Writing Across the Curriculum for Jackets
Katherine Koss
February 2, 2012
Students at school have started off the semester complaining about a new idea called writing “Across the Curriculum.” Because of this new addition, each month every subject in school will have a writing prompt to complete during class for a grade. This includes weightlifting and physical education... Read more »
A “Fresh” Start
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
January 24, 2012
On January 24th, members of North Augusta High School faculty plan to attend the Aiken County School Board Meeting. They are seeking a green light from the school board to create a freshman academy. Their proposal for the academy is not something they put together overnight; teachers and administrators... Read more »
North Augusta Idol 2012
Jahniya, Desk Writer
January 9, 2012
The time has come again for the eighth annual North Augusta Idol talent show. Sponsored by the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council, the show will be held on March 20, 2012. The word is buzzing all around the area from elementary schools to middle schools to high schools. So if you fall into one of those... Read more »
No More Vending
Emma Kitchens, writer
January 3, 2012
The vending machines are one thing students have always had access to throughout the school day. Whenever students got hungry they could raise their hand and say, “I need to go to the bathroom,” and instead of going where they claimed, they would go to the vending machines. Or instead of... Read more »
Shaking Things Up
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
December 7, 2011
Earthquake drills are normally well planned at NAHS. They’re normally announced a day beforehand, placed at the most convenient time possible, and most students are taught at least once how to “drop, duck, and avoid-the-gum-on-the-bottom-of-the-desk”. Unfortunately, in the event of a real... Read more »
Buying and Selling Cars in the Modern Market
Bentley Sam, Engine Rever, Tire Squealer
December 5, 2011
Feeling as though it is my duty to keep those uniformed readers up-to-date with the latest on all things cars, I have found the importance in passing along basic car-topic’d knowledge. However, it occurred to me that some may not have a car. Yet at the same time, some are seeking to sell their current... Read more »
Jacket Regiment Marches to Their Own Beat
Zack, Rogers
November 3, 2011
On October 14, 2011 the North Augusta football team, along with the usual caravan of students trailing close behind, drove an hour up I-20 to take on the White Knoll Timberwolves. The Jackets came out on top and the student body was wild with excitement. However, one group of a hundred and sixty students,... Read more »
Making Halloween a Little Less Scary
Will Harris, Staff Writer
November 3, 2011
Halloween: it connotes different things to different people. For children, it means candy, costumes, and good-natured scares. For parents, it is a time to stock up on blackmail photos of their children in silly costumes. Some associate Halloween with masked killers and walls covered in blood. If that’s... Read more »
Zero-Gravity Textbooks
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
October 27, 2011
In the future, book shelves are empty, and the soft crackling of turning pages can no longer be heard. But don’t worry. This isn’t a reference to Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. This is the future of e-books. Traditional books have given way to a new technology. Even now, there are predictions... Read more »
An Apple a day…
Logan Smith
October 14, 2011
As I’m sitting at my computer writing this, my iPhone is being updated to iOS5 software, my MacBook is updating itself to the most recent string of updated programs unleashed from Apple, and my smile plastered on my face is probably the biggest its been in a week. As a devout Apple customer, I... Read more »
