GUEST EDITORIAL: What if we called it a sanction? USA trade policy
By Ty Usey, Guest Contributor
December 17, 2019
With the hectic news cycle of the past year, you could be forgiven for not being informed the issue of tariffs against China. Donald Trump has raised taxes on trade with China, and, as with most actions in national politics, much debate has ensued over the tariffs. Trump says that the tariff incr...
OPINION: The Super Smash Brothers revolution
By Eli Venarske, Guest Contributor
December 11, 2019
There is a serious issue hiding in the underground culture of our school that must be addressed in order to preserve our integrity. As we all know, video games and video game usage have been on the rise in recent years, which correlates conveniently with the rise of violence in the United States. Cl...
The USMCA is a win for Americans
By Cass Rutledge, Opinion Editor
December 11, 2019
What if I told you that there was a single act that Congress could pass that would add 176,000 jobs and $68.2 billion to the American economy? Wouldn’t you want passing this act to be Congress’s top priority? The good news is that President Trump has negotiated just such a trade deal, the Uni...
Is chess a sport?
By Selby Ireland, Opinion Editor
December 3, 2019
This article was initially intended as a pro-con debate, but the Editors of the Sports Section, who are of the opinion that chess is not a sport, chose not to defend their side of the argument. Clearly, they need your help, so please weigh in. Write a Letter to the Editor to us at [email protected] The Sentry h...
GUEST EDITORIAL: Why I shaved my head at halftime
By Rimes Rutledge, Guest Contributor
October 15, 2019
When Ben Johnson told me I should go bald for the JA game while filming the JA video at the Madison airport with Ms. Scruggs, I jokingly told him to shut up or I just might do it. Apparently, neither Ben nor Andrew Purvis, who was also helping us film, realized there was a joke involved. To be fai...
OPINION: The dangers of the rise of Antisemitism and BDS
By Cass Rutledge, Opinion Editor
October 11, 2019
US Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Ilhan Omar (D-MN) were recently denied access to visit Israel by its government. The mainstream media immediately said that Israel cannot take criticism and is oppressive to Muslims, leaving out all information that did not fit its narrative. Both Tlaib and Omar,...
OPINION: Is Mississippi in need of a flag change?
By Selby Ireland, Opinion Editor
October 1, 2019
Since Mississippi first became a state in 1817, we have had three different state flags. The original unofficial design, the “Bonnie Blue Flag,” was adopted from the period when Mississippi was a part of the territory of West Florida and was liberated from Spanish rule. The Bonnie Blue Flag f...
ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift’s “Lover”
By Ainsley O'Quinn, Video Editor
September 6, 2019
“A love letter to love itself.” That is how Taylor Swift describes Lover. At 18 songs, Swift’s newest album, released on August 23, is her longest one yet. Some people might say that all of her albums are about love, but I think what separates Lover is that it covers every aspect of love. That is why it is so long. It’s about moving on, falling in love, and everything in between. Lover has wide range of song styles. There a...
OPINION: Kick Babies Off Airplanes
By Payne Bell, Graphics Editor
April 26, 2019
Thanks for visiting The Sentry. I’m here on whatever day you’re reading to bring your attention to one of the greatest societal ills we have faced in modern times. We’ve all been there. You’ve just waited in the security line at the airport for a borderline criminal amount of time (unless, ...
OPINION: Censorship is #[email protected]&%$
By Cass Rutledge, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 25, 2019
Recently, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on a big problem that comes with new waves of technology, censorship. Republican senators seized the opportunity to expose their censorship of conservatives directly in front of Twitter and Facebook executives. Senator Ted Cruz slammed Twitter...
OPINION: Electoral College is here for a reason
By Cass Rutledge, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 12, 2019
Presidential candidate and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren came to Jackson State recently and held a town hall hosted by CNN and Jake Tapper. She suggested many things, including beginning reparations, giving people scholastic advantages because of their racial minority status, and taxing peop...
Weird smells of Jackson Prep
By Barron Liston and Emory Maxwell
March 20, 2019
If you’ve been walking through the halls of Jackson Prep lately you might have noticed a peculiar stench. What is this strange smell? Desperation? Despair? Or maybe something positive that also stinks? On some days, the smell of formaldehyde pours in from the Guyton building after one of the classes dissects so...
Black Lives Matter hosts peaceful protest in Jackson
June 10, 2020
On Saturday, June 6th, a peaceful protest was held...
Reta Haire named new head of junior high
May 29, 2020
Starting in the fall of the 2020-2021 school year,...
Class of 2020: Who’s Going Where?
May 21, 2020
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