Your School, Your Story
By: Hayden Alexander Senior year is coming to a close. As you spend the week preparing for finals or just waiting for the last bell to ring, you may find yourself with a serious case of senioritis, or just in need of a quick break. What better way to destress a little during this hectic... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander Have you ever felt the need to construct a 150 pound machine that throws doge balls and chases down anyone who dares to wear yellow? Well the Jenks Robotics team has got you covered. The Robotics team is a STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) oriented club here at Jenks. Each year students... Continue Reading →
By Hayden Alexander On July 15, 1905, Jenks Oklahoma was founded along the banks of the Arkansas River. Over the past 116 years, Jenks has continued to grow, and as the town expands, so does its history. The only problem with having such a rich past is finding a place to catalog the goings-on of... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander Our world is changing one technological advancement at a time. A hundred years ago the notion of being able to hold a supercomputer in our pockets or have all the information we could possibly want at the push of a button was unimaginable. Today, technology is moving faster than ever and the... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander Barrel Racing is one of many events that take place at a traditional American Rodeo. The sport made its debut in 1948 and was started by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association or WPRA for short. The WPRA was the first sports association to be created and run by women in the U.S. ... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander There are many firsts in High School. The first football game, first car, and your first job. Receiving that initial paycheck after applications, interviews, and many laborious hours marks your debut into adulthood. Like many things in 2020, student jobs have been impacted by the pandemic. Jenks students however have been hard... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander BOO! Scared you, right? No? Well, I’m still honing my skills as a horror enthusiast. In fact, up until a week ago, I had never watched a single horror movie. Which of course makes me the most qualified person to review three of them. With no prior experience in the realm of... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander The Drum Major made eye contact with the drumline, hands poised, ready to give the count-off. We stood three feet apart, covers on our bells, music filling our hearts. The Drum major’s hands went up, the masks came off, and our sound exploded into the night. It had been months since we... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander Spring Break is upon us, and many Jenks students have travel plans. Others, like myself, would rather enjoy the break in familiar stomping grounds. I am perfectly content to sit inside my home and not venture out into society. Although, more often than not, I find myself running out of things to... Continue Reading →
By: Hayden Alexander Every year the National English Speaking Union hosts the Shakespeare competition where drama students from across the country, or thespians as they are known in the theatre world, compete at state-level/branch competitions in hopes of advancing to the national level. There these performers will present Shakespearean monologues and sonnets on the Lincoln... Continue Reading →
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