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LJMS French Language And Culture

By: Yash Kini, Journalist
Bonjour! Have you ever wanted to learn a new language? Excited to immerse in different cultures? Want a lifelike experience of daily life in France? For all these reasons, the LJMS French department is for you!
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The Controversies Surrounding Proxies

By: David Judy, Journalist
Proxies are a very common site in schools in the US and it's very easy to see why. Proxies, for those who don't know, are free sites usually without ads that mostly have free games that are imported onto the site for students to play.
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FCPS Hoodie Policy

For the 2023-24 school year, FCPS has changed the hoodie/hat policy. What reasons back up this change? Why are hoodies associated with acts of vandalism?
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Student Opinions: Staggered Dismissal

By: Nathan Shirley, Journalist
Last year, staggered dismissal became a new policy at Luther Jackson Middle School. The new policy had students dismissed by the hallway that they were in instead of the whole school being dismissed at the same time. Quite a bit of people were annoyed by this, but why? 
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6 Questions Elementary School Students Ask About Middle School

By: Parker Heflin, Journalist

Elementary students have many questions for Luther Jackson Middle School. Some think it will be amazing, some think it will be the worst experience of their life, but is it really that bad? Six questions...

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Ukrainian Counteroffensive Breakthrough

By: David Judy, Journalist
Recently, Ukrainian generals have stated that they have made a breakthrough in the heavily entrenched Southern Russian line, a longtime stalemate ever since the beginning of the hyped-up and heavily backed counter-offensive launched by Ukraine in June. This has boosted lots of people's morale, both Ukrainian and abroad, allowing for Ukraine to potentially continue to soak in foreign aid, as shown by the 1 billion dollar aid package expected to be sent by the US by Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.
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Does Homework Really Do Anything?

By: Rose McLellan, Journalist

About Homework Homework is a big part of school. Homework has been around for as long as school has. Roberto Nevilis is the man who invented homework. Almost 50% of teachers assign homework 4-5 days...

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LJMS After-School Program

By: Yash Kini, Journalist
Our mission at LJ is to create an environment where students can thrive to be themselves in a safe and secu.re middle school.
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Technology Student Association at LJMS

By: Tiger Deng, TSA President
The Technology Student Association (TSA) is a national, non-profit career and technical student organization (CTSO) of middle school and high school students who are engaged in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
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Source: Wikimedia Commons - A pagoda/temple located in Sóc Trăng, Vietnam. Dangs family lived in Sóc Trăng when they were still living in Vietnam.

Dang Truong – The Stories and Opinions of an Immigrant

By: Josephine Huynh, Journalist
If there were more rules or enforcement of rules that prevent students from misbehaving, it could better help immigrant and refugee students distinguish between right or wrong. When this confusion doesn’t happen, many students will be able to feel included by their peers while also contributing to the school positively rather than negatively.
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Dr. Michelle Reid, New Superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools

Dr. Michelle Reid was recently appointed the new superintendent. We interviewed her just a day after the announcement.
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The Invention That Ended The Wild West

By: Isaiah Efrem, Reporter
The ending of one of the craziest eras in American history.
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