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 past few... Read more »
Senior Profile: Allison Walczyk
Maggie Cassidy, Managing Editor
June 3, 2011
Senior Allison Walczyk is not American. That is, she wasn’t born in America. Walczyk was born in Germany and moved to the states when she was just seven months old, which is why she spent a lot of time during her high school career learning German. During her time at JC, Walczyk was involved with various... Read more »
Seniors lay wreath at Arlington
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
March 23, 2011
Marching in perfect unison, seniors Mat Miller, Tyler Van Deusen, Tyler Boyd, and Ryan Eilerman step forward and place a wreath in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a breathtaking view of Washington ahead of them. This year marks the eighth year that JC students had the opportunity to perform... Read more »
Rachel’s challenge chain reaction is missing a link
Allison Walczyk and Jenny Hottle, Section Chief and Online Chief
January 13, 2011
JC’s missing link in the Friends of Rachel chain reaction is the club itself. Sept. 10 was a multifaceted day. It was an early dismissal, we didn’t have any classes, and the weather was beautiful. Overall, it was a great day for everyone. Everyone but those in the student leadership groups,... Read more »
Winter premiere of ‘Pretty Little Liars’ stirs up new suspicion
Taylor Schafer and Allison Walczyk, Features Editor and Section Chief
January 9, 2011
Join Allison Walczyk and Taylor Schafer every week for reviews and commentary on PLL episodes! This week’s episode of Pretty Little Liars was the winter premiere for the second half of the season. The eerie opening theme song immediately lit our PLL fire once again as secrets were revealed and lingering... Read more »
Annual Pow Wow to feature Native American goods, dancing
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
January 7, 2011
JC will host the 11th annual Morning Star Pow Wow this Saturday, Jan. 8. Crow, Kiowa, and Lakota tribe members will perform their native music and dances. “[In] the past we have seen Navajo and Cheyenne,” Anthropology teacher and Vice Principal of Academics Gary Scholl said,“and we always see Eastern... Read more »
Seniors remember veterans, make poppies
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
November 16, 2010
Senior Sarah Berg walked into English on November 11 with the full expectation to continue her in-class discussion on Macbeth. However, class was dedicated remember our nations by making poppies. English teacher Deborah Stathes makes poppies with her senior classes every year to commemorate the U.S.... Read more »
Green school status project lacks faculty commitment
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
October 14, 2010
JC holds the status of a Green School, for now. In 2007, JC received the honor of a Green School status, an award given to schools that make an effort to reduce their environmental footprint. The award is given by the Green School Initiative. According to GreenSchools.net, the Green School Initiative... Read more »
‘Breathtaking’ Alaska offers adventure of lifetime
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
September 10, 2010
I was going 60 miles an hour on a 1300 foot vertical drop on the longest zip-line in the world, with vast, green mountains on one side of me and the deepest blue I have ever seen in the ocean below me. It was at this point when I realized that I was completely immersed in the Last Frontier. This summer... Read more »
Prom sparks irritability in underclassmen
Allison Walczyk, Managing Editor
April 22, 2010
There is one word I can’t walk through the school at mod changes without hearing: prom. I could tell you who is taking who, where they’re going before prom, and what they’re wearing— and I’m not even going. I know it is an exciting time for the seniors and I’m happy for them, but I’m ready... Read more »