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Jayla Farrington

Jayla Farrington is a junior at Washington High School. She was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, but moved to California in early 2016. This will be her first year with the Hatchet. Jayla plans on covering controversial topics such as mental health, entertainment, and racial discrimination. She enjoys anything to do with art, traveling, and music. Her future plans involve becoming a psychiatrist and therapist because mental health is a really important topic to her.

The Last of US: A gripping adaptation or a disappointment


March 31, 2023 by Jayla Farrington

“The Last of Us” is a post-apocalyptic action-adventure video game developed by Naughty Dog and released in 2013. Since its release, the game…

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Humans of Washington High School: Women’s History Month

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May 12, 2022 by Jayla Farrington, Vanessa Shimizu, Harini Sivakumar and Nishika Datla

The women of Washington High School work actively to spur change in their communities and educate others.

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Building a better strategy against school shootings

Students leaving school during a shooting.

April 12, 2022 by Jayla Farrington

Many have put forth theories as to why school shootings occur and how they can be prevented but ignore the underlying issue of mental health.

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Biden’s voting rights push: Do you know your voting rights?

Brown sign that says 'CLASSROOM' on the top, 'E-221' at the bottom left, and has two 'I Voted' stickers.

February 23, 2022 by Jayla Farrington

Recently, President Biden unsuccessfully pushed to change a filibuster law regarding voting. As such, it’s crucial for Californians to understand their current rights.

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Twitter toxicity: #hate #harassment #racism

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January 13, 2022 by Jayla Farrington

Twitter is unbelievably toxic because users often lose control and tweet things they never meant to say during online debates and because of cancel culture coming back to attack users for past Tweets.

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A new season of spooktacular homes in Fremont

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October 29, 2021 by Jayla Farrington

Spooky season has arrived, and you know what that means: Halloween is here! Everyone celebrates Halloween in their own way, whether they dress up in fun costumes or go trick or treating with their friends.

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Teens & Tiktok


October 25, 2021 by Jayla Farrington

Image provided by Google. Tiktok, created in 2016, is a social media platform with a whopping 689 million users. It allows anyone, 13+…

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