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Teacher Profile: Meet the new senior counselor
SJC welcomes new senior counselor, Mrs. Robin Walters, who is also aiding with freshman counseling. She is originally from Prince George’s County but has moved around to big cities such as New York City and Jersey City. Although she is new to SJC, she is entering her fifth year
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SJC students use love of baking to make dough
While the pandemic has been detrimental to businesses big and small across the nation, these two SJC students have been thriving. Alli Bowman ‘22 and Olivia Dufour ‘23 both have small businesses specializing in baked goods. Both Bowman and DuFour started homebaking quite early in their lives, with DuFour in
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What to expect from a covid prom
Although many staple high-school events have been derailed by COVID-19, St. John’s has made sure to host the essential prom experience this year all the same. Although many students are fully vaccinated, not enough are to hold prom without any safety restrictions. To get some insight into what students
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Class of 2025 expected to be one of the largest in school history
As St. John’s near the end of the school year, we are getting closer and closer to welcoming the class of 2025. Through the changes of this year, the St. John’s admissions team has found unique ways to admit students and prepare them for their first year of
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St. John's announces plans to address concerns over diversity, equity and inclusion
In response to the events of 2020 and reports of racial discrimination at Saint John’s via the Instagram page @BlackatSJC, Mr. Themistos spoke about what the administration thought about such reports, how they’ve responded, and future plans to limit racial discrimination at St. John’s. The Instagram page
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SJC students start to get vaccinated
Ever since COVID-19 hit last year, scientists have been trying to create a vaccine against deadly a virus. After a year of waiting, the United States has started vaccinating its citizens, with three types of vaccines; BioNTech, Pfizer vaccine, Moderna NIAID vaccine, and The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson
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Editorial: Should colleges continue to use the SAT in the admissions process?
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities across the nation have become test-blind or test optional. This means they have made standardized tests, usually a critical part of a student’s college application, optional or not required. Now, we are left with the question as to
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AP Exam Study Tips
With a little under a month of school left, AP exams have arrived. COVID-19 has changed a large amount of the school year and this year’s AP exams could be the most stressful to date. Students have not only had less class time than a normal year but the
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SJC students complete successful drive for San Miguel School
During the week of April 19th through the 23rd the English department at St. John’s held a donation drive to benefit the San Miguel School, a tuition free school serving economically disadvantaged students, in Washington, D.C. This year, the total amount raised in the drive was $23,136.
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Mr. Gittens writes his first book
The St. John’s College High School community has a new author! In his tenth year teaching, and second at SJC, Mr. Cranston Gittens (American Literature and Minority Voices in American Literature) has written his first book. Oreo the Token Black Kid is an autobiography about growing up as a
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SJC celebrates life of John Varney '19 with memorial walk
On April 17th, members of Cadets for a Cure, a club dedicated to cancer awareness and support, marched for St. John’s College High School graduate John Varney of the class of 2019. Varney passed away on March 6th of last year due to a rare cancer in his bones