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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

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 needs more food. The coronavirus has caused an economic crisis in our community, and student council wants you to help more than ever before.  Sponsor Ashley Werkmeister said more local...

Senior Savanna States carries cans into the dawg pound at the canned food drive on Nov. 15. The seniors had a point total of 46,819. "You don’t even know who that person is that your helping but you are brightening their day by giving them something to eat," said States.

Collecting cans council edition

Aspen Nelson, Sports Editor November 22, 2019

“It’s such a big day for all of us, and we all take on huge roles in the day,” said senior Savanna States. The North Platte High School student council hosted a canned food drive on Nov. 15 to...

Seniors Alecea Comer (left) and Aniston Manzano unload cans during the “senior parade” at the NPHS canned food drive on Nov. 16.

A significant role

Ainsley Nichols, Managing Editor November 30, 2018

North Platte High School’s annual canned food drive raised, quite literally, a ton of food for the Salvation Army this year. In fact, the food that students brought in during the canned food drive totaled...

Got it in the can:

Got it in the can:

Bryce Lee, Co-Editor in Chief December 15, 2017

Cans lining the walls stacked up in bundles of twelves towering up towards the ceiling, students walking in and out carrying more stuff than they can handle, and a folding table covered with color-coded...

Canned Food Drive 2016

Brett Folk, Staff Writer December 9, 2016

CAN we do it?

December 2, 2016

NPHS Student Council Canned Food Drive will be held from Tuesday Dec. 6th until Friday, Dec 9th @ 4:00pm. This event brings in tens of thousands of food items for North Platte and Lincoln County food banks. ...

Another near empty shelf at the Salvation Army. “We run out of canned beans, fruit, soup, peanut butter, pasta, mac n’ cheese, and canned meat easily,” said Hoaglund.

We CAN make a difference

Syble Heffernan, Editor in Chief November 4, 2016

“When I was a kid I would look at someone who was homeless and think they were uneducated or didn’t have good parents. There was a zero percent chance 20 years ago that I would’ve ever thought I’d...

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