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The Jacket Journal
THE STUDENT NEWS SITE OF WOODFORD COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

The Jacket Journal
THE STUDENT NEWS SITE OF WOODFORD COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

The Jacket Journal
Stella Londrigan

Stella Londrigan, Editor, Staff Reporter

Stella Londrigan is a senior at WCHS. This is their first year as an editor and second year as a journalist for The Jacket Journal. In her publications, she is planning on writing about music, nature, travel, community events, and politics. Stella also works as a photographer for a pottery studio in Frankfort. They like to spend their free time sewing, listening to music, writing, kayaking, spending time with her loved ones, and taking photos. She attended HOBY last summer and is currently a member of NHS/Beta, Y-club, Youth Salute, Environmental Club, WCHS girl’s lacrosse, STLP, GSA, and Frankfort Youth Climate Strike. The most important things in his life are their connections with other people and their passions. Stella is so excited to be back writing for The Jacket Journal, and the opportunities it brings into this next year!

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Student Safe Places: Where WCHS Feels Welcoming

Student Safe Places: Where WCHS Feels Welcoming

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
May 26, 2022
Sandy Hook National Park in Photos

Sandy Hook National Park in Photos

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Sandy Hook’s seagulls are a protected bird under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. It’s illegal to harm, kill, capture, trade, sell, or transport them, their nests, or eggs, with few exceptions regarding overpopulation. Sandy Hook falls under Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, meaning that some laws and regulations are different. In Sandy Hook a misdemeanor could classify as a federal crime whereas outside the park it would be a minor infraction. In the case of seagulls, outside Sandy Hook, breaking the Migratory Bird Treaty Act is a federal misdemeanor with fines up to $15,000 and imprisonment up to six months. Taking a bird and selling it, however, is a felony, with an additional fine of $2,000 and up to a year of prison time. An instance of this crime has not occurred within Sandy Hook, so the punishment under Title 36 has yet to be determined, but it can be assumed that it would be much harsher.

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Men enlisted in the Coast Guard lived on Barracks Row facing the parade ground. The identical buildings each held a full battery of 80 soldiers, all packed together, living in open rooms with row upon row of bunk beds. The U-shaped double barracks on the far right, built in 1909, held two batteries. Each barrack had its own mess hall, latrine, and barber and tailor shops.

The eastern shoreline of Sandy Hook consists of three public beaches: North Beach, Gunnison Beach, the largest nude beach on the East Coast, and South Beach. The southern shoreline is split between public beaches and fishing areas. This photo was taken at South Beach, overlooking Skeleton Hill Island, a common hangout for sunbathing seals. Due to the wind, the seals were not in the mood for sunbathing. Instead, a large flock of seagulls can be seen enjoying gliding on the heavy breeze.

North of Fort Hancock on the western part of the hook is an active station of the Coast Guard, pictured above, which is one of the original Life Saving Stations built in 1848. The site was moved around several times throughout the years due to the changing land or at the request of the War Department, who previously owned the land. It is now administered by the Department of Homeland Security and is closed to the public.

Fort Hancock was a deterrent to attacks on the New York City during the Spanish-American War all the way through the Cold War. Unlike most Coast Guard posts, Fort Hancock never fired a single shot in combat. Today, Sandy Hook peninsula in its entirety is federally recognized as the Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic Landmark.

The old U.S. Army post Fort Hancock is open to visitation by the National Park Service. Sandy Hook was used by for many years, beginning after the Civil War until 1919, when the facility was moved to Aberdeen, Maryland, and later became the site of a Nike missile defense installation. The Sandy Hook Nike station is one of a very few stations that are still intact. The Battery Potter and Battery Gunnison are the only two batteries open to the public, the rest have been closed to the public due to their hazardous condition.

This building faces the water, leaving it in a worse stage of disrepair than the majority of the other barracks, which can actually be entered. It has been standing since around 1909, witnessing years of floods, downpour, wind, etcetera. Given, its hazardous nature (lead paint and general structural insecurity), the National Park Service has locked it off to visitors. It will most likely not be repaired; any reparation efforts are expected to be quickly destroyed by the elements. But miraculously, many of these age-old, weathered buildings still stand.

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Most buildings of the Fort Hancock Post are closed to the public due to their lack of structural integrity and status of decay after being beaten by the elements for centuries. Covid had also briefly closed the buildings to visitors. The fact that they are even still standing is a feat of architecture. The National Parks Service is in the process of restoring these historic buildings for future visitors.

The Bachelors Officers’ Quarters (BOQ) housed unmarried officers. In stark contrast of the soldiers, captains and majors lived on the second floor in their own suites with private baths and sitting rooms. Lieutenants occupied single bedrooms and shared a bathroom on the top floor. The first floor was the original Fort Hancock Officers’ Club with a dining room, billiard room, and a bar.

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This lighthouse was constructed in 1764 and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the US. This light was funded by New York merchants petitioning their assemblies to raise money with lotteries and tonnage taxes on ships entering New York. In 1789, The Federal Government formed the US Lighthouse Service, which was later incorporated into the Coast Guard, giving them the responsibility of operating this light and all other aids to navigation in US waters. The Sandy Hook Lighthouse is 29 feet in diameter at its base and 15 feet in diameter at its peak. It is 85 feet above the ground and can be seen for 19 miles away. Sandy Hook’s Light is still an important aid to navigation in the New York harbor.

Beartooth Pass, Wyoming

Beartooth Pass, Wyoming

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2022
The Crazy Horse Memorial

The Crazy Horse Memorial

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
February 22, 2022
Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2022
Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2022
What's Up With the West?

What’s Up With the West?

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2022
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Conner Bybee participating in Orchestra class.

Free Tickets? That’s Music to My Ears!

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
Outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Rock the Halls… of Fame!

Stella Londrigan, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2021
This is a collection of bills that would be posted on telephone poles and such to advertise for an upcoming concert or event, and would usually be very eye-catching and imaginative.

The Ramones put an end to what was called the Dark Age of Rock. In 1974, they brought back the sounds of angst that were absent in the early 1970s. The Schott Perfecto leather jacket (on the right) was the defining part of The Ramones' iconic look because Tommy Ramone wanted to stay out of the "glitter rock" scene he decided they should just wear what they wore every day, which just so happened to be the Schott Perfecto jacket.

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An Odd Little Place is a special exhibit the Rock Hall is hosting, focusing on Jerry Garcia's digital artwork. Garcia was not only a singer, a songwriter, and a guitarist, but he was also a trailblazer in the digital art world. Garcia attended the San Francisco Art Institute when he was a teenager and remained committed to creating until the end of his life. His legacy lives on through his art and continues to inspire countless people.

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"Demon" made in 1993, is one of many digital paintings by Jerry Garcia.

"God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys was written in 1966, on their most popular album, Pet Sounds. It's also Paul McCartney's favorite song! Above is the manuscript of "God Only Knows."

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This image is of Gregg Allman's famous spirit jacket and Hammond's organ, Jaimoe's drum, and Dickey Betts's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop electric guitar.

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This is image is of Tobi Vail of Bikini Kill's Rebel Girl drum. "Rebel Girl", Bikini Kill's most popular song, is a feminist anthem that defined the riot grrrl movement. Bikini Kill pioneered the movement and continue to be inspirational to the riot grrrls of today.

The signatures of the English rock band, Radiohead.

This is the Pink Floyd tour replica of The Wall, which mimics the Berlin performance in 1990.

These are two of Kurt Cobain's electric guitars and a drill. On the right is 1960s Mosrite Gospel Guitar, one of Kurt's favorite guitars. It is one of the few Mark V style Mosrite Gospel models. Kurt owned and smashed many copies of Mosrite guitars, but this one was one of two authentic Mosrites he owned, so it escaped the fate of the other guitars that he used in live performances. On the left is a Fender Stratocaster, which he smashed during a Nirvana concert in 1993, he ran off to the side of the stage and grabbed a drill, and proceeded to drill a hole in the bridge pickup on stage in an attempt to impress Eddie Van Halen, who was standing on stage left.

This is Keith Richard's of The Rolling Stones Les Paul Custom electric guitar. The guitar was first used by The Rolling Stones when they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966. Richards later hand-painted the design with paint pens while on LSD.

Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine is most well known for pushing boundaries. Many people believe that Morello uses effects in his music because of the unconventional, everyday items he incorporates. He uses a Marshall JCM800 2205 head with a Peavy 4×12 cabinet, which he hasn't changed the settings on since 1989. His famous and distinguishing pedal board involves an MXR Phase 90, DOD FX40B Equaliser, BOSS DD-2 Digital Delay, DigiTech WH1 Whammy, BOSS TR-2 Tremolo, and a Dunlop Crybaby Wah-Wah, which are all powered by a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power Plus Power Supply.

Ball Out with Ms. Swan!

Stella Londrigan and Logan Weaver
September 30, 2021

[Video] Spice It Up with Mrs. Miller!

Logan Weaver and Stella Londrigan
September 24, 2021
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