This upcoming fall, many seniors will be heading off to college – myself included. The difference is that I am almost completely blind, with 20/1600 vision and light-sensitivity. This resulted...

  Papio South was awarded a Purple Star last school year, but what does that mean? The Purple Star School Program is meant to accommodate military children in schools, yet how schools are meant to help...

Creating safe and healthy learning environments for students is a stated priority of the U.S. education system. Papio South has been searching for ways to create a better learning environment for students....

With the month of the military child coming up, it is important to know the impacts that moving schools in the middle of the school year may have on someone. I would like to share my experience with moving....

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announced in December that the state would be withdrawing from an $18 million federal fund meant to  provide money to feed children in low-income homes.  After listening...

A life without holidays or breaks would be forgettable and repetitive. Thanksgiving and Christmas give us something to look forward to, but what should we do once preparations are complete? What should...

On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot and killed 20 children and six adults. I remember my family’s shock. I was in first grade at the...