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The Bulldogger
The student news site of North Platte High School

The Bulldogger
The student news site of North Platte High School

The Bulldogger
Jonathan Dekleva

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief

I am Jonathan Dekleva, the Editor-In-Chief of the Bulldogger this year; I have been on staff for four years. I’m a senior, and I am the First Sergeant of my Civil Air Patrol Squadron.

Before you panic, I have eight of these exact shirts. I do wash them, I am (allegedly) a sane person.

All content by Jonathan Dekleva
The NPHS student section cheers on the Bulldogs against Omaha Westside on Sept. 30.

[Photo] The New-and-Improved Westside Story

Natalie Deardoff, Sports Editor
October 31, 2022
Members of the Little Dawgs Dance Camp perform at halftime of the football game on Sept. 30.

[Photo] Pacers mentor younger generations of dancers

Madison Stewart, Staff Writer
October 31, 2022
Hungry, Hungry Fall Activities

Hungry, Hungry Fall Activities

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
October 31, 2022
Senior Kolten Tilford runs the ball against Omaha Westside on Sept. 30.

[Photo] ‘Senior’ Night previals

Chloe Bear Killer, Photographer/Designer
October 31, 2022
Officer Johnson has a conversation with Keith Lloyd, a science teacher.

Always available

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
December 7, 2021

Twenty years later

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
October 18, 2021
Protest outside of McKinley Education Center

Protest outside of McKinley Education Center

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
October 18, 2021

When and where to find the NPHS production of “Clue”

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
October 4, 2021
Senior David Sack speaking to members of Cadet Staff in March 2021.

Landing a dream

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2021
Lightning flashes across the sky during a storm over North Platte, NE.

Weathering the storm

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2021
Senior Josh Stoner during his entertainment speech that won the NSAA State Speech Competition.

Senior qualifies for nationals

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2021
The pep band plays at a pep rally. Students have recently been let back into sporting events, so the band has as well.

The band’s back in the stands

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 26, 2021
Werkmeister's 2020 Teacher of the Year Award. It reads "North Platte Public Schools 2020 Teacher of the Year 6th - 12th Grade, Ashley Werkmeister".

Teacher trophy

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 26, 2021
A student section at one of the North Platte basketball games. The student section came back for basketball on January 18, 2021.

Fans in the stands

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 1, 2021
More NPHS seniors are graduating early than in previous years.

Moving on early

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
December 17, 2020
A box of food in math teacher Emily Hasenauer's classroom. The canned food drive started on November 16 and ended on November 30.

How we ‘can’ help fight hunger

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
November 20, 2020
North Platte High School's marching band earned a superior at the Kearney Columbus Corona Competition in Kearney on Oct. 24.

To the tune of Superior

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
November 5, 2020
NPHS senior David Sack shows off his student pilot's license.

Life goals taking off

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
October 19, 2020
Actors from the fall play, "The Write Stuff".

The show must go on… even in a pandemic

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
September 24, 2020
Sophomore Oban Sandoval celebrates his new personal record at the finish line on August 29. Sandoval got a time of 20:19.32.

North Platte home cross country meet

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
September 1, 2020
Senior Aaron Franz celebrates his team winning in the Blue, Gold, White Cross Country Scrimmage. According to Franz, being a senior in these times are a little scary. "It's kind of scary, to be honest, knowing that each thing that I do is my last, and I may not even have that sometimes," said Franz.

Blue, gold, and white cross country scrimmage

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
August 27, 2020
Not my last goodbye

Not my last goodbye

Bailey Roeder and Jonathan Dekleva
April 19, 2020
A news brief over the closing of The Rec center and North Platte's wish for people to stay home.

Opinion: Taking a rest from The Rec

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
March 19, 2020
Senior Taylor Lundgreen interns for the University of Nebraska Extension Office. He also says that he would do another internship, if he had time. "It's a lot of fun; I was out at the research station, and I learned a lot more than I thought I would." said Lundgreen.

A chance to change your future

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 28, 2020
The Pacer Dance Team preformed their state Pom routine at NPHS' winter sports' state send-off. They have taken many hours out of their morning and weekends to learn and practice both of their routines.

Winter State send-off

Emmalynn Berry and Jonathan Dekleva
February 20, 2020
Black and Blue Pacers 2020

Black and Blue Pacers 2020

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 13, 2020
Freshman River Johnston drives towards the hoop.

Varsity basketball versus Hastings

Jonathan Dekleva, Editor-In-Chief
February 13, 2020
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