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Madison Almquist

Madison Almquist, Reporter

Madison Almquist is a sophomore at GHS and this is her second year with Gretna Media. She serves as a reporter and a photographer. She is interested in journalism because she wants people to see the stories and articles that she writes. Her favorite thing to write is feature stories. Besides being in journalism she loves to hang out with friends and watching movies.

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Just some of the tabs collected for Macy Eitzmann's Comp II project. The tabs will be recycled for money to help with utilility bills at Ronald McDonald House.

Senior Makes a Difference With Her English Assignment

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
May 9, 2024
GHS Homecoming Court 2023

Homecoming Rundown

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
September 15, 2023
Mr. John Morrissey is a new faculty member in the English Department. He came out of retirement to join GHS.

Tale of an Unretired Teacher

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
August 29, 2023
Mrs. Rachel Twist works with Troy Lindquist (25) in Spanish class. World Language is one of several departments that will operate study centers after school.

Subject Centers to Start in September

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
August 22, 2023
Put Some Pep in Your Step

Put Some Pep in Your Step

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
August 15, 2023
Review: Horan's "Heaven" Reaches Out to Listeners

Review: Horan’s “Heaven” Reaches Out to Listeners

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
March 16, 2023
Graphic by Jazzy Eden.

Opinion: Riding the Roller Coaster of Super Bowl LVII

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
February 24, 2023
Phone caddies are present throughout GHS. This one is in the library.

Cell Phone Policy Takes Aim at Distractions

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
February 8, 2023
Sophmore Alex Hallgren starts off practice in the pool. He trains hard all practice.

Swim Season Underway

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
December 17, 2022
Fans (and this Reviewer) Love Swift's "Mastermind"

Fans (and this Reviewer) Love Swift’s “Mastermind”

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
November 23, 2022
STRUGGLING - Sophomore Braden Lofquest bent over breathing hard after the long race earlier this season. He pushed through and made it to the finish line.

GHS Cross Country Boys Takes Third Place; Girls Team Finishes 11th

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
November 5, 2022
FOOD and FUN - Carley Feldhacker (25) and Preslie Tuma (25) enjoy their approved lunches dropped off by their parents. Their lunches were dropped off during second lunch.

Problem with Policy

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
October 12, 2022
GET LOUD. The students in the GHS student section are packed tight as they cheer for their team on Sept. 2 as they played Omaha Central.

Football, Fun . . . and Respect

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
September 20, 2022
Lunch for the 2022-23 school year is no longer free.

Free Lunch Program Comes to an End

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
September 14, 2022
PREPARING THE FOOD - Junior Mia Rodriguez preparing her food for the judges to try. “It’s pretty easy to make,” Mia Rodriguez 24' said. “ You just mash the avocados and add the seasoning and tomatoes.” Rodriguez had to make sure that the guacamole was up to the judges standards.

Food and Fun

Maddie Almquist, reporter
May 23, 2022
RUSHING TO PARK - Freshmen must rush in the mornings to get a parking spot at Gretna United Methodist Church. “I always have to wake up extra early to insure that I get a space to park,” freshman Ellie Melton said. By the end of the mornings there is no place to park in the parking lot

Parking Problems

Maddie Almquist, reporter
May 19, 2022
GAMING ALL DAY - Freshman Connor Hutchinson plays one of the single player games in a match, He is playing hard to try to win. The game he is playing is all about strategy, Conner has to strategize to get the win. “Single player games make you think about what to do next and think ahead before placing your next move,” sophomore Owen Arneson said.

Gaming All day

Maddie Almquist, reporter
May 13, 2022
Marathon Mania

Marathon Mania

Maddie Almquist, reporter
May 4, 2022

Adoring Harry Styles New Song

Maddie Almquist, reporter
April 29, 2022
WARMING UP - The hurdlers run through their warm up routine. They do the routine to get their muscles loose and warmed up. There are 20 hurdlers this season.

The Real Stars of the Field

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
April 1, 2022

Voice 22 Questions – Mr. Wurth

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
March 29, 2022

Voice 22 Questions -Sophomore Marin Eby

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
March 29, 2022
GLOBAL SENSATION - RED (Taylor's version) released on Nov 12, 2021 was a global sensation around the world. RED (Taylor’s version) hit the number one Album on the billboard 200 on Nov. 27, 2021.

“RED (Taylor’s version)” Has Lots of Style

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
March 10, 2022
WORKING HARD - Student Austin Boettger (23) goes to the math center to work on his homework. The students can work on various things while they are at the center. “When we do reassessment in the math department it also provides some extra support to make sure that they have learned from any mistakes they’ve made previously,” Math teacher Ryan Garder said.

Student Study Center

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
March 10, 2022
Fire Away Freshman Matthew Almquist shoots for the first time in a long time " I did pretty good," Almquist said

PULL-ing the Season Together

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
February 1, 2022

Voice 22 – Questions Mr. Science Garder (the super extended edition)

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
January 27, 2022

Voice 22 Questions – Mr. Math Garder (the extended edition)

Maddie Almquist, Reporter
January 27, 2022
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