What’s new around Jenks?
An award winning Route 66 diner packed full of positive vibes, where the cheese flows like liquid gold. The Meltdown Diner. Who is the owner of such a utopian cheese heaven? Jim Hardcastle, a hilarious ex-pianist with a glowing personality. When I walked into the restaurant with my […]
Ever wonder where all those invitations to participate in anonymous Survey Monkey surveys come from? Those would be courtesy of AP Research—the elusive beast of Jenks High School. AP Research is taught by Mr. Horn in Building 6; it’s the second year course of the AP Capstone program, […]
On Tuesday, April 24th, 2018, all of the Juniors at Jenks took the American College Testing Exam, otherwise known as the ACT, in several testing areas around Jenks High School. The test was free, paid for by the school, to help students gain college readiness and feedback about […]
Students have noticed that there’s no EOIs in sight this 2017-2018 school year. Instead, Juniors take a science test, a free ACT, and a written assessment for US history. The state law has changed, so Oklahoma does not use EOIs to assess students anymore. Our state now implements […]
Valedictorians: Grace Benham “Slow down, you’re doing fine/ you can’t be everything you want to be/ before your time.” – Vienna by Billy Joel Jack Bezdek “I’m nice at ping pong.” -Kanye West Angela Chen “Angela, do […]
While students, friends and family from all across Oklahoma supported the staff protesting at the capitol, many stayed back to support the staff at home. During the two-week walkout, the Jenks Community Food Bank was hard at work giving out hundreds of groceries to support staff and their […]
