Story by Taylor Pittman, senior at McDonogh 35 This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. Walking into Doneisha Stevenson’s house for the first time, it’s easy to see the signs: the burning sage, Jhene Aiko playing… Read More »Gen Z witches say ‘It’s the way of life’
This story was originally published in an ongoing partnership with The Gambit. The following is that article, verbatim. For two months this past spring, Tajh Watts used his bed as a school desk, propping two laptops against pillows each morning as he hunched over, diligently… Read More »Can schools make a coronavirus comeback this semester? Students share thoughts and concerns
We here at JRNOLA are extremely pleased to announce that Isabella Brown was published today (9/1/20) in Teen Vogue. The following is that article, verbatim. Jack Bryan’s family has been wary of getting him sick ever since he was born. Long before the pandemic, they… Read More »Back to School Plans Are Leaving Some Immunocompromised Students Behind (Originally Published in Teen Vogue)
The isolation caused by COVID-19 restrictions placed a strain on Kayla Andrus’ relationships with teachers and friends. Now Andrus, an 18-year-old graduating senior at Mount Carmel, finds herself staying up until two in the morning and waking up later in the day to begin incessant… Read More »The Lost Senior Year
VIRTUAL INTERVIEW CAMP: Conduct & publish online weekly virtual interviews with well-known celebrities in the world of sports, art, and pop culture: In the COVID-altered landscape, parents across the country are desperate for camp replacements to entertain their kids. JRNOLA staff understands their pain and… Read More »Virtual Interview Camp : Online Now
Story and photos by Derek Dunbar, senior at St. Augustine High School and Chris Taylor, junior at St. John the Baptist STEM Magnet High School. There were only 53 seconds standing between the Saints and a victory over perhaps their biggest rival this season. New… Read More »49ers Capitalize on Saints Red Zone Penalties
Story by Evelynn Coffie, senior at Lusher High School. Audubon Zoo guests stood in front of the nature-themed entrance as they waited to be greeted by cheerful cashiers sweating beneath the mid-afternoon sun. Meanwhile, pink flamingos circled their pen, and a line of palm trees… Read More »Celebración Latina Thrives on 15th Anniversary
Story by Taylor Pittman, junior at McDonough 35 High School. Anderson Cooper, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Hunter S. Thompson, and Bob Woodward—all names that pop up when you Google “popular journalist in the United States.” Among Black people, there are many greats and many heroes.… Read More »Four-Leafed Clovers: Finding Black Women in Journalism
Story by Lana Lawson, Sophomore at International High School Back in July I attended the New Beginnings School Foundation meeting about the controversy of Kennedy High School editing students’ scores. I walked in and grabbed a chair and a bag of popcorn off of the… Read More »Investigating New Orleans’ Broken School System from the Inside-Out
Story by Wyatt Vaughn Photos by Robert Noelke Mother nature didn’t plan on letting up for day two of the College World Series in Omaha, not even for the elimination game between the Auburn Tigers and Louisville Cardinals. It got so bad that a rain… Read More »Louisville takes out Auburn after near-24 hour weather break
