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What is the Kente Cloth
by Devin Martin and Terrance Smith
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Seniors working towards earning the Kente Cloth explain what it means to them.

What is a Kente Cloth? It is a piece of cloth that you can earn when you graduate from Jamesville-DeWitt High School. But there is a more complex meaning to this piece of fabric This red, black and green cloth symbolizes “a lot of hard work and dedication,” said senior Koy Adams.

At the end of the school year, there is a separate graduation ceremony that takes place at J-DHS for the recipients of the Kente Cloth. But before the “main event” as Adams puts it, other events, such the Martin...

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Electrifying Electives
by Jason Klaiber and Ryan Pike
Course handbook

The wide variety of electives taught at Jamesville-DeWitt High School serve as opportunities for students to have a say in what their day-by-day schedules look like. “If you’re doing something you...

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J-DHS All-County Festival
by Austin Zmolek
Allcounty

The snow day comes on the wrong day.

Jamesville-DeWitt High School’s first snow day of the 2011-12 school year came on Jan. 13 and brought different feelings out in the students. Obviously, most...

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iPads, SmartBoards and Kindles oh my!
by Meghan Byrnes and Morgan Brang
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“Robots will take over the world” said Jamesville-Dewitt High School juniors Daria Oganesyan and Jenna Hayward talking about how prevalent technology is in the world today. Do you think there...

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Holiday Breaks: A Time For Fun or A Waste of Time?
by Erin Noble
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“I had a very interesting break. There is never going to be another one like this again,” said freshman Kayleigh Hamernik. This is how many students at Jamesville-DeWitt High School feel about...

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Winter Fun, When the Snow Comes
by Lamya Zikry
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Skiing, sledding, snowboarding, ice-skating, speed skating, and even building snowmen and forts are activities that students here at Jamesville-DeWitt High School enjoy doing in the winter. Due...

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