With only a few more games left, football is coming to an end. We know most of the football players now, but let’s get to know Blake Pinkston.  Blake Pinkston has been playing football for nine years. At the moment, he is a linebacker for Chaffin’s football team, number 34. Before joining Chaffin’s...

Halloween is the perfect time for fun treats. All you need to know is the right one to make. How does Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls sound? Delicious right. Here's a simple recipe to make the perfect Halloween treat.  To start off you will need to make the dough. To do this you will need a large saucepan....

What is a majorette? A majorette is a baton twirler that makes routines to go with the band’s songs. I got up and close with Laynee Graham who is a majorette. She, of course, loves being a majorette, but being a majorette has its pros and cons. She loves being able to be on a team with some of her...

Top 10 Best Halloween Candies Skittles - Do you wanna taste the rainbow? Of course you do! Skittles are on my top ten list for them having many different flavors and many different types of skittles, not just plain ones. But it’s only number 10 on my list and by the end of it you’re going to...

Ty Jones, number 20 on the field, is a safety for Chaffin Jr. High’s 9th grade football team. There are many things he enjoys about being on the team, but his favorite is hitting people. This is because he likes the feeling of contact and the sound. However, his least favorite thing is having to remember...

Volleyball is a very competitive sport at Chaffin Junior High. That is one of the reasons why Taliyah Connor likes playing. Taliyah Connor is new to the volleyball team at Chaffin this year. However, she has been playing for three years other than at school.  One person Taliyah looks up to is her...

Remember when you  were a kid? You had that one T.V show you always watched. You never wanted to leave the television because it was so good. Even your mom and dad, yes, those ancient people, had a favorite childhood T.V show. These T.V shows go from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood to Bubble Guppies. If you...

Choir. It has music. It has friends. Most of all it has the thing that I the love most, singing! If you love singing too, choir is the place for you. Choir is so exciting. You learn new songs, sometimes in different languages. You even get to try out for the voice part you want. Choir is not just...

Kindness, it costs nothing, but means everything. Yet, very few people use it. In the Cafeteria, I see kids saving seats and saying, “you can’t sit here, this seat is taken.” What if we said things differently? We should always keep in mind that what we say matters. I want kids to see the kindness...

The book club has had their first meeting and it was a success. There were 20 people! Personally I was kind of surprised to see how many people were there. Most of the people who were there were ninth graders with the exception of two seventh graders. You missed out on a lot if you weren’t there. We...