Teachers, students react to Twitter being blocked
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
January 13, 2012
Due to the recent inappropriate tweets written by students, the administration decided to block the social networking site Twitter. The News article can be read here. With this change, members of the school community have had opposing viewpoints about the blocking and the inappropriate tweets surrounding... Read more »
Occupy Wall Street spreads to Baltimore
Grace Kim, Online Chief
November 14, 2011
They are in the streets protesting all over the world. They are calling for a redistribution of wealth. They have even begun to assemble in Baltimore. They are the 99 percent of “Occupy Wall Street.” “Occupy Wall Street” is a movement that began on Sept. 17 in Bowling Green Park, New York. ... Read more »
Social studies teachers aim to launch online classes for next year
Imani Love, Sports Editor
November 2, 2011
Students sit in those familiar yellow seats in each class four or five times a week, listening to peers repeatedly ask the same questions about what the teacher is talking about. Fast forward to fall of 2012. Social studies teachers Brian Powell, Anthony DelPuppo, and Jacob Hollin are planning to present... Read more »
Powell plans iPad experiment with his advisory
Megan Battaglia, Multimedia Editor
June 8, 2011
Social studies teacher Brian Powell hopes to launch an experiment testing students working with iPads for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year. “Right now, we are in the process of raising money for the iPads. The iPads will not be paid for with student tuition money,” Powell said. The iPads will... Read more »
Faculty discusses cutting computer distractions
Grace Kim, Managing Editor
January 10, 2011
Freshman Morgan Ray is currently bored out of her mind. According to Ray, she pulls good grades so easily in her classes, that it becomes easy to become distracted. While her teacher has students on their laptops taking notes, her cursor starts to wander. It pulls her off task and pushes her onto... Read more »
Third floor teachers make the naughty list
Meg Kirchner, Reporter
December 2, 2010
All was not well in history teacher Jake Hollin’s classroom on Tuesday Nov. 30. Hollin was the victim of a Christmas tree snatcher. Walking into room 306, Hollin expected to see the Christmas tree he had decorated with his advisory, the Mighty Ducks. However, he found that the brightly decorated... Read more »
Freshmen tweet and blog with new requirements
Meg Kirchner
September 17, 2010
On the first day of Tablet Camp all the freshmen started tweeting. No, they are not birds, they were using the popular social networking device, Twitter. For the first time in JC history it is required for all freshmen to have a Twitter and a Blogger account. While this may not seem like a huge... Read more »
Advisory marks positive addition to school experience
Grace Kim, Managing Editor
September 10, 2010
I admit it. I was wrong. I felt apprehensive about advisory at the start of the school year. As a junior, I hated the idea of changing up things halfway through my road to graduation. I had so many questions on my mind as to how this would work. Where my locker would be? What would happen to... Read more »
Major Profile: Political Science
Katie Clarke, Features Editor
May 14, 2010
Social studies teacher Brian Powell always had a knack for politics, even in high school. Powell was looking for an easy transition to law school after his undergraduate studies at Penn State. He dreamed of becoming a lawyer working for congressional representatives on Capitol Hill and arguing constitutional... Read more »
Prezi offers creative presentation alternative
Taylor Schafer, Features Editor
March 15, 2010
Along with the rest of the senior class, Brad Ross is weighing the best options for presenting his senior project. Since his project includes drawing sketches and presenting them digitally, one of the options he is considering is Prezi. Prezi is “zooming sketches on a digital napkin.” This web-based... Read more »