The student news site of Omaha North High Magnet School

The North Star

The student news site of Omaha North High Magnet School

The North Star

The student news site of Omaha North High Magnet School

The North Star

Have a holly jolly Christmas Charlie Brown:    New deal with Apple TV, PBS allows PBS to broadcast the Charlie Brown Christmas special on TV

Have a holly jolly Christmas Charlie Brown: New deal with Apple TV, PBS allows PBS to broadcast the Charlie Brown Christmas special on TV

Lillian Nero, Opinion Editor January 4, 2021

It was expected that “A Charlie Brown Christmas” would only be available for Apple TV+, but according to USA Today, on November 22, it was announced that Apple TV+ and PBS will both air, just...

Performances in Omaha and their Covid-19 Guidelines

Performances in Omaha and their Covid-19 Guidelines

Jaeden Johnson, Entertainment Writer January 4, 2021

The city of Omaha reopened from quarantine June 1, 2020 and a mask mandate went into place August 11, 2020. Pete Ricketts’ new policies allowed larger events, certain sports, and the reopening of...

Fully Remote After Winter Break

Fully Remote After Winter Break

Megan Davelaar, Features Writer January 4, 2021

It was determined by the District leadership that district leaders will be going fully remote on Tuesday, January 5, through January 15. The 3/2 model will return on Tuesday, January 19.  This...

Jeopardy Host Passes After Year-Long Battle

Liberty Stuart, News writer January 4, 2021

This man holds the Guinness World Record for most game show episodes hosted by the same presenter. Who was Alex Trebek? On November 8, 2020 Alex Trebek, best known for being the host of Jeopardy, passed...

Trump tries to terminate TikTok

Amanda Dennis, News Writer November 19, 2020

On August 6, 2020, President Trump and his administration announced in an Executive Order they would be banning the popular social media app, TikTok, after suspicions that the...

NBA Players strike amidst Black Lives Matter protests 

NBA Players strike amidst Black Lives Matter protests 

Elena Conyers-Gains, Features Writer November 19, 2020

Playing without the deafening cheers of crowds was something NBA players had grown accustomed to in the isolation of the bubble, but on Wednesday, August 26, it was their time to return...

Chadwick Boseman, star of Black Panther, dead at 43

Chadwick Boseman, star of Black Panther, dead at 43

Jeremiah Booth, Editor-In-Chief November 19, 2020

I was watching television in my bedroom when my father called me and told me that “the guy who plays Black Panther died.” Initially, I didn’t believe him because the internet tends to lie to people....

“It’s the Great Disappointment”: Charlie Brown holiday specials will now only be shown exclusively on Apple TV+.

Lillian Nero, Opinion Editor October 23, 2020

Since 1966, Charles Schulz’s “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” has been airing on nationwide television every October. The 25-minute-long episode originally aired on CBS, and later moved...

Laura leaves Louisiana leveled

Laura leaves Louisiana leveled

Liberty Stuart, News writer October 20, 2020

If you only had a short amount of time to decide what you wanted to keep and what would get destroyed from your house, what would you take? Many people faced this tough decision in Louisiana this year....

OPS does not grade work over COVID-19 closure

Dominick Bartels, News Writer April 18, 2020

On March 15th, 2020, Omaha Public Schools (OPS) announced school would be closed to slow the spread of the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This came after the federal government released...

ID changes for TSA in late 2020

Megan Bechtolt, News Writer February 20, 2020

TSA is changing their identification requirements. Starting on October 1st, 2020, every person traveling by air that is over the age of 18 will need a Real ID to travel within the US, said TSA. A Real...

Potential budget cuts threatens OPS faculty

Dominick Bartels, News Writer January 20, 2020

In 2009, due to the Great Recession, Omaha Public Schools (OPS) had to reallocate district employee's retirement investments. However, the new investments have been returning slower than the district expected,...

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