AP Environmental Class Field Trip
April 11, 2013
Filed under Photo Galleries, Week In Pictures
Photography by Brianna Glase AP Environmental Class monitored the quality of Deer Creek on April 9. The class gathered organisms and inspected the stream. The trip allowed students to apply their knowledge about ecosystems.
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 »
Students travel to perform service
Caitlin Wolfarth, News Editor
March 15, 2013
Filed under News around JC
Junior Kate Rizzieri sat in the blazing sun during her break from hammering nails into wooden boards and listened to the incredible stories of the people she helped during the Appalachia Work Camp. While there, she helped families who needed something built or rebuilt, and gained a life- changing experience... Read more »
Music composes students’ personalities
Ashley Beyer, Lifestyles Editor
March 7, 2013
Filed under Lifestyles
After a rough day of school, I drive home blaring “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore. Turning up the volume on this mainstream song as loud as possible helps me de-stress from a horrible day as well as pass the time on my fifteen minute drive home. 63.9 percent of students surveyed by The Patriot believe... 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 »
Bomb threat poses no real risk
Mary Kate Luft, A&E Editor
November 2, 2012
Filed under News, News around JC
“It was a blast,” C. Milton Wright senior Connor Nelson said regarding the bomb threat on Oct. 24. Despite Nelson’s comment, no blasts actually went off at C. Milton Wright (CMW), JC, Patterson Mill, Edgewood, and Aberdeen, which were all mentioned in a bomb threat found in a CMW bathroom stall. On... 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
Filed under News
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 »
Color Guard excites audience at first performance
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
February 15, 2012
Filed under Lifestyles, On Campus
Rifles were spinning out of control at the men’s varsity basketball game Feb. 10, when the revived Color Guard showcased their first routine. The Color Guard was brought back to life by music teacher Marc Bolden with the help of baton twirling coach Christine Zoll. They held an informational... Read more »