Red Shield receives award for best student section
Kaelyn Mettler, Lance Staff Writer
November 29, 2018
This year, an award was given to Westside from the Twitter account @OmahaHSFootball, declaring the student section the best in the state. The Twitter account is a source for Omaha metro high school football. “There was a tweet put out on Twitter, where the school with the most replies would be pu...
Thanksgiving Movies and Shows to be Thankful for
Emma Miller, Lance Photo Coordinator
November 19, 2018
“A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” (1973) A classic Thanksgiving TV special directed by Phil Roman and Bill Melendez, long-standing Charlie Brown directors, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” tells a humorous and witty story. The show opens with the renowned football scene in which Lucy tells Charlie Br...
OPINION: Unnecessary Evil; How Effective is the ACT?
October 18, 2018
Every school year students get to face the viral plague known as the ACT. Symptoms of this plague include nausea, stress and obstruction of neurological pathways. The worst part is there are no practical ways to avoid the ACT. It’s something all of us have to suffer through together. Most of us...
Head in the Game: Football Coach Teaches Meditation and Mindfulness
Eli McCabe, WTV Staff
October 18, 2018
Filed under Feature, Lance, Sports
This story was originally published in the sports section of the first issue of Lance. There is a mental side to football. A stressful, nervous, tedious side to football. This is where kicking/tight end coach Garet Moravec comes in. Moravec has been working with Westside’s football te...
Super Search: District Begins Search for New Superintendent
Reese Pike and Virginia Jansen
October 15, 2018
Blane McCann has served as the superintendent of Westside Community Schools since 2012, but, on May 8, he announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. The Board of Education is currently undertaking the search for a new superintendent. At the head of the search are board members ...
Redrawing the Line: Westside Redraws District Boundaries
Maryam Akramova and Theo Jansen
October 11, 2018
The Boundary Engagement Process is a series of discussions revolving around the borders of several elementary schools. The process’s main goal is to balance district enrollment by changing the boundaries of certain elementary schools. Balancing district enrollment means keeping overcrowding at a mi...
New Program at Underwood Hills Focuses on Inclusiveness
Luke Steiner, Lance Staff Writer
October 11, 2018
At Underwood Hills, teachers and students are striving for inclusion in their Peer Modeling Program. The developing program is made up of three preschool classrooms with 12 students, six typically-developing and six with an identified disability. “[The program] provides all children the opportunity...
Between the Lines: English class curriculum addresses sexual misconduct
March 1, 2018
Filed under Lance, Uncategorized
Graphic by Virginia Jansen Virginia Jansen, Lance Feature Editor Sexual assault has recently become a main focus in the media, but it has always been a widely known issue. At the same time, many people rarely discuss it because it is considered by some to be a sensitive topic. Because of this, many tee...
How to Handle Sexual Misconduct as a Bystander or Survivor- Video
March 1, 2018
Filed under Lance, Uncategorized
Video by Hannah-Kate Kinney and Aliyah White Graphic by Brennan Zatechka Emily Kutler, In-Depth Coordinator To truly put an end to the growing rape culture in our society, as well as any form of sexual misconduct, we must first empower our bystanders. This is crucial. We must consider how many liv...
Westside Boys Swimming Breaks Decade Old Record
December 16, 2018
Fifteen Fall Athletes Named Academic All-State Recipients
December 14, 2018
Westside vs Millard South | Varsity Girls Basketball Highlights
December 14, 2018