Burke High School, Omaha, Neb.
The Student News Site of Burke High School

The Burke Beat
BULLDOG SCORES
  • May 29 / Boy’s SoccerBurke - 3, Omaha Buena - 1
  • May 11 / BaseballBurke - 6, Millard North - 5
  • May 2 / BaseballBurke - 7, Kearney - 10
  • May 2 / Girl’s TennisBurke - 8, Omaha Bryan Higg - 1
  • May 1 / Boy’s SoccerBurke - 0, Lincoln Southwest - 6
  • May 1 / BaseballBurke - 5, Creighton Prep - 7
  • May 1 / Girl’s SoccerBurke - 0, Marian - 10
  • Apr 29 / BaseballBurke - 8, Bennington - 1
  • Apr 29 / Girl’s SoccerBurke - 5, Omaha Northwest High - 0
  • Apr 27 / BaseballBurke - 13, Omaha Westview - 0
The Student News Site of Burke High School

The Burke Beat
The Student News Site of Burke High School

The Burke Beat
TRENDING STORIES
1
Still sitting next to the Legacy Crossing Apartments sign on Feb. 9, a sofa is abandoned after residents were rushed to move out of the complex when the city condemned the complex in December.

Burke students among those displaced in Legacy Crossing closure • 281 Views

2
The Omaha Metro Hockey team celebrates after winning their State Championship. The team is made up of boys from 5 different OPS schools and 3 other schools from the metro area. Photo courtesy of Brian White

Omaha Metro wins state hockey championship • 139 Views

3
The Little Mermaid live action movie poster courtesy of Disney.

Why Disney shouldn’t make a black Ariel • 93 Views

4
OPS Career Academies need to be rethought

OPS Career Academies need to be rethought • 66 Views

OMAHA WEATHER


  • 2 AM
    59 °
  • 3 AM
    58 °
  • 4 AM
    57 °
  • 5 AM
    56 °
  • 6 AM
    55 °
  • 7 AM
    54 °
  • 8 AM
    55 °
  • 9 AM
    62 °
  • 10 AM
    69 °
  • 11 AM
    75 °
  • 12 PM
    80 °
  • 1 PM
    80 °
  • 2 PM
    80 °
  • 3 PM
    87 °
  • 4 PM
    88 °
  • 5 PM
    86 °
  • 6 PM
    83 °
  • 7 PM
    78 °
  • 8 PM
    74 °
  • 9 PM
    72 °
  • 10 PM
    71 °
  • 11 PM
    70 °
  • 12 AM
    69 °
  • 1 AM
    68 °
  • 2 AM
    69 °
Thursday, September 28
88°/ 54°
Sunny
Friday, September 29
97°/ 65°
Sunny
Saturday, September 30
100°/ 67°
Patchy rain possible
NEWS
Cell phone ban pilot sees success, will be school wide policy for 2023-24 school year
Cell phone ban pilot sees success, will be school wide policy for 2023-24 school year
Jalen Knott, Hailey Pitzl and Ronell Vaughn, Contemporary Journalism contributors • May 19, 2023

After spring break, a new cell phone ban pilot started. See the original article by Kaitlyn Lisko here. According to principal Darren Rasmussen,...

Students hold walkout in protest of LB 574 and LB 575
Students hold walkout in protest of LB 574 and LB 575
April 6, 2023
Graphic by Kaitlyn Lisko.
Juniors prepare to take the ACT
March 22, 2023
Starting March 20, students in selected teachers classes will take part in a no-cell phone pilot program before the program is rolled out for the whole school for the 2023-24 school year.
"No phone" policy starts today as part of pilot
March 20, 2023
OPINION
OPS Career Academies need to be rethought
OPS Career Academies need to be rethought
Roslyn (RJ) Wells, Reporter • March 10, 2023

My whole life, I have always looked forward to high school. The main reason being the variety of classes to choose from. So, when eighth grade...

DPMS AR-15 5.56/.223 by -Piskami is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.
Target shooting begs the question, when is enough enough?
February 2, 2023
Creator: https://pixy.org/ | Credit: https://pixy.org/4214058/ Copyright: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Damar Hamlin’s accident leads to a sense of camaraderie in NFL community
February 2, 2023
IMDb
New doll-coming-to-life movie doesn't live up to expectations
January 11, 2023
FEATURE
Drama department has final performance with Burke Cabaret
Roslyn Wells, Reporter • May 22, 2023

On May 5, 15 students from the drama department performed solos and duets in the school auditorium, performing songs from well-known musicals....

Still sitting next to the Legacy Crossing Apartments sign on Feb. 9, a sofa is abandoned after residents were rushed to move out of the complex when the city condemned the complex in December.
Burke students among those displaced in Legacy Crossing closure
February 28, 2023
After reuniting, class of 2009 alumni and now couple, Erica Mruz and Carlos Ruano, share a quiet moment together to soak up the emotional day of seeing each other in person for the first time in 14 years.
Cafeteria becomes reunion location for love story 14 years in the making
November 17, 2022
As senior Nathaniel Otten plays doubles against Buena Vista, Coach Shafer pulls Otten and his partner, freshman Robert Peirce aside to talk strategy. Otten finished the talk and ended the match with an amazing swing. “When I talk with coach during matches, I like to point out my opponents playing style and weaknesses and how I want to attack them,” Otten said.
Respected OPS coach, teacher plans to retire
November 16, 2022
SPORTS
Sophomore aims for Olympics, hopes to be youngest American to compete in javelin
Sophomore aims for Olympics, hopes to be youngest American to compete in javelin
By: Alana Coslor, Rhiannon Herrmann-Armsbury and Paige Katz , Contemporary Journalism Contributors • May 19, 2023

Seniors Ryne Renbarger, Holden Kleveter and Colin White celebrate their team win after defeating Millard North. The Bulldogs won the game with an ending score of 6-5.
Bulldogs take on Mustangs in nail-biter
April 24, 2023
Standing behind the block for the 100 free at State, Jaden Pospishil looks to the other end of the pool remaining calm before he races.
"It is very tough to say goodbye"
March 19, 2023
The Omaha Metro Hockey team celebrates after winning their State Championship. The team is made up of boys from 5 different OPS schools and 3 other schools from the metro area. Photo courtesy of Brian White
Omaha Metro wins state hockey championship
March 10, 2023
RECENT RESULTS
Burke
3
Omaha Buena
1
May 29 / Boy’s Soccer
Burke
6
Millard North
5
May 11 / Baseball
Burke
7
Kearney
10
May 2 / Baseball
Burke
8
Omaha Bryan Higg
1
May 2 / Girl’s Tennis
Burke
0
Lincoln Southwest
6
May 1 / Boy’s Soccer
Life & Style
File:Lana Del Rey at KROQ Weenie Roast 2017 (cropped).jpg by Harmony Gerber is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
REVIEW: Lana Del Rey taps into dark emotions on "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd"
Kaitlyn Lisko, Editor • March 29, 2023

Lana Del Rey released her long-awaited ninth studio album titled "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd" this past Friday. Although...

© 2023 • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in

Comments (0)

All The Burke Beat Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Menu
Activate Search
Home
The Student News Site of Burke High School