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The Clarion

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The Appeal and Apprehension of Advanced Placement

Lida Prochaska, Copy Editor October 12, 2025

Hundreds of students at LSE start the year in Advanced Placement courses, but many don’t stay. Within the first few weeks, Advanced Placement courses see some of the highest drop rates as students realize...

Sara Friest's standout Bald Eagle nominees. 
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Golden Sower Soars Higher

Lydia Petersen, Copy Editor October 3, 2025

Golden Sower books have been a staple in Nebraska elementary and middle school libraries for decades. Many students who attended elementary schools in Nebraska may fondly remember the days when their librarian...

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signs Legislative Bill 140. 
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New State Law Tightens Phone Policy at LSE

Sophia Clark, Social Media Editor October 3, 2025

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill this spring requiring schools to enforce stricter cell phone policies. LSE has developed policies around cell phone usage in the classroom over the past couple of years,...

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Friday Frenzy: Homecoming Dance to Follow Football Game Same Night

Mary Mckewon, Photo Editor October 2, 2025

For high school students across the country, Homecoming week is usually capped off with a night dance. For the past several years at LSE, the dance has been the day after the football game, whether that...

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Justice Divided

Baran Safa, Copy Editor July 8, 2025

In the January 2023 article from Alliance for Justice, titled, “How the Supreme Court Destroys Its Own Legitimacy,” journalist William W. Taylor cites a Gallup Poll that reports, “58% of Americans...

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Innovation or Imitation?

Lida Prochaska, Copy Editor June 24, 2025

**Jane Smith is a pseudonym Sophomore Jane Smith stared at her math homework that was due tomorrow. She hadn’t even started it. With a few clicks and a photo, Smith solved her problem. The answers appeared...

Ruby Franke and Kevin Franke are pictured with their children in this photo taken by Melanie Rice Photography
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Kidfluencing: Is It Ethical?

Mary Mckewon, Photo Editor June 2, 2025

Would you let thousands of people watch your child shop for their first period products? This is the reality of many families that raise and endorse kidfluencers. In the past couple months, the internet...

(From left to right) Melania Trump, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and Elon Musk
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The First 100 Days

Mollie Moses, Online Editor, Podcast Editor May 19, 2025

On May 8, the 47th president of the U.S., Donald Trump, reached his 100th day in office, which marked a milestone of massive and controversial changes. On the first day of his second presidency, Jan. 20,...

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When the Storm Strikes

Kristina Gevorkova, Design Editor, Podcast Editor May 18, 2025

The basement was supposed to be the safest place, but for LSE junior, Kayjah Green, it was the setting of a newfound nightmare. On a stormy night in 2016, rain pounded above her as she slept in her basement...

Lincoln Southeast English teacher Chris DeAmbrose poses with a t-shirt that reads “Polka Players of Nebraska. Good times in Good Weather.” 
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There Might be an Accordian That can Predict the Future

Garrison Mehlin, Staff Writer May 14, 2025

Late in the afternoon of March 18, 2025, it was no secret that a massive blizzard was on the horizon. In an almost frantic attempt to prepare for the upcoming disaster, Lincoln residents started to lay...

Skretta and NASB staff visiting Washington D.C. Capital
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LPS Initiates Action In Preparation for Possible Deconstruction of Department of Education

Sophia Clark, Social Media Editor May 10, 2025

On March 20, it was publicized that President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the dismantling of the United States Department of Education (DOE). In a statement released by Secretary...

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Trump’s Travel Ban: Immigration on Hold

Baran Safa, Copy Editor May 9, 2025

The travel ban. A plan, supported by the Trump Administration, to close off America’s borders from certain countries. “I will ban refugee resettlement from terror infested areas like the Gaza Strip,...

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