Lifestyle
Despite the halt in most parts of normal life during this past year, a fair amount of movies were still released throughout 2020. While I have not personally been able to watch each of these movies given closed theaters, these movies have all received good reviews from those who have
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In early November, many people were thrilled to see a slew of announcements from vaccine companies Moderna, Pfizer, and BioNTech stating that their vaccine trials had proved over 90% effective. After months of waiting and variations of state lockdowns, there has finally been a solid scientific breakthrough that implies an
Lifestyle
Not even a pandemic can stop changing fashion trends each year. Before and throughout quarantine, there has been a revival of a lot of ’90s and early 2000s pieces, along with a couple of new styles being combined with the old. Here are just a couple of currently popular fashion
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With the DMV area still stuck in phase 2 of reopening and the ongoing pandemic showing little sign of decrease, it can be easy to feel like there are little options for an escape from the house and daily responsibilities. The benefit of fall bringing chillier weather and prettier foliage
Around Campus
The writing center is back in business and operating virtually for all students. Mrs. Gelso is behind the wheel of the writing center, and has set up a new virtual calendar for students to make appointments for one on one sessions and guidance for their writing pieces. The writing center
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Despite social distancing, SJC’s Advanced Vocal Studies group is managing to continue producing music despite being physically separated. The Sabre interviewed both Ms. Fernandez, the leader of the choir program, and Annie Phan ‘20 about their experience so far. Annie Phan ‘20 Q: What is the process for putting
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The beginning of social distancing for me and my family on March 20th meant the beginning of an entirely new way of learning. As a student, I’ve found many challenges that come with learning at home, from being unable to focus to an increase in writing assignments due to
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The Iowa Caucus on Monday was supposed to be an indication of the front running Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election. When officials decided to use an app to collect votes, only partial amounts of data were released and it was discovered the app was flawed. While the rest
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In the two weeks leading up to exam week, Mr. Navas, a religion teacher here at St. John’s, was in Cuba as a part of a teaching seminar. He worked with one of his former professors at Emory University who contacted him about the opportunity and other students. “I
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In the past ten years, new inventions have completely changed the everyday habits of people and have increased our dependence on technology. Here are the most important breakthroughs of the last decade: The New IPhones: The iPhone 4 model was released in 2010. Since then there have been over 10
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Juniors Grace Yetter ‘21 and Bailey Middleton ‘21 have started a new current events club at SJC open to all students. The club takes place during homeroom and is a space for people to discuss their opinions on topics like politics and foreign affairs. So far, the club has discussed
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On October 26th, the SJC girls cross country team took the championship title at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCACs) for the third year in a row. They then won the DC state championship November 2nd. The varsity team, led by Celia Chorzempa ‘21 and Cady Hyde ‘20, have trained
