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The Sentry

The student news site of Jackson Preparatory School

The Sentry

The student news site of Jackson Preparatory School

The Sentry

Enola Holmes steps out from her brother's shadow in new movie

Enola Holmes steps out from her brother’s shadow in new movie

By Jane Hurst, Managing Editor November 4, 2020

Enola Holmes, the title character, is the teenage sister of Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes. She has not had much communication with her older brothers throughout her life, as she lives with her mother, Eudoria....

Talkin' Tunes: Havens Smith talks Current Joys

Talkin’ Tunes: Havens Smith talks Current Joys

By Jane Hurst, Managing Editor November 4, 2020

Every student at Jackson Prep is unique.  Every student has an interest or a hobby. Some people devote themself to one singer or band and want to share their love of their music with other people. Talking...

iOS 14 improves customization for users

iOS 14 improves customization for users

By Anna Blaire Bryant, Staff Writer October 21, 2020

The long awaited Apple software update is finally here! Having downloaded iOS 14 to my iPhone 11 just recently, I still am not completely used to it yet, but I like it. This update is obviously all about...

Talkin’ Tunes: Landon Miller on Foster the People

By Jane Hurst, Managing Editor October 7, 2020

Every student at Jackson Prep is unique.  Every student has an interest or a hobby. Some people devote themself to one singer or band and want to share their love of their music with other people. Talking...

Nineteen Eighty Fortnite, Epic Game’s spoof of Apple’s famous 1984 advertisement, whcih prompted viewers to resist an overbearing governing body

Fortnite and Apple face off over payment policy

By Julia Stradinger, Around Town Editor September 30, 2020

Recently, the developer of Fortnite (Epic Games’ battle royale game) refused to pay Apple’s regular app fee of 30 percent. This seemingly small issue quickly escalated, with Apple completely removing...

Camp in the middle of a speedrun of his current favorite game, Downwell

Speedrunning: gameplay gurus and digital domination

By Camp Carter, Entertainment Editor September 29, 2020

When most people buy a video game, they intend to spend several hours immersed in a single player campaign or several weeks playing multiplayer with a couple of buddies. However, a select group of...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars ignites emotions in forceful series finale

Star Wars: The Clone Wars ignites emotions in forceful series finale

By Joseph Watts, News Editor August 25, 2020

In 2008, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, George Lucas’ last Star Wars piece, began airing on Cartoon Network. With Dave Filoni as supervising director, the series, meant to bridge the gap between Attack of...

What’s the hype with Morgan Wallen?

By Charles Stephenson August 18, 2020

Arguably the biggest star in the country music industry as of 2020, Morgan Wallen released his highly anticipated single “7 Summers” on August 14th. After signing a record deal with Big Loud Records...

“folklore” marks creative and stylistic growth for Taylor Swift

By Lauren Anne Smith August 16, 2020

  It seems that 2020 summer was flatlining due to COVID-19 cancelling plans, but Taylor Swift might have saved the season by dropping a new album. Swift’s folklore album is different from...

Hamilton on Disney+ Picture by Lilly Noble

Hamilton premieres on Disney+

By Lilly Noble July 15, 2020

Watching Hamilton on Broadway is an experience that begins the moment you take a step out of your hotel lobby. Walking on the streets, you can hear taxi cab horns blaring back and forth at each other while...

COVID-19's effects on concerts and entertainment

COVID-19’s effects on concerts and entertainment

By Lily Flowers, Photography Editor May 7, 2020

As the world has battled COVID-19, the entertainment industry has been put on pause. There have been over 2 million cases of COVID-19 globally with 166,000 deaths. In an effort to prevent spreading the...

A Jailbroken phone demonstrating a tweak.

We’re breakin’ free, we’re jailbreakin’

By Dax Murphy, Entertainment Editor May 6, 2020

Don’t fret, this is not about a prison break. The term "jailbreak" does not always involve the slammer. Actually, in this case, it refers to the software in iPhones. Officially, the definition...

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