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April 22 was an unorthodox Earth Day. Normally, people will go outside on hikes to appreciate nature or pick up trash around the community. The stay-at-home orders in place due to COVID-19 made such activities impossible this year. Despite this, St. John’s Eco Club still wanted to do something
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Because of the current lockdown due to COVID-19, there has been a lack of sporting events. This made it that much better that the 2020 NFL Draft could still occur, despite it being all virtual. Below I have listed the four biggest takeaways from the first round. The Cincinnati Bengals
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On Jan. 17, Mac Miller’s family released an album he was working on before his death. It is 12 songs and 50 minutes long. According to his family, Miller wanted “Circles” to go together with his last album released before his death, “Swimming.” Swimming in circles was the concept.
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On Jan. 15, Cadet seniors Thomas and Daniel Cohen became Eagle Scouts. Fellow Cadet Corps members attended the ceremony to celebrate the Cohen twins’ accomplishment. Daniel Cohen said that becoming an Eagle Scout was not his end goal. “[I was more] interested in the deep-wilderness, survival-style camping that took us
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Jan. 1 marked the start of not only a new year, but also a new decade. If you are like most people, you have created New Year’s resolutions with the goal of becoming a better person and making this “your year.” Below are some helpful tips on how to
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St. Bartholomew’s School (St. Bart’s) is a small Catholic school in Bethesda that teaches children from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. Principal Frank English says the school’s goals include, “Build[ing] upon our strong academic program, foster[ing] healthy relationships and friendships guided by Catholic values, and strengthen[
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In the last decade, people became more interconnected than ever as social media grew in popularity. This fostered communication across the US and even the world, which helped people point out injustices and fight for change. These are my top social justice movements of the decade. Black Lives Matter After
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This year, St. John’s has a new chaplain, Fr. Louis Bertrand. He describes a chaplain’s role as being “a shepherd and a spiritual father for a certain group of people — in this case, the students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni of St. John’s. As a priest, the
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On Sept. 25, Dr. Lenka Glassman (PsyD), Rachel Engelhart (RD, LPC), and Kaitlyn Wozniak (NASM) talked to St. John’s in-season female athletes about how to find a balance as student-athletes. More specifically, they discussed building better relationships with their bodies, food, and exercise. Glassman discussed red flags that signal
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This football season, Daniel Reyes ’21 is not only hoping to win a championship, but also to make at least 40 field goals. Daniel has partnered with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to raise money and awareness to support children with cancer and research to find a cure. People can
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The band and choral spring concerts took place this week and last, wrapping up their year of hard work by presenting fellow students, parents, and staff with a variety of musical numbers. The jazz and swing bands performed last week, and the other instrumental ensembles and bands performed this Tuesday.
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On Thursday, May 2, the Modern and Classical Languages Department at St. John’s held an induction ceremony for students who have excelled in all of their classes, but particularly their language classes. Their achievements allowed them entrance to the honor societies for Spanish, Latin, and French. In order to
