As March quickly approaches, the juniors have begun to prepare for the excitement of Ring Week. The juniors will receive their rings during their ceremony on March 13, and the Ring Dance will be held on Saturday, March 15.

The Ring Mass and Ceremony will be celebrated in the Upper Gym as in previous years, but the Ring Dance and dinner location will be changing.

This year the Ring Dance and dinner will be held at Jarrettsville Gardens which is located inside the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire House.

Final collections of ring payments have been taken to prepare for the ceremony.

The junior SGA class council has also been meeting and making plans to make this year’s Ring Week more memorable than ever.

The juniors also met last week in advisory with Class Moderators Nathan Nocket and Shannon Olsen to discuss the overall plans for Ring Week.

Topics of discussion included the dress code and procedures for the Mass and dance, when tickets will be sold, and plans for the day of the Ring Ceremony and Mass.

Junior Maddie Hall said, “I am excited to participate in the John Carroll tradition of getting our rings.”

The look of the ring has been a John Carroll staple since it was designed by a former art teacher in the late 1960s.

The unique design of the John Carroll ring is noticed by alumni from all around the world and is a connection between current students and alumni. Often Patriots wear their class ring well into adulthood.

For the past two years, Assistant Principal Jake Hollin has shared the Story of the Ring at the Ring Ceremony.

All of the students will also participate in the tradition of turning their rings.

Many junior students are beginning to get very excited about the Ring Dance as well as the ceremony itself.

Junior Eleni Kaliakodus said, “I am excited to get all boujee and glamorous for Ring.”