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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

GRAPHIC BY NAYERA ABDESSALAM.
SOURCE FROM AMERICAN GAMING.ORG.

NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament tips off

Nayera Abdessalam, Managing Editor and Backpage writer March 10, 2023

The excitement is building as the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, comes into full swing. With the tournament beginning on March 14, experts and fans alike are making...

Job well Doane: Samantha Wilson signs with Tiger’s

Angie Twombly, Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2022

Samantha Wilson, 12, officially signed on to play golf at Doane University on November 18, 2022. Wilson has been playing golf for Omaha North High School since her junior year after she sustained...

Darius Richardson, 11, Mathews Rainer, 11, Krystopher Foster, 11, and Andrew Marcoux, 11, stay vigilant in a Bakers game. A Bakers game is when 5 teammates throw alternating frames of one game, for a single combined score. PHOTO BY ARAYA FAULKNER-DORSEY

Omaha North High bowling team STRIKES again

Syd Wakefield, Sports and Features writer December 16, 2022

Unlike football, cheer, volleyball, wrestling and many other sports, bowling is an underrepresented sport. Many people may have only ever considered bowling as a simple way to spend time with...

Te’Shaun Porter, 12, escapes a tckle as he runs with the ball. On September 8, 2022 the North Vikings played at Northwest high schoool against the Columbus Discoverers. The Vikings won the game with a score of 48 to 13.
PHOTO BY MA’KIYAH GAY

Featured athlete: Te’Shaun Porter

Tatyanna Estwick, Feature and Sports Writer November 28, 2022

Te’shaun Porter, 12, is a varsity football player for Omaha North High’s football team. Porter is number 12 on the team and is a running back. Porter began playing football seven years ago with...

Hannah Hausman, 11, pitches at a game against Westview at Fontenelle Park on Septemeber, 29. Hausman has been playing softball since she was five in the Keystone Little League.
PHOTO BY ARAYA FAULKNER-DORSEY

A new edition to the softball team

Tatyanna Estwick, Feature and Sports Writer October 11, 2022

After many years of just having a varsity team, North High School decided to add a new edition, the junior varsity softball team. Eric Janecek, the head coach of the softball team, began coaching softball...

Gotta Bowl: Omaha North High returns with a bowling team

Gotta Bowl: Omaha North High returns with a bowling team

Isabella Booth, News writer November 30, 2021

Bowling is not new as a sport at Omaha North High. It once was a sport a couple of years ago, but people lost interest in it, so they had to stop competing. No one can confirm when exactly they stopped...

The girls wrestling team runs as part of their conditioning. Melissa Smith, right, just began wrestling this year. “They also push me to do better when I feel like giving up,” Smith said.

The new wave of Omaha North High: North opens a new female wrestling team

Angie Twombly, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2021

Omaha North High School makes school history by opening a girls only wrestling team, with head coach Dan Carlson, and assistant coach, Steven Kirchner. They are ready to set the foundation and take on...

Volleyball Returns

Isabella Booth, News writer November 29, 2021

In 2020 when the pandemic hit, the volleyball team was not able to play. They were sad but this year they are back and having fun. The varsity team’s first game was a home game played at home. They...

Keshaun Williams points at the camera before the pre-game speech from Coach Martin. The wide receiver and defensive back plays on both offense and defense, flagging down passes on both sides of the ball.

Senior Spotlights

Angie Twombly, Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2021

 During the 2020-2021 school year fall sports were called off throughout the whole Omaha Public School District and many students were upset about it. Now as they are in the 2021-2022 school year seniors...

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...

The cheer team adds new stunts to their routine

Chyvianna Grayer, Sports Writer November 19, 2019

As the new cheer season comes around the cheerleaders have been working very hard to accomplish the new stunts.   “Our team always sees new stunts and are always eager to try them because we want...

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