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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

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...

Actors in the theater department perform in the 2023 fall play, Ghostlight.

Theater Students Audition for ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

Kimmey Hays, Staff Writer September 6, 2024

Auditions are back in session at PLHS for the fall play hosted every year. Throughout the days auditions were held, August 26th and 27th, many students performed a prepared one-minute long monologue.  Two...

Change of Scenery

Change of Scenery

Surina Burlington, Staff writer September 5, 2024

 Ӓndern: the word for change in German. Change induces a multitude of feelings, and sometimes it’s one of the hardest things people can experience. But it also creates room for necessary personal growth. Four...

The Senior Barbeque: Exclusive

The Senior Barbeque: Exclusive

Elle Roth, News Editor May 17, 2024

The senior barbeque is a long lasting tradition at monarch high. Every year, to celebrate the seniors last day of school, a barbeque is held in the north gym featuring live attractions, raffle prizes,...

Paperless Passes

Paperless Passes

Avery Wolfe, Video Editor May 10, 2024

Recently at PLHS, digital passes have been introduced into the system of comings and goings of students. As opposed to the written passes that would be brought to a student’s classroom by an office aid,...

Junior Kyren Shadley studies for his A.P Micro/Macro exam in Mr. Brown's class.

Preparing For The A.P Exam

Lilly Raughton, Staff Writer May 8, 2024

For many seniors, juniors and seniors, the next two weeks are filled with studying and preparing for final exams and the school year to be over. But, one type of exam is filling some students' time for...

One Last Get Together

One Last Get Together

Sage Williams, Entertainment Editor May 3, 2024

As high school is coming to an end for the class of 2024 there is a lot to look back on; the football games, school dances or the two minute reunion in the hallway with your friends before your next class,...

The PLHS tennis invite competitors pose in front of their "winning tree" at Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln.

Varsity Girls tennis earns silver at Fremont Invitational

Jennifer Hubert, Assistant Editor-in-chief April 24, 2024

On Friday, April 19th, the top six players of the girls varsity tennis team traveled to Woods tennis center in Lincoln to participate in the annual Fremont invitational. The team as a whole earned enough...

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