March for Life attracts high participation
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
December 9, 2011
Standing outside on one of the coldest days of the year with thousands of people you don’t know doesn’t seem like something many people would want to do. When those people realize they are being a positive change in the world, however, none of that matters anymore. 32 students have signed up for... Read more »
Festival of Trees lights up cancer research
Kailey Tracy, Copy Editor
November 30, 2011
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the armory, trees are glistening. A beautiful sight, Chesapeake Cancer Alliance is happy tonight, walking in a festival of trees. White pines, Norway spruces, and evergreens illuminated the Bel Air Armory Nov. 26 and 27 as part of the Chesapeake Cancer Alliance’s... Read more »
Therapeutic stable offers volunteer opportunity
Megan Foard, Multimedia Editor
November 18, 2011
As senior Emily Jefferson walks into the stables, she can smell that fresh horse scent, a smell she has learned to love. She looks into the arena to see her client eager and ready to ride and thinks to herself: There is no place I would rather be. Jefferson originally became involved at Chesapeake Therapeutic... Read more »
National Art Honor Society spends two days in The Big Apple
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
November 17, 2011
Sophomore Lindsey McCumber rushed through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art, racing from gallery to gallery, striving to find just one last piece of art her group needed for an artistic scavenger hunt. Panting from exhaustion, she triumphantly handed her completed list to art teacher Bruno Baran. Exploring... Read more »
Senior races in Baltimore Half Marathon
Stephanie Meadowcroft, Lifestyles Editor
October 18, 2011
Feet numbing, muscles cramping, sweat dripping, still with five more miles to go. Why did I do this to myself again? Probably because I’m half-crazy to run the Baltimore Half-Marathon. On Saturday, Oct. 15, I ran my first half-marathon and had no idea whether I would make it out alive or not. Prior... Read more »
Alum shares her knowledge with ’60 Minutes’
Taylor Schafer, Lifestyles Editor
November 30, 2010
When Michelle Boniface, class of ’05, landed a page job with “60 Minutes” last September, she never imagined she would be working on set so quickly. But when executive producer Jeff Fager and executive editor Bill Owens decided to do a segment on champion racehorse Zenyatta, they knew... Read more »
Forensics team debates to success
Meg Kirchner, Reporter
November 4, 2010
Last year, no one knew about the JC Forensics team. The team had only one member and no awards. However, on Oct. 6, that all changed when the team, now with five members, went to C. Milton Wright High School to compete and took home four first place awards. History teacher Bob Schick is thrilled... Read more »
Theater department follows yellow brick road to gala
Rachel Dinsmore
October 25, 2010
Welcome to Oz! Decked out in a poufy pink dress, I waved my wand and greeted the startled guests of Upper Chesapeake’s bi-annual gala. Standing with my fellow characters in the foyer, we were there to make it well known that they weren’t in Kansas anymore. On Oct. 16, nine other JC students and... Read more »
Junior attends summer wedding in France
Eva Bialobrzeski
October 16, 2010
Excitement and nostalgia were running through my veins when I woke up on June 5, awakening the memories of exactly four years ago when I was in the same position: about to board a plane to Paris without my parents. The morning flew by with last minute packing and my parents savoring each minute before... Read more »
Editor cruises the Golden Coast
Maggie Cassidy
September 29, 2010
I saw palm trees. And these tropical trees signaled to me that I had just arrived in Los Angeles, California. I was ecstatic when my father approached me with the idea of going to California with him on a business trip last spring, and I was even more excited when he said that I was allowed to bring... Read more »
