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The Patriot explores New NFL rule, the best of local food new controversy Quick bites to feed your cravings The Patriot explores the Pros and Cons ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 10 SPORTS 14 The John Carroll School 703 E. Churchville Rd. Bel Air, MD 21014 theNovember 2010 patriotCheck out JCPATRIOT.COM for the latest news and updates Volume 46 Issue 2 Ineligibility drops thirsty? to record low Admin addresses campus drinking problem Photo by Allison Siegel Senior Megan Langrehr receives honor Photo by JFOOZ)PUUMF role certificate from Principal Paul Barker. days” is thought to have been created by tion but said that “[Drinking] makes the Jenny Hottle Only ten students school-wide were aca- the students who have been drinking on game more fun. Plus, the administration is Online Chief demically ineligible for the first quarter campus during the day. Barker is unsure a bit clueless about everything.” Concern about student drinking on of how widespread the problem is, but he However, according to Barker, the ad- Joey Hoff campus prompted Principal Paul Barker said that “it’s a problem if it’s happening, ministration knew that some students were Editor in Chief and Vice Principal Gary Scholl to discuss period.” drunk but did not have enough evidence the issue with students during the Nov. 9 Senior Anna DiPaula shared Barker’s &'- Only ten students school-wide were aca- health assemblies. opinion about the alcohol problem, add- ()%%[ '$ According to Barker, the administration !\ somebody for sure, but we didn’t have While the administration doesn’t keep began piecing together rumors of students school’s reputation at events such as foot- anything to go on. Like I said to the boys statistics on ineligibility, Vice Principal for coming intoxicated to school and school ball games. “Drunk students are right in [at the health assembly], we know some *+/0 events after receiving information from front of the players, and that’s what parents guys must feel like they got away with it,” students are academically ineligible each parents and reports from an advisory group see,” she said. “Those students give our Barker said. quarter on average. that discussed the problem. school a bad reputation and make us look Dean of Students Thomas Vierheller “That’s a pretty dramatic reduction. To No one has been caught intoxicated dur- really bad in front of our own parents and said that if the administration ever per- &'1&"P ing school hours. Names that have come other people.” ceives that someone is intoxicated, they Scholl said. Scholl admits never seeing to the attention of the administration led An anonymous senior, who admitted to take immediate action. But when they’re such a drastic drop during his time at JC. Barker to believe that the participants are drinking during the Nov. 5 football game, “not sure enough” that a student is drunk, “Go JC! People want to start off the “mostly girls.” The label “Thirsty Thurs- expressed concern for the school’s reputa- See NEWS 2 year in a good way. It shows that students are dedicated to their sports and are try- ing harder to keep their grades up,” junior JC heads east for new enrollment Jackie Mooney said. According to Scholl, the administration Collin Hoofnagleg and focused students into speculated that the new advisory program News Editor schools in America.” may have played a role in the drop in in- By working to bring Chinese As of now, Roberts expects eligibility. students from the Far East to [- “Advisors were encouraging students to the halls of JC, Director of Ad- dents enrolled for the start of meet with their teachers... and encouraging missions Jesse Roberts hopes students to get their assignments in. This to both expand the mission of OR\ may have had a real impact on the quarter [ !"P grades,” Scholl said. enrollment gap. Roberts said. “I can’t say whether [the drop in aca- Roberts traveled to China in “If you’re going to welcome demic ineligibility] is a direct relation to late August as part of his MBA international students into your [the advisory program], but the feedback program at Loyola Univer- school, you need to make sure Photo by Kristin Marzullo that I’m getting from both students and sity. There, Roberts spoke “to they have as many opportuni- Students in the Chinese language program celebrate the Chinese teachers and administrators is really posi- [agencies] about the opportuni- ties to be successful as you do New Year by parading in a traditional costume. New students tive . Students are getting more individ- ties that exist to bring students for domestic students,” Roberts enrolling from China will add to the rich cultral experience at JC. ualized attention on their grades and aca- from Beijing and Shanghai to said. is currently unaware whether will be interviewed via Skype. demics,” Advisory Program Coordinator JC.” “[It] doesn’t happen without Chinese students will live on “We have to make sure Danica Zavodny said. Roberts has “had experi- planning. There are a number their own or stay with current R $" R With fewer ineligible students, more ence” with the same agencies of issues that come with [en- JC students. [ % % "P students are able to stay involved in extra- while working as Admissions rolling more international stu- “It would be a fantastic ex- O’Hara said. curricular activities. Director at West Nottingham dents],” O’Hara said. perience, I imagine, to have a “Before the season even starts, advisory Academy. According to Rob- One such issue for the Chi- student from China living with READ MORE AT is helping coaches to see that their students erts, these agencies “specialize nese students, according to you for a year,” Roberts said. V jcpatriot.com needs are met academically,” Athletic Di- in placing academically strong Roberts, is housing. Roberts For admissions, the students rector Larry Dukes said. Index News...2 Lifestyle...4 A & E...7 In-Depth...8 Opinion...11 Sports...14 thepatriot 2 news Volume 46 Issue 2 November 2010 Admin searches for answers from students If a student has knowledge Barker said. JCAC, according to guidance from FRONT PAGE about a peer’s alcohol or substance While the anonymous junior counselor Carrie Siemsen, “is a abuse, Barker stresses that he or feels that “the administration group of faculty, counselors, and they will not just randomly test she should “tell us who they are.” should do something about the staff who, with the help of health someone without reasonable sus- It is much easier said than done, drinking on school grounds [and] professionals, work to identify and Collin Hoofnagle picion in order to protect that stu- according to a junior girl who more actively seek out these is- support students at risk.” Because dent’s privacy. wished to remain anonymous. “I sues,” she thinks that both students the program is not connected to the News Editor “There’s a level of trust we know people who drink during and the administration are respon- discipline system, students cannot have with our students,” Vierhell- school. But even though I’m not sible for keeping everyone safe. be punished for being referred or School boasts high er said. really close friends with them, I Barker said that a student who for turning themselves in to JCAC. Barker supported Vierheller’s don’t like the idea of ratting them sees a problem has two possible Both Vierheller and Barker said retention rate, still trust in the student body. “The out,” she said. options: he or she can go to the that it is the responsibility of the majority of students, the largely Barker admits that it can some- dean to seek disciplinary action students and the administration faces enrollment silent majority, are good people times be tough for a student to tell against a peer, or the issue can be to address issues such as alcohol challenges who make good decisions 99 per- on a peer. “If a student has knowl- brought to the attention of guid- abuse in the school community. cent of the time…there’s no rea- edge but is not inclined to act on ance where it becomes a matter of “We have a moral obligation to As it welcomes shadows and son not to trust them and their de- that knowledge, I wonder about the John Carroll Assistance Com- each other, and we depend on ev- collects applications, the school is cision making,” he said. ) [ $"P mittee (JCAC). erybody,” Vierheller said. faced with combating low enroll- ment. The school carries a high reten- tion rate, the rate of students who Fewer prospective families attend Open House return year after year. According to President Richard O’Hara, the Mollyann Pais the Baltimore region, according to The multiple registration rooms she said. Laura is considering retention rate at JC is above 95 Copy Editor Roberts. “It’s just the birth rate [of %&&% Garrison Forest and McDonogh as percent. It’s “a remarkably high ??@K"PQ The maps helped both tour guides well as JC, but she thinks JC will number [which speaks] well for Two hundred and twelve fami- we can do about it.” and guests to navigate the school be her top choice. the level of satisfaction with the lies attended Open House on Sun- “I saw lots of smiling faces, I more easily. Gracen Clems, another prospec- experience here, ” O’Hara said. "=1"%R saw good student interaction, and The open athletic presentations R"% According to O’Hara, national 259. However, Director of Admis- I saw parents who seemed to be “gave JC’s athletes a chance to re- impressed by Open House.