Emotional retreat unites senior class
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
March 19, 2011
Over 200 smiling faces, 400 clapping hands, and 200 differing personalities were united by a song. As we listened to senior Kelsey Lake lead us in “New Soul,” we formed an everlasting memory in which we became one cohesive class. Forty-eight hours earlier, I boarded the bus to Willow Valley Hotel... Read more »
Uniform checks in class distract from learning
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
March 4, 2011
The other day in calculus class, in front of all of my classmates, I was measured to see if my skirt was the proper length. After a three-inch notecard was placed at the back of my knee, my teacher announced that I was short by one inch and in violation of the dress code. With a red face, I sat down... Read more »
Basta to host second annual film fest at JC
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
March 3, 2011
Inspired by her love for watching and making movies, senior Brooke Basta will host the second annual John Carroll School Film Festival on April 11 in the auditorium. Basta, who hopes to get as many students involved as possible, wants to “show the talent that the local students have in filmmaking.”... Read more »
‘Innovative’ exam sparks discussion
Joey Hoff, Editor in Chief; Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
March 3, 2011
With her laptop in hand, freshman Megan Greig curled up on the art wing floor and began taking her Honors Human Geography exam. In January, social studies teacher Richard Wojewodzki administered a research-based exam for his Honors Human Geography students, giving his students “full open access to... Read more »
Senior requests behavior adjustment from class of ’11
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
February 23, 2011
Dear Senior Class, In two weeks we’ll have senior retreat, and before we know it, our four years at JC will be over. It’s scary or exciting, depending on how you choose to face the future, but the fact remains that we don’t have much time left. Senior retreat provides the graduating class an opportunity... Read more »
Barker announces June resignation
Allison Walczyk, Section Chief
February 14, 2011
After serving 10 years as principal of JC, Paul Barker announced his resignation on Monday, Feb. 14. Barker will leave at the end of this school year to become the president of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland. Barker will officially start his new position July 1, 2011. “I have not looked... Read more »
Week in Pictures: Week of Jan. 31
February 5, 2011
Photography by Ashley Moxley and Jenny Hottle. The Week in Pictures Gallery takes a look into student life at JC. This week, the varsity men’s basketball team won an impressive match against McDonogh in over Fen-Wey Koh’s Chinese class celebrated Chinese New Year, and the varsity cheerleading... Read more »
Suspense builds up on Wisteria Lane, leaving ‘Housewives’ fans with lingering questions
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
January 25, 2011
Episode 13: I’m Still Here Attention all residents of Wisteria Lane: someone has officially surpassed Katherine Mayfair in being the most psychotic person on the block. Congratulations Gaby Solis for creeping out even Karen McCluskey. My mother and I giggled when Mrs. McCluskey agreed to go to the... Read more »
Maher inspires school community with musical performance
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
January 25, 2011
On the night of the Matt Maher concert, senior Allison Lozinak couldn’t stop looking at the clock. She arrived at JC around 7:30 a.m. and tried to keep busy by helping her family and other event staff members set up the gym, but she found herself counting down the hours until the band arrived. Two... Read more »
‘Housewives’ slowly builds up suspense
Jenny Hottle, Online Chief
January 16, 2011
Episode 12: Where do I belong? Judging by the text update I received from ABC (“Is Gaby heading toward a nervous breakdown?”) regarding tonight’s episode, it looks as though my prediction that she’ll become the next Katherine might come true. Just what we need—another psychotic... Read more »
