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This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Easter season is a typical time when new members are brought into the Catholic Church. This year, St. John’s hosted its own Mass to initiate Rian Haigler ’19 and Alahna Sabbakhan ’19 as full members of the Catholic Church. Haigler was receiving the final
Around Campus
Mr. Navas, a religion teacher at St. John’s, has worked for people living in poverty many times in his life. Though he himself has never experienced life under the poverty line, he has witnessed it in Atlanta, GA, and Florencia, Colombia. Each experience affected him greatly and changed his
Morning News
As manager of St. John’s equestrian team, I am primarily responsible for helping make sure that each show day runs smoothly for our team and recording the scores of our riders. There are many things that I need to prepare to make sure everyone is in the right place
Lifestyle
On the Basis of Sex is a movie about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s first court case as a lawyer. Ginsburg is now a Supreme Court justice who is widely beloved because of her work against gender discrimination. The movie is a fantastic window into RBG’s life before the Supreme
Lifestyle
The 91st annual Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 8:00 pm. On Jan. 22, the 2019 Oscar nominations were released without a particular front runner in the category of Best Picture. The winners for this year’s Academy Awards will be pretty unpredictable. Let’s
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On Nov. 8, 30 St. John’s students were given tickets by SJC board member Craig Ruppert ’71 to The 24th ADL in Concert Against Hate, presented by the Anti Defamation League (ADL) at the Kennedy Center. This concert has been held annually since 1995, which commemorated 50 years since
Morning News
If you have ever been to the polls on Election Day, you have seen people campaigning for a certain candidate near the entrance. Unlike voting, campaigning at the polls does not have a minimum age limit. Being only 15, this was the most effective way for me to be a
Lifestyle
I recently went to J Balvin’s concert in Eagle Bank Arena in Virginia on Sunday, October 21. Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin, commonly known as J Balvin, is a reggaeton singer from Medellin, Colombia. He was born in 1985 and moved to the United States at the age of 17.
Lifestyle
Dia de los Muertos translates to Day of the Dead, a holiday originally celebrated in Mexico. This holiday is now celebrated throughout many parts of Latin America every year from Nov. 1-2. Despite what most people think, Dia de los Muertos isn’t just Mexican Halloween. The Day of the
Morning News
DC United has been a part of the Washington, DC, sports scene since 1996, when it was one of the original teams in Major League Soccer. Since then, DC United has made many changes. The most notable is a new home field in southwest DC. The Black-and-Red was most successful
Lifestyle
Hamilton: An American Musical, written by Lin Manuel Miranda, debuted on Broadway in August 2015. The musical, inspired by Ron Chernow’s biography titled Alexander Hamilton, was nominated for 16 Tony Awards and won 11 in 2015, including Best Musical. Hamilton was Miranda’s second musical to win this award;
Morning News
St. John’s equestrian team has its first show of the year on Sept. 23, and now it is hard to believe that it was only two years ago that they became an official team for the 2016-17 school year. The team began as a club a few years ago,
