Kaleidoscope Club

July 31, 2017

Adults always tell high school students “it looks good to be involved,” and most people would agree. It’s great to have a variety of clubs and activities cleanly lined up on a résumé. However, that’s not the sole reason students, especially freshmen and sophomores, should be active within h...

A Guide to Surviving Finals

April 3, 2017

Every high schooler can relate to the very dreaded and stressful week during finals. Not only are teachers cramming in lessons and more homework assignments, but we also have to study for the biggest tests in the semester. Finals week drags on forever, while the week prior goes by in what seems like fiv...

Journey to the Pinnacle

February 21, 2017

“Be more” is the 2016-2017 Girls Basketball team's motto. “Be more than a team. Be more than a teammate. Be a family,” states Sophomore Jolie Rinaker when asked what it means. The mighty Rockets Varsity team is made up of two seniors, Nigeria Jones and Jordyn Casados, one junior, eight sophomores, ...

The Impacts of Make-A-Wish

Fatima Al-Sammak, Editor-in-Chief

February 13, 2017

Make-A-Wish is a nonprofit organization based and established in the United States. Its goal is to be able to grant the wishes of kids with life-threatening medical conditions and to change their lives for the better. The wishes range over a wide spectrum and could go from sending the kid to an amusement...

Am I your type?

February 9, 2017

Approximately 36,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the United States, adding up to 13.6 million units each year. Donors are needed each and every day, and LNE Student Council works vigorously to contribute to this number. Student Council has been putting on multiple blood drives each ...

LNE Wrestlers are Relentless

February 8, 2017

The LNE Wrestling team was established in 1941. Just by walking into the room, one can tell the team is based on a history of success. The room is filled with state medalist posters, state champion’s names, individual wrestler goals, and plaques of successful wrestlers. This year, the team is wor...

LNE Learns About Immigration

January 24, 2017

An LNE field trip to UNL occurred on September 27th. The field trip was to the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues lecture about Immigration. Ms. Schlake, LNE Spanish teacher, was the teacher who supervised the trip. The lecture began at 7:30pm but before Pete Ricketts, Nebraskan Governor, presented ...

French Trips

December 9, 2016

Going outside the country is a fun and exciting experience. The culture, arts, languages, and music differs each place you go. Some of the language departments at Lincoln Northeast allow students these opportunities. Paris, France, is one of the places that students who want to go have the opportuni...

Hallowpalooza

Fatima Al-Sammak, Editor-in-Chief

November 7, 2016

Every year, Lincoln Northeast’s Student Council holds a safe trick-or-treating event called Hallowpalooza. The event is held on the Saturday a week before Halloween, and this year it happened to be on October 22. This is to ensure that lots of families are free and able to come enjoy this event with t...

The Implementation of ELL Classes

Fatima Al-Sammak, Editor-in-Chief

November 7, 2016

2016 marked the first year that Lincoln Northeast adopted an ELL program. Previously, only two high schools offered ELL classes. But this new class has brought on lots of changes to the students’ lives. And for those of you who don’t know, ELL classes, which stands for English Language Learners, ...

Young April: Follow Up

October 28, 2016

Tuesday October 11, was the opening night of Northeast High School's fall play Young April. This was the 75th anniversary of the first play ever performed at Northeast. Anyone who was there can tell you that there was not a dull moment throughout the entire play. Junior Madison Klutts, who played Mrs...

Government And Politics Class

October 28, 2016

Government and Politics is a class that is what it suggests in the name of it. It is a graduation requirement for all seniors. “All graduating students, typically seniors have GoPo (Government and Politics) as a graduation requirement” Mr.Brooks, a government and politics teacher at Lincoln Northeast sa...