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Stone Cold SuccessPosted 05/25/2018 by Baxter Stein

Grunge band Stone Temple Pilots finds success with a new singer. The Stone Temple Pilots (STP for short) are an American rock band formed in 1989 in southern California. The band’s music is similar ... More

Smith Makes His MarkPosted 05/21/2018 by Amelia Carpenter

Social Studies teacher Mark Smith leaves his legacy at TJ. Mark Smith has been teaching for 27 years and has been a social studies teacher at TJ for the past 18 years. Smith teaches Civics and United ... More

Neymar’s Massive Summer TransferPosted 05/21/2018 by Malek Abusnina

Record breaking deal for the young player from Barcelona to Paris makes him the most expensive player of all time. Neymar da Silva Santos Junior showed great promise as an emerging player in the world... More

An Incredible(s) MoviePosted 05/18/2018 by Andrew Villescas

The Incredibles 2: Coming soon to theaters near you. In 2004, our hearts were stolen by a family of superheroes who went through a relocation program to hide their secret identities. In the film, Bob ... More

Chillin’ with Starbuck(s)Posted 05/18/2018 by Maggie Foos

Dana Starbuck brings joy to the TJ community. Math teacher Dana Starbuck is loved by both faculty and students alike. This year is her 22nd year of teaching; her first job in education was at Henry Mi... More

Almond Brings Joy to the TJ communityPosted 05/17/2018 by Jay Iyema

English teacher challenges young minds.                  Teachers are a very important part of every child’s education. They help shape who the individual becomes and can have a... More

The Stones are Rollin’Posted 05/15/2018 by Maia Freedberg

The Rolling Stones are known as “the best Rock ‘n’ Roll band of all time” for a reason. For those who do not know, the Rolling Stones are arguably the most iconic boy band of all time. Trust m... More

On PerspectivePosted 05/14/2018 by Logan Cecil

In the roughly 100,000 years that our modern species of hominid has existed on this planet, an estimated 108 billion people have ever lived. Of this 108 billion, only 536 have ever left the loving arm... More

We the PeoplePosted 05/11/2018 by Jay Iyema

Immigrants get the job done. We came to this country with our heads held high, basking in the great opportunities previously out of reach. Immigrants get the job done. With these freedoms in our palm,... More

Helping HandsPosted 05/10/2018 by Molly Little

Volunteer service is something that is critical to the foundation of a great community. TJ requires all of its graduating seniors to have at least 20 hours of community service. I have always loved he... More