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The Burke Beat

Emily Douglas, Kaci Hirchert, Callie Huffman, Ban Pouch, and Michael Malcom-Bjorklund stand in front of a Starbucks at UNL, after winning the Nebraska Cornhusker Award for the Burke Book.
Burke Yearbook Earns Cornhusker Award
Keely McNabb-Harbert

The Cornhusker is the NHSPA’s highest evaluation rating for a yearbook. The rankings are Merit, Distinction, Superior,...

Notice: Annual Club Picture Day slated for Nov. 7
Notice: Annual Club Picture Day slated for Nov. 7
Staff Report

Just like last year, the staff of the Burke Book  will dedicate a full day to the taking of group photos. As you can imagine,...

Nov 2, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is carted off the field after suffering a knee injury against the Carolina Panthers during the game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Tork Mason-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Sports injuries go well beyond the field
Kayden Cotten, Niche Editor

Every year there are multiple life-altering sports injuries. Among the most devastating injuries that we read about today is chronic traumatic...

Dance Competition: Burke students perform at Bellevue East
Dance Competition: Burke students perform at Bellevue East
Kingston Blair, Editor-in-Chief

Volleyball's Bassett sets school record for kills
Volleyball’s Bassett sets school record for kills
Kyle Tipler, Staff Writer

Audrey Bassett, a senior volleyball player at Burke, is breaking school records. This athlete, an outside hitter for Omaha Burke, hit 1,000...

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Lisa D'Souza, Zionah "Nunu" Grandy, Ziannah Grandy, Jonae Davis, Samantha Sikes, Valerie King, Haley Annin posing for a senior night picture.
Band Senior Night: Farewell under the Lights
Leila Callahan, Staff Reporter

When the lights hit the field, the crowd started cheering louder than usual. It wasn't just another halftime performance, it was a farewell. For the seniors in Band and Color guard, every step, toss and...

The official logo for 2025 National Writing Day
The Importance of Writing in Todays World
Kyndall Rios, Staff Writer

Appreciation for writing should be more present in all media! National writing day is an annual celebration of the power of writing creatively, inspiring people of all ages and abilities to try writing...

Courtesy of RoundUp Bar and Grill
A Small-Town Restaurant Still Standing
Landon Edwards, Staff Writer

TABLE ROCK, Neb. — The outside of the RoundUp Bar and Grill is simple yet welcoming, with a touch of small-town character that immediately stands out. The building itself is a piece of local history,...

Lyla Mayle (10) Lilianna Summerfield (10) Ariyah Miles (10) Dressed as Soulja Boy
Burke Students Show Off Their Halloween Costumes
Kingston Blair, Editor-in-Chief

After the long wait it's finally October 31st, Halloween. Burke High School's hallways, classrooms and the cafeteria were full of students participating in showing off their costumes, whether it was...

From left: Jacqueline Juan, Emma Rigel-Stiles and Keely McNabb-Harbert.
Are teenagers clothing habits clothes changing?
Kaylee Margritz, Staff Writer

The way kids dressed has changed drastically compared to middle school and high school, but even middle schoolers dress like they’re in...

People walk along a street in the rain ahead of Hurricane Melissa's landfall, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
The Under-Recognition of a Journalist
Paityn Johnson, Staff Reporter

Journalists are often not recognized, and when they are, it takes years to build the kind of audience that truly gets the story out there. Journalists...

The sun rises behind the Capitol Building, weeks into the continuing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 18, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
Uncivil Practice: Only fit for an uncivil nation
Kingston Blair, Editor-in-Chief

“Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori,” it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. A Latin phrase, written propaganda. An ideology...

A person votes in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day at Pasteur Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Emily Elconin
The voice of voting: Staying informed best course
Paityn Johnson, Staff Writer

Voting is not a name just magically picked from a box. Someone does not just become president. Growing up and living in the society we do,...

A Deep Dive into Halloweens Most Iconic Anthems
A Deep Dive into Halloweens Most Iconic Anthems
Victoria Montero Salas, Staff Writer

Christmas has carols, summer has pop anthems, but Halloween? Halloween has spooky, thrilling and ominous music. For years, music has shaped the...

Bad Bunny performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
The evolution of music through the decades
Landon Edwards, Staff Writer

Music, much like food, has evolved over the decades, each generation serving up its own special styles, and moods. From the smooth beats of the...

Brent Faiyaz makes waves in the music scene
Brent Faiyaz makes waves in the music scene
Nayeli Barragan, Staff Writer

The buzz is real as the R&B artist recently wiped his social media clean and dropped a cryptic teaser, sparking major speculation about his...

A worker puts away patio furniture at a Starbucks Corp drive-through location closes down this afternoon for anti-bias training as the coffee chain closed all 8,000 of their company-owned cafes in the U.S. including this location in Oceanside, California, U,S. May 29, 2018.    REUTERS/Mike Blake
Students can’t get enough of their caffeine fix
Nayeli Barragan, Staff Writer

Everywhere you look, someone in the school is carrying a cup, can or bottle of caffeine, whether it's coffee, soda, or an energy drink. Students...

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