Kylie McCaherty, Staff Writer
September 5, 2019
Every school year, Jacksonville High School welcomes foreign exchange students from all sorts of countries. Giorgia Calvia is one of this year’s students. She is 17 years old and from Italy.
She decided to spend a year in America thr...
Alice Webster, staff writer
April 11, 2019
If you walk down the hallways of any middle school or high school, you will likely see at least one brace face. Many teenagers and unlucky adults get braces at some point. Most people who have braces wear them for about eighteen mo...
Claire Van Aken, staff writer
March 21, 2019
Every spring, the dancers at Sara’s Studio of Dance prepare for competitions around the country every weekend. Sara Roegge, owner and director of Sara’s Studio of Dance, trains her elite and intermediate dance competition ...
Camri Anderson, Staff Writer
March 7, 2019
Last Saturday, Jacksonville High School’s choir and band traveled to PORTA for the annual solo and ensemble contest. Solo and ensemble is a competition for choir and band students. The competition is not like most competitions. ...
Camri Anderson, Staff Writer
February 8, 2019
The 2019 Madrigal dinner for the Jacksonville High School choir classes was this past Saturday, February 2 and Sunday, February 3. The dinner consists of the top choir, Madrigals, singing songs from the Renaissance period as ...
Camri Anderson, Staff Writer
December 19, 2018
Some would say, “It is the most wonderful time of the year.” But students and teachers would say, “It is the most stressful time of the year.” This week was the start of finals week at Jacksonville High School. The stress of fina...
Gracie Jackson, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
On Sunday, December 9, Jacksonville High School held their annual band and choir winter concert. Friends and family gathered in the gym at JHS to support their loved ones. The room was packed full of excited people ready to hear...
Alice Webster, staff writer
October 2, 2018
There are many young actors at Jacksonville High School, but their opportunities to stretch their creative muscles have been limited to the fall play and the spring musical. Until now, that is. English teacher and Shakespeare...
Claire Van Aken, Staff Writer
September 18, 2018
Jacksonville High School celebrates its Homecoming the week of September 9-15 this year. The new school year brings lots of excitement in high school, and with Homecoming approaching fast, the whole student body has lots of fun wi...
Camri Anderson, Staff Writer
September 13, 2018
Last year, the Role Models Encouraging Freshman (REF) program teamed up with Midwest Youth Services to create a project to get students from Jacksonville High School and Jacksonville Middle School more involved in their school and co...
Kelly Lu, Staff Writer
May 22, 2018
It is commonly agreed that in high school, freshman year, along with senior year, is the easiest year of high school. When one is a freshman, he or she learns the basics of certain subjects. Most high school first-years at J.H....
Sydney Hembrough, Staff writer
March 29, 2018
My fellow class of 2018, we are almost there. We have nearly completed what some may say were the best four years of our life. Whether we believe it or not, high school is about to be a thing of the past. The days of coming to...
