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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 speech and debate team poses with the plaque recognizing their membership to the National Speech and Debate Association.
Photo courtesy of Michael Brown

Speech, Debate entries decrease due to snowstorm

Hannah Miller, In-depth Writer April 16, 2019

Currently, Speech and Debate students are preparing for their upcoming national tournaments. Michael Brown, Speech and Debate teacher, said that the NSDA tournaments, National District Speech and Debate...

CRU members gather for a picture after their meeting on Mar. 5, 2019. CRU meets every Tuesday in the library at 5:30 pm.
Photo courtesy of Tim Williams

CRU provides faith-based service opportunities

Denaya Lewis, Opinion Writer April 10, 2019

Campus Crusades for Christ is a national Christian organization, started in 1951 at UCLA. CRU was started at North last year thanks to senior Tim Williams. They are a small club that meets every Tuesday...

This is the Washinton Monument seen bordered by cherry blossom trees. A festival celebrating the blossoms takes place between Mar. 20-Apr. 14.                         
Photo courtesy of the National Cherry Blossom Festival

Winter weather delays trip to D.C.

Emily Mann, News Editor April 10, 2019

Last semester, seniors at Omaha North were presented with the opportunity to visit the country’s capitol, Washington D.C. The annual trip was started four years ago by two of North’s English teachers,...

JROTC practices, prepares for out of state trip

Zach Hansen, Business Manager April 10, 2019

The North High School JROTC program will be looking forward to two events that were supposed to take place in February but have been since moved to March due to weather. A color guard competition was...

SkateDaze announces their closure for the end of the day on Mar. 31 after 73 years of business. This location, 132nd and B St, has been open since 1982 and it has provided a skating rink play center for all ages.
Photo by Paige Anthony

Omaha entertainment centers close doors

Paige Anthony, News Editor April 8, 2019

SkateDaze was originally one of eight local rollerskating rinks owned by the Cernik family. When this location opened in 1982, roller skating was its only attraction. Since then, they’ve added a three...

Graphic by Hannah Miller

Open Door Mission provides assistance for homeless population

Kylie Hughes, Online Editor February 21, 2019

Throughout the Omaha area, 2,000 people are living without a home, according to the Open Door Mission. For some, it started with the loss of a job. For others, it was substance abuse that led to the loss...

Fontenelle teacher put on administrative leave

Tyvon Smith, In-Depth Editor February 14, 2019

During the 2018-2019 school year, Omaha Public Schools has had a staff member be put on administrative leave with a pending investigation on sexually violating children on the job. The Omaha World Herald...

Speech, Debate gain recognition with over 50 degrees

Hannah Miller, In-depth Writer February 14, 2019

In about two months, Speech and Debate has their Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) district tournaments. As a team, Speech and Debate wants...

Graphic by Paige Anthony

Breakdown of the shutdown

Paige Anthony, News Editor February 14, 2019

On Dec. 21, 2018, Congress let funding for roughly 25 percent of the federal government expire. By the midnight deadline, the House and the Senate had not passed a spending bill appropriating money to...

JROTC sends their best for competition

Zach Hansen, Business Manager February 14, 2019

The North High JROTC program will be traveling to Northwest High School to attend a color guard competition. Over the past three years, the Viking battalion have performed 90 color guards within the Omaha...

BSLC plans for upcoming annual events

Molly Schmeits, Entertainment Editor February 12, 2019

Black Student Leadership Council (BSLC) is back in full swing after the two-week winter break. Second semester is one of the busiest times for the council. Last March, BSLC put on the first ever African...

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Barnes navigates the business world

Dejunae Dandridge, News Editor February 12, 2019

Michael Barnes is a black man who has 3 companies, which makes him a small minority business owner. Barnes has sole proprietorship, an enterprise that is ran only by one individual and there is no distinction...

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