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Westside freshman Marigold Helvey recently presented her own bill, Legislative Bill (LB) 251, to the Nebraska Legislature to lower the minimum age to register as an organ and tissue donor in Nebraska to…

On Feb. 10, 2021, Superintendent Mike Lucas sent out an email to all Westside High School students, staff and parents regarding “rumor control for student journalism.” While the email was intended…

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On Monday, Feb. 1, an email was sent to all Westside staff members, students and families regarding an incident that had happened that day at Westside Middle School. The email addressed the actions of…

With the third wave of COVID-19 coming to a close, Westside has returned to 100% capacity in green mode. As cases fall in the area, vaccine rollout has suddenly accelerated, and the largest distribution…

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Nebraska, like Maine, has the ability to split its electoral college votes between two candidates during presidential elections. After voting concluded on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Omaha’s district ended up contributing…

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This story was originally published on Westside Wired on October 12, 2020.

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on September 29, 2020.

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Westside students across the district are doing remote learning—elementary students with iPads, middle schoolers and high schoolers with MacBooks—but what about the children in Westside’s early childcare…

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Westside’s Theater Department, Warrior Theatre, recently began converting all of their upcoming annual Project 66 shows into podcasts which allows community members…

Social distancing due to COVID-19 has caused an immense amount of boredom for many students within Westside Community Schools, but Westside High School sophomore Luke Steiner has taken the initiative to…

Health care workers having the necessary materials to keep themselves and our society safe can be the difference between life and death, especially right now with the ongoing spread of Covid-19. With that…

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More than 6,000 new devices. Four million dollars over the next four years. A new iPad, keyboard case and Logitech crayon for every student in the district. These are all components of a possible proposal…

With the recent closure of schools due to the COVID-19 crisis, students and teachers are being forced to continue their schoolwork online, at home. Westside Community Schools provides MacBooks to all middle…

Westside Community Schools teamed up with food distribution company Casseroles 2 Go to bring free casserole dishes to all Westside staff, including custodians, cooks and any other Westside employee on…

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Across the street from Westside High School on Pacific Street sits a construction site for a new luxury housing development, to be named Loveland Estates. Starting last October,  seven homes on the south…

Westside’s Director of Communications and Engagement Brandi Paul sent out an email to parents and staff regarding the district plan regarding coronavirus on Wednesday, Feb. 26. In the email, Paul gave…

The first confirmed case of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Nebraska was announced by Governor Pete Ricketts, on Friday, March 6. As the virus spreads, there are increasing fears that school events, such…

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on October 7, 2019.

Last spring, eighth grade student Jay Sanchez found himself struggling in school. Kelly Schulz, his Spanish instructor at Westside Middle School, devised a plan.

“I wasn’t doing so [well] in school,”…

On September 28 at 7 p.m. in room 328, Project Unify held their annual homecoming for Westside’s special education students. The group starts off with having their homecoming dinner, then they head down…

Senior Hannah Robino was involved in a car accident outside of Westside High School’s west parking lot on Tuesday, October 1, around 11:00 a.m. Social Studies Instructor Nathan Bramley and Business Instructor…

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on April 17, 2019.

At a Westside school board meeting on Feb. 27, it was announced that the district is facing a $2.8 million shortage. According to Director of Communications and Engagement Brandi Paul, it is the goal of…

Pride Players is a show comprised completely of scenes both comedic and dramatic, all written by the students in the program. Over the course program, Pride Players has allowed over 473 teens to tell their…

Scott Dobry is hunched over in the freezing rain, focused on his subject. He carefully adjusts his lenses trying to get the perfect resolution. Westside alumnus Scott Dobry is a professional photographer…

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on March 8, 2019.

For freshman Paige Vaccaro, seventh grade wasn’t just about finding new friends and dealing with a new schedule. It was about survival. Due to medical complications with her colon, Vaccaro had to receive…

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on January 31, 2019.

Senior Sergio Cardenas sees school as a barrier between him and his passion for working on cars for a living.

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on March 11, 2019.

This story was originally published on Westside Wired on March 4, 2019.

For one mod a day, five days a week, eighth-grader Aiden Theis is the youngest high schooler at the high school. Theis is three years ahead of his grade level in math, putting him in Advanced Algebra Honors…

On Wednesday, Nov. 7 during class time, the students of Culinary Arts had the chance to put down their knives and pans and grab onto a camera. Foods instructor Alice Smith invited journalism adviser Jerred…

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This story was originally published on Westside Wired on November 1, 2018.