Kylie Hall Every year of school, there is always something new and different. This year, there is something new called SSR, which stands for student support room. SSR is located in room B120 and it is for students who have less than 3 periods of ISAP, students who are sent to tardy hall, and students that are just roaming the halls or not doing what they are supposed to be doing. The purpose of SSR is to reduce the amount of students in ISAP so that ISAP can work for the students who are in there all day or half days, instead of students just being held for one period. Students must complete a work packet before they leave SSR. The work packets are designed more aware of the choices that they make and the affects that they have on their high school careers. While students are in SSR, they cannot talk, and they are not allowed to have their phones out. There are also some new rules for ISAP. You are sent to ISAP if you have a referral and if you are going to be there for more than 3 periods. The new rules for ISAP are:
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Harrison Quinton Even today, scientists still haven’t revealed the mystery behind memory. No one actually understands how it works. Memory, as we understand it, is when our brains document events that happen during each day and compile them in storage banks inside our minds. The brain is sort of like a supercomputer in the way it works. It performs the actions needed to stay alive and controls the body as it’s computer. Scientists understand other functions of the brain well enough, like our emotions, thought processes, and basic motor functions. But, memory is a bit more tricky to track and understand than other functions. No one is exactly sure how memory is stored or how it is processed in the mind. This makes it hard to understand or even start to study. Scientists only have been able to study what can be seen on the outer part of memory. Only what people have remembered, and not how, or why they remember what they do. Scientists now only know how to look at what people remember, but there has been vigorous study to be able to understand how memory works. Researchers may not know how memory actually works, but they are always getting ever closer to the answers of the human psyche. One day, we may actually understand the mysteries of memory.
Deshawna Burres Back in November when the crisis in Syria began there were quite a lot of controversy about should the America accept the refugees or not. So far no further arguments have been made other than it is a security risk. There have been no actual updates on this topic since November other than Kentucky Refugee organizations are accepting donations and or giving out community service hours for tutoring. So far the United States are taking in these refugees and the debate of closed borders are over. The last standing state that refuse to take in Syrian refugees was Indiana. Indiana since late December of 2015 have now decided to open its borders for the refugees. Twenty-one Syrian refugees will arrive here in the next two weeks, a figure expected to increase as the U.S. begins to take in an expanded number of refugees fleeing from Syria. The number of settling families in Kentucky now growing this past January of 2016. The refugees, from four families who fled to Jordan and Egypt, are part of a larger U.S. resettlement effort expected to bring as many as 10,000 Syrians to cities across the USA over the next few years, according to the U.S. State Department Allie Milliner Many students are often heard complaining about J-town in some way, shape, or form, however, a great deal of them would probably be highly disappointed if the district were to come in and fire off a bunch of teachers, change up the classes, and instate a ton of new rules. This is a highly plausible possibility since it has happened in a few of our fellow JCPS schools such as Doss, Fairdale, Fern Creek, Iroquois, etc. In order for a school to be labeled as persistently low achieving aka (PLA) school it must not meet its benchmarks for 3 years, have a less than 70% graduation rate at the end of the third year, and have test scores that don’t put them in the 5th percentile range. These schools have come out of PLA status, but J-town is about to become a PLA school, J-town was PLA during the 2014-15 school year, we are about to qualify as PLA for the 2015-16 school year, and after that we only have one more school year until the district comes in and takes over. Ways that we can avoid qualifying as a PLA school in future school years are simple, utilize our resources such as remediation and study skills which can be used for extra study time instead of just sleeping, as students we can try and make sure that we and all of our fellow J-town peers stick through the hard times and the stress and graduate, and we could all prep more for our end of year tests, even see if other students would like to get together to form study groups in order to fully achieve the best score that you can get on the test. J-town isn’t a great school, but it’s our school, and here is a chance to our teachers, staff, and keep J-town as our school. Malachi Laws In 2005, at age 18, Kesha was signed to producer Dr. Luke's label Kemosabe Records. January 27th, 2009 was the day Ke$ha first globally became noticed in the music industry with her voice being used as the chorus within hit single “Right Round” by rapper Flo Rida. Ke$ha soon after became hits with our music artist by featuring in their songs like “My First Kiss” by 3OH!3 later in that year. Soon in early 2010 Ke$ha released her iconic hit single “Tik Tok” that broke the record in the United States for the highest single week sales, selling 610,000 digital downloads. Later that same month Ke$ha released her album containing memorable songs like “Your Love Is My Drug” and “Blah Blah Blah” with 30H!3. Today. In early February, Ke$sha happen to have gone to court to break her contract from Sony and her contract from her producer Dr. Luke, only for the judge to deny her request. The reason why this news caused such an huge uproar was the fact that, allegedly Ke$ha was raped by her music producer Dr. Luke back when she very first signed to him. And now that Ke$ha practically being forced by law and a contract she will have to work with not only Sony, but the guy and producer who had raped her. This uproar has reached out to other successful female music artist such as Adele who publically announced it on the Brit Awards 2016, Taylor Swift who donated $250,00, and Lady Gaga who had written and performed a song based on young females who are victims of rape called “Till It Happens To You” also on the Brit Awards 2016. Many have said that if Ke$ha was raped in 2005, why is she saying everything about her being raped now in 2016, 11 years later after the incident, but this should be an example for young women to be cautious of their surroundings. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact Safe Helpline 877-995-5247 or just tell somebody you trust. Harrison Quinton The Columbine Highschool Massacre happened almost seventeen years ago. The massacre was a wake up call for many americans to the bullying in American schools. Though the shooting happened many years ago, the statement the shooting showed to America is still very pertinent today. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were bullied continuously for about four years, which is what caused the young teens to commit this heinous act. Today in America, the message of the zero tolerance policy is strongly enforced by every school. The columbine shooting occurred on April 20th, 1999, the day that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine high school and took the lives of fifteen students and teachers. Before the shooting, policies on bullying were far more lax than they are today, letting the parents at home settle the problem of bullying. After the shooting, many school’s eyes were opened to the problem of bullying. Columbine also influenced other shootings from around the country, many believed to be inspired or influenced by the brutality of the Columbine shooting. In today’s society, many people still feel trapped by the issue of bullying. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were just the first to be nationally recognized by the public. They were harassed at school for years before the shooting took place. Harris and Klebold also made a series of video diaries documenting what they were planning to do in the shooting. This is all a big reminder that bullying is still a very prevalent issue in America today, as it was in the days before the columbine shooting.
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