As Christmas is quickly approaching, North Platte High students and staff prepare for the holidays.  Freshman Bryley Smith says her family always decorates a lot for Christmas. “My family’s actually...

During the holiday season, people more often consider what they are grateful for. When asked what they value most in their lives, many students gave the generic answer you’d expect. That being “my...

Buy a lot of decorations and put them up. Get crazy decorations, like the blow up ones, because they look cool. For lights, get the different colored ones, so it’s not all one color. Put the decorations...

In 1966, the holiday Kwanzaa was created by an African-American political activist by the name of Maulana Karenga. Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26-Jan. 1 by people of African decent. Each of the seven days...

“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...