Teacher Spotlight: James Fendryk

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
May 1, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Teacher Spotlight, Uncategorized

After six hours of hiking seven miles up the incredibly steep mountain, social studies teacher James Fendryk and his family finally reached the end of their annual hike up Old Rag Mountain. Even though they were exhausted, they have been enjoying this hike since Fendryk was a child. Fendryk first... Read more »

Pope Francis brings new hope for the Church

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
April 29, 2013
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

Following the election of Pope Francis, I wondered what the newly elected Pope would do to make a positive change in the Catholic Church. Fortunately, I did not have to continue wondering for very long. He started out by asking people not to spend money on coming to his inauguration Mass but to instead... Read more »

Student romances endure past JC

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
April 8, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, On Campus

Finally reaching the peak of the mountain, Brian Olsen looked over at his girlfriend Bethany Harris. He was impressed by the fact that she was the only girl on the trip who hiked the mountain. He knew in that moment that he was in love with this girl. Alumni Brian Olsen and Bethany Harris Olsen, both... Read more »

Editor travels abroad on Spanish Exchange

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
February 28, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Photo Galleries

Week 1: January 25- February 1, 2013 Stepping off the plane after a seven-hour flight, I could hardly contain my excitement of spending the next two weeks and five days in Toledo, Spain with my exchange student Andrea. While Andrea was staying with me and my family at the beginning of the school... Read more »

Teachers, students fuel prank wars

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
January 30, 2013
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles, On Campus

Physics teacher Lyle Brennan stands behind his podium on the stage in the auditorium when, out of nowhere, a tennis ball comes zooming toward him. Thinking it was one of his students, Brennan begins yelling. Little did he know that the culprits were none other than Vice Principal Gary Scholl, who... Read more »

Students vacation at Seven Springs ski resort

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
January 17, 2013
Filed under Local News, News, News around JC

Senior Sierra Ficca hesitantly straps herself into a board as she gets ready to snowboard for the first time. However, her first trip down the mountain did not go quite as smooth as she thought it was going to be. Ficca and 49 other students spent the weekend of Jan. 4-6 skiing and snowboarding at... Read more »

Advisories bond by giving back to community

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles
December 13, 2012
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles, On Campus

A little girl excitedly wakes up on Christmas morning and races down the stairs to see what Santa has left for her. Her eyes twinkle at the sight of the beautifully wrapped presents under the tree. “The glow of a child’s eyes on Christmas morning is worth all the effort that goes into the season,”... Read more »

Teachers move from front line to classroom

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
November 16, 2012
Filed under Lifestyles, Uncategorized

Thomas E. Vierheller and his platoon quickly try to collect their thoughts as German machine gun fire showers down on them. Vierheller finally knows the sacrifice he has to make in order to get his platoon out alive. Dean of students Thomas Vierheller’s father’s cousin, Vierheller’s namesake,... Read more »

Teacher Spotlight: Susan Garcia

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editors
November 7, 2012
Filed under Lifestyles, Teacher Spotlight

Due to her husband’s job in the FBI, Spanish teacher Susan Garcia has lived in eight different states over the past 25 years including Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Alabama, and now Maryland. Not only has she traveled all around the United States, but around... Read more »

Senior digs deep into senior project

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
October 29, 2012
Filed under Uncategorized

Around Halloween, most people see a graveyard, stop for a couple seconds, and the quickly walk away, but senior Morgan Jones entered the graveyard with her Bible and Holy Water in hand. Jones originally had other ideas for her senior project, but when she heard that her parish, St. Patrick, was in... Read more »

Alumni Spotlight: David Ploskonka

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
October 18, 2012
Filed under Sports

Twenty eight hours, 31 minutes, and 50 seconds after the start of the ultramarathon, David Ploskonka, class of ’99, crossed the finish in the 135-mile Badwater Marathon across Death Valley. When preparing for the marathon, Ploskonka made sure that his body was not only able to handle the long distance,... Read more »

Senior dances his way to Madonna concert

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles Editor
October 11, 2012
Filed under Lifestyles

As senior Joe Novak stands with senior Kyleigh Daiker waiting for the Madonna concert to begin, the excitement starts to kick into overdrive. All of his hard work is finally paying off. When Novak heard that local radio station Z 104.3 was hosting a dance contest to win tickets to her concert, he... Read more »

Dr. Hrabowski offers enthralling oration

Shannon Olsen, Lifestyles
September 27, 2012
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

President of UMBC Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and the Children’s March, spoke on Sept. 18 to talk about his life and his accomplishments which got him where he is today. In past years, many speakers have come to speak at JC, but none were quite like Hrabowski. The... Read more »