Lizards Lazying Around
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
Elliot Fisher ‘19 and Casey Hodson ‘19 spent their seventh hour on Monday watching over Marley and Persephone, Zoology teacher Kyla Burns’s Bearded Dragons. The reptiles are being taken outside more in hopes that they will eventually mate. Fisher and Hodson have seventh hour off, and dedicated...
Speed Bump Stress
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher, Staff Writer
May 1, 2019
Students arrived to school on Monday April 29, to a traffic back up. The back up was caused by the speed bumps added to the lot over the past weekend. The school added 5 speed bumps to the parking lot, along the main drive that passes door two, better known as the activity doors. Speed bumps are used...
Dragon Head Debacle
Caroline Christensen, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019
In front of every Johnston school building there are colorful concrete dragon statues guarding the front doors. However, despite the abundance of decorative flaming J's, the whereabouts of the high school's dragon heads remained a mystery. Until recently when the high school’s dragon heads were instal...
L’incendie de la cathédrale Notre-Dame (The burning of the Notre Dame cathedral)
Cecilia Allemagne, Staff Writer
April 19, 2019
Notre Dame de Paris was engulfed in flames at around 6:30 PM on Monday, April 15, 2019. While the exact cause of the fire is still unknown, the Paris prosecutors have ruled out arson, meaning the ancient monument was not purposefully set alight. As far as Parisians and the rest of the world know, th...
Digital Photography Students Playing Cards
Kylie Emery, Staff Writer
April 12, 2019
Students in Andrew McCormick’s Digital Photography class are currently working on taking portrait photos of their peers participating in various activities. Students took photos of their friends playing hacky sack and playing various card games including Go Fish and Rat-slap.
French students celebrate April Fool’s Day
Akshaya Kumar, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Typically April 1st, or April Fool's Day, is commemorated by playing practical jokes on others. French students celebrated the holiday in an international way. The students followed a typical French tradition: "poisson d'avril" (translated as "fish of April"). It has existed in France since 1564, but...
