The Patriot - October 2011, Issue 1, Vol 47

Helping Haiti

Alumnus tears up the field

Senior ventures to Haiti to help those in need.

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Class color day returns

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Photo by Kristin Marzullo

Senior Sara Turks helps one of the prospective students from the STEM Open House package an egg to be dropped from a ladder.

The Oct. 8 event publicized the addition of the STEM curriculum to the 2012-13 school year.

STEM school to start in 2012 Maggie Cassidy

Print Chief The 2011-2012 school-year will mark the beginning of the new STEM Academy within JC. The STEM Academy will be a program that focuses on the four parts of STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Students will take classes that are geared towards these subjects and receive an education that is based on the four pillars of STEM.

Due to the presence of other STEMbased schools in the Harford County area, such as the Math and Science Academy at Aberdeen High School and the Magnet Program at Edgewood High School, Principal Madelyn Ball believes that this will make JC more competitive and alluring to prospective students.

“I think a lot of kids will come here because of the STEM Academy. Their parents are so thrilled that this school will have a STEM academy,” Ball said. “Because people in this area are choosing be-

tween us and Edgewood and Aberdeen, I wouldn’t want somebody to be choosing public education over us because of a program. We have what we need here.”

Senior Sara Turks agrees with Ball that the STEM Academy will be a success. “I think the STEM program that will be put into place next year seems awesome. It will give students so many opportunities to explore the different fields of math, science, and engineering,” Turks said.

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First alumni weekend achieves success Brianna Glase Managing Editor Director of Annual Giving and Constituent Relations Laura Lang, after a year of planning, emailing, promoting, and advertising, finally got to have her cake and eat it too at the first annual Alumni Weekend, which kicked off Friday, Sept.

30.

“An all-alumni weekend was something we had been thinking about for a long time, most colleges do all-alumni weekends, and we started talking about it last fall. We talked with Beth Siemek, the chair of the alumni committee and class of ‘78, put separate committees together, and started formally meeting last February,” Lang said.

The event started with a President’s luncheon on Friday at noon, held by President

Richard O’Hara and Principal Madelyn Ball. The intention was to let the alumni get a chance to meet with these two newer additions to JC. “We had hoped to have more participants, there were maybe 20, but it’s difficult on a Friday afternoon,” O’Hara said.

The all-alumni reception later that night was attended by over 200 alumni, according to Lang.

This event cost $30, which covered food, beer, wine, desserts, and entrance into the football game against St. Paul’s on Friday, Sept. 30.

Even though they did charge for this event, “it was never intended to be a fundraiser, more of a friend-raiser, to bring alumni back to campus,” Lang said.

On Saturday, the graduating classes with years ending in a one or a six had their individual

Photo courtesy of John Carroll School

The class of ‘96 celebrated their fifteen year reunion with cake and a screening of their Variety Show. The class of ‘96 was one of three classes that met at JC during the Alumni Weekend. reunions.

Three of them were at JC and the three others were at other venues, which Lang, O’Hara, Ball, and Vice-President for Institutional Advancement Kurt Sudbrink visited throughout

the day.

“We just drove from event to event all day,” Ball said.

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The class of ‘10 dressed head to toe in blue, gathers to watch the 2009 Powderpuff game. Class color day will return for Spirit Week 2011.

Emily Clarke Managing Editor Get out your face paint and your duct tape, class color day is officially brought back for Spirit Week 2011.

Class color day will be held Thursday, Oct. 27, the day of the Powderpuff game.

“Being a junior makes you more involved in class color day because of the Powderpuff game. It gives me the opportunity to cheer for the girls in my class,” junior Trey Ford said.

Class color day was not included in Spirit Week festivities last year due to problems caused in the past, such as people painting cars green or blue, a brick by the senior bench being painted green, hair color in sinks, painting on the windows, and student’s throwing punches.

“Class color day had degenerated into a free-for-all, and anything that divides us as a community should be eliminated,” SAC Moderator Rodney Johnson said.

The senior members of the SAC proposed the idea of reinstating class color day to Principal Madelyn Ball during a meeting discussing Spirit Week.

“I think it is important to have class color day because it gives the classes a chance to bond together as a class and be unified for a day. It will also help with getting more spirit at John Carroll,” senior and SAC President Callie Hentz said.

“As a senior, it means a lot to have class color day because I have been waiting for Spirit Week [as a senior] since I was a freshman,” Hentz said. “As president of the SAC, it will help me get a better understanding of how well the classes will obey the rules to see what kinds of things we would be able to do in the future.”

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Fundraiser hits ‘Speed’ bump Adam Kuester News Editor Over seven months ago, the Need for Speed Patriot Raffle ended. This year, students expected a faster, reliable Wi-Fi connection. The proceeds from last year’s raffle have yet to be spent.

According to Director of Annual Giving and Constituent Relations Laura Lang, the money was put towards the 2011-2012 technology budget.

It hasn’t been spent because the money made in the raffle fell short. “We hoped to net $30,000 after expenses, [but] after prizes and expenses we netted $22,000,” Lang said.

Director of Tehnology Greg Russell believes the Wi-Fi is faster this year, even with the old hardware, partly because enrollment is down. “Of course, people are doing more with the access every year,” Russell said.

Lang says that although the proceeds fell short, the raffle was successful. “Special events can be a great way to raise funds, but after time, they tend to lose their ‘glamour’ and appeal. This was the seventh year for the Patriot Raffle and it was not as successful as we wanted it to be.”

“So many faculty and students were wonderful and really participated…but ‘it takes a village,’ as they say, in order for it to be

100 percent successful. So, we’ve put the raffle to bed for now, and are looking for new and exciting ways for our students to get involved in the advancement process,” Lang said.

Senior Rebecca Toskes was

the highest seller with 340 tickets sold, but she’s not bothered by the unspent money. “As long as it was going to benefit the school I didn’t really mind where the money was going,” Toskes said.

Junior Thomas Gardner, how-

ever, was looking forward to better Wi-Fi this year.

“I expected the Internet to be considerably faster, and expected to be able to get a solid connection any time of the day,” Gardner said.

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Average time per page load in seconds The Patriot conducted a study to determine how JC’s Wi-Fi speed stacks up to that of other locations. Wi-Fi was tested in three different locations: the library, the cafeteria, and a random classroom. These results were compared to McDonald’s, Starbucks, and a home connection using Comcast. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 were used. After clearing the browser, five different websites were loaded, three times each. The websites were: www.jcpatriot.com, www. johncarroll.org, sp3.jcteachers.org, www.youtube.com, and jcs.powerschool.com/public. Results were measured in seconds per page load. After averaging the data, it was determined that JC is faster than McDonald’s and Starbucks, but slower than Comcast home Internet.

‘Go Make a Difference’ theme debuts On Friday, Sept. 2 Campus Minister Patti Murphy Dohn unveiled the school year’s new “Go Make a Difference” theme.

Based on a song by Steve Angrisano, Murphy Dohn explains, “It is a challenge [to] our students to make a difference in little ways and in big ways in the world in which they live.”

Murphy Dohn wants this theme to remain prevalent throughout the school year. “Hopefully during morning prayer, full school masses, and retreats, this challenge will be reinforced,” Murphy Dohn said.

The lyrics of “Go Make a Difference” invite students to be “the hands of Christ, reaching out to those in need.” “ I would like to focus on service and general acts of kindness during the school year,” MurphyDohn said.

“It is my hope that students can reach deep within themselves to be the best people they can be,” Murphy-Dohn said.

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Seven travel trips planned for 2011-12 Every year, students travel around the globe and this year is no exception. There are upcoming trips to England, Costa Rica, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Okefenokee Swamp in Florida.

The trips to Okefenokee and Costa Rica are both annual and moderated by social studies and science teacher John Hughes.

Hughes will be taking students to Okefenokee in the fall, but the date of the Costa Rica trip is still being discussed.

“In Okefenokee I’m always looking forward to the nature and snorkeling with manatees, and in Costa Rica I look forward to everything - the food, the people, the culture,” Hughes said.

Guidance Counselor Larry Hensley is co-moderating a trip to England with English teacher Christine Zurkowski. The trip is centered on theater and literature.

Danica Attanasio is coordinating another guided trip to Europe, which will be visiting such Italian cities as Rome, Pompeii, Venice, Capri, Florence, and Sorrento.

German teacher Ashleigh Stall will moderate her first German exchange this summer.

Spanish teacher Jane Michael will also be moderating an exchange.

She will be traveling to Spain for her sixteenth exchange program this January.

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Ball strives to keep ‘Green School’ status On Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 a.m. around 20 people, both students and faculty met in the library classroom with the hope of making a difference at the first Green School meeting. Principal Madelyn Ball was organizing the meeting in order to keep JC certified as a Green School.

Junior Alexa DiPeso was one of the students who gathered with friends and headed to the library classroom that morning.

DiPeso was accompanied by many other students from JC, who all share one common goal, help the environment.

“I joined the group because John Carroll has so many opportunities to be green and help the environment. I’m not a nature fanatic, however, I do think that little changes here and there can really make a difference,” junior Alexa DiPeso said.

“Several students have ex-

pressed interest in the green movement and I’m hoping for a group of people to share responsibility,” Principal Madelyn Ball said. Although JC currently holds a Green School status, the school will have to reapply for this title in 2012.

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ideas on how to remain a Green School. With the greenhouse sitting untouched for several years, students wish to restore it back to its original state. One of the requirements is that parents and community workers help make

these changes possible.

The green movement’s goal is to educate students and staff about saving the environment.

Social studies teacher Paul Lazor has expressed numerous ideas on how to reach this goal.

“I would like to consider having a compost pile at school and maybe a garden. These are hobbies of mine, so I would be interested in seeing if some of these projects could be started at JC,” Lazor said.

According to the online certification process, water conservation and water pollution prevention, energy conservation, solid waste reduction, habitat restoration, building structures for learning about the environment, responsible transportation, and a healthy school environment are the seven areas of qualification.

In order to be certified as a Green School, four out of these seven areas must be met. JC has already begun improvements with technology in order to con-

Photo by Megan Battaglia

Principal Madelyn Ball speaks to participants at the Green School meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23. Ball would like a group of students to take on the task of helping JC become a Green School. serve paper and become more energy efficient in an aging building. The administration is still working on becoming a paperless school by having teachers use Sharepoint for homework instead of having students print their work.

“Being known as a Green

School is something we can be proud of,” Ball said. DiPeso also wishes to get that point across to the student body. “It shouldn’t just be an event where the students don’t really care and ignore it. They should be proud to say their school is a green school,” DiPeso said.

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2016 will be able to apply to and, if admitted, attend the STEM Academy. Ball has high hopes for this venture into the STEM world, aiming to properly prepare students for the work force.

“We know for a fact that when you [students] graduate, all the majority of jobs are going to require a field of STEM. So we have to get you prepared. We also have people in the community, businesses, come to us asking us to start a program like this [STEM]. People involved in our advisory group on this are people from Battelle and places like that are very interested in being involved with this,“ Ball said.

According to Ball, there will be a different admission process for students interested in attending the STEM Academy.

“You [students] have to have some different scores in your high school placement test in math and science.” These higher scores will indicate if the student applying to JC is STEM material.

Next year the STEM Academy will not be separate from JC, but rather it will have its own curriculum integrated with typical courses such as religion, English, and foreign language.

According to Ball, JC already has STEM related courses, but they aren’t organized into a formal program yet. The STEM Academy will have a set curriculum for the students to matriculate through.

“In terms of science, over a four-year period you will take Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and at least another AP type science course. And in math, you will have to get through AP Calculus.

But then in terms of technology and engineering, we will offer an Intro to Drawing course, C.A.D. (computer assisted design), an Intro to Engineering course,” Ball said.

According to Ball, Environmental Science and Chemistry teacher Julie Baker will be teaching Intro to Engineering due to

her training and degree in Chemical Engineering.

Baker and science department chair Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner have already begun planning for this course.

“Mrs. Jansing-Kaestner came to me and asked if I could come up with the curriculum for an Intro to Engineering course. The plan for the course is to give the kids a chance to see what engineers do,” Baker said.

New courses will also include Robotics, Computer Programming, and Forensics.

Students not enrolled in the STEM Academy will be able to take the same courses that are offered to the STEM students, but “STEM kids would get first crack at registering for classes,” Ball said.

Students who are admitted and enrolled in the STEM Academy will be able to graduate in four years from JC’s Stem Academy after completing all of the required STEM courses.

“The guidelines [for class color day] are going to be in writing so everyone, even parents, will know ahead of time what they can or cannot wear,” Ball said.

There will be no room for error with these written guidelines so that students won’t have an excuse if caught breaking one of the rules.

Teachers are going to be encouraged to check students’ outfits in the morning to make sure that they are appropriately dressed.

According to Ball, students who come to school dressed outside of the guidelines will have a chance to correct the problem.

These students can call home for different clothing to be brought in for them or they can change into a spare uniform from the nurse’s office.

“If students can’t get clothes from home or borrow a uniform, they won’t participate. They’ll sit in an office all day,” Ball said.

“If students do not enjoy the

day in the spirit that it is intended, it will disappear. My advice to the students is make good decisions during Spirit Week, and do not be the one that ruins it for everyone. That is the way it is. It only takes one or two to ruin it for everyone,” Johnson said.

Although colors for freshmen and sophomores have fluctated in recent years between yellow and red or white and black, this year students will be dressed following true tradition.

Seniors will be able to dress in green, juniors in blue, sophomores in red, and freshmen in white.

“Class color day is important to me because I feel like I am a part of JC tradition. As a freshman, I saw how much fun it was for individuals to show how proud they were of their class,” junior Emma Minnis said.

“I really want to give the current seniors a chance to prove that they’re not the same as last’s year seniors,” Ball said.

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Rachel Harkins

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Religion teacher Rachel Harkins strummed the strings of her harp in an elegant ball gown, as she competed for the prestigious title of Miss Maryland.

Harkins competed in this pageant for two years, 2009 and 2010, and even though she never won the crown, she placed in the top 10 both years.

After seeing a harpist play at a wedding at age eight, Harkins told her mom that she was interested in playing as well. “I loved playing harp on stage,” Harkins said.

Harkins studied at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and continues to play the harp pro-

fessionally on the weekends.

She even had the opportunity to perform as a soloist at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall earlier this year.

“I was in awe of the opportunity to play in such a magnificent place [Meyerhoff]. I felt that this was the pinnacle of my career to date,” Harkins said.

As for performing in pageants, Harkins said that she originally participated to win the scholarship money, but found that they helped her to “better herself in all areas,” including interview skills and business networking.

“I had to find balance in all aspects of my life to compete well,” Harkins said. She also used God to ground her. She

found her faith in her junior year of high school at Mount de Sales Academy.She would meditate in the chapel during any break she had and was even eventually able to talk about her faith and hold weekly prayer meetings with her classmates.

Harkins wanted to become a religion teacher after she became more of a faith filled person. She also wanted to be an example to teenagers who are going through the same things that she went through.

“In high school, I experienced both good and bad religion teachers who can make or break your faith life. And I just felt God had called me to help teenagers strengthen their faith,” Harkins said.

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Senior helps at Haitian orphanage Online Chief I will never forget Phenol screaming and fighting with everything he had, as my dad struggled to yank a rotting tooth out of his mouth. Suddenly feeling queasy at all of the blood spurting onto my shirt and gloves, I turned away before coming right back to attention when my dad urgently asked for gauze.

I tore off a piece and pressed it to the child’s now empty gum, cooing “Bene, bene Phenol.” We could only pull out four of the 12 teeth that needed to get pulled, but we knew that even a small bit of work would make a huge difference in little Phenol’s life.

If that cavity were to grow any larger, the infection could travel to his brain.

Taking a trip to Haiti to give dental and medical aid to orphaned children for four days might seem unusual, but I really wanted to do it. I went with my father and other missionaries from Mission Ryan, an organization, founded by Dr. Julian Choe, that built an orphanage for children who had been given up by parents who couldn’t take care of them.

The orphanage has schooling and sponsors for each child so that they will get adequate food and clothing. We were there from June 29 to July 2.

The first day, we got to know the children. The orphanage was in good shape compared to other buildings, still standing strong even though it was no bigger than a small suburban home.

A lot of buildings were dilapidated from the earthquake that struck Haiti last year. The orphanage had a play set for the kids and, thank goodness, a working bathroom.

There were two floors, and half of us slept on the upstairs porch while the others slept downstairs.

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there was no electricity, and we had to drink bottled water to avoid getting parasites.

There was a language barrier between the missionary group and the children who spoke French Creole, but that didn’t stop us from playing “London Bridge is Falling Down,” tag, and hide-and-go-seek.

Kids were practically begging for attention and piggy backs constantly, so there was always

something fun to do to keep your mind off of the sweltering sun.

One day we drove the kids down to a beach as a treat before the hardest part of the trip happened: the dental work. The medical checkups were easy and overall painless, and Dr. Choe distributed medicine for the kids.

The dental work, though, was as hard as, well, pulling teeth.

The kids had never even heard of a dentist before, and my dad was quite terrifying with his dental mask and tools.

When he applied anesthesia to the kids who needed to have teeth pulled due to severe cavities, they went berserk. It was understandable, because having your whole face go numb is scary, but it was unnerving even for the volunteers.

The blood and crying children and teeth on the floor was like a scene from a horror movie, but we all knew that this procedure would save the kids from lifelong pain whenever they ate.

Afterwards, we distributed fun tooth brushes to all of our patients and brushed their teeth with a special type of varnish that would reduce plaque and hopefully help prevent future cavities.

I definitely want to go back, as I made incredible bonds with the people that went on the mission, as well as each and every child in the orphanage.

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Senior Grace Kim plays with the Haitian children in the orphanage.

Kim helped give dental and medical aid in Haiti over the summer. things, from numbers and colors in Creole, to sharing and appreciating what you have and loving with all your heart.

An image that will forever stay with me is seeing little baby

Students explore land down under

John Wesley offer the last of the Cheerios he was eating to us, the people who needed it the least.

Missionary or humanitarian work is a life-changing experience that I’d recommend anyone to try.

Freshman dives into aquarium Taylor Hooper Multimedia Editor

Photo Courtesy of Stephanie Carper

Senior Stephanie Carper (left) holds a koala bear, Australia’s unofficial national animal. Carper and junior Bryan Doherty spent three weeks in Australia. While there, they visited the Sydney Opera House (above), swam with dolphins, and saw kangaroos.

Ashley Beyer Lifestyles Editor Senior Stephanie Carper spent the summer cuddling with koalas and kangaroos and looking at the Milky Way. She also used a boomerang for the first time and survived three weeks without her cell phone.

She was able to do this because of a program called People to People which took her to Australia.

The letter she received in the mail was enough to reel Carper in. “When I got to see the stuff we were going to be doing in Australia it sparked my interest. It was going to be a once in a lifetime experience so I thought it would be super fun,” Carper said.

The trip lasted for about three weeks, and was filled with activities. Carper trav-

elled to places like Cairns, Sydney, and Moreton Island.

Carper saw rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, the Capricorn Caves, and the outback. Carper said that her most memorable moments were traveling to the Great Barrier Reef and Sydney.

“We were at the outback and we did tons of activities. We learned how to crack a bull whip, which is a lot harder than you think,” Carper said.

She went to an animal sanctuary in Airlie Beach, where she saw exotic animals such as kangaroos and koala bears. Carper received the opportunity to throw and catch a boomerang, feed bottlenose dolphins, and eat crocodile, which tastes like chewy chicken.

Junior Bryan Doherty also went to Australia for the program. “It was great, I met a lot of great people. Half of our delega-

tion came from California, so I made a lot of friends from there. We did a lot of awesome things like snorkeling and surfing. I loved it,” Doherty said.

For three days, Carper, Doherty and the other students stayed with Australian families. These families took them bowling where the students got to interact with the native Australians.

They also took the students to a porpoise pool where they kissed dolphins and played with the animals.

There were about 40 students on the trip and four chaperones. “I became more independent on the trip,” Carper said. She travelled with a small group of people, for three weeks.

“I left all my troubles at home for three weeks. With no one having a phone, all the kids on the trip were able to become that much closer,” Carper said.

Instead of spending the summer stuck in an office crowded with people, freshman Lindsay Kraus took the road less travelled and spent it in a different environment with an entirely different species.

Kraus spent her summer as a guide at the National Aquarium. Her job was to inform visitors about various exhibits on display.

She learned about the job from her former biology teacher at Roland Park.

To become certified, Kraus was interviewed and trained so that she would be able to handle the Aquarium’s tasks of informing visitors. Although the training lasted for a month, to Kraus, the work paid off.

“The aquarium, for me, is one of the coolest places in the world. There is so much going on. I have also always had a love for learning about the aquatic world,” Kraus said.

Kraus trained for numerous sections of the aquarium so she was able to get an inside view of the aquatic world. “My favorite places to work were in the Australian exhibit and the Atlantic Coral Reef,” Kraus said.

Even though this was Kraus’s first summer at the aquarium, she plans on returning for the next few years. “I absolutely love it.

It was great talking to all the visitors about a subject I was so interested in,” Kraus said.

The job provided Kraus with a new view on the environment. “I was never really that concerned with climate change, but the Aquarium taught me the importance of helping save the environment and the effect it has on everyone,” Kraus said.

Kraus hopes to study marine science in the future if everything continues to go swimmingly, pun intended.

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Birthright educates Respect Life Nineteen, pregnant, and facing the reality of a boyfriend who left with no intention of ever coming back.

This is a situation Birthright Director Carol Maglov found herself in years ago, which subsequently led her to volunteer at Birthright.

Birthright is a nonprofit organization that assists “those concerned with unplanned or untimely pregnancies,” according to their website.

On Sept. 28, Maglov came to speak to the Respect Life Club about Birthright and what services they offer for those who need help with pregnancies or children.

“I contacted her via email.

From the very beginning of my contact with Birthright regarding this event, I could sense their joy in knowing that the John Carroll Respect Life Club was ready to partner with them in their fight to save lives and help women or men in need,” President of the Respect Life Club Nick Henninger said.

According to Maglov, a wide range of people come to the center, with ages ranging from “13 years old to those well into their 40’s, married, single, and from all

different economic classes.”

Aside from giving aid to unmarried couples or women who have unexpected pregnancies, Birthright also helps married couples who may be financially unable to support children, disabled, or are struggling with one parent being deployed in the army or away for extended periods of time.

Birthright is an “interdenominational” organization. “All of our beliefs are Christian beliefs,”

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Maglov said.

Although Birthright promotes the idea of women keeping their babies rather than turning to abortion, it is separate from the political pro-life movement.

According to Maglov, Birthright does not engage in pro-life actions such as protesting outside

Whole grains help contribute to better weight Director of Birthright, Carol Maglov, with Respect Life Club Moderator Christopher Yeung, discusses options Birthright gives to couples in need of pregnancy counseling. The Respect Life Club has teamed up of abortion clinics and aggres- ty. The Bel Air facility is one of the best Birthrights in the area, sively promoting pro-life ideals.

“Our mission is to be there for and so naturally, as John Carroll’s women when they needs us. We Respect Life Club we’ve always are merely another arm of the pro- hoped to establish a partnership with them,” Henninger said. life movement,” Maglov said.

“What we hope to continue to According to Maglov, JC and Birthright have close ties. Birth- achieve from this partnership is right workers have come to speak two-fold: first, as a Respect Life at JC and thrown baby show- Club, we look to be strengthers involving student donations ened in our mission of life by the through the Respect Life Club. good example set by the men and Students who volunteer at women at Birthright. Second, we Birthright are often involved in want to be able to serve Birthright sorting care packages, organiz- by donating our time and treasure ing help packets, or doing office to help them aid women in need.

Bringing Mrs. Carol Maglov onto work.

“Birthright has a long legacy campus to speak to students was of saving lives in Harford Coun- the first step in this mission.”

Senior sculptor reshapes Clay Club Ashley Beyer Lifestyles Editor Senior Dana Grimmel scrutinizes the intimidating block of clay in front of her, trying to decide what to make. She looks around at the other students’ projects and then it hits her. With Halloween fast approaching and fall already here, why not make a pumpkin mug?

Grimmel became a part of the Clay Club last year, as a junior, when it was not as well known.

“It was more of grab a friend and see if we can play with clay situation,” Grimmel said. Now the club has become more organized and well-attended.

She wanted to continue the club this year because she loves working with clay and “watching what other people make out of a simple ball of clay.” Grimmel finds it amazing to see a clay ball become wind chimes, a mug, or a vase.

Grimmel orchestrated the Clay Club with art teacher Michael Gaudreau for the 2011-2012 school year. Though he had been running the club prior to this year, Gaudreau wanted to make sure there was student interest.

“I do try to set up and bring in snacks,” she said. The Clay Club was started for all students, but especially those unable to take the ceramics course and “for those who wanted to let their creativity out in a new kind of way,” Grimmel said.

“It’s not really a class situation.

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Though it is not a formal class, if any more students become members, the Clay Club will have to start charging students for their clay.

The clay club meets every Friday after school in the art wing until four o’clock. Grimmel loves the current outcome of clay club.

“Clay Club was a success from the beginning. When I told a few of my friends about it they were thrilled that they could still be able to make new and creative works of art without taking the class.”

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The media is making a big fuss over getting more whole grains into the diets of Americans. Commercials featuring foods made with whole grains boast that they make people healthier, but what do whole grains do for the body?

And how much is needed?

The essential question is: What makes whole grains different?

Let’s compare whole grain bread to white bread. According to ScienceDaily.com, whole grain bread contains all of the parts of the grain used to make bread: the bran, germ, and endosperm.

The bran and germ are parts of the grain that contain the most benefits. In contrast, white bread goes through a refining process which takes out the bran and germ, leaving behind the starchy endosperm.

Consuming more whole grains has resulted in health benefits.

According to HealthCastle.com, whole grains reduce the risk of heart disease. Whole grain also reduces the risk of cancer. Television ads push the weight benefits of whole grains, and according to HealthCastle.com, people who eat more whole grains really do have a healthier weight.

The Whole Grain Council says that if you see the words “whole grain,” “whole wheat,” “stoneground whole grain,” “brown rice,” “oatmeal,” or “wheatberries” on packages, they contain whole grain. Some examples of foods that contain whole grains are cereals, pasta, and breads.

The Whole Grain Council has also created the Whole Grain Stamp. This is a yellow stamp that helps consumers to spot whole grain products. There are two kinds of stamps, the basic stamp and the 100 percent stamp.

The Basic Stamp contains eight grams, or half of a serving, and the 100 percent Stamp contains 16 grams, or a whole serving.

The 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that Americans eat at least three servings of whole grains every day. While incorporating 48 grams of whole grains into a healthy diet seems like a difficult task, it can be as simple as checking the labels of food products for whole grain ingredients or stamps of approval.

As mentioned above, many cereals contain whole grain, so you can incorporate your first serving into every morning. Snack on whole grain crackers during the day and try to encourage your parents to buy pastas made with whole grain as well as sandwich breads for school lunches.

Who wouldn’t want to make their diet more wholesome with whole grain when it can be so easy?

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‘The Patriot’ staff reviews this season’s variety in entertainment

Wegman’s

Newly opened supermarket charms customers Eva Bialobrzeski A&E Editor The familiar smells and dimmed lights inside Wegman’s made the massive store somehow feel cozy even while maneuvering a shopping cart through the maze of people and shelves of food.

This supermarket possesses the well-known, unique quality of being more than a grocery store. Its popularity has finally led to the opening of Harford County’s very own Wegman’s.

Wegman’s is more of a supramarket rather than a supermarket. With over 75 locations in the U.S., its newest location opened in Abingdon, Maryland on Sunday Sept. 18.

Harford County, an ever-growing residential area, welcomed the new store with opened arms, crowding the store long after its grandopening.

On the day of its grand open-

Photo by Ashley Moxely

Wegman’s customers meander through the deli to check out the wide selection. Along with the deli, Wegman’s has a food bar that offers Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and vegetarian cuisine.

ing, police officers directed customers to the few remaining parking spaces.

When first stepping into the store, choosing a path might be difficult due to the hoards of people and the sheer volume of choices, but going left will take patrons into a circle around the store in which they’ll be able to see everything that the market has to offer. Some words of advice – do not go in there hungry.

‘Unbroken’ Lovato’s album fails to stir emotion with generic lyrics and beats

The smells of the buffet and bakery hit customers all at once as friendly employees pass out coupons, club cards, and magazines with unique recipes while somehow managing to not be completely obnoxious about it.

While the prepared food aisle is quite affordable, it seems as if customers spend more money on objects such as milk and butter at Wegman’s rather than a market such as Shoprite and Giant. May-

Eva Bialobrzeski A&E Editor So long to the days where talent trumped appearances and Disney Channel stars were only to be found on TV. There seems to be a new Disney starlet out on the scene. There’s to be a pattern with Disney-sponsored young girls shedding their innocent images for more grown-up styles, lyrics, and appearances, and Demi Lovato’s new album “Unbroken” clearly emulates her new post-Disney image.

While the album isn’t the worst, it’s a far cry from anything good that pop culture has to offer. It’s quite generic, and the lyrics and beats could have been written or sung by anyone.

The first song “All Night Long” features music greats Missy Elliot and Timbaland, but tries way too hard. It’s a mix between dance and techno with Lovato repeating words in a voice that sounds computer-altered.

Songs such as “Who’s That Boy” and “You’re My Only Shorty” sound as if they are replicas of “All Night

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be it’s the allure of the store or the feeling that the products are of more of quality. The prices sure won’t stop shoppers from coming in, though.

The prepared food ranges from Thai to Indian to Chinese, with all of the freshly made food is easily ready to place in boxes of every size and shape. The prepared food area transitions into a sit-down café and bakery on the other side.

While walking down the bakery, it feels akin to a Saturday morning at a farmer’s market, while the aromas of muffins, bagels, freshly baked pretzels, and petit fours combine to create an exotic smell that could match the best marketplace.

Following the bakery, the pleasant array of beautiful flowers catch the shopper’s eye before they find themselves lost between aisles of teas and organizational products that eventually lead up to an enchanting wall of candy dispensers that will make anyone feel like a child again.

Most people don’t view a simple grocery store as a magical place, but a visit to Wegman’s might change their beliefs. It’s a lifestyle, giving families the freshest products and an unforgettable experience.

Long.” Everything from the beats to the lyrics sounds identical. A little variety here would go a long way.

Even the songs in which Lovato tries to mix it up and create something heartfelt, she fails. “Lightweight” and “Unbroken” are both about pain and heartbreak, but sound as if Lovato is just whining.

Still, the whole album isn’t terrible.

Two songs that are somewhat worth listening to are “Skyscraper” and “For the Love of a Daughter.” While the songs lack any unique qualities, their slow tempos combined with Lovato’s polished voice come together to create something not amazing but at least somewhat good.

Demi Lovato never reached the stardom of her Disney counterparts Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez, and her album shows that in the way that no one single song on the album is catchy. While she may have multiple celebrities featured on the album and a few decent songs, none of them will ever be as catchy as Cyrus’s “Party in the U.S.A.”

The CW offers mix of teenage romantic dramas Megan Foard Multimedia Editor When the clock strikes eight, I’m whisked away from reality to a far-off place. Whether the characters from this place are witches, vampires, werewolves, or teenagers, they all have something that keeps viewers tuning in every week.

Season four of 90210 shows the gang at college. Within the episode, there was a pregnancy,

a marriage proposal, a kidnapped sister, and a husband with cancer.

Sometimes the show can become a bit exaggerated, which makes some situations seem unrealistic. Although the situations are extreme, the acting is expressive, and the storyline is wonderful. Watch this show at 8 o’clock Tuesdays on the CW. “Vampire Diaries” is back and better than ever. Elena is fighting to bring Stephan, her vampire boyfriend, back from Klaus while

Damon fights for Elena. Stephan is stuck mercilessly killing people for Klaus because he had to save Damon from a werewolf bite.

This show is confusing if you don’t consistently watch it, but its worthwhile. Watch it at eight Thursdays on the CW. Debuting this season is yet another drama, “The Secret Circle.”

It follows the life of Cassie whose

mother just died. She moves to the town where her mother grew up and finds out that not only was her mother a witch, but so is Cassie.

“The Secret Circle” always keeps you guessing. It airs right after “Vampire Diaries,” so finish your homework early so you have time for your mini marathon event.

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BY CARA REILLY

Anticlimactic plot unfolds in ‘One Day’ Although flawed by an inconsistent main male character and a disappointing ending that is more bitter than sweet, “One Day” is an intriguing, realistic story of undeniable love.

“One Day” is a quintessential just-friends story told in a fresh way with a yearly snapshot of the relationship between Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew. The entire novel takes place on the same date, revisiting the anniversary of when they met and allowing author David Nicholls to tell a 20year love story without writing a novel the size of a dictionary.

Beginning on July 15, 1988 after their college graduation, Emma and Dexter’s almost-romance evolves into an unlikely friendship. Their characters are exposed through a third-person narrative, revealing Emma as an opinionated individualist and Dexter as a carefree narcissist.

While Emma’s life goal as a college graduate is to change the world, even if it’s “just the little bit around you,” Dexter aspires to be rich and to have fun. Dexter’s privileged, self-absorbed demeanor makes him a character difficult to like. Drunk or drugged for the majority of the 435 pages, Dexter’s one redeeming quality is his friendship with Emma. Her passion and outspoken personality carry this novel.

Nicholls’s unique format makes “One Day” a quick read, but not because it lacks profound writing. The annual peek into their lives reads almost like a diary, an intimate portrait created despite a third-person narrative. His insightful writing accurately portrays the lost years after graduation and the unavoidable change that a young person goes through.

During Dexter’s substanceabuse years of fame as a television announcer, he treats Emma as an old jacket that he has outgrown.

Dexter is a one-man wrecking ball as he destroys any meaningful relationships in his life.

Accurately referred to as “the most odious man on television,” Dexter’s career crashes and burns, the embers extinguished

by Sylvie, his wife who doesn’t laugh because she doesn’t like what it does to her face. Dexter naturally falls back on Emma after their short-lived union.

The eventual union of Emma and Dexter as a couple is not a spoiler because it is so inevitable in such a book. However, after all of the anticipation built up by Nicholls, roughly only 30 pages of the book are devoted to their life together. This ridiculously insufficient amount creates an anticlimactic, unbalanced story.

Although anticlimactic and at times depriving their relationship of substance, the novel’s wry humor in the bleakest of situations creates a realistic, readable story.

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Whether crawling through the mud, waking up at 5 a.m. for training, shooting 50-caliber guns, riding aboard warships, or flying helicopters, Patriots and their familes are dedicated to the call of service Recent alumni heed the call to service through various service branches Stephanie Meadowcroft Lifestyles Editor Jennifer Eikenberg, class of ’09, did not spend her summer like any typical alum. Eikenberg completed part of her military training by driving a submarine for a day, spending three days aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, flying a Seahawk helicopter, and experiencing tear gas for the first time in her life.

Eikenberg said she joined the military because she wanted to “do something challenging and different with [her] life.” Eikenberg is currently a midshipman in her second class year at the United States Naval Academy, studying English and four different sciences.

“The academy has a very rigorous academic schedule especially as a freshman, or ‘plebe,’ due to dealing with not only academics, but also plebe rates,” Eikenberg said. A plebe is a freshman in the Naval Academy, and plebe rates include freshman professional knowledge, daily information they have to know, and dealing with the upper-class.

Along with academics, Eikenberg must complete military training. “Protramid” is a part of training where military trainees spend four weeks finding out more about possible service selections. Each week is a different area of service: submarines, surface warfare [ships], aviation, and marine corps,” she said.

After graduation, Eikenberg hopes to “service select” Marine Corps and pursue a job in the intelligence branch after completing officer training camp. “I feel as if I had to grow up a lot faster my freshman year… It was definitely a sacrifice in the beginning, but it has been well worth it,” Eikenberg said. Eikenberg is only one of the many recent JC alumni that has answered the call to serve in the U.S. military.

Kendra Wade, class of ’10, is another woman challenging herself with the military. “I joined because I wanted to serve my country and be a leader in ways I couldn’t in the civilian world,” Wade said.

Currently Wade is in Army ROTC, which stands for Reserve Officer Training Camp. She attends the University of Arizona where she is majoring in nursing, in addition to ROTC. “While finishing my college degree I meet with ROTC every morning at 5 a.m. for Physical Training and have a two hour class twice a week. I will go to Basic Training and possibly Air Bourne school this summer for 28 days,” Wade said.

Wade plans to graduate from the University of Arizona and Army ROTC in 2015 as a 2nd Lt. with her Nursing degree. She hopes to be stationed in the Nursing Corps in either Germany or Hawaii.

“The benefits are definitely the leadership skills you learn. You are not only in charge of yourself, but also members of your battalion and you all depend on each other. It has shaped me as a leader in more ways than I could express in words,” Wade said.

Ryan Eilerman, class of ’11, joined the military in June 2011.“It’s my duty, but also my privilege to serve my country and to give back to those who have given it all, and those who are giving right now,” Eilerman said. He currently attends the United States Naval Academy.

According to Eilerman, he faces difficulties such as “giving up a normal life, a normal lifestyle, risking your life, sacrificing the ability to start a family properly, and not being able to be there for important family events.”

Eilerman plans to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. He hopes to be commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and work in intelligence.

“Those who serve in the military love it…The benefits are having a guaranteed job, and a dream job at that. It has put me on a fast track to a successful career and countless opportunities to make a positive impact on the world we live in,” Eilerman said.

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of JC students have a family member in the military

Photo courtesy of Kendra Wade

Kendra Wade, class of ‘10, poses with a fellow ROTC member at the University of Arizona. ROTC requires Wade to wake up at 5 a.m. for training every morning.

With which branch of the militar does your family member serve?

Coast Guard 5.2% Marines 26.0%

All students were polled on Se through Surveymonkey. 257 st responded to the survey.

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Army 41.7%

Air Force 28.1% Navy 21.9%

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(Left) Jennifer Eikenberg, class of ‘09, crawls through the mud during military training camp. (Above) Eikenberg shoots a 50-caliber gun at training camp. These were two military experiences Eikenberg had while discovering more about her possible service selections while attending the United States Naval Academy

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Other 22.3%

Sibling 12.6% Aunt/Uncle 24.3%

of military family members have been deployed overseas

Current students experience challenges of having family in military Stephanie Meadowcroft Lifestyles Editor As senior Heather Kirwan made her way to Dean of Students Thomas Vierheller’s office, she didn’t know what she had done to warrant a visit to the Dean in charge of discipline. She would have never guessed that her father Mark Kirwan would be waiting for her after returning from service overseas in the U.S. Air Force.

The first thing she said to her dad was that she hadn’t cut the grass yet because of the weather.

For Heather, having her dad coming back from a deployment is nothing new. Mark has been deployed six times since Sept. 2001, but Heather still worries about him.

“I think when a parent leaves it is the hardest part, because with each beginning, I know that there’s a long road ahead. The first month is by far the hardest because it’s all about adjusting to the idea. During that month, all I can do is think about the ‘what if’s?’”

Heather said.

This past summer while her father was away, Heather was responsible for taking care of her dad’s house, including mowing the lawn. “I had no problem taking responsibility for the house, but simply only being able to talk [to him] once a week for an hour or two was a burden,” Heather said.

To stay connected with Mark while he was overseas, she would meet with her grandmother and sister to Skype him every weekend. “I’m just glad we had

Parent 19.4%

Cousin 41.7%

really good communication the entire time he was deployed. It definitely gave our family a better peaceof-mind,” Heather said. She describes the feeling she gets when her father comes home as “by far the best feeling in the world.”

“I was just overcome with happiness and relief, and it feels like a weight is just lifted off your shoulders,” Heather said.

While it is tough to have a parent that serves for the country, Heather sees the positive side of her dad’s sacrifices. “It definitely deepens the value of family, because of time away from each other. I think it’s also great to feel such pride in a person and think of them as a hero,” Heather said.

Heather has been positively affected by Mark’s military involvement. “It’s made me a stronger, more independent person. It’s taught me how to be patient, how to deal with my fears, and how to trust that there’s a reason for everything that happens in life,” Kirwan said.

Junior Adam Isennock also has a father in the National Guard as a helicopter pilot that has been deployed. He was in Iraq from 2005 to 2006 and left again four weeks ago deployed again for 13 months.

“It’s usually really sad when [my dad] leaves for deployment. You don’t realize how sad it really is until you see your other family members’ reactions and [he] leaves,” Isennock said. “It was hard for our family. I have two brothers; one is in eighth grade and the other is a freshman in college. It’s weird because it’s just me, my mom, and little brother at home.”

Isennock and the rest of his family has to take up more responsibilities that his father would usually help out with. Luckily for Isennock, “The year goes by fast, [and] when he comes home it’s a great relief.”

Photo courtesy of Heather Kirwan “I think that my dad being away makes my family stronger and it makes me have more responsibility, Senior Heather Kirwan poses with her father, Mark. Heather is one of the 35 percent of students who has a family member serving in which helps me as a person,” Isennock said. the military.

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Art Academy opens with success Brianna Glase Managing Editor At age seven, Associate Director of Enrollment Kim Brueggemann danced around in her tiny tap shoes, beaming as she learned basic dance moves. At age nine, her passion for performing arts grew as she auditioned for her first community theater production. Today, she is the Academy Director of JC’s Academy of Performing Arts and Dance.

Brueggemann has always been ambitious. She performed, choreographed, and directed many dinner theater shows for the Phoenix Festival Theater Productions at Harford Community College. President Richard O’Hara approached her about a new addition to JC’s performing arts. “[O’Hara] asked me if I could have one thing happen here that was feasible for the school, what would it be? One of my dreams as a dance instructor with a passion for the performing arts was to have an on-campus dance studio,” Brueggemann said.

The Academy of Performing Arts and Dance opened on Sept.

6. The Academy offers ballet, taught by McKenzie Shanahan, jazz, taught by alumna Alyson Jacques, hip-hop, taught by Tigga Smaller, tap, taught by Brueggemann, and musical theater, taught

by Julie Parrish and guidance counselor Larry Hensley.

“Once we decided to do musical theater, we realized that it is a very hot commodity in the county because other dance programs in the county don’t offer musical theater,” Hensley said.

Sophomore Amanda Reid is one of the dancers in the full musical theater class. “I love acting in the shows here, and I thought it would improve my acting,” Reid said.

The winter play, “White Christmas,” also inspired a few students to join Brueggemann’s tap class. “I’ve never tapped before, but I think the lessons are going to help because there’s tap in ‘White Christmas,’” junior Jen Kreis said.

Brueggemann is pleased so far.

Junior works on recording original album

Photo by Taylor Hooper

Cara Reilly Photo courtesy of Emily Cashour

Sophomore Madison Meyer observes her music sheet during class in the new Academy of Performing Arts and Dance Center. The academy opened for classes on Sept. 6 on JC’s campus.

“I just hope that it continues to get more enrollment based on the happiness of the people that have already had classes. I would like people to leave here feeling like

they had adequate, professional training in all of these areas, and that they want to nurture their interest in the arts,” Brueggemann said.

Copy Chief Junior Marcus Munroe lives out the lyrics of Sister Sledge’s anthem “We Are Family,” as he records his own album, following in his family’s musical footsteps.

“I was inspired by watching them perform as a little boy . . .

I wanted to do it myself,” Munroe said. His mother and siblings all sing. His mother also plays the keyboard and his brother produces. His cousins and uncle also write songs and produce.

“I have been in music for several years and have always had a goal to produce my own CD,” Munroe said. “I started to produce and write songs towards this goal, and now I am in the process of making my own CD.” Munroe got into music at a young age.“I started on pots and pans at the age of two,” Munroe said. “At the age of five, I began to play on my brother’s drum set.

The reason I started was because I was inspired by my brother who used to play.” His 26-year-old brother is now a singer.

Munroe describes his music as “hip-hop and R&B with a mix of rock and pop.” His experience, hard work, and family ties make it possible for him to record his own CD as a junior in high school.

“My uncle is a producer in New York and was amazed with my talent, so he invited me to come down to New York to record,” Munroe said. He strives to travel to New York at least twice a month in order to make the album’s release date sooner rather than later.

“I am hoping [to release the CD] in the next six months or so, but it all depends on my schedule.

There is no real time period. It just depends on how much time you put into it,” Munroe said.

Every song on the album is written and produced by Munroe.

“My plan for the album is to demonstrate my talent and to travel worldwide performing. I would like to be an inspiration to other kids who would like to follow their dreams,” Munroe said.

Family has made Munroe’s goals achievable. “I’ve received help from my brother, my uncle, my mother, and my sister since they are all musicians,” he said.

Munroe’s success is just beginning. Look out for his first album, coming soon.

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Scott Novak Opinion Editor It was hard to miss the posters of bloody fetuses driving into school Sept. 2. Shocked remarks were exchanged among students about how such a thing could be legal. But this anti-abortion group, The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, has a right to display these graphic images.

Being pro-choice, I am especially against the message this group spreads. Yet, I am not against their right to say it. A common response to this is: “But there are limits to free speech.

You can’t yell fire in a theater.”

Yes, there are limits. We shouldn’t be asking why the abortion protesters deserve protection, but rather why they are under attack. “The content of the speech is revolting” doesn’t seem like a strong enough reason to persecute these people.

In fact, the point of the First Amendment is to protect the right to express ideas that we do find revolting. It wasn’t written so that we can say things like, how cute kittens are, or how unicorns rank

among my top favorite mythical creatures. It was written to protect our right to say things that disgust others.

Just think of the Westboro Baptist Church. Picketing funerals of dead soldiers and proclaiming “God hates fags” is an absolutely horrendous message. Yet the Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that the church does have a right to their protests.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who was involved with the Westboro Baptist Church case, wrote, “Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and – as it did here – inflict great pain.”

But under the First Amendment, he continued, “We cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker.” Free speech is one of the foundational values of America, and protecting this value requires protection of speech that could upset others. There are a great many things that we can do to go up against the messages of these types of groups. However, creating loopholes in the First Amendment is not one of them.

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Amanda Graziano Opinion Editor Should someone be allowed to post porn on the corner before turning into John Carroll? If you are saying no right now, you may continue reading.

We all remember the day we were driving to school, and saw the protestors with their graphic pictures. It was like a bad car accident. The image will forever be engrained into our brains.

These protestors shouldn’t be allowed to put their pictures anywhere, even if they are on public property.

They wouldn’t be able to post porn outside of school, so why should they be able to post pictures of bloody fetuses in the same place? I’m not saying that their message was negative, but the way they presented it was.

They could have easily contacted Principal Madelyn Ball and asked if they could present something to the school about the pro-life movement (preferably without the pictures).

The protestors didn’t need to

go and do something that drastic.

The thing that bothered me the most was that many young children saw those signs out front of our school.

It wasn’t just teenagers and their parents. People of all ages shouldn’t have to look at things like that, especially children.

Another thing that bothered me was that I received many comments about it from high school students that don’t go to JC. They wondered why JC would put up pictures like that outside of our school. They assumed that we had something to do with that, and I don’t want that association.

Many high schools have bad reputations for being a big drinking school or a big drug school, but no school wants a bad reputation for being a gross and disgusting school that posts pictures of bloody fetuses outside of their campus.

JC is a Catholic school, and we are already pro-life. We already agree with their beliefs. The abortion protesters are preaching to the choir.

What did you think of the protesters?

Freshman

Sophomore

T.C. Sanders Alex Kane “I was upset and “I didn’t really find shocked because we a problem with it.” are a Catholic school so we are already against abortion.”

Senior

James Mews “I know it was graphic, but it didn’t really disturb me.”

Senior

Kelsey LeBuhn “I almost crashed into the car in front of me because I was distracted.”

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Brain Droppings

BY SCOTT NOVAK

Skepticism paves way for informed society The happier a thought makes people feel, the more likely they are to accept it without much critical thinking. This way of forming opinions can be dangerous if we care about what is true.

Take, for example, Mother Teresa. Students almost always mention her name when asked by a teacher to think of an altruistic person. But how many of these students actually know anything about her besides that she’s supposed to be good? Was Mother Teresa really good all the time?

Mother Teresa is most famous for opening the first Home of the Dying in Calcutta. This is seen by most as a positive thing. But her hospices weren’t a place for the poor to relieve their suffering at all.

According to Christopher Hitchens, who has published a book on the misdemeanors of Mother Teresa called “The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice,” people who volunteered at this hospice were shocked. The needles were reused without being sterilized.

Medical aid beyond ibuprofen was not given. Volunteer Mary Loudon wrote about how medical treatment was refused to a 15-year-old boy whose death could have been prevented by antibiotics. Quality medical care was simply not offered, despite the millions of dollars the nun recieved in donations.

Clearly, critical thinking and research skills need to have a greater emphasis in the education system if the above information is news to the majority. The upcoming 2012 election that most seniors will be able to vote in makes this even more crucial.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry, who has authorized 234 executions as Governor of Texas, would like his voters to believe that “the state of Texas has a very thoughtful, very clear process in place.” This sounds good, if you ignore the fact that Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in prison and 12 years on death row until proven innocent, was almost a victim of this very clear and thoughtful process.

Most politicians would also like their voters to believe that they support our troops. But when the audience booed at a gay soldier during a Republican presidential debate, not one of the candidates tried to defend him. However, Obama did speak out against this, which would strengthen his campaign, unless you know that Obama doesn’t actually support full equal rights for gays.

Believing facts just because they sound good is unrealistic and dangerous. In a world where people have access to more information than ever, it is vital to sift through the hypocritical refuse and discover what’s actually true.

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OPINION

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With the 2011-2012 school year, JC not only saw a change in authority, but a change in several rules and programs. Efforts to revive the “green” status of the school sprang into action, food became taboo in the library, and both faculty and students began to don purple every Friday.

Principal Madelyn Ball has been quick on the changes indeed.

Ball has also announced that she is planning to reform the drug and alcohol policy. She mentioned in her opening address to the school that it will involve educating students and getting parental involvement.

Until now, students have only seen the drug and alcohol policy become combined into one policy in their handbooks. However, parents will now be filling out emailed forms that must be completed for an educational program called “AlcoholEdu.” If they don’t consent to completing the program, their children will not

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Parent alcohol-ed program predicted to be successful

be admitted to the homecoming dance floor.

It certainly is an interesting approach, but the question is, will it work? Will having parents completing this program for their children just so that they can attend homecoming actually cut down on drinking?

The answer, after viewing the program firsthand, seems to be yes. It’s true that only time will tell if this new educational approach to tackling underage drinking will be more effective than the way the administration previously dealt with drinking incidents, however, it certainly seems to be off to a promising start.

The program is straight and to the point, and only takes about 20 minutes to complete. Making it a requirement will hopefully ensure that parents will take the time to complete it and learn valuable information.

The program helps parents un-

derstand how to start a conversation with their kids about alcohol and how to make their talk effective.

In this program, there are several video clips of students that express their honest opinions about things parents can do to develop an open and trusting relationship with their child, especially when it comes to serious topics such as underage drinking. There are also solid statistics about how many students are drinking and what signs to look for if they suspect that their child is drinking.

The program also makes various suggestions to parents, such as being aware of what’s going on in their child’s life. Parents are given the responsibility to ensure that their children refrain from drinking. As much as students hate to admit it, they often don’t think about the consequences of drinking. Parents have to realize that when their children are participating in underage drinking,

they are breaking a law.

Parents must serve as role models and be there for their kids when peer pressure gets tough, but sometimes they might not know where to begin with their child. This program is a great start to cutting down on underage drinking, and, although it’s required, it doesn’t force parents to do anything but look through the information and consider going over it with their child. One awkward conversation about alcohol could save lives.

Students should encourage their parents to complete this program with them. Give it a chance.

Give your parents a chance.

Parents are the ones who are most likely paying for that homecoming ticket anyways, and not to mention JC’s hefty tuition.

They care, and you should too.

You have your whole life to drink responsibly after 21, so don’t ruin your high school years doing it irresponsibly now.

policy, if you were not Catholic or did not want to receive communion, you would stay quietly in your seat and respectfully wait.

A student who wishes to remain anonymous was told by a teacher during mass that he would be forced to sit in a corner by himself away from the rest of the school. A teacher should not punish this action or even threaten to punish. It is one way to make a person truly feel like they do not belong.

I did not know why the rule had to be changed in the first place, so I went directly to the source: Principal Ball. According to Ball, the policy was changed because she was worried about students tripping over each other and getting hurt. I feel a student should still be able to choose whether or not he or she wants to receive communion or a blessing.

Ball said that you did not have to receive any blessing if you did

not want to during our interview on Tuesday, Sept. 20, but this was not what was said before our first school mass earlier in the month.

This was not the message that was perceived by the faculty and student body originally. It is important that they know they still have the ability to make their own

decisions.

Since the procedure was changed simply because of safety and not any religions reasons, it needs to be made clear to the faculty and student body that it is okay not to receive any blessings or communion and to purely keep the line moving.

Forced communion impinges on students’ religious beliefs

Artwork by Lauren Friedly

Megan Foard Multimedia Editor On Sept. 9, my classmates and I were told that we would have to receive a Catholic blessing or communion during mass. I was furious. In all four years of my student life, never have I been insulted in such a way.

The 28 percent of the JC population that is non-Catholic go to Mass, pray, and take religion class without causing a scene. It is understood that this is normal for going to a Catholic school, but this new policy drew the line.

If you are not of the Catholic faith, why would you want to be blessed with the sign of cross? Being Jewish, I know firsthand that I do not want to be blessed with the sign of the cross because it is not my symbol of prayer. I would think a Christian would find it uncomfortable to be blessed with a Star of David. Before this new

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Library policy changes produce negative student reactions

Artwork by Lauren Friedly

Megan Battaglia Multimedia Editor This is it. Senior year. The year of privileges. Too bad those privileges were taken away before they even started.

All summer I had been looking forward to this year, and the many privileges that seniors receive.

One privilege that I specifically longed for was the use of the senior classroom.

In the beginning of the year, I enjoyed using the senior classroom to eat lunch and escape the cafeteria for a mod. It was a place where I could actually hear my

friends speak.

With recent changes involving the library, the privilege of eating lunch in the senior room has now been taken away. I find this change to be unfair to the class of 2012, because the senior class before us has had the opportunity of using the room and spending their time in there however they pleased.

Why change it this year? There should be no reason to change a tradition that has been a part of JC in recent years.

The new changes of the library as a whole irritate me as a student. The concept of students be-

ing forced to leave the library at the end of each mod is a hassle.

It’s unfair to turn students away at the door who wish to study during several mods.

The idea of having to pack up in the middle of a study session and then return four minutes later and resume studying is senseless.

Like other students, sometimes I only have one mod off and want to get homework done or study in a quiet area while eating lunch.

With the new changes, I’ll either have to skip lunch for the day or be unprepared for class. While studying should be done at home, many students rely on the library

and its resources to finish work.

I feel as if the librarians are putting more work on themselves.

It is imprudent to not let students print in between classes, especially when some students don’t have printers at home compatible with their school laptops.

It’s hard to be prepared for class when you’re denied the right to print your homework if you don’t have a pass.

While the new changes may have been created with good intentions, in the long run, they simply won’t work. I’m giving these new changes a month. If it lasts longer I’ll be shocked.

Powderpuff changes incite concern Tradition changes with entrance fees, night game, and new player policy.

Amanda Graziano Opinion Editor They say that nothing in life is free, and the 2011 Powderpuff game is no exception. This year, the Powderpuff game has gone through many changes, and the entrance fee is just one of them.

The game will be held at night, under the lights on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. It will cost $1 for students and $3 for everyone else.

Now it will be more like a real football game as the lights will add a lot more excitement to the game and a little more competition.

As much as I like the idea of being under the lights, it makes me a little nervous. For some reason, when the sun goes down and the spotlights come on, tension rises. Adding tension onto an already tense situation will make for a very interesting Powderpuff game.

Another change that people will either hate or love is that everyone can join. In past years, athletes that participated in fall sports weren’t allowed to join, which was one of the reasons why

I chose not to play a fall sport. But this year every junior and senior girl is welcome to sign up.

It’s not that I mind sharing the field with my fellow seniors, but I am worried that they won’t be as dedicated as the people who don’t play a sport in the fall. They might not be able to show up to all of the practices, so they won’t be able to learn the plays.

I also liked the idea of the underdogs getting their chance to shine. Athletes already get their time to shine and earn their fancy trophies, so let the little people have a chance.

Last year, I played on the team as a junior and I loved it. The feeling of school pride was evident throughout the whole game.

Even though everyone in the school had to come, I feel like people would come anyway because they want to cheer on the juniors and seniors.

This year, although I like the idea of having the game under the lights, giving the students and faculty the option to come makes me a little apprehensive, especially because they now have to pay to get it in and who knows what the turnout will be like.

Artwork by Jenny Yang

I have a feeling that the majority of students that show up will be seniors, some juniors, and a couple of freshmen and sophomores here and there. Ultimately, the number of students that show

up will reflect the amount of school spirit at JC. I say let’s try out these changes for this year, see how it works, and if no one shows up change it back.

Martha’s Musings

BY MARTHA SCHICK

Purple Friday discriminates against nonRavens fans It’s Friday, and I’m not wearing purple.

Every Friday since the beginning of school, students have been allowed to wear purple apparel over their uniform.

“Purple Fridays” are one of the things that Principal Madelyn Ball has brought back since becoming our principal, and it’s one of my least favorite.

I’ll admit that it is not entirely without merit. The fact that she is allowing us to have a slight change in our drab uniform as long as we behave is commendable. While I like the idea of students getting special privileges for good behavior, the exclusiveness of this day bothers me.

Instead of allowing students to wear the colors of the team for which they’re rooting, Ball only allows students to wear purple or their regular uniform. If students wear the colors of an opposing team, they could be punished for being out of uniform. In short, if you are a Ravens fan, you have nothing to worry about. However, if you support any of the other 31 teams in the NFL, you have a problem.

I am a Steelers fan. Yes, most of you just threw this paper on the ground and stomped away in disgust, but it’s true. While the Steelers are an unpopular team around here, Ball doesn’t realize that I live five minutes from Pennsylvania, have family in Pittsburgh, and absolutely adore Troy Polamalu’s luscious locks.

Let he among you with amazing hair throw the first stone.

I try to remain relatively low -key about football in school, but this is another issue. I can try not to brag about winning the Super Bowl six times while the Ravens have only won once. But the fact that I won’t be able to get out my yellow tights and root for my team when the rest of the school is able to do the same in purple makes me wonder why there is freedom of expression for some and not for others.

So now I speak to Ball directly. I know that you grew up in Bal’more, but is it fair to force your football team on the rest of us? This is my simple plea: turn a color-blind eye to the colors that we wear on Friday.

Feel free to limit the colors to those teams that play on that specific weekend, but allow a bit of friendly competition. Unless you’re afraid the Steelers are going to win it all. Not to harp on it too much, but once again, we’ve won the Super Bowl six times.

If you feel a little threatened, I suppose I understand.

See you at the Super Bowl.

We’ll be the ones with the trophy.

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Men’s volleyball remains optimistic

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Copy Editor

The volleyball came hurling continually back and forth over the net.

As sophomore Chris Collins sprinted to the ball, his heart pounding, the scoreboard appeared in his peripheral vision.

If his team won this volley, they would have their first win under their belt. The ball dropped on Archbishop Curley’s side of the court. JC had their first victory.

The win against Archbishop Curley was the first for the team, and as of now, stands alone.

Despite the men’s varsity volleyball 1-7 record, the team as a whole seems optimistic. “We will improve as the season goes on,” Collins said.

“Everyone is positive and hoping to win some more matches,” senior captain Dino Profili said.

Coach Julian Maliszewski is not discouraged by the losses.

“I am optimistic as the season reaches the halfway point . . . the season has had its ups and downs, but they are good kids and want to learn and are a pleasure to coach,” Maliszewski said.

The light, positive atmosphere and team chemistry is apparent, according to the team.

“We get along very well. Not only are we teammates, but we are all friends too. This is really important because a team who doesn’t really get along will never succeed or have a good time,” senior Matt Zoltoski said.

“I don't exactly mind not winning because most of the time we are playing teams better than us, but regardless we all have fun with it,” senior A.J. Stewart said.

According to the team, Maliszewski seems to be a vital part of their attitudes.

“We all realize that we play volleyball not to win every single game, but rather to have fun.

Whenever we lose a game, our coach asks us if we had fun,” Zoltoski said.

“Last year’s team was very intense. This year’s team is a bit more reserved, so the dynamic of the team determines how I am as a coach,” Maliszewski said.

As for any obstacles that stand in the team’s way of succeeding, Maliszewski said that it’s simply “the players themselves.”

“The team needs to be energetic and make minimal errors on the court,” Profili said. The future is bright in the players and Maliszewski’s eyes, and enjoying the game is the focal point.

“If everyone can take something away from the season and look back on the season positively, then I have done my job,” Maliszewski said.

Additional Reporting by Cara Reilly.

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Crusaders crush Pats Emily Clarke

Managing Editor The lights were shining, the crowd was cheering, and St. Paul’s had already scored seven points. Junior Austin Markley had no time to worry about that, as the ball was flying through the air straight towards him.

He could feel his stomach churning, but he knew it was now or never. Adrenaline pumping through his veins, Markley caught the ball and ran in to the 35 yard line. JC played St. Paul’s School for Boys on Sept. 30 under the lights for the first home game of the season.

St. Paul’s defeated JC 35 – 9.

The game started with junior Alex Gambrell kicking the ball off to St. Paul’s senior London Fitzhugh, who ran the ball to the 30 yard line. With a few quick plays St. Paul’s managed to get the ball into the Patriots’ end zone. Tacking on the extra point, the score became 7-0 within the first five minutes of the game.

Gambrell kicked the ball downfield, where Markley received it and ran to about the 35 yard line. On the next play, quarterback and junior Brandon Lewis handed the ball off to sophomore Gus Lane who carried it to the 45. The referee threw a flag against St. Paul’s moving the ball up to the 50 yard line, adding to the Patriots’ progress.

“When I received that first long kick return, I knew that we had a chance of coming back against St. Paul's and answering with a touchdown of our own,” Markley said.

After a few unsuccessful plays, JC was

Photo by Ashley Moxley

Junior Montell Martin prepares to tackle the St. Paul’s running back. The Patriots lost the first home game of the 2011 season to St. Pauls with a score of 35-3.

forced to punt the ball. St. Paul’s ran the ball up the field and was stopped by senior Jon Galarraga. JC’s efforts weren’t able to stop St. Paul’s, who scored again, making the score 14-0.

The second quarter began with Gambrell kicking a 37 yard field goal, bringing the score to 14-3, St. Paul’s still in the lead. Gambrell kicked the ball back to St. Paul’s where senior Spencer Parks ran the ball all the way to the Patriot two yard line before being pushed out.

St. Paul’s junior Dale Harris was able to score a touchdown for the Crusaders, raising the score to 21-3.

The rest of the quarter followed with a few unsuccessful drives by both teams, until finally St. Paul’s scored again. The score at half time was 28-3 with St. Paul’s in the lead.

“The best moment in the game for me was at halftime in the locker room. Senior Luke Navin sparked our defense with his inspirational speech,” Lewis said.

The second half began with Markley charging down the field to the JC 15 yard line. The Patriots made it halfway up the field before the drive came to an end. St. Paul’s returned with a run down to the Patriots’ 10 yard line before scoring a touchdown, making the score 35-3.

In the fourth quarter St. Paul’s drove it down the field where JC freshman Allen Bryant intercepted the ball and was tackled at the St. Paul’s 40 yard line. JC continued the drive, which ended in Lewis making a 10 yard touchdown pass to Martin. JC went for a twopoint conversion, but was unsuccessful,. The final score ended up being 35-9.

“Looking back at the game, it was definitely a disappointing loss, but our team doesn’t have time to look back and grieve about this loss with more games still left in our season.

We have a very good chance to win out the rest of our games and make it to the four team playoff this year,” Lewis said.

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Westervelt also played JC socSports Editor cer and basketball, making the The Denver Outlaws, a pro- All-County team for two seasons fessional lacrosse team, has a fa- in both sports. Among these honmiliar face on their roster. Drew ors, he was named the Harford Westervelt, class of ’03, was ac- County co-Player of the year and quired in the 2007 Major League was on the Baltimore Sun AllLacrosse (MLL) Collegiate Draft. Metro team.

Westervelt plays attack for the “High school sports are fun beOutlaws. In his most recent year, cause the time commitment isn’t Westervelt and his teammate Jar- as serious as college. I looked forrett Park earned the ESPN Top ward to the time out of the classPlay. The play consisted of Park room every day,” Westervelt said. passing the ball behind his back His college years, Westervelt to Westervelt. As the ball traveled played lacrosse full-time. He fintoward Westervelt, he jumped ished his senior season at Uniand, while airborne, caught it and versity of Maryland Baltimore shot it into the back of the net.

County as the nation’s fifth-leadIn his senior ing scorer with an year season at of 4.18 To be honest, when average JC, Westervelt points. He also ranked third in scored 41 I think back, some the country with goals and 30 of my greatest assists.

He 2.12 assists. He had eight memories and best was selected to games where America East friends are from JC the he scored three All-Rookie team or more goals. as a freshman, The Patriots All- Drew Westervelt second-team won the MIAA Conference as a ‘B’ Confersophomore, and ence regular the second-team season championship that year, All-America East his junior year. and Westervelt scored five goals “My favorite thing about playthat game to put the Patriots over ing lacrosse is the people you the top. At the time, his coaches meet. It’s a tight knit community. were Keith Hinder and Matt When I was playing lacrosse, I Blair. Westervelt recalls this as never thought about playing prohis favorite lacrosse memory. fessionally,” Westervelt said.

“I actually remember the game Westervelt was selected by before the championship. We Denver as the fourth overall pick played Park and we had a come- in the 2007 MLL Draft. During from-behind win. It made us feel his rookie year, he earned a teamconfident for the next game,” high 14 assists and was fourth in Westervelt said. goals scored.

Patriots Month of the

Vince Perry

When he tried out for varsity soccer his freshman year, Vince Perry’s anxiety got to him.

“I was really small, around 5’4, and all the other guys seemed huge,” Perry said.

Perry has come a long way from his uneasy freshman self.

He’s now a senior captain of the men’s varsity soccer team.

“I’ve played [soccer] my whole

life. It’s my getaway,” he said.

Perry started playing soccer when he was six years old. “My mom got me into it. It was kind of a new sport for me but I picked it up fast,” Perry said.

Things worked out for Perry his freshman year. He was a starting midfielder on varsity and scored a goal in the last game of the season that propelled the team into the playoffs.

Perry has been an All-County Honorable Mention freshman through junior year and earned the Varsity Outstanding Ahtletic Contributor Award at last year’s fall sports banquet.

Perry was recruited by Franklin & Marshall College and will be playing soccer there next fall.

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Drew Westervelt carries the ball up the field while playing for the Denver Outlaws. As an attack player, he must be able to move without the ball to get open for a pass.

Westervelt’s third year on the team earned him an MLL All Star selection and was named the Bud Light MVP honoree for the week of July 18, 2011.

Westervelt’s time at JC had a huge impact on him after he grad-

uated. As he plays with the Outlaws, he remembers the lacrosse atmosphere at JC fondly.

“To be honest, when I think back [to my high school years], some of my greatest memories and best friends are from JC,”

Patriots of the Month highlights athletes who deserve recognition for contributions in their chosen sports.

They are selected by the Sports Editors.

Jess Krolewski

Senior Jess Krolewski steps out onto the field ready to defend her team until the last blow of the whistle. As the goalie, Krolewski, stands inches away from the goal, she blocks a small, hard ball that has been hurled at her head.

Krolewski has been playing field hockey since sixth grade but recently started as a goalie during the second half of last year’s sea-

son. The team lost their starting goalie last year so they needed somebody new to step up.

“I always wanted to try to see what the position was like so at practice I thought I would give it a shot. I knew someone had to step up to play the position so I thought why not,” Krolewski said.

Krolewski is a team captain this year, along with seniors Maria Edwards and Olivia Dunbar.

“With our team I think we have great chemistry,” Krolewski said.

Last year, the field hockey team made it to the championship against Glenelg Country School, and Krolewski hopes that this year they will not only go to the championships, but win as well.

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Sweat pouring down his face and completely out of breath, junior Will Horn finished his track and field work out, but he wasn’t done just yet. He was still expected to dive into a pool with the swim team.

This was a typical day for Horn, who decided to be on the varsity swim team and indoor track and field during the winter season.

“I found out I was allowed to do both [sports] one day freshman year when I jokingly asked Mr. Torres if I could run at the [track] meets and swim on the team, and he said I could,” Horn said.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) permits boys to participate in two sports in the same season.

According to Athletic Director Larry Dukes, boys at JC are only allowed to do so if the two coaches agree and work out a practice schedule with the player.

“In many instances, this started and continues with the football team borrowing a soccer player for a kicker,” Dukes said.

Girls are not allowed to participate in two sports at once because all girls are held to the rules of the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM), whereas the boys can play because they follow the rules of the MIAA. “In my six years as the Executive Director of the IAAM, this topic, policy has never been challenged,” IAAM Executive Director Susan Thompson said.

Junior Ally Kozel participates in varsity indoor track during the winter season, but does varsity lacrosse in the spring. Kozel says she would like to be able to do both outdoor track and lacrosse in the spring.

“I want to be a contribution to both the lacrosse team and the track team. I love indoor track and I would love to run outdoor as well, but I like lacrosse too much to give it up. I’m trying to play lacrosse in college so it wouldn’t make sense to give it up for outdoor track,” Kozel said.

“The thinking, when the organization [IAAM] was created 12 years ago, was to ensure that students were not over-extending themselves and able to provide full commitment to one sport, one team per season,” Thompson said.

At JC, track and field or cross country are often sports that get doubled up on.

“If a kid is doing two sports at once, they need to know what they’re doing in both,” track and field and cross country coach Rob Torres said. “The throwers need to get the technique down, so guys who played rugby get a good cardio workout during rugby days, then I want them working technique when they’re with track.”

“I think it is unfair that boys are allowed to play two sports and girls are not. There should be one rule for everyone,” Kozel said.

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Lying flat on their stomachs, the women’s varsity volleyball team smacks the floor of the gym – their hands pulsing up and down in a rush of noise. The strong sound ricochets off the walls of the gym followed by an immediate silence.

Then comes the sound of their collective voice as they end the cheer with a loud, “JC!” The women’s varsity volleyball team is in their third season as IAAM champions.

With a winning record of 10-1, the team has its eye on championships.

“It’s tough to compare [seasons] year to year,” Cullison said. “I’d like us to compete in the ‘A’ conference.”

As it stands, JC is ranked first in the ‘B’ conference. The team has played against ‘A’ conference teams such as St. Paul’s and despite the loss against them, they

Above: Senior Emily Soller spikes the ball over the net in an attempt to earn a point for her team. This is Soller’s first year on the women’s varsity volleyball team.

Top: Freshman Ashley Hunter saves the ball from hitting the floor and protects her team from losing the point to IND. Right: Senior Alyssa Goheen prepares to pass the ball to begin a series of hits for JC that continue the rally.

Bottom: Senior Alissa Buettner blocks IND’s attempt of hitting the ball over the net. , Photos by Maggie Cassidy

Meet the Captains

Q

What position do you play?

How many years have you been playing?

What is your favorite thing about volleyball?

Alissa Buettner, ‘12

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Opposite

4 years “Everyone on the court contributes to the team’s win, because in each rally everyone is involved in the play to get the point.”

Heather Dunn, ‘12

A

Outside Hitter

4 years “When we start having a very long volley that can last for minutes and then when you finally win the whole team and stands go wild. It gives us more confidence.”

haven’t lost hope of moving up to ‘A’ conference next season.

“We try to make practice more intense than what we see in a match.” Cullison said about the team approach to preparing for games.

Junior Rosie Sedney describes the team as, “winning like Charlie Sheen,” but, they still have to overcome little mistakes.

Co-captain senior Heather Dunn explains that poorly demonstrated skills, like passing the ball, can hold a team back. Co-captain senior Alissa Buettner echoes this mentality. “We try to have fun while working hard,” Buettner said.

The team is no stranger to winning, but win or lose the team ends each game on a positive note. After every game, each player points out something that another player did well.

“This is my twenty-fifth year coaching here and I love it more and more,” Cullison said.