Editor’s note: though we are typically a news outlet, we got haunted by a ghost this Halloween season. They made us publish the following fiction—or is this just a reported piece? Spooky. Story by Samarah Bentley, sophomore at Lycée Français de la Nouvelle Orleans Carina had a Halloween party to set up. But first and… Read More »October’s Guard
Story and photos by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher High School The Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus is a parade made for nerds, by nerds where even the parade escorts get in on the fun by wearing red shirts as an…
New Orleans, LA – (Feb. 12, 2019) – Out of over 9000 nationwide nominees, JRNOLA, (the New Orleans Junior Journalism Program), has been selected as one of 15 finalists for The Atlantic’s Renewal Awards, and singled out as only one…
Story by Ava “AJ” Nicol, freshman at Riverdale High School. Image provided by U.S. Air Force. Trauma is an experience that some people cannot fully comprehend. People who have never experienced severe trauma often have difficulty understanding what trauma survivors…
Story Christopher Taylor, sophomore at St. John the Baptist Parish’s STEM Magnet High School Program. Photos by mentor Rob Noelke of Loyola University. On a blustery, Friday night contest the New Orleans Pelicans (24-31) took on the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-29). Both…
Story by Ava “AJ” Nicol, freshman at Riverdale High School. Image provided by loveisrespect.org. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, an initiative created in 2010 by Congress to help raise awareness about this pervasive problem. It seems like every…
Story by Wyatt Vaughn, senior at Holy Cross School, photos by Nick Boulet and Rob Noelke of Loyola University Super Bowl Media Opening Night has seen some of the craziest things in the past few Super Bowls. From Marshawn Lynch…
Story by Wyatt Vaughn, senior at Holy Cross School; photographs by Chris Taylor, sophomore at East St. John STEM Magnet School and Phillip Petty III, sophomore at St. Augustine High School; Mentored by Nick Boulet It was a cold Sunday…
Story and photos by Ava Nicol, Isabella Brown and Jacklyn Leo As we walked in, our hearts beating fast from excitement, we see a bunch of people lining up to get through security and to get their wristbands. The happiness…
Story by Jacklyn Leo, freshman at Lusher High School This weekend the Broadway show Rock of Ages stopped in New Orleans and played at the Mahalia Jackson theater on its 10th anniversary tour. The show was written by Chris D’Arienzo…
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