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Volume 57, Issue 5
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A bold fashionista puts a voice to her unique style
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Something out of the ordinary. Whatever it is, you won’t find it common in America. This is fashion - Lajba fashion. Ever since she was a baby, Lajba (pronounced “Lie-buh”) was never encouraged to “fit in” when it came to dressing herself. It was forbidden by her parents for her to shop at brand-name stores such as Hollister, American Eagle, or any store with their logo plastered onto their clothing. Having style and individuality was highly enforced. “I wasn’t encouraged to be like everyone else and their style,” Lajba said. “I guess I’d say that I was pushed to have my own sense of style. See Lajba p. 10
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The Fashion Prodigy laurentussey single touch of this fabric, and junior Hannah Lajba has it. She knows she can make it easily. No effort to it. Several hours with her needle, her mannequin, and a single idea is all it takes. Past designs flow through her head: mountain skirts, a boning dress, sleeveless hoodies. “Been there, done that,” Lajba thinks. “But what’s next?” She purchases the fabric and waves goodbye to the well-known employees at Hancock Fabrics. Maybe at home she’ll hop online and search on Google images for something. Something bold. Something bright.
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Freshman Savannah Ernst
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I Have a Dream: Students Participate in Peace Walk On Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), more than 100 high school students gathered at Omaha Central High School to walk to the Creighton University Harper Center to promote peace in Omaha. Following the walk, participants were invited to attend a reception celebrating the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. Marian had three representatives, senior Elsie Boyle, junior Erin Violi, and sophomore Kelly McGonigal (pictured in pink above). “Omaha students across the metro are taking a stand against the violent attacks and shootings happening in our high schools and to our high school students. They are creating history, making a change, and I want to know that I was a part of the statements to stop violence,” McGonigal said. In addition to the three Marian students, counselor Ms. Kathy Janata, Spanish teacher Mr. Andrew Bauer, and Math teacher Ms. Amanda Crimmins attended.
ne Direction. You’ve seen them on TV. You’ve seen them on t-shirts. You’ve seen them on billboards, posters, notebooks, everything. Freshman Madeline Allen got to see them in the living, breathing, British flesh in New York City at Madison Square Garden. Not only that, but she didn’t have to pay a single cent. On a Monday night in November, Allen got a call from her friend Ashley Campbell, a junior at Roncalli. “Guess what! I won a Sharpie contest!” Campbell had entered a contest on Facebook through Sharpie which offered an all-expense paid trip to New York City for the winner along with eight of her friends to see One Direction. Out of 30,000 entries, the Roncalli junior was picked. “They [people from Sharpie] called her [Ashley] and told her
she would be the winner if she answered a question in 24 hours...I think it was one of the band member’s birthdays,” Allen said. Needless to say, Campbell answered the question correctly and the excitement began. However, Campbell wasn’t just calling to share the news- she was inviting Allen to go with her. The girls showed up to a small exclusive airport at 6 a.m. on Dec. 3 for their flight to New York in their own private jet. “We talked to the flight attendant and he told us about famous people that had flown on the same plane as us. It was so crazy!” Allen said. It turns out they were flying in the same seats as celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, members of the Glee cast, and David Beckham. See One Direction p. 6
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Junior Featured in Art Show p. 7