AzMerit Switches to “Revised” AzM2
Lilly Threlkeld, Managing Editor
March 6, 2020
This year Arizona school’s standardized test Azmerit is going to be having some changes that students may not be aware of. Since the test became apart of the curriculum in 2015 students grades third through 12th took it in order to track students progress and see see if they are on trac...
Level Lockdown
Christian Tillard, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
Safety of students is a concern that all staff have when a lockdown occurs, but students having the same level of urgency is a concern. Drills should be taken seriously regardless of student opinion. “You know, lockdowns are called for various reasons,” Principal Chris Farabee said. “Not all ...
Longer Breaks Approved by School Board
Anthony Elrod, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
Start making your vacation plans for the rest of the time you are in high school. The J.O. Combs Unified School District Governing Board unanimously approved a new 5-year school calendar that closely aligns with Queen Creek and Apache Junction Unified School Districts. The calendar adds a...
China Trip Derailed by Coronavirus
Kylie Millican, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
The beginning of 2020 started off with news of an outbreak of the coronavirus beginning in China. The virus is believed to have originated from birds and fish in a market in Wuhan, China. The first confirmed case in Arizona was in late January and although the virus is now prevalent in the nort...
Miles for Mesa; Running for a Cause
Audrey Buell, Staff Writer
March 5, 2020
Participants showed up bright and early the morning of Feb., 29 to register and run for Miles for Mesa. Mesa Orth was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Dec. 2018, and recently finished her last chemotherapy treatment. Miles for Mesa is an event that was held on Feb. 29, 2019, all of the pro...
District Office Personnel Moves into New Home
Christian Tillard, Staff Writer
January 28, 2020
If you're looking for the district office or any of it’s employees, you won't find them on the corner of Combs and Gantzel Roads any longer. They can now be found at their new state of the art facility at 43371 N. Kenworthy Rd. Designed and contracted by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. along with DLR Gro...
Welcome to Queen Creek, Dutch Bros.
Madison Lamb, Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2020
The long awaited Queen Creek Dutch Bros. is here! No longer will teenagers in San Tan Valley have to make the 28 mile round trip trek to Gilbert to grab their favorite coffee, rebel energy drink or tea. The new location on the corner of Ellsworth Road and Queen Creek Road opens tomorrow morning....
Eighth Graders Learn What It’s Like to be Apart of a Pack
Jasmine Giomi, Staff Writer
January 16, 2020
The start of a new year causes many people to thing about a New Year's resolution, but that wasn't necessarily the case for the eighth graders at Combs Middle School. They spent Wednesday, January 13 checking out the course offerings at CHS to help plan out their freshman schedule. The group of prosp...
Could Walmart Robots Take Jobs From Teens?
Anthony Elrod, Staff Writer
January 14, 2020
“Think R2D2 or Optimus Prime,” Walmart said in a press release. What about the jobs? Walmart superstores have made a change to their workforce, according to the news outlet, BigThink, “Walmart has introduced robots for increasing efficiency in stores. These robots are used for cleaning, restocking, ...
Students Take Charge of Learning
January 14, 2020
Due to the consistently low scores on standardized testing over the years, classrooms district wide are becoming more student focused The program is called “Modern Teacher” and is expected to be beneficial for the students. Principal, Chris Farabee said that giving students a choice for their ...
Six Year Comeback
Alex Negron and Alani Rhodes
March 5, 2019
They. Are. Back. You heard it right. The Jonas Brothers are back and here with their new single “Sucker”. After teasing a reunion only three days before releasing the single, it was confirmed when a snippet was filmed with James Corden, on Carpool Karaoke trailer. The official music vide...
FFA Animal Care and Showing
Alani Rhodes, Staff Writer
February 28, 2019
Cows, pigs, goats oh my! Only three weeks left till the Pinal County Fair and the members of the National Future Farmers of America Organization are scrambling to do the finishing touches on their animals. This may include trimming their hair, cutting their hooves and blow drying the hair. ...
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