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Its Time for Tampons to Strike Back

It’s Time for Tampons to Strike Back

Lucy Law, Staff Writer February 3, 2017

Many female students have expressed concern that the tampon dispensers in the bathroom are never filled. The fact is, emergencies happen, and not everyone is prepared all the time. Having the tampon...

AP Gov Class For 2017-18

AP Gov Class For 2017-18

Sam Newman and Olivia Fu, Opinion Editor and News Editor January 24, 2017

The true-story movie Stand and Deliver tells the mission of a teacher in inner city LA who inspires a group of students to pass an AP test for calculus. That teacher saw a group of students who had been...

Gabrielle Martinez studies in the quiet library. Tutorial classrooms can be louder, especially during student choice.

Tutorial: What’s The Real Purpose?

Rebekah Sterns, Staff Writer December 12, 2016

To some, tutorial is a time for studying, having 35 minutes of social life, or catching up on last minute homework assignments from the previous night. But what some teachers believe is the purpose of...

Gender Neutral Clothing: Fashion For All

Gender Neutral Clothing: Fashion For All

Aleck Mardirossin, Staff Writer December 10, 2016

Clothing and how people decide to dress should not be individualized to one gender. Whether a male decides to wear a piece of clothing that is considered “feminine,” he should not be discriminated...

Schools Affected by Measure M Failure

Schools Affected by Measure M Failure

Alexis Bennett, Staff Writer December 9, 2016

As years go by, thousands of students walk down the halls of our schools, play on our sports fields, and use our facilities as a place to learn and grow. Our community values education and success, yet...

Scared Silly: Is the Problem the Clowns or the Media?

Scared Silly: Is the Problem the Clowns or the Media?

Mia N. Jones, Girls Sports Editor October 24, 2016

Ever since author Stephen King illustrated the nightmarish character Pennywise in his book, It, society formulated an unpleasant and malicious connotation of clowns.  And while “clown crazes” have...

Construction in the parking lot near the C building started on Monday and is expected to be completed by next school year. A new building housing 24 classrooms will be added along with new parking spots.

Parking Problem Still A Problem

Sam Newman, Opinion Editor October 21, 2016

It’s apparent that this school year has been the worst for student parking ever, due to recent construction to the parking lots. The general problems and the explanation of why the parking is so inconvenient...

 Two students are standing and saying the Pledge of Allegiance during class. Although many students stand during the daily pledge, there is no rule enforcing them to say it. Each student has the option to either stand or sit, say or not say, but many consider it common courtesy to stand regardless.

Standing for the Pledge of Alliegance

Alyssa Mitchell and Dalton Flores October 18, 2016

Trends of individuals kneeling during the National Anthem and sitting during the Pledge of Allegiance to make a political statement has been taking hold across the nation and is wronging our country. Students...

AP Classes Versus Sleep

AP Classes Versus Sleep

Rebekah Sterns, Staff Writer October 18, 2016

There is a common war going on through all high schools, a war between AP classes and sleep. Most students, if not all, will receive less sleep than the recommended nine hours, which affects their grades,...

One AP US History teacher, Joseph Snedeker, lectures his class after a weekend full of chapter note-taking.  Some students disagree with this workload and often feel they need to level down to regular US History in order to succeed.

Students Unhappy With Academic Difficulty of History Classes

October 7, 2016

With the recent addition of classes that have a difficulty level easier than AP but harder than regular, there are juniors who feel a class in between AP US history and Regular US would be a better option...

Taking a Stand for Sitting Down

Taking a Stand for Sitting Down

Brendan Gibson and Luciana Benzan October 7, 2016

Despite recent debate, students at SJHHS and across the country should not be condemned for expressing their religious or social views by boycotting the Pledge of Allegiance. In 1943 the Supreme Court...

Drawing by Bailey Bruton.

Unsatisfactory Self-Driving Cars Roam Streets

Riley Goodfellow, Staff Writer September 11, 2016

As society in the 1800’s became aware that cars were to be commonly used, many were uncertain if putting their lives in the hands of technology was a good idea. Now, in the twenty-first century, a similar...

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