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NEWS
DECA Qualifies Four For Nationals
by Doug McAcy
4.17.08
Four students at PL South
have shown their aptitude in
the many facets of marketing
by qualifying for the national
DECA competition. The
competition will take place
at the DECA International
Career Development
Conference on April 26-29 in
Atlanta, Ga.
To qualify for Nationals,
each participant had to place
third or better at Districts and
then at State. After qualifying,
competitors are preparing to
make the next step in their
journey.
Seniors Sarah Kohler
and Kellie McFeely worked
together in the Advertising
Campaign category. The
team worked with Kajoma’s
Boutique, a fashion store
in downtown Papillion, to create an advertising strategy
in an effort to bring more
business to the small store.
The team was able to choose
the business to work with,
and in this case it was an easy
decision.
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courtesy photo
Seniors Sarah Kohler and Kellie McFeely receive first-place
state DECA awards. The two qualified for the National
Convention.
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Student Attends NSTA
National Science Conference
by Macayla Scarpello-4.17.08
In early February, select
students from different states
gathered at NSTA’s National
Conference on Science Education
in Boston and senior Nichole
Johnson was one of them.
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Battle to Become the Ultimate Titan
by Blythe Butcher-4.17.08
Before this year, students were never given set
standards as to how to obtain the title of the greatest
Titan. However, in late March, Student Council produced
the Ultimate Titan Challenge.
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CDC Releases STD Study
Related To Teenage Girls
by Doug McAcy-4.17.08
A new national study was just conducted by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and concluded that
an estimated one in four (nearly 3.2 million) teenage girls
between the ages of 14 and 19 is affected by at least one of
the more common sexually transmitted diseases.
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CAR Projects Range From Food to Music
by Amy McConnell-4.17.08
A foreign language is often a recommended course for high school students. Yet, too often students focus solely on the language and neglect the cultural aspect. \
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Nebraska Democrats Caucus for Candidates
by Doug McAcy-2.22.08
Shouts of “Hill-ar-y” and “O-bam-a” erupted from the filled-to-capacity gym and cafeteria of PLS as democrats from all over Sarpy County vividly voiced their opinion of which presidential candidate they wanted to win the Nebraska Democratic Caucuses held on Feb. 9.
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Student Voters Prepare For Presidential Elections
by Rob Nielsen-2.14.08
In nine months, the United States will elect its 44th president. With so little time remaining, many PL South seniors are registering or already have registered to vote in the presidential primaries and the Nov. 4 election day.
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State Legislature
Proposes Tax on
Downloaded Files
by Josh Conrad-2.22.08
Ninety-nine cents has become the norm for the purchase of songs from download services such as iTunes, but for downloaders in Nebraska this price may see a change.
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Johnson Named Athletic Director Of The Year
by Doug McAcy-2.5.08
It’s not every day that staff member is recognized with a statewide award. Athletic director Jeff Johnson was recently awarded the District 2 NSAA Athletic Director of the Year. District 2 is comprised of all the high schools in the Omaha metro area in Douglas and Sarpy counties.
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FDA Approves Sale Of Cloned Meat
by Emily Lynch -2.4.08
The cloning process doesn’t genetically transform animals, it simply makes an exact photocopy. A controversy associated with this new process is the possibility that the meat derived from cloned animals could be harmful to humans.
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Crisis Team, Prayer Vigils Help Students, Community to Cope
by Leah Braunschweiler -12.20.07
Omahans may never be able to forget the tragic events that took place Dec. 5. At 1:42 p.m, police first received word of a shooting at the Von Maur department store in Westroads Mall. Since then, the community has been doing its best to cope with what is, rather than ignore what has changed this calm little state forever.
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Gas Prices Alarm Students and Staff
by Dei Rathburn-12.21.07
The steady rise in local and national gas prices is hitting student and teacher pocket books hard.
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Graduation Comes Early For Some
by Paige Jones-12.20.07
The anticipation for school to end can be agonizing to seniors. To cope with this, some students acceptingly undergo this torture and wait for graduation. But other students decide to wind down the school year early by graduating at semester. More >> |
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Polar Bear Plunge Offers Freezing Fun
by Merydeth Cummings-12.20.07
On Dec. 8, the ice on car windshields wasn’t the only ice being broken. Over 200 people showed up at this year’s annual Polar Bear Plunge at Zorinsky Lake.
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Students Give Back To Community During Holidays
by Michelle Schlueter, Ryan Daly & Taylor Holzer-12.20.07
To help lift holiday spirits around town, students spent their time wrapping gifts, ringing bells and donating food and clothing. Many of those students are involved with Student Council, Key Club and Leo Club, which sponsor these activities.
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Mock Trial Team Qualifies for State Competition
by Doug McAcy-12.20.07
For the Mock Trial teams, competitions aren’t the ordinary battle against a team’s strength and endurance.
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Students 'Adopt' Families in Community
by Ally Phillips-12.20.07
Each club or organization at Papillion-LaVista South has their own reason for their existence. Some groups are putting aside their original, preconceived agendas and helping out the community by adopting a family for the holiday season.
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FEA Students Attend Education Conference
by Jill May-12.7.07
In early November, the Education Academy attended a statewide Future Educators of America conference at UNO. The FEA helps students discover career possibilities in the field of education. These possibilities include jobs for coaches, media specialists and administrators, as well as classroom teachers.
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35 Years Of Teaching Proves Rewarding
by Leah Braunschweiler-11.14.07
What is created when one combines dedication, knowledge and years of experience? Simply, the head of Papillion-La Vista
South’s language arts department Dr. Mellanee Kvasnicka, who received a nomination for the Nebraska Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year award.
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Three Elected to State, District Offices at Stu-Co Convention
by Merydeth Cummings-11.14.07
“If you were an office
utensil, what office utensil
would you be?” was one of
the questions student council
members asked potential
candidates for state office
Oct. 22 at the Student Council
Convention.
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Staph Infection Outbreak Leads to Warnings of Proper Hygiene
by Amy McConnell-11.14.07
Classes were interrupted by a booming voice that came over the intercom on Oct. 18, ordering all athletic lockers to be emptied before the end of the school day. This announcement was made in response to an outbreak of MRSA, or antibiotic resistant staph infections within the Papillion-La Vista School District.
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Two PL South Seniors Experience National Merit Process
by Drew Hudson-11.8.07
PL South has always been committed to keeping its students looking ahead to the future. By encouraging students to take the ACT and other entrance exams, the faculty has put most students on a straight line to the big leagues of education.
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You Tube Brings Presidential Debates To Classroom
by Lisi Genaidy-10.24.07
The project handout was familiar to others in all aspects: there were the usual requirements listed, but topics and groups were left up to students. Everything about the assignment was the same except for the signature YouTube logo.
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