Preserving the Classroom

August 21, 2019

Outdoor classes at CJ developed in the 1980’s when staff discovered a pond located behind the football field. They saw so much potential and opportunities available for students of all ages and wanted to turn it into an outdoor classroom. In 2003, a tornado hit Carl Junction, Missouri, demolishing sign...

A Pair of New Genes

Tim Kowis

August 21, 2019

On November 26, a day before the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing, He Jiankui, a Chinese scientist, announced that he created the world’s first genetically modified babies.  This has left the Summit, China, and scientists internationally stunned that such an announcement with littl...

A Real FAN-tastic Book

Emily Burke

January 7, 2019

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is a quirky and romantic realistic-fiction novel.  It includes something for just about anyone and is a great read for any fangirls or fanboys out there. This book is about a girl named Cath who is a huge fangirl.  She loves Simon Snow and has been in the fandom every since...