Students display exemplary behavior despite challenges
Maggie Cassidy, Print Chief
May 7, 2012
Filed under Opinion
As the school year draws to a close with the days getting longer and our attention spans growing shorter, I want to compliment and commend the student body in my final days at JC. As Patriots, you were literally able to weather the storm when good old Hurricane Irene left JC in her wake and a new... Read more »
Pro V. Con: YOLO serves as a good motto
Emily Clarke, Managing Editor
May 3, 2012
Filed under Pro V Con
This is the pro argument on YOLO. To view the con argument, click here. Going skydiving. YOLO. Playing hide and seek with Helen Keller. YOLO. Using the term YOLO. YOLO. In case you live under a rock and haven’t noticed, the term YOLO, an acronym for "you only live once," has popped up everywhere. ... Read more »
Brain Droppings: Administration’s response to Twitter scandal lacks backbone
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
February 10, 2012
Filed under Brain Droppings
The actions of the administration concerning the recent Twitter scandal are, to quote William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Though the administration took disciplinary action, that indeed signifies nothing as far as addressing the real problem is concerned. The... Read more »
Administration takes disciplinary action addressing innapropriate tweets
Amanda Graziano, Opinion Editor
February 2, 2012
Filed under News
The administration is still taking action after the blocking of Twitter occurred. See the news article about this here. On Jan. 12, Principal Madelyn Ball sent a letter to the teachers about how the school is addressing the Twitter controversy. Ball decided to separate the students who have... Read more »
Brain Droppings: Twitter scandal exposes issues of Internet education and desensitization
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
January 13, 2012
Filed under Brain Droppings
To view faculty and student reactions, see the video here. The day has finally come. Twitter at JC is no more. The question is, why now? Students have been posting vulgar things on Twitter about each other since the site was created. Tweets rife with foul language and personal attacks occur... Read more »
The Patriot investigates Twitter controversy
Megan Battaglia and Megan Foard, Multimedia Editors
January 13, 2012
Filed under Dan's Veracious Volumn, Video
Students and faculty give their opinion about Twitter being blocked. Recent controversy over twitter has been discussed through the halls and in many classrooms this week. Read the News article here. Read about more student and teacher reactions here.
JC News Update: Twitter and movie reviews
Megan Battaglia and Megan Foard, Multimedia Editors
January 13, 2012
Filed under Dan's Veracious Volumn, Video
“The Patriot” brings you the JC News Update with Megan Foard and Megan Battaglia. Each week Foard and Battaglia discuss recent events happening around JC. This week disscusions about Twitter have been floating around JC. Foard and Battaglia also show their first movie previews. The movies reviewed... Read more »
Teachers, students react to Twitter being blocked
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
January 13, 2012
Filed under News
Due to the recent inappropriate tweets written by students, the administration decided to block the social networking site Twitter. The News article can be read here. With this change, members of the school community have had opposing viewpoints about the blocking and the inappropriate tweets surrounding... Read more »
Pro V Con: Administration actions on blocking Twitter are justified
Brianna Glase, Managing Editor
January 12, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Pro V Con
This is the pro argument for whether the administration should have blocked Twitter. To read the con argument, click here. Twitter is undoubtedly a convenient tool to keep updated with world and classroom news, but with all the potential it has for communication, it’s no surprise that its usefulness... Read more »
Pro V Con: Administration should not have blocked Twitter
Martha Schick, Managing Editor
January 12, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Pro V Con
This is the con argument for whether the administration should have blocked Twitter. To read the pro argument, click here. The administration has attempted another round of Whack-a-Mole by blocking Twitter. While the behavior that caused the block cannot be condoned, the block has only made... Read more »