Every two weeks, the Patriot will randomly pick a student from the directory, find out more about his or her life, and prove that every student has a story.

Going to three schools in four years is no easy task, leaving your teachers, friends, and sports teams each year, but senior Denzel Varner has made the best of it after the two schools he attended as a freshman and sophomore closed down.

As a freshman, Varner went to Towson Catholic High School. Although he had a good experience, “they didn’t have a football team,” Varner said. Even though he was unable to play football, he did get to play basketball.

When he was a sophomore, Varner went to Cardinal Gibbons High School. Varner said that it was a nice school, although he didn’t like that it was all boys. “It was really good. I made a lot of friends but I didn’t really like the whole all boys thing. It was weird, but I could focus more on school,” Varner said.

Moving from school to school posed social challenges, but Varner made the best of it. “It was kind of hard, but I got use to it after the first time. It pretty much helped my people skills,” Varner said.

Although he does not go to school with them anymore, Varner is still close to his friends from previous high schools. “I’m still in touch with pretty much all of them,” Varner said.

Even though leaving his friends from Towson Catholic High and Cardinal Gibbons High was hard, it was easy for him make friends here at JC. “I found [coming to JC] pretty easy since I already knew someone when I came here,” Varner said.

Getting education from three different schools may also seem tough, but it wasn’t hard for Varner to adjust to new teachers. “It made me adjust to different types of education, but it gave me a better education each time,” Varner said.

While Varner liked Towson Catholic High School and Cardinal Gibbons High School, he loves JC and the sports teams. “I think these are some of the best coaches I’ve ever had,” Varner said.

Varner is happy with the school choice he made for his last two years of high school. “It seemed like a good school and has good teams. I think [I chose] it because it stayed open and the people here are real,” Varner said.

Ashley Beyer is a Lifestyles Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.