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OP-ED: Why Harris Lost (And What Democrats Can Do Next Time)

OP-ED: Why Harris Lost (And What Democrats Can Do Next Time)

Niko Morante, Staff Writer November 19, 2024

It was Nov. 5, 2024. That morning, the Kamala Harris campaign was as confident as ever. For such a hasty entry into the race, it seemed as if the then-vice president had good standings and would pull out...

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Rex Orange County performing at Oct. 29 in Bass Concert Hall.

Rex Orange County Makes Stop in Austin

Delilah Del-Toro and Matilda Godfrey November 11, 2024

Rex Orange County, a well known singer/ song- writer, as well as multi-instrumentalist, has undergone some controversial events in his life. Despite sexual misconduct allegations made in October of 2022,...

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Sophomore Julianna Benevides posing as a student on their phone while work needs to be done.

Current Attention Span Crisis

Students have lost the means to focus on education
Chloe Youngkin, Copy Editor October 18, 2024

Unbothered eyes glue themselves to the bright screen of their device, loading their increasingly rotting brain with overwhelming dopamine. Ears are always plugged in with music beats to avoid distractions...

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Junior Mariah Castellanos holding up a recycling bag while collecting bins from classrooms on Sept. 12.

Recycling for Change

Avery Humphries, Assistant Editor-In-Chief September 30, 2024

Within the school lies the cemetery of an entire forest of trees. Fallen, shredded and bleached, they are crumpled into the remains of an old algebra assignment or a discarded hall pass. But they have...

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Back of the Line: Cars line up for pickup in the Johnson band and main pickup loops on Aug 21, 2024

Pickup in Waves

Athena Metzger, Staff Writer August 26, 2024

The current pickup method at JHS involves all grades being released at the same time and trying to exit the parking lot and correspondent route home simultaneously. With our growing student body, this...

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Rapper 21 Savage on stage at his May 14 Germania Insurance Amphitheater Austin, Texas concert.

21 Savage Performs in Austin

Rapper Features New Album in American Dream Tour
Daniella Moreno, Editor May 23, 2024

The British rapper, 21 Savage, made his stop in Austin, Texas on Tuesday May 14. His tour featuring songs from his new album, American Dream, reached its peak at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater near...

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‘C’ day change to alternate ‘A’ and ‘B’ days

Ryan Sheely, Newspaper staff March 7, 2024

ā€˜Cā€™ days have been a part of JHS ever since the 2020 pandemic year. It has allowed jags to attend their classes as if the schedule never changed. As the school year progresses, jags slowly get more...

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Illustration by Chloe Youngkin

Exhausting Hours at School

Long School Days do More Harm Than Good for Students
Chloe Youngkin, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

School hours run from 8:55 a.m. to 4:25 p.m., fashioning long days for ninth graders to twelfth graders alike, rendering an essential eight hours of their day circling school and only a few hours to spend...

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Illustration by Gabby Lee

Strict Tardy Policy

Students Don't Agree with Campus Enforcement
Gabby Lee, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

Students don't agree with the tardy policy. Students think it is too strict and believe it should be more lenient. The policy is three tardies: a warning and pulled out of class. Four tardies is lunch...

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Illustration by Athena Metzger

Community Service is Required of Future Graduates

Freshman Students Must Complete 40 Hours in 4 Years
Athena Metzger, Staff Writer December 15, 2023

In efforts to promote volunteerism, several Texas high schools have begun to require forty hours of community service to graduate, starting with freshmen. Community service hours should not be a requirement...

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College and career center wall at JHS

College Admissions and Student Stress

Julia Fender, Staff Writer February 23, 2023

Being in the middle of the second semester has stress mounting for many students applying for college. College admissions are incredibly stressful in and of themselves, but waiting on a response from a...

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The long lines of traffic linger in the parking lot a half hour after the bell.

Waiting on the bell

Trevor Wall February 16, 2023

More traffic after school, people filling the hallways before the dismissal bell and hectic parking lots full of new student drivers have been normalized. Last month, an email was sent to teachers regarding...

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