Staff Profile
Cole Alban –– Managing Editor
Junior Cole Alban has been in journalism for two years and is on The Patriot staff for his first year. He is the Managing Editor of A&E and Sports. He is also a Section Editor for Sports. When Cole isn’t working on the paper, he can be found running around the campus on the cross country team. He also runs indoor track and outdoor track.
Cole Alban can be reached for comments at calban@jcpatriot.com
Senior class achievements recognized at senior awards assembly
Cole Alban, Online Chief
June 11, 2013
Filed under News, Top Stories
The senior awards assembly took place on May 29 in the upper gym. Awards were given out to seniors in areas ranging from academics and the arts to athletics and scholarships. The Xavia Pirrozi photography medals were presentedto senior Katelyn Wolf and junior Emily Patrick. Additionally, the Jackie... Read more »
Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Attanasio
Cole Alban , Managing Editor
June 3, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Teacher Spotlight
It might make sense to think that Spanish teacher Danica Attanasio would only like to travel to Spain for foreign travel. That, however, could not be further from the truth. Attanasio has been traveling with JC and on her own for most of her life. She first began traveling when she spent a semester... Read more »
Music Dept. plans trip to Disney World next June
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
May 29, 2013
Filed under News, News Flashes
The three major ensembles of the Music Department, band, chorus, and orchestra, will be going to Disney World to perform around June 9, 2014. The Music Department performs at Disney parks in events like parades or on stages throughout the park every few years. They could perform in any one of the... Read more »
Students get involved by managing sports
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
May 17, 2013
Filed under Sports
Senior Ben Ey walks onto the field with his team, preparing to start the game. As the team huddles up, Ey gets in the middle of them to give his pre-game speech, one of the ways Ey helps out the lacrosse team as the men’s varsity lacrosse manager. Lacrosse... Read more »
Students get involved through sports managing
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
May 1, 2013
Filed under Uncategorized
Senior Ben Ey walks onto the field with his team, preparing to start the game. As the team huddles up, Ey gets in the middle of them to give his pre-game speech, one of the ways Ey helps out the lacrosse team as the men’s varsity lacrosse manager. Lacrosse is not the only team with a manager though.... Read more »
Russian teacher Ed Miller reflects on decades of coaching
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
April 8, 2013
Filed under Sports
Currently, Russian teacher Edward Miller is an assistant coach of women’s JV lacrosse, but he has a history in coaching that stretches back over 40 years. Miller’s experiences with sports began during his childhood. “I grew up in a sports-minded family and there was not a sport we didn’t play,”... Read more »
Blair takes charge of men’s varsity lacrosse as head coach
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
February 23, 2013
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
It was freezing outside and players could see their breath in the air. The team ran through the painful cold air and returned to the gym. Balls flew through the air, sweat dropped, and players yelled as varsity men’s lacrosse tryouts began on Feb.19. It wasn’t the same tryout as past years, however.... Read more »
Quick Picks: Planet Fitness provides quality membership for less
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
January 23, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community, Quick Picks
Every time the new year rolls around, people flock to the gym with hopes of working out often, getting in shape, and being healthier. However, buying a membership to a gym can be a big investment. If you do not stick with the resolution, it is easy to waste a lot of money. Luckily, for anyone who has... Read more »
Boy’s basketball brings home winning streak in Hawaiian tournament
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
January 17, 2013
Filed under Sports, Sports News Flashes
The men’s varsity basketball team traveled to the Iolani classic basketball tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. The tournament took place from Dec. 18-22. It was the team’s first year at the tournament after they were invited by Nike. “We’ve been waiting to go for a very long time,” varsity coach... Read more »
Artist Spotlight: Junior finds comfort, relief in arts
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
December 11, 2012
Filed under Artist Profile, Arts & Entertainment
Junior Zane Van Pelt sits down in the art wing and clears his mind. Everything that has been going on in his life flows out of his mind, through his paintbrush, and onto the canvas. Van Pelt not only takes art because it’s his favorite class, but because it gives him time to relax and clear his mind. Van... Read more »
Sunshine Grille satisfies morning hunger
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
December 5, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Quick Bites Restaurant Reviews
Few people would like to venture out of their beds in the morning, even for breakfast. Traveling outside of Harford County for breakfast is an even tougher task to ask of someone. However, heading out to the Sunshine Grille in Fork, Maryland, is worth the trip. After walking to the entrance of the... Read more »
JC loses championship football game in overtime thriller
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
November 20, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports Scrollbox, Sports
The temperature was low, but the energy was high, as a mix of excitement and anxiety ran through the crowd. The ball was snapped, and as it hung in the air, so did the championship aspirations of both St. Paul’s School and JC in the final seconds of overtime. St. Paul’s grabbed the ball down and... Read more »
Varsity football trumps St. Mary’s in first home playoff game
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
November 15, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports Scrollbox, Sports
The excitement ran throughout the team. The atmosphere of the crowd was uplifting despite the cold weather. This was not just any home football game JC was playing. This was not a regular playoff game for them either. This was the first home playoff football game in the history of JC and they brought... Read more »
Sports teams receive unequal fan support
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
November 15, 2012
Filed under Sports
A student or parent attending the Homecoming football game would easily notice the large amount of people there. With students, the band, alumni, parents, and siblings; large amount of supporters at this game fill the stands. Is this amount of fan support equal for every team and game? ... Read more »
Baseball field recieves makeover
Cole Alban, Managing editor
November 8, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports News Flashes
In anticipation for the spring season, the baseball field received an $18,000 makeover that was completed on Oct.29. One addition is the warning track. The warning track is a long strip of gravel along the outfield to alert players when they are nearing the fence. Part of the field also received new... Read more »
Quick Picks: Plumpton Park Zoo fails to scare
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
October 19, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community, Quick Picks
If I was about seven years younger, my haunted visit to the Plumpton Park Zoo would have been terrifyingly awesome. Unfortunately, I’m 15 years old, not eight, so this haunted trip was quite a disappointment. The haunted tour started off with a five minute wait. As customers began to gather, I noticed... Read more »
Men’s volleyball strives to improve with Lawler as new coach
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
October 5, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports News
Senior Ryan Isom stepped onto the volleyball court to his position at middle back. His mind was focused entirely on the game ahead of him. Zoned in, Isom’s “beastly serve” began the set. This is Isom’s fourth year on the men’s volleyball team, and throughout these years, he’s experienced... Read more »
Women’s cross country team sprints off to a strong start
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
September 27, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
Many people may wonder why students decide to run cross country. It may seem like a chore or punishment to some. For junior Alex Gromacki, all of her teammates are the reasons she decided to run. Thanks to new runners like Gromacki, the women’s cross country team is off to a good start according... Read more »
Schick shares his past experiences in TV broadcasting and movie production
Cole Alban, Reporter
July 4, 2012
Filed under Lifestyles
TV Production teacher Robert Schick listens for the count down as he prepares for the camera to start rolling. He aims the lens toward the news anchor and prepares for the day’s newscast. This is not the JCTV newsroom in the art wing though. This is KVAL news in Eugene, Oregon in the year 1985 and... Read more »
Junior runs barefoot
Cole Alban, Reporter
June 13, 2012
Filed under Sports
His feet are blackened, they are covered in cuts, and he can feel the track digging into his foot. He steps off the track into the infield and the moist grass presses against the soles of his feet as he lays down to rest. Junior Will Horn has just crossed the finish line and finished his race barefoot. The... Read more »