DETENTION IS USELESS - Here’s why 02 January 2025 / Written by Neon Hayasaka Hello fellows, today we're going to take a look at the detention procedures at our beloved school. Oh yes, most likely the mere mention of this silly punishment probably gives you goosebumps. And I won’t surprise you at all, because as an outstanding, beautiful, beloved journalist, I have already received 5 invitations to this wonderful room, although I will admit with a sinister smile that I have accepted only a few of these invitations. But okay, what's so bad about punishing bad children? (For example, such wearing puppy onesies) To understand this, we should first read the definition and understand the purpose of such a procedure. DEFINITION OF...

Surrounding Effects 30 December 2024 / Written by FLAY Ming-Akori Be Yourself As you begin to get older, you may notice a pattern. A common piece of advice: “be yourself.” It’s said everywhere to everything. Interview? Application? Meeting new people? On a date? Be yourself. However, I must ask, what makes you “yourself?” Not as Easy as it Looks Nature vs Nurture We all are born with some predetermined features. Something called genetic code. Hair color, eye color, height, all that good stuff. That can and will determine a lot of things when it comes to being yourself. There’s also the nurture aspect of it all. Not too clear about this one, so: personalities, experiences, things learned, emotions? Things that build up over time...

Weather conditions and how they affect the school days All four seasons have something to do with the weather conditions in Karakura, they are really unpredictable and can sometimes seem mysterious when you look up at the sky and notice when it suddenly starts to rain and then suddenly stops again after less than a minute and the clouds disappear. Winter is the Worst Season in Karakura? However, winter in Karakura is particularly splendid, the drop in temperature of up to -20°C can make your hands and feet freeze off as even snow can rise not just a few centimeters but up to a meter high. A lot of snow on the sidewalks naturally makes it unpleasant for every passerby, student, teacher or other person. The caretakers have more work...

Information on how to get rid off School Bullies! It doesn't really matter how many times students have stood up to others and used them as punching bags or as living beings for their money, to embarrass them in front of others and to see them as a laughing stock. There are still cases in which situations arise where at least one or more students have to suffer because they are not allowed to experience a normal school day and are haunted by these nasty schoolmates, but most of the time the hate is at the top, along with the fun that they simply take away in order to have fun themselves by exploiting them. It has always been the bad types of students who are attracted to others by their looks, hatred or even wealth in order to take...

The Unfair Reality of School 11 DECEMBER 2024 / Written by Flay Ming-Akori School: Inside and Out When you’re caught assaulting someone inside of school, you’re given detention. Thirty minutes of your life writing a 2 page apology. If you do the same outside the school, you’re sentenced to three months in jail with a whopping 100k bail. What are these double standards? Some people (you know who you are) don’t even go to detention and in some cases (you know who you are) you brag about it to people, and (you know who you are) even do it in professional school settings. Like the journalism radio (I’m talking about you, Neon). No meetings with SLT, no consequences, no nothing. Meanwhile KPD is out here tracking down your location because...

By Sumi Ishida Rumors: speculation or fact? The spread of information and its credibility is quite nuanced. As students grow up in this modern age, where Onrain posts, text messages, and news articles are merely a click away; where any person can be an author to a large audience of eager readers, how can you discern what to believe? At any given point in time, we make decisions based on our ‘best working theory’, an accepted reality founded on the information we’re currently individually privy to. It is important to keep in mind, however, that we often may only know one side of a story. Whatever we read or hear will carry the inherent biases of the writer, or even, indirectly, the biases of the writer’s sources for information. You...

Get Involved With Clubs 30 November 2024 / Karakura High School & College What Makes a Club Good? When asked around, I’ve collected some qualities that are looked at most best when considering choosing a club of best fit. There are a lot of clubs around, but how often do you hear about them? If I’d ask you to name some clubs, I bet Occult and Journalism come to mind. But why those? Occult has drama, and of course you know about Journalism if you’re reading this. But this begs the question, what other qualities make a club good? Are you in a club? What qualities do you look for? No - Fun/Activities = 3 - Community = 2 - Topic/Theme = 2 - Food/Snacks = 1 - Power = 1 Yes - Food/Snacks = 1 - No Answer = 1 - Community = 1 -...

THE FALL FESTIVAL | What Even Happened? 27 NOVEMBER 2024 | 7 AM | JOURNALIST ROOM Photo taken by Dalparpe! Festivals - we all love them! Plus, it has been a little bit since our last official one at the school. So why not host another, courtesy of one of our school clubs? The Occult Club is what made this actually happen, what with their planning and organizational skills, alongside many other things. There isn’t much else to go over so let’s delve into the topic head-first! So, Mr. Stark - What Was This Festival Anyways? The Fall Festival was a festival that took place on the 16th of November, at the school building directly! It was hosted by our lovely Occult Club for the students, and anyone else who wished to attend. The...

“Rivalry. What’s up with that?” 21st November 2024 Sports! And why do they go to such extremes? “Yo! This is Jiho Ishikawa with his FIRST School Report after 3 months of being in the Club… Ever wondered why our dear Sports Teams go to such lengths to prove themselves, or make a point? Well, neither did I until now. Yet here I am learning and making a report on it - Anyways, whether you're a silly 7th Grader, or a College Bachelor; here is my first report for you ALL.” Sports! And did you know? “Let's be real, Sports Teams, Football and Cheerleading specifically; well, if they took Drama Classes, they get an A+ because they cause most of it - No joke! Did you know that two cheerleaders were accidentally KILLED in...

Do Students Study? 25th of November, 2024 Studying plays a crucial part when it comes to education, yet not every student in Karakura seems to approach their education the same. Today’s topic, as you can guess from the title, is studying. It’s been a while Karakura, but I’m back in the workshop and ready to write reports once again. My name is Tsubaki Watanabe and I’m bringing you today’s school newspaper. To get a clearer picture of statistics I went around the school and asked several students if they studied or not. This is what I found. From the information I’ve gathered it appears almost even between those who study and those who don't. I then delved deeper for the students who didn’t study and what their reasonings...

Is Journalism Dying? 26 OCTOBER 2024 / 9:00 PM / JOURNALIST ROOM Keio, Are You Still With Us? I miss him already, I’m currently sunken into the old red couch wondering, when was the last time I’ve seen him? Ever since Brandy Millwell’s report on Keio’s demise, I’ve always wondered who would take over as club leader. I heard rumors about his existence, his apartment keys ended up in my pocket somehow, right? But only his room mates enter the place, never him. The End is Near End of Occult Club? Have you been keeping up with the lore? The occult club is done, it’s OVER. It went out with a bang, it was glorious. Ghosts and spirits and mysterious instances lead to the ultimate crash of the club. What a way to go! Now...

"What is your favorite? " "Hello, dearies! This is Hina Pesutori with her first report as a journalist, and it's about food! I asked a few students what their favorite foods are from their culture or country and what they like that isn't from theirs! This will be quick so I can get used to things!" When it comes to eating yummy food I happen to know all about it! partially because I'm hungry all the time! so I decided it would be good to get everyone's thoughts on the foods from their cultures and others and which happens to be their favourite from each!! "What's your favorite food from your culture and or country?" Ikuo Kamodo: "It's a popular one in *****ia so I'd say Jallof Rice Jallof Rice: Jollof, or jollof rice, is a...

Now, after speaking with students at Karakura High School and College, I understand that some students have concerns over raccoons being in schools due to their wild nature; however, there is an argument to let more animals into the school for emotional support and the mental wellbeing of students. When speaking to students Tsugi U. Jahii and Keio Y. Akori, they had concerns around raccoons being in schools due to the diseases they carry and the deceitful nature of the creatures. There was this Where’s-Waldo looking youngster who seemed to be afraid of the existence of raccoons, as well as me, but stayed to talk about their concerns. How can we ensure students’ safety and that the animals will be effective at emotionally...

What’s Up With? 03 AUGUST 2024 - by Tsugi Urushido Jahii What’s Up With: All Of These Detentions? So Many Drunk Students! What’s up with students bringing alcohol and downing half a bottle before classes? They stumble around school with faculty in clear view as if they’re not going to get caught. Why cause trouble if you can’t run away? The Assault is Too Much Where are people getting the ideas of beating each other up? Once caught they run away, but little do they know, the intercom will call their names for all to hear. So many assault instances, the detention rooms are full of them. Pretty soon it’ll be suspensions and expulsions! Pranks and Swirlies? What’s up with the sudden urge to flush someone’s head down a toilet? What’s...

What’s Up With? 16 September 2024 - by Tsugi Urushido Jahii What’s Up With: All Of This Littering? Books are Everywhere! What’s up with students making copies of books and just sprawling them out everywhere they walk. And no, they’re not accidentally dropping them and waiting for their true love to bump hands and lock eyes. No way, it’s always GOSSIP, and RUMORS, and CRINGE stuff. Maybe PARTY invites or unwanted CLASS ASSIGNMENTS. Either way, it’s getting old. Sometimes it’s not even signed so no one knows who wrote it. The Trash Cans are Empty?! Every time I see some trash on the floor, there’s at least two trash cans nearby, which are empty! Is no one using them? Are caretakers just taking trash out every chance they get to...

Welcome to another part of my ‘Mysteries of Karakura’ series, which I most definitely did not make up to link several of my past reports with a shared theme together! As I once investigated the Occult Club Disappearance of 1987, I’ve now switched focus to another mystery taking place on school grounds; The Satomi Kato incident of August 1963. During the early 60s, Kato was a star student in Karakura high school. Well-liked throughout our town, she was regarded as both the ideal student and daughter by all who knew her - until the incident around which this report is focused. August 7th, 1963 would become a day steeped in bloodshed & infamy upon the end of school hours for the day. Kato approached her teacher, Matsuoka Takara, to...

Brandy Millwell's Paranormal blog of Karakura Academics: Case 07. The End Of Keio Some spirits come in spite, don’t they? Others strike merely due to being summoned by others, doing the bidding of the summoner to act revenge and terror in hindsight of a situation. I am Brandy Millwell, and in today's investigation is about former Journalism club leader, Keio Yeou-Akori, whom appeared to have died in some freak, spiritual accident inside the club room .. THE DEATHLY HAUNTING Keio Yeou-Akori, the head of the Journalism Club at Karakura High School, often stayed late after school to finish editing the club's articles. One evening, as they worked in the dimly lit journalism club room, they decided to make a cup of coffee to stay...

Brandy Millwell's Paranormal blog of Karakura Academics: Case 06. Nakamura's Zashiki-warashi Encounter Japanese folk tales, something told and passed down from generations to generations ... but is that all they are? A folk tale? A mere tale to tell ...? Or perhaps are they far more than just a tale? I am Brandy Millwell, and in today's investigation, I spoke to Sora Nakamura, a high school graduate and former athlete, who recounted his experience of a haunting in the small school gym THE EXPERIENCE Sora Nakamura, who at the time was a seventeen-year-old student, lingered in the gym one evening after volleyball practice. The once-bustling school was now eerily silent as he entered the small locker room to change. The fluorescent...

As many of you may be aware, we recently got a new vice principal - Amy Lee Moon. In her time, though, nobody seems to have mentioned her - simply carried on as if her predecessor, Akiya Kusunagi, never left. No mentions of her young age, nothing - and she herself has settled into her role just as silently. So, as late as this is, I’ve interviewed her to try and bridge any potential gaps between her and the student body here. (LC: Lia Celestiasume, ALM: Amy Lee Moon) LC: So, starting off - bit of a vague question, but tell me about yourself. ALM: I am a middle-class working woman who specialises in linguistics, student support and Safeguarding that works to support two children in a household of three. LC: I see - straight to...