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Ways to Revisit Your Childhood

Ways to Revisit Your Childhood

Zacarrah Nicholas, Reporter April 22, 2024

   As it draws near to the end of senior year, many students are seeking the feeling of nostalgia. This summer there are several activities that seniors can do to relive their childhood.  These can...

Mens March Madness

Men’s March Madness

Kaiden Farmer, Sports Reporter April 22, 2024

   March is the greatest month of the year for basketball fans as the notorious March Madness tournament is played between 64 teams, where there are crazy upsets and intense games. This year the UConn...

The 2024 Solar Eclipse

The 2024 Solar Eclipse

Tristan Hansen, Reporter April 19, 2024

   Last Monday parts of the world were able to witness a phenomenon that will not reoccur in the United States until 2044. The moon passed right between the Earth and the Sun to create a Solar Eclipse.     ...

Boys Wrestlers Place at State

Boys Wrestlers Place at State

Kaiden Farmer, Reporter April 15, 2024

   Blackman boys wrestling made a statement this year as multiple people qualified for state. One wrestler, Thomas Rubio, placed first in state as a sophomore.     Rubio started wrestling because...

J-Staffs Favorite Flowers

J-Staff’s Favorite Flowers

Abigail Hord, Reporter April 15, 2024

   As we welcome the season of spring and the flowers begin to bloom, the J-Staff shares their favorite flowers. Many of them picked their favorite based on the flower’s appearance, few even knowing...

April Athlete of the Month: Sebron Colson

April Athlete of the Month: Sebron Colson

Marciana J. Johnson, Spanish Editor April 10, 2024

Senior Sebron Colson is the athlete of the month for April. Colson has been wrestling for the past nine years. The thing he loves most about wrestling, like most athletes, is winning. For him wrestling...

The Current Obesity Epidemic

The Current Obesity Epidemic

Hadleigh Flowers, Reporter April 10, 2024

   The term overweight refers to when one has a condition of excessive fat deposits in the body. Obesity, on the other hand, is a chronic disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair health....

The Importance of Unionization: Freeing Ourselves Through Collective Bargaining

The Importance of Unionization: Freeing Ourselves Through Collective Bargaining

Byron S. Knight, Reporter April 9, 2024

   On April 8, 1952, President Harry S. Truman seized control of America’s steel mills as an attempt to prevent a shutdown by strikers; however, on April 29, the seizure was ruled unconstitutional...

Thomas Paine: Americas Greatest Founding Father

Thomas Paine: America’s Greatest Founding Father

Byron S. Knight, Reporter April 9, 2024

   In America it is common to study, discuss, and appeal to the political, philosophical, and military leaders that conceived of and fought for a republic independent from Great Britain.     ...

Serving Your Community

Serving Your Community

Frederick Brock, Reporter April 9, 2024

   When high school begins to wrap up for graduates, many are looking to go to college on scholarships. Some of those scholarships, including the Tennessee Promise, require community service hours to...

The Blaze Battalion takes the Gold

The Blaze Battalion takes the Gold

Hannah Nelson, Reporter April 9, 2024

   For the second year in a row, the Blaze Battalion headed up north to Fort Knox, Kentucky for the Sergeant Major (SGM) Gray competition. The Sergeant Major Gray competition is an annual competition...

Easter: History of the Holiday and Traditions Around the World

Easter: History of the Holiday and Traditions Around the World

Abigail Hord, Reporter March 21, 2024

   The history of Easter has origins in both Christianity and ancient pagan culture. The holiday was originally a pagan holiday; it has been associated to a pagan spring festival, dating back before...

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