![Black & Gold Yearbook Editor-in-Chief Chloe Farson ‘25 works on a winter trends and events page for the yearbook during period four in room 4113 March 25. The deadline for the final version of the yearbook is this Friday, March 29. “Although I’m quite nervous and stressed about [the deadline], I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product more than anything,” Farson said. “I’ve found our book to be extremely unique from ones in past years, and it’s been so beautiful to work on. It’s wonderful to see it truly begin to come together, even though we don’t necessarily have all the time in the world to make it perfect.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8224-e1711942407745-1200x1046.jpg)
![The girls varsity soccer team walk back to their bench during halftime April 1. The Jags played against the Castle View Sabercats at the Douglas County Stadium and scored 3-0 W. “It felt really good [to beat Castle View]. I feel like that was a big win for us because knowing that we came together to beat a pretty good team has definitely given us some leverage for this season,” attacking midfielder Grace Rossner ‘24 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4906-1-1200x1057.jpg)
![English teacher Colleen Lamb grades College Prep English assignments during period two Nov. 10. Lamb, who has been teaching for 27 years, decorates her classroom with posters and handmade college flags from her senior students. Everything I enjoy about English happens primarily in the classroom, Lamb said. So, thankfully, the college [I worked at] had a teaching program, and I was able to do my post-grad work for free while I was working [there].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1158-1200x900.jpeg)
![At Prairie View High School, the winterguard team poses with their plaque after winning first place at their competition Feb. 24. This was the second time they won first place this year, this time with a score of 74.190 points. “I [love being] a witch, but my favorite [part of the show] is the trios, it’s so cool,” Heather Strickland ‘27 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRARIE-VIEW-BY-MARGO-SANFORD-e1709531739910-1200x910.jpg)
Superstitions: silly or serious?
RCHS’s take on superstitions and what this Friday the 13th will mean for the pandemic.
media by Kira Zizzo
November 12, 2020
Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. It is a day feared by many who hold superstitions around the number 13, the day Friday, or the two together especially. What are superstitions, and where did they start? What’s so bad about Friday the 13th?
A superstition is a belief that certain events, numbers, colors, animals, and more are associated with good or bad luck. There are a number of superstitions.
“I believe in all of the snow day stuff— pajamas backwards, having a spoon under your pillow, flushing ice down the toilet. I also believe that a Christmas with snow is automatically going to be a good Christmas,” Megan Coon ‘21 said.
One superstition is that Friday the 13th is a day that brings bad luck. According to National Geographic, Friday the 13th is thought to be a cursed day because of religious context. According to religious belief, Judas, the guest at the last supper who eventually killed Jesus Christ, was the 13th guest at the table. And according to the Bible, Jesus was crucified on a Friday. People started to piece the two together more and more until Friday the 13th became a day that was widely feared.
“I do think Friday the 13th is cursed; however, this Friday the 13th is our second this year, so I think it will undo the original curse on this year,” Taya Hastings ‘22 said.
Although some watch out on Friday the 13th, some don’t believe in the curse of the day at all.
“Surprisingly, I don’t actually think Friday the 13th is cursed. Although, I do think it can be for some people. For some reason, my whole life, 13 has been a recurring number and I no longer think of it as unlucky. I haven’t had any awful Friday the 13th experiences either, so I don’t think it’s inherently cursed,” Kayla Mash ‘21 said.
There have been conspiracies on TikTok recently claiming that Friday the 13 of November will bring the end of the COVID-19 pandemic just like Friday the 13 of March seemed to bring the start of it earlier this year.
“At this point, [I do think Friday the 13th is cursed] because we were quarantined on the 13th before and now we might be facing another rumored quarantine on the 13th of this month. I never used to believe in Friday the 13th until this year,” Coon said.
Do you believe Friday the 13th is cursed? Is it going to mean good or bad things for Friday, Nov. 13, 2020? Leave a comment!
