Take a moment to imagine not knowing where your next meal is coming from or not having a stable home to return to. Now picture this along with being a teenager still discovering their place in the world.  Freshman Amelia Wheeler helps  combat youth homelessness in Omaha through Youth Emergency Services. She  discovered YES volunteering with her church and found a passion in her service. “The...

Some might say a picture is worth a thousand words. Some might say a picture is just a quick photo taken on a cellphone. To seniors Lindsey Koster and Jeffrey Zimmerly, a picture is everything.  There are so many factors that go into the perfect picture, and  Koster and  Zimmerly know this all too well. Both seniors have their own photography businesses and spend long hours organizing photo shoots,...

As winter begins to slowly creep around the corner, everyone is in need of something warm in their hand and sweet in their cup. With this in mind, I set out ho-ho-hoping to find the best hot chocolate in Omaha.  For me, the best cup of hot chocolate has to have five components that will put it at the top of the competition: it cannot be too expensive, it should have whipped cream or marshmallows,...

I’ve always had difficulty finding a caffeinated drink that satisfies both my tired brain and my taste buds. I’ve also never been the one to drink coffee or energy drinks as they make my mouth pucker in distaste. However, I put myself up to the challenge to finally find a drink that will satisfy me. Faced with this challenge, I did what many high school students do and turned to social media. In...

“...How will this duo fit in and fulfill all? By sharing a love like you’ve never seen. WandaVision!”  Marvel’s new series, WandaVision, follows the superhero Wanda and the humanoid mind stone Vision’s ‘normal’ life in a new, sit-com style neighborhood. But there remains one question: How?  After the events of both “Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame” the baffling notion...

As seniors enter their final semester of high school, they look to their past for guidance on future decisions. For some, it is clear academically what they want to pursue, and for others, it’s their dreams they wish to chase. As a child, senior Carver Jones was said to have a fiery passion for music. As he grew, his infatuation with music never faded, but blossomed, making it clear to his family...

Finding a treat that wouldn’t hinder my weight loss progress, that could satisfy my notorious sweet tooth, and that wasn’t chocolate chip cookie dough Halo Top ice cream had proven to be quite the challenge. And on a Friday evening, my brother and I were feeling quite the urge to have something delectable, and so, as per usual, we went on a quick run to Super Target to pick up a pint of my favorite...