Field day gives seniors chance to bond, stress free

Caitlin Wolfarth, News Editor
May 23, 2013
Filed under Op-Ed, Opinion

Superheroes, business men and women, and pirates all gathered around the JC athletic fields. These were just a few of the ridiculous themes seniors wore as they gathered together to fight to the death in games such as kickball, ultimate Frisbee, softball, and football. This, however, was not a reality... Read more »

Students react to fake profile [Video]

February 5, 2011
Filed under Opinion, Video, Video Eds

In a social networking experiment designed to investigate the role that social media and internet privacy play in JC students' lives, "The Patriot" created a Facebook profile for the fictional Heather Williams. In 24 hours, Williams friended 119 students — 16.3 percent of the student body. In this... Read more »

Exams after Christmas stick to tradition

Rachel Dinsmore, Multimedia Editor
January 20, 2011
Filed under Opinion

Christmas is undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year.  Why would anyone want to soil its perfection with midterm exams? Every year, the administration wrestles with whether to move exams to before Christmas break or to keep their usual date of two weeks after break. Luckily for students,... Read more »

Disney animations draw discontent

Ryan Lina, General Staff
May 23, 2010
Filed under Blogs, Opinion, The World According to Ryan Lina

Did our favorite childhood animated movies seem as bizarre back then as they do now? The first movie I will mention is “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” For those of you who haven’t seen it, let me sum it up for you. The movie is about a man with hunched back who gets locked in a giant tower because... Read more »

Heckling parents ruin sporting events

Maggie Yankovich
January 24, 2010
Filed under Opinion

Three weeks ago, I attended my very first JC athletic event. I suppose this could be seen as somewhat blasphemous, considering I have been at this school for nearly two years now and have had plenty of opportunities to enjoy one of its many teams. I started to become more excited as my friend and... Read more »

Construction paves green efforts

Leah Goss, Senior Staff
June 1, 2009
Filed under Opinion

Joni Mitchell said it best: "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone.  They paved paradise and put up a parking lot." Now Bel Air, Maryland may not be paradise material, but it sure is becoming quite the paved piece of earth.  And I am missing the green. Apparently,... Read more »