Picture a hacksaw cutting through a bone. That’s what drew dozens of NPHS students to this month’s medical club.  The students weren’t actually sawing a bone like in a horror movie; they were using...

Not many try to dress like their drinks, but sophomore Tony Booth has been doing this for about four years. He likes to choose daily outfits to match his energy drinks he gets almost daily from the Prairie...

With basketball games opening up and allowing students to attend, this also means that the school's pep band is back to cheer on the teams. Senior Jack Bunger has been a member of the NPHS Band all...

Blistering heat. Sun beating down on your head as you struggle to keep your pace. Cracks and rocks in the road causing you to stumble. Run, keep running. You are only 63 miles into your 100 mile race....

During the first week of February, walking through the NPHS hallways before school started looked like a normal high school.  The walls were full of posters promoting school activities. Spaced about a...

English teacher Ashley Werkmeister is the secondary teacher of the year, according to the North Platte Public Schools Foundation. Ashley Werkmeister has been an English teacher at NPHS for 7 years....

America is made up of different Ethnicities (—) a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, according to the Dictionary. However having a community of people maintaining...

Since November of 2019, Senior Callen Zurn has been working the early shift at United Parcel Service (UPS). Every weekday from 4 a.m. to around 9 a.m., Zurn lifts and unloads packages from semi-trucks...

North Platte Public Schools said it is one step closer to ending the relentless COVID-19 pandemic after over 300 staff members received their first vaccination. West Central Health District held...

Imagine always being hungry, but not being allowed to eat very much.  Now imagine that at six-years-old.  Freshman Aaliyah Caudillo doesn’t have to pretend-- she lives that situation every day. Her...

Senior Kris Kautz decides to give up playing soccer to get money for college. For the past three years, Kautz has participated in multiple sports. “I played soccer, football, and I participated in...

As of January 18, 2021, the Student section has returned, according to Jordan Cudney, who is the Athletic Director for NPHS. Cudney says that attendance is chosen from NSAA (Nebraska State Athletics...