For 11 months out of the year, six days a week–roughly 600 hours total–Jenks JV Pom practices for their biggest competition. They persevere through concussions, broken bones, emotional breakdowns, and worse, working towards one single goal: to bring a National Champion jacket and gold medal home to Tulsa.

Jack Davis, a name you might not be familiar with, but someone who might be one of the most interesting people at our school. Davis has recently begun his short but already successful career in the sport of Bull Riding. Davis, a 17-year-old Junior, has his own farm where he raises cattle, and frequently works every weekend. Davis stumbled upon this sport one day when he was out on the farm with his father.

The College Football landscape has been tossed, turned, and flipped upside down since the beginning of the season in August. Preseason playoff hopefuls such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Michigan State, find themselves unranked four months later, only to be replaced by surprises of the season such as Washington, Kansas State, and LSU. However, the previous three teams mentioned are out in terms of a shot at the College Football playoff. As an avid watcher of football for the past decade, I have culminated a deeper level of understanding for the game. In this article, I’m going to be analyzing and predicting the current ranked Top 6 Teams leading up to the College Football Playoff.

Jenk’s Softball steals rank as fast as bases. This season, Jenks Lady Trojan softball has been on fire. They have had an overall 37-7 wins versus losses, one of their wins giving them the title of 2022 Regional Champions. These girls have spent all season proving their phenomenal winning streak. They consistently strive for greatness and always try to develop their skill. Many of the girls on the team know how to play how they practice.

It was just another game when suddenly, bam! Trenna Walls, the first female member of the Jenks Boys’ Football Team to play, gets tackled.

Wake up, go to school, practice - an endless cycle for most athletes at Jenks. Our bodies have become so used to these routines to perfect our crafts. Imagine working hard every day, all year round, just to receive feedback that what you are doing is not considered a “sport.” Jenks Cheer members experience this kind of criticism on a day-to-day basis but have to keep pushing forward. Savvy Travis, Sophomore, on the Jenks Varsity Cheer Team, talks about how the public view on cheer has an impact on her team.

Will Finfrock, better known as Coach Finfrock, is different. He’s the prime example of the American dream: as Rapper Drake once said, "started from the bottom now we here.” Finfrock started as a waterboy for his basketball team. From there, it was nothing but net. Ahead of the season Finfrock has been named the head boys’ varsity basketball coach at Jenks High School.

Every Friday the players go to the locker room, get padded up, and get out on the turf. But for Jalyn Stanford ,12, more goes onto the field than just him. He brings everything with him, a legacy.

Football at Jenks is everything.

When Jenks students go to football games, what do we see? We see a bunch of sweaty, muscular boys tackle each other and try to get a win. We see boys with their jerseys tucked up, black paint all over their faces; we try to get them to glance at us from the sidelines. But we don’t see the hardships a high school football player goes through to win the games. We don’t see the physical toll the game takes on their bodies. When a high school football player is injured, it can be scary. How do Injured players feel when their future is left on the field?