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The Clarion

The Student News Site of Lincoln Southeast High School

The Clarion

The Student News Site of Lincoln Southeast High School

The Clarion

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The Block Blast Boom

Lida Prochaska, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

All around LSE, at all times of the day, students are glued to their phones. Some are looking at TikTok, or texting their friends, but the app that has been taking up most of LSE students’ time lately...

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Wendi Baus-Herbin: Impacting the Classroom

Baran Safa, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

As summer comes to an end and school starts to roll around, all students wait for their schedules to upload. Some students worry about socializing and making new friends, while others are nervous to see...

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To Pledge or not To Pledge

Sophia Clark, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Since Oct. 21, 1882 schools all over America have recited The Pledge of Allegiance with students, teachers, and other staff.  The history of the Pledge started with Francis Bellamy, an Baptist minster...

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TV Ads: On Their Last Life?

Lydia Petersen, Staff Writer March 9, 2025

Have you ever purchased anything because of a Super Bowl ad? If you have, then you’re in the minority of people at Southeast High School. According to a recent survey taken of LSE students, only 31%...

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Training the Next Generation of Health Care Providers

Lily Deitering, Copy Editor March 8, 2025

From nurses, to doctors, to surgeons, all those in the medical field display immense dedication and diligence to their job. This has been an inspiration to many young students who find themselves eager...

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Freedom Under Fire

Mina Jan, Social Media Editor March 7, 2025

Since 2021, there have been 16,000 documented bans on books throughout America. Book bans are nothing new, as they’ve been around since the first ever ban on Thomas Morton’s “New English Canaan”...

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Romance Rewatches: Love Stories to Watch Again and Again

Lanna Ramirez Cromer, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Paper hearts colored every hue of pink and red set the mood for February, the month of love. Store isles begin to fill shelves with extravagant rose bouquets and chocolate covered strawberries. Whether...

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Can You Feel the Light Inside?

Kristina Gevorkova, Design Editor March 4, 2025

Under flashing neon lights and mixing colors, Tyler, the Creator’s Chromakopia Tour transforms a simple, bland venue into a work of art. People of all ages – teens, adults, and more – flood the space...

Swimmers dive in at the LSE vs. Fremont vs. LHS meet.

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Finishing With a Splash

Mollie Moses and Lida Prochaska March 3, 2025

Cheers and chants from the crowd and teammates ring out as swimmers finish first in their race. After three months of discipline and hard work, the swim season is nearing its end. The past couple of months...

Photo Credits: Stacy Fischer

Finding Love in Lincoln’s Best Date Night Spots

Garrison Mehlin, Staff Writer March 2, 2025

The month  of romance is upon us, and many highschoolers found themselves with their partners on a dreary Friday night with no plans for the evening. The indecisiveness about what the two of them could...

Julie Li (10) singing “Snowman” accompanied by Jayson Bach (10).

A Nite of Knights to Remember

Evangeline Ahern, Staff Writer March 1, 2025

For 68 years now, students at Lincoln Southeast High School (LSE) have been impressing their community with a display of their talents at LSE’s variety show, Nite of Knights. This year was no different,...

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Retire the “R-word”

Myla Davis, Copy Editor February 28, 2025

My uncle used to invite me to watch movies on cable with him. I would accidentally ruffle the sheets of his bed but unlike usual, he wouldn’t care much. He’d just sit in his chair and laugh loudly...

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