The Thunderbeat

Self checkout technology makes teenage job search difficult

Brooke Jones, Reporter | November 16, 2018
Bellevue born entrepreneur speaks to business classes

Nathan Hawkins, Sports/Managing Editor | November 16, 2018
Project Playground Leaders share vision with community and PenFed Executives

Emily Schmidt, Copy Editor | November 16, 2018
Mooshoo’s DIYs that will liven up your Thanksgiving

Mooshoo Tran, News Editor | November 16, 2018
Arie Armonie qualify for All-State

Ayanna Solomon-Smith, Reporter | November 15, 2018
Athletes sign collegiate letters of intent

Kinley Hamilton, Reporter | November 14, 2018

Bellevue born entrepreneur speaks to business classes

Nathan Hawkins, Sports/Managing Editor
November 16, 2018

It’s not everyday that high school students get the chance to hear a man who has made billions of dollars speak. But on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Bellevue West business students got to do just that. Flying in from Pennsylvania, former Bellevue High School graduate and entrepreneur Barclay Knapp spoke at both Bellevue East and Bellevue West High Schools. The event was made possible by District Facilitators...

Forensic team members grow close while developing life skills

Emma Gage, Reporter
November 14, 2018

Walking into a forensics practice at Bellevue West consisted of just what you would expect from a speech class: talking, and lots of it. Among the buzz of conversation, students practiced energized speeches with friends, recited formal presentations into a mirror, checking themselves for necessary body language, or discussed topics with peers in the back. A forensics class at Bellevue West...

West High Singers participates in annual Choral Collaborative

LeAnne Bugay, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DGrhzU6bo8 In 1996, Maestro Ernest Richardson of the Omaha Symphony met with Bellevue West choir director Don Reimer to find a way to connect young singers with the symphony. By the time their meeting ended in Reimer’s office, the two had created a mixed concert, called the Choral Collaborative, between West High Singers and the Omaha Symphony that would be held...

FBLA Chicago National Fall Leadership Conference Photo Essay

Leah Larson, Layout Editor
November 6, 2018

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News

Bellevue born entrepreneur speaks to business classes

Nathan Hawkins, Sports/Managing Editor

November 16, 2018 • Comments closed

It’s not everyday that high school students get the chance to hear a man who has made billions of dollars speak. But on Wednesday, Nov. 14, Bellevue West business students...

Project Playground Leaders share vision with community and PenFed Executives

Emily Schmidt, Copy Editor

November 16, 2018 • Comments closed

On Thursday, Nov. 15, seniors Andrea Gonzalez Pena, Michelle Castro, and Spencer Falter gave a presentation on “Project Playground” to members of the community, the Offutt...

Arie Armonie qualify for All-State

Ayanna Solomon-Smith, Reporter

November 15, 2018 • Comments closed

For the first time since its creation, all-girls choir Arie Armonie was selected to perform at the Nebraska Music Educator State Convention. The qualifications to be able...

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Sports

Athletes sign collegiate letters of intent

Kinley Hamilton, Reporter

November 14, 2018

An update on sports broadcasts

November 9, 2018

Bellevue West football closes out against Elkhorn South, advances to semifinals

November 5, 2018

Bellevue West Football vs. Kearney Playoff Game 10/26/18

October 29, 2018

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Opinion

Self checkout technology makes teenage job search difficult

Brooke Jones, Reporter

November 16, 2018

When you get to high school, the anxiety inducing task of finding a job can be met with conflicts involving age, experience, and time constraints. Of the few jobs available...

Opinion: Journalists need access to hold government accountable

November 10, 2018

Lowering voting age benefits everyone

November 2, 2018