The Blue Jay

Superintendent Candidate Dr. David McGehee answers questions from community members at a meet and greet on December 6, 2018.

Superindendant Candidate Profile: Dr. David McGehee

Morgan Deering, Managing Editor December 10, 2018

Biography & Experience Dr. David McGehee has over 30 years of education experience, working as a superintendent for 18 of those 30 years. Dr. McGehee places a strong emphasis on the needs of individual...

Andrew Khoury discusses his biggest life goal.

Birds of the Nest: Andrew Khoury

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay November 30, 2018

"One of my biggest dreams is to be a college quarterback at a Division I school. It's been my dream since I was little, I've just always wanted to do it. I started playing football when I was in fifth...

Junior Axle Ocasio discusses the last person who made her smile.

Birds of the Nest: Axel Ocasio

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay November 9, 2018

"The last person that made me laugh, I was at work last night [November 4] and we were short people. We got really busy, I work at McDonald's so we have a lot of people coming in. I took this girl's...

Hailey Eschliman (Junior), Aiden Alexander (Junior), John Reeves (Senior), and Hannah Mancini (Senior) participate in a scholars bowl practice on October 24th, 2018.

Scholars Bowl Team Looks To Build Success

Elyse Nguyen, Staff Writer October 31, 2018

Finger on the buzzer and mind clear of anything other than what’s coming out of the question readers mouth, the Scholars bowl player prepares to buzz in. “This man successfully fires an arrow through...

JCHS Chemistry teacher Subin Chun discusses his biggest fear.

Birds of the Nest: Subin Chun

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 29, 2018

"Probably my biggest fear is failing, because I don't like to let people down, especially my family. This is the biggest fear I currently have because not only do I come from a culture where failing...

Senior Trevor Provost talks about his experiences at a Trump Rally in Topeka.

Birds of the Nest: Trevor Provost

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 17, 2018

"Recently, a friend of mine and I went to see President Trump and his campaign for Kris Kobach in Topeka, and it was honestly one of the scarier things I've done. People frequently attribute things...

Junction City High School Senior Corbin Sanner receives Senator Jerry Morans nomination to West Point.

Corbin Sanner Receives West Point Nomination

Morgan Deering, Managing Editor October 16, 2018

Junction City High School Senior Corbin Sanner has been interested in the military since he was a kid. He used to check out library books exclusively about the World Wars and got involved in JROTC his...

Ms. Meek poses with her class after she found out that she was the nominee for the Horizon award.

Social Studies Teacher Named Horizon Award Nominee

Jake Hermanson, Staff Writer October 15, 2018

Government and World History teacher Katelyn Meek was recently nominated for the Horizon Award, a state-wide award for first-year teachers. Teachers are nominated across Kansas' four congressional districts,...

Senior Reece Boland discusses the worst day of her life.

Birds of the Nest: Reece Boland

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 10, 2018

"The worst day of my life was when me, my brother, and my whole family found out that the Bramlages had passed away. I remember we were playing cards at my dining room table and my mom got a call. She...

Senior Conner Cox discusses what made her who she is today.

Birds of the Nest: Conner Cox

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 5, 2018

"My mother made me who I am today. She works really hard at what she does. She always provides for me and my sisters, I have two sisters and they're both in college now, so she's providing for them...

Senior Stephany Lechuga discusses the most influential person in her life.

Birds of the Nest: Stephany Lechuga

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 3, 2018

"The person that has been the most influential on my life has been John Waits. John Waits is my boyfriend. We have been dating for the past 3 years, almost. We met one day when we were both on our way...

Social Studies teacher Joseph Rix discusses the best and worst day of his life.

Birds of the Nest: Joseph Rix

Morgan Deering and Taryn Tanguay October 1, 2018

"The best and the worst day of my life both happened on the same day, June 1, 2001. There I was, in a suit, my wife was wearing her wedding dress, it was the day of our wedding. My First Sargeant at the...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Blue Jay Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest