Your School, Your Story
By: Jourdan Batson Living in a city like Tulsa, there doesn’t seem to be many options for different types of food you may crave. There are a lot more than we think, and I tried some of the recommended authentic types of food you can find here! El Arepazo: I had to DoorDash this since... Continue Reading →
By: Mara Winters Books can be windows, mirrors, and doors; they challenge us to see our world with a new perspective. Books can stretch our minds and imaginations, urging us to grow and define our limits. Books can work miracles–until they are banned. Book banning is a form of censorship where local officials or organizations... Continue Reading →
By: Natalie Eaton Life is different now than it was two years ago. From 2020 and on, an uptick of important and controversial events has taken over our lives. COVID, BLM movement, the Ukrainian crisis, and more: it feels like we are living in a history book. Social media is now the main source of... Continue Reading →
By: Aaron Siebert and Sophia Stunkard Welcome to Too Much Internet! The new podcast brought to you by the Jenks Trojan Torch. In this show, your hosts Aaron and Sophia will take a deep dive into the latest internet phenomena. Topics both big and small. But don’t think that isn’t all just the guesswork of... Continue Reading →
By Emma Zeller Within the past two months, it has been impossible not to hear about the current humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Whether you pay attention to television or Twitter, everyone is talking. As a high school student, it is tough to figure out what is going on, and why it is happening. This is... Continue Reading →
By: Liza Inbody Cover Photo Credit: The Black Wall Street Times For the young Afghanistan people, war has been apparent their entire life, tainted by dispute, violence, and betrayal. And now, they are leaving behind all that is familiar, into a foreign country with a different language, culture, people, and nowhere to start. Many of... Continue Reading →
By: Aaron Siebert You read the title correctly: the "Jenks High School Slave Week." This was a fundraiser/school dance event that actually took place at Jenks for a whole week every April, from the years 1968-1975 (At least those were the years recorded from the yearbooks). As I was going through old Trojan Torch archives,... Continue Reading →
By: Matty Mooney Jenks High School is known worldwide, and every year eager families await to host students from across the globe. Not only does the exchange program bring students in from abroad, but it also boasts an immersive, once-in-a-lifetime experience of being a student in American high school culture. Julien Reuter, grade 12, is... Continue Reading →
By Kendall Webber “Self-defense is also a mindset: being aware of your surroundings, making eye contact with people around you, etc. You should avoid getting into a situation that requires you to defend yourself if you can,” said Amy Schepers, a Jenks High School teacher. Not only does Schepers teach AP Biology, she also takes... Continue Reading →
By: Ben Brown The endless free time and warm weather of summer is just around the corner, and any Jenks High School students that haven’t started working already, will surely be looking to make some money over the three month reprieve from school. If you’re stressing over your search for a summer job you may... Continue Reading →
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