What’s new around Jenks?
By: Natalie Eaton (Photos and visit were done prior to the COVID Pandemic) Right as you cross the Arkansas River and make your way over the bridge to enter Jenks, Riverwalk is the one of the first things you can see. All the businesses lined up in a row, aligning the river. With many things [...]
By: Grace Abraham Who knew what 2020 was going to be like? What started out as a normalish year turned into a full blown pandemic. But through the challenges, there was growth, and that’s a word that Randy Williams would use to describe this year. “This year has been hard, but there are lots of [...]
By: Ben Brown Due to the distancing requirements of COVID-19, many people aren’t able to work out their competitive muscles playing pick up basketball at a park, playing football with their friends, or engaging in club sports. For some people, this means they simply lost the will to push themselves in a competitive setting, but [...]
By: Izzy Pankey Every year the Torch captures photos at events throughout the year that we post on our social media and use throughout our stories. One constant set of photos we have are our sports photos. This year we have compiled our best Fall sports photos and put together this fall sports photo journal. [...]
By: Emma Zeller Each day as students are getting ready for school, something is running through their minds: the dress code. Dress codes ensure that students stay modest in class, updating frequently to better mandate the styles. Recently, Jenks updated its dress code. The school consulted different groups of students at JHS that made up [...]
By: Ben Brown Jenks High School’s beliefs statement says that “We create a safe and engaging learning environment and invest in every Trojan every day.” Despite this being a pillar of Jenk’s education beliefs, there is a large group of people who go weeks without attention and investment, students in and out of school and [...]
By Benjamin Kimberling Coming out of quarantine, starting school distanced, and then going back to school has been a rough transition for teachers and students alike. On the Trojan Torch Instagram story, I asked students if the current conditions were affecting them mentally. One student says, “I’m not as get up and go as I [...]
By Aaron Siebert There is a vast valley dividing the people of America today. It can be seen from any news outlet or media. The entire country has dissolved into an us vs. them mentality. Whether it’s red vs. blue, right vs. left, or any other spin we can put on those two sides. While [...]
By: Matty Mooney As the 2020 election approaches, voting is more important than ever. But, if voter morale is low, who do we turn to? Voting is one of the first choices that young adults can make, and many choose to skip out on a decision that could in turn impact their future. Now more [...]
By: Sophia Stunkard The Frank Herald Fieldhouse is the home to many Jenks athletes and provides an exciting atmosphere for volleyball, wrestling, and basketball. As a student, I’ve found interest in the face and story behind the naming of the fieldhouse and I decided to embark on an investigation. I thought that a quick Google [...]
