Week in Pictures: Senior Awards Ceremony
June 5, 2012
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The school community gathered for this year's senior awards assembly on Wednesday, May 30. Awards ranged from perfect attendance to highest grade point averages to specific department awards to students with exemplary characteristics. Photography by Emily Clarke and Martha Schick. A full list... Read more »
Jansing-Kaestner, Medrano move out of state, will not return to JC next year
Ashley Beyer and Maggie Cassidy, Lifestyles Editor and Print Chief
May 16, 2012
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Next year, Science Department Chair Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner and Spanish teacher Jennifer Medrano will not be returning to teach. Jansing-Kaestner will be moving to Nashville because her husband was offered a job there as an airport designer for airports in the Nashville area, after working on... Read more »
Earth Science classes introduce guest speakers for upcoming year
Grace Kim, Online Chief
March 23, 2012
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Beginning with next year’s incoming freshmen, all sections of Earth Science will have guest speakers teach lessons to supplement the usual curriculum. These guest speakers will be experts in various fields and will be brought in at least once every quarter. Science Department Chair Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner... Read more »
Robotics team finishes up season at state championships
Adam Kuester, News Editor
March 15, 2012
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Robotics team 4506 finished 31st out of 32 teams at the Maryland For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge (FTC) Championship on Saturday, Feb. 25. The other JC Robotics team, team 4621, withdrew from the tournament, as only two members could attend. Members of... Read more »
New classes planned for 2012-2013 school year
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
March 15, 2012
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Four new courses are being introduced to the curriculum for the 2012-2013 school year, in accordance with the new STEM program. The Math Department plans to revive two semester length courses: Math Analysis and Statistics. According to Math Department Chair Susan Gradishar, Math Analysis is both... Read more »
JC community sends cranes and prayers to sophomore with lymphoma
Kailey Tracy, Copy Editor
February 22, 2012
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Hands crafting a blue piece of construction paper were the only objects visible upon the projection screen. An anonymous voice taught those interested the correct formation of a paper crane, as science teacher Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner’s advisory put forth their best effort in constructing the piece... Read more »
Robotics teams succeed in local competitions
Adam Kuester, News Editor
February 2, 2012
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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 »
Science department offers students option to graduate with distinction in science
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
February 2, 2012
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Though the STEM academy that will be implemented next year is primarily for incoming freshmen, current students will not be left in the dust of science, technology, engineering, and math. For students who wish to pursue a career in science, the option to graduate with a diploma with distinction in... Read more »
JC hosts annual FIRST LEGO League robotics competition
Adam Kuester, News Editor
December 31, 2011
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The CIA paid JC a visit during the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics competition on Saturday, Dec. 17. The Chicken Investigation Agency, that is. This event marked JC’s second year hosting the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) LEGO League robotics competition. FLL... Read more »
Gender split comes into focus
Emily Clarke, Reporter
June 20, 2011
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When junior Amanda Weerasooriya walked into her Honors Chemistry class in the beginning of the year she thought she’d walked into the wrong classroom. There were about 15 girls and only four boys in the room. This was a high level science class, so where were all the boys? Well, over the past... Read more »