Senior T-shirts
As the rest of the school was taking their PSAT, the John Champe seniors watched a movie and received their T-shirts as part of their Senior Day. “I don’t really like them,” senior Manushi Kharkanis…
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Governor’s School Applications
Applications for the 2020 Virginia Summer Residential Governor’s schools have started. The program is open to sophomores and juniors and allows students to live on a college or university campus for up to four weeks….
Army Ten Miler
Photo Courtesy of armytenmiler.com On Sunday, October 13, the 35th annual Army Ten Miler took place in Washington D.C. at the Pentagon. The race brings nearly 35,000 runners each year since it first began in…
Columbus Day? More like Columbus-NO!
On Monday, October 14, vandals in San Francisco, California, and Providence, Rhode Island, threw red paint on statues of Christopher Columbus in order to protest the establishment of Columbus day. Columbus day is a federal…
Pep Rally Results!!!
With a nearly unanimous vote from the Spirit Judges, and after winning most of the week’s Spirit Competitions, the class of 2020 won this year’s Homecoming Pep Rally! This is spectacular, especially considering that the…
Los Angeles Wildfire
The wildfire has spread to 4,700 acres. It damaged dozens of homes, and caused 100,000 people to flee. High winds and low humidity helped spread the fire. One firefighter has suffered an eye injury trying…
Typhoon Hagibis
Photo courtesy of the guardian.com This past weekend Typhoon Haggis hit Japan causing major flooding and dropping extreme amounts of rain. The typhoon released nearly 35 inches of rain and damaging flooding throughout Tokyo and…
Ellen sits with Bush
The media is going crazy over a photo and video taken of Ellen DeGeneres and former President George W. Bush, at the Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game at AT&T Stadium. People are criticizing…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is a month filled with pink and awareness for breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and it now represents one in four of all cancers in women. John…
PSAT
John Champe Students are all required to take the PSAT every school year. This year it will be on October 16 on a Wedensday. Students will arrive to school and go to their assigned PSAT…