Senior Project Snapshots: Daniel Kelble
Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
May 8, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles, Uncategorized
Senior Daniel Kelble stands on the grass field and looks up into the glaring sun toward the rows of bleachers, but as he uses his hand to keep the sun out of his eyes, he sees what he was really looking for: the JC press box. For Kelble’s Senior Project, he is helping design and build a new press... Read more »
Speech Creatures take home victories
Emily Cassidy, A&E Editor
April 11, 2013
Filed under Top Stories
The Speech and Debate team, better known as The Speech Creatures, finished their season on a winning note after competing in finals at Havre de Grace High School on March 21. “All in all it has been a very successful year for the Speech Creatures,” Speech and Debate Moderator Bob Schick said. According... Read more »
Overachievers struggle in search of perfection
Brianna Glase, Hope Kelly, Online Chief, Managing Editor
April 8, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles
Junior Margaret McGuirk stares at the huge pile of homework looming over her. With an essay and part of a novel to read for AP English, homework problems for Honors Pre-Calculus, a worksheet for Honors Physics, and a presentation for AP French, she takes a deep breath and realizes it will be a long... Read more »
News Flashes: SharePoint, Arbor Day, William J. Sacco Math Awards
Hope Kelly, Rebecca Driver, Cole Alban, Managing Editor, Copy Editor, Managing Editor
March 26, 2013
Filed under Local News, News Flashes
Teachers convert to new SharePoint For the 2013-2014 school year, teachers will be required to switch from their current SharePoint site, where students can view assignments, get course documents, and send documents to their teachers through drop box, to a newer, more convenient version. According... Read more »
The Patriot In-Depth: Students harvest different lessons from religion class
Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
February 13, 2013
Filed under In-Depth
“The whole process of growing up is so complicated: trying to figure out who you are with your personality, your interests, your career aspirations, where to go to college, what kind of lifestyle you would like in the future, and what kind of person you want to be socially and spiritually. It’s all... Read more »
News flashes: Ravens parade, awards for The Patriot, Speech and Debate
Hope Kelly, Brianna Glase, Caitlin Wolfarth, Managing Editor, Online Chief, News Editor
February 11, 2013
Filed under Local News, News Flashes
Students miss school due to Ravens parade 23.4 percent of students were absent, tardy, or dismissed early on Tuesday, Feb. 5. While some students were actually sick, Attendance Secretary Molly Tebin said that “about 95 percent of the people that were out were out because of the [Ravens] parade.” These... Read more »
The Patriot In-Depth: Steer into Safer Driving
Hope Kelly and Meredith Haggerty, In-Depth Editors
February 6, 2013
Filed under In-Depth, Lifestyles
Senior Katelyn Wolf was driving just like any other day when her car was flipped over. Someone had run a light and hit her on the side at the intersection of Routes 1 and 543, causing her car to roll over. “I had a mild concussion, a severely pulled Achilles [tendon], and then a bunch of scratches... Read more »
December Report Card: The Patriot turns the tables by grading the school on today’s issues
Hope Kelly, Managing Editor
December 12, 2012
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion
Let them wear pants I have a dream, that one day this school will rise up and once again allow girls to wear pants. The complete injustice in the uniform guidelines is apparent in the fact that boys can wear khaki pants to school, but girls cannot. Women are equal to men and have the same needs. If... Read more »
Advisory lacks active attitude
Bryan Doherty, Opinion Editor
October 24, 2012
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion, Uncategorized
The replacement of homeroom with advisory at the end of 2009-2010 was a major change. Most students were skeptical, but they welcomed the change. Now in its third year, the program has become an integral part of the school day. But it could be better. The focus of advisory is to "personalize the experience"... Read more »
The Patriot Perspective: Administrative spending downsized by small problems
October 18, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Staff Ed: The Patriot Perspective
When we think about the most irritating things in the school, it’s not the AP classes, college applications, or frustrating late night book reports that come to mind. It’s the clocks. One moment the clock is two minutes off from the one before it and the next it’s showing military time that still... Read more »