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Lincoln East High School's home of Spartan news

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Ella Herzberg

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Ella Herzberg is a senior at East and this is her third year on staff. This year she will be taking on the role of Co-Editor-in-Chief along with Avari Wischhof. “I am excited to see our staff grow in writing this year!” Herzberg said. Herzberg participates in cross country, swim, and track here at East. She has one younger sister and works at Lincoln Running Company. In her free time she enjoys spending time with friends, reading, and watching movies. We’re excited to have Ella on staff for the 2024-25 school year!

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From 2023-2024, almost 10,000 books were banned or challenged in US public schools worldwide. Some of these books include "Animal Farm" by George Orwell, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger, and "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. All three of those books have been used or are being used in LPS's school curriculum.

Judging a book by its cover

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 6, 2024
Mimi Strong goes to homecoming with Circle of Friends on September 13, 2024. Strong has become a support for all students in the club, making them feel included at all student events.

Mimi Strong becomes a positive role model for all East students to look up to

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2024
A car left during the Lahaina fires overlooks the ocean in Maui, Hawaii after the devastating fires that took place during August 2023. Lots of locals lost all personal belongings, leaving only ash.

A Waking Nightmare

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2024
Starbucks released the apple crisp non-dairy cream chai on August 22, 2024 to their locations across the globe. Since then, many customers have raced to the cafe every morning to get this tasty fall drink.

Starbucks releases iced apple crisp non dairy cream chai to satisfy all fall taste buds

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2024
Marena Piro competes for the Lincoln East JV Girls Golf team at Woodland Hills Golf Course on September 3, 2024. Piro placed third out of the girls on the Lincoln East JV team with a score of 50 on the front 9 holes and 54 on the back 9 holes for a total score of 104.

[Photo] Driving Towards State

Claire Weibye, Editor, Layout Editor
September 16, 2024
Cause for Paws, a second hand clothing store in Lincoln, Nebraska, helps provide free pet food for pet owners in need. By adding paw prints to their logo, their purpose is well known, and customers can feel good knowing that their purchases are helping pets in the community.

Cause for Paws: a store filled with love and dog hair

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 24, 2024
Of The Earth Florals provides striking arrangements that set them apart from other floral shops around Lincoln. By stopping in the store, people are left with pure and intentional creations with a truly unique aesthetic.

Of the Earth Florals: Spreading love through flowers and plants

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 16, 2024
Mean Girls (2024) made its debut in theatres on January 12, 2024. Following the same storyline as Mean Girls (2004), with a musically inclined aspect.

Mean Girls (2024) creates a positive image for musicals by making its debut in movie theaters

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2024
Lincoln East's girls swim team takes a picture before their dual against Lincoln Southwest on Thursday, November 30th, 2023. The girls made sure to include everyone in the photo, no matter what grade or ability level.

Back in the swim of things: Lincoln East girls win dual against city rivals

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2023
Schools gear up for the 2023 Fall Scholastic Book Fair, with the option of having books that deal with race, gender, and sexuality. Scholastic continues to get comments from the public and media about making these books optional for schools to include in their fairs.

Scholastic Book Fairs include titles that deal with race, gender, and sexuality

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 3, 2023
Tatum Lewis picks apples at the AppleJack Festival in Nebraska City on September 24, 2023. As this is the last day of the Festival, many of the apples were already picked over and scarce.

Apple Jack Festival comes to Nebraska City for the 55th year in a row

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2023
As more and more childeren are getting periods at younger ages, the more support that they are going to need. Without the communication needed in elementary schools, young girls will not be properly educated on their own bodies.

Florida bill may ban period talk in elementary schools

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 14, 2023
As the Holiday Season comes to an end, there were some Christmas gifts that stood out more than others. This would include the Apple Air Pods Max, Uggs Coquette Slippers, and the Stanley Cup

Top Christmas Gifts of 2022

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2023
This is the promotional poster for Hocus Pocus 2. The first promo poster came out on August 30th, 2022, with the trailer for the movie coming out shortly after on September 9, 2022.

The Sanderson Sisters make a comeback in 2022

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2022
Students in Mr. Schiltz's 6th period Academic Center, also known as Study hall, work diligently on homework and other class assignments on September 28, 2022. Study Hall provides a quiet space for students to get their homework done, instead of trying to fit it in after school with their busy scedules.

Students having study halls required in all schedules

Ella Herzberg, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2022
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