Patriots fall short to St. Peter Paul Sabres in semi-finals
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
May 18, 2012
The clock was running down. There was less than a minute left in the game, but St. Peter Paul had the ball and the Patriots were down by one. Forty-three seconds left. SPP still had the ball. They were trying to run out the clock. Twenty-four seconds. The defense was playing hard but getting... Read More
Former biology teacher returns while Deroba takes maternity leave
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
May 14, 2012
Former biology teacher John Low will be returning for the first semester of the 2012-2013 school year. Low will be taking over for biology teacher Megan Deroba while she is on maternity leave. According to Vice Principal of Academics Gary Scholl, Low will be teaching Biology, Honors Biology,... Read More
Pro V. Con: YOLO serves as a good motto
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
May 3, 2012
This is the pro argument on YOLO. To view the con argument, click here. Going skydiving. YOLO. Playing hide and seek with Helen Keller. YOLO. Using the term YOLO. YOLO. In case you live under a rock and haven’t noticed, the term YOLO, an acronym for “you only live once,” has... Read More
Wrabel bakes desserts for charity
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
April 4, 2012
Combining her passion for baking and the desire to give back to the community, senior Stephanie Wrabel has picked up her spatula and headed to the kitchen. For her senior project, Wrabel is baking different desserts and donating them to My Sister’s Place, a shelter for women and their children... Read More
Guidance changes benefit students
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
March 16, 2012
Applications? Check. Letters of recommendation? Check. New college counselor? Check. Starting with the class of 2013, guidance counselor Carrie Siemsen will become the single college counselor. The guidance department is restructuring so that there will be three personal guidance counselors,... Read More
Glow Dance amounts to success despite lack of black lights
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
March 1, 2012
In an attempt to raise money for Prom, the senior class held a Glow Dance on Friday, Feb. 24. According to Senior Class Moderator Sue Greig, 304 tickets were sold to students, and the dance raised approximately $2,900. According to Greig, the dance was an overall success. “[I was] pleasantly... Read More
Pro V Con: Facebook dress groups solve fashion conflicts
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
March 1, 2012
Any school dance has the potential to bring about cat fights between teenage girls who have the misfortune to wear the same dress. This year, however, junior and senior girls don’t have to worry about duplicate dresses at Junior Ring Dance or Senior Prom. The senior and junior classes both... Read More
Geczy alters Holocaust Remembrance Day
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
February 24, 2012
Although there is a Holocaust Remembrance Day every year, senior project coordinator Louise Geczy has changed up this year’s schedule. The main change Gezcy has made for the Remembrance Day on Tuesday, Feb. 28, is the addition of a student-run reader’s theater presentation at the end of... Read More
Parents deserve better appreciation day
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
February 6, 2012
With Power School available to parents, they can see our grades any time they like to. But to get a proper feel for what our classes are really like, our parents need to sit in on our classes. That’s why the idea of a Parents’ Day is perfect. This year, during Catholic Schools Week, Parent... Read More
Religious freedom violated by new HHS law
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
February 2, 2012
Catholics’ right to religious freedom ends starting in August 2013. Well, that’s not exactly what the government says is happening, but make no mistake, that’s what is going on. On Aug. 1, 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services’(HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced... 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... Read More
Patriots pin Loyola in conference meet
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
January 13, 2012
With the first two matches resulting in losses for JC, Wrestlepalooza on Jan. 4 wasn’t starting off the way anyone expected. The Patriots were behind the Loyola Dons 12-0 after senior Raphael Odouk, in the 220 pound weight class, and sophomore Andy Reininger, in the 285 pound weight class,... Read More
Morning Star Pow Wow connects cultures, students across the country
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
January 12, 2012
For the twelfth year in a row, Vice Principal for Academics Gary Scholl will be dressing up in tribal clothing and an authentic Native American headdress at the American Indian PowWow Morning Star Celebration. Scholl dresses in these garments along with the Native American performers who... Read More
New coach takes over baseball team
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
December 18, 2011
The varsity baseball team is swinging into unknown territory this year as new head coach Gary Steve Teter takes over. Teter will be replacing former two-year head coach Joe Stetka, who resigned at the end of the 2011 season. “I loved Coach Stetka. He was like a father to me. Sad to see him... Read More
New Building Superintendent hired
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
December 16, 2011
As of Monday, Dec. 5, Jesse Switzer holds the position of Building Superintendent. Switzer will be replacing former Building Superintendent Al Avent who left the position in mid-September. The position remained vacant until Switzer’s recent hire. According to Director of Facilities Stewart... Read More
Spotlight shines on first Christmas musical
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
December 16, 2011
With Christmas approaching fast, a white Christmas is on every one’s mind, especially within the JC community. This year, instead of the usual fall musical, Associate Director of Enrollment and fall musical director Kim Brueggemann decided to put on a winter show, “White Christmas.” “I... Read More
Pro V Con: Students should not be taught safe sex in school
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
December 15, 2011
This is the con argument for whether students should be taught safe sex in schools. To read the pro argument, click here. “Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant. And die.” Most people remember this hilarious quote from gym and sex education teacher Coach Carr during... Read More
Pro V Con: Athletes should have access to National Letters of Intent
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
November 16, 2011
This is the pro argument for whether National Letters of Intent are acceptable for college admission or not. To read the con argument, click here. College is hard enough to get into, so why not have something that makes it just a little bit easier? If you’ve been playing a sport for years... Read More
Presidential candidates fail to impress
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
November 16, 2011
With the 2012 election quickly approaching, I’m left wondering if there is any hope at all for the future of America. The current candidates, the President included, are so concerned with mudslinging that they don’t seem to have time for addressing issues. Almost every candidate is either... Read More
Men up two, women one
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
October 26, 2011
Sweat pouring down his face and completely out of breath, junior Will Horn finished his track and field work out, but he wasn’t done just yet. He was still expected to dive into a pool with the swim team. This was a typical day for Horn, who decided to be on the varsity swim team and indoor... Read More
Freshman class conducts bake sale
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
October 21, 2011
To raise money for their class, the freshmen held a bake sale on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The baked goods for the sale were leftover desserts from Tuesday’s Freshman Dinner. Parent volunteers from the freshman class came into school on Wednesday to sell the baked goods in the main corridor. Freshman... Read More
Class color day returns
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
October 20, 2011
Get out your face paint and your duct tape, class color day is officially brought back for Spirit Week 2011. Class color day will be held Thursday, Oct. 27, the day of the Powderpuff game. “Being a junior makes you more involved in class color day because of the Powderpuff game. It gives... Read More
Crusaders crush Patriots
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
October 19, 2011
The lights were shining, the crowd was cheering, and St. Paul’s had already scored seven points. Junior Austin Markley had no time to worry about that, as the ball was flying through the air straight towards him. He could feel his stomach churning, but he knew it was now or never. Adrenaline... Read More
Students break into first floor classroom
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
September 21, 2011
Muddy footprints trailed along the floor of math teacher Alvin Ward’s classroom, leading over the ledge and out the window. Someone had broken in. Five students had broken into Ward’s room through that window on Wednesday, Sept.7 around 9:30 p.m. “I opened up my door and noticed footprints... Read More
Every Student Has a Story: Malia Williamson
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
September 21, 2011
The weather was getting worse by the second. The storm had seemed to come out of nowhere. With the boat tipping more and more with every crashing wave, junior Malia Williamson prepared for the worst. As a young girl, Williamson went on a sailing trip with her family that turned brutal. “When... 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... Read More
[Updated] Class of 2011 defends powderpuff title
Emily Clarke
October 5, 2010
The class of 2011 won the Powderpuff game for the second year in a row. The seniors dominated the field, 20-14, against the junior girls, class of 2012. Within the first two minutes, senior Amanda Wolfe threw a deep pass down the field to senior Annie Thomas, placing them just outside the goal... Read More