Around Campus
Photo Gallery: Spirit Week 2018
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Around Campus
Lifestyle
Five places to eat before Homecoming
With Homecoming quickly approaching, many students want to know where to go to get some food before the dance. Most go somewhere around the school, but there are lots of affordable, but still nice, options around the city and Bethesda. Whether you’re more of an IHOP or a Cheesecake
Around Campus
Student Summer Spotlight: Sari Finn
Over the summer, St. John’s senior and Peer Minister Sari Finn participated in a business program at the Kelly School of Business, connected to the University of Indiana. The program is a week long and is available for all rising seniors who have an interest in learning about business
Lifestyle
Fall Play Preview: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
This fall, St. John’s Theatre is producing The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on the book by Barbara Robinson. Act one contains the story of the Herdmans, described as the worst kids in the history of the world. The Herdmans are known for fighting and cigar-smoking, and when they
Around Campus
Dietician talks with girls' cross country about being healthy athletes
“Who wants to be brave and name one thing they really like about their body?” This was the first question posed by Heather Caplan to the St. John’s girls’ cross country team on Sept. 27 at a workshop centered on how to be a healthy athlete. Caplan is a
Around Campus
Letter from the Editor: My experiences in the U.S. Youth Ambassadors Program
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Editorial note: The following submission comes from The Sabre editor Marguerite Saunders ’19 and discusses her experiences with the U.S. Youth Ambassadors Program. Bachata, plantains, rivers, roosters, and community. Five words that only begin to describe my experience as a U.S. Youth Ambassador. This
Around Campus
What they're reading: A conversation with Mr. Morse
This week, I sat down with Mr. Morse, an Algebra I and II math teacher, to reflect on what kind of reader he was in high school. Mr. Morse attended St. John’s and said he was honestly the “bare minimum” reader until he was hired as a lifeguard over
Around Campus
Washington Post White House Correspondent Visits St. John’s
On Thursday, Sept. 20, Anne Gearan, White House Correspondent for The Washington Post, visited St. John’s to speak with Ms. Gelso’s AP English Language and Composition classes at the annual Audience with an Author Symposium. After reading All the President’s Men this summer as part of their
Around Campus
Dance Team Continues to Grow
When Jada Hill ’19 came to St. John’s College High School, she was looking forward to joining dance because dancing was her passion. But after her freshman year, the dance team ceased to exist. By Hill’s junior year, she said knew what she wanted and she fought hard
Around Campus
SJC's Best Buddies Club Receives Outstanding Promoter Award
This July, the Best Buddies Club at St. John’s received the Outstanding Promoter Chapter Award, an award given annually to the school in the DC and Virginia area that exemplified the most impressive service to Best Buddies International. The award was accepted by Meghan Strachan ’19 on behalf of
Around Campus
New Clubs for 2018-2019
Are you interested this year’s new clubs at St. John’s? Every year, students have the opportunity to submit their club ideas and a brief description to Ms. Clark, the administrator for all clubs. She then reviews their propositions and discusses them with the club’s moderator and at
Around Campus
Student Summer Spotlight: Sara Miller
This summer, Sara Miller ’19 spent four weeks in Costa Rica and had the chance to visit her family and learn from doctors at La Hospital Catolica in San Jose. A typical day for Miller began with breakfast and Costa Rica’s famous coffee, before making the hour drive to