Tag: homecoming

Red Devils face Bedford North Lawrence at homecoming game tonight

by Austin Bainbridge

Jeff is looking to get back into the win column at tonight’s Homecoming game after a three-game slide as the Red Devils make their final push to sectionals.

Jeff faces Southern Indiana rival Bedford North Lawrence at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Johnson Arena.

“I think that this upcoming game is just a must win.  We’ve been having a hard season and a hard time connecting as a team. So hopeful we can breeze through this game and prepare ourselves for sectionals,” said sophomore center Mason Longest.

The players are always looking for a good crowd to get them ready to play.

“I think there’s going to be a lot of important people at that game, and it’s just going to give us the fire to win and we’re just going to play hard,” said sophomore center Demauri Crosby.

But having the belief in their skills has gotten the team as far as they are.

“I see a lot of confidence in the team, and that doesn’t come from nowhere; it comes from success, and I think a win against BNL would definitely help with that confidence,” said head coach Sherron Wilkerson.

BNL is struggling in the height department, topping out at 6 ‘3, and Jeff is waiting to exploit that.

“I think we’ll be able to get a lot of post touches, and we should be able to easily get a lot of rebounds,” said Crosby.

The first stat everyone looks at is the team’s record, but the players say it hasn’t been that simple with many of the teams they’ve played.  

“Don’t look at the (opponent’s)record. I mean, it’s an Indianapolis team, so they’re obviously going pay hard.  So, we just need to come home and play harder. We played a Warren Central team with a bad record and lost, so don’t regard that,” said Crosby.

Graphic by Magdalene Conrad.

This is Senior Night and homecoming, where a king and queen will be crowned, and with that the coaches don’t just see a celebration, but a lesson.

“I hope it affects the seniors in a way that we’re running out of games. We’re running out of opportunities to get the stuff that needs to be addressed addressed, so there needs to be a sense of urgency,” said Wilkerson.

Moving forward after BNL tonight, Jeff will end this season playing four straight games against .500 teams, and they’re looking to make final adjustments before the playoffs.

“Those teams obviously aren’t powerhouses, but we can’t count them out. I think they will be a great chance to get everything in tune for when it matters most in sectionals,” said Longest.

by jhshyphen

JHS celebrates homecoming this past Friday

All photos by Malachi Conrad, Parker McCloskey, Sophia Goforth, and Isaiah Stewart.

The girls’ court and queen candidates posing. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Freshman Quincy Greene and freshman Audrey Cheshire. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Freshman Reno Jones-Turner and freshman K’lynn Ellis. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Sophomore Brody Martin and Aaliyah Flowers. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Sophomore Fred Stone and Lola Rondo. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Junior Jomall Owens and junior Jaelyn Hernandez. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Junior Cordell Thomas and junior Maggie Hylton. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Braxton Abram and senior Magdalene Conrad. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Alan Glidewell and senior Claire Gualtieri. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Tre Martin and senior Katie Meyer. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Ubaldo Pille and senior Emma Pennington. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Magdalene Conrad shows her emotion after being selected as homecoming queen during halftime of Friday’s game against Bloomington North. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
Senior Magdalene Conrad getting crowned. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Magdalene Conrad and senior Tre Martin celebrate their crowning at Friday’s Homecoming. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
by jhshyphen

Bloomington North defeats JHS last Friday 36-3

All photos by Malachi Conrad, Parker McCloskey, Sophia Goforth, and Isaiah Stewart.

Senior Tre Martin running with the flag to start the game. Martin was crowned Homecoming king later in the evening. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Sophomore Austin Bainbridge and sophomore Jaxx Long do a pre-game handshake during the Homecoming game against Bloomington North. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
Junior Jomall Owens and junior Nation Roe-McBroom taking a moment before the game. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Junior Cordell Thomas throws the football to a wide receiver during the JHS game against Bloomington North on Friday. The Cougars won 36-3. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
Freshman Dominique Patterson tackles Bloomington North, leading to a fumble and Jeff’s
possession. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
The Inferno pose up for the camera. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
The Jeff band performs between plays during Friday night’s Homecoming game. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
The Jeff Step team performs during the first quarter of last Friday’s Homecoming game against Bloomington North. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Sophomore Mason Longest lines up before the snap. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Senior Maxwell Schoonover locks in before the game. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Sophomore Andre Walker during the JHS-Bloomington North game last Friday. Photo by Isaiah Stewart.
JHS and Bloomington North go head-to-head on the Bill Ware field last Friday. Photo by Sophia Goforth.
Senior Maxwell Schoonover balances the football before kicking off. Photo by Sophia Goforth.
The Jeff Cheer team performs their second stunt of the night. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Junior Cordell Thomas stands on the field. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
JHS Red Devils during last week’s Homecoming game against Bloomington North. Photo by Isaiah Stewart.
Senior Maxwell Schoonover kicks the ball for a field goal against Bloomington North last Friday night. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
Junior Cordell Thomas hands the ball to junior Benji Rice, who runs the ball during Friday’s game against Bloomington North. The Cougars won 36-3. Photo by Malachi Conrad.
Junior Jomall Owens walks toward his teammates during the JHS-Bloomington North game last week. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
Two JHS defensive players tackle one of Bloomington North’s players before getting the ball. Photo by Sophia Goforth.
The defense team lines up at the 10-yard line. Photo by Sophia Goforth.
Jeff’s offense team holds off Bloomington from the ball during last week’s Homecoming game. Photo by Sophia Goforth.
The Jeff Cheer team perform a stunt. Photo by Parker McCloskey.
by jhshyphen

RED! WHITE! RED! WHITE! We all fight for the Jeff High Spirit Stick — but WHY?

 

 It’s homecoming season. You’ve waited all week and the pep rally is finally here. You are separated by classes. Underclassmen are wearing red and upperclassmen are wearing white. You’re screaming back and forth, yelling ” RED!” and ” WHITE!” at the top of your lungs, all to win the spirit stick. But why is a red cardboard tube worth so much to Jeff High students? 

Principal Julie Straight says the answer is simple: “There’s pride in fighting for the school together, just showing that spirit and pride for the school.” A Jeff High graduate, Straight remembers battling over a spirit stick when she was a student — although it wasn’t the same spirit stick we have now. 

The current spirit stick came from Nancy Molnar, a former teacher at Jeff, who made it herself in the early 1990s. She says, “I had new carpet installed in my house. When it was completed…the installer asked if I needed the carpet roll. I looked at it and immediately knew it would work. I sawed the length I knew I could handle at school and big enough for students to see. I fluffed up the plastic at the end to appear like something…perhaps a flame. I placed it on my husband’s sawhorses and painted it red, bought the striped ribbon and glued it down on the stick.” 

Although we don’t know exactly when Jeff High students started battling over some form of stick, we do know that a similar tradition that has been around for many decades. A 1972 yearbook photo shows students claiming a “spirit jug” at a pep rally.  

Principal Straight says that this history and tradition is part of what makes every battle over the spirit stick great. “It brings that bit of nostalgia.”

The seniors claimed the spirit stick at this year’s fall homecoming pep rally.
The 1972 Jeff High yearbook shows a predecessor to the spirit stick: the spirit jug. The caption reads, “J.V. cheerleader, Vanessa Rorrer accepts the spirit jug for the Sophs. from varsity cheerleader Bev Brogan.”


Story by Kaitlyn Monroe

 

by Kaitlyn Monroe