A Decade of Electronicas
Meghan Helton, Reporter
May 20, 2019
The stage darkens and the crowd quiets. Something moves in the black lights and luminescent faces emerge. They get in formation and the show begins. Every year Electronica has a theme and this performance is no different. In fact, the audience can expect an amazing show that’s like nothing they’v...
Gotta Catch’em All
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
May 20, 2019
Welcome to the world of Pokemon! This world is inhabited by creatures called pokémon! For some people, pokémon are pets. Others use them for fights. Now are you a boy or a girl? Based on the The Detective Pikachu Game (2016), the new 2019 Detective Pikachu movie left longtime fans anticipating and...
The Game of a Lifetime
Sandra Le, Reporter
May 7, 2019
Some teenagers are often told that their attachment to their electronic devices “doesn’t allow them to fully enjoy life.” Now, thanks to the hard work of game developer Candywriter LLC, BitLife, a life-simulation game, a person now has the opportunity to control a fictional character’s life ...
Teens Swiping Right
Emily Dillard, Reporter
April 16, 2019
The famous dating app ‘Tinder’, known for its swiping left and right feature, has been around since 2012. Adults who either want to try something new and or find it hard to meet people in the ‘real world’ usually end up on this app or one of the many others. Although meant for 18 and up, it has bee...
Rising to a New Challenge
Abigail Fitchie, Reporter
April 2, 2019
A new face can be seen on the soccer field since as Britany Schmidt, a health science teacher steps up to take the role of head coach for the JVB Girl’s soccer team. She may be a coach, but she is also a teacher, wife, and mother all at once. “It’s a lot of work and it was more time consuming than I wa...
Junior Takes a New Approach to Organization
Carson Lee, Editor-In-Chief
March 11, 2019
Before he carried the 28-pound laundry basket, Junior Nathan Carlston would carry a backpack, but this wouldn’t last. His backpack would be organized for 2-3 weeks before transitioning to a pile of papers that became well known by students across the school. This lasted for weeks until Carlston, while...
Political Position
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
March 7, 2019
1500 miles away from his family, junior Travis Christoff stood in Washington D.C as a page for the senator when President Donald Trump walked over to him to chat. “The President talked to us for a little bit, he said ‘Y’all are doing a great job, I wish I had your job’, and it was really coo...
Two Competitors Take a Bite Out Of Apple
Meghan Helton, Reporter
March 6, 2019
One of the biggest debates of the 21st century just got bigger. Apple and Android have been competing with each other for an entire decade already, and the smartphone industry isn’t dying out anytime soon. Now, with the more recent addition of Apple Music, the debate has escalated to include a riva...
Written in the Stars
Sandra Le, Reporter
March 1, 2019
Zodiac signs are an interesting part of life. They supposedly show what your personality is like, who you’re more compatible with, or what your emotions are. The question is, do people actually believe in them? Freshman Nichole Music explains that she always sees zodiac signs on Pinterest, and the...
A Harsh Reality
Victoria Hitchcock, Reporter
February 25, 2019
The Netflix thriller “You” is the latest binge-worthy show that leaves all it’s viewers shocked, disturbed, and wanting more. While many events in the television show may seem outrageous to some viewers, people who have been in abusive relationships can relate in several ways. Based on the no...
New Year, New You
Sandra Le, Reporter
February 22, 2019
The New Year came and many people either chose a New Year’s resolution or a One-Word idea to follow throughout the year. New Year’s resolutions are like life goals such as losing weight, studying harder, eating healthier and even more, while one-words surround the idea of how you want to approac...
A New Face on Campus
Mandy Huynh, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Our newest assistant principal, Amanda Mann chose to make the move here when she got some advice about her life from a friend. “One of them said we should make the life we want to live. So, I decided I wanted to live here with my friends, so I moved in July,” she said. “The job for Rider came...
