Faire Isle feels the luck of the Irish
Courtney Wilson, Reporter
June 25, 2011
Bodhran in hand, Michael Gaudreau shakes with nerves as he stands in front of the Irish festival ready to perform for the people who know his music the best, the Irish. Three years ago, Gaudreau would never have imagined that one call from bagpiper, Andy McIntrye would lead him to be in an Irish band,... Read more »
Gender split comes into focus
Emily Clarke, Reporter
June 20, 2011
When junior Amanda Weerasooriya walked into her Honors Chemistry class in the beginning of the year she thought she’d walked into the wrong classroom. There were about 15 girls and only four boys in the room. This was a high level science class, so where were all the boys? Well, over the past few... Read more »
School’s Out!
June 10, 2011
The Patriot will be on a modified post schedule over the summer. Keep checking for stories to come from Black and Gold, the journalism class paper.
Class of 2011 graduates
June 10, 2011
The class of 2011 graduated on June 5. Graduation consisted of a baccalaureate mass and a ceremony during which the graduates received their diplomas. Music ministry and the band provided music for graduation. Campus Minister Patti Murphy-Dohn, members of the Administration and Board of Trustees,... Read more »
O’Hara selects Ball as new principal
Martha Schick, Contributing Writer
June 9, 2011
The search for a new principal is over. President Richard O’Hara has named Madelyn Ball the principal of JC for the 2011-2012 school year. O’Hara announced his decision at a faculty meeting after school on Tuesday, June 3. Days after the decision was announced, Ball met with Principal Paul Barker... Read more »
The Orioles draft Hockaday, Butler
Grace Kim, Managing Editor
June 9, 2011
Seniors KJ Hockaday and Brendan Butler have hit the ultimate home run. The Orioles have drafted Hockaday and Butler in the 14th and 50th round, respectively. According to Hockaday, he has been drafted as a third baseman, though his “power as a hitter” is favored by the team as well. According... Read more »
Powell plans iPad experiment with his advisory
Megan Battaglia, Multimedia Editor
June 8, 2011
Social studies teacher Brian Powell hopes to launch an experiment testing students working with iPads for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. “Right now, we are in the process of raising money for the iPads. The iPads will not be paid for with student tuition money,” Powell said. The iPads will... Read more »
[Update 5/27] Spring sports progress into playoffs
Maggie Cassidy, Managing Editor
June 8, 2011
As the school year nears its end, so does the JC spring sports season as the teams either begin or finish preparing for their final games towards the road to championships Women’s Lacrosse: On Tuesday, May 10, the varsity women’s lacrosse team played in the league quarterfinals against Notre Dame... Read more »
Members of The Patriot win Youth Journalism International awards
Henry Shepard, Reporter
June 7, 2011
Three members of The Patriot won awards in various categories in the 2011 Youth Journalism International contest. Youth Journalism International is “a recognized . . . public education charity in the United States,” according to youthjournalism.org. Online Chief Jenny Hottle received one of the... Read more »
Bolden succeeds Briggs as music director for next school year
Grace Kim, Managing Editor
June 6, 2011
Bolden is back. For the 2011-2012 school year, full ownership of the music department will now be in the hands of Marc Bolden, who is replacing former chorus director Dan Briggs. According to Briggs, everything that he coordinates now for the music department will be coordinated by Bolden next year. According... Read more »