Top 10 online stories of 2016-2017
May 17, 2017
These are the ten most-viewed articles of 2016-17. Check out some of this year’s highlights.
1. Wrestling Olympian joins coaching staff (1,845): Initially rejected by wrestling coaches, Alberto Rodriguez went on to compete in the 1996 Olympics. Last October, he became an assistant coach for our wrestling team.
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Pictured is Rodriguez with his club wrestling team in 2015, which includes many athletes from St. John’s.
2. “13 Reasons Why” peddles misconceptions to vulnerable audience (1,521): Besides presenting dangerous fallacies about suicide and mental illness, “13 Reasons Why” may negatively affect adolescents who are already at a high risk for suicide.
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Besides presenting dangerous fallacies about suicide and mental illness, “13 Reasons Why” may negatively affect adolescents who are already at a high risk of suicide.
3. Designer Preston Boyer (’13) channels turmoil into passion (1,410): Struggling with hardships, Preston Boyer Douglas (’13) turned to fashion as a creative outlet. Now, he designs his own luxury brand and maintains thousands of followers on his Youtube channel.
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Preston Boyer makes an appearance at Fashion HTX for the debut of his second collection, “Falling.”
4. Illness sweeps through Upper School, sophomores hardest hit (1,355): 69 students on Wednesday, Feb. 1 and 82 students on Thursday, Feb. 2 were absent from school due to illness.
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Upper School nurse Tesa Stark, right, helps out a sick student.
5. Banana Blender band legacy lives on (1,215): Hear some of the greatest hits from the Houston band Banana Blender Surprise. Three of the five members are St. John’s alumni.
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Banana Blender Surprise stands in front of their Brown Chevy Suburban, nicknamed the Brown Chariot.
6. Quiz: Which football captain are you? (987): Get to know which football captain you could relate to.
7. Young Political Organization speaks on the 2016 presidential election (942): In this audio Q&A, YPO board members talk about which candidates and policies they support in the presidential election.
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Young Political Organization held a mock election on the Great Lawn during the Da Vinci period.
8. Nine injured at West U shooting (892): A shooter in the West U area opened fire on the morning of Monday, September 26.
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News station interviews witnesses.
9. Senior’s startup business addresses period stigma (889): Senior Jared Aiman’s business team, Periodically, aims to tackle period-shaming and change the conversation surrounding menstruation.
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Senior Jared Aiman’s (second from right) startup business won $7,500 and took first place at the LEADing for Life competition.
10. Class act: Math teacher Alice Fogler (880): Each new faculty member has their backstory. Get to know Alice Fogler (’10), who took differential equations with Dr. Raulston before returning to St. John’s as a math teacher.
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Alice Fogler (’10) earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and taught in Spring Branch ISD before returning to St. John’s.
Honorable Mentions:
Class Act: Spanish teacher Margarita Serrano (879): New Spanish teacher Margarita Serrano discovered her passion giving tours to student groups at the governor’s house in Puerto Rico.
Quiz: Which club(s) should you join? (732): Club Fair was from Sept. 7-8 during lunch. Take this quiz to see which clubs you can get started in!
Immigration ban contradicts American values (647): Trump’s recently suspended immigration ban has promoted scapegoating of minority groups while emboldening religious prejudice.