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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

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OPINION – Right of Passage: Ruined

Kimmey Hays, Sports Editor September 10, 2025

A college acceptance letter, a sweet sixteen birthday party, the first day of high school, a young girl’s first ear piercing at Claire’s. Rites of passages act as an essential part of the transition...

OPINION: Sweeney Jeans

OPINION: Sweeney Jeans

Evangeline Bigelow September 8, 2025

Sydney Sweeney has been getting canceled yet again after her recent American Eagle Jean ad. Their recent ad from July 2025 shows Sweeney putting on a pair of jeans while laying down and saying, “Genes...

OPINION: Midnight Oil

OPINION: Midnight Oil

Char Pyle September 4, 2025

What is wrong with kids these days? An age-old question that has graced the tongue of many well-meaning adults since what seems like the beginning of time. Recently, however, this ancient phrase has become...

OPINION: Burned Out and Bullied

OPINION: Burned Out and Bullied

Rhiannon Mills September 4, 2025

People might assume that the fast food workplace is supposed to be a safe space for younger people to make money and obtain experiences. Unfortunately, this is not the case at all, especially for overworked...

Ticket Trenches

Ticket Trenches

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief April 2, 2025

When a person thinks of fighting a war, they picture World War 1 or Vietnam. In the modern day, the wars we see are different; it’s a war on Ticketmaster or any other ticket-selling site.  Fighting...

Funds with Flaws

Funds with Flaws

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief March 26, 2025

College education is valuable: there is no argument against it, but it is also expensive. There are books, housing, food and tuition that you have to pay for. FAFSA is what helps to combat these expenses...

EDITORIAL: Expanding Unified Activities Benefits Every Student

EDITORIAL: Expanding Unified Activities Benefits Every Student

STAFF EDITORIAL February 28, 2025

When entering high school, every student is encouraged to “get involved.” The immense variety of different sports, clubs and activities can seem overwhelming at first, but it provides everyone with...

A Misplaced Focus

A Misplaced Focus

Vivienne Agar, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

Supposedly, the land of the free, home of the brave; the United States has always been a nation that prides itself on safety and lack of censorship. On Mar. 14, 2024, the United States’ government...

Typical Typecasting

Typical Typecasting

Harper Gerharter, Staff Writer February 13, 2025

Who keeps casting Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in jungle movies? I understand that they are a funny duo but it’s getting old.  Not only them but actors like Timothee Chalamet and Ryan Gosling continuously...

Minimum Care

Minimum Care

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2025

Car insurance, gas, rent, food, phone bills, etc. Everyone in the U.S. has to deal with these expenses, and most people struggle with making ends meet. One group of people who are forced to live paycheck...

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2024

‘We the people’ are the first words in the Constitution, setting a standard for the American people- but what standard is that? Being united. As a country, within recent years, ‘We the people’...

REVIEW: Beyond “Xtraordinary”

Sydney Schmid, Opinion Editor December 6, 2024

In the midst of what I would call the most embarrassing era of my school years - middle school - I found a band that gave me a sense of belonging. Dressed in clown costumes and high-tech wear, their debut...

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