The Southfield Jay - Southfield High School

<b>Egg-citement:</b> Doors to the cafeteria have been blocked off to give a nesting Canadian goose a little more privacy. Geese sit on their eggs approximately three weeks until they hatch. <i>Photo by Personna Hover</i>

Egg-citement: Doors to the cafeteria have been blocked off to give a nesting Canadian goose a little more privacy. Geese sit on their eggs approximately three weeks until they hatch. Photo by Personna Hover

Silly goose
Canadian goose nests beside school

By Nicole Moore

There’s a new bird in town. Southfield High - home of the fighting Blue Jays - is also home to a nesting Canadian goose.
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</b>Winners:</b> The Southfield Jay newspaper took home numerous awards, including its eighth consecutive Spartan Award, at the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) awards ceremony on April 20, in Lansing.
A Spartan is the highest honor given by MIPA for journalistic excellence.
Eleven staffers also won individual awards, including senior Tiara Hill, staff artist, who took first place in the comic strip category. (Hill is front and center, shortest one.)
In a separate competition, four senior staffers also received honors in the 2008 Detroit Free Press Writing Awards contest. Justin Johnson was honored for editorial writing; Ramona Fisher and Personna Hover took honors in sports writing, and Rae Larkins, for features writing.
Clutching the Spartan Award is Jay Editor-in-Chief Makia Brooks, flanked by her staff, in front of the State Capitol building steps. <i>Photo by Princess Souvenir</i>

- Winners: The Southfield Jay newspaper took home numerous awards, including its eighth consecutive Spartan Award, at the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) awards ceremony on April 20, in Lansing. A Spartan is the highest honor given by MIPA for journalistic excellence. Eleven staffers also won individual awards, including senior Tiara Hill, staff artist, who took first place in the comic strip category. (Hill is front and center, shortest one.) In a separate competition, four senior staffers also received honors in the 2008 Detroit Free Press Writing Awards contest. Justin Johnson was honored for editorial writing; Ramona Fisher and Personna Hover took honors in sports writing, and Rae Larkins, for features writing. Clutching the Spartan Award is Jay Editor-in-Chief Makia Brooks, flanked by her staff, in front of the State Capitol building steps. Photo by Princess Souvenir

Seniors share post-high school plans
Class of 2008

By Tomeka Kolleh, Amber Lucy, Vaniece Jenkins and Shar’Nika Little

This year’s senior class has 322 members, according to Counselor Michael Ogden. Of those students, most plan to attend college in Michigan.
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Rival schools take steps toward friendship

By Tania Keys

Can rival schools ever be friends? That’s the question facing Southfield High School and Southfield-Lathrup.
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Multi-talented: Junior Antwon Robinson plays several sports well. <i>Photo illustration by Ramona Fisher</i>

Multi-talented: Junior Antwon Robinson plays several sports well. Photo illustration by Ramona Fisher

Jack of all trades
Athlete excels in many sports

By Ramona Fisher

The school’s tennis ace is Gabrielle Frye; the king of football is senior John Lamb, and the queen of track is senior Tomeka Kolleh. But the jack of all trades - the one who plays just about every sport well - is junior Antwon Robinson, according to the s...
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	The Southfield Jay Southfield High School Southfield, MI Issue Date: 5/14/2008 Issue: May 2008 Last Update: 5/23/2008 Visit School Website