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Seniors Chad Moyes and Cameron Ricks march down Germann Road holding a sign that implies they have forgotten how to spell because of virtual learning. Community members marched from Combs High School to the J. O. Combs Unified School District Office in protest of the decision to cancel school due to more than 100 staff calling in sick over safety concerns related to COVID-19.

The Debate to Re-Open JOCUSD Schools Marches On

Quinton Kendall, Staff Writer August 18, 2020

Students and parents gathered at Combs High School Monday morning to protest the delay of on-campus learning and to support the teachers who agreed to teach. Teachers across the district called out...

Return to Campus Learning Comes to Screeching Halt

Return to Campus Learning Comes to Screeching Halt

Lilly Threlkeld, Staff Writer August 15, 2020

Students will have to wait a little longer to return to campus after more than 100 district employees called off work due to concerns about the ability of the schools to follow the district approved pandemic...

Back to School Part 2: In-Person Classes Resume Monday

Back to School Part 2: In-Person Classes Resume Monday

Jasmine Giomi, Staff Writer August 14, 2020

The J.O Combs School District will be allowing students that choose to attend on campus learning, to come back onto school grounds on Monday, August 17. The JOCUSD Governing Board decided in a 3-2 vote...

District-Wide Schedule Change Results in Decreased Time Online

District-Wide Schedule Change Results in Decreased Time Online

Anjali Kok, Staff Writer August 10, 2020

After teachers and students navigated through the hiccups of Google Meet video conferences and synchronous remote learning for a week, Superintendent Gregory Wyman announced a change to students’ learning...

What is High School Really Useful For?

Hope Moore, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

   Why do I need to take this class? How will this class help me in my future? I will never use this information in real life. These are questions and statements that are uttered all too often by high...

Academic Pressure Elevating Mental Health Concerns

Anjali Kok, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

   School can be daunting; every student understands how stressful high school life is. But when you’re balancing mental health on top of everything else it becomes a challenge.    Hannah Bradley,...

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...

Graduation is Just Right Around the Corner

Jasmine Giomi, Staff Writer March 6, 2020

   As sigh school ends for the senior class fear begins to sink in as they start to realize graduation is around the corner, and go move onto the next phase in their life. They have had fun and they...

Central Arizona College Opens Office at CHS

Central Arizona College Opens Office at CHS

Christian Tillard, Staff Writer February 18, 2020

Are you looking for college help or university help for your future? Look no further than the Career and College Center in room 537. Decorated with Central Arizona College’s yellow and green...

District Office Personnel Moves into New Home

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...

Eighth Graders Learn What It's Like to be Apart of a Pack

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...

Freshman, Seniors Compare Beginning of High School to End

Hope Moore, Managing Editor January 14, 2020

When thinking about high school, a lot of students expect the “High School Musical” experience when in reality it’s nothing of the sort. High school is stressful, chaotic, and very hard 0.3at times....

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