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Jakk Morgan

Jakk Morgan

Jakk is a new Journalism 1 student entering their Sophomore year. They have a background in both music and robotics, being a part of Lakota Robotics Team 1038. Their passions are in the Creative Arts department, as well as Engineering and Robotics. They do not have much prior experience with Journalism, but they enjoy giving presentations. In their free time, Jakk likes to draw and play music as well as participate in the Lakota Robotics program.

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The 2024 First Robotics Competition World Championship Results

The 2024 First Robotics Competition World Championship Results

Jakk Morgan April 25, 2024

The 2023-2024 First Robotics Competition season ended last week as the world championship concluded on the 20th. The season was definitely one to remember, following an art theme.  Every year teams are given a challenge on the first Saturday of January....

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Predicting the Length of A Solar Eclipse: Why Is It So Hard?

Predicting the Length of A Solar Eclipse: Why Is It So Hard?

Jakk Morgan April 11, 2024

Scientists are and have been able to predict astronomical events far before when they actually occur with nearly 100% certainty. We know when an eclipse will happen years ahead of time, but as for the duration of a total eclipse, we can't predict it with...

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Two Police Officers Hospitalized After Vehicle Crashes Into Police Cruiser

Two Police Officers Hospitalized After Vehicle Crashes Into Police Cruiser

Jakk Morgan March 4, 2024

Two police officers were sent to the hospital last week on Friday. The crash occurred in Columbus, Ohio at around 2:45 AM. While two police officers were transporting a suspect to the Franklin County jail, a sedan hit the cruiser at the Starling St...

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Spanish Amusement Park Disaster

Spanish Amusement Park Disaster

Jakk Morgan February 15, 2024

Two days ago, on February 11th, disaster struck at the PortAventura amusement park located in Salou, Tarragona. While parkgoers were riding the Tomahawk, a popular roller coaster from the park, a strong gust of wind caused a tree to fall onto the tracks...

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Looking Back on 50 Years of DEVOlution

Looking Back on 50 Years of DEVOlution

Jakk Morgan February 1, 2024

In the latter half of 1973, aspiring musicians Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale met at Kent State University and put together a band which they called Devo. Their band went on to garner more success than either of them could have ever imagined. A...

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Will AI Music Generation Change the Music Industry?

Will AI Music Generation Change the Music Industry?

Jakk Morgan January 30, 2024

Suno AI is an AI music generator that was just recently released to the public. The AI software can take a user-generated prompt and create a high-quality song equipped with lyrics and AI-generated vocal melodies. Though this software is a very exciting...

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Prepping for The 2024 Lakota Robotics Season

Prepping for The 2024 Lakota Robotics Season

Jakk Morgan December 14, 2023

The Lakota Robotics Team is soon to enter the 2024 competition season. Each year, on the first Saturday of January, the team is given a different game for their robot to compete in. From the day that the game is released to the date of the first tournament,...

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Wrestling Expectations this Year: Coach Meyer Shares his Thoughts

Wrestling Expectations this Year: Coach Meyer Shares his Thoughts

From hundreds of wins to the first GMC victory since 2009, the 2022-2023 Lakota West wrestling season was phenomenal. The victories didn’t come with ease, for there was a lot of dedication, inspiration, and hard work. With a prominent wrestling coaching...

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