take place on August 18, 2020 as they honor 100 years since women gained the right to vote. To celebrate, each Omaha all-girls school including Marian, Duchesne and Mercy will join together to hear from empowering women and… Read More Planning of 19th Amendment celebration underway
By J1 Reporter Rylee Gregg Everyone knows Ms. Mary Higgins as the friendly face who greets them as they walk into school some mornings, but what they don’t realize is that she has a fascinating past leading up to her current position as Marian’s President. When asked about Higgins’ past and current position at the… Read More A Brief History of Mary Higgins
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 the death of Will Brown. On Sept. 28, 1919, Brown was lynched by an angry mob outside the Omaha courthouse after being falsely accused of… Read More African American history class attends symposium on race, commemorates death of Will Brown
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