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The Student News Site of Yutan High School

Chieftain Times
The Student News Site of Yutan High School

Chieftain Times
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Claussen brings her love for FCS to the classroom
Claussen brings her love for FCS to the classroom
Cheyenne Luebbe • October 14, 2025
Activities director Alex Nielsen checks his emails before the school day starts. In addition to activities, Nielsen is also in charge of transportation.
New activities director returns to small-town roots
Ksenia Bradford • October 14, 2025
Senior Addi Smith and sophomore Kinsley Smith smile for their first day of school. In this picture, the sisters are almost one month post surgery. (Courtesy Photo)
Smith sisters bond over summer recovery
Maddie Fenn • October 14, 2025
Settling in as superintendent
Settling in as superintendent
Ava Frye • October 14, 2025
The Yutan cheer team poses for a picture with their new cheer coach after the football scrimmage. There are eight veteran and five new cheerleaders on the team this year.
Cheering through change
Lili Hancock • October 14, 2025
Sophomore Kaydi Ward is performing in the play "Legally Blonde." She was one of 3 students from Yutan to get into all-state musical.
Special summer singing
Morgan Long • October 14, 2025
Sarah Wibben guides the high school choir through a song. The class consisted of only four students this year.
Wibben makes debut as Yutan’s new choir teacher
Ksenia Bradford • October 14, 2025
Widmer poses for a picture with the Costa Rica landscape in the background. She enjoyed admiring her surroundings whenever she could.
Last minute but well worth it
Audrey Dieckman • October 14, 2025
Special education teacher Tara Mumm teaches at the board to two of her students. This is Mumm's first year as a special education teacher.
A special calling
Addilyn Scheuler • October 14, 2025
Sports
Owens suttergoes for a a block verse south souix city
From setback to senior leadership
Jocelyn Sutter • October 14, 2025
Setting the pace for the end of season
Setting the pace for the end of season
Ava Frye • October 14, 2025
The team celebrates after scoring a point in a game versus Mead. Yutan beat Mead in 3 sets this year.
Volleyball team aces major changes
Addi Jones • October 14, 2025
While at Valas for team bonding, the 2025 Patriots softball team poses for a photo. The team decided to do this to help prepare for sub-districts the following week.
Yutan-Mead Patriots strive to make state
Hayleigh Darling • October 14, 2025
News
Schwartz poses with Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly and the Commissioner of Education Dr. Brian Maher after the Proclamation signing ceremony.
Yutan receives state attendance award
Taylar Shull • October 22, 2025
Sophomore Morgan Long fills out a Google form on the computer to leave Journalism class. After she signed out, she also had to get a written pass before she was allowed to leave.
High school implements new sign-out policy
Jada Reed • October 14, 2025
Sophomore Emmy Ray puts her phone in her assigned phone pocket at the beginning of Spanish class. A lot of teachers assign pockets to each student; some assign in alphabetical order.
Bell-to-bell, no cell
Ashtyn Anderson • October 14, 2025
Senior Issac Couch works on his assignments for his Basic Nutrition class. Couch transferred from Mead to Yutan due to the better opportunities for basketball.
New faces, new opportunities
Kaydi Ward • October 14, 2025
Martin delivers a tense speech about the effects that digitial media have on youth. Martin became a speaker after retiring after 24 years of a career in law enforcement.
Speaker urges students to reconsider participating in AI
Nicole S Wacker • October 14, 2025
Homecoming 2025
During halftime at the football game, the Yutan cheerleaders spell out “YHS!” with their poms as a part of the finale to their homecoming dance. This year, the cheer team consists of 16 members along with 3 co-captains and one main captain. “Each of the co-captains and the captains came up with their own part of the dance. It was nice seeing everyone's part come together in the end,” junior Halle Arlt said.
Homecoming 2025 photo gallery
October 14, 2025
After winning homecoming king, Keiser poses with his sibling (from left to right) Austin Beutler, Jesse Keiser, and Abby Keiser. Keiser's mom saved all three of the siblings' crowns.
A royal run
October 14, 2025
Campbell catches a strike during the varsity game versus Twin River. Campbell and the Patriots won 10-0 against the Titans.
Campbell’s fabulous fall
October 14, 2025
Sophomore Ashtyn Anderson tangles sophomore Jenna Long's hand during the power outage with red beads for their class color. Anderson and Long were in Biology, which had a free day for homework since their scheduled lesson was online.
Color day without color
October 14, 2025
Freshman Jalen Gahan raises his hand after being announced the winner of the cupcake-eating contest. This was his second year participating in the cupcake-eating contest.
A tradition fine-tuned
October 14, 2025
After receiving the ball on offense, sophomore Kaleb Fenner looks for gaps in Malcolm's defensive formation. At the running back position, Fenner led the team with 131 total rushing yards.
Chieftains tackle homecoming
October 14, 2025
Making money and memories: An in-depth on summer jobs
Infographic: Students' summer jobs
Infographic: Students’ summer jobs
Kylie Krajicek • October 14, 2025
Fan Fest is right outside of Charles Schwab Field in Omaha. Every year, it is sponsored by Capital One.
Working the greatest game on dirt
Addi Jones • October 14, 2025
Senior Nicole Wacker checks the level of chemicals in the pool water. This was a part of her daily duties that got rotated between the other lifeguards.
Making a summer splash
Jada Reed • October 14, 2025
Dairy Chef originally opened in 1969 under the name Dairy Sweet, but a few years later in 1982 the name was changed to Dairy Chef. This locally owned business has been a fan favorite in the Elkhorn community for many years now.
Student opinion: Working at a fan favorite
Halle Arlt • October 14, 2025
Infographic: Staff high school summer jobs
Infographic: Staff high school summer jobs
Morgan Long • October 14, 2025
Making money, creating lifetime bonds
Making money, creating lifetime bonds
Maddie Fenn • October 14, 2025
Service with a smile
Service with a smile
Kenzie Govier • October 14, 2025
Students Jackson Benjamin, Colton Sake, Myles Anderson, Logan Shearer, Abel Kraft, pose for a picture after a long day of work. This was the seventh graders' first year, and Myles Anderson's third year detasseling for Glock Detasseling.
Life behind the tassels
Nicole Wacker • October 14, 2025
Fifth grader Anna Wilke, senior Anna Rupp and third grader Ruby Wilke pose for a photo after swimming all morning. This was Rupp's third summer babysitting the Wilke girls.
Student opinion: Life skills and summer fun
Anna Rupp • October 14, 2025
Junior Jancye Long scrubs the locker room floor at the high school. Long's favorite area to clean was the elementary classrooms.
Summer cleaning crew
Emmy Tederman • October 14, 2025
Jakob Sieburg shows the batter's count during a 10U Yutan softball game . Sieburg umpired for his this league the most because his sisters were on the team.
Full count summer
Ashtyn Anderson • October 14, 2025
Senior Atlanta Jacobsen interacts with multiple dogs in the play area. Jacobsen works 12-15 hours a week at Cottonwood.
Paws-itive working environment
Kaydi Ward • October 14, 2025
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