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Ineligibility drops to record low

Admin addresses campus drinking problem

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Jenny Hottle Online Chief Concern about student drinking on campus prompted Principal Paul Barker and Vice Principal Gary Scholl to discuss the issue with students during the Nov. 9 health assemblies.

According to Barker, the administration began piecing together rumors of students coming intoxicated to school and school events after receiving information from parents and reports from an advisory group that discussed the problem.

No one has been caught intoxicated during school hours. Names that have come to the attention of the administration led Barker to believe that the participants are “mostly girls.� The label “Thirsty Thurs-

days� is thought to have been created by the students who have been drinking on campus during the day. Barker is unsure of how widespread the problem is, but he said that “it’s a problem if it’s happening, period.�

Senior Anna DiPaula shared Barker’s opinion about the alcohol problem, add

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school’s reputation at events such as football games. “Drunk students are right in front of the players, and that’s what parents see,� she said. “Those students give our school a bad reputation and make us look really bad in front of our own parents and other people.�

An anonymous senior, who admitted to drinking during the Nov. 5 football game, expressed concern for the school’s reputa-

tion but said that “[Drinking] makes the game more fun. Plus, the administration is a bit clueless about everything.�

However, according to Barker, the administration knew that some students were drunk but did not have enough evidence

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Dean of Students Thomas Vierheller said that if the administration ever perceives that someone is intoxicated, they take immediate action. But when they’re “not sure enough� that a student is drunk, See NEWS 2

JC heads east for new enrollment Collin Hoofnagle g News Editor By working to bring Chinese students from the Far East to the halls of JC, Director of Admissions Jesse Roberts hopes to both expand the mission of

enrollment gap.

Roberts traveled to China in late August as part of his MBA program at Loyola University. There, Roberts spoke “to [agencies] about the opportunities that exist to bring students from Beijing and Shanghai to JC.�

Roberts has “had experience� with the same agencies while working as Admissions Director at West Nottingham Academy. According to Roberts, these agencies “specialize in placing academically strong

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One such issue for the Chinese students, according to Roberts, is housing. Roberts

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Students in the Chinese language program celebrate the Chinese New Year by parading in a traditional costume. New students enrolling from China will add to the rich cultral experience at JC. is currently unaware whether Chinese students will live on their own or stay with current JC students. “It would be a fantastic experience, I imagine, to have a student from China living with you for a year,� Roberts said.

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Senior Megan Langrehr receives honor role certificate from Principal Paul Barker.

Only ten students school-wide were academically ineligible for the first quarter

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According to Scholl, the administration speculated that the new advisory program may have played a role in the drop in ineligibility. “Advisors were encouraging students to meet with their teachers... and encouraging students to get their assignments in. This may have had a real impact on the quarter grades,� Scholl said. “I can’t say whether [the drop in academic ineligibility] is a direct relation to [the advisory program], but the feedback that I’m getting from both students and teachers and administrators is really positive . . . Students are getting more individualized attention on their grades and academics,� Advisory Program Coordinator Danica Zavodny said.

With fewer ineligible students, more students are able to stay involved in extracurricular activities. “Before the season even starts, advisory is helping coaches to see that their students needs are met academically,� Athletic Director Larry Dukes said.

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they will not just randomly test someone without reasonable suspicion in order to protect that student’s privacy. “There’s a level of trust we have with our students,� Vierheller said.

Barker supported Vierheller’s trust in the student body. “The majority of students, the largely silent majority, are good people who make good decisions 99 percent of the time‌there’s no reason not to trust them and their decision making,â€? he said.

If a student has knowledge about a peer’s alcohol or substance abuse, Barker stresses that he or she should “tell us who they are.�

It is much easier said than done, according to a junior girl who wished to remain anonymous. “I know people who drink during school. But even though I’m not really close friends with them, I don’t like the idea of ratting them out,� she said.

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While the anonymous junior feels that “the administration should do something about the drinking on school grounds [and] more actively seek out these issues,� she thinks that both students and the administration are responsible for keeping everyone safe.

Barker said that a student who sees a problem has two possible options: he or she can go to the dean to seek disciplinary action against a peer, or the issue can be brought to the attention of guidance where it becomes a matter of the John Carroll Assistance Committee (JCAC).

JCAC, according to guidance counselor Carrie Siemsen, “is a group of faculty, counselors, and staff who, with the help of health professionals, work to identify and support students at risk.� Because the program is not connected to the discipline system, students cannot be punished for being referred or for turning themselves in to JCAC. Both Vierheller and Barker said that it is the responsibility of the students and the administration to address issues such as alcohol abuse in the school community. “We have a moral obligation to each other, and we depend on everybody,� Vierheller said.

Collin Hoofnagle News Editor

School boasts high retention rate, still faces enrollment challenges

As it welcomes shadows and collects applications, the school is faced with combating low enrollment.

The school carries a high retention rate, the rate of students who return year after year. According to President Richard O’Hara, the the Baltimore region, according to The multiple registration rooms she said. Laura is considering retention rate at JC is above 95 Mollyann Pais Roberts. “It’s just the birth rate [of % & & % Garrison Forest and McDonogh as percent. It’s “a remarkably high Copy Editor ??@K"#

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However, the school again Roberts said the decrease in at- for us,� Roberts said. each family containing informa- JC will be his top choice in the faces the challenge of graduating tendance is probably because of Three prospective students sub- tion and presentations regarding end.

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It is unclear what budget cuts will have to be made if enroll

measure up, according to O’Hara. “We’d have to consider everything,� O’Hara said.

The budgeting process begins in November, and while the number of students enrolled in the class

" are certain milestones you look at,� O’Hara said. “The predicting mechanisms that we possess, have been very good.�

Fewer prospective families attend Open House

School seeks Archbishop’s approval of master facilities plan Moving forward with the master facilities plan for JC, the school has submitted a letter to Archbishop Edwin O’Brien asking him to give permission to hire an architect to complete schematic design.

Schematic design involves “taking the master plan which is sort of the helicopter view of the whole footprint to start zeroing in, in a more detailed way,� President Richard O’Hara said. For example, schematic design would include engineering the proposed

O’Hara admits that “there are hoops.� However, “the hoops are less than what they might be if we were completely archdiocesan,� he said. “It’s part of the process,�

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Art students excel in local competition third place overall and came in third place for her drawing, “Pumpkins in Charcoal.�

Four students took home top “I did not expect [to win] at awards at the Harford Center’s ) ! " ~% " * * & I can’t believe I won something,’�

Gala in Havre de Grace, placing in Friedly said. three of the four categories.

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All of the students were invited The weekend was full of awards to submit three pieces of art into for senior Brooke Basta. She not the competition’s four categories: only placed second in the acrylic oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pencil. painting category for her piece, Senior Audrey Schiminger “Sneakers,� but also went on to won best in show for her drawing, receive two awards for her animat“Seated Self-Portrait.� The award " / & { Y "#

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said. place for a drawing in the pencil The entries were evaluated by category. guest judges Setsuko Ono, the sis“It was really awesome. I was ter of John Lennon’s wife Yoko really proud [about winning the Ono, and Edward Callahan, the award],� Schiminger said. co-founder of Baltimore-based adJunior Lauren Friedly received vertising agency, Planit.

Maggie Cassidy, Jenny Hottle Managing Editor, Online Chief

Art teacher Bruno Baran was pleased with his students’ awards, but not surprised. “That is what I expected of my students because they are that good. As a teacher, I’m very proud of them,� Baran said.

Art teacher Michael Gaudreau is “ecstatic about my students winning these awards� but wishes more people would pay more attention to the Fine Arts program. “People know about them, but they don’t know how talented the students really are. People know more about our sports teams, but I wished people knew more about how strong our Art team is. I think [JC] could be known as the Fine Arts school of Harford County,�

Gaudreau said.

Baran has high hopes for the future of the Art Department and for its students. “My push for this year is for us to enter more competitions because I think we can win them,�

Baran said.

Additional reporting by Grace Kim.

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Sophomore Claire Zurkowski works intently on sketches during Studio II class. Zurkowski placed first and second in the oil painting category.

‘The Patriot’ receives national recognition Maggie Cassidy Managing Editor JC’s school newspaper, The Patriot, broke award winning barriers this year by achieving multiple nationwide awards and recognition along with staff members receiving recognition for their hard work on the newspaper.

Over the summer, The Patriot was awarded the George H. Gallup Award from the Quill and Scroll Society, a national high

school journalism honor society.

According to the Quill and Scroll, “the award is only given to those publications that have achieved and sustained excellence.�

To be considered for the Gallup Award, a publication must show that it has had “extraordinary improvement, exceptional service to the school and community, editorial campaigns, and in-depth reporting on special issues.�

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Senior Ryan Selvy, The Patriot’s Design Editor, was awarded a CSPA Gold Circle Winner. Selvy

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According to the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, “Gold Circle Awards are offered to recognize superior work by student journalists usually as individuals but sometimes as an entire staff working with either print or online media.� “The award means a lot to me because I was recognized on a national level,� Selvy said.

“My [fellow] staff members helped me win this award by always being so supportive of me and my teacher moderators [helped me by] mentoring me,�

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students this year and plans to enroll at least 5 more next year, JC is adapting its course guidelines for certain students while still ensuring they meet graduation requirements.

JC has begun to be more involved with accepting and organizing international student programs.

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However, the students still must meet JC’s graduation requirements. “Because [the international transfer students] came with different backgrounds and different credits‌and differing English & "

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students’,� Vice Principal of Academics Gary Scholl said.

For example, sophomore Iris Kim is already taking Algebra III and Trigonometry, a course normally offered only for juniors and seniors. “If they don’t have strong language skills, they may not be able to earn credit immediately in some courses. So some students must double up in English so they can get credit,� Scholl said. ) %

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JC has had international students in the past. However, an organized, clearly structured program is still undergoing changes.

JC offers an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for international students to aid them in their transition. ESL is headed

by Spanish teacher Sandi Seiler.

Seiler used to work for ESL programs at Harford Community College and St. Francis de Sales

and has a background in working with international students from Iran and Europe. “The English for International Students (EIS) class is designed to '

&& vironment which allows students to take language risks, strengthen communication skills including English for classroom discussions, English for writing emails, and English for presentations,� Seiler said. “Mrs. Seiler helps me with correcting essays I wrote [in ESL class] and simple grammar error [corrections],� Kim said. *

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According to Scholl, there has been an increase in interest in JC from international students.

Scholl acknowledges this as a reason for the school to further organize their program, enabling JC to respond in “a more formal way.� “Our program is evolving,�

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Alum shares her knowledge with ‘60 Minutes’ Taylor Schafer Lifestyle Editor When Michelle Boniface, class "

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Growing up on a horse farm in Harford County, Boniface has been around horses her entire life.

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Boniface got the chance to explain to Simon and Anderson just how special a horse can be, especially one of Zenyatta’s caliber. “I was so lucky that my bosses thought I could really add to the story,� she said. “I really have been wanting to travel, and to be able

"# said. Luckily, Boniface got the entry-level job after going on several interviews following her graduation in June.

Aside from her recent duties onset, Boniface’s day-to-day tasks include assisting the executive producer as well as the director of the show. “I help run our story idea system, called the Blusheet system,

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Boniface also works as “a broadcast associate and sometimes associate producer on stories. That part is amazing because you are really involved and have a direct hand in what goes on air.�

Before getting into the journalistic world, Boniface admits she really thought she was going to be a jockey. “I never took any jourMichelle Boniface, class of ‘05, stands before champion racehorse Zenyatta at her stable in Southern nalism classes at John Carroll and I California. Boniface helped out on her first shoot which aired on the Sunday, Oct. 31 episode of “60 Minutes�. also didn’t work for the newspaper because I really wasn’t sure at that story is unbelievable. When they Y ( " ‡ " ? got some experience under her belt time what I wanted to do,� Bonidecided to do the story, they said “W & L’s journalism program was _

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down fashion sense. “The style is bolder in New Jersey. I can’t wear big furry Many teenage girls can remem- boots anymore. I feel awkward ber the innocent days of playing wearing them here. I had never “dress-up� when they were young. even heard of Sperry’s until I However, for sophomore Ki- came to John Carroll,� Wright ana Wright, creating her own style said. isn’t a childhood fantasy from the Wright enjoys keeping a jourpast.

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Wright also likes to mix-and“I am obsessed with trees and landscapes. My style is inspired by match clothing and accessories from other stores such as DSW, the seasons,� Wright said.

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verse shoes, Wright feels free and mires Lady Gaga’s bold style innovative. “Jeans make me feel because she wears whatever she constricted and heels make me wants and doesn’t care about feel tied down. I like to be com- what others think. “You should always have your own style. You fortable,� Wright said.

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she makes her favorite drink, a medium skim latte.

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In the same month as her graduation, Depman and her mother, Betsy, took over local coffee shop Coffee Coffee, located in the Festival at Bel Air. Depman had worked at the shop in high school and was friends with the previous owner.

When the Depman family heard that the owner was interested in selling, they met with lawyers and accountants and decided to buy it.

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sphere. “Coffee Coffee is very involved in the community as a locally owned family-operated business. Last weekend we were a part of the Harford County Public Library Gala, which raised | 1 " # With a recent robbery at gunpoint next door at GameStop, Depman is working on making sure her all-female staff feels safe.

Last Christmas season, Depman ' % & cers to talk to the employees about safety and what to do in a threatening situation. “We encourage girls

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As for now, Depman wants to keep building the business and making it better. “It would be fun to expand in the future, possibly open another store,� Depman said.

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Remembering Jackie Moeser Senior Sarah Driver relaxes in the art wing during her AP Studio Art class painting in her sketchpad.

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The entire JC community was saddened to hear that beloved religion teacher Jackie Moeser passed

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As an AP Studio Art student, did not have the chance to be taught Driver has been strengthening her by Moeser, all were touched by her skills in the Fine Arts program for situation. Moeser’s name could often be found on both classroom the past four years. “I think I’ve always loved art,� and individual prayer intentions said Driver, whose earliest mem- lists at JC, as well as in the daily ory of creating artwork involved school-wide morning prayer.

Even though Moeser needed the a few crayons she used to color Belle’s dress from Beauty and prayers of others, she herself did the Beast. Since her days of col- not stop praying for those around oring Disney princesses in color- her need and always kept a posiing books, Driver has greatly ex- tive attitude. Senior Chris Viers, panded her artwork and developed who had Moeser as a homeroom deeper feelings toward the mean- teacher last year, remembers Moeser as a pleasant person. ing of her art. “I always asked her every Driver has shown such an interest in art because of the beauty, the morning how she was feeling, skill, and the detail. “Not everyone and sometimes I would give her a is going to love a good book, but hug if I could tell she was feeling a painting is something that ev- down. She would always brighten eryone, no matter who they are or up my day,� Viers said.

Spanish teacher Jane Michael, where they come from, can apprewho often took Moeser to the ciate,� Driver said.

She also enjoys art because of hospital for treatments during the the passion behind the piece. “Art summer, was also touched by her shows feeling, history, and skill,� high spirits. “She was so positive and she she said.

Driver experiments with a hoped for the best. It was incredmultitude of mediums. She loves ible to me that she really kept her drawing the most because, “it’s faith that our prayers were going clear and simple,� but she also to make her better,� Michael said.

Close friend of Moeser and diguses anything from ink pens to ital media teacher Anne McMahon acrylic paints.

Using pen and ink is “fun and said, “She had such strong faith. easy.� She likes painting because “if done right it can add so much,� and she also likes using acrylics because they “don’t take forever to dry.�

Although Driver doesn’t have an all-time favorite artist that she looks up to, she enjoys artist Norman Rockwell’s paintings. She

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All throughout elementary and middle school, Driver received awards for being the “Most Artistic� within in her class. These awards prove that Driver has come a long way from trying to stay inside the lines of her coloring book.

As for the future, Driver hopes to continue her passion in college and receive a minor in art.

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(Above) Students sing “Lean on Me,� accompanied by President Richard O’Hara on the piano. Students recorded the song in October for Jackie Moeser to lift her spirits. (Right) Jackie and her husband John Moeser.

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She was sick, but she would be praying for everyone else.�

Health teacher Tess Gauthier became close with Moeser while the two were undergoing similar treatments for their cancer. “It was good to have somebody who was going through the same thing and to be a support,� Gauthier said.

Aside from remembering her by the impact she left, her spirit is still being felt by those who knew and

* = * tant Donna Hetzel, Michael, and Gauthier are just few of those who have been receiving “signs� from Moeser.

Each of these women have found pennies in unusual spots during the past week, which they took as a sign that Moeser is looking down on them.

McMahon had lost her father a

few years before she started teaching Moeser in a web design class and comforted Moeser when she lost her father as well. “Someone had said that when you see a penny on the ground, he’s watching over you from heaven,� said McMahon.

Shortly after Moeser had heard this story, she found a penny on the seat of her car when she returned from visiting her father’s grave. From then on, Moeser kept

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As McMahon was about to go visit Moeser on the morning of her passing, McMahon found a penny in her driveway. It was then she discovered a missed call from John Moeser, Jackie’s husband, on her cell phone. John told her of Moeser’s passing.

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placed there the previous Friday, she found a penny. With no other plausible explanation, Hetzel knew the penny was a sign from Moeser.

Michael also found a penny, which was by her desk, the Friday before Moeser’s passing.

Moeser’s lasting impact on the JC community ensures that she will not soon be forgotten.

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& myself across stage with feet that had no grip and a skateboard that As I skated on my stomach didn’t skate straight, but Mrs. across the stage in a giant green Brueggemann was determined to costume, I heard whispers, laughs, make it work. and cheers in the audience. Though She had someone attach little I could barely see or breathe, being rubber pads to the bottom of the the crocodile in the school’s pro- costume’s feet to keep me from duction of “Peter Pan,� was an ex- sliding across the stage. Then, she perience that I would not trade for taught me how to properly lie on anything. the skateboard without falling off.

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off the ground due to the fear that they would fall right off. Instead, I had to slide and occasionally trip in order to move.

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only see a small patch of ground in front of me.

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% & of the costume. I had someone slide them on and bring my skateboard to me in the wing backstage.

There, I would wait anxiously as my heart pounded.

Every night before going on stage, I prayed that I’d make it across without falling into the pit.

When I heard the ticking noise from the pit to cue me in, I would

Crawling across stage chasing senior Ryan Selvy as Captain Hook and junior Thomas Gardner as Smee, senior Kristin Marzullo makes her first entrance as the crocodile.

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Here senior Kristin Marzullo is pictured in the dressing room with her crocidile costume. Although wearing the costume seemed unbearable, it was well worth it in the end. slowly pull myself out of the wing.

As I did so, the audience came to life, enjoying the fact that a giant green monster was chasing characters off stage. I wagged my butt and trailed my tail behind me as I scurried from one end of the stage to the other.

After the show, friends and

family approached me telling me how great they thought I was, but the only thing that kept me going every night was the laughs that I heard coming from directors Mrs. Brueggemann and Mr. Hensley.

They swore that my attractive, fuzzy green sweat-trap of a costume and I stole the show.

Teachers engage students with social media Grace Kim Managing Editor Your math teacher has requested to be friends with you on Facebook. Accept?

According to The New York Times, Facebook is the largest so % ! % lion worldwide users. “I use Facebook the most because I can connect with my friends easily,� freshman Chris Collins said.

Now that the school has all four grade levels equipped with laptops, some JC teachers are beginning to utilize all aspects of technology available for students, including popular social networking sites.

Instead of viewing social networking sites as something negative that will continue to distract students in school, some teachers have decided to take advantage of them.

NHS moderator and Chemistry teacher Rebecca Jansing-Kaestner

began to use Facebook mainly for important notices for her NHS members. “It seemed like everybody was using Facebook and joining, and ) " ~4

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people to get info about meetings and service opportunities,’�

Jansing-Kaestner said.

However, for Facebook users to receive such notices, they must become friends with Jansing-Kaestner, which she acknowledges to be problematic at times. “There’s a lot of access to everybody’s stuff,� Jansing-Kaestner

Q # Some students are wary about involving their personal Facebook accounts with schoolwork for this reason. “No, [I don’t like the idea of using Facebook with school] because then they can see all the stuff you’re putting on your wall.

It’s an invasion of your privacy,� sophomore Rachel Boyd said. “I don’t think it really matters because people go on Facebook all

the time, and it’s a good way for people to keep up with it,� junior Ben Pickett said.

Also at the forefront of incorporating the Internet with schoolwork is Latin and Western Civilization teacher Richard Wojewodzki.

Wojewodzki uses Twitter with all of his classes to share ideas and discuss topics. “There’s no one single correct way to use [social networking].

We use it to keep updated on classwork and assignments and homework‌current events‌ [and] for many classroom activities. Twitter is a way to share digital content and videos quickly and publically for a large network,â€? Wojewodzki said. “It’s not to say that these things replace face-to-face conversation, but rather these things are authentic forms of new media that responsible young citizens need to know how to use,â€? Wojewodzki said.

According to Wojewodzki, Twitter is an ideal tool for shar-

ing “digital content and videos quickly and pubically for a large network.�

4 _ % 3! portant for his students to be active participants in internet communities with their schoolwork because “[The students] live in a globally connected world.�

Religion teacher Patti Murphy-Dohn also utilizes Facebook. She created a John Carroll Campus Ministry page for events, such as retreats and masses. “I also post prayer intentions and unfortunately, death notices and funeral arrangements,� Murphy-Dohn said.

The freshman Catholic Church class that Murphy-Dohn teaches has its own private Facebook page where they can share links, church information, and view homework assignments. “It’s easy to use and is userfriendly. That, to me, is important,� Murphy-Dohn said.

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famous single “Pon de Replay� from her debut album, “Music of &' " ! to her promise and kept it sassy. the Sun.�

Her song “Only Girl (In the Rihanna’s sophomore album “A Girl Like Me,� had chart top- World)� is already beginning to ping songs, including “SOS,� take over the charts, along with “Unfaithful,� “We Ride,� and her collaboration with Young Money artist Drake in “What’s My “Break It Off.�

Rihanna’s third album, “Good Name?�

I thought it was a good move on Girl Gone Bad,� had more hit songs than any of her other al- Rihanna’s part to include someone bums. The hit songs off of this suc- like Drake on her album. It will cessful album included “Umbrel- not only draw the fans of Rihanna, la,� “Don’t Stop the Music,� “Shut but some people who favor Drake Up and Drive,� “Hate That I Love who haven’t really taken the time You,� “Rehab,� “Take a Bow,� and to really listen to the type of music “If I Never See Your Face Again.� that Rihanna offers. “Raining Men,� featuring Nicki Five years and four albums lat-

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Minaj, is another one of her collaborations with someone from the Young Money group and with this song, Rihanna brought back the hip-hop in her. While it’s not a bad song, I did expect more from two women who are so dominant in the music business. “Loud� is not Rihanna’s strongest album. Her previous albums % &' "

it seems that the tempo of her music changed since the incident with R&B sensation Chris Brown.

Rihanna’s latest music is straight from her heart. It’s like her therapy from that tragedy, even though she claims she has gotten over it.

But with a little help from Avril Lavigne, Lil Wayne’s Young Money crew, and “Drop It Low� performer Ester Dean, Rihanna’s album should have quite a few hits. If you’re ready to experience a new side of her, open up iTunes and listen to Rihanna get “Loud.�

Burnham brings out twisted ‘word’ play Allison Siegel Print Chief  }

cepted into the Tisch Program at NYU would hang that letter up on the refrigerator. Bo Burnham just put his aside and told the program that he’s going to wait a year and pursue his budding career.

Arrogance? Maybe.

Hailing from a Catholic high school in Massachusetts, theatre kid Burnham never expected to be the youngest comedian to be featured on Comedy Central. At sixteen, Burnham started his career by putting his quirky songs on YouTube for his older brother in college to see and he became a sensation essentially overnight.

His sophomore act has just been released as a CD/DVD entitled “Words, Words, Words.� With the

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he’s gained since his days on the Internet, Burnham has been able to locate ethical boundaries and make sure that he completely ignores them.

Burnham keeps things poppy in his single “Words, Words, Words.�

Ambition aside, Burnham is an obvious king of wordplay, comparing himself to both Eminem and Hamlet. ˆ

stage and in his writing shines through as he pokes fun at not only pop culture, but at his own life.

Alluding to his intelligence in a reference to Atticus Finch and then

reminding everyone of his youth with a mention of “Hey Arnold’s�

Helga Pataki, Burnham even goes as far as to make light of the topic

for his NYU college essay.

On the subject of selfpraise, Burnham jumps into “Oh Bo� to bring attention to the corruption of the hip-hop world.

But don’t think Bo is above that. As he says,

' ~ " _ ~ # ‚ " touching upon feminists, racism, art, and Michael Jackson. I think he’s covered every bit of offensive material there is.

With his piece entitled “Rant,� Burnham gives us a possible source for all of his sarcasm and angst. Talking of his Catholic upbringing and of the church’s inability to connect with its mem-

bers through their methods is one of the most dangerous topics he could have chosen.

But it’s Bo Burnham, so I’ll sit in my car and sing along to it and not think twice about laughing be

Πdian who knows how to do his job well.

Burnham makes a point of doing what his projected audience is looking for, which is something to sing along to and try to understand because you don’t catch all the _ ! ‚ ham takes any subject, offensive like Nazism or relatable like Disney, and makes sure you see it in the same twisted way as him.

Burnham’s newest set “Words, 4 " 4 # % a watch, a listen, a download, and a laugh.

Wake up with Morning Glory Elizabeth Tauber & Hilary Weidner A&E Editors News never sleeps. Neither do journalists. “Morning Glory� is a romantic comedy set in the hilarious and dysfunctional world of morning newscasters and journalists.

Beck Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is one of these so-called journalists who just landed herself a job as the executive producer on the world’s worst morning news show, “Daybreak.�

Fuller is naĂŻve, believing that she can spice up the show and raise the ratings to make it better than “The Today Show.â€? As a complete workaholic, Fuller does everything she can in order to make the show ' " %

the main anchors of the show, Paul McVee (Ty Burrell).

Her biggest and gutsiest move of the movie is when she hires the third worst person in the world, Mike Pomery (Harrison Ford).

Pomery with his monotone and grumpy personality makes the movie.

Complaining, drinking alcohol,

% { and his co-anchor Colleen Peck (Diane Keaton) seemed to help him cope with his new, depressing, and shameful role.

Meanwhile, Fuller’s romance with a colleague is slowly falling apart which leaves her struggling to save the relationship, her job, and “Daybreak� itself.

Faced with the show possibly being shut down, Fuller resorts to using profanity, hilarious videos of

newscasters on roller coasters, and one newscaster even French kissing a frog.

Surprisingly, the “Daybreak� ratings begin to rise but not enough to save the show and the show’s deadline for cancellation is drawing closer and closer.

Will the show be shut down or will Fuller’s attitude and brilliant strategies raise the ratings and save the show?

We suggest paying those eight dollars to see the movie because everyone needs to understand what journalists go through just to get the attention of viewers.

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Craving

Coffe

Running on Caffeine Leah Polakoff In-depth editor It arouses the senses, luring people out of bed every morning. They

! & % ing the enticing aroma, letting the steam surround their groggy faces.

A smile slowly begins to spread, and the morning has begun. Folgers got it right once again. They’ve made coffee the best part of waking up.

Drinking a cup or two of coffee is a popular morning ritual. According to Discovery Health, caffeine is the number one drug in America.

The caffeine found in this morning beverage wakes people up and has them bouncing off walls for the rest of the day. Caffeine is a stimulant that is found in a variety of plants, including coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa leaves.

However, when someone consumes a food or drink that contains caffeine, the stimulant may cause multiple side effects.

People experience quick bursts of energy when they gulp down a cup of coffee in the morning before school. They claim it helps them perform better in class, but what they don’t know is what the caffeine is really doing to their bodies.

Senior Bree Wojcik drinks a cup of coffee every morning before school. Without it, she said she wouldn’t be able to focus in class. “If I don’t drink coffee before school, I will be extra tired and easily distracted by anything that gets my mind off what is being taught,�

Wojcik said.

When it’s ingested, caffeine attaches itself to the part of the brain that tells the body it’s tired, called the adenosine receptors. Just like a player from the other team trying to swipe the basketball, caffeine chases adenosine through the brain.

Caffeine causes adenosine receptors to move faster, which creates a hormone called adrenaline.

While the adrenaline is produced, adenosine sprints up and down the court, waking the body up.

This rush is why caffeine is labeled as a stimulant.

School nurse Laura Frank says the stimulant has many side effects.

People become jittery, their hearts

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According to Discovery Health, caffeine also increases level of dopamine (what makes people happy) in the way that heroin or cocaine would, therefore explaining why so many people enjoy drinking multiple cups of coffee every day. Eventually, they grow to depend on it.

Because caffeine causes so many “feel good� hormones to be released, it’s easy to become addicted to the quick burst of energy. Senior Ashley Markley understands how her coffee habit affects her body. “If I don’t drink coffee, I get really bad headaches and I crave it.

It’s like a bad addiction. If I don’t have it I will become grouchy,�

Markley said.

People wouldn’t consume so much coffee a day if the caffeine rush lasted longer than a few hours.

Discovery Health states that around ? & *

caffeine every day in some form or another, and more than half of *

! 1 milligrams of caffeine a day.

Why so much coffee? While the caffeine is quick to wake the body up, the feeling of increased alertness only lasts for a few hours, causing people to drink more than one cup throughout the day to regain their energy.

Frank doesn’t believe that the energy crash a person feels a few hours after drinking coffee is worth another cup. “It’s all a vicious cycle,� Frank said.

Frank also said that the fancy drinks found at Starbucks and other popular coffee chains should be occasional treats, nothing more. “It should be something you treat yourself to, not an everyday thing,�

Frank said. Just one latte can have &

The doctors at Mayo Clinic share values with Frank. People should limit themselves to less than four cups of brewed coffee a day. Any more caffeine than that can cause serious health problems. While it’s not necessarily bad to drink a cup of coffee every morning, moderation is important. The human body should run on natural energy, not Dunkin.

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On October 29th, a survey was sent to all JC students. 183 students responded. Results have a 3% margin of error.

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Fair trade hits home Eva Bialobrzeski In-depth editor The “made in. . . .� phrase on the back of a label is on every " ' & & & % freshly brewed coffee, a porcelain mug holding a cappuccino, or even a metal thermal cup keeping a latte warm. Coffee is a liquid, and the “made in. . .� phrase can’t be stamped on it.

Coffee beans aren’t made in factories or sweat shops, but that doesn’t mean all corporations obtain coffee beans fairly. Just as clothing corporations use sweat shops to cheaply make t-shirts in bulk, some coffee corporations will do anything to make a quick buck. ‰

) a system of trade between farmers, shippers, exporters, and sellers.

Farmers at the base of the system do the most work growing the coffee beans. The coffee beans move from the farmers to the “middle men,� who are at the root of unfair trade. They buy coffee beans at such a low cost that the farmers '

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& Coffee Coffee, a local coffee house located in the Festival at Bel Air, is a small business in Harford Country that reaches out to local farmers to get many of their ingredients.

Senior Haley Lynch takes pride in being an employee at Coffee Coffee, not only for their involvement in fair trade, but for the atmosphere that they produce for the community.

According to Lynch, Coffee Coffee gets all of its coffee from a roaster in Baltimore, and most of the store’s other products come from local farms and businesses.

Fair trade provides a direct link between the business and the farmers without giving the “middle # _ & This way, the business is able to make sure farmers get what they deserve.

“I love that Coffee Coffee uses fair trade coffee. It may be more expensive, but it’s worth it. We watched a movie in religion that % '

coffee. It ensures that the farmers who produce the coffee beans get

& & fee cup,� Lynch said.

Shamrock Coffee on Main Street is another local coffee house which involves itself in fair trade. According to Shamrock the

‹ Baltimore Coffee and Tea and re @ & by organic fair trade.

Along with Shamrock Coffee, ‚ \ ‹ ' $ ter of their coffee by organic fair trade and receives most of their coffee from New Jersey.

McShane’s Coffee located near Harford Community College, is one of the more popular coffee houses found in Bel Air. McShane’s like Shamrock Coffee receives their coffee from Baltimore Coffee and Tea. Starbucks, currently prides itself on selling Fair Trade Certi “ "

website. In the past decade, Starbucks began working with Conservation Internationalgto develop Coffee and Farmer Equity C.A.F.E.).

Their website also states that Starbucks requires evidence of & ' fee beans are sold. { Q

“ empowers small-scale farmers organized in cooperatives to invest in their farms and communities, protect the environment, and develop the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace,� Starbucks Press Team said.

Starbucks as a corporation and Bel Air local coffee houses are just some of the many coffee businesses that take part in fair trade. “I think that all other coffee shops should carry fair trade coffee because the more people who buy it, the better off the farmers are that made it,� Lynch said.

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Student Answer Where is your favorite place to get coffee?

“Starbucks, because I “Starbucks, because it like the atmosphere.� has good coffee.�

- Travis Nelson, ‘14 - Becca Falter, ‘12

“I don’t like coffee be- “Starbucks, because it cause I don’t need it.� makes me feel cool.�

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‘The Patriot’ seeks out the best grub that Harford County has to offer.

best pizza

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best taco

was shocked at how terrible the tacos tasted and how expensive Managing Editor they were. The only toppings on Yo quiero tacos. my taco were lettuce, tomato and Those were the words that I said cheese because another extra toplast week when I scouted Harford & %

| County for the perfect taco. My There was nothing special about quest for the best taco took me to the tacos because of their lack of Qdoba, La Tolteca and Chipotle. ingredients. In addition, I bit into I graded each taco based on spe- them and the shells shattered. I & ” should have just ordered a taco amount of ingredients in my taco, salad instead. the messy factor, and most imporI give my tacos at Chipotle a tant, the amount of breakage in the 1

shell. prices and lack of taco I always seem to get I took my toppings. my food in a timely Lastly, I ordered a first bite, taco at Qdoba and it fashion when it comes to Mexican cuisine, esabsolutely deliand I swear was pecially at La Tolteca. cious. I went wild. I )

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Ryan Selvy Design Editor Cheese. More cheese, please!

The single ingredient that makes or breaks the entire aspect of a slice of pizza. Of course, the other ingredients complement the cheese like tomato and bread but it always comes down to the cheese.

If this wasn’t true we would call it Chuck-E-Cheese. But today we’re not talking about the big brands like our friend Chuck or Papa John.

When it comes to good pizza, you can’t get anything better than your hometown local pizza.

Luckily for citizens of Bel Air, there is a surplus of local pizza shops opening their doors every day to hungry customers. Buontempo Brothers, Gus’ Deli, and Italian Sensation are only a few of the many.

Gus’ Deli, although just opened, already has a sign claiming they

have the best pizza in town.

It is certainly worthy of praise with its rich texture and large slices, but the cheese is relatively thin and tended to slide off the crust in one big bite. Regardless, even though Gus’ Deli isn’t the best in town, it is worth the money.

Just down the road lies Buontempo Brothers. Having been in the business on Main Street for years, the brothers have got the pizza trade “down to a tee.�

Famous and loved by thousands, the shop is rarely empty and pizza is always on the stove. And although they have a great reputation and many loyal customers, their pizza was only a bit better than Gus’ Deli.

At Buontempo Brothers, the cheese was strong, and there was a perfect amount of tomato sauce.

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Just a little over a mile away, however, lies a little shop called Italian Sensations. With food like theirs, they certainly live up to their name.

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Local pizza is one of the best delicacies of a home town. Italian Sensation makes eating local pizza something to look forward to. It brings the same excitement as a little kid would have to go to a soccer game.

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Volume 46 Issue 2 November 2010

Theatre department rises to professional heights JC’s theater department has always been a true cut above the rest. Under the direction of Associate Director of Enrollment Kim Brueggemann, counselor Larry Hensley, and Director of Development Laura Lang, the theater department is always able to put on a Broadway-quality production.

The directors don’t cut anyone who auditions for the show. Despite taking sometimes close to & " ‚

and Hensley always manage to put on a truly amazing performance.

Countless rehearsals, for vocals and choreography are only part of the process. Both directors encourage all actors to have true expression and stage presence.

It’s astounding how much better a show looks when the actors have true expression.

When watching a JC production, it doesn’t feel like a high school production but rather a professional Broadway-quality show. “Peter Pan,� the most recent JC production which ran from Nov. … 0" % ( & From the lights, to the sets, and of

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The Jolly Roger chorus pirates perform a tango during the preview of “Peter Pan.� The well choreographed numbers in JC productions are always a highlight of the show. course the actors, “Peter Pan� was phenomenal.

Kelly Vaughn, who played Peter Pan, gave a performance that will not soon be forgotten. With her acting ability and true stage presence, the show adopted a magical, child-like quality that transported the audience to a different time and place. Each and every actor in the show, from Peter Pan to pirates in the chorus, demonstrated real and apparent ability and passion for what they do.

Brueggemann, Hensley, and Lang did an outstanding job with “Peter Pan.� In the past, productions such as “Grease,� “Bye Bye Birdie,� “Anything Goes,� and “Beauty and the Beast� have also lived up to the remarkable reputation the theater department has created for itself. Their dedication to the department has given it the professional reputation that it has today. They set high standards with outstanding results. It’s no

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agers to work together for a common goal with high expectations.

Yet, Brueggemann and Hensley make it look simple.

Despite requiring many rehearsals which cost student actors countless hours, both work to make the theater department a pleasant, family-like environment that is welcoming for all. “Peter Pan� was yet another testament to the truly amazing shows that JC’s theater department has a rightful reputation for.

Student speaks out against hazing Imani Love

abusing two freshmen on the football team.

The players ended up getWhen I think of the word haz- ting suspended from two footing, I think of college students ball games, and then they were trying to pledge in either a frater- right back to tackling and making nity or sorority doing anything that touchdowns within the next couthey are told to do to make their ple weeks. way into it.

I’m sorry, the last time I It turns out not only college stu- checked isn’t hazing a crime? So dents are into that, but high school when is it okay for kids to get students as well. away with it? Hmm, I say never. If Bel Air High School is under hazing is against the law then why

3 do people continue to do it? take place at their school.

I believe that it’s the adrenaline In early October, sophomores rush that makes kids do what they on the Bel Air JV football team do. Hey, I’m not even going to lie, had been allegedly accused of adrenaline rush is why I do some Reporter

of the crazy things I do.

They thought it was a good idea at the time, they thought that it would be funny, but in the end it really wasn’t, it’s pointless.

But I wouldn’t be surprised if they did it again because it seems like the consequences for it really weren’t that serious.

If you type in hazing on Google News, there are stories that come up, which clearly this says that people are not going to keep their mouth shut when it comes to things like this.

There are people who want people who haze to face the consequences because they know it’s

wrong and they want it to stop.

Some people believe that when they haze, they won’t get caught, when they do it they think that there is no one that will tell on them, but they’re wrong People will continue to do it if they know they will get away with it or if they feel like they can deal with the little consequences that they do face.

It seems like the only time hazing is taken seriously is when someone gets seriously hurt.

In order for hazing to stop, the consequences need to be more serious so that people won’t want to do it.

Overplayed pop music killed the radio Maybe radio directors do this on purpose so that listeners will not Copy Editor realize that it’s the same song that Silence.

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) other hand, I understand that DJs most awkward car ride of my life. don’t have the power to play whatI bet that right now you’re remem- ever they want anymore. Music bering the most uncomfortable car labels send radio stations singles ride you’ve ever had. and tell the Program Director what No one speaks. The only sounds to play. that can be heard are the other cars However, the lack of variety passing and the occasional screech isn’t as bad as the lack of quality. ' ! Q " )

Let’s start with Lady Gaga. I over and turn the radio on. I know didn’t realize that a person could

6 become famous with only a platispecial, but it has to be better than num blonde wig and a dress made silence. out of meat.  " It’s not even her although the term music that’s so ri“music� is a little too The lack of diculous, because her generous. I have a music doesn’t sound

variety isn’t as much different from what song is playing, bad as the lack anything else on pop partially because I try radio. I’ll even admit of quality. that she can sing. Her to avoid listening to the radio at all costs. lyrics, her appearMost of the songs ance, and her perare too familiar, not sonality are all just familiar as in, “Oh I’ve heard this- examples of your brain on drugs.

Speaking of insane pop stars, song-before,� but more like, “every song on the radio has the same the name Ke$ha comes to mind. beat, so why should I waste time When your name has a dollar sign trying to remember its name?� in it, I think that says something.

Cara Reilly

Allison Walczyk Copy Chief: Kirby Browning Photo and Design Chief: Kristin Marzullo Managing Editors: Maggie Cassidy Grace Kim Business Manager: Ellen Barker Section Editors: Collin Hoofnagle Taylor Schafer Eva Bialobrzeski Leah Polakoff Hilary Weidner Elizabeth Tauber Ashley Snyder Brian Reid Stephanie Laird Copy Editors: Gabbrielle Joseph Cara Reilly Mollyann Pais Photo and Design: Ryan Selvy Taylor Hooper Ashley Moxley Layout Editors Sarah Kearby Julia Earnshaw Nico Cvach Post Editors: Rachel Dinsmore Megan Battaglia Caroline Spath Reporters: Hayley Boyle Amanda Graziano Margaret Kirchner Ryan Lina Imani Love Lindsay Powell Henry Shepard Cartoonist: Brooke Basta

Photo by Joey Hoff

More than just her songs are for sale, if you know what I mean.

But Ke$ha and Lady Gaga aren’t the only pop sensatione polluting radio. Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna Justin Bieber, Jay Sean, Jason Derulo any Usher are just a few of America’s favorites.

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given time and I bet that one of their synthesized voices will be blaring out of your stereo.

I’ve actually stumbled upon one radio station that has given me & ” 1 4‘…‘ ) at the end of the darkness that is

pop radio. They call themselves a ! ~

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diverse mixture of classic rock, alternative, reggae, and much more.

According to the radio audience research company Arbitron, radio reaches over 228 million Americans every week Reaching 94 percent of the & &

% the message that Ke$ha is taking something off seems pretty pathetic.

If you had the chance to reach over 228 million Americans each week, is that what you would say to them?

Moderators: Mark Ionescu Nick Attanasio The Patriot is a publication of The John Carroll School.

The views and opinions expressed in The Patriot are not necessarily the views of the Board or Administration of The John Carroll School.

The editorial staff invites and greatly appreciates comments from readers on any issue.

Please email us at editor@jcpatriot.com or visit our website: www.jcpatriot.com

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EDITORIAL

Thirsty Thursday Thirsty Thursday. This phrase has made its way from college campuses nationwide, directly to JC hallways.

At the health assemblies last week, the administration made it clear to the students that underage drinking is completely out of the question, especially when the drinking is happening on school property.

We commend the administration for making any strides at all, on such a serious issue. The smallest steps make all the difference towards a huge problem like this one.

The administration should be making strides to end this new phenomenon, but we do not think that a few words after cancer awareness assemblies will help

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( this problem.

The problem is, however, that students cannot stay sober for they are not doing enough. There eight hours? This poses the quesneeds to be efforts taken to stop it. tion if the bigger problem is teen Maybe they should use random alcoholism.

The idea behind the Team-Up breathalyzers, educate the faculty in being more proactive in pick- agreement is to dissuade all stuing up on the signs of intoxica- dents participating in extracurricular activities from tion, and provide partaking in those education for the Regardless of kinds of activities, esstudents on underage drinking. how they crack pecially during school and on campus.

Regardless of Team-Up also how they crack down on it, some down on it, some cracking down is states that the students will have to attend cracking down is necessary. counseling, not solely necessary. be subject to school ) can be taken to disciplinary actions. address the problem, but the ad- According to the Team-Up agree

ment, if a student is caught breakroot of the issue. ing the Team-Up Agreement he or The mindset behind the on-cam- she must “schedule at least three pus drinking makes us wonder. Is counseling sessions and complete school really that unbearable that them on a timetable approved by

the school.�

The administration needs to provide support for the students %

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The administration has taken &

actions are followed through this problem could be eradicated completely.

The administration’s actions need to stop this drinking phenomenon and get to the root of the

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they can. This is a serious issue and not one that should be taken lighlty. Addressing it cannot be postponed.

If all of the school works together, the issue of underage drinking can be resolved, and JC

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World According to Lina

Jonas Brothers start downfall of music Ryan y Lina Reporter

) ' 1 " not much has changed, but they lived underwater, and your greatgreat-great-granddaughter is doing # No, these aren’t the writings of a drunken man. These are the lyrics of the Jonas Brothers, siblings I call the initiators of the downfall of music. It’s what happened after like a power trip more than any- the Jonas Brothers that really startuniform sweaters. However, the needs to address?

Mollyann Pais ed to destroy music — a process Cheating, hazing, and now even thing else. sweaters do not retain warmth half Copy Editor Thirsty Thursdays are what the Wearing a JC sweatshirt isn’t as that I like to call the Jonas Brothas well as sweatshirts do.

The building’s heating system administration should really be big of a deal as Vierheller seems ers’ Effect.

Because of the inconsistency Disney could have stopped with of both JC’s heating and school is so inconsistent that one day the cracking down on, not the trivial to think it is. In fact, it really isn’t something that should be consid- the Jonas Brothers, but their sucspirit, students should be allowed school is blazing hot and the next wearing of sweatshirts. cess led to another idea: Hannah How does wearing a sweatshirt ered an issue at all. to wear sweatshirts purchased in day it is freezing.

However, it is a big deal for Montana.

It’s not even like the school even compare to losses of integthe school store.

For those of you who don’t The sweatshirts in the school store sells uniform sweaters. Stu- rity, dignity, and plain common

spirit and to prevent students from know, Hannah Montana is a bilstore are pretty expensive. Prices dents have to either search online sense?

It is downright insulting to being warm. Punishment for this lionaire pop star with her own Dis | Š " '

% 3 % trek down to the Flynn & O’Hara be punished as harshly as some is unnecessary. Freezing school ney show.

|0 Miley Cyrus tries to live a doucheaters and hazers. Disciplining spirit leaves everyone out in the If students choose to spend outlet to purchase one. ble life as both herself and the faVierheller explained that main- sweatshirt-clad students seems cold. money on JC sweatshirts in this ˆ

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) tight economy, they should be al- taining inventory in the school to have a show about this, but the lowed to wear them during school store costs money, which is why show’s songs were so overplayed without getting bombarded with sweaters and sweater vests aren’t that I wanted to tear that blonde stocked. Still, there should at least detention threats. wig off of her.

Wearing sweatshirts that read be a way to order sweaters through I found one main problem with “The John Carroll School� shows the school store. all of her songs: they are all about Vierheller also said that allowthat students want to display her double life. So, how does she school spirit beyond the limits of ing students to wear JC sweatshirts keep the identity a secret? It makes the uniform, which only displays a over school uniforms would deno sense. That would be equivapreciate JC’s “prep-school image.� small JC logo. lent of Peter Parker’s saying “I’m He believes that the dress code’s Dean of Students Thomas ViSpider Man, Spider Man. I do erheller argued against this, say- standards build character. But in whatever a spider can.� Regarding that if students are proud of reality, is it sweatshirts that deteless, the Disney Corporation made JC, they should abide by the dress riorate JC’s prep-school “image,�

Photo by Ashley Moxley millions off the concept. The peoor are there bigger problems that Senior Logan Hayes is sporting her John Carroll lacrosse team sweater during school. Currently, it code. ple at Disney are maniacal geniusWhen it’s cold, girls can wear the administration is ignoring and is against school policy to wear non-uniform sweatshirts during school hours. es who could sell just about anything. If they wanted to take over the world, they could, and we’d all be saluting Mickey Mouse.

But this nonsense isn’t limited Ashley Snyder see the price tag as less than es- they ever imagined. This lack of issue can be worked out if the cor- to Disney. Teenage musicians are crawling out of the woodwork, sential. Why should students have ability to have a social life and the rect approach is taken.

Opinion Editor Graduation announcements, to choose between applying to inability to relax is uncalled for Overall, it’s important for se- and besides a few exceptions like for any high school stu- niors to remember that while ex- Taylor Swift, none of them have class trips, college applications, the college of their dent. senior portraits — the list goes on dreams and cap and penses for this year may seem in- songwriting talent. They became Who ) - sane and well beyond affordable popular because they targeted and on. Who would’ve known it gown orders? This selves feeling like this boundaries, there are always op- young teenage girls. Justin Bieber was so expensive to be a senior? choice would seem would’ve didn’t even try to hide his target year’s expenses are tions.

Though senior year is by far the ' most celebrated and awaited year, also unnecessary. known that impossible, they are This year is one of the most im- audience — he has his own nail

portant of our lives, and though polish brand. it seems like its expenses are nevSo what happens it was so Sadly, this trend shows no signs In most cases, the best some expenses may seem frivoer-ending. %

of slowing down. The newest ad

At JC, some students are al- themselves in the lous, they are only adding to the expensive to the most economical memories. If we can keep in mind dition is Willow Smith, daughter ready facing the reality of a middle of a need for options for extra ex- more reasonable options for all 4 / /

household strapped for cash for cash crisis? Most be a senior? penses. Especially in of the expenses that senior year and she raps. The worst part about their tuition, much less prepared turn to jobs, maybe cases like graduation brings, there will be a great deal this is that I know she is going to for other outside expenses. Yet, even multiple jobs with senior year, nearly all of the

& ' announcements and senior por- of less economic stress, and you be a hit because young girls will other expenses are unavoidable. For those with multiple jobs, sleep traits, major excesses in pricing _ ' '

relate to her, thus plunging music When it comes to things like col- ' & "

can be avoided simply by choos- that second job and have a life into a darker hole. I sure hope I’m wrong, but I highly doubt it.

&& " the year proves more stressful than ing smaller package options. Any again.

Admin freezes student dress code

Senior year expenses out of control

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At Wit’s End

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Gold reaches out to students

Gold. Before prospective students come to JC, this word was commonly associated with glitzy jewelry or possibly an Olympic medal. For students at JC, gold has an extra meaning. ) = ' ?" &

Gold was plastered around campus with no explanation as to why it graced countless walls, appeared on many stickers, and was even

Q tery of Gold attracted attention and generated a fair amount of hype within the student community.

After a few weeks of the mysAllison Siegel tery, Gold and its purpose was Print Chief revealed to the student body. The Sitting in AP Government one concept was to provide and proday, Mr. Powell explained the mote alternatives to drinking. social networking world in a few Gold has attempted to provide simple words. According to him, environments that are safe and enit’s a combination of narcissism, joyable for students The concept is innocent enough.

ADD, and stalking.

However, students took it in an /

What better place is there for entirely negative light. Those insomeone who wants to see their volved in Gold became known social status skyrocket through as “snitches,� “narcs,� or “tattle friend requests, photo comments, tales� bent on catching every perand reply tweets? The Internet is a son in the act of using drugs or algoldmine for those looking to dis- cohol.

Why is it that students must

% & & tures and tracking the social status misconstrue every program that is aimed at improving school of their friends and enemies.

According to Facebook, I have conditions? The purpose of Gold @? " ' ) % ! was not to create a program that the cafeteria and sit down at a table monitored student lives outside alone and not one person would be

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“friendly� enough to join me. The and unforeseen way got them into only people I actually talk to on trouble for it.

It was intended as a way for social networking sites are already people that I talk to on a regular basis. So, why do I need to post our conversations all over the Internet?

Twitter gives people the ability Meg Kirchner to update everyone about every Reporter slightly amusing event that happens within seconds. Celebrities 4

" "0 keep their fans waiting like addicts points and determines what colat their computers for the latest lege you go to? update on some vague coffee shop The SAT is the most commonexperience they had or what song ly feared acronym in the world they are listening to. amongst students. People bend Fangirls have hit the jackpot on over backwards to get a high score this one. It’s like they’re actually and spend outstanding amounts of a part of their favorite celebrity’s money, buying SAT guide books life. in bulk and attending numerous Please. It’s their tour manager SAT prep courses. making them throw those droolThe JC guidance counselors ing fangirls a bone. Justin Bieber endorse enrolling in an SAT prep couldn’t care less whether you course or hiring a tutor. However, know that he’s lacing up his high- students and teachers often times tops right now.

As my eyes become fuzzy and my risk for carpal tunnel increases, I plug away just like the rest of teenage society on my laptop. I Lindsay Powell sign on to my various communities Reporter at night and see how many people care about that witty comment I The purpose of advisory groups spent the better part of Social Jus- was to bond the student body, not tice thinking up. Not clicking on just the classes. Most would agree the Firefox tab at the bottom of it has worked to a certain extent. my screen while writing a research Seniors are talking to freshmen paper is worse than hours spent in they never would have known oththe electric chair. erwise, even if it’s only during the The Internet has gone from

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something that could increase the But have the advisory groups gone productivity and communication even further? of the world to yet another system Some students have found that abused by the minds of teenagers. their advisory has a sister adviWe can’t help it though. We’re sory, which is another advisory teenagers. We want to be connect- that they get together with to play ed with our friends all day long. games or do other activities. Mr. When we’re young and invin- Dukes’ advisory plays volleyball cible, it’s something to brag about. against Mr. Fabriziani’s advisory.

It’s something to exploit and uti- Mr. Vierheller’s advisory had lize while it’s still available. three-legged race contests with the

Facebook goes beyond distraction

Photo by Kristin Marzullo

Dan Ruck moves to the beats of the Wii game “Just Dance� at the Gold program’s Friday Night Fever event on Nov. 5.

The Gold program strives to clear up misconceptions about the number of students who drink in the school community.

students to become aware of the truth behind drinking and see that high school can be enjoyed without alcohol.

The issue is that students have misconstrued the purpose of the program. Its purpose is to hopefully encourage better behaviors, not to force them upon everyone possible.

Recently, Gold has been hosting events for the community to have a good time in a safe and familiar environment.

In October, there was a night to come to JC and play games, have free food, and hang out with friends.

Despite Gold’s positive mindset, students here at JC have many negative misconceptions about the Gold program.

While some students involved may not necessarily follow the values encouraged by its concept, it does not mean that the entire program is worthless or should be viewed as a joke.

Gold could be very effective if it were embraced by those of the school. As in most cases, a little enthusiasm goes a long way.

As far as Gold is concerned, the students of JC may need an attitude makeover. Yes, Gold has purposes to improve the behav-

ior of the school population. Yes, peers are involved. This does not mean that it is should be shunned as a ridiculous idea.

While it is true that some changes take time, student participation embracing Gold as an overall positive program can eradicate negative conceptions and give students a positive outlook instead.

JC students, it’s time for an attitude change. When is judging something before you know the facts about it ever acceptable?

Gold is truly working to make a

Œ % all that’s left is for the students to accept it.

SAT prep classes prove helpful do not support either the classes or the tutors. They say you can prepare on your own just as effectively.

Are they right? Are these classes and tutors worth the money we throw at them?

The answer comes as a resounding “yes.� Tutoring and classes provide the one thing that individual preparation cannot. It provides personal interaction with people who know are thoroughly educated in the subject. No review book can replace real life interaction.

How can your SAT scores improve when you have no idea about what strategies to use and

what you are doing wrong? The tutors and teachers know small tips and tricks to help you become a strong test-taker.

They can tell you what you did wrong and how to do better on a similar question the next time around.

Honestly, practice is the best way to prepare. Instructors guide the practice work, focus on what students need to work on, and give

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While some may argue that SAT classes and tutors are overpriced, the people giving the classes have expertise. Much of mastering the SAT, according to some, is “play-

ing the game� as far as interpreting complicated and wordy questions,

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!ing for. The other part of this is learning which of these questions are impossible, and thus better not to answer.

Once students have taken an SAT class they also have tools that they can use to help them better excel in the classroom, making the money spent well worth it.

As they learn to recognize the

$ /*Q" they will be able to gain not only knowledge, but a sense of comfort in their ability, which can only help on test day.

Advisory creates bonding experience guidance counselors’ advisories.

These games give advisory a fun twist. It’s no longer simply a time to read over the announcements.

These bonding activities give students a fun chance to get to know other students, but what about the students without sister advisories? Some advisories complain about not having the chance to do fun things during the advisory time. Because they are not able to have fun with their group, they will be less likely to open up to that teacher or the other students, which results in a time of pure awkward silence instead of forming lasting relationships.

This unexpected bonding has gotten students excited about going to advisory, making it a part of their day that they look forward to.

Photo by Ashley Moxley

Junior Claire Hoffman (right) chats with freshman Emily Kennedy (left) in history teacher Brian Powell’s advisory. The advisory program creates school unity by combining students from each year.

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Students weigh in on new NFL football rules This NFL season’s referees will be using new rules to protect players from hits to player’s heads. These new rules were created to protect the defenseless players and to limit injuries. Two reporters in ‘The Patriot’ sounded off on their views on the new rules.

The new NFL rules are too strict and take away from the game’s entertainment Ryan Lina Reporter

For years, the NFL capitalized on the hard-hitting nature of the game, and that’s why I started watching football.

I love to see a cocky receiver try to catch a pass near a linebacker and get knocked out. I love screaming, “Dance now, pretty boy.� It’s why millions of other people and

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think it is important to have a rule that will offer greater protection to players

A poll was distributed last month to 264 students regarding the NFL rule change.

Results have a 3% margin of error.

ishing hits to Todd Heap, DeSean Jackson, and Mohamed Massaquoi in week six. All three players received concussions from these illegal tackles. The offenders were

| @ " The NFL has released a video explaining the new rule which has been extended to include dangerous hits to the helmet, shoulders and forearm area. Players who violate this rule are now subject to suspension starting in week seven.

Some players and fans consider this rule unfair since football is a contact sport. However, people must understand that the goal is to avoid the countless injuries that occur in professional football each and every week.

It is basically the same rule that has existHayley Boyle ed all along. Since it seemed to be ineffecReporter tive, it was changed. The rule is now more

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-helmet contact being illegal.

Players who did make illegal contact when they start playing football is to lead %

{ with the shoulders and not the helmet when example, Atlanta Falcons player Dunta tackling. It’s a safer and more effective way ‘ ' %

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It just seems natural that athletes would an illegal hit.

This rule has been put to use after aston- continue this through in their NFL career.

The new NFL rules are necessary to protect the players in the game People associate football with being rough and intense. However, the tough players that make up the football teams aren’t invincible and hard tackles can cause serious injuries. ) …{Y" ` ously, the league had a rule about helmet-to

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think it is more important to allow defenders to deliver hits

I love the game of football.

However, due to new NFL rules, we’re

pension by the NFL because of these hard hits. While I’ll admit that not all of the hits are legal, the league seems to be going overboard.

Apparently, this isn’t always the case.

Sometimes, these hits can be accidental.

It may seem unfair that suspension is a possible penalty for accidents, but it should make players extra careful of their actions at all times.

Even though this new rule has been instituted, football will still remain interesting.

In fact, the rule could even make football better.

There’s nothing worse than hearing that a favorite player is injured and out for the season.

Obviously there are injuries that have nothing to do with rough tackles or illegal plays.

Some of these things can’t be prevented.

The league has to make play as safe as pos ' & " % ' Q NFL has also enacted this rule as a means of protection.

Players can sue the league for compensation because of their injuries. If the league has strict rules, there is no way they can be blamed for allowing these injuries to occur.

For all those opposed to this rule because they believe it changes the masculinity of football, consider this: how manly is it to lie in a hospital bed with a concussion?

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Some hits are illegal and yes, the NFL should penalize the offenders more. Hits like New England safety Brandon Meriwether’s hit to Ravens tight end Todd Heap should not be tolerated, and I understand that a suspension should be given for a hit like that.

However, the NFL is going too far with the regulations. Hits like Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson’s hit on Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson are perfectly clean. Robinson did not lead with his helmet, nor did he lunge toward the receiver.

The NFL did not acknowledge these facts and ended up giving Robinson a ) pends people for giving hits like this, then we are going to see a decline of defense and an increase in missed tackles and points by the offense.

Yes, this would sell more tickets, and make the NFL more money, which I think is the real goal of the rule. I said it. But it will make games less enjoyable for the fans.

If defenders are not allowed to hit high anymore, they are going to have to aim low and take out receivers’ and running backs’ legs, because that will become the only “legal� way to hit them.

This is going to lead to more ACL and MCL tears.

If the NFL’s main defense for trying to enforce these rules is to help keep players healthy for the long term, then they forgot one important thing. If people hurt their legs ' &

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the future, but leg injuries can end careers.

Concussions are another bad result, but

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weeks, not months. So, instead of seeing players grow old with memory problems, we will see players grow old in wheelchairs.

Then, will the NFL

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league to make sure people don’t get hurt?

Injuries are simply part of the game and they always will be. They are unavoidable. I understand what the NFL is trying to do, but the league is doing it completely the wrong way.

What the NFL needs to do is meet with &

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want to do. The league should not leave it up to the referees and owners to decide. I hate to see players get hurt, but is trying to stop that from happening worth changing the entire sport?

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Volume 46 Issue 2 November 2010

Overflow of swimmers leads to dry practices Athletes turn

to rituals for performance

Cara Reilly Copy Editor Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

That’s what the women’s swim team does all winter long. However, this winter the team will be %

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According to athletic director and women’s swim team coach Larry Dukes, the team will now have practice twice a week in the pool and once a week on dry land.

This is mainly due to the fact that the team is limited to two lanes at the Arena Club, which translates & & % & & tice.

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team is bigger than ever. Dukes said that the team has always been big, but he believes that this years team of about 35 girls is larger than last year’s 28 due to the predominant number of girls in the freshman class compared to the number of boys. “I think that it’s a good thing having more girls than usual. It gets girls into the sport,� junior Deandra Casados said. “We have a lot of girls coming out, more than we’ve ever had before,� Dukes said. Dukes has a policy that he never cuts anyone who tries out for the team, so long as they are willing to work hard and do the workouts.

Because of this policy, however,

Photo by Taylor Hooper

Senior Sarah Dennison has to have exactly five ice cubes in her drink on a game day. Students use superstitions such as these to help performances in games.

Photo by Ashley Moxley

This year’s swim team is bigger than ever, causing the swimmers to rotate schedules to accomodate each swimmer. Some girls will practice swimming in the pool, while others will be doing conditioning exercises. the swim team will be forced to spend less time in the water. “Since there are so many people, we had to split the days because we would take up more than three lanes at practice with everyone going every day,� Casados said.

The schedule will now rotate so that some girls will have practice in the pool on Mondays and Wednesdays, while others will be swimming on Tuesdays and Thursdays. These alternating days will make it possible to accommodate every single girl that dares to dive in.

When they’re not freestyling

or backstroking in the pool at the Arena Club, the team will be doing conditioning exercises led by Sean Ireton in the weight room at JC. “Dry land will work the core muscle groups used to swim fast, with concentration on abdominal groups,� Dukes said.

Dry land practices had never been mandatory before this year, mostly because there had never been anyone to consistently lead % ! 4 ) this role, the practice became mandatory.

Last year, the team was in the pool four days a week, so dry land

was not a major component of practice.

Last years team was quite successful, ending up as the runnersup in their conference at the championship meet in February. Having only lost a couple of swimmers due to graduation last year, Dukes has all hopes of being champions this year.

It’s hard to predict the outcome this early in the season, but Dukes is still optimistic. ‚

" Dukes is not only optimistic about the quantity of swimmers, but the quality of the swimmers as well.

Sarah Kearbyy Layout Editor JC students and teachers alike prepare for sports games by strictly following irrational routines with the hope that luck will be on their sides that day.

James Fendryk, head coach of men’s varsity soccer, has been a ' & he was young.

When Fendryk coached for Essex, he promised his players that he would bleache his hair if they %

“I think it’s good for players to have an initiative to always play better,� Fendryk said.

He wears a lucky penny inside his shoe for all his games and never shaves on games days.

Fendryk doesn’t shave as an incentive for the men’s varsity soccer team to play harder.

The superstition of not shaving before games originated in the National Hockey League. The “playoff beard� was the facial hair grown when teams entered the playoffs. “If you believe it will work, it can only help,� Fendryk said. Superstition is really just mental. Most players are superstitious to get a mental edge on the

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game.

Senior Sarah Dennison also has played into superstitions by counting the number of ice cubes she put into her drink when she had

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cubes in her drink, always bought lunch, and wore her hair in a ponytail. Dennison had this routine on game days in the hopes of scoring.

During lacrosse season before the game against Mount de Sales, she ate an Airhead and ending up scoring as a defender. The following game she again ate an Airhead and scored a goal. “That’s when I knew,� Dennison said.

When she didn’t do one of her routines, she would instantly

& she would freak out. Dennison couldn’t explain why she had these superstitions, she just knew that when she did these quirky things, she always played better.

Everyone has their own unique superstitions that mentally prepare them for their game. Routines like not shaving have been around for years while counting your ice cubes on a game day are strictly individual practices. But either way, whatever habit you have mentally sharpens your game.

16 sports ImPACT testing improves concussion treatment Caroline Spath

program that measures and documents different brain functions.

Things like verbal and visual One million, seven hundred memory, attention span, brain prothousand people. cessing speed, reaction time, and That’s the estimated amount post-concussive symptoms are of people in the U.S. that suffer a all evaluated and the information traumatic brain injury (TBI) each is recorded. This is considered a year. “baseline test.� It teaches the cli= @ & & nician about one’s normal brain

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" " function. them are children between the JC athletic trainers Erik Fabriz

} { & iani and Karen Eder are now reof those TBIs are caused by sports quiring football, men’s and womor recreational play, and those en’s basketball, wrestling, and numbers don’t include the number rugby players to take the ImPACT of concussions that go untreated. test for a baseline reading.

Concussions are a type of TBI. If an athlete gets or believes that They are caused by a bump, blow, they have gotten a concussion, or jolt to the head that can change they take the ImPACT test again. the way a brain normally works. Q

They can also occur from a blow second tests are compared. The to the body that causes the head to clinician can then determine the rapidly move back and forth. severity of the concussion and can ImPACT testing, created by track the athlete’s recovery.

Sean Curtin, M.D., is a computer Ten percent of all student ath-

Luke Hinder

Varsity Men’s Volleyball

Most people can pick senior Luke Hinder out in a crowd. He’s six feet six and a half inches tall, which makes him easy to spot wherever he is.

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Hinder has been playing volleyball for three years, since he was a sophomore. “I made varsity that year, probably just because I was so tall. I really learned a lot [about volleyball] my sophomore year,�

Hinder said.

Hinder’s experience these past three years has helped him become one of the men’s varsity volleyball

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Hinder plays front row, where his height makes him a huge force in blocking and spiking. “Blocking and hitting are my biggest strengths. I only play front row,�

Sports with { Shep } Money talks

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Patriot of the

thepatriot Volume 46 Issue 2 November 2010

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Freshman Camillo Fortunato takes an ImPACT test in the language lab.

ImPACT testing helps athletes learn more about their concussions.

Henry Shephard

Reporter Some general managers never learn. Money cannot buy you championships.

Every year, you see teams shell out millions of dollars looking for that magical formula of players, just to see those millions come up short.

In every sport without a salary cap, there are teams that spend unbelievable amounts of money, while others spend much less.

Month highlights student athletes who deserve recognition for success in their chosen sport. ‚ ' ( & & " They are selected by the sports editors. especially the New York Yankees.

Easily the biggest name in the sport, the Yankees never fail to spend too much money. ) " & %

" % age player making over eight million dollars a year. Yankees continually lead the MLB in spending.

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Even with all this spending, the Yankees still don’t win the World Series every year, though they are the most winning franchise in MLB history. In the ALCS this year, they lost to the Texas RangVarsity Women’s Basketball " % & @ percent of the Yankees’.

And people wonder why others Hinder said.

With the start of the new basket- up to the Varsity team, and Kahoe love to see the Yankees lose. What Hinder’s greatest game of vol- ball season, junior Talia Kahoe has notes that if JV ever has a problem, if Goliath beat David? That’s no leyball came this year against succeeded in her dream of being they can come to the varsity team. fun. Watching the Yankees strugArchbishop Curley. “I had a lot of on the varsity women’s basketball “Being a part of the team is a lot gle is the only thing that is tolerakills and a lot of blocks. It was a team. more than just playing the sport, ble about baseball. Especially with the Orioles as a hometown team. great game for me, and it was a fun “I’m thrilled [to be on Varsity]. it’s like a family,� Kahoe said.

This trend can be seen throughgame for the team,� he said.

I’ve been working hard since last Kahoe has committed herself Hinder is unsure about what fall. I trained, I lifted‌I had to making a team goal and has set out the sporting world. For sochis future holds in volleyball. “I my head set on it and I’m glad it personal goals as well. “The team cer fans, look at Manchester City. was thinking about trying to go to worked out,â€? Kahoe said. Kahoe

& - Ever since they were bought by a Division III school to play vol- played as a guard on JV, and con- ship this year. We’re going all the Middle Eastern Oil Moguls, they leyball. I don’t think I would be tinues this position on varsity. way,� Kahoe said. “Personally, I spend millions just to see their able to make it in Division I. If Kahoe has been playing bas- want to become a strong contribu- hopes of winning the league crown the college I go to offers volley- ketball since she was young, and tor to the team. If not a starter, crushed by perennial powerhouse ' " ) her parents were the main reason ^ ) % K ^' K Chelsea and their cross town rival, Manchester United. team,� Hinder said. as to why she started. But, they’re of the main players,� she said.

As of this summer, the NBA has Senior Sam Hopkins is one of not the reason why she continues “Every day in practice we work Hinder’s teammates on the team. to play now. “I kept playing ev- hard to our highest potential. a money-squandering team, also.

He believes that Hinder’s success ery season because of how much There’s no cutting corners,� Ka- The Miami Heat acquired LeBron James and Chris Bosh from Clevein volleyball is largely due to his I loved the sport,� Kahoe said. hoe said. dedication to the sport. “Luke is Kahoe was the captain on her JV Kahoe feels that the women’s land and Toronto, respectively, and great in volleyball because he is team, as well as the top scorer. varsity basketball coach, Mike resigned Dwayne Wade, in hopes completely dedicated to it. He With the transition from JV to Blizzard, has made a lot of im- of dethroning the L.A. Lakers.

However, the Heat could struggives everything he has,� Hopkins varsity this year, Kahoe has noted provements for this year and said. Although Hinder’s career in several differences. “Game speed shares in the team’s plans to per- gle. In a team sport, chemistry is just as important as the quality of JC volleyball is now over, he still is different. Physical contact is fect what he has done so far. plays Ultimate Frisbee on Fridays harder. JV was really fun, and varAs for her future plans in play- players. Three super stars who all after school. His height also helps sity is fun too but it’s [also] really ing basketball, Kahoe expressed it want the ball could make the team him out in Frisbee too, allowing important. Varsity was a huge step in straightforward terms. “I’d love & ) & &" _ &

for me,� Kahoe said. According to play [basketball] in college,� that money isn’t everything in the world of sports. catches. to Kahoe, the JV team also looks Kahoe said. letes in contact sports suffer a concussion during their season.

Now with ImPACT testing, athletes will be able to learn about their concussions faster than they would have. Also, clinicians will be able to both better understand the athletes’ conditions and better

determine when it is safe for them to return to play. ) ! ) `* Q testing is a good thing,� assistant athletic trainer Karen Eder said. “[Fabriziani and I] can’t see your brain, so [the testing] gives us another way to see what’s going on.�

Talia Kahoe