Senior year inflicts stressful workload
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
December 8, 2011
Filed under Opinion
You have nine months to become a professional juggler. Ready. Set. Go. This is how senior year has felt for me so far. Balancing between school, sports, work, college, and somewhere in there, my sanity, my life feels like a juggling act. Going into senior year I was told it would be the... Read more »
Chick-fil-A manager speaks to senior class
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
December 2, 2011
Filed under News, News Flashes
Chick-fil-A cows grazed on campus Wednesday, Nov. 30. Multitudes of small “eat mor chikin” mascots were handed out to students in religion teacher Christopher Yeung’s Social Justice classes. Abingdon Chick-fil-A owner Michael McFerren was able to talk to each of Yeung’s Social Justice classes... Read more »
Powderpuff changes incite concern
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
October 28, 2011
Filed under Opinion
They say that nothing in life is free, and the 2011 Powderpuff game is no exception. This year, the Powderpuff game has gone through many changes, and the entrance fee is just one of them. The game will be held at night, under the lights on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. It will cost $1 for students... Read more »
Pro V Con: Abortion protestors do not have right to protest
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
October 19, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Pro V Con
This is the con argument for whether the abortion protestsors have a right to protest. To read the pro argument, click here. Should someone be allowed to post porn on the corner before turning into John Carroll? If you are saying no right now, you may continue reading. We all remember the day... Read more »
Women’s cross country team projected to dominate
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
September 27, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports
With the loss of the record breaking cross country team captain, Elizabeth Tauber, class of ’11, there were many questions running through her teammates’ minds. Will the cross country team be as dominating this season? Who will step up to take Tauber’s spot? Even though the team has only run... Read more »
Senior Profile: Linday Powell
Amanda Graziano, Reporter
June 3, 2011
Filed under Senior Profiles
Some seniors go into college with no idea what they want to do, what their major will be, or even why they went there in the first place. This is not the case for one of JC’s seniors, Lindsay Powell. In the 2011-2012 school year Powell will be a freshman at the University of Maryland to pursue... Read more »
JC teachers leave school community, embark upon future plans
Amanda Graziano, Reporter
May 25, 2011
Filed under News
Women’s Athletic Director Stephanie Maychack, social studies teacher Richard Wojewodzki, and Library Media Specialist and senior class moderator Anne Baker are leaving for the upcoming 2011-2012 year. “I had Mr.Wojo for three years [as a teacher]. He is a super genius, has a great sense of... Read more »
“Glee’s” publicized 90 minutes drags on
Amanda Graziano, Reporter
May 9, 2011
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Cinema
90 minutes. Not 60 minutes. 90 minutes. For anyone who watched any show on Fox for the past couple of weeks, this is that was heard during every commercial break as the network advertised the latest Glee. Yes, Glee was back this last Tuesday, April 26, with an all-new 90-minute episode. Glee... Read more »
2011 Oscars fail to humor audiences
Amanda Graziano, Reporter
March 14, 2011
Filed under Opinion
When Anne Hathaway and James Franco went into Alec Baldwin’s dream, they also went into my nightmare. For all of those living under a rock this year, Anne Hathaway and James Franco were the hosts of the 2011 Oscars. The show included a very mild amount of humor, forced jokes, and a good amount... Read more »
Ferrell brings humor to “The Office”
Amanda Graziano, Reporter
March 13, 2011
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Cinema
How do you make a show that is slowly declining in ratings magically become funnier and more entertaining in its possible final season? Just add Will Ferrell. Ferrell has signed up to be in NBC’s Emmy winning show “The Office.” Ferrell will join Steve Carell for his final season, in a four-episode... Read more »