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Red & Black Newspaper 10.16.17 • Volume 87 • Issue 1 Jefferson City High School Jefferson City, MO

Welcome to the Jungle

Take a look at homecoming week from start to finish in this four-page photo gallery.

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CONTENTS 10.16.17 NEWS 4

#Hey Admin: Starting time and off campus lunches

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JCHS blocked websites

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Featured Athlete: Lauren Nuebauer

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Halloween costumes at the skate park

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IN-DEPTH

Halloween candy alternatives

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18-19 How to school

Get pumped morning playlist

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DIY halloween foods

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Reviews: IT, Kingsman: The Golden Cirlce, Younger Now

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Best scary movies

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Billboard VS JCHS

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Students write a new chapter in the LSB

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Two activity directors share the position

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What have you been missing in FFA

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FASFA: A how to guide for students needing help

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New jay staff

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Tony Hawk shreds with St. Louisans at new skate park

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How does JCHS get ready in the morning?

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Featured Staff Member: Danielle Snow

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The world weathers the storm

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SPOTLIGHT

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Baseball team wins the State Campionship

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OPINION

Welcome the jays to the jungle

SPORTS Who’s who of fall sports and activities

Sports explained by people who know nothing about sports

A&E

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Editorial: The media’s role in suicide prevention

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Head to Head: License Plates

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Is the entertainment industry running out of ideas?

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How old is too old to go trick or treating?

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Halloween deserves all the hype it gets

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be overshadowed.

Back to light topics, wow, aren’t you guys ready for fall?

I know I am. I hate pumpkin spice everything though.

Don’t you think it’s kind of funny that there really aren’t that many girls freaking out about pumpkin spice anything anymore, but I can’t go five feet without hearing some guy making fun of girls for liking pumpkin spice. Crazy. Also, I’m so ready for sweater weather.

Everyone looks adorable in a baggy sweater.

Fall, honestly, is just great.

Of course it has some not so great qualities too. One is that I’m now in some sort of mad rush to apply and be accepted into a variety of colleges. It’s unbelievably stressful. Maybe not too unbelievable, most of you are probably going through the same thing. I just wrote a killer essay though. Really, it’s unbelievable. I’m very proud of it. Hit me up, I’ll send it your way and you can also bask in the glory of it.

To conclude this letter, which is quite the little mashup of little misfit topics, I’d like to say thank you. For reading our paper, and for giving me and our entire staff an audience to write for. We greatly appreciate each and every one of you and hope you will continue to return the favor.

- Gillian Burks

FROM THE EDITOR

Hideehoe Neighboreenos, I’m the new EIC. Not expecting a welcome parade, but I thought I’d make some sort of grand entrance. My grand entrance being this first issue of the year.

It’s been a stumbling walk to get it out to the student body, but here it is. Blood and soul and maybe a few tears have been put into it. I remember when I first took my place on staff. I met my now best friend and wife for the first time. So much has happened since the start, but now we’re here and I couldn’t be happier to be where we are.

On a bit of a more serious topic, I’m very aware of some unsavory behavior of my fellow students these past months.

I don’t wish to dwell on this particular detail, as the issue has already been handled. I would like to, however, speak positively of other details pertaining to our student body.

We will always have bad apples, but we will never be defined by them. For every wrong there are fifty Jays trying to make it right. I witness continuous acts of kindness everyday in our halls. Just in my P.E. class, I’ve noticed a collective group mentality that refuses to leave anyone behind as a bench warmer. These signs of humanity and hospitality are shown in every corner of our school and I refuse to let them

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October 16, 2017 Volume 87, Issue 1 Red & Black is a student led newspaper that serves as a public forum for the school and the community. Opinions expressed in the paper are not necessarily those of JCHS nor the faculty, staff or administrators.

Editors: Gillian Burks Sidney Johnson Matt LeCure Ariana Pauley Salem Sanfilippo Solindas Staff Reporters: Yessnia AustinDixon Madison Behrens McCayla Hartman Kayla Hensley Emalee Murdock Adviser: Kathleen M. Turner Jefferson City High School 609 Union Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 (573) 659-3050 redblack.jchs@gmail.com

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NEWS

#HeyAdmin

Got any questions for administration? Tweet them to us @redblackjc with the hashtag #HeyAdmin and your question just might get answered!

Here’s our first questions for the principals:

JCHS blocked websites

Ariana Pauley

The new school year has seen an increase in the number of websites students and staff are unable to access on the Jefferson City High School server. Below Red & Black has listed a portion of the running list of blocked sites at JCHS.

Joseph Lauchstaedt #HeyAdmin - There are studies that show teenagers learn the best later in the morning. Why does JCHS start so early in spite of these studies?

In 2014 the American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP] released a policy statement that addressed school start times for adolescents. In the policy statement they recommended that teenagers needed between 8.5 and 9.5 hours of sleep each night. Additionally, the AAP indicated that teenagers typically had difficulty falling asleep before 11 p.m. As a result of the average teenage sleep cycle, the AAP recommended that middle and high schools start their day no sooner than 8:30 a.m. Despite the recommendation of the AAP the majority of secondary schools nationwide still have early start times. The reasons often cited by communities for not moving back the start time include:

Facebook

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• Early start times “mimic” what it is like to be in the work force.

• Starting later in the morning would delay the start times for extracurricular activities in the afternoon.

• Transportation costs associated with running additional bus routes.

• Later start times would limit afterschool employment options for students.

** Youtube has been censored, rather than blocked by the school. That is to say, if a video is not approved as school appropriate. by a staff member, students cannot view it on a school device/

• Pushing back secondary start times would affect the elementary schools release time. If elementary schools release too early parents would need to find additional childcare options for their younger children.

account.

#HeyAdmin - Why are the students of JCHS not allowed to go off campus for lunch?

The primary reason we do not have off campus lunches is time and location. Each lunch shift at JCHS is approximately 24 minutes in length and there are no restaurants within walking distance of the school. This means students would have to walk to their cars and then drive to and from their off-campus lunch location, which alone would take about fifteen minutes at minimum. That would leave students less than ten minutes to order, receive, and eat their food. There is simply not enough time in each lunch shift to ensure that students will be able to make it back to class on time.

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Instagram Wikia We want to hear your opinions about the blocking of these sites, new and old. Contact us on social media or email us at RedBlack.JCHS@gmail.com with your take, students and staff members alike.

The world weathers the storm

Madison Behrens McCayla Hartman

See how people are coping after Harvey, Irma and Maria.

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ecently, Maria took out all the power in Puerto Rico and forced 70,000 people to evacuate. Hurricane Maria was named the strongest hurricane worldwide in terms of the hurricane’s wind speeds.

Since these major storms, the school has not seen an influx in students who have come up here from where Harvey, Irma, and Maria have hit.

Kenna Pridgin, the registrar of Jefferson City High School, keeps track of all the new students, holds all the student records, and when students move schools, she transfers all of their records.

“If we do get an influx in students it won’t be until a month or so away,” said Pridgin.

The reason it would be a month or two to see a influx in students or any influx at all is because they are still doing clean up in all those states and trying to recover everything that they can. Kenna Pridgin also explained that most people are going to move their families to places with better job opportunities and more space, like bigger cities.

When the hurricanes and flooding first started, there was an outpouring of worry and support for everyone who was affected by these large-scale disasters and their immediate safety but another thing that could cause

harm to the people affected is the contaminated water. After a hurricane there can be sewage, oil and chemicals in the water that could cause really bad infection. On top of potentially losing almost everything, including loved ones, they have to worry about staying out of the

water as much as possible to avoid the contamination.

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Ross Elló told CNN that Maria is the, “most devastating storm to hit the island this century if not in modern history.”

Since the onset of hurrican Maria, at least 237 more people have died and 1,900 were injured.

Harvey was the other major hurricane to hit recently. Harvey was the first major hurricane to hit land since Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

In a matter of four days, the place of impact and the surrounding areas received more than 40 inches of rain, causing a large amount of flooding. Harvey was also named the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States.

Harvey has caused approximately $70 billion of damage.

Irma was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to hit the Leeward Islands.

Irma reportedly caused a large amount of damage in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. Hurricane Maria was also named the strongest hurricane worldwide in terms of the hurricane’s wind speeds. By Sept. 27, Irma had caused at least 124 deaths.

There is no doubt that the communities and the people in them will forever be changed by this experience, but little by little money and supplies are being donated to the communities, further helping the civilians get back on their feet.

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A position filled is a position shared Jefferson City High School’s two new activities directors explain what its like splitting the position.

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Gillian Burks

choolis back, and that means new rules, new classes, and new faculty. The Activities Director position in particular is one of the positions which is being filled by new faces this year. Though they aren’t new faces to the Jefferson City High School staff. Tim Thompson and Dennis Licklider are currently working as the Activities Directors.

These two have already entered retirement, this is why they share the position. If just one of them were to work as Activities Director, they would bypass the limit on worked hours per week. Though maybe a bit complicated, the two of them seem to have the job well under control with a set separation of duties. Licklider spends most of

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his time working with the school in the mornings at JCHS; alternatively, Thompson is more likely to be found working events and games. It may not always be the perfect situation, but they work together to make it as easy as possible.

“It is nice to have someone to share the duties with and to discuss ideas,” Thompson said, ”We deal with so many things each day individually so we have to make sure to communicate with each other often.”

The two may work individually, but they share a common goal. It’s clear after speaking with them or simply through witnessing their fervent work ethic that these two are working as hard as they can to improve the school.

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The two of them are set on assisting the coaches and students to improve in their day-to-day work. That may seem a bit more small scale, but the impact they wish to have through doing this is much larger.

“I believe that you’re either getting better or you’re getting worse,” Licklider said, “We want to get better this year. We want to make strides forward. We don’t want to just mark time until they get someone else in this position.”

This position is being temporarily filled by Licklider and Thompson.

Whoever may fill the position after these two has not yet been determined.

Let’s figure this out ® Edition

Step One: Create an account (FSA ID)

at fsaid.ed.gov

Step Two: Start the FAFSA® form at fafsa.gov.

Step Three: Fill out the Student Demographics section.

Step Four: List the schools to which

you want your FAFSA® information sent.

Step Five: Answer the dependency status questions.

Step Six: Fill out the Parent Demographics section.

Step Seven: Supply your financial information.

Step Eight: Sign and submit your FAFSA form.

Information from Department of Education Homeroom Blog.

For more information, visit blog.ed.gov

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Tony Hawk shreds with St. Louisans at new skate park

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uesday, Sept. 12, Tony Hawk attended the grand opening of the Peter Mathews Memorial Skate Garden in St. Louis, Missouri.

The park, constructed by a group of local skaters, was funded by Mini Cooper and The Tony Hawk foundation.

The park was under construction for years before being finished in early September. Skaters from all across Missouri attended the opening to skate with Hawk and the Bird House team, the nine person skateboarding company founded by Hawk in 1992.

This is the first free skate park in St. Louis, providing a place for locals to shred independently.

“It was really sick. It felt normal as if I was just skating with him at the park at home. Except there was a ton of people asking him for autographs and stuff,” Senior August Larsen said about about his experience skating alongside Tony and the Birdhouse team. Senior Zach Patten, a local Jefferson City skateboarder, also skated alongside August and Tony.

“It was a very eventful moment meeting him for the second time.

Kayla Hensley

I did a Miller flip in front of him, it was fun,” Patten said, excited about the moment.

More than 100 skaters attended the event, ranging from children to adults older than forty. Each cruising the park to the best of their ability.

“These type of facilities are what the sport is all about,” Hawk told Fox 2 Now St. Louis. Hawk donated $25,000 to help finish the park, and it brings visitors from all over St. Louis. What was once a vacant lot has now become the centerpiece of the community.

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Spirit Week Greta Haarmann (left) Caroline Ordway (right)

Sakkayra King (left) Taylor Mnn (middle)

Arianna Woods (left) Samantha Tambke (right)

Bear Necessities

Hunter vs Prey

Rain, Rain Go Away

Morgan Dury (end on left) Auteria Anderson (middle) Bailey Hayes (middle) Sophie Hunget (middle) Emily Baker (middle) Brycin Floyd (end on right)

King & Queen of the Jungle

Jay Pride!

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HOMECOMING

[photo by Madison Behrens]

Homecoming King Cole Biesemeyer shows off his moves at the presentation of the court.

[photo by Madison Behrens] The Homecoming Queen Hanna Watson and her court McKenzie Gourley, Lily Tharp, Shelby Tucker, and Tori LePage.

[photo by Madison Behrens]

[photo by Madison Behrens]

Senior Sing busts some moves at the Homecoming assembly.

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Senior Tylee Cioli breaks it down with her solo in Tonal Uproar.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

[photo by Madison Behrens]

Senior Emily Brauner celebrates her catch at Powder Puff practice with a big smile. [photo by Madison Behrens]

Powder Puff Seniors form their last practice huddle.

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Powder Puff Juniors charging for the play.

Junior Caitlin Anderson gets a toach down at Powder Puff practice.

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HOMECOMING DANCE

McCayla Hartman

Blake Conrad (left) and Micah Linthacum (right) are arriving at the dance.

Students have fun dancing with their friends and dates at Homecoming.

Malachi Pezley (left), Makenzie Rena (middle), and Teahna Phillips (right) are all smiles at the H

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A dance circle forms as students start to get down to the music.

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SPORTS Jays take baseball state championship title Madison Behrens

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n June 3, the Jefferson City High School baseball team won the 2017 State Championship for the first time since 1989. Last year the Jays made it to the state finals, finishing as runner up in 2016.

strikes, Weirich was hit by the ball, earning a walk and the win for the Jays.

Michael Skinner, who was also a junior at the time, played second baseman at the state championship game.

Ryan Sturm, a junior at the time, played backup second-baseman at the championship game.

“To lose the year before that and come back again… is unreal,” said Skinner.

“There were moments that gave us all heart attacks, but we held on until the end,” said Sturm.

A few weeks after the game, the team celebrated with a parade on June 19. The team then went on to congratulate their head coach, Brian Ash, and Assistant coach, J.R. Simmons, as they were named the National High School Coach and Assistant Coaches of the Year.

For the majority of the game, Fort Zumwalt West led the game 1-0.

Then, in the bottom of the seventh inning, Payton Bodenstab hit the ball to the outfield, Cole Ahrens scored tying the game 1-1. Later, during the eighth inning with the bases loaded, Jacob Weirich went up to bat. After two

[Photo by Madison Behrens]

Coach Brian Ash, has been a coach for 19 years, and has been a head coach for 18 of those years.

“Coach Simmons and I receiving National Coaching awards is very rewarding, we wouldn’t have been recognized without the great players and support we have within our program,” said Ash. Coach Jr. Simmons has been assistant coach for the JCHS baseball team for 12 years.

“We had been ranked #1 in the state all year and in the top 20 in the nation in many polls by mid-season. I think we were all relieved at that point and it was a pretty awesome feeling being the first one to hug J-Dub(Jacob Weirich) when he touched first base, as Gunnar See scored the winning run. I just remember Weirich and I laughing and smiling as the entire team came out to mob him.” said Simmons.

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What’s Happening In Fall Sports?

Sidney Johnson

“This is a quality group of young men that have dedicated themesleves to this beautiful game. They have passion for the game, not just when jerseys are on but during training as well. As for competition, any sitaution that could be veiwed as a “setback” they have fought through. Resilency is a word that desribes this group. They have left their mark on the program and a standard for other program and a standard for other groups to work toward. Year in and year out, we playa very high level schedule. HIghlights of our season thus are: taking SLUH to PKs, winning the Kickapoo Shootout Gold Divison Title. and a great weekend of soccer in Iowa at the Go 4 the Gold Division Title, where we beat #7 team in National Marquette Jesuit High School from Milwaukee. We will create more highlights and memories as we progress through our remaining two weeks of regular season and into playoffs and I feel privileged to be apart of it” -Scott Blake

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“Our season is off to a great start. We have a bunch of kids out here working hard.

Our boy’s team is a top ten ranked team and should be really competitive through the state series. Our girl’s team has a lot of inexperience and is battling through issues right now, but they seem to be shapping up to peak at the right time.”

-Brett Phillips

“The Lady Jays are standing at a pivotal point in their season. The 2017 team is looking to finish the regular season with wins against district opponent, Hickman, and two tough cross battles against Blair Oaks and Helias. The Lady Jays have choosen “Be the Change” as their slogan for the season and they have set out a mission to do just that. This is a tough group of unselfish kids who understand talent can win games but it takes teamwork to win championships! You can always count on a lot of hustle, effort and phenomenal leadership out of the 2017 Lady Jays. #BeTheChange!!”

-Lisa Hoffmeyer

“The girls are currently sitting at 17-10 on the season and getting ready to start district play wednesday, 7:00 at Rock Bridge High School. Over the last couple of weeks the girls have been playing their best ball of the sesaon. They are a fun and exciting team to watch. Please, come out and support them during the playoffs.”

-Zach Miller

“This season successful for us even though we did not reach our gaol of getting to state as a team. Both Coach Elder and I are very plleased wth the progress each girl has made and improving their skills sets and ablities and appreciate the work ethics. “ -Randy Bickel

“We have a very challanging up coming schedule.

The team is working very hard every week to be prepared for what is coming up next” -Ted Lepage

“We are 13-09. Headed into team sectionals and quaterfinals, meaning there are 16 teams left in the state out of about 96. We won our sixth straight district championship last week, which is pretty big deal. Erica Dunn and Bailey Higgins advanced to the State Doubles Tournament.”

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NOTHING Matt LeCure

Colton Dulle, Senior Sports. The idea to push yourself to the limit and beyond via ball, puck disck, etc.

August Carsen, Senior Sports are for fun, or for people that lack the ability to acheive anything else.

Sophie Marreel, Senior A sport is an activity that helps people build determination and learn teamwork. They also teach the very important concept of competition.

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Featured Athlete

Preview: Halloween Sk8 Night

Kayla Hensley

Grab your costumes and a skateboar. It’s that time of the year again. October 31st is on the way, and that means Halloween Skate Night is too. If skating is difficult, this is could be a perfect opportunity to learn! Washington Skatepark is open to the public, where even on normal days everyone can have fun. Halloween Skate Night is a day where everyone can come together, dressed as whoever or whatever they want and skate the Jefferson City skatepark.

Lauren Nuebauer

The event begins Tuesday, October 31st at 6:00 p.m. Bring a board, a costume and ride! The event is for everyone of all Sport: Softball size and ages, and welcomes all kinds of skateboarders. The Grade: 12 spooky skate sesh will last until 11:00 p.m. Halloween Skate Years Played: 13 Position on the Team: Center-Field and Co- Night will be hosted by junior Manny Maire, a notorious skateboarder at Jefferson City High School.

Captain with the other senior girls.

Favorite Memory: “Definitely probably going to state my freshman year when we went to the final 4.”

Best Game: “Whenever it was my sophomore year at districts, I had the walk off hit to get us to the championship game.”

Two Words to Describe Softball: Friendship and Leadership “I’ve learned a lot of ways to lead a team and what it means to work together, and I’ve also made a lot of my friends through that sport.”

Hobbies Other than Softball: Watching the Cubs and Hiking What Jay Pride Means to Lauren: “I’m apart of a community that I have to work hard to represent and make sure that my leadership skills on and off the field represent what our high school is.”

There will be candy, a skate competition, and a costume competition. The winner of each will get candy and the pride of being a winner. Be sure to bring great trip, wear a great costume, and just have fun and skate!

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How T

School

A collection of tips and ideas for how to be the best student you can be.

Gillian Burks Salem Sanfilippo Solindas

Get organized!

Stop overloading on supplies

Invest in a planner

Start a study group

Keep your pencil bag to a few pens and pencils. Don’t overload on a million colored highlighters that you won’t ever use.

Organize your time by writing down plans and scheduling time for studying, extracuriculars, and social outtings.

Keep clean notes in class that you can compare with other students at the end of the day. Pick a meeting place and bring food.

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Let’s study 1

Scheduling a time and place is key.

You’re more likely to commit to studying if you have already decidied on when and where you want to study.

Taking frequent breaks allows your mind and body to be revived from the zombie-like state that can occur when you’ve been staring at the same page for too long.

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Creating both long term and short term goals sets your mind on a prize and will help you to work toward that ideal outcome.

Eating foods high in omega-3’s are going to put your mind in the prime mode for thinking and memorizing.

Some food examples are: salmon, walnts, and spinach.

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Yes, your teachers were right. Typing your notes is not as effective as writing them out. Always choose a pencil over a keyboard.

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FEATURES

Students write a new chapter in the LSB

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efferson City High School offers such a large number of clubs that it seems there is an option for everyone. There’s a wall of clubs just inside the first hall of the school, and with so many little paper pamphlets, it might be overwhelming.

One of these many clubs is open to all with a love of literature. They are always on the prowl for students who love to read, write, or just contribute to the well being of their school library. That’s right, it’s the Library Student Board.

This club meets about twice a month and the meetings are always open to new members.

These meetings are conducted in the second floor JCHS library amongst the smell of old books and the glow of new screens. During these meetings they discuss how the LSB will participate in any upcoming events, such as the quickly approaching Jack O’ Lantern Jam and how the library can be improved. Usually food

and conversations are shared between members before the meeting ends.

Just like any other club, students approach the LSB to find others who share a similar interest. Senior Addison Neal has been an active member of the LSB for two years now and has experienced this first hand.

“I get to be around a group of people who love reading just as much as I do,” Neal said.

This love of reading is not only something shared by the LSB members, but it is also something they try to share with the entire school. Junior Natalie Schaefer only joined this year; however, she is already sure of the LSB’s goals.

“Our goals are to get as many people interested in books and the library as possible,” Schaefer said.

Their next two meetings are on Oct. 10 and Oct. 24 and are open to all who are interested.

Gillian Burks

[Photo by: Gillian Burks] Rasheena Clarke and Hannah Keely run the LSB meeting in the library.

What we have been missing in FFA Yessnia Austin-Dixon

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he Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization was founded by a group of agricultural teachers.

The FFA ecompasses science, technology, and business and is for those who have an interest in food and natural resource industries.

The Nichols Career Center (NCC) FFA chapter prepares Jefferson City High School, Blair Oaks and Helias students to meet the challenges they face by helping members develop their own unique talents and explore

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their interest in a broad range of agricultural careers.

The FFA is not just for students who want to produce farms. This program also welcomes members who aspire to be teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and more. Their mission is to develop future generations and prepare them for the challenges of feeding the growing population. Agriculture is more than harvesting and planting; it’s science, a business, and art all in one.

The NCC FFA chapter participates

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in community service. Some students get involved in Supervised Agriculture Experience and Leadership Development Events.

“You might outgrow your FFA jacket, but you will never outgrow the experience,” said Maddie Thomas, a junior and member of FFA. To learn more, follow NCC FFA on Twitter at @NCCFFA. Their next meeting will take place on November 9th.

New Jay Staff

Tyanna Robinson Yessnia Austin-Dixon

Here’s a list of our new jay bird staff. Listed is what subject they teach and their room numbers. Welcome them to the bird cage!

Math Spenser Epple - (N156) Kevin Ferguson - (N168) Sarah Senter - (N167)

English Heather Gaddy - (J308) Alexander Whelan - (J303) Kathleen Turner - (J141)

Biology

Special Services

Veronica Lee - (J121) Alexandra Rauscher - (J217) Jaren Whisley - (J216)

Beth Vaughn - (J300B) Alison Whelan - (J202)

Social Studies

Other Subjects

Jason Ross - (J181) Mark Anderson - (J106)

Katherine Congelose - (N169) Lori Jobe - (N253) Rachel Longan - (N276) Mason Swisher - (J123) Jonathan Thornhill - (Library) Dawn Sees - (N106)

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How does Jefferson City High School get ready in the morning?

McCayla Hartman Sidney Johnson

Kelsie Backues

“Well, I wake up, and decide what to wear and then get dressed.

Then, I do my hair, wash my face and brush my teeth. After, I do my makeup, I grab a water and snacks and leave.”

Emily Brauner

“I wake up 20 minutes after my alarm. Then, I go and brush my teeth and wash my face. I get dressed, do my hair and put on some makeup. I go eat breakfast and pack my lunch, then I run out the door.”

Jordan Bellamy

Christian White

“I typically wake up and the first thing I do is eat a banana or a apple. Afterwards, I brush my teeth and hop in the shower. When I get out, I go I hangout with my baby brother for a minute and then head out to school.”

“I wake up at 5:45 a.m. and check my phone. I get out of bed and look in the mirror. I flex a little bit and hype myself up for the day.

I shower, brush my teeth, etc. in about 30 minutes. Then I pick out what clothes I want to wear. I throw something on and then I play NBA 2K until my ride comes.”

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Featured Staff Member We get an inside look to the life of Jefferson City High School art teacher Danielle Snow.

Fun Fact:

Emalee Murdock

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anielle Snow has been teaching art for five years. This is her first year as lead teacher for the art department. Snow student taught at Jefferson City High School and during this time there was an opening for a art teacher position and she got the job.

Snow loved all of her teachers over the years and loved playing school in her basement as a child, so this opportunity was perfect for her. She has four wonderful kids named Henlee, Kyla, Josie, and Drayden.

Her and her husband Mitch were blessed with all girls, but naturally they both wanted a boy. A situation came up with one of their family friends who had a child that needed a home so the Snows took him in. He is the same age as their youngest daughter, so for them it’s like having twins.

“It can be chaotic sometimes, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Snow said.

Her kids usually keep her busy, but in her free time she loves to draw portraits of people so she can later give the drawings as presents to her friends and family. Snow also really enjoys playing tennis but of course she can’t play as much as she would like to with her busy schedule.

Snow has also been a sponsor for art club in the past, but since she is the lead teacher this year she passed the art club onto Lori Jobe, another art teacher at JCHS but she still helps as much as she can.

Snow currently teaches Art 2 and 3D Art and next semester she will be teaching Art 3 and Art 4 classes.

“I think my favorite thing about teaching is getting to know all the kids and watching them surprise themselves by making art that they never thought they could make,” Snow said.

Snow loves to eat raw potatoes. While she is making any kind of potatoes she always ends up eating half the potatoes she cuts up before she cooks them because she loves them so much.

Danielle Snow holds a piece of salf made art work.

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Opinion

The Red and Black Editorial: The media’s role in suicide prevention S

uicide is a topic that is tiptoed and suicidal thoughts. The song is message that help is out there for around in conversation as well as performed by Logic and features both everyone looking. in the media that surrounds us Alessia Cara and Khalid, who are Some say that including daily. There are many reasons for this. prominent role models to adolescents. conversations of suicide in our media The two most prominent are: this can A second example is the Netflix original will encourage those who are already be triggering to individuals battling which premiered spring 2017. “13 considering suicide. They see that suicidal thoughts or tendencies and Reasons Why” is based on a novel someone who has completed suicide this topic has the power to upset those written by Jay Asher. This TV series is now being given attention and who have been affected personally was opposed by many for its graphic acknowledgement. While this is a through friends and family who depiction of the main character’s notable concern, giving respect to those struggle. We as a society have who have passed, in addition to to decide if we want to sit offering help to those who feel silently when someone takes afflicted, could help balance their own life or speak out in this. We can’t ignore suicide, as order to show our support to it’s quickly becoming a bigger anyone who is seeking help. threat than ever before. Every If we ignore suicide as an message proclaimed should issue in our community, we include an equally important could end up isolating others message to those who are who may feeling similarly to suicidal -- there is help. Media someone who took their life. By can be used as more than addressing the challenges of some bulletin board of who did suicide and suicide prevention what. It can be used to connect through the use of our shared millions suffering to the help media we have the ability they need or want. to reach those in need and To our readership, if you are prevent others from falling into struggling in any way please the same dark place. know that there are resources You can’t stand amongst in place with countless people your peers without being behind them who are pulling surrounded by struggling for you. Nobody needs to feel teens. Media connects us alone in a world bursting all in our individual battles. with people, and that includes Never before have we been so you. Seek help where you are interwoven as a species as we most comfortable and don’t are now, and it only takes a click [Logic’s coverart for 1-800-273-8255 repeats the discount the benefit of talking suicide hotline in a simple black and white format] to people, regardless of where for a message to travel across the world. To negate the potential that death and by a common opinion that you find them. Counselors, principals the media could have in supporting the nature of the show romanticized and teachers can be great resources those who struggle with suicidal suicide. While some aspects of these for students. If our society as a whole thoughts is simply destructive. media could’ve been handled better, the will lend assistance to all who are in In the past few months, there have point of the matter is that they stirred want of it, then no one will ever truly been multiple examples of widespread conversation. Love it or hate it, “13 be alone when they find themselves in media shining a light on the otherwise Reasons Why” broke barriers. Parents difficult situations. avoided topic of suicide. Making its sat their children down to discuss Missouri Suicide Hotline mark at number four on the Billboard warning signs in their peers and the 1-800-365-5395 Top 100, “1-800-273-8255” has sung to importance of searching out help. “1National Suicide Hotline the world about the struggles endured 800-273-8255” is constantly blaring 1-800-SUICIDE by someone battling depression on every pop station, an unavoidable 1-800-273-TALK

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Head to Head

Traumatizing to trans kids Salem Sanfilippo Solindas

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A fun, interactive decoration

License plates stuck all over

hen you found your name stuck to a school wall, what did you think? Were you excited to think about everyone seeing your name? Did you look for the names of your friends, sending them photos when you finally found it in the deepest corners of the school?

Or, did you panic, ripping it off the wall as fast as you could, terrified to think someone saw it?

For many of us, seeing the license plates only brings stress and fear. Seeing our legal names displayed is absolutely terrifying. Many transgender students lost their Jay Spirit when they realised that they were being outed as trans to the school.

One of these students is junior Alexzander Salas.

Alexz has been openly transgender since eighth grade, and dealt with all transphobia around the school. He believes the reason behind the license plates is to make students feel included, but argues it has the opposite effect.

“For students like me, it’s really hard to go by your legal name because it’s got a lot of negative connotations with it, and a lot of times, it gets used against you,” Alexz said.

When asked if he saw his license plate, he said, “I found my name … I ripped it off and ate it.”

Name-eating aside, transgender students around the school believe this could have been prevented if student council had considered them.

Student Council President Katelyn Sluder said that while StuCo is aware of the problems the license plates caused, there was more overwhelming positive response,“People were excited to find [the plates], and that just made me feel good. It was kind of like a game for people.” She explained that with all the other work StuCo had to do before the first day of school, they were forced to ignore the issue of legal names.

This issue could have been fixed before the student council even got their hands on the list of students. If people’s “nicknames,” their chosen names, were given to StuCo by the counselors rather than their legal names, this wouldn’t have happened.

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Matt LeCure

f you haven’t been looking down in the halls trying to avoid eye contact with peers, you might have seen all the license plates on the walls. On each plate, there is a name. You may recognize some the names from your fellow students. STUCO has taped up license plates with the name of students throughout the school.

Many people have found their plates and posted it online. I am one of those proud people who have found theirs! Well, actually it was my friend who found it for me.

This is basically a scavenger hunt, a game most of us played as children. You have to be observant and pay attention to your surroundings. It’s a great way to compete against your friends to see who finds their license plate first. There are a lot of ways to involve yourself in this silly back-to-school challenge.

I’m not saying you should have skipped class to look for your license plate. That would get you into some real trouble.

Stay in class, kids. Finding your plate may have seemed boring, but it is a nice way to get to know the high school.

These license plates, while seeming quite childish and silly, can be a nice way to bond with your fellow Jays. Katelyn Sluder, the Jefferson City High School Student Council Class President, gave us a great example. She told the story of how one of her friends looked around the school for their license plate, found it, and placed it next to their significant other’s plate. If that isn’t romantic, I don’t know what is.

For sophomores, entering a brand new school can be weird.

The huge school is different from Simonsen, where it’s only freshmen. The license plates are a good way to explore Jefferson City High School. Walking around will help you adapt to the new environment, become more comfortable, and know your way around the school without getting lost.

The license plates are fun, but there are some problems. Some people go by nicknames, and feel uncomfortable with their real name. Since my nickname is just a shortened version of my real name, I don’t have that issue. However, there are some people who don’t want their birth name out to the public because it reveals something very personal about themselves. If you know me, you would know that I’m pretty insecure. Because of that, I know how these people feel. However, the license plates are just to have fun, and not to offend people. So we should just enjoy them.

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Is the entertainment industry running out of ideas?

Matt LeCure

Cartoon by Matt LeCure

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umans have been coming up with stuff for a while now.

Throughout the years, imaginative beings have designed amazing worlds, stories, and characters to fall in love with. Just look at Disney. Sure, movies like “Hercules,” “Cinderella,” and “Tarzan” are not completely original, but they add a different twist to the tales. Remember when Zeus made Pegasus out of clouds in “Hercules”?

Yeah, that’s not what really happened.

But today, we’ve been noticing some patterns in modern entertainment.

Reboots, remakes, re-releases, ripoffs, a lot of “r” words. Are we running out of originality, or is something else going on?

First, we need to know the difference between inspiration and plagiarism.

Regarding entertainment, these terms can be mixed up sometimes. Suppose a movie was made about a poor girl living with her abusive family sneaking into a party and falling in love with some rich dude. That’s obviously the story of Cinderella, right? You would think

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that it was a ripoff, and automatically hate it. However, you miss out on the twists to the story. You refuse to see the unique parts of it. Movies like these can be one of two things. It could be a ripoff, a copy. Most people jump to that conclusion, but the movie could be inspired by the story, not a copy. We don’t know what the creator intended it to be, but we can figure out ourselves if the movie came from inspiration or if it was a copy.

So let’s look at what we have today.

A ton of people think that most movies or other forms of entertainment are not as original as they used to be. But what if we take these modern “ripoffs” and look at them more optimistically?

Jefferson City High School English teacher Shelly Keisling looks at movies in this different point of view.

“Even though there seems to be less originality in entertainment today,” Kiesling said. “I do enjoy the way old shows or movies are given a new spin.”

In regards to entertainment, nostalgia plays a big factor in what you use

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as entertainment. Nostalgia is basically a lust or desire for the past, or a love of old memories. So today’s entertainment seems unoriginal because the industry is trying to invoke some sort of nostalgia. For some, it works. For others, not really.

“Psychology Today” states that nowadays, “Nostalgia is no longer looked upon as a mental disorder, but as a natural, common, and even positive emotion.”

So is today’s entertainment unoriginal? Are we running out of ideas?

I’d say… maybe. Okay, sorry if you wanted a straightforward answer. But when you think about it, there is some strong evidence on both sides. With all this stuff going on today, it’s hard to focus and be creative. And during these eventful times, a blast from the past may just be what we all need. And who knows? Maybe you will be the next Shakespeare! Just kidding, that’s going to be me.

How old is too old to go Trick-or-Treating?

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t’s that time of the year again.

Time for haunted houses, costumes, and those spooky cavities.

Every year on October 31st, people of all ages dress up and go door to door begging for candy. This is an American tradition. Each year, the question still remains, how old is too old to go trickor-treating?

When I was growing up Halloween was always one of my favorite holidays. I remember being so excited the night of Halloween, finally getting to show off my costume and getting my candy stash for the year. As I grew older, I eventually stopped. However, this isn’t the case for everyone.

“I think you’re never too old to trick-or-treat, man,” said senior Emily Rush,“I’m a kid at heart.” Rush still goes trick-or-treating every year and

plans to continue going as long as she can.

People on the other side of the door don’t seem to be too thrilled to be handing out their candy to teenagers. Some think that when teenagers or people even older trick-or-treat, it takes away from the younger children’s experience.

Eventually, there comes a point in your life where you decide you’re too old for tricking-or-treating. That’s exactly what senior Mason York went through.

“Personally, I stopped going trick-ortreating around 7th grade and started giving out candy instead,” York said, “I think that as we get older, our imaginations mature as well and we don’t see dressing up and walking door to door as a fun activity like we used to.”

For some die hard trick-or-treaters, this will always be a part of their life.

But for the most of us, this is something we will leave behind, and become

the person on the other side of the door, getting mad at the over aged trick-ortreaters, who are old enough to buy their own candy.

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Halloween deserves all the hype it gets Kayla Hensley

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alloween: the one day of the year where you can be whatever you want, and get candy for it. Costumes, candy, sweaters, scary movies, pumpkins-- what more could you ask for? Unfortunately, Halloween doesn’t get enough hype. September is a slow month for JCHS students, and getting back into the swing of school isn’t fun. What’s better than looking forward to Halloween? Actually participating in it! Getting hyped is all part of the fun.

Need help getting pumped for Halloween? Putting tiny pumpkins, fall

scented candles, and fake spider webs around your room is a great way to get you in the mood. Watching scary and Halloween-themed movies like “Halloween Town” and “Friday The 13th” can also get you in on the excitement of October 31st.

Looking at Halloween from a spectator’s point of view, it seems geared towards young children. However, that doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy ourselves. Many horror films come out near Halloween, and you don’t expect kids to watch those. If you’re the social type, Halloween parties cn be a great

way to get yourself in the spooky mood.

If you are a bit of a loner, you could just eat a bunch of candy. Not the healthiest option, but an option nonetheless.

Trick-or-treating may be the most popular way to enjoy Halloween, but we shouldn’t set aside other ways to enjoy the season of spooky.

Halloween is great in many different aspects. Enjoying the fall weather and spreading the excitement of this spooky holiday is all part of the fun. Enjoying yourself, the changing leaves around you, and special treats with your friends are all reasons why the hype is the best.

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Arts &Entertainment

Halloween Candy Alternatives

Ariana Pauley

Yessnia Dixon

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all is here once again and Halloween is just around the corner. Everyone is sure to see the usual suspects in Trick or Treating baskets this year: Snickers, Kit Kats, Milky Ways, the list seems to go on forever. One thing that isn’t on the minds of most Halloween candy houses is the percentage of their town or city that won’t be able to

consume the tasty treats they are offering. Trick or Treaters with food allergies are potentially at risk to not receive any candy they can safely eat during this holiday, so in order to ensure no one goes home empty handed, consider keeping this list of non-candy related treats in mind when you do your shopping for the big night.

Waking up in the morning can be difficult.

JCHS students selected music to help get you “pumped” in the morings.

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DIY HALOWEEN FOOD

Emalee Murdock and Madison Behrens

Mummy Rice Krispie Treats

1. Microwave chocolate for 2 minutes, and stir at 1 minute.

2. Lay Rice Kripsies on baking sheet or aluminum foil.

3. Drizzle chocolate on Rice Krispies.

4. Use icing to make eyes, or use store bought candy eyes.

Halloween Chocolate Covered Pretzels

1. Microwave chocolate for 2 minutes, and stir at 1 minute. (as seen in the recipe above) 2. Lay pretzels in a line on baking sheet or aluminum foil.

3. Drizzle chocolate over the pretzels.

4. Add sprinkles before chocolate dries. (optional)

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REVIEWS

Did you see a good movie? Read an interesting book? Hear a great song that’s stuck in your head?

Stop by room 141 with your suggestion.

Gillian Burks

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hile the original movie was a combination of flashbacks and present time scenes, the new IT recreation was based solely on the group of main character misfits in their childhood.

This gave the movie more time to fully detail the childhood experience they all shared in battling Pennywise. In turn, this also meant that the audience can build a stronger bond with the characters. While some scenes from the book were (thankfully) left out, for the most part the recreation was a nostalgic reminder of Stephen King’s dark genius. His

skillful writing inspired the movie to be quite terrifying and in some cases very gruesome.

However, Pennywise appears initially to the children as their own fears, which turns the focus away from our own fears and separates us from the horror aspect. as Impressed as I was with the first movie, I’ll be sure to see the second one as well. Hopefully, it doesn’t take 27 years to premiere.

Ariana Pauley

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he newest edition to the Kingsman franchise hit theatres Sept. 22, intriguing fans of the first movie across the nation. Staying on mark for big names, the series’ classic trade marks have not been left behind in the wake of new additions like Halle Berry and Channing Tatum.

In fact, the movie pairs so well in atmosphere to the first that you could watch the two back to back and feel like the story has hardly been interrupted.

It must be acknowledged that the hijinx in The Golden Circle are a little farther out of the realm of normal than the audience has come to expect, but the comical consistency throughout the

movie makes a human meat grinder burger a little easier to swallow.

There is a continued tastefulness when dealing with the goriest of concepts in the movie which helps the crudeness of some scenes much more stomachable. The plot itself manages to tie the stories together seamlessly and answers pressing questions thoroughly throughout the film. While some may not be able to overlook the extreme situations that take place in the second movie, the redeeming qualities well outweigh the interesting plot choices.

In fact, the original Kingsman movie is perhaps the most enjoyable due to the quirky scenes it incorporates.

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iley Cyrus’s new album Younger Now is different in a beautiful way. A few songs like “Week Without You, I Would Die for you, Bad Mood” all have a country vintage feel to it and I love them. This album is very relatable when it comes to relationships. For example, when you first get into a relationship with someone you really, like you think about that person all the time. Well, in Miley’s song “ Thinking” talks about the same thing. I have several favorite

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songs from this album, but the most powerful was “Bad Mood” because of the way she sang the words. She sang every note carefully ,and with so much power. I could also relate to the song that caught my eye with “Bad Mood.”

I’d like to see a change in pace change in pace between each song because most of the songs kept a slow pace, but every song was well written songs.

Check out our web exclusive reviews of Blond by Frank Ocean and the Melanie Martinez concert at jcredblack.com.

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Best Scary Movies

Tyanna Robinson

It’s officially October, aka the spooky month! We asked 125 JCHS students and staff what their favorite movie is and here are the top three choices.

Student Favorites

Staff Favorites

#1 -- “It”

#1 -- “Split”

#2 -- “Get Out”

#2 -- “Hush”

#3 -- “Annabelle” #3 -- “Get Out”

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JCHS Students

Salem Sanfilippo Solindas

#1 Look What You Made #1 1-800-273-8255Me Do- Taylor Swift

Logic

#2 Bodak Yello (Money

#2 Bodak Yello (Money

#3 1-800-273-8255-

#3 Believer- Imagine

Moves)- Cardi B

Logic ft Alessia Cara

Moves)- Cardi B Dragons

#4 Despacito- Luis Fonsi #4 Despacito- Luis and Daddy Yankee

Fonsi and Daddy Yankee

#5 Too Good at

#5 Unforgettable-

Goodbyes- Sam Smith

Charlie Puth

Staff Suggestions

#1 Too Good At

Goodbyes -Sam Smith #2 Wild Thoughts -DJ Khlalid #3 UnforgettableFrench Montana

#4 Attention- Charlie Puth #5 Beilever- Imagine Dragons

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