Michelle Brooks is a senior at Johnson High School and a second year writer for MyJagNews. Her hobbies include playing basketball and eating. Currently, her favorite basketball team is the Cleveland Cavaliers and her favorite basketball player is LBJ. Her favorite WNBA team is the Minnesota Lynx and her favorite WNBA player is Maya Moore.
Two weeks ago, the cheerleaders took four days off of school to go to Nationals in California. Although JV placed 13th out of the 36 teams that appeared on game day, the cheerleaders had to come back and make up all the work they missed.
Soon, seniors and juniors will need to go visit their college to see if it’s the college for them. They don’t need to worry about attendance though because the school excuses them.
Now that we’re getting to the end of the first semester, students who may be either struggling or failing in an AP class can drop to a regular class and can start off with that class next semester.
As the orange ball slowly swirls around the rim, senior Tara Molina gazes up in anticipation as time slows down for a split second. Another three pointer.
At the end of their junior year, soon-to-be seniors excitedly fill out their course cards, in anticipation to finally graduate - and that’s when they realize they might be missing some needed credits.
Attention seniors: here’s one more thing you can add to your list of ‘things I can do but no one else in the school can’. You can vote and not only that, but, the school provides the registration progress.
For students interested in attending college after high school, scholarships are one form of financial aid that can help reduce the cost of college tuition. These scholarships can be given for a variety of reasons, including a high GPA, community service activities, and, in some cases, extracurricular activities.