NPHS heads to State swim and dive competition

Mia Dugan, Staff Writer

February 26, 2020

North Platte High School swimmers and divers will be competing at the State tournament in Lincoln, Neb. at the Devaney Center this weekend. Junior Jonathan Brouillette is currently ranked number two in the state for diving. Returning to the State springboard for the third time, he feels very confiden...

Sick flips & tricks

Beckett Allen, Staff Writer

November 22, 2019

Where can you find folks flipping into foam pits in North Platte? A group of students have organized a way to safely practice parkour jumping and flipping with the help of a local business. Legacy Dance and Gymnastics recently started to host an open gym every other Friday night. Owner Janna Ryan was approached by seniors Jackson Erickson and Mac Hardy. “[They] asked if there was any way that maybe they can work something out because they’d love...

Ripping the record

Jon Brouillette, Layout, Business Editor

February 22, 2019

His name is one of the many we pass on our way to the locker room: Jareb Liewer. 11-dives. 419 points. Year: 2000. Knocking his name off of that board was my goal this year; a feat I accomplished in January when I scored 457. He was just a name. Then I found out who Liewer really was--...

A white(head) Christmas

Jon Brouillette, Layout, Business Editor

December 20, 2018

This is the month for treats, but the gift you don't want this December is more zits! North Platte Dermatologist Daniel Mosel says chocolate, candy canes, and sugar don't cause acne. Your food choice shouldn’t affect your acne according to Mosel, “Hormones cause acne.” However there are small...

Winter Wind-Up

Clay Stone, Managing Editor

November 30, 2018

Senior Abbie Hedgecock drives down the court in the girl’s first scrimmage versus Gothenburg. “We have a really good chemistry. We can play with each other, criticize each other, but also really help each other out,” she said. Photo by Dylan Nesslein Fall has passed over, the leaves are gone...

It’s just a prank, bro…

Jon Brouillette, Layout, Business Editor

November 30, 2018

I walked into my room and what I saw made me drop my bags to the floor. Nothing was the way it should be; my whole room was completely rearranged to madness. A couple of weeks ago, my friends put me, and my paranoia to the test. It all started on a Saturday morning after a sleepover. I had left my...

Diving and Thriving

February 16, 2018

Two new divers, two new State qualifiers. Junior Riley Smith and freshman Jon Brouillette both entered their first year of diving this season; and both are currently preparing to go to State. “I went in thinking that I was going to try it and be super bad and absolutely hate it,” said Smith....