Best of 2012: Top 10 most memorable moments countdown
January 31, 2013
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles, Off Campus, On Campus, Photo Galleries
10. March for Life 150 students attended the March for Life on Jan. 23. Students wore matching scarves to signify unity. (See Photo Gallery) 9. Basketball Championships Both men’s and women’s varsity teams won championships in their divisions. Miranda Ripken and Jarred Jones, both class... Read more »
Exams before break proved unsuccessful
Lauren Fabiszak, In-Depth Editor
January 14, 2013
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion
'Tis the season to be stressed. That’s exactly what the JC community was this year, but the stress was over the quickly approaching exams rather than Christmas preparations. In the past, the midterm exams took place in the middle of January about two weeks after the holiday break. Typically this... Read more »
Back to the drawing board
Emily Cassidy, Reporter
June 20, 2012
Filed under News
Will we still have free mods next year? “The schedule is not planned to change next year, but we are going to have to make some changes to the schedule in the future for the STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] program,” Ball said. Ball said the changes that need to occur for STEM will... Read more »
Martha’s Musings: Junior exasperated by lack of exam privileges for juniors
Martha Schick, Managing Editor
May 15, 2012
Filed under Martha's Musings, Opinion
For me, being a junior in senior classes wasn’t a problem until exam week arrived. During senior exam week, the underclassmen got the raw end of the deal. For underclassmen in senior classes, privileges are not extended to anybody other than the seniors, which makes exams far worse for the underclassmen. While... Read more »
Midterms moved to December
Adam Kuester, News Editor
May 3, 2012
Filed under News, News Flashes
This year, exams were shortened to an hour and a half, and an even bigger change will begin next year when midterms will be held before Christmas break. Ball was motivated to move exams with the hope that it would produce better results. "Student achievement goes up with exams before Christmas...... Read more »
Pro V. Con: Students should stay in class after final exams
Adam Kuester, News Editor
April 27, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the con argument for giving students off after final exams. To read the pro argument, click here. Simple calculations will show that for every two weeks of an AP class a student misses after exams, he or she has wasted $112. Many students believe that they should have off after AP exams,... Read more »
Pro V. Con: Students should have off of class after final exams
Megan Foard, Multimedia Editor
April 27, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the pro argument for giving students off of class after final exams. To read the con argument, click here. It is hard work for students to take a class a year level ahead of them, especially for juniors who are taking senior classes. When the seniors take their final exams, juniors are expected... Read more »
Senior class sponsors black light dance to make up for exam fundraiser deficit
Sarah Kearby, Lifestyles Editor
February 1, 2012
Filed under News
In an attempt to make up for the fundraising opportunity lost from the cancellation of the Senior Variety Show, the senior class offered 10 dollar wristbands allowing students to dress down for the three days of exams. Approximately 350 students bought bands, raising about 3,500 dollars for the senior... Read more »
Unconventional exams are tests of the future
Eva Bialobrzeski, In-depth Editor
March 5, 2011
Filed under Opinion
Last year I had to miss my final exams due to personal engagements. All but two of my teachers gave me the option to either take or not take my exams. The teachers who gave me the options were ones that have had reputations for being very strict about academics. Of course, I chose not to take them,... Read more »
Non-traditional exams not favorable
Grace Kim, Managing Editor
March 5, 2011
Filed under Opinion
Times are changing indeed. My immediate reaction to social studies teacher Richard Wojewodzki’s “non-exams” was confusion. How could a teacher give exams that allowed full access to the Internet and collaboration with other students? With a closer look, I found that there are many other aspects... Read more »