Becoming a teacher is no easy task. According to Vinny Harvey, a student teacher at Bellevue West, most colleges require their students to complete 60 hours of practicum, which allows them to receive firsthand experience and learn more about their future career. But for Harvey, it was double that amount when he decided to double major in both music and Spanish education. Harvey completed his Spanish...

Junior Taegan Jacobs won first place in the student reporter contest at the annual Nebraska State Mock Trial Competition. She made history by being the first student journalist to win the award and was the first reporter from Bellevue West to compete. Reporters are eligible to compete once a school’s mock trial team qualifies for state. Jacobs said she took as many notes as possible and documented...