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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticleLa 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...
View ArticleHickory 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePortal 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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,...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticleBell 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePapillion-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”...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticleMiddle 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticlePortal 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticleHusker 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....
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePJH 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...
View ArticleJunior 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticleLa 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePLSD 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: ·...
View ArticlePapillion-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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLSD 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLHS 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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...
View ArticleFree 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...
View ArticlePLSHS 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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