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 »
Week in Pictures 10/26/12
October 26, 2012
Filed under Photo Galleries, Week In Pictures
Photography by Shannon Vinton, Emma Minnis, Martha Shick This week in pictures it was SPIRIT WEEK! Students participated in multiple events such as couch potato day, powder puff, black and gold day, and class color day. This week there was a bomb threat but luckily all students remained safe. The... Read more »
Football team kicks off to successful season
Haley Kyger, Sports Editor
October 19, 2012
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports News
The bleachers filled with black and gold. The bright lights shining on the field as the clock ticks down to the final second. The crowd, roaring with excitement, as the football team takes home their sixth win of the season on Oct. 5. The varsity football team has only one loss (as of this posting)... Read more »
Marching band impresses at Catholic University
Martha Schick, Multimedia Chief
October 5, 2012
Filed under News, News around JC, Top Stories
The crowd yelled together, counting the number of pushups that sophomore Ola Ekundayo completed on a board elevated by Catholic University cheerleaders. After 20, the cheerleaders, along with the JC band, cheered as Ekundayo ran back to the bleachers and picked up her trombone. Ekundayo and the... Read more »
Every Student Has a Story: Denzel Varner
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
February 9, 2012
Filed under Every Student Has a Story, Lifestyles
Every two weeks, the Patriot will randomly pick a student from the directory, find out more about his or her life, and prove that every student has a story. Going to three schools in four years is no easy task, leaving your teachers, friends, and sports teams each year, but senior Denzel Varner has... Read more »
Six athletes named MIAA All Conferece players
Miranda Ripken, Sports Editor
December 7, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports Center, Sports News
In the closing seconds of the Homecoming football game junior Alex Gambrell kicked the game-tying field goal that gave JC the opportunity to win in overtime. Standout plays like these earned Gambrell and five other teammates the title All-Conference players. “Being selected to the All MIAA Team... Read more »
Brandon Lewis
November 16, 2011
Filed under Athlete Spotlight, Featured Athlete
Junior Brandon Lewis strutted off the field after losing to Boys Latin. Even though JC came up short in the end, it didn’t matter. “We were down, but everyone gathered together and played with heart the entire game, and even though we came up short, it was a great game in my mind,” Lewis said. Lewis... Read more »
JC emerges victorious in Homecoming football game against St. Mary’s
Megan Battaglia, Multimedia Editor
November 2, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Game Recaps, Sports, Sports, Sports Center, Sports News
On Friday, Oct. 28, the JC student section jumped up and down on the bleachers as the football team entered into an overtime match with St. Mary’s. JC took the lead and the student section, holding their breath, waited for St. Marys’ possession to end. When St. Mary’s failed to score, the entire... Read more »
Lewis, Martin, and Markley participate in Ravens Quarterback Challenge
Miranda Ripken, Sports Editor
October 21, 2011
Filed under Athlete Spotlight, Fall Sports, Sports, Sports, Sports Center, Sports News
Junior Brandon Lewis never imagined that he would be standing in the middle of an NFL stadium packed with thousands of fans. Lewis, JC’s varsity football quarterback, and his receivers, juniors Montell Martin and Austin Markley, participated in the Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Challenge. JC lost by... Read more »
Crusaders crush Patriots
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
October 19, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Game Recaps
The lights were shining, the crowd was cheering, and St. Paul’s had already scored seven points. Junior Austin Markley had no time to worry about that, as the ball was flying through the air straight towards him. He could feel his stomach churning, but he knew it was now or never. Adrenaline pumping... Read more »