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Papillion-La Vista South High School NJROTC Students Place 3rd Overall at...

Body: ​             On Saturday, February 14, the Papillion-La Vista South High School NJROTC traveled to Sedalia, Missouri to compete in the Smith-Cotton JROTC annual Drill Meet Championship...

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Papillion-La Vista School District Announces National Merit Finalists

Body: ​             The Papillion-La Vista School District is pleased to announce the National Merit Finalist for the 2014-2015 school year is Logan Banister (PLSHS). Out of the over 1.5 million...

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PLSHS Student Places at Marian High School Speech Tournament

Body: ​             Jon Thow placed 6th in Poetry Interpretation and 3rd in Honors Dramatic Interpretation in speech tournament at Marian High School held on Friday, February 13. Schools: District...

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PLSHS Show Choirs Place Well at Norris High School Fields of Talent Competition

Body: ​            On February 21st, the students in the Papillion-La Vista South High School show choirs traveled to Norris, NE to compete in the Norris High School Fields of Talent Show Choir...

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Papillion-La Vista South High School NJROTC Students at UNO JROTC Competition

Body: ​             On Saturday, February 21, the Papillion-La Vista South High School NJROTC unit competed at the University of Nebraska at Omaha Annual JROTC Drill Meet. The students placed in...

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PLSHS Students Place at Culinary Arts High School Culinary Invitational

Body: ​ This past weekend, students from PLSHS participated in the annual Institute for the Culinary Arts High School Culinary Invitational held at Metro Community College. This regional competition...

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Papillion-La Vista High School Presents Celebrate Creativity 2015

Body: ​             Do you enjoy art, drama or musical performances? Then don’t miss Celebrate Creativity 2015! From 12 -4 p.m., on Sunday, March 8, Papillion-La Vista High School will be transformed...

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La Vista West 50th Anniversary Quilt Now On Display

Body: ​             Photo: La Vista West students Amani Khayti, Dylan Krance, Emilee Corbin and Shariha Stuart show off their school’s 50th anniversary quilt. In the fall, students at La Vista West...

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Hickory Hill Hosts Pajama Day

Body:   Photo: Hickory Hill 3rd grade student Marriah Portterf reads in her pajamas in the school library on Monday, February 23. Recently, students at Hickory Hill held a canned food drive for the...

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PLSHS Students Receive Grand Champion Award at State ProStart Competition

Body: ​             On Saturday, February 28, the culinary students from Papillion-La Vista South High School competed in the Nebraska State ProStart Competition held on the University of...

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Portal Hosts “Hour Of Code”

Body: ​             Photo: Portal Elementary students Cal Circo and Elayne Price work on learning code. Recently, the school held an “hour of code” day. Throughout the day, all third through sixth...

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PLHS Theater Presents “Miss Saigon”

Body:             Mark your calendar for the Papillion-La Vista High School production of the Tony award-winning Broadway play “Miss Saigon.” This play comes from the creators of Les Miserables, took a...

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PLHS and PLSHS Band Students Place at Elkhorn Band Olympics

Body:           Recently, band students at Papillion-La Vista High School and Papillion-La Vista South High School competed in the Elkhorn Band Olympics at Elkhorn South High School.  At the contest,...

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PLSHS Students Place at Millard North Debate Competition

Body: ​             PLSHS students Dylan Clarke and Carl Thon placed 3rd and 5th (respectively) in the Millard North Debate competition on February 20-21. Schools: District News, Papillion-La Vista...

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PLSHS Students Place at Lincoln East Spartan Speech Invitationa

Body:             PLSHS students Jon Thow and Matt Hansen placed at the recent Lincoln East Spartan Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 17. Matt won the consolation final round in Humorous...

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PLSHS Show Choirs Place Well at Lewis Central Clash of the Titans Show Choir...

Body:             On, Saturday, March 7, the PLSHS show choirs took part in the Lewis Central Show Choir Competition and performed very well. The Titan Express Prep Show Choir received 1st place in the...

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​PLSD Celebrates Read Across America Week

Body:             During the week of March 2-6, students throughout the Papillion-La Vista School District celebrated Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss’ birthday with dress up days and special...

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Bell Elementary Students Learn About Engineering

Body: ​   Bell Elementary Students Learn About Engineering             Recently, Bell Elementary 2nd grade students had engineers from the American Society of Civil Engineers come visit their...

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​PLSD Teacher Wins Extra mile Award from Nebraska Association for the Gifted

Body:              Photo: Dr. Beth Fitzgerald shows off her Extra Mile Award from the Nebraska Association for the Gifted. The award recognizes those that have made a significant contribution to...

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​Papillion-La Vista School District Receives Renewed District Accreditation...

Body: After an extensive review process, the Papillion-La Vista School District (PLSD) received renewed District Accreditation from the AdvancED Accreditation Commission.  The Papillion-La Vista School...

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​Papillion-La Vista South High School Titan Band Presents “Forte”

Body:             The Papillion-La Vista South Titan Band Program’s annual production of “Forte – The Indoor Marching Band Experience” will be held March 19, 20 and 22 in the Titan Theater.  “Forte”...

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​PLSD Named District of Distinction by “District Administration”

Body:             In March 2015, Papillion-La Vista School District (PLSD) is being recognized as a District of Distinction by “District Administration” for their implementation of the IDEAL continuous...

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​Middle School Boundary Community Forums

Body:             The PLSD will be hosting two forums to gather input on middle school boundaries. The Board of Education has looked at several proposals and would like to present options to the...

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PLSHS Show Choir Places at Jubilation Show Choir Competition

Body: ​              On Saturday, March 14, the PLSHS show choir Titan Express traveled to Sloan, Iowa to compete in the Westwood High School Jubilation Show Choir Competition. The Titan Express was...

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​PLSHS NJROTC Win Grand Champion at Waynesville JROTC Competition

Body:             On Saturday, March 14, the PLSHS NJROTC traveled to Waynesville, Missouri to compete in a JROTC Competition. The students competed very well winning the overall champion award. The...

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​PLHS Students Place at Future Educators Association Conference

Body:             Students from PLHS were part of nearly 150 high school students that recently attended at the annual Nebraska Future Educators Association (FEA) State Career Development Conference in...

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​PLSD Announces New Cooperation BEST Community Business Partners Urgent Care...

Body: ​ Recently, the Papillion-La Vista School District kicked off their Cooperation BEST School Business Community Partnership with Urgent Care of Papillion and McGill Family Practice. The mission of...

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​PLSHS Student Wins Art Contest With Papillion Sanitation - Artwork To Be...

Body:             Aaron Lenz, PLSHS, shows off the Papillion Sanitation truck that has his artwork painted on it.  Earlier this school year, students from Papillion-La Vista South High School entered...

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​Portal Staff Receive Award from state Autism Network

Body:             On Monday, March 23, the special education team at Portal Elementary was surprised with the Friend of Autism TEAM (together everyone achieves more) Award from the state Autism...

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​PLSD Students Participate in Metropolitan Science and Engineering Fair 2015

Body: The annual Metropolitan Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF) was held Saturday, March 21 at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. A total of 216 projects from area schools were entered into the...

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​Husker Baseball Player Visits Patriot Elementary

Body:  Recently, Nebraska Baseball​ player and PLHS Alum, Jake Placzek stopped by Ms. LaMontagne's class at Patriot Elementary​ to talk about working hard. The students really enjoyed his visit.​...

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​PLHS Spanish Club Collect Toys for Pediatric Unit

Body:             The students of the PLHS Spanish Club recently collected 115 items to donate to the Pediatric Unit at UNMC. The students collected toys, coloring books, and party items for the...

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​Papillion-La Vista High School Prom Court Announced

Body:             Papillion-La Vista High School recently announced their 2015 Prom Court.  The King and Queen will be announced at 10 p.m. during the dance on Saturday, April 18 at the UNO Milo Bail...

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PJH and LVJH Hold National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Body:             Recently, Papillion Junior High and La Vista Junior High held induction ceremonies for the National Junior Honor Society.  National Junior Honor Society students must meet a 3.5 GPA...

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​Junior High HAL Engineering Students Compete in the SAME Student Mentoring...

Body:             Six teams of students from PJH and LVJH participated in the SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) Student Mentoring Program Competition on March 26. Each team designed an...

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PLSD Students Compete at State DECA Competition

Body: ​              On March 19-21 students at PLSHS and PLHS participated in the Nebraska DECA Conference. As part of the conference, students can participate in a variety of competitions. For...

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​PLSHS Students Win UNL Computer Science and Engineering Day Programming Contest

Body:             Photo: PLSHS students (left to right) Joe Matter, Ethan Anderson, Matt Bennett, and Nick Krecklow finish first in the UNL’s Computer Science and Engineering Day Programming Contest on...

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La Vista West “GrandParent” honored with Mayor’s Day of Recognition for Service

Body: ​              Photo: On April 7, Aurora Bryant, was awarded the Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service by City of La Vista Mayor Doug Kindig. Aurora has been a volunteer with the Eastern...

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PLSD Announces New Cooperation BEST Community Business Partner Jersey Mike’s...

Body: ​  Photo: Recently, the Papillion-La Vista School District kicked off their Cooperation BEST School Business Community Partnership with Jersey Mike’s Subs. The mission of Cooperation BEST is to...

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​Papillion-La Vista South High School Prom Court Announced

Body:             Papillion-La Vista South High School recently announced their 2015 Prom Court.  The King and Queen will be announced at 10 p.m. during the dance on Saturday, April 25 at the Strategic...

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​PLSD Students Compete at UNO High School Media Conference

Body:             Journalism students from Papillion-La Vista High School and Papillion-La Vista South High School recently competed in the UNO High School Media Conference.  Here are the results: ·...

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Papillion-La Vista School District Students Received Honors at the State HOSA...

Body:             The students of the Health Systems Academy, PLSHS and PLHS HOSA teams recently competed in the Nebraska HOSA competition. Any students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, qualify for the...

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​PLHS Announces Prom King and Queen

Body: Photo: PLHS Prom King David Brodersen, Queen Jazmyn Yates, Princess Bre Ponack, and Prince Khalid Cray stand together at the 2015 PLHS prom. Photo courtesy of Dennis Hassel.​ Schools: District...

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​PLSD Announces New Cooperation BEST Community Business Partner Gold’s Gym

Body: Photo: Recently, the Papillion-La Vista School District kicked off their Cooperation BEST School Business Community Partnership with Gold’s Gym. The mission of Cooperation BEST is to enhance...

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PLHS and PLSHS Students Compete at the Nebraska SkillsUSA State Championships

Body: ​             Students of Papillion-La Vista High School and Papillion-La Vista South High School recently competed at the Nebraska SkillsUSA State Championships in Omaha, Nebraska at the...

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PLHS Play Production Class Presents "And So It Goes Again and Again and Again"

Body: ​The Papillion-La Vista High School Play Production class will have their last show on May 1st and 2nd at 7 p.m. in the band room. This will be the first time in the history of the school that we...

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PLHS and PLSHS Students Compete at State Journalism

Body: ​             On Monday, April 27, students from Papillion-La Vista High School and Papillion-La Vista South High School competed in the state journalism competition. The students competed...

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​PLSHS Band Places First at Festival of Music

Body:             On Friday, April 24, the PLSHS Symphonic Band traveled to Kansas City to compete in the Festival of Music. The band earned a unanimous Superior rating, and placed first in the high...

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​Free Breakfast and Lunch Program Offered to Students During Summer

Body:  Would you like breakfast and/or lunch provided for your child or yourself during the summer months? Then take advantage of the FREE Papillion-La Vista School District summer breakfast and lunch...

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​PLSHS Announces Prom King and Queen

Body: Photo: PLSHS Prom Prince Ryan Earith, Princess Emma Martinez, Queen Erin Warren and King Aaron Homme stand together at the 2015 PLSHS prom. Photo courtesy of Dennis Hassel.​ Schools: District...

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