We’d like to put a ring on ring events

JC should be proud of the way it conducts ring events.  Other schools simply send students their rings in the mail, or have them pick them up in the cafeteria, which fails to get kids excited about their class rings.

During ring festivities, all the attention is on the juniors, a welcome change from the spotlight that normally shines on the seniors.  Ring Ceremony is simple and elegant and the breakfast is a fun, cheerful way to promote solidarity.

Ring Dance is a great finish to the festivities. The celebrations of ring are some of the best memories of junior year because of the way they are carried out.

I like stocked shelves and I cannot lie

The library is top rate and has an array of helpful and entertaining resources. Students should take advantage of the positive aspects of the library.

Many new, popular books that are well-liked by students are in the library. The library also contains a wealth of non-fiction books and online databases that are helpful for school reports.

Besides books, they have recent copies of a variety of magazines, including teen favorites such as “Seventeen,” that are fun to flip through during off mods. Students don’t always give the library’s variety the credit it deserves, but they should.

Where have  all the good electives gone?

JC’s freshman electives are cliched and lackluster.  Band, art, health, and gym are standard electives in any high school.

JC is supposed to be unique.  Instead of gym, why not have an aerobics or yoga class?  Those are more specialized and still achieve the same goal of being in shape.  Health class, which is appropriately general, could become unique by having a  nutrition aspect or medical seminars.

Not only would JC have bragging rights for being unique, but enrollment would increase if prospective students knew that they had more opportunities in their freshman year.

Rebecca Driver is a Copy Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.