The Big Stick Newspaper

Roosevelt presents first annual World Language Showcase

Story and Photo by Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | Roosevelt hosted its first annual World Language Showcase on April 10 in the Auditorium. The showcase had performances from six different languages: Spanish, German, French, American Sign Language, Latin, and Japanese. “We had roughly about 110 audience there including the...

San Juan Guard makes official comeback placing third at Army Nationals

By Hailey Massey | Assistant Editor | On Saturday, March 30, Roosevelt’s JROTC Rough Rider Battalion Armed Drill team, San Juan Guard, placed third overall at Army National High School Drill Team Championship in Richmond, Virginia.  The third place finish qualifies the team to compete in the National High School...

Senior Tehya York publishes two books sold on Amazon

By Gisselle Washington | Staff Writer | Overflowing with magic and fantasy, senior Tehya York put her passion of writing and telling stories into published books Into the Unknown and In the Beginning currently being sold on Amazon, available for paperback and ebook. The first work, Into the Unknown, was...

Riders prepare for 2019 spring season

By Zacchaeus Anderson | Photo by Austin Cohea | With spring football less than two weeks away, the football team will be preparing to take on the 2019 football season and make the run for the playoffs. Spring practice officially kicks off Monday April 22. So let’s start with the...

“Jeans for Genes” creates awareness for all Genetic Diseases

By Hailey Massey | Assistant Editor | Student Council and DATA Processor Zoed Rodriguez joined forces to bring awareness to lesser known Genetic Diseases with “Jeans for Genes,” a UK-based fundraiser that raises money to go towards funding research for multiple genetic disorders, cancer and epilepsy. The fundraising idea was sparked by...