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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 student news site of Omaha North High Magnet School

The North Star

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Students “four” shorter weeks

Angie Twombly, Editor-in-Chief November 28, 2022

School is one of those things that most can agree wears them out by the end of the week. I have stacks of homework every night, I am constantly tired and I have no time to pursue my hobbies. This is because...

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A never-ending disappointment

Giovanni Valentine, Opinion and Entertainment writer November 28, 2022

Halloween Ends is the 13th and final installment in the iconic slasher film series. This is the third film of David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s Trilogy that began back in 2018 and it’s so terrible,...

W. Dale Clark Library sits with glass shattered on October 20, 2022. Demolition began early October 2022. 
PHOTO BY CHRIS MACHIAN

Tearing down a piece of Omaha

Staff Editorial November 28, 2022

Mutual of Omaha will move its headquarters into downtown Omaha by tearing down the historic landmark that is the W. Dale Clark branch of the Omaha Public Library. Mutual’s new headquarters will stand...

Petri dishes sit on the counter on September 26, 2022. They are awaiting results to see bacterial growth from bathrooms. PHOTO BY SARA POPKEN

Bacteria breaches the bathrooms

Sara Popken, Opinion and Entertainment editor October 16, 2022

Practically every public restroom has a hand dryer installed and most people have grown to be accustomed to the loud whir that occurs upon entrance. Although jet hand dryers eliminate waste from paper...

The best burger is …

Mynor Strong, Entertainment Writer June 4, 2022

May is the national food month of hamburgers, so I decided to figure out what restaurant has the tastiest burger in Nebraska. My ideal burger is a smash burger, with bacon, barbecue, and a side of ranch.   What...

Sophomore year in book reviews

Sophomore year in book reviews

Sara Popken, Opinion and Entertainment editor June 4, 2022

Every year at some point or another I am left in an English class staring down my most recently assigned book, begging it fold in on itself and dissipate just to avoid the next 30 minutes of reading. Sometimes...

New year, new Viking Times

New year, new Viking Times

Nayera Abdessalam, Managing Editor and Backpage writer November 29, 2021

Students and staff returned to North High this August facing the transition from the 3/2 and remote schedule during the 2020-21 school year to now having the whole building back in person.  Last school...

Quarantiniversery

Jeremiah Booth, Editor-In-Chief April 7, 2021

March 13, 2020 is a day nobody will forget. That’s the day all of our lives here in America changed. For many students, it was supposed to be the last day of spring break. Over 16 states temporarily...

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