Sixth Year Student Journalism and Opinion in Saint Aidan's High
This week in JMAC has been quite productive.
With organizing and executing the story for the S6 captaincy team. And getting the photography side of JMAC up and running.
We also freshened up our logos and gave it a new and modern look.
More stories to come soon.
Moving on from primary 7 to first year can be daunting for many new high schoolers. Going from being the big fishes to minnow. We met 6 new first years and got them to tell us their experience so far.
Caoimhe McCann told us “I was just nervous in general about everything because I’ve never actually been up here for a tour.” This was an unfortunate result of the pandemic as primary 7 students moving on to high school usually get days to visit the school so they aren’t coming into this new experience completely blind.
Ellie Smith actually gave a surprising answer saying “Walking one way is easier.” This was unexpected as a lot of people have found it difficult but for new pupils this is a good thing as they aren’t fighting their way through crowds. Anthony Lamarra another new comer also agreed that this system can be good as the “building layout is confusing”.
Olivia Kelly said with a laugh “I’m nervous to ask for help in case they send me the wrong way.” Sadly this can occur if you ask a mischievous senior who is looking for a bit of a giggle but the majority of the time pupils are happy to help.
All the students had good things to say about the teachers and subjects. “Really nice and enjoying they work.” In social subjects they are learning about North Korea and Impossible places. Expressing that the teachers a very helpful and make sure you know what you are doing.
Double periods don’t usually come into the secondary school experience until 4th year but due to Covid they have been introduced to S1 to limit movement and increase social distance. Andrew Irving stated “It’s good for classes like art” He describes it as a positive as you can get more work done which means less homework.
Hello! My name is Joanna, I’m a 17 year old pupil in St. Aidan’s High School. I will be taking JMAC this year as I’m interested how the entire process of different types of Journalism works!
I enjoy lot of creative subjects as I plan to get further education and a career in the Art Industry! I am hoping to be able to take Advanced Higher Art this year however I am worried that due to Covid-19 I may not be able to take that class. Hopefully I will be able to fulfil my dream of working in the competitive Art Industry in the future!
I’m Jonathan and I’m part of the JMAC team of 2020. I’m one of the representatives for the English, Modern Languages and Music departments.
Although Covid-19 has restricted us from certain aspects of school life, the JMAC team will be here to report on all that’s happening in St Aidans High.
Hey I’m Robbie and I will be in JMAC this year! I know this year seems like it will be slow moving with the coronavirus, but hopefully we will be able to provide you with lots of exciting articles and projects we hope to do.
Hello, i am Aaron i am a new member of this year’s St Aidan’s High JMAC team i will be representing Social Subjects, Technical and P.E along with other member’s of the JMAC team.
Hi there, I’m Kieran and I’ll be one of this years JMAC representative of P.E., Music and Social Studies. I know this year hasn’t been very good so far but we’ll try to brighten it up with all of the articles on the amazing stuff going on within the school.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars was known as a collection of six constructed movies which delved into the nooks and crannies of the sci-fi universe.
The way our current generation see franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men and Harry Potter is the same way that the generations before us seen the Star Wars franchise.
The return of the franchise marked the beginning of a new era in the Star Wars universe. The seventh movie which started this off was the Force Awakens (2015). This received many mixed signals from the general public. Some fans were ecstatic for the Star Wars legacy to continue, meanwhile others felt uncertain that it could surpass the high expectations of the previous movies.
Despite the doubts, The Force Awakens generated a total of 2.066 billion US Dollars at the box office. This success made doubtful viewers see a different light on the new era.
Until………….The Last Jedi was released.
Surprisingly, there was a divide in opinions regarding the movie, between the critics who seemed to love the film – most likely because the critics are more watchful of different aspects of the movie compared to an ordinary person, they see movies as a work of art-. Whereas the general public had a conflicting response. They value entertainment over art therefore the fans were left disappointed by the messy story lines and plot holes which consequently left the audience at a cliffhanger with many questions unanswered.
The Rise of Skywalker brought back a familiar face. Emperor Palpatine, undoubtedly the manipulator and mastermind behind Order 66 and the Jedi genocide made the appearance in this movie. A major plot twist reveals that Rey is the granddaughter of Palpatine.
As the new Star Wars trilogy comes to a close, we are able to see the positive and negative aspects of the release of these movies. Fans were excited with anticipation to watch new Star Wars content, especially after the ten year anniversary since Revenge of the Sith in 2005.
However, many weren’t impressed with the poor character developments. Rey, one of the main protagonists, was seen by the public as too perfect. The fact that she didn’t have any flaws to her character irritated the audience. The unfortunate development of Finn was seen as a disappointment too. His story line in The Force Awakens was the peak of this character as he faded away in the last two movies. Kylo Ren’s character already had high expectations to follow up after the iconic Darth Vader made the legacy the high status is even to this day. His character was seen as a bad excuse of a villain and was a disappointment compared to Darth Vader.
Disney bought Lucasfilm in October 2012 for 4.05 billion dollars. This decision received mixed reviews in the future from fans. Although this chapter of the Star Wars trilogy is over for now, Disney have no plans in stopping the story of the Star Wars universe. Movies such as Rogue One, Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Mandalorian – which has had a flood of fans in awe over Baby Yoda – have been created to expand the horizons of fans and broaden the complex world that is Star Wars.
