The Student News Site of Bellevue East High School

The Tom Tom
The Student News Site of Bellevue East High School

The Tom Tom
The Student News Site of Bellevue East High School

The Tom Tom

Teachers execute lockdown procedures

Maya Valenti, Reporter
February 11, 2025

East students have varying opinions on lockdowns

Emily Hollars, Co-Entertainment Editor
February 11, 2025

LOCKS, LIGHTS, OUT OF SIGHT

Victoria Bogatz, Co-Editor In Chief
February 11, 2025

AI gains role in the classroom

Lillian Herrick, Newspaper Sports Editor
December 13, 2024

Students and staff recognize environmental strain due to AI

Brianna Yang, Newspaper Managing Editor and Web Manager
December 13, 2024

Potential negative impacts of AI emerge

Layla Hango, Newspaper Opinion Editor
December 13, 2024
Voicing opinions. At a public hearing for Initiative 439 on Saturday, October 26th, Dr. Emily Patel delivers opening remarks as a proponent of the initiative. Initiative 439 would make abortion legal in Nebraska until the point of fetal viability. “We believe that abortion care is healthcare,” Patel said.

Ballot initiatives allow Neb. voters to directly decide laws

Victoria Bogatz, Newspaper Co-Editor In Chief
November 1, 2024
Illustration by Lisa Connell

Seniors plan to vote for the first time

Maya Valenti, Newspaper Reporter
November 1, 2024

Students, teachers aim for sustainable living despite barriers

Brianna Yang, Newspaper Managing Editor and Web Manager
September 30, 2024
Sudden storms. Watching as the tree finally snaps, Tony Valenti contemplates how to remove the tree that rests on the roof due to storms. His house was a victim of the persistent storms caused by climate change that were causing damage throughout local neighborhoods. “I felt really annoyed because I had other things I wanted to do besides deal with a tree,” Valenti said. “I was somewhat thankful though because I didn’t like the tree and this gave me a great opportunity to get rid of it.” Photo courtesy of Bethany Valenti

Extreme weather, heat affects East students

Charlotte Palm, Newspaper Features Editor
September 30, 2024
Green for the win. Green Bellevue Co-Founder Don Preister and OPPD Sustainability Manager Bridgette Slavin take a commemorative photo to celebrate the grand opening of the farmer’s market where Green Bellevue now hosts their Environment Champion Awards. The event, held on June 1, 2024, was sponsored by the OPPD, who frequently partners with Green Bellevue for projects related to the environment. “I think the more collaboration, the more partnerships, the more our voices unite, and we work together,” Preister said, “the more we can do.” Photo courtesy of Ruth Richter

Local groups act on climate crisis

Savannah Stultz, Newspaper Reporter
September 30, 2024
Ensuring safety. If given a reason, the school resource officer reserves the right to search a student’s belongings. As a safety precaution, SROs wear gloves when searching a student’s backpack. “So [for a] backpack search, if we have to do a backpack search, we have to have a few things. We have to have existent circumstances, probable cause, or we have to have reasonable articulable suspicion which we would request from the school administrator or teacher to search a backpack,” School Resource Officer Jonathan Hobbs said.

Laws govern how school authorities interact with students

Layla Hango and Brianna Yang
May 17, 2024
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