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The student news site of Papillion-La Vista High School

PLPulse

The student news site of Papillion-La Vista High School

PLPulse

Junior Akelia Ferguson practices her taping skills during class on junior Maleya Crawford.

A Picky Process

Zoe Petersen, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

PLHS has many academies to expand learning into specific fields a student may find themselves going on to study in college.  One of these academies is the Athletic Training Academy, designed to show...

First year counselor Mrs. Bobbi Lawhorn works hard in her office.

First-Year Counselors

Kinzley Petersen, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

A helping hand. A friendly mentor. A person to talk to. A guide for the future.  The new counselors are working hard to assist students at PLHS to reach a bright future.  “Helping students build...

Empower HER members spend quality time together while making posters.

Eyes on the Pies

Kinzley Petersen, Staff Writer November 21, 2024

A traditional holiday since the year 1621, Thanksgiving is often celebrated with relatives. However, 403 years later, a new tradition seems to arise. Empower HER holds a Friendsgiving event on November...

Go Phish!

Go Phish!

Alyna Ryan, Sports Editor November 13, 2024

Go fish! The chances of drawing the card you desire are unfortunately much lower than the chances of receiving a spam email.  96% of phishing attacks are sent via-email, and students at PLHS have recently...

Senior Ethan Logston talks about why he should be one of the senior officers.

Committed Committees

Marlie Best, Writer November 4, 2024

Class committees around PLHS help their class grade and around the school. Sometimes all the work they do to support the school goes unnoticed, so here’s the surface of what the class committees do.  Seniors...

The student section leaders and others get hyped at a football game.

Conducters of Crown Town

Dominick Mangano, Social Media Coordinater October 31, 2024

Very few environments can match the rowdiness of a home crowd at a football game. The chants, the yells, the overall passion of the fans create an experience unlike any other. When you are in the student...

Students sit and discuss the first section of Gallant.

Inviting, Cozy, Gallant

Marlie Best, Writer October 29, 2024

"Gallant" by V.E. Schwab was the book picked for this fall session of the book club. The librarian Carmen Anderson leads the book club and is looking forward to the book club after the first meeting. Anderson...

Band Lawn Concerts Create Unique Fundraising Opportunity

Liv Bain, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

The PLHS Marching Band performed several concerts on the front lawns of homes throughout the community on Aug. 25.

New Counseling System Aims to Balance Counselor Workload

New Counseling System Aims to Balance Counselor Workload

Eleanor Prekker, News Editor October 9, 2024

Near the bottom of the daily announcements, observant students may have noticed the list of counselors and the letters of the alphabet they’re responsible for.  In previous years, counselors all...

A one act play from last year, with past senior Cameron Holmes and current sophomore Leo Mertz

New Year New Leaders

Marlie Best, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

Students come and go. Holes are left behind in places people never thought would have to be filled. Last year the drama department lost a lot of seniors. Thankfully, these seniors made sure new leadership...

Lillian Ave. moments after the storm ended.

The Summer 2024 Storm

Sol Johnston, Staff Writer September 10, 2024

July 31, 2024 brought widespread damage to areas in Southeast Nebraska and Southeast Iowa. With winds of 70 to 90 mph winds, the July 31 storm knocked down hundreds of trees and power lines, leaving thousands...

AP Spanish students play dominos

The Key to Understanding

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2024

Language is important; we use it to communicate. All English teachers drill this into your head the moment you step into class. However, language is not important just for communication, it is also key...

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