Can you Raku?  Before an art demonstration May 9 at Elkhorn High, most students would probably answer ‘no.’  Now, students from EHS and Elkhorn South have experienced the sweet stink of clay pots glazing in trash cans – a Raku.  With the money from a $450 Elkhorn Foundation grant, Elkhorn art teacher Jay Thiltgen brought professional artist...

Elkhorn High School hosted its annual spring talent show on Friday, May 11. The show, which began at 7, featured performances ranging from singing solos to impromptu art. Wayne Osborne, senior, took home the win with his original piano performance. Krissy Lowndes, senior who sang Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend, is glad Osborne won. “His performance was...

Books and breakfast all in one, a combination anyone can indulge in the first Tuesday of every month at seven-forty in the morning. Mrs. Jenkins, sponsor, will always provide food, “food will attract more kids to make the club more relaxed and social,” Jenkins said. This club will continue on for the rest of the year. Mrs. Jenkins began this club to get kids...

As superintendent Steve Baker plans the graduation ceremonies for May 20, he’ll be busier than usual on this momentous day. For the first time, Elkhorn is gearing up to send off two classes of 2012. The minutes until graduation tick down as students and faculty alike reflect on the years when Elkhorn had one high school and Elkhorn South was just a mound of...

By Morgan   Elkhorn’s baseball season ended May 14, with a second loss in the state tournament, 8-4 to Waverly.  ”That last game stunk,” senior Brandon Schriener said of the loss.  ”Knowing the seniors wouldn’t be able play with any of these kids again made it harder,” he said.  Schriener said one bad inning was the...

By Karen After four long years of high school, the seniors finally get to leave.  Here are a few of the things they will miss.

By Karen Elkhorn High School’s 2012 girls’ tennis team is well into the season and starting to prepare for State that is held on Thursday, May 17.  After a rough start to the season, things have started to go a bit smoother. “We had a shaky start,” sophomore Brooke Bennett said, “but now we are doing really well.” The girls’ tennis team is made up...

By Jack What began as a slow start became a strong finish. The Elkhorn boy’s soccer team ended its season with a 3-0 loss to Omaha Skutt in the district championship game. The Antlers who ended the season with an 11-7 record are ranked 9th in Class B for power points, but missed making it to state. Despite that disappointment, head coach Fred Doscher said that...