OPINION: Snapchat Streaks
Alena Meyer, Staff Writer
September 11, 2019
What’s the point of snapchat streaks? By the end of the day, isn't it just a number? Well for some people, Snapchat streaks mean a lot more. A Snapchat streak is when you send direct Snapchats back and forth with a friend over a period of time while the app keeps count of the days. Sna...
OPINION: Homecoming, to go or not to go?
Hannah Bishop, Staff Writer
September 10, 2019
Homecoming is the night to remember for a majority of Papillion-LaVista high school students, especially underclassmen. For a small number of students, the idea evokes a sense of disinterest, for a plethora of reasons. So many factors come together to create one’s homecoming experience; the game, their...
The Omaha I Know
Eva Burklund, Editor
September 3, 2019
My first thought when the Omaha Police Department arrested me was “this isn’t the Omaha I know.” I was attending a peaceful protest that occurred on the streets of Omaha. I was escorted through the streets of downtown Omaha with more than 100 protesters by police until they intentionally trappe...
Intolerance and Inaction
Eva Burklund, Opinion Editor
May 8, 2019
We Americans constantly remind ourselves of how we serve as role models for the rest of the world. We are a society built on the prospect of freedom in a time where monarchies were absolute, and we continued to progress when other societies faltered. We as a nation were one of the biggest success sto...
Party Poopers: Prom receives harsh reaction from attending students
OPINION BY Cassie Kessler, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
Whether it’s their first or last prom, people look forward to the dance for months. The excitement of getting ready, finding the perfect outfit, making plans for dinner and pictures. Everyone can’t wait for the event of the year. But then they arrive. As soon as they enter the building, it’s complai...
Money Can’t Buy a GPA
OPINION BY Vincent Lin, Staff Writer
April 30, 2019
Money alone won’t lead you to success. It sure helps in getting a head start though. This was the sort of doctrine that several wealthy families across the United States held in previous months. In March 2019, around fifty business leaders, coaches, administrators, celebrities, and parents were charged for scandalous...
Juul Rooms
Megan Davey, Features Editor
April 26, 2019
In what feels like centuries ago, bathrooms were a public place where toilets could be used and hands could be washed in peace. This use of the room is rare nowadays, as a new primary use for the area has gained popularity. “Juuling." Juuls are a type of e-cigarette that are marketed as th...
Salute to Captain Marvel
REVIEW BY Owen Sumter, Staff Writer
April 9, 2019
"Captain Marvel" follows Carol ‘Vers’ Danvers, an Air Force pilot involved in the top-secret Shield program ‘Pegasus’. One alien attack later, she finds herself on the Kree planet of Hala, without any memory of her previous life on Earth. From there, she returns to the Terran planet, also...
Alita: Endurance Test
REVIEW BY: Gabriel Lyden, Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
“Alita: Battle Angel” tells the story of a robot dug up in a garbage heap that discovers a strange and hostile new world in the form of Iron City, or at least that’s the story it attempts to tell. 20th Century Fox saw fit to give this film a 200-million-dollar budget to Robert Rodriguez, or as...
Snow Day Madness
Tatum Jorgensen, Entertainment Editor
March 8, 2019
It’s Sunday night and you didn’t do any of your homework, so you wait for the snow storm to pass through tonight, hoping it’s enough to call off school. Your Twitter feed is filled with students harassing Dr. Rikli into giving us yet another snow day. Dr. Rikli and the other superintendents get pressured ...
Cutting the Inequality
Annie Waldman, Opinion Editor
February 28, 2019
School sports tryouts are usually used to weed out the less experienced players and set different teams. For girls, however, the former is not a common practice. Girls sports have been overflowing with players for year, yet the coaches cannot do anything about it. PLHS has long had a precedent that coaches are not allowed to cut fem...
Killing the Taboo
PLPULSE.COM STAFF EDITORIAL
February 27, 2019
Starting a conversation about suicide is just as hard as starting an article on it. The only time when we are allowed to talk about suicide is when someone has already taken their life. It’s disappointing that the death of someone loved by many is what is required for society to sit down to have...
