Your School, Your Story
By Izzy Pankey It all begins with a nomination. A fellow student or a proud administrator nominates a student for the honor of Mister or Miss JHS. The votes for the students are counted and the finalists are chosen. The top 10 students spend a few weeks going through interviews and another round of voting.... Continue Reading →
By Izzy Pankey When you think of pageant queens, you think of pretty dresses, a runway, and some very shiny crowns. While those are all key components, the pageant world is more than it seems. These girls spend their years volunteering, creating platforms for themselves, and overall, working to build a better community around them. ... Continue Reading →
By: Izzy Pankey Every year the Torch captures photos at events throughout the year that we post on our social media and use throughout our stories. One constant set of photos we have are our sports photos. This year we have compiled our best Fall sports photos and put together this fall sports photo journal.... Continue Reading →
By: Izzy Pankey When it comes to the purchases you make at the grocery store, your choice of product has a major effect on our environment. Consumers produce 2,072 pounds of waste per year and only 34% of those consumers recycle. Most of that waste produced and recycled still has some life in it, so... Continue Reading →
By Izzy Pankey As we dive into the new year, Jenks Public Schools is working on the new 2020 bond and finding ways to improve our school system. This bond vote is set for Tuesday, February 11th, where the district is requesting 12.4 million dollars, and your vote matters. But, walking into that voting booth,... Continue Reading →
After a highschool career of working on academics and staying inside my little box, who would’ve thought that I would be walking onto a field, lacrosse stick in hand, ready and excited to die while attempting a sport? No one, absolutely no one, I thought to myself as I approached the field for the first... Continue Reading →
BY: Izzy Pankey As Spring gets closer and the weather gets nice, everyone is looking for something fun to do outdoors before the weather gets too hot. The Trojan Torch has put together a calendar full of fun and mostly free events to attend during this nice season. MARCH March 15th 3-8 PM- Tulsa Irish... Continue Reading →
By Izzy Pankey As the great bard of our generation once said, “I wanna be a billionaire so… bad. Buy all of the things I never had.” DECA students have listened to those words carefully and are on the fast track to becoming billionaires. Most students think it is just a club at Jenks for... Continue Reading →
By Izzy Pankey As the football season comes to an end, we look back at all the games our Trojans have played. From defeating Union at the Backyard Bowl, to our only loss regular season loss at the Broken Arrow game. Trojans have kept our heads held high as we went on and won the... Continue Reading →
BY Izzy Pankey As midterms approach, politics are becoming a more important thing for people to be thinking about and getting involved in. From getting out there and telling people to vote or even just getting students in on the conversation, Young Republicans and Young Democrats Clubs are getting students involved. Even though majority of... Continue Reading →
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