Holocaust survivor passes away
Grace Kim, Online Chief
November 15, 2011
Georges Selzer lived to the legendary age of 100. Selzer was one of the Holocaust speakers who first visited JC in the 1970’s to speak about his experiences. The last time he visited was five years ago at the age of 95. Selzer, though he came to speak at JC, was not a part of the Baltimore Jewish... Read more »
Letters to the Editor: Responses to pro-choice column
October 28, 2011
Due to the numerous reactions to a specific article of columnist and Opinion Editor Scott Novak, The Patriot has consolidated these Letters to the Editor. The original article may be read here. The Patriot’s publisher and school principal Madelyn Ball’s official response to the article... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: Ed Miller voices opinion on abortion article
October 28, 2011
Dear Scott, I have a 12 year old granddaughter who is one of the treasures of our family. Had her young mother chosen to take the easy road and agreed to an abortion we would never have known the joy that she brings to our lives. It was not an easy choice. There were those whose life’s values were... Read more »
Athletic banquet honors Adolph Pons
Elizabeth Tauber, In-Depth Editor
June 4, 2010
The sports banquets at JC usually honor the achievements of the student-athletes, but the Winter-Spring 2009-2010 Sports Banquet also honored a faculty member at our school who has been around for 46 years. Gym and Health teacher Adolph Pons has been at JC since the beginning—June 19, 1964, when the... Read more »
Alumnus returns to speak of overseas experiences
Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
April 15, 2010
Jennifer McIntyre, class of ’87, started off her first day at the Turkish Embassy in 1996 on the borders of Turkey looking for American refugees from Iraq. During the height of Saddam Hussein’s power, Kurdish people and other persecuted people crossed the Iraq-Turkey border. McIntyre spent two... Read more »