Senior named McCormick Unsung Hero
June 3, 2010 • Kirby Browning, Copy Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Whether it was his determination and uncompromising efforts in overtime against Cardinal Gibbons or his selfless attitude towards his teammates at the football summer program at Camp Tall Timbers in West Virginia, senior Sam Chell’s hard work and well-rounded personality have been largely recognized. This... Read more »
*UPDATE* Alumni band “Sharpened Crayons” gains community, national attention
June 1, 2010 • Taylor Schafer, Features Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
As of May 19, 2010, Sharpened Crayons has won the People’s Choice prize for the PBS national contest “Your PBS Video Contest” for their video, “Online to Explore.” They were also one of five contest runners-up, and will receive a custom-designed HD Flip video camera and... Read more »
Bendl pushes the world for diabetes awareness
May 18, 2010 • Julia Earnshaw, In-Depth Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Harford County has been a witness to some strange and unusual things, but nothing as unusual as seeing a life-sized globe rolling down Route 40, followed by a middle-aged man and his dog. Erik Bendl, commonly dubbed as WorldGuy, and his dog Nice are taking the Northeastern states one ball roll at... Read more »
Disney trip grants new opportunity for theater department
April 29, 2010 • Kristin Marzullo, Photo Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
I could hear my heart thumping in my ears. The music to “I’ve Got Rhythm” from the show “Crazy For You,” played in the background. My hands were trembling. The words “ATTENTION TO DETAIL!” rang throughout my head. My adrenaline level was at its peak. I took in a deep breath before dancing... Read more »
Students rock the “Cradle of Civilization”
April 21, 2010 • Katie Clarke, Features Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Sleeping comfortably on a hard blue row of airport chairs in the Frankfurt airport, Vice Principal of Academics Gary Scholl lay cuddling with his inflatable hot pink travel pillow. Scholl, not embarrassed at all by the color of his pillow, had finally found refuge after the uncomfortable eight-hour Lufthansa... Read more »
Alumnus returns to speak of overseas experiences
April 15, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Jennifer McIntyre, class of ’87, started off her first day at the Turkish Embassy in 1996 on the borders of Turkey looking for American refugees from Iraq. During the height of Saddam Hussein’s power, Kurdish people and other persecuted people crossed the Iraq-Turkey border. McIntyre spent two... Read more »
Senior retreat proves to be a success
March 31, 2010 • Charlotte Hagerman, Copy Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Senior class president Steve Harper found himself surrounded by 230 classmates joining together to laugh, cry, and share memories. As he looked at his senior class occupying the crowded hotel ballroom, he realized that this was one of the last moments they would all be in the same room. “It made you... Read more »
Ring tradition arrives for the Class of 2011
March 27, 2010 • Taylor Schafer, Features Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
When JC’s first art teacher Frank Kelly sketched the school ring on the back of a cocktail napkin in the Redwood Inn in Aberdeen, first principal Ray Wanner was sitting alongside him. The two collaborated to create what would come to be a long lasting tradition of the school. In his 2008 Ring Ceremony... Read more »
Weekend Hotspot: Dining at PaperMoon
March 17, 2010 • Nicky Hatzidimitriou, General Staff
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
Collections of plastic baby doll heads and Pez dispensers are not usually found in typical diners. Neither are collections of mannequins or action figures. Baltimore isn’t typical either, and no establishment proves this better than the PaperMoon Diner. About ten minutes from Fell’s Point, this diner... Read more »
Senior experiences democracy firsthand in Annapolis
March 15, 2010 • Katie Clarke, Features Editor
Filed under Lifestyle, Off Campus
On my first day as a page for the Maryland House of Delegates, page coordinator Cornelia Watson told us not to blink because session, our only structured time, would end just that quickly. She wasn’t kidding in the least. Every day, the 10 House pages would gather about 15 minutes before the start... Read more »
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