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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

A Social Scare

A Social Scare

Sydney Schmid, Opinion Editor October 30, 2024

Ding-dong! It is Halloween; time to answer the door and reward the next spooky trick-or-treater with a plethora of candy. Who will be on the front doorstep this time? Barbie? Ghostface? Or a frightening...

An Overhyped Nightmare

An Overhyped Nightmare

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2024

With the holiday season quickly creeping up, we can expect a barrage of holiday movies to be constantly playing. This also comes with certain movies being overhyped and shoved in your face consistently...

REVIEW: Memoir of a Flop

REVIEW: Memoir of a Flop

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2024

September 13, 2024, Suki Waterhouse’s second album “Memoir of a Sparklemuffin” was released. With 18 songs  on the album that total out at nearly an hour compared to her first album “I Can’t...

Fake Faces

Fake Faces

Olivia Harruff, Staff Writer March 8, 2024

TikTok, Youtube, Instagram, all of these are social media apps that people use to show the world who they are. Social media is unique because it’s the one space that you can flaunt your life and huge...

The Man, The Myth, The Garfield Movie

The Man, The Myth, The Garfield Movie

Hayden Hatch, PLPulse Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2024

June 19, 1978, the greatest comic strip turned TV show about an abnormal orange cat that has a crave for lasagna was published. That comic strip was the start of the cultural phenomenon of Garfield. Garfield...

STAFF EDITORIAL: Student Press Freedoms Deserve Protection

STAFF EDITORIAL: Student Press Freedoms Deserve Protection

March 1, 2024

A journalist’s job is to tell stories: to amaze, entertain and educate; but most importantly, to tell the truth. Sugarcoating should never be a necessary part of the equation, but as student journalists...

Bye-Bye, Fast Fashion

Bye-Bye, Fast Fashion

Mackenzie Tefft, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

In the age of technology, convenience is key to most everyone. One of the most prevalent means of convenience in our society is Fast Fashion, a term that was first coined in a 1989 New York Times article...

REVIEW: Ye or Nay?

REVIEW: Ye or Nay?

Dominick Mangano, Staff Writer February 27, 2024

It may be hard to believe now, but at one point in time, Kanye West was seen as an icon. After making highly praised albums, such as “The College Dropout,” and letting the world see just how big his...

OPINION: A Laboring Regression

OPINION: A Laboring Regression

OPINION BY Olivia Harruff, Staff writer February 27, 2024

When you think of the teenage experience as a child, there is a lot to work forward to, so many firsts. Your first kiss, your first car, your first dance, etc. Reality is that while a lot of those things...

OPINION: Not So Grateful for the Groundhog

OPINION: Not So Grateful for the Groundhog

Becca Campbell, Staff Member February 26, 2024

Once a year, over forty thousand people gather for an event that has the potential to bring either joy or never ending tears. On Feb. 2, a single groundhog reeled in the crowd with one question: shadow...

Prejudice and Pride

Prejudice and Pride

OPINION BY Scy Ruppert, Staff Writer February 25, 2024

High school provides an emphasis on social growth and creates a space for students to mature and find their place in the world. At least, that’s what we’re told. In reality, school buildings more often...

Awarding Diversity

Awarding Diversity

Alyssa Jimenez, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

What is better than sinking into your living room sofa with some chips and a drink ready to watch all your favorite celebrities walk across the stage accepting their award? At the same time, thoroughly...

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