I'm Jayda, I'm a junior and this is my second year as a part of the Smoke Signal staff! This is my first year as Editor-in-chief and I am beyond passionate about cultivating our outstanding newspaper!
What started as a teetering kitchen stool in the corner of his drafty garage has transformed into a full-blown barbering chair, filled with hundreds of clients awaiting to be cut by Davon, a Stafford High...
Pre-teens or ‘tweens’ are children between the ages of 8-12, the gap bridging adolescents from teenagers. Being awkward and quirky was how children in this age group were enabled to behave. Cruising...
by Jayda Jones, Editor-in-Chief
– December 12, 2023
After hundreds of dollars spent on fresh braids and hours spent rotting away in a chair, feeling your scalp yank and tug with every strand being intricately twisted, you sit in the principal’s office...
On November 16th, 2023, Stafford County Public Schools released an executive summary addressed to Stafford Cheer’s athletes, parents, and coaches to answer questions surrounding Stafford and Colgan’s...
by Jayda Jones, Editor-in-Chief
– November 1, 2023
We chant at all of your favorite sporting events, from when the sun beats on your skin in the stands to when snow covers the ground and students pack into the humid gym. We conduct the pep rallies, scrambling...
After searching endless sites and sitting in dressing rooms for what seems like a lifetime, you finally decide on a dress just to come home to a Tiktok on your For-You page saying, “Homecoming dresses...
by Jayda Jones, Editor-in-Chief
– September 11, 2023
Blue and gold paint decorate the crowd of Stafford’s student section, packed into the stands like a can of sardines. Pep rallies boom with the band's ensemble, making it impossible to hear the person...
On Thursday, August 24th, a picture surfaced on the internet of a few Stafford students posing with signs they made for the upcoming Varsity football game vs. James Monroe at the Maury Stadium.
On...
by Jayda Jones, Editor-in-Chief
– February 10, 2023
At the start of Stafford High School’s 2022-2023 Varsity Boys Basketball season, buzz about a ferocious freshman point guard spread around the community. The driven 14-year old, Jackson...