After a two-hour drive packed in a 15-passenger van with 12 students and their luggage, seniors and juniors from Brenda Gorsuch’s journalism class arrived at the Charlotte airport where they would depart for the 2013 National High School Journalism Convention in Boston Nov. 14-17. At the convention the students, including seniors Sierra Fender, Melissa White, Katie Miller, Shannon Miller, Suzanne ... Read More »
Passing the baton off to his teammate, senior Conor Kennedy ran his leg of the 4 x 800 meter relay at the JDL Mini Meet in Winston Salem last month. Kennedy and the 4 x 800 men’s relay team placed fifth at the meet, qualifying them for the state competition. The indoor track team had a successful season and sent ... Read More »
Joy Johnston, junior, was announced the winner of Falcon Idol at the finals on Feb. 22. Alexis Hoover, freshman, and Andrew Murray, junior, were the other two contestants to make it to the finals. Johnston, a first time Falcon Idol competitor, was stunned by her victory. “[Winning] was overwhelming, and I don’t really think it hit me until later that ... Read More »
The principal’s voice sounded over the intercom alerting students and teachers that a Code Red lockdown drill was in progress. Teachers scrambled to turn out the lights in their classrooms and to follow all the required procedures as students clumped together in a corner. Since the school shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, lockdown drills have become as much ... Read More »
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