Marian poets achieve in state, nation
Story by Quinn Findley '21 Poetry Out Loud is a nation-wide organization that focuses on enlightening students on the beauty of poetry. This year Marian decided between six ninth-graders, and the English Department ended up nominating freshman Madeline Smith as the...
Tucker’s return brings excitement to students
Story by Anna Dailey '21 and Anna Kidder '21; Photo by Anna Dailey '21Surprise Day has brought the joy of dogs in recent years, but now students can see a dog no matter what day it is. Last year, English teacher Mrs. Alee Cotton’s therapy dog, Tucker, joined the halls...
Three Marian Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Left to right: Maddie Clark, United States Miliatary Academy, Swimming Lauren Harris, Princeton University, Track and Field Aryannah Harrison, Johnson County Community College, Basketball Celebrating Crusader Athletes Marian High School is proud to announce that three...
Marian’s Momentum choir stays strong through a turbulent season
Story by Frannie Cihunka '21; Photo by Bailey Kollasch '22The COVID-19 pandemic took many things from the world this year. However, when Marian girls returned to school, many athletes were lucky enough to keep a semi-full season. The musical even returned for the...
Marian musicians finally get a performance at Pops Concert
Story by Courtney Thompson '21; Photo by Grace Specht '21 In a year full of online singing and Zoom calls, all of Marian’s vocalists and instrumentalists finally got a “win.” The annual and most elaborate performance of the year, Pops Concert, took place...
Espirit de Corps: An unofficial core value that must be kept alive
Opinion by Naomi Delkamiller '21On the first page of the 1959 yearbook, the Marian Class of 1955 wrote a dedication to Marian’s first principal, Sister Mary Marcella Sitzman. The class described her as gracious, loyal and friendly, and thanked her for her devotion to...
A Lifetime of Memories: Field Day is much more than fun and games
School field days are springtime tradition - three-legged races, sack races and kickball tournaments are standard field day fare. At Marian High School, Field Day is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Classes compete in costume, singing and dancing as they tell...
Omaha District National History Day Contest winners move onto state competition
Story from March edition of The Network newspaper Five students have their projects from social studies class moving to the next level. “I’m really proud of them,” social studies teacher Ms. Jessica Jordano said. “They took the effort to find resources and sift...
STEM girls receive awards for aspiration in computing science
Story by Molly Monahan '21 The Nebraska and Southwest Iowa Community recognizes students who excel in technology and computing by their computing experiences, computer related activities, leadership experience, technical ability in the face of barriers, and plans for...
Swimming and diving team wins back-to-back state championship titles
Story by Natalie Cusick '21 The swim and dive team defended their first place title Feb. 25-27 with 16 gold medals in seven different events. They ended the meet 171 points above runner up Lincoln Southwest. Their 416-point total was the sixth highest point total in...