By Tyler Dahlgren Given the luxury of hindsight, it was pretty obvious the path Katy Dornbos was destined to travel-though it may not have always seemed like it. Dornbos attended Lincoln Public Schools, where her fascination with science and all things unknown was ignited and then fostered under the tutelage of an array of esteemed educators. She loved to learn and welcomed a challenge, but what...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren Lincoln Public Schools has built an impressive collection of archives over its 102 years in existence, and now the district is bringing its rich history to life. “There’s so many cool pieces of our history just kind of tucked away in all those file folders downstairs,” said LPS Director of Library of Services Dr. Chris Haeffner. “We’d been wrestling with how to make those...Read More

By Tyler Dahlgren For the better part of his first 25 years, Seth Sackmann was on the move. Born in Illinois, he spent his early elementary years in Wisconsin, near La Cross, before moving to Orange City, IA, just in time for seventh grade. Sackmann graduated high school in 2011 and enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, where he studied business briefly before becoming bored...Read More

(Norris, NE) Norris High School is proud to announce that a team of twelve students has been selected as winners of NASA’s esteemed TechRise Student Challenge. As one of only 60 winning teams nationwide, these talented students have earned the opportunity to design, build, and launch a cutting-edge scientific experiment as part of NASA’s commitment to inspiring innovation and STEM education. Over...Read More