Staff Editorial
May 22, 2017
Filed under Editorials, Showcase, The Jag
Recent events here in Blue Springs have made our stomachs turn. One took place right here in our very own school. A sophomore girl was recently singled out when she found one of her papers with the word “nigger” drawn out...
Mahlyk Davis, Former Sports Editor
May 12, 2017
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High school: it’s the best of times; it’s the worst of times.
We are pushed through a treacherous system in which we are brainwashed to believe the notion that numbers such as grades, standardized test scores and attendance...
Donald Kelly, Former Entertainment Editor
May 12, 2017
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It has been an up and down rollercoaster with the people here at South, but with all things in consideration I am going to miss this place.
Blue Springs South is where I set my foundation of who I am and who I will become....
Charly Buchanan, Former News Editor
May 12, 2017
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At the end of my sophomore year, like every other student, I filled out an enrollment form for the next year, deciding it was really far time for me to take Newspaper. I subsequently found out that Newspaper was only being offered...
Noah Robinson, Former Assistant Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2017
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I have to be honest, I didn’t think the day would come when I would be kicked out of the newspaper staff and be forced to train my replacement. Thanks, Obama.
Now, to be fair, I’m fairly confident that the newspaper...
Olivia Decker, Former Editor-in-Chief
May 12, 2017
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As my time in high school is coming to an end, it seems as though everybody around me is expressing their never-ending sadness about leaving high school and moving on to the next chapter in their lives.
As for me, there are...
Colton Robertson, Co-Entertainment Editor
March 10, 2017
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Each and every day I do my best to be the nicest person I can be, and you should too.
When I was approached to write this story, I was initially excited, but soon after was consumed by something of a disappointment. I should n...
Jacob Dec, Assistant Sports Editor
March 10, 2017
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Picking what college you’re going to and whether you want to stay in Missouri or go to a different school out of Missouri can be a tough question that high school seniors have to ask themselves. Deciding if you want to spend...
Noah Robinson, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2017
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I probably shouldn’t even be writing this because the debate should be long gone at this point.
Nevertheless, the discussion of whether climate change is a real thing and whether human activity contributes to it continues to ...
Donald Kelly, Co-Entertainment Editor
February 17, 2017
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In 2007, Carolyn Bryant, who accused Emmett Till of verbally and physically harassing her in Mississippi in 1955, admitted that she lied.
Bryant was working on August 20, 1955, when she accused him of verbally and physically ...
Olivia Decker, Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2017
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Over the past few weeks the internet has been flooded with news about Trump’s administration and Executive Orders, and while all of the things being discussed are extremely important, something that affects high school studen...
Noah Robinson, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
February 17, 2017
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The idea of progressivism in the United States has been oft-mislabeled as radical and wishful thinking.
While it does promote change in the United States, it is not nearly as radical as it is made out to be. In reality,...
