Staff Profile
Lauren Fabiszak –– In-Depth Editor
Lauren Fabiszak is a In-Depth Editor of the Patriot. This is her second year taking journalism and first year on the staff. She is also a member of the Romero Club, Friend to Friend Club, National Spanish Honor Society, and Vice President of the Respect Life Club. In her free time, Lauren obsesses over anything and everything Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber.
Lauren Fabiszak can be reached for comments at lfabiszak@jcpatriot.org.
The Patriot In-Depth: Bringing focus to diversity
Lauren Fabiszak, In-depth Editor
May 3, 2013
Filed under In-Depth, Lifestyles
"You play basketball, right?" Senior Daylin Armstead, an African American student, just shrugs, as he has heard this misconception many times before. "At times, diversity isn’t really embraced. New people that I meet think I play basketball or I am a fast runner because of the color of my dark skin.... Read more »
Fab Tunes: R5 differs from usual Disney sound
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
March 15, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Disney is known for making superstars that have looks, great voices, acting chops, and squeaky-clean personalities. The newest group to come out of the money-making machine is R5, the Lynch family band from Littleton, Colorado. R5 consists of siblings Rocky,... Read more »
Teacher Spotlight: Ashleigh Stall
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
March 14, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Teacher Spotlight
Looking out of her window, all German teacher Ashleigh Stall could see was darkness. The sun wasn’t up yet, because the ride to Berchtesgaden, Germany was six hours long, and she and her group of four friends had to wake up at five in the morning to catch their train. “We only had three and a... Read more »
Pro v. Con: Student Honor Council guaranteed to fail
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
February 25, 2013
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the con argument on the Honor Council. To view the con click here. With the new changes to the Honor Council, it is impossible to think that students will be less likely to get into trouble. Students deciding the punishment of their classmates will make students more likely to be punished... Read more »
Fab Tunes: Bieber’s new album displays matured talent
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
February 12, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars When somebody says Justin Bieber, a young preteen boy singing “Baby, baby, baby, oh” might come to mind. However, now 18-year-old Bieber has matured and is flaunting his natural talent on his new album, “Believe Acoustic.” After all the success... Read more »
Fab Tunes: Keys is ‘on fire’ with new EP
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
January 24, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Alicia Keys has been nothing but successful for 12 years. It certainly shows because the soulful R&B/pop artist once again brings class and relatable energy to the table with her new EP, “Girl on Fire.” Keys starts off the record with an interesting... Read more »
Exams before break proved unsuccessful
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
January 14, 2013
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion
'Tis the season to be stressed. That’s exactly what the JC community was this year, but the stress was over the quickly approaching exams rather than Christmas preparations. In the past, the midterm exams took place in the middle of January about two weeks after the holiday break. Typically this... Read more »
Fab Tunes: One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ compels fans to literally take it home
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
November 28, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 4 out of 5 stars A year ago, nobody knew who One Direction was. Coming off of the UK’s X-Factor, the group, consisting of Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson, sought to make it big in the U.S. Although their most popular hit, “What Makes... Read more »
Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ tour displays pop star’s lasting charm
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
November 12, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, Photo Galleries
While some JC students were attending the final school performance of “Singin’ in the Rain” on Nov. 4, I was standing outside of the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia waiting for superstar Justin Bieber to arrive. Bieber’s stop in Philly was only the 24th concert of his worldwide Believe Tour... Read more »
Fab Tunes: Swift strikes a chord with ‘Red’
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
November 6, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Taylor Swift is known for her catchy and relatable tunes, such as “We are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” With the release of “Red,” her fourth album, that expectation hasn’t changed. Meaningful lyrics are sprinkled into each of the songs whether they... Read more »
Sophomore races for a cure
Lauren Fabiszak, In-depth Editor
October 18, 2012
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles
Facing the brisk October morning air dressed in pink and with her team behind her, sophomore Amanda Brannan stands up to cancer. In 2009, when Brannan was just 12 years old, her mother passed away from breast cancer. After she passed, Brannan took over her family’s Susan G. Komen team “Believe... Read more »
Students form new friendships as Friend-to-Friend club kicks off
Lauren Fabiszak, In-depth Editor
October 16, 2012
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles
As Mark admired his creation on the bright orange pumpkin, a wide smile spread across his face. Using colorful paints, he and his friends utilized their artistic abilities to make their pumpkins come alive during the year’s first Friend to Friend event. Established last school year by Nick Henninger,... Read more »
Fab Tunes: Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album not worthy of ‘Call Me Maybe’ fame
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
October 11, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Fab Tunes
Total Album Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Admit it. We’ve all sung “Hey I just met you, and this is crazy; but here’s my number, so call me maybe?” while making the phone shape with our hands and holding it up to our ear. The artist behind the song, Carly Rae Jepsen, is now trying to live up to... Read more »
‘The Next’ Rocks Hippodrome, the CW
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
September 27, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, Television
At 7 a.m., there is no better wakeup call than hundreds of screaming teenage girls. The Rosedale Cricket store served as just that on July 17, as I stood among the hordes of teens waiting to meet the one and only Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Once Jonas finally arrived at 10 a.m., the antsy fans... Read more »