New senior scholarship established
The family of James Long, the former math teacher, lacrosse coach, and creator of the modular schedule at JC who died last year, has created a scholarship to be given to a graduating senior who has seen the largest increase in their academic QPA over four years.
The details were determined when Sudbrink and President Richard O’Hara went to San Francisco for a recent alumni reception. They met with Long’s daughter, Mary, and his two sons, Bill and Peter.
The award, officially called the “James E. Long Award for Academic Effort,” is $1,000 to be given to the chosen student to use towards college expenses.
In regards to Long, Sudbrink said, “He was truly one of those genius kind of people. We had him here for the majority of his career, from when school started until the mid 90s. The Long family really wanted to do something to remember their dad, who was a champion of the underdog.”
The scholarship was put together April 27, finalized that Thursday, and a list of names was determined that same day. The faculty voted and chose students the following day.
“It’s a really neat thing we got to do,” Sudbrink said.
Barker suggests possibility of tornado drill
Following the evacuation drill on April 29, Principal Paul Barker is considering the possibility of holding tornado drills.
“We’ve had informal discussions about that [because] every year the tornados sneak a little closer into Maryland,” Barker said.
Although “there is no legal requirement to do it,” it is “something we might want to do once in a while, maybe once a year in the spring,” Barker said.
According to Barker, the drill would “get everyone into the hallway and [have them] sit on the floor.”
When questioned about the possibility of reviewing the “Emergency Plans” with students, Barker said, “I could tell you [students] what a code red, or code yellow, or code blue is and you would remember for five minutes.”
He added, “That’s the whole point of having that [the plans] there. I keep mine, swivel around in my chair, [and] it’s right there. [You can] flip it up and read it.”
However, “We’re going to have some training to review with faculty.”
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