California Wildfires
The wildfires in California that began over a week ago prompted thousands of people to evacuate. There are two fires: the Camp fire and the Woolsey fire. As of Wednesday evening, the Camp fire burned…
November 2018
The End to Friday (K)Night Lights
The end of Friday Night Lights has dawned upon John Champe Football as Friday night the Knights took on Tuscarora High School for their first playoff game. It was a rough and bittersweet game for…
Trump calls reporter; ‘Rude terrible person’
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump lashed out at a CNN reporter during a press conference which had been televised, calling the journalist a “rude and terrible person”. “You are a very rude person. The way…
Thousand Oaks Tragedy
Wednesday night, another tragedy has struck America again. A gunman, now being identified as a marine corps veteran, opened fire at 11:20pm at a local bar right outside of Los Angeles. The bar was hosting…
Georgia Gubernatorial Race Still Undetermined; Abrams Says Runoff Is Possible
Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, spoke to her supporters on election night to tell them that she was not conceding. Brian Kemp, her Republican opponent and the current Secretary of State…
Galloping into the Season
The riding season is kicking off here at Champe as the equestrian team prepares for the first two shows of their season. As part of the International Equestrian Association, the shows involve challenging events with…
Gotta Catch Them All
Pokemon Go is back and better than ever. When the mobile app Pokemon Go appeared on app stores back in 2016, it was a hit. Originally you were only able to catch Pokemon from the…
JCHS Equestrian Team sells Kettle Corn
John Champe’s very own Equestrian team is selling kettle corn to raise enough money to afford horse shows. Every girl on the team is to sell at least five buckets of kettle corn, hopefully leading…
Woah! Snow in November?
If you haven’t been paying attention to the upcoming weather, you might have missed that there was a chance of some snow, or flurries, hitting us. It was expected that by Saturday, there would be…
Marching Band State Competition
Marching band attended the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative State Championships this past weekend at Liberty University. Fifty bands attended the competition. Champe’s marching band scored a 90.25 in the preliminary group and advanced to the…