From the Publisher: Ball apologizes for ‘very poor’ reaction to senior girls wearing pink
October 4, 2012
Filed under Letter to the editor, Opinion
Dear Senior Girls, I apologize for being so upset on Wednesday, October 3, about wearing pink. I unfortunately did not have the time, nor did I take the time, to research why you were doing it before I spoke to you. Initially we were only going to address you about wearing pink for Breast Cancer... Read more »
The Patriot In-depth: Uncovering the destructive effects of bullying
Hope Kelly, Meredith Haggerty, and Lauren Fabiszak, In-depth Editors
September 27, 2012
Filed under In-Depth, Lifestyles
Drained of all energy and weighted down with school work, getting out of bed in the morning was already more difficult than Emma ever imagined, but once her friends stopped talking to her and the bullying began, the hard became impossible. Her social life at school had been completely turned upside down.... Read more »
Pro V. Con: HS Memes was an ineffective way to adress bullying issues
Chioma Iheoma, A&E Editor
April 27, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the con argument on the HS Memes assembly. To read the pro argument, click here. The administration is “sick and tired” of cyber bullying, but honestly, who isn’t? With the realization that JC has its own page on the website hsmemes.com came a flood of quirky commentary about the... Read more »
Pro V. Con: HS Memes assembly was necessary to address bullying issues
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
April 27, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the pro argument on the HS Memes assembly. To ride the con argument, click here. Was it different than every other assembly that I have experienced during my four years at JC? Yes. Was it a little bit crowded and stuffy? Yes. Was the HS Memes assembly completely necessary? Yes. Principal... Read more »
Staff Ed: JC needs to take even more steps to combat bullying, discrimination
April 3, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Staff Ed: The Patriot Perspective, Staff opinion
There’s a new form of murder that’s sweeping the nation’s youth: bullying. Bullies attacking someone’s race, gender, sexuality, religious or political views, or anything as inconsequential as what they wear can be seen in the halls of any school. Seeing JC take bold steps into a direction... Read more »
Bullied teen’s suicide invokes powerful reaction
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
September 29, 2011
Filed under Opinion
Fourteen year old Jamey Rodemeyer, a freshman at Williamsville North High School, took his life on Sunday, Sept. 18. He was bullied with gay slurs for more than a year. I knew Jamey. Though he lived in New York, distance was not a limiting factor with the Internet. I and many others tried to help... Read more »
Underclassmen girls educated on bullying, harmful effects
Meg Kirchner, Reporter
October 27, 2010
Filed under News
In order to combat bullying among the freshman and sophomore girls, members of the faculty organized an assembly on Oct. 21. “We decided to gather our younger girls, the population in our school we deemed most vulnerable, to talk about the problem,” Principal Paul Barker said in an Oct. 22 blog. Guidance... Read more »
Bullying Ruins Students’ Lives
Emily Bueche
June 1, 2010
Filed under JCS Press, Speak Out
There is an auditorium for high school teens and their drama, but most of that spirit seems to slip out the doors into the school hallways. You walk by a girl and she's passing on the newest rumor about one of her classmates. It slides off everyone's tongues like it's everyday conversation. You walk... Read more »
News Snapshots 3/16 – 3/22
Collin Hoofnagle, News Editor
March 24, 2010
Filed under News Snapshots
Every week, “The Patriot” scours the web to bring you headlines from around the world. Please note that no original reporting is involved. Feel free to discuss these stories at the bottom of the page. Scotland – Scotland’s water treatment staff have revealed interesting finds among their sewers.... Read more »