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  • Christmas on the cheap

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Sierra Mays, Revati Nkosu, Rachael, Robertson and Ariana Dada

    Looking for some inexpensive holiday gifts? Here are a dozen gift-giving ideas that won’t cost much:

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  • The Promise Keepers: Senior athletes verbally commit to colleges

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Cory Jackson

    Two of Southfield High’s greatest athletes have promised to fly from the Blue Jay nest and join college teams, trading in their blue and gray uniforms for a new set of colors.

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  • West plans to head south for college

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Sierra Mays

    Now that The Lady Jays basketball season has begun, it’s back to work for number 33, senior Lashell West, who plays center for the team.

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  • Andrew’s 'A' Game: Tiger's in the woods - for now

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Andrew Melton

    My grandmother has always said that what you do in the dark will soon come to the light. It seems that this proverb is most relevant in professional sports. Over the past few weeks golf superstar Tige

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  • Jay photographer wins photo contest

    Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By: Cory Jackson

    Jay photographer Craig Lewis won the Oakland Press Prep Sports Photo Contest with this action shot of senior Alonzo Graham running the ball down the field for the Blue Jays in a home game against Berk

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  • Wrestlers earn medals

    Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By: Craig Lewis

    All 12 members of the Varsity Wrestling team walked away with medals at the first tournament of the year, held at Ferndale High School, on Dec. 5.

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  • School library invests in ‘playaway’ recorded books

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Tania Lee

    When Senior Amber Langford was assigned to read Beowulf, a 90-page epic poem, she dreaded the assignment. But then she discovered Playaways.

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  • Can do

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Craig Lewis

    The school donated 7,022 cans of food for the needy in this year's canned food drive, sponsored by Southfield Student Congress.

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  • Blind senior eyes nursing career

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Matthew Anderson

    The lights went out for senior Kara Harris three years ago in December. That was when she became blind as an unintentional result of back surgery she underwent during her freshman year of high school.

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  • 2009: Oh, what a rough year

    Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By: Alisha Cayce

    Overall, 2009 succeeded in being a damp, uncomfortable year. There were so many bad things that happened in 2009 that heavily overshadowed the positives of the year. From world to local headlines, it

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The Southfield Jay Southfield High School Southfield, MI
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At-a-glance

Youmacon convention attracts the wonderfully weird
Matthew Anderson reports from the zany fall Youmacon convention for anime lovers, held in Dearborn, Michigan.
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'The Night Before Christmas' - as narrated by Southfield High staff
Teachers and administrators narrate the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas." The special presentation is a holiday gift to readers of The Southfield Jay, from the Jay staff.
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News Analysis: Task force recommends school closures
The school board is considering a proposal to close Southfield-Lathrup High School, make Southfield High a facilty for grades 10-12, and turn Thompson Middle School into a ninth grade academy for the
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Blind senior eyes nursing career
The lights went out for senior Kara Harris three years ago in December. That was when she became blind as an unintentional result of back surgery she underwent during her freshman year of high school.
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2009: Oh, what a rough year
Overall, 2009 succeeded in being a damp, uncomfortable year. There were so many bad things that happened in 2009 that heavily overshadowed the positives of the year. From world to local headlines, it
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2009 in review
If 2009 were a color, it would be gray. Here’s a round-up of key events that happened around the world, nation, state and school. It wasn’t such a great year.
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The school donated 7,022 cans of food for the needy in this year's canned food drive, sponsored by Southfield Student Congress.
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When Senior Amber Langford was assigned to read Beowulf, a 90-page epic poem, she dreaded the assignment. But then she discovered Playaways.
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The graduation date for both Southfield High and Southfield-Lathrup High School is scheduled for the same day as the State Track meet.
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Drama teacher Brenda Perryman is writing a musical for the school’s spring production, scheduled for March 25-27.
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