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Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Macklin on his time in the Peace Corps
This slideshow requires JavaScript. We often say to ourselves that we have all the answers, that we know how to fix the problems, but the fact of the matter is that until you’ve lived in [poverty], until you understand it, you don’t understand or know what [other people]
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Rank That: Top five Tarantino films
Quentin Tarantino is one of the best directors of all time, and probably my favorite. He’s the only director nowadays that just doesn’t care what people think of his movies. He’s going to make the movie he wants to make, no matter what, and I respect him
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SJC Alumni Shine in Service
On March 8, three St. John’s alumni spoke to seniors about their careers in service to cap off Poverty Education Week. Ms. Jillian Griffith ’10, Ms. Mary McCarthy ’12 and Mr. David Street ’04 spoke about how St. John’s affected their decisions to enter a career in service.
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SJC students living out service
Each individual student at St. John’s has a number of service hours required of them each year, and as a LaSallian school there are a number of different ways to give back to the community. St. John’s connects students to Catholic charities all around the country and offers
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The Meal of Solidarity: Is It an effective way to teach students about poverty?
For the past 11 years, St. John’s has hosted schoolwide events to address world hunger during Poverty Education Week. In the past they have done the Hunger Banquet, where students are fed either rice, rice and beans, or a full course meal based global economic disparities and poverty rates.
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Students illustrate effects of poverty around campus
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Every year the Art Department, with the help of the art students, create displays around the school to illustrate the effects of poverty. They range from simple to very elaborate, and come from all grades and classes. Most are placed in the big hallways, such as
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Opinion: Gentrification puts a good face on the suffering of the lower class
Gentrification is the process of renovating a low-class housing district to fit the taste of middle-class people. This happens all around the world, mostly in large cities. Most people view it as a very positive thing. Luxury houses and apartment buildings go up, young blood moves in, new
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How serving the poor changed Mr. Navas' outlook on life
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
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Ms. Bruce shares how she lives out service
Many people in the St. John’s community dedicate their time to service. One of them is Ms. Bruce, a teacher in the Math Department. She is a volunteer at Loaves and Fishes, a non-profit organization that provides meals on Saturdays, Sundays, and all federal holidays to anyone in
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Girl Up using Poverty Education Week to expand service
The Girl Up club has been brainstorming different fundraiser ideas. As Poverty Education Week ensues, the club members want to help girls in places where it is hardest to be a girl. One of the co-leaders, Annie Hagerty, said, “We have so many more members this year and I’
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Movie Review: Captain Marvel
With seven weeks left until Avengers: Endgame hits screens, Captain Marvel may seem like the middle child of two blockbuster movies. But this is one film you don’t want to miss, whether you’re a hardcore superhero fan or a casual moviegoer. This is somewhat of a groundbreaking movie