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Alamo Bowl Experience: Day 2

January 1, 2015

It was a tiring and hungry morning as Junction City High School woke up to eat breakfast at 7 am. After breakfast there was an hour of preparation to dress in band uniforms and leave to South San Antonio...

25 Days of Christmas

25 Days of Christmas

Laura Martinez, Staff Writer December 11, 2014

Finally, it’s that time of the year again! To start off the winter season, ABC Family presents “25 Days of Christmas.” Which is an event that began on December 1st and will end on Christmas Day....

Wattpad: Books on-the-go

Wattpad: Books on-the-go

December 9, 2014

With generations glued to their phones and away from the livelihood of books for entertainment, many people around the world are not being exposed to the different worlds books can provide. Books have...

Top 15 Video Games of 2014

Top 15 Video Games of 2014

Madison Moore, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

2014 was a big year for the video game industry, let’s take a look back on some of the best games of this year 15. Infamous Second Son - An open world, action-adventure video game released on March...

New Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Engelman

Rachel Soh, Newspaper Interviewer December 5, 2014

There have been many new editions to the technology department in the Fine Arts Academy funded by the federal grants STEM and STEAM, including the new Audio Visual Fundamentals teacher Mr. Engelman. He...

A Junction City High School Play: And Never Been Kissed

A Junction City High School Play: “And Never Been Kissed”

Maliquka Spencer, Staff Writer November 24, 2014

Junction City High School Drama Department recently performed their fall production of “And Never Been Kissed” by Aurand Harris with special arrangements by Samuel French, Inc. The Blue Jay online...

Giulia Beghetto: Foreign Exchange Student

Giulia Beghetto: Foreign Exchange Student

Matthew Watson, Editor November 20, 2014

Junction City High School has the privilege of hosting a foreign exchange student, Giulia Beghetto. Giulia came to Junction City from Italy to experience what it is like in the United States. The Blue...

A Click Away from Death

Rachel Soh, Staff Writer November 12, 2014

Recent generations are more involved with technology and infatuated with social media than ever before. Many youth have easy access to social media and being exposed to opinions of other peers can lead...

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Finding the Fun in Free Running

Jenna M. Holley, Staff Writer November 7, 2014

  Junction City High School is home to many talented students. There are many students who play sports and who sing in the choirs, however one student who is at JCHS, Junior Matthew Gaurdiola...

Students in the Anime Club pick up recycling every Monday.

Anime Club Gives Back To The Community Through Recycling

Madison Moore, Staff Writer November 7, 2014

Inside the door of almost every classroom you'll find a green bin full of teaching materials and past assignments. Those are by no means trash cans, they’re recycling bins for paper. Ms. Melius,...

Zombie Toxins Effects Artist Damien Zimmerman Gains Fame

Zombie Toxin’s Effects Artist Damien Zimmerman Gains Fame

Selina Wehrheim, Staff Reporter November 5, 2014

Practical effects artist Damien Zimmerman, a 25 year old Junction City resident, was a participating contestant on the TV series “Face off” during its 7th season on Syfy. Face off is a elimination...

Anti-bullying Awareness Week

October 23, 2014

This week at JCHS, the student body is raising awareness for bully prevention month. The sophomore committee contributed to this week by having students write their name and chain them together in...

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