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Fourteen smiling students, wearing medals, pose proudly at the 2026 State Journalism Championships. They stand before a black and blue event banner, celebrating their achievements.
A young woman with curly auburn hair and glasses smiles while signing an open book with a pink pen. She's at a blue table, with a red banner featuring black 'L's behind her.
A collection of portrait photos representing the students honored
Three students, two young men and one young woman, lean over a table. They are intently focused on papers, pointing and writing with pens, seemingly collaborating on a task at an event.
A smiling, bald, middle-aged man with glasses and a mustache wears a black polo shirt. He stands outdoors, leaning against a brick building with large windows and horizontal blinds. Bright sunlight illuminates the scene.
Thirteen smiling young women, wearing maroon "GATORS" shirts, proudly display medals and a "State Champions" basketball trophy. They pose in two rows, some kneeling, celebrating their victory against a brick wall background.
A smiling man with reddish-blonde hair and a goatee stands in a large, bright, empty cafeteria. He wears a dark gray sweatshirt with a "Southwest Security" logo. Rows of round tables with attached seats fill the background.
A female student is smiling at her desk in a Japanese world language class at Southwest High School.
More than three dozen LPS high school choir students stand on a stage in front of an organ.
Two women hold a wooden award plaque. The plaque reads: "The Gildersleeve, Stoddard, Stone Award for Service to Geographic Education in Nebraska LESLIE MANN GEON 2024". They stand in a classroom.
A young man with dark hair, wearing a white, leaf-patterned polo shirt, sits in a library.
A North Star student uses a kitchen knife to cut up pieces of carrots during a state competition. A second student is washing a vegetable behind her and two other students are working behind them.