How to Get Involved
By Amaris Wolfe
Edited By Tiffany Goss
You’ll hear it as soon as you walk through the school’s doors at the beginning of the year. What are you going to do this year? What activities are you going to participate in? Who do you want to be? Those are all great questions, but what is your answer? There are some activities that you may have never heard of, but there is bound to be club, committee, or team that interests you. It is not challenging to get involved and you can reap many benefits from participating.
The first step to getting involved is to lay out you options and what interests you. Are you academically inclined, athletically inclined, or both? Are there certain subjects that interest you more than others? One thing to remember is to join a club you are going to enjoy, don’t join just because your best friend is involved. Some academic activities and clubs you can join are the following; FFA, HOSA, SADD, CADD, Key Club, Band, Chorus, Art Club, and many more. Athletic activities include the following; soccer, field hockey, football, cheerleading, track and field, softball, baseball, tennis, etc. To learn more about the activities and sign ups visit the school’s website or the office.
Some activities may include auditions, sign ups, or try outs. Being included is one of the most important aspects of high school.
One Down, Three to Go
By Sarah Connell & Jordan Coldren
Edited By Emily Bonson
Edited By Emily Bonson
One marking period has already ended this school year, and certain ideas have been formed about classes and school in general. To get an idea of the first marking period, four girls, one from each grade, have been asked about their start. Jordan Coldren has also added an explanation of what a freshman’s first marking period is like.
From the newest class at JHS, Remi Hook was interviewed about the first marking period. “It was scary at first,” remarked Remi, “I thought I was going to get lost because it’s a new building.” Now, all is well for the freshman. Remi’s in Chorus and hopes to be in Votec next year, but her favorite class is Art.
The sophomore student, Sarah Connell, thought this year was easier, since she was here last year and is a lot more comfortable with the building. Her favorite class is either Art or English class. She’s in Chorus, writes for the school newspaper, and hopes to go to Votec next year.
Lauren Hart, the junior, thought this marking period was a great start to the year, and she hopes the rest of the year is just as good. Lauren is in SADD and enjoying it a lot. She also enjoys Advanced Chemistry, her favorite subject.
The senior student, Hannah Kauffman, said she had a good start to her last year at JHS. Her grades were all good, and she made some beautiful art pieces last marking period. Her favorite class is Art, and Hannah is also a member of SADD.
From what was said by these four girls, it seems Juniata is off to a wonderful start. Let’s hope we can keep up the good work and see what happens.Being an eighth grader and coming up to the high school is one of the scariest things imaginable. It’s a whole new world up there, and everything’s different. You don’t know how things work or go. Then your first day of ninth grade arrives. You’re nervous, excited, scared, and thrilled all ruled into one. You look at your schedule a hundred times, trying to make sure you don’t accidently walk into the wrong room. Every class you have you hope to see at least one of your friends in there with you. Finally it’s lunch time. You sit, eat, and talk with your friends about your day, also listening to theirs. The end of lunch bell rings and off to class you go. Going through the rest of your classes, you wish the hours away. Then finally-finally!-it’s time to go home. While at home, you realize that you have to go through the whole process again the next day. You keep repeating this cycle for a few more days until you don’t even need your schedule. You start to pick out the teachers that you like and don’t like. As the weeks go by, you realize that the place you had thought was so strange before, isn’t as strange. You’re making more friends and learning more by the day. Soon your teachers tell you that the end of the marking period is coming up. Next thing you know, you’re worried about your report card, but when you get it back, you’re happy. You made it! You’re first marking period as a freshman is over, and you start to feel like it’s going to be a great year.
It's Not so Much a Joke Anymore
By Chase Brown
Edited By Emily Bonson
Edited By Emily Bonson
What I’m about to explain is your reality if you were a troubled teen. This schedule is from the time you wake up to when you go to sleep. It’s morning and you awake in a good mood. You throw on some nice clothes, brush your teeth and look in the mirror, seeing half-confidence and half-flaws. After getting on the bus to go to school, you sit in your own seat, throw on your headphones and shut out the world around you. If you can’t hear them, their words can’t hurt you. When you’ve arrived at school, you get tripped while walking off the bus. Instead of yelling, you allow everyone to laugh. After all, if you would yell back, they would only mock you and make you feel worse. Walking down the long, narrow, crowded hallway to your locker, you listen to a couple of kids shout insults. Since you no longer have on your headphones, you can’t simply not hear them. You keep walking until you’re bumped into by the person walking behind you. Stumbling forward, you bump into someone else who decides you’re a freak and insults you even more. You reach your locker, gather your stuff and talk the way back into the hall, standing with the limited friends you have. Next you continue to first period. At this point everything’s good. Everyone takes their seats and remains quiet while listening to announcements. Second, third, fourth, and fifth periods pass by and it’s time for lunch. At lunch, people keep cutting in front of you until you’re the last one in line. You keep quiet because you know that if you fight them about it, they’ll just call you immature and, being the snitch, you’ll become the bullies’ target. After getting your food, you sit with the same friends you stood with in the morning. Even though you were eating peacefully, not drawing any attention, someone rams their shoulder into you. When lunch is over, you go to sixth period. Nothing is sinking in anymore and you’re just ready to go home. Seventh and eighth periods fly by and you hop on the bus. Back at your house, you stress about your day and forget about the homework you had. In an attempt to make a new friend, you message someone you don’t normally talk to, only to be ignored. After having enough, you go to get a shower and look in the mirror. You tell yourself you deserved everything you got today, and then you shower and go to bed.
Everyday there are lots of teens and younger children that go through a similar day. A troubled teen doesn’t come from being bullied by a single person; it’s a string of actions made by different people that causes them. I got lucky. I was there once, but I’ve now earned respect amongst my peers and am doing great. When you think your little joke won’t affect the person it’s aimed at, you’re wrong. When multiple people do it, it’s not so much a joke anymore.
Everyday there are lots of teens and younger children that go through a similar day. A troubled teen doesn’t come from being bullied by a single person; it’s a string of actions made by different people that causes them. I got lucky. I was there once, but I’ve now earned respect amongst my peers and am doing great. When you think your little joke won’t affect the person it’s aimed at, you’re wrong. When multiple people do it, it’s not so much a joke anymore.