As mankind passes another milestone–exiting one of the most conflict-filled decades yet–the inevitable has happened: there are hundreds of “top of the decade” lists floating around the Internet. For the most part, these are all subject to individual opinion, so to find what is truly the best film or song of the decade, I’ve scoured [...]
Q: What do I do if I have a hole in my schedule? A: The first thing you should do is come to see your counselor and know a class that you want to take to fill that gap. If you can’t think of one, we’ll help you find one. Q: Can I change [...]
Television writer Brenda Hampton continues to captivate audiences with her provocative hit series, Secret Life of the American Teenager. For two seasons, the 7th Heaven meets Melrose Place melodrama has kept millions of teens around the country glued to their sets on Monday nights with story lines that fit more “Did that just happen?” moments [...]
For a man who named his own yacht Privacy, Tiger Woods has been experiencing anything less over the past two weeks. On November 27, the morning after Thanksgiving, around 2:25 A.M., Woods was leaving his home in Windermere, Florida. Woods’ Escalade rubbed up against a line of bushes, crossed over a curb, onto a grass [...]
The video game exists as an entertainment platform so people can interact with a world that doesn’t exist and to do actions beyond themselves, and few games bring players into a world as different and over the top as “Bayonetta.” The premise of the game is that your character, Bayonetta, is a witch who woke up [...]
Jan. 12: After-Prom-Committee meeting, 7:00pm in the JM Library Jan. 13: Cortez Drop Out Prevention Program homeroom Jan. 18: School closed in observation of Martin Luther King Day Jan. 19: National Honor Society carnation sales begin Jan. 20-22: Student Art Exhibit Jan. 21: Mid-terms A1/A2 Jan. 22: Mid-terms B1/B2 Jan. 25: [...]
Welcome to the future, James Monroe. The dawn of the new semester will mark JM’s entrance into the digital age by the adoption of a new, internet taught course, Mandarin Chinese Education. The software, MyChinese360, will serve to christen JM’s transition to a more technologically savvy curriculum: MyChinese360 is an interactive world, filled with fun and friends, which facilitates the immersion [...]
With a team roster of record-breaking proportions, the 2009-2010 swim team has benefited from such an abundant stock of skilled and experienced members. This distinct advantage has made it possible for the team to win. On December 4, 2009 the JM swim team competed against Chancellor at the Fredericksburg YMCA. Spotsylvania was also scheduled to perform in the meet, but [...]
A thrilling novel written by author Alice Sebold in 2002, The Lovely Bones takes place in the year 1973 and tells the story of a young teenage girl, who is brutally raped and viciously murdered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. From heaven, the girl watches the lives of her friends, family, and even her murderer, continue after [...]
