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Jag Journal

The Student News Site of Johnson High School

Jag Journal

Jag Journal

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

Ryan Sheely, Newspaper staff March 7, 2024

‘C’ 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...

Illustration by Chloe Youngkin

Exhausting Hours at School

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...

Illustration by Gabby Lee

Strict Tardy Policy

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...

Illustration by Athena Metzger

Community Service is Required of Future Graduates

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...

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...

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...

IDs help to secure the school

IDs help to secure the school

Trevor Wall December 14, 2022

Student safety has been questioned by students, faculty and parents alike since Johnson has opened, due to fire-related mishaps, threats and other issues. They wonder if the measurements in place now will...

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