News Snapshots 2/23 – 3/01
Collin Hoofnagle
March 1, 2010
Every week, “The Patriot” scours the web to bring you headlines from around the world. Please note that no original reporting is involved. Feel free to discuss these stories at the bottom of the page. Central Falls, Rhode Island – As part of an effort to clean up education throughout its district,... Read more »
China tour set for spring 2011
Joey Hoff, Managing Editor
March 1, 2010
Trek down the Great Wall, stop by the site of the 2008 Olympics, and make dumplings with a local family. It’s all in a day’s work on JC’s 2011 China tour. Group leader and Chinese teacher Fen-Whey Koh will open the trip to the 40 students in the Chinese program before opening it to the rest of... Read more »
Barker pursues doctorate at Penn
Kate Froehlich, Executive Editor
March 1, 2010
Two hours after leaving the University of Pennsylvania, Principal Paul Barker returns home from three full days of classes. He relaxes at his desk for a second, then picks up a book, ready to start on the next month’s assignments. Balancing both school work and responsibilities as principal has proven... Read more »
Women’s swim team pulls-off strong season finish
Katelynn Colgain, Editorials Editor
March 1, 2010
Keep focused. This was the goal of the women’s “B” conference swimming team as they took second place at championships at UMBC. Freshman Carrie Dukes came in first place in the 50 free, with a time of 25.72 seconds, and second in the 100 fly. Junior Elaina Kohles also took first in the 200... Read more »
JC Insider: O’Hara gives ‘State of School’ speech; Master plan to head to archdiocese; Strategic plan ready to implement
Kate Froehlich, Executive Editor
March 1, 2010
Every week, “The Patriot” checks all its campus-wide sources to bring you the best of what’s happening at JC. O’Hara presents “State of School” O’Hara made his annual “State of the School” address at the Board retreat on February 21, specifically focusing on value in light of the decreasing... Read more »
Week in Pictures: Week of February 22
March 1, 2010
The Week in Pictures Gallery gives a look into student life here at JC. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ... Read more »
Olympic field enthralls viewers
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
March 1, 2010
Spending two straight Saturday nights with my group of friends watching the Olympics made me realize how big this event is. I don’t consider my friends to be huge sports fans, but there we were, living and dying with each of Shani Davis’ skate strokes, Apolo Anton Ohno’s daring passes, and Lindsay... Read more »