Bringing Truth to Light: Center for Public Secrets

By: Abigail Chow Every city has its secrets. Tulsa has secrets. Lee Roy Chapman, a local historian and investigative journalist, made it his mission to uncover them. You can see the results of his work, along with much more, at the Center for Public Secrets. Cornered on 6th and Peoria, where a semi-industrial district intersects...

Discovery Lab: Setting the Standard for National Children’s Museums

By: Abigail Chow After years of anticipation, Tulsans have been celebrating--and flocking to--Discovery Lab, Tulsa Children’s Museum’s newest iteration, since its Grand Opening on January 24th, 2022. In its new home just south of the Gathering Place along Riverside Drive, the welcoming campus hints at exciting new things to discover and learn. With exhibits like...

The Top Feel Good Favorite Studio Ghibli Films

By: Abigail Chow I’m beginning winter break by having my wisdom teeth removed. Although I don’t look forward to what it will take to have four teeth ready for the tooth fairy all at once because they were never designed to come out on their own, I am consoling myself by planning a recuperation that...

Trojan Spotlight: Oliver Robinson

By: Abigail Chow Junior Oliver Robinson started his musical career in 5th grade because band seemed like a fun elective. He happened to have a trumpet that was handed down from his great grandpa, so it was kind of a family tradition to play the trumpet. Since then, he’s been playing trumpet for about seven...

“Ghost” of Jenks Past: Short Film by Jenks Alumni gets featured at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival

By: Abigail Chow Jenks Alumni Joe Cappa’s animated short film, “Ghost Dogs,” is a specially selected film that will be screening at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 30th. Cappa graduated from the class of 2003 at Jenks High School and was the senior class president. After working for a couple of advertising...

Bathroom Breaks: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By Abigail Chow The challenge of making time to go to the bathroom during school requires a certain amount of forethought and planning. Teachers do their best to create a healthy and orderly learning environment for students. In various ways they generally encourage students to take in-class bathroom breaks sparingly; however, even if you carefully...

Gwenith Madhan Doodles Her Way to National Recognition

By: Abigail Chow On August 31, Google recognized Jenks sophomore Gwenith Madhan as one of the Top 5 National Finalists in the 2020 Doodle for Google competition.  Doodle for Google is an annual national contest sponsored by Google for students in grades K-12. Of the “tens of thousands” of entries Google said they received, 54...