March for Life sparks optimism
Sarah Kearby, Lifestyles Editor
January 30, 2012
On a Monday morning, no one wants to get up for their alarm, certainly not to stand in the rain. However, on Jan. 23, I forced myself to wake up at 3:50 a.m. because I would be marching for those who would never even get the chance to experience rain. I still wasn’t too happy to be facing the rain,... Read more »
JC News Update: Respect Life Day
Megan Battaglia and Megan Foard, Multimedia Editors
January 27, 2012
“The Patriot” brings you the JC News Update with Megan Foard and Megan Battaglia. Each week Foard and Battaglia discuss recent events happening around JC. This week Battaglia and Foard talk about Respect Life Day at John Carroll as well as various sports events.
Week in Pictures: Week of Jan. 23
January 27, 2012
Photography by Adam Kuester, Megan Battaglia. and Martha Schick. This Week in Pictures shows student life here at JC during and after school. This week the women’s basketball team played Fallston High School. JC won 59-46. Students also partook in the March for Life event in Washington D.C. ... Read more »
Pro V Con: March for Life contains all emotion, little reason
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
January 27, 2012
This is the con argument for the March for Life. To read the pro argument, click here. On January 23 at 3:30 a.m., I was groggily munching a bowl of Frosted Flakes cereal, preparing to march for a cause I didn’t believe in. When I first told people I was going on the March for Life, I was met with... Read more »
Pro V Con: March for Life proves life-changing
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
January 27, 2012
This is the pro argument for the March for Life. To read the con argument, click here. Religion teacher Rachel Harkins, megaphone in hand, started it. She started a chant that said, “Roe v. Wade has got to go. Hey, hey. Ho, ho.” Whether my fellow classmates actually believed in the cause or... Read more »
‘Heaven is for Real’ offers reason to believe
Kailey Tracy, Copy Editor
January 27, 2012
The Patriot has reviewed several of the summer reading options for this year. A student committee has been formed to allow for student opinion in choosing the summer reading book for 2012. To read more about changes to the summer reading program, click here. Perhaps the finest way to perceive the... Read more »
Pro V Con: Respect Life Day provides educated perspective
Maggie Cassidy, Print Chief
January 27, 2012
This is the pro argument for Respect Life Day. To read the con argument, click here. Despite the stereotypical notion of Respect Life education where people are force fed what to believe and not to believe by Catholic lay people, the activities at the Respect Life Day did the opposite. Instead of preaching... Read more »
Pro V Con: Respect Life Day leaves opposing views underrepresented
Martha Schick, Managing Editor
January 27, 2012
Respect Life Day, which was attended by barely more than half the student body who didn’t attend the March for Life, was supposed to be a day for celebrating life and learning about abortion. Obviously, there wasn’t the option of having a regular school day with 160 students on the March, along... Read more »
Every Student Has a Story: Sarah Pattisall
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
January 27, 2012
Every two weeks, the Patriot will randomly pick a student from the directory, find out more about his or her life, and prove that every student has a story. As a child, sophomore Sarah Pattisall sat and watched her dad play volleyball. She became entranced by a game she didn’t know much about, but... Read more »
262 students absent on Respect Life Day
Grace Kim, Online Chief
January 26, 2012
On Monday, Jan. 23, a total of 262 students were absent according to the Attendance Secretary Molly Tebin. The total excludes those students who participated in the annual March for Life which occurs on the same day. A Respect Life Day was planned for those students opting not to go on the March for... Read more »