Only 14 of 300-plus NJROTC cadets nationwide who apply to the Navy & Marine Corps JROTC Flight Academy each year are chosen. This year, Papio South senior Arturo DeAsis is among those 14. “I’ve always been interested in flying,” DeAsis said, who serves as the student Commanding Officer for Papio South’s NJROTC unit. “My dad’s a pilot in the Air Force, so that’s kind of what I wanted...

1. How did you end up marching in the Rose Parade, and what kind of preparations did you have to do? “I ended up marching in the Rose Parade because my dad saw a call that said ‘Hey, we need this many people for this instrument.’ There were spots for mellophones, and I was excited. I had to get a recommendation from [Papio South band director] Mr. Rom, I had to play a little bit [for the...

Sometimes the show band, Platinum, can get lost behind all the glitter and sparkle of the show choirs, but the instrumentalists are always there backing up all four groups: Titanium, Radiance, Titan Express and the new treble group Titan Revolution. The choreographers of Radiance’s show this year had a new idea: featuring some show band members up front. In the varsity treble group’s show opener,...

Competing just outside of the spotlight, high school club sports are often an overlooked part of school athletics. The competition is just as hard. The sports are just as serious. Receiving limited recognition and funding makes it harder for these sports to become NSAA sanctioned. In the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, seven club sports are shared between the two high schools, PLSHS...

Walking into Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof Theater in late January to watch an obscure documentary titled “Orwell: 2+2=5”, I was shaking from the cold and absently thinking about the things I had to do when I got home: calculus, my art project, picking out my clothes, and, mostly, writing this movie review for the school magazine. I had brought a notebook with me to the theater so I could take notes...