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Is Halloween Getting Less Scary?

Gia Topolewski October 28, 2025

As October begins, the countdown to Halloween gets smaller and smaller. People are hanging up decorations from jack-o-lanterns to skeletons or even climbing spiders. But as time goes on, Halloween...

Student’s Thoughts On New PE Warm Ups

Jacob Levine, Opinions Editor October 28, 2025

(Courtesy of InklingsNews). Many students find themselves polarized on the new physical education curriculum, and especially the mandatory group warm ups. The group warm ups consist of the average...

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The Largest Problem in INDYCAR

Ryan Anderson October 28, 2025

Indycar is often seen as the slower, and less competitive brother to Formula One, and this season has pretty much proven that. Don’t get me wrong, however. Indycar is my favorite motorsport by far,...

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Fast Times At James Caldwell High #1

Julian Solimo and Henry Slater October 28, 2025

***Includes Spoilers*** Julian:                                                                                                                 ...

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Five Ways to Use AI as a Student

Mateo Vargas October 15, 2025

AI as we know it is part of our lives as students and as teenagers. AI has many different uses, although many have seen it to be a bad thing, especially for upcoming students. However, using AI is not...

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Looking Back: A Senior Reflection

Mary Epitropakis  June 17, 2025

It’s honestly hard to believe I’m writing this right now. Senior year felt so far away for so long, and now it’s here—and almost over. When I think back to my freshman year, I remember...

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The Way That You Finish

Bella Medina June 17, 2025

To say that it feels surreal that I am a senior who is about to walk across the stage, is an understatement. Four short years ago, I walked through the doors of JCHS for the first time with a way too...

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Failing Upwards

Annabella Grosso June 17, 2025

On the day of freshman orientation, I remember turning to my friends and saying it felt like we were grown-ups now. They laughed at me. We were fourteen years old and we knew nothing about the world except...

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Senior Reflection 

Isabella Gencarelli June 17, 2025

In the beginning of my senior year I decided to switch my schedule around and join School Publications. That had to be the best decision I made. I think every senior should take School Publications,...

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Lessons of 2025

Morgan Blanchette  June 17, 2025

With senior year coming to an end, I am at a chapter's end and a chapter's beginning. It is strange how four years can be both a lifetime and a moment at the same time. High school was a collection of...

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My Last Four

Natalie Reyes June 17, 2025

I will always remember my mom's first words to me before starting high school, “Remember to enjoy your time because high school will go in a blink of an eye.” Hearing those words felt a bit out...

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Thank you, JCHS! 

Nicolina Castellano  June 17, 2025

  Usually when a teacher gives me an assignment for self reflection I get excited. Self reflection is my thing, I know exactly what to say because of course, it’s coming from me. Even so, for...

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