[UPDATED] SAC sponsors Penny War among classes to benefit Birthright
Adam Kuester, News Editor
February 16, 2012
Find a penny, pick it up, put it in your jug, and watch your class’ points erupt. The SAC is sponsoring a Penny War service project this week in which classes compete to collect the most pennies. The proceeds from the fundraiser will go to Birthright, an international organization of crisis pregnancy... Read more »
Administration moves forward in plans for Honor Council
Grace Kim, Online Chief
February 8, 2012
Within about three years, there will be a fully functional Honor Council in place, according to Dean of Students Thomas Vierheller. The purpose of the proposed honor council is to have students review fellow students’ cases of academic integrity. To read past coverage concerning the Honor Council,... Read more »
Robotics teams succeed in local competitions
Adam Kuester, News Editor
February 2, 2012
Robotics team 4506 placed second overall at a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics tournament in Annapolis on Jan. 14. On Jan. 21, team 4621 also placed second at Harford County’s qualifying tournament. Both teams will be participating in the state championship on Feb. 25 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics... Read more »
Administration blocks Twitter due to inappropriate tweets
Grace Kim, Online Chief
January 11, 2012
The Patriot will continue to investigate this issue, check back for updates as this story continues to develop. To view faculty and student reactions, see the video here. The administration has blocked Twitter due to explicit circumstances on Monday, Jan 9. According to Principal Madelyn Ball, some... Read more »
Sophomore supports troops
Maggie Cassidy, Print Chief
December 15, 2011
Sophomore Grace Leung is spending two weeks every month supporting our troops within advisories. Leung along with junior Bryan Swanson decided to have a Support Our Troops Drive for the last week of November through the first week of December. Advisories were instructed by an announcement in the Daily... Read more »
Harkins’ class wins second in Qdoba contest
Martha Schick, Managing Editor
December 7, 2011
The smell of both victory and Qdoba drifted into the hallway from religion teacher Rachel Harkin’s classroom on Wednesday, Nov. 30. One of Harkins’ classes entered a competition set up by Qdoba to win a pair of Ravens tickets. The class entered a picture of themselves making a human ‘Q’... Read more »
[UPDATED] Senior class officers cancel Senior Variety Show
Grace Kim, Online Chief
December 6, 2011
[Updated 12/15] The old-time tradition of the Senior Variety Show since 1974 has been cancelled this year. Senior class President Maria Edwards and Senior Member-at-Large Maggie Cassidy have decided to close the curtains on the show for the class of 2012. Joint discussions between senior class moderators... Read more »
“White Christmas” to be featured on ABC 2 News
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
December 1, 2011
The theater department is dreaming of a white Christmas, but a little bit differently from the ones they used to know. For the first time ever, the cast of the winter musical “White Christmas” will be featured on ABC 2 News, both the morning show and the nightly news. “It was just by a fluke... Read more »
ESL program to be expanded
Maggie Cassidy, Print Chief
November 30, 2011
Plans are in the works to alter the foreign language department in the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year by expanding the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. According to Principal Madelyn Ball, the school may need to hire a full-time ESL teacher for the next semester in order to instruct... Read more »
Academic Team competes in Bel Air Invitational
Grace Kim, Online Chief
November 22, 2011
Who was the Time Magazine “Man of the Year” in 2007? With the clock ticking down, the minds of the Academic Team raced with a million possibilities. This single question would determine which team would break the overtime tie. However, the team’s thoughts were interrupted by the buzz of Dulaney... Read more »
