2015 GHS Voice Issue 9

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Senior Issue

The Baby back boys REunite GHs Alumni get featured in a Chili’s Youtube Ad

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by Cassandra Kostal

rom show choir camp to a televised commercial, GHS alumni Logan Langholdt, Luke Beran, and David Beran had no idea just how far their interpretation of Chili’s Baby Back Ribs song would go. What started out as a fun little act for a talent show has gained the attention of the nationwide chain that inspired it all.

“David, Luke, and I actually first prepared the song for our sophomore year show choir camp,” said Langholdt, freshman at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. “We just wanted something short and fun.”

The performance given by Langholdt and the Beran brothers featured lyrics about baby back ribs and took the tune through four separate genres of music.

The variety makes for some interesting interpretations as the song goes through each of the different tunes.

“My favorite part of the song is the dubstep at the end,” said D. Beran, freshman at Doane College. “It is so fun to just go crazy.”

Figuring out how to take one song through four variations could prove to be extremely hard for some people.

For three guys who have each spent years intricately involved with music, inspiration came easily.

“It was pretty easy to put together with such a funny group of guys,” said Langholdt. “We just took each other’s suggestions and ran with them. It’s all a blur.”

Just a few months ago, these three guys dusted off their old routine and sent the video into the Chili’s restaurant chain to be considered for promotional use.

Chili’s responded enthusiastically and the performance is now being used as a part of a commercial advertisement for Chili’s 40th anniversary celebration.

“It was Logan’s idea to send it in for their contest,” said L. Beran, freshman at Northwest Missouri State. “I was not expecting Chili’s to respond.”

The entire process has proved to be more than they expected. From a summer camp talent show to being featured on national television, this video, barely two

minutes long, has become a major source of excitement.

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect,” said D. Beran. “A part of me thought they would maybe use it in a commercial, but it was super cool to be featured on the company’s YouTube page!”

This whole production was all about having fun and creating memories that will last a lifetime. Making the video with great friends was just one enjoyable part of this unique experience.

“I also enjoy my classmates in the school of music down here coming up to me and asking if that was me in the Chili’s YouTube ad,” said Langholdt. “They come up to me like, ‘Am I insane or were you wearing an ugly sweater on a Chili’s commercial?’”

While their faces may be seen nationwide, the names of these three young men from Nebraska will only be known by those who knew them before their part in a commerical. Fame was never their intention. Receiving recognition and praise from their family and friends is enough.

Singing in a Chili’s YouTube ad, Langholdt, D. Beran, and L. Beran strike a pose in their ugly sweaters.

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May 2015

More kids means more schools Building new schools may become a reality for the citizens of Gretna by roy Thompson

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Photo by DLR Group new bond is scheduled to go into the voting stages that, if passed, will approve a $57.4 million bond for the construction of several new buildings as well as other things that are needed by the Gretna Public School District.

“We would build a second middle school, a fifth elementary school, purchase the land that those two buildings would be placed on, money for technology and security upgrades and money to expand the bus facility,” said Dr. Kevin Riley, Superintendent.

The bond is based purely on necessity; the 2017-2018 school year has an estimated 4,644 students in the Gretna Public School District, which is 329 students over the current capacity of 4,315.

“It’s just enrollment growth,” said Dr. Riley. “We’ve grown a thousand students since the last bond issue in 2010. When

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you’re growing that quickly, as few districts are in the state, you run out of space.”

Along with the much-needed additional space that new schools will provide, numerous new job openings will be available within the district. Many people will be needed to fill teaching, secretarial, para, food service and transportation jobs, just to list a few.

Due to the necessity basis, many items were left off the list such as a high school stadium expansion, parking lot resurfacing and a second gym at the current middle school.

“The Citizen’s Committee looked at the enrollment capacity and financial issues this fall and there were 17 to 19 options to choose from,” said Riley.

“The committee said no to those things because we don’t need them at this time.”

The bond will be funded through a property tax levy of 7.5 cents per $100 of property value. For instance, a home

valued at $100,000 will pay $75 more every year in taxes.

Over the years, the Gretna Public School District has seen a variety of referendums. A 1994 vote approved a $7.5 M bond for a new middle school (current high school). In 2002, a $21.1 M bond funded the construction of Thomas Elementary as well as an addition to the middle school that converted it to the current high school. A few years later, a 2005 ballot approved a $20.9 M bond for the construction of Palisades Elementary, middle school renovation and addition, and Gretna Elementary remodeling. The most recent bond in 2010, approved a $35.8 M bond for the construction of a fourth elementary school, high school addition, and bus barn expansion.

Overall, the space is greatly needed by the district, and, if passed, the new schools will offer several new jobs. With the vote scheduled for May 12, Gretna should have its answer soon.

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New season brings improvements ghs girls’ tennis team brings teamwork and strength to the new year

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by samantha hannigan

he Gretna girls tennis team is serving up a good year. As the team has won a majority of the meets they have participated in so far this year, everyone has worked well together and there has been support on the team.

“This season is full of improvement and fun,” said Kassidy Otteman, junior.

With a varsity team being a little young, there are not as many seniors and juniors on the team as there are sophomores. There is potential on the team which takes time to develop. This season, the team has had fewer head-tohead duels and more triangulars.

“It takes time to pick doubles pairing,” said head coach Sarah Benzel. “Picking pairing is more than just ability, but also compatibility. I feel we are getting closer to finding more compatible pairings.”

The team this year has done well to hold their own, and with more experience, they should be able to not just tie the games but win them.

Working hard at practice, Sophie Lottman (15) swings for a hit. The GHS girls’ tennis team practices everyday after school unless they have a meet. Photo by Mason Hjermstad.

Abbie Wesely (17) preparing to return a volley at the triangular meet hosted by Gretna against Omaha Roncalli and Nebraska City. Photo by JJ Junjohann.

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From left to right: Sophie Lottman (15), Lizzy Isaacson (16), Abby Brown (16), Abbie Wesely (17), and Kiley Tremel (17) cheer on their teammates at a varsity meet. Photo by JJ Jungjohann.

April 2015

fighting towards the championship

Varsity boys’ soccer is one of the top teams in their class for 2015 season

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By Katie Stukenholtz

ast year, Varsity boys’ soccer ended their season with a second place finish at State.

This year, they are one of the top teams in their class. The team is coached by Mr. Dave Fisch and Mr. Brock Karloff. On the team there are 22 players, 18 of whom are seniors. The team has made many improvements over the course of their season.

“I think we have improved our team chemistry,” said Carter Donahue, senior.

“At the beginning of the year, we had some new players that played a lot and we weren’t used to playing with each other.

Now we’re playing a lot better as a team.”

An essential part of the team doing well is hard work and quite a bit of effort.

Success is a matter of everyone pushing for their goal, whether he plays the entire game or gets in for only five minutes. The boys have been able to achieve a very successful season.

“Our season is going really well,” said Christian Hadden, senior. “We are currently sitting in first place in power points and our only losses have come to Class A teams.”

The players are all excited to make the team an even better unit than it already is. It can be difficult to get use to new players. It is up to the boys to know the other player’s strengths and weaknesses.

“The brotherly bonds we’ve all formed will help with our success as a team,” said Jacob Heath, senior. “Thus far, we’ve improved on our ball movement

Christian Hadden (15) fights for the ball during the away game against Elkhorn South. Gretna took the win at 1-0. Photo by Cassandra Kostal.

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as a unit and our strong team chemistry really helped move that along.”

However, no team is perfect. The players still have things they need to work on before they get to state. They realize that they are a good team, but they also know they can make improvements to become an even better team.

“I think we have great ball control and communicate very effectively, but we tend to overlook the easier games and are having a difficult time scoring consistently,” said Joshua Kostal, senior.

The second place finish at State last year will make them eager to show what they can do.The boys are going to do their best and make a run for the state title. These players have a great chance of making it to state.

Sprinting towards the goal, Travis Hurd (15) dribbles his way across the field during the Elkhorn South game. Photo by Cassandra Kostal.

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Farewell

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Class of2015

MAY 2015

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s summer draws nearer, all students are eagerly anticipating the first day of vacation and making plans for the rest of summer.

Everyone has been distracted by the nice weather outside, and the more we watch the clock or update our countdowns, the slower time seems to go. But no students are as restless as this year’s graduating seniors, who are leaving high school forever in a matter of days. Before they walk the halls for the last time, seniors are taking the opportunity to remember the moments that made high school great while still focusing on their goals for the future.

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Senior “Mr. Wimmer used to have this app on his phone that he would use to synthesize voices for fun. As we left band he would hook up his phone to the speakers and have it say ‘Good job today, band is cool’ on a loop as we left. Either that or ‘Tate Rittenberger asks too many questions.’” -Simon Gissler “In order to combat the ridiculous hype about crispitos, my friends and I decided to create our own hype by introducing Cake Day. Just to be clear, cake wasn’t served as a side dish, it was all we ate for lunch. We took turns making cakes, the first of which was a six layer rainbow cake. There was also a day in which Summer Murray decided to make a cheesecake but didn’t use the actual ingredients to make a cheesecake, so it turned out looking like scrambled eggs. We still mock her to this day for that. We don’t let Summer make cakes anymore.” -Alex Chase “Once in the middle of AP Mrs. Ockander was telling me how great of a student I was. While she was telling me how fantastic I was, my phone fell off my lap from where I had been texting and hit the floor.” -Kolton Speer

“A few weeks ago Rachel Schollaert, Colin Anthony, Josh Kostal, Christian Hadden, Baron Huntwork, Isabel Dammermann and I were making a slasher film for German IV at the KOA. At the end, this random guy who I assume was camping there came up to the door with a giant shovel and said he would chop us to bits. Then he just laughed and walked away.”

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-Kali Burghardt

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What’s Next for the

By Amanda Minckler

Minnesota State University

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GHS graduates are going to

Morningside College Gillette College

Northwestern Buena Vista University

Iowa Western

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University of Iowa

Dakota Wesleyan

California Polytechnic State University Washburn University

Airforce Academy Midland

Concordia

NCTA

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Wayne Nebraska Weselyan

UNO Bellevue University

Joseph’s College of Beauty

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University of Kansas Metro

UNL Doane

Benedictine College

Creighton

ITT Tech

Oklahoma Christian University

Capitol School of Hairstyling & Esthetics

Rock Univ

University of Missouri Kansas City

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Fransiscan University

Military Academy

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seniors signed to play a sport in college.

Webster University Drake Univeristy

Northwest Missouri State University

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Grand View University

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Soaring to Nationals

The TARC Team Has a Chance to Win Big

By Jon Dormandy

Photo by Jon Dormandy

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Feature

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ince its creation five years ago, the GHS Team America Rocket Club team has clocked countless hours, thousands of test flights and developed dozens of different rockets. This year, that hard work paid off in a major way: the TARC team will be traveling to Virginia to participate in the TARC Nationals hosted by the National Association of Rocketry(NAR).

Out of the 700 teams across the United States, only the top 100 teams are selected to attend.

Meeting about once a week with launches on a regular basis, the Rocketry Club has invested a large amount of time into perfecting the different aspects of their rocket. From shaping the nose cone to improve the aerodynamics of the rocket to choosing the right parachute size to maintain a controlled descent, everything has been accounted for. For senior Nathan Ray, four-year member of TARC, making nationals is a fantastic reward after years of trial-and-error with the development and testing of rockets.

“There are some individual responsibilities,” said Ray. “We did that more in the past. We figured this year everyone can work on everything to get more of a team attitude.”

To qualify, a TARC team must fly a rocket to 800 feet with the duration of the flight taking 46 to 48 seconds. Anything other than this leads to penalties in the team’s score. Each foot of altitude above or below 800 feet is a point each, and each second adds 4 points to a team’s score. In addition to these requirements, the rocket must carry a raw egg that must remain unbroken during and after the flight. Similar to golf, the lower the score, the better the rocket performed.

“This year, to qualify, they took our two best qualification scores and added

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them together, and that was 27.4 points,” said Ray. “The cutoff limit for national competition was 40, so we were well within the green in going to nationals this year.”

In order to zero in on the specifications set by the NAR, the team needed to have a consistent method of achieving the best results possible. For this reason, the team created and developed an air brake to perfect their results to the best of their abilities.

“Last year, I came up with the design of the air brake, and Thomas Salverson completely flew with it,” said Ray. “This year, he has put in a lot of personal work making the 3-D models for the air brake.

Without him, we probably wouldn’t have made it to nationals.”

The air brakes were a major factor in allowing the TARC team to reach their newfound success. The air brakes operate off of a computer chip that takes into account the time spent during the flight and the barometric pressure to extend or retract the air brakes on the side of the rocket.

“The premise behind the air brake is to increase drag at a certain point such that the rocket stops at a certain altitude, which is one of the requirements for the TARC competition”, said Ray. “We’ve changed parachute size to make the time come down right, but the altitude is always what gets us, so with the addition of the air brake, hopefully, altitude will not be a problem.”

Nationals are scheduled for May 8th through the 10th with the teams with the top scores splitting $60,000 in cash or scholarships. The winning team is also awarded a bonus trip to Paris, France, to showcase and compete in the International Rocketry Challenge taking place as a part of the Paris Air Show.

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Inside the BAse Room Get to Know the People of the BASE Room

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By Jacob Dart

ick Schmidt, Danielle showing me that there are many young “Emily has been on the news a few Osborn, Zach Boeka, people in our school who are amazing times for paintings she does,” said Mrs. Keathan Cogswell, kids who have the ability to look past Siemers. “She and Ms. Janke have created Daniel Kirchner, and themselves and help others,” said Mrs. a fun and inventive way to help Emily be Emily Jaekel. These are some of the names Siemers.“They help me accomplish things able to paint. Emily uses squirt bottles, of the students in the BASE room. Two with the kids that I couldn’t accomplish cans, egg mixers, and many other things.

Teacher’s Assistants in the BASE room sat without them and I am extremely Many people saw the news stories and down to talk about some of their favorite thankful that they are willing to give of started calling and emailing Ms. Janke to traits of the students. their time to help us.” ask if they could buy a painting.”

“Daniel is an awesome singer,” said Emily earned an award for her All of the TAs have been able to learn Kelly Mannewitz, junior. so much about the BASE “Danielle loves dogs and room. Such knowledge has Wheel of Fortune. Keathan helped Sudrla decide on is the sporty guy who loves one of her potential career country music. They are field. She plans on going into all really talented. Being a Occupational Therapy. This friend is the most important field helps with everyday thing about being in here. needs for everyday people, We just help where we are such as depression, anxiety, needed.” and disabilities.

A lot of the kids have “Being in the BASE active imaginations. Not only room has helped me decide that, but they participate in on this career choice, and some crazy activities.

I knew I wanted to do this “Zach has a huge ever since third grade,” said personality,” said Shannon Sudrla.

Sudrla, junior. “Daniel is Mannewitz, despite in the band; he’s always Submitted Photo being still undecided with jamming out in there. And Shannon Sudrla, Kelly Mannewitz, Kennedy Cogswell and Shelby Bartram all her future career options, has gather around Keathan Cogswell for a group photo at Prom 2015. he’s also one of the most considered a field of therapy. flexible people you would ever meet. excellent paintings from the Sarpy The BASE room has helped her with a lot Keathan is married to Taylor Swift County Election Commissioner. One of things, like helping the kids work on apparently. In third grade I was Keathan’s of the people who emailed Emily about social skills, encouraging the kids to work buddy. Freshman year I started coming in purchasing one of her paintings was hard, being a role model for the students, here [BASE room]. This experience has Wayne Bena from the organization. and advocating for them both inside and really been great. I’m just here to keep the Emily went to talk with Bena to find outside of the BASE room. mood light.” out what he wanted for colors and other “I do know that this experience has Mrs. Amanda Siemers, BASE room specifics on the painting. She then got to helped sway some of my decisions a lot teacher, sat down to explain exactly how work on the painting. Emily delivered and it [therapy career] is a definite option this experience has helped her and how it the painting to the Commissioner’s office in the future,” said Mannewitz. “But is helping her TAs. and there was an unveiling that was also right now I’m just happy I’m making this “My TAs have impacted me by televised on the news. difference in their lives.”

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FEATURE

May 2015

“So Long, Farewell” Saying Goodbye to Some staff members From kindergarten to middle school to the day we finally graduate, we have teachers who guide us to our eventual destiny in life. Whether it’s math, science, history, band, or English, there are teachers who guide us as we traverse the sometimes rocky path called school.

They grade papers, lead discussions, and give students the experiences needed to prepare for college. Of course, no teacher lasts forever, and this year, GHS is saying goodbye to some of our valued educators. Teachers leaving this year include Ms. Lehan, Mrs. Gabel, Mr. Behney, Mr. Haun, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Riccardi, Mrs. Tucker, and Mrs. Doolittle.

“When I first came, around 75 and 80 students graduated every year,” said Mr. Haun. “Now that number has tripled.”

With all the influence these teachers have had on our school and our student body, they will undoubtedly be missed next fall. Each teacher has their own reasoning for their departure from our school. Some are finishing out their careers and moving into retirement.

“I’m retiring because I am old enough to retire,” says Mrs. Gaebel.

Other teachers are moving on to

other jobs and activities. Mr. Haun will be moving to a new school to teach Social Studies and English. Mrs. Doolittle will be volunteering at a hospice while she takes a short trips with her husband. Mrs. Gaebel will be relaxing and traveling to concerts and movies. No matter where they are going or what they are doing after GHS, each teacher has seen a lot of change from the beginning of their time here to the end.

“When I first arrived here 35 years ago in Gretna, we only had two kindergarten teachers over the whole district,” said Mrs. Gaebel. “And technology has changed a lot, from electric typewriters to the computers we have.”

As students at GHS move into summer break, it is bittersweet for some teachers. While many people are excited for the chance to relax and have fun away from school, we will also be saying goodbye to valuable and influential teachers. These teachers have had an impact in students’ lives both in and out of the classroom, and they will be missed in future years. We wish all the best to Ms. Lehan, Mrs. Gabel, Mr. Behney, Mr. Haun, Mrs. McCaskill, Mrs. Riccardi, Mrs. Tucker, and Mrs. Doolittle.

Mrs. Riccardi

Mrs. Gaebel

By Corban Critchfield

Mr. Behney

Mrs. Doolittle

Mr. Haun

Mrs. McCaskill Not Pictured: Mrs. Tucker and Ms. Lehan

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A Great injustice

STEREOTYPES AND COPYCATS FILL YOUNG ADULT NOVELS

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By Brenna Zollman

eenagers have fallen victim to an epidemic that has been happening for way too long, and it needs to stop.

Young Adult novels have been pulling the same stuff on teen girls and boys for the longest time. Are you looking for a book about a girl with brown hair who lives in a dystopian society and has some kind of alternate defense mechanism? All you have to do is walk into the library because that is a ton of book plots nowadays. Teen readers deserve better than the same old, tired, cookie cutter plot formulas. Now, I’m not an author, but it does not take much to stray from the typical Young Adult plot path. Buckle up, kids: this story contains spoilers.

The strongest group of youth literature authors are the group most people would least expect. Ladies, please raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by a romance novel written by a middle-aged white man. It will never fail to amaze me how John Green, a completely healthy man in his late 30s, can write a perfect narrative from the point of view of a 16 year old girl with cancer. The even more flabbergasting thing is that teen girls keep on coming back. Romance novelists are almost sadistic. They write books to make girls cry. Did you know that John Green

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and Nicholas Sparks’ combined body count is 25? The Notebook is a prime example of senseless romance novel killings. Was it completely necessary to kill Noah and Allie? Nope. Did that plot decision make enough money for Nicholas Sparks’ great grandchildren’s college educations? Definitely. We cannot keep on giving these middle-aged men our money. They are just going to turn around and kill another character that we will inevitably get attached to.

Another deeply concerning issue in young adult novels is how stupid the heroines are often painted to be. One would hope that if the guy you’ve been dating for a while takes you out to the woods and rips his shirt open to reveal a freakishly pale, sparkly chest, you would run the opposite way and call the CDC because obviously he has some serious health issues. Sorry to all the girls that are still holding onto Twilight (hopefully that is a very small minority), but Bella Swan is stupid. Literally every warning sign ever that she should not have dated either Edward or Jacob hit her in the face. The worst part? The Twilight franchise has made billions upon billions of dollars. The world has paid over and over to obsess over a story about an unrelatable, onedimensional girl tearing herself apart over a freaky, overdramatic, 100 year old man

Photos by Brenna Zollman and a whiny dog-child. Way to manage personal finances, America.

Young Adult authors think they can pull wool over the eyes of teen readers with characters as well. They often try to take the “she’s just like you” path with their main heroine. She’s just like you!

Except for her life threatening cancer and vocabulary of a 45-year-old college professor. Female characters have only two tracks in mainstream books: they’re either so dependent on the male lead character that they actually do not have a personality, or they’re so strong and independent that they’re almost portrayed as soulless. It would be a break if someone could just write a book about a normal girl and her day to day life. I am tired of reading about cancer, vampires, and dystopia, for God’s sake! At this point, I would rather read about tax returns, changing flat tires, and eating Ramen noodles for every meal.

I think I have provided enough evidence for the disrespect of authors towards their teen audience. I don’t want to be emotionally abused every single time I read a book anymore. If you disagree with this article, then you might as well join Nicholas Spark’s cast of dead characters, because you’re probably emotionally dead inside, as well.

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Summer boredom be gone Upcoming entertainment events over the summer

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By Angel Perina

he school year is coming to an end and the summer sun is coming closer and closer each day. There are many entertainment opportunities this summer between the numerous concerts and movies to see. Before summer ends, be sure to get outside, catch some rays and listen to good music or enjoy a movie with some friends. These few concerts and movies are some of the biggest events of the year. They will cost little to nothing to see and will provide an opportunity to create memories with your friends.

Omaha has a music scene that many people travel to see. Each year Bank of the West puts on a free concert in Memorial Park with a famous and known headliner each year. This year’s event will be held on June 26. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are the headlining artist with guest Eddie Money. Joan Jett is known for her hit “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” and Eddie Money sings the song “Take Me Home Tonight”. To top the night off, a firework show is displayed each year, creating an amazing end.

For country fans, Kenny Chesney will be in Lincoln on June 16 at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Although the Memorial Park

concert is free, Kenny Chesney tickets may be a bit expensive. If one is a die hard fan of the “When the Sun Goes Down” artist, then this would be a perfect event to attend this summer, considering his last concert in Omaha was in 2011.

If one is not the concert type, many movies are coming out this summer, such as “Jurassic World”, “Pan”, and “The Fantastic Four”. These movies are all remakes or sequels of past films. “Jurassic World” comes to theaters on June 12 and it is based off of the famous “Jurassic Park” movie.

It focuses on a scientist who studies and finds interest in velociraptors. “Pan” comes out on July 24 and is yet another remake of the popular story of Peter Pan, a child that never wants to grow up. “The Fantastic Four” is a superhero movie that comes out on August 7. The movie is bringing back the loved heroes of Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing.

Each movie and concert that is listed above is worthy to be seen and enjoyed this summer. This summer, go to a free concert, have a laugh seeing Weird Al, or see a movie with a group of friends. Enjoy the summer while it lasts.

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GOING OUT WITH A BANG a recap of the Louder than a bomb team’s season

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retna High School’s Louder Than a Bomb squad was an explosion of success this season. Coaches Mrs. Jennifer Long and Mr. Pat McEvoy (Nebraska Writer’s Collective) began working with the seven person team in January to prepare them for the upcoming months.

This is the third year GHS has offered students the opportunity to join Louder Than a Bomb. Announcements and word of mouth are necessary to attract kids and get people involved.

“I teach a Creative Writing Class, and I always talk about [Louder Than a Bomb] in there,” said Mrs. Long, head coach. “Kids who like poetry tend to find me.”

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The team has put in many hours of hard work this year. Practices usually run for ninety minutes. The organization that is in charge of Louder Than a Bomb,

Michaela Vanoveren (15) performs her piece at a metro area competition

the Nebraska Writer’s Collective, sends a representative to help the students with their poetry.

“McEvoy comes [to practices] once a

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week,” said Mrs. Long. “He gives the kids writing prompts and we work on those for the first couple months. Just a lot of writing practice and workshops to prepare.”

After Christmas, the team members picked their best pieces to compete with.

They had a successful season. For the first time in GHS history, the team qualified for semifinals. To get there, the team competed in two bouts, or rounds, where they placed first and third.

Jenna Glassburner and Becca Human, seniors, were offered a chance to showcase their duet piece at the Holland Performing Arts Center on April 20th. Human is competing in the Indie Finals on May second, separate from the team.

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VOICE GoodBye,

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SENIORS!