Five Patriot staffers win national Quill and Scroll awards
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
April 30, 2012
Filed under News, News Flashes
Five members of the Patriot staff won awards for either stories or pictures from the Quill and Scroll International Honor Society for High School Journalists in their 2012 International Writing/Photo Contest. There was a total of 3039 entries submitted across the nation in 12 categories. Out of... Read more »
Pro V Con: Facebook dress groups enhance cat fight potential
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
March 1, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
While junior and senior girls look for the perfect dress for Junior Ring Dance or Senior Prom, they hope that no one else has bought the same one. For this reason, the junior and senior girls have created Facebook pages and invited all of the girls in their class to show off their dresses. In theory,... Read more »
Catholic Schools Week still could be improved
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
February 10, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Catholic Schools Week is supposed to be a week where all Catholic Schools try to show their students and faculty why they should be there, and not in a public school. It’s supposed to be a fun week that people will be able to remember when looking back on their time spent at JC. Unfortunately,... Read more »
Cafeteria lacks efficiency
Megan Foard, Multimedia Editor
February 9, 2012
Filed under Opinion
As their stomachs growl with hunger, students grow agitated as half of their lunch mod ticks away, giving them only ten minutes to eat lunch. Because mods are only twenty minutes long, if students spends ten minutes in line, that leaves only ten minutes left to eat lunch. They can eat in ten minutes,... Read more »
New attendance policy not practical
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
February 3, 2012
Filed under Opinion
The tone indicating that the mod has started sounds. The teacher stands up from behind the desk and tells the class to talk quietly or study something for a second while they take attendance. Twenty minutes later, the teacher stands back up, and class officially starts. Two minutes later, the tone... Read more »
Robotics teams succeed in local competitions
Adam Kuester, News Editor
February 2, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
Robotics team 4506 placed second overall at a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics tournament in Annapolis on Jan. 14. On Jan. 21, team 4621 also placed second at Harford County’s qualifying tournament. Both teams will be participating in the state championship on Feb. 25 at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics... Read more »
Academic Team competes in Bel Air Invitational
Grace Kim, Online Chief
November 22, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories
Who was the Time Magazine “Man of the Year” in 2007? With the clock ticking down, the minds of the Academic Team raced with a million possibilities. This single question would determine which team would break the overtime tie. However, the team’s thoughts were interrupted by the buzz of... Read more »
New pit orchestra director causes concern
Jenny Yang, Graphic Designer
September 21, 2011
Filed under Opinion
When I heard that Mr. Bolden was not directing the pit orchestra for the fall and spring musicals, I was disappointed. Mr. Bolden was the pit director for the past few musicals and I was looking forward to having him as the conductor again this year. When Mr. Briggs left his position as pit director,... Read more »
Lazor, Forester step up to NHS moderator positions
Maggie Cassidy, Managing Editor
May 27, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories
Chemistry teacher Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner, moderator of the NHS for five years, and English teacher Christine Zurkowski, moderator of the NHS for two years, will both be stepping down from their positions. For the 2011-2012 school year, biology teacher William Forester and psychology teacher Paul... Read more »
Browsers compete for the top spot
Grace Kim, Reporter
May 29, 2010
Filed under In-Depth, JCS Press
Sophomore Jenny Yang feels a burning frustration rising up to form a throbbing headache as she sees the little error screen pop up for what seems like the hundredth time. “We’re sorry, Firefox had a problem and crashed.” “No, you’re not sorry!” she says angrily, feeling like the next... Read more »