LPS Superintendent Paul Gausman opened his message by reflecting on his time as Lincoln Public Schools’ superintendent. He listed the strides that have been made at LPS since he entered office July 1st of 2022 both beloved and controversial, and with all of this in mind officially said, “It is, therefore, bittersweet that I announce today...

In order to prepare for this exciting game, Lincoln High held a staff only spirit week leading up to the game, encouraging teachers to dress up  and show their school spirit. On November 15, Lincoln High staff took to the court to duke it out in Hoops for Hope, an annual LHS charity fundraiser. Teachers split into Red and Black teams to take each other...

LPS’ mock election, for students in 4th through 12th grade occurred on October 30th, district wide, in all history classes. The results of the election went out on October 30th at 4:00 PM. These results showed that students favored Kamala Harris. Harris won the election with 50% of votes, followed by Donald Trump, with 45% of the overall votes, and...

Homecoming has been a tradition in high schools across America since the 1920s. Last night, Lincoln High celebrated its annual Homecoming dance and game! The theme this year was Starry Night, which was selected by the popular vote of LHS students. The week prior to the dance, LHS students partook in a Spirit Week to hype up Homecoming, with the themes...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spoke on many subjects which impact all of our communities. Spanning from abortion access to war, this debate covered many, but not all of the topics that American citizens have expressed concerns about. Hosted on ABC News, the program lasted 90 minutes, with a 20 minute section at the end...

Nebraska is the first state nationally to have two opposing abortion measures appearing on the same ballot since Roe V. Wade was overturned, in 2022. The issues were approved to go to the Nebraska voters this voting session in an unanimous, 7-0, vote of the Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday, September 13 after hearing arguments from both sides about...

The award from the school district was given to the 23-person custodial staff during a school meeting held on August 8th, while gearing up for the 2024-2025 school year. The team earned the award through a building inspection coordinated through LPS's Custodial Department that every school in the district goes through. Lincoln High is the largest...

On Friday evening, the Links hosted the Huskies of Omaha Northwest. The LHS student section was "Minion"-clad as students dressed the part of Minions from Despicable Me. The student section brought the spirit, and was "amazing" according to Tiffany Back, a campus monitor at Lincoln High School. Both teams came into tonight's game with a 0-1 season....

The senior class arrived at LHS extra Friday morning at the ripe hour of 6:30 AM. While the student council was hard at work making sure everything was just right, the other members of the senior class gathered in Lincoln High's baseball field. They shared some apple juice, some SunnyD, and some delicious glazed donuts! With cameras (and donuts) at...

The Lincoln High Links will take to the road this evening in Omaha where they'll take on the Bears of Omaha Benson High School. Kickoff is set for 7pm tonight at Omaha Benson. This is the season opener for the the Links. The Links return this season from a 2 and 7 season last year and hope to improve and win more games.                   After...

Jason Pabian, a newly-graduated Lincoln High School alum was selected for the inaugural Star City Pride scholarship this year. Pabian, a graduate of the class of 2024 will be attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studying computer science. Pabian was chosen from 20 students who applied for the award, according to Andrew Dominguez Farias,...

EUGENE, Ore. — Darius Luff, the University of Nebraska Senior, ended his collegiate career today in Eugene, Oregon at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship where he ran the men's 110m hurdles in a personal best 13.19 seconds, beating out Auburn's Ja'Kobe Tharp by just one hundredth of a second. The current NCAA record is held by University...

NORMANDY, France — A group of 48 current and former Lincoln High School students, staff, and family members recently embarked on a journey of a lifetime, traveling to Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Led by principal Mr. Mark Larson and Social Studies teacher Brian Goodbrake, the group aimed to honor the bravery and sacrifice...

The 456-member senior class of Lincoln High School celebrated their graduation on Saturday, fulfilling their final requirement for Lincoln Public Schools. The ceremony, held in a crimson-red-clad arena, began with a serenade by the LHS Choir, directed by Colten McCauley. Teachers, administrators, staff, families and community members were in attendance...

On Thursday, the Philharmonic orchestra started off the night with a piece by Florence and the Machine. This piece was promptly followed by a rap battle in which Mr. Larson, played by MC Eli Martin and Ted Sorensen, played by MC Ryan Ostrander left it all on the stage. Anya Ahmed made our stage light up with her dancing. And after Ahmed’s beautiful...

Set to begin in the 2024 Paris Summer Games, the Olympics have added a new sport to the programme- break dancing. This sport is completely unique in the Olympic games, and it has drawn some confusion from Olympic fans. According to the official website of the Olympics, this new competition will involve athletes completing "power moves" as they improvise...

The Nebraska legislature is unique as the only unicameral, or one house, legislature in the country. Let’s take a look at what’s going on this session in relation to students here at LHS! LB1399, put forward by Senator Murman, would set a specific guideline for parents who want access to school materials. It would allow them to get access to...

It is important to note that for finals week (May 20-23) there will not be any CLC activities offered, except for homework zone on Monday.  However, teachers may still be available to assists students after school as is outlined in the schedule, and the media center will still be open for students to study or hang out every day next week. Also remember...

The German convention was hosted this past Saturday at Schoo Middle School. Many German students grades 9-12 participated in this event. Participants included Seniors Chris Dickson, Winter Porto, Sam Christensen, and Helen Brozovic, Juniors Jacki Alles and Henrike Schubert, Sophomore Cambrie McWilliams, and Freshmen Retaj Al Dogos, Aurora Schroder,...

KEARNEY, Neb. — This course inside UNK's English department will be eight weeks long and entirely online. The course has been described as “fast paced and moving through each subject quickly” according to Lily Roby, a reporter at UNK’s The Antelope. Some things this course will cover are Swift’s career, and other related topics, such as...

A fight broke out Thursday between a 15-year-old Lincoln High freshman and a 14-year-old Lincoln High Freshman in Lincoln High’s hallway. The 14-year-old produced a knife resulting in further injury to both students involved. While the fight was supposedly short lived and was initially just a fist fight, it quickly became more serious when...

The National Honors Society is hosting a product drive to assist people in need who were affected by the storms that tore through Elkhorn and Blair Friday night. These tornadoes left many people with severely damaged homes and property, and without access to their basic items. Although NHS can't do anything to rebuild their houses, they can provide...

The Turtle Island Celebration, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 27th has been postponed because of the threat of severe weather on Saturday afternoon. According to a Facebook post, the event has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 18th.  The post also encourages attendees to stay up-to-date via the Facebook Page here.

NORFOLK, Neb. — Eli Larson, a senior at Lincoln High School is a yearbook and sports photographer, and placed second for action photography at the state competition for journalism at Norfolk . He also placed fifth for feature photography. Larson also participates in photography club, runs cross country, and runs track and field. Larson takes photos...

Lincoln High School taff have announced the final slate of speakers for the graduation ceremony in May. There were a dozen seniors who auditioned for the four spots, reserved for the speakers to bid their fond farewells to the staff and students of Lincoln High School. The selection committee for speakers consisted of teachers Laura Aten, Brian Goodbrake,...