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Jazz band takes first at Fredericksburg Jazz Festival, Taft Jazz Festival

April 29, 2019

Arts & Entertainment, Campus News, JAG TV, JAG TV Features, Music

by Eric Martinez | staff writer Aiden Sutherland plays his trumpet attentively as he prepares for band practice that morning. He is also a part of the jazz band, a school club that competes in and around San...

Camps, practices held over the summer

Sofia Colignon

April 28, 2019

Campus News, News

Sofia Colignon | News Editor Students involved in extracurricular activities need to start making time over the summer to attend camp and practices in order to be involved in the program next school year. ...

A new Texan asks ‘what’s fiesta?’

Lauryn Chavez

April 25, 2019

Features, News, Opinion, Student Voices

by Lauryn Chavez | staff writer Fiesta is a city-wide celebration of cultural diversity, but some people don’t know the true history behind it. What’s also interesting is that people who consider themselves ...

Choirs take top honors at UIL contests

JAG STUDENT MEDIA

April 25, 2019

Campus News, Music, News

by Alexis McCutchan | Editor-in-Chief Six of the campus choirs performed at UIL this past weekend at Alamo Heights High School and earned sweepstakes trophy which means they earned a superior rating in conce...

Steps Johson students can take to get financial assistance with school activities

Lauryn Hughes

April 23, 2019

Campus News, News

Lauryn Hughes | staff writer When it comes to the expense of school activities, it can sometimes be overwhelming. Some programs at Johnson, like band and cheer, have assistance available for students to help...

Waiving the SAT, ACT fees

David Kent

April 19, 2019

Campus News, News

by David Kent | staff writer With the school year beginning to come to a close, juniors and seniors alike are scrambling to sign-up for both the SAT and the ACT. For those students who cannot financially aff...

Students planning to go to college need to move their gaze towards FAFSA

Emma Fischer

April 18, 2019

Campus News, News

Emma Fischer| feature editor The date for the openings of FAFSA to assist financially in the fall of 2019 had opened on October 1 2018, and the number of spots for financial assistance are dwindling down. Al...

College Fair helps students find their best fit for schools

JAG STUDENT MEDIA

April 16, 2019

Campus News, News

Sofia Colignon | News Editor Students who might not have made up their minds yet about colleges can have a chance to talk to representatives from different schools in Texas on April 18, during the Annual Col...

Johnson girls take to the field during the annual Powder Puff football game

JAG STUDENT MEDIA

April 14, 2019

News

By Eric Martinez | staff writer Another yearly tradition has started up again; the powder puff game. It has been played by Johnson for the last nine years and still carries on to this day. “It's just for ...

What’s with the blue flowers?

Lauryn Chavez

April 11, 2019

News, Opinion, Student Voices

by Lauryn Chavez | staff writer We’ve all seen that little hill with the billboard as we turn into Johnson. Recently these blue flowers have blossomed, covering the hill almost entirely. And people are takin...