AP Studio students prepare collections for AP exam
Chioma Iheoma, Opinion Editor
March 18, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E
Come mid-July, there will be students waiting at their mailboxes, hearts palpitating, for an envelope. The envelope that these students will be receiving will hold the scores of AP tests that they will have taken months prior. Inside the envelopes are the numbers that reflect a semester’s worth... Read more »
Artist Spotlight: Junior finds comfort, relief in arts
Cole Alban, Managing Editor
December 11, 2012
Filed under Artist Profile, Arts & Entertainment
Junior Zane Van Pelt sits down in the art wing and clears his mind. Everything that has been going on in his life flows out of his mind, through his paintbrush, and onto the canvas. Van Pelt not only takes art because it’s his favorite class, but because it gives him time to relax and clear his mind. Van... Read more »
Seniors take fine arts show into their own hands
Chioma Iheoma, Opinion Editor
November 30, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community
It’s not every day that students see a problem in the school around them and decide to make a change, but seniors Emily Hennegan and Rachael Boyd have done just that. Their decision to plan a new Winter Fine Arts Night will relieve the burden on art students, as well as raise money for the Fine Arts... Read more »
JC community commemorates Xavia Pirozzi
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
May 3, 2012
Filed under News
Coping with the loss of sophomore Xavia Pirozzi, the Pirozzi family and the JC community are coming up with many ways to honor her memory. After Pirozzi’s passing, members of the National Art Honors Society (NAHS) came up with a way to commemorate her. They wanted to find some tangible way to keep... Read more »
NAHS explores Philadelphia’s art scene
Imani Love, Sports Editor
May 2, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community
Philadelphia is the home of the Philly cheesesteak, the place where quarterback Michael Vick spreads his wings on the football field, and also where the National Art Honors Society (NAHS) took their last field trip. Venturing to the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 22, NAHS had the chance to visit... Read more »
New classes planned for 2012-2013 school year
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
March 15, 2012
Filed under JC Insider, News
Four new courses are being introduced to the curriculum for the 2012-2013 school year, in accordance with the new STEM program. The Math Department plans to revive two semester length courses: Math Analysis and Statistics. According to Math Department Chair Susan Gradishar, Math Analysis is both... Read more »
Sophomore supports troops
Maggie Cassidy, Print Chief
December 15, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories
Sophomore Grace Leung is spending two weeks every month supporting our troops within advisories. Leung along with junior Bryan Swanson decided to have a Support Our Troops Drive for the last week of November through the first week of December. Advisories were instructed by an announcement in the Daily... Read more »
National Art Honor Society spends two days in The Big Apple
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
November 17, 2011
Filed under Lifestyles, Off Campus
Sophomore Lindsey McCumber rushed through the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art, racing from gallery to gallery, striving to find just one last piece of art her group needed for an artistic scavenger hunt. Panting from exhaustion, she triumphantly handed her completed list to art teacher Bruno Baran. Exploring... Read more »
Fine Arts prepares for new nature library
Chioma Iheoma, A&E editor
November 7, 2011
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, In the Community
In an effort to enhance the artwork of students, the Fine Arts Department is creating a nature library that will work as a collection of artifacts. The library is a collective project among the fine arts teachers, including fine arts teacher Michael Gaudreau. “The nature library is a place where... Read more »
Artist Spotlight: Taylor Brown
Chioma Iheoma, A&E Editor
November 4, 2011
Filed under Artist Profile, Arts & Entertainment
Six year old Taylor Brown sits quietly in awe as she watches her father. She listens intently to the light scratching of his the pencil to the paper. His hands move quickly across it as he begins the sketch for his new piece of art. Junior Taylor Brown is fond of color, "I've always liked Andy... Read more »