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Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief 2016-2017

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief 2016-2017, Assignment Chief

Senior Grace Mottley is the Assignment Chief for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com. This is her second year on staff and her second year taking journalism. Mottley was a News Editor last year and is elated to be on staff again this year. Besides The Patriot, Mottley’s passions include community service, Speech and Debate, and Mock Trial. On the rare occasion that she isn’t stressed, Mottley enjoys watching classic movies and eating Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Fudge Core ice cream. Feel free to buy her some. Grace Mottley can be reached for questions at [email protected].

All content by Grace Mottley
Campus Minister Gary Meyerl addresses the student body during the End of the Year Mass on April 28. Meyerl has decided to leave JC after this school year and will fill the role of Director of Outreach at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, NC for the 2017-18 school year.

Campus Minister announces return to alma mater

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
May 25, 2017
May focuses on sexual assault awareness

May focuses on sexual assault awareness

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
May 24, 2017
Campus Minister Gary Meyerl presents Ann Drummey with the Ann Drummey Service Award, honoring her years of service to the school and to the community. Drummey was surprised with this award at the Archbishop John Carroll Service Honors Society induction on Tuesday, March 28.

[Photo] Teacher recognized for years of service

Anna Sullivan, Entertainment Editor
May 17, 2017
Don't sugar coat this

Don’t sugar coat this

Katherine Grimm and Grace Mottley
April 14, 2017
Coup de Grace: This time, take advantage

Coup de Grace: This time, take advantage

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
April 14, 2017
New principal announces preliminary plans

New principal announces preliminary plans

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
April 13, 2017
Let's talk about the birds and the bees

Let’s talk about the birds and the bees

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
April 12, 2017
Coup de Grace: Move forward but look back

Coup de Grace: Move forward but look back

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
March 31, 2017
By the numbers: Women's role in government

By the numbers: Women’s role in government

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
March 31, 2017
After Josh Hamer, class of '19, passed away in a tragic car accident, a locker memorial was set up in front of his locker to give students the ability to write letters dedicated to Josh. The community came together during this grieving period to honor a true Patriot by having a vigil on the baseball field, a memorial service, and a moment of silence during the first baseball home game.

Remembering Josh Hamer

Caroline Cooney, Grace Mottley, and
March 20, 2017
Three new security and attendance kiosks will be placed throughout the school. Visitors will insert their license into the security kiosk slot and will be signed into the school electronically. However, students will sign into a computer station.

Kiosks introduced to expedite sign-in process

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
March 16, 2017
Junior guard Montez Mathis rises up for a dunk in the first quarter against Calvert Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The men's varsity basketball team fell to Calvert Hall 78-84 in the MIAA A Conference Quarterfinals.

[Photo] Week in Sports: Week of Feb. 20

Emily Stancliff and Christina Giovanazi
March 3, 2017
How well do you know the dress code?

How well do you know the dress code?

Grace Mottley and Katherine Grimm
February 24, 2017
Spanish teacher Deirdre Magner discusses changes to the International Student Mentoring Program with students on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Students met to discuss the details and responsibilities of becoming a mentor of an international student.

[Photo] International students, NHS flowers, Newseum, and “Me Books”

February 22, 2017
Coup de Grace: Speaking secures success for students

Coup de Grace: Speaking secures success for students

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
February 22, 2017
Director of Advancement Todd Sullivan waits for parents at the teacher parking lot to give them a flower in honor of Valentine's Day. Students were also given flowers during their advisories which were sent to them by their peers through the National Honors Society.

[Photo] In case you missed it: Week of Feb. 13

Anna Kotula, Contributor
February 21, 2017
Think ink

Think ink

Grace Mottley and Christina Giovanazi
February 17, 2017
Freshman Angela Boeren swings her baton in the air while marching in place in front of her teammates during a performance on Jan. 18 at Harford Community College. Boeren's baton twirling team, the TwirlTasTix, performed during the halftime of the men's basketball game.

[Photo] Twirler shines in the spotlight

Emily Stancliff, Sports Editor
February 8, 2017
Senior Joe Rayman sits with a group of children at a children's center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Rayman worked at the center for orphans and children with disabilities as a part of his senior project.

Senior builds relationship with children in Vietnam

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
January 26, 2017
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" was released on Jan. 13 on Netflix. The phenomenal actors and screenplay encapsulated the essence of the series and surpassed all expectations.

‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ is anything but an unfortunate series

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
January 20, 2017
Students have misused a prominent student section at the men's basketball games by using it to single out a JC student as well as chanting derogatory things. It is imperative that students reconsider the purpose of a student section in order to preserve our reputation and strengthen our sense of community.

[Photo] Patriot Perspective: Student section must reconsider actions

January 20, 2017
Junior Montez Mathis dribbles away from a defender during a game against Calvert Hall on Jan. 6. JC defeated their rivals with a score of 76-43.

[Photo] Game of the Week: Men’s basketball dominates with a 33-point win over Calvert Hall

Elizabeth Harmison, In-Focus Editor
January 11, 2017
Tom Durkin selected as new principal

Tom Durkin selected as new principal

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
January 6, 2017
Long story short

Long story short

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
December 29, 2016
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[Photo] The good, the bad, and the ugly: Christmas

James Keller, Copy Editor
December 22, 2016
Social studies teacher Jacob Hollin stands on a chair to hang Christmas lights above the door of his advisory as part of the FCA Door Decorating contest. Hollin is one of many advisors who gets excited about door decorating and encourages his students to participate.

[Photo] Report cards: Advisory door decorating, pricey snack foods, and cafeteria food service

Edward Benner and Elizabeth Harmison
December 20, 2016
Coup de Grace: Be a role model not a runway model

Coup de Grace: Be a role model not a runway model

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
December 16, 2016
Senior cornerback and wide receiver Darius Baugh tackles an opponent in the game against St. Vincent Pallotti High School on Oct. 14. The football team finished with a 1-9 overall record this season.

Football

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
December 2, 2016
Coup de Grace: Feminism doesn't mean extremism

Coup de Grace: Feminism doesn’t mean extremism

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
November 29, 2016
The second half of the Capital Campaign, which includes plans to renovate to the academic wing and its classrooms, has begun. The campaign hopes to raise $7 million to fund these projects.

[Photo] Capital Campaign fundraising begins

Taylor Bynion, Copy Editor
November 29, 2016
Double standards

Double standards

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
November 17, 2016
JC will begin randomly drug testing students in order to deter drug use by January 2017 at the latest. The 10 Panel Urine Test will be used to test for marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, and opiate use.

Random drug testing begins no later than January

Grace Mottley and Edward Benner
November 14, 2016
Service Club President junior Caitlyn Trent and Coordinator of Service Learning Susan Strawbridge organize bags for the annual Thanksgiving Patriots "Can" Do Food Drive on Nov. 2. This year, the Service Club hopes to collect at least 8,000 cans and beat last year's record of 7,242 cans.

[Photo] Week In Pictures: Junior Retreat, Service Club, All Saints Day Mass, “Mary Poppins,” and field hockey championship

Katherine Grimm and Druw Van Der Werrf
November 13, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton participate in the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada Las Vegas on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Yin Bogu/Xinhua/Sipa USA/TNS)

Candidates by the issues

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
November 7, 2016
President of the Service Club junior Caitlyn Trent, fellow service club member senior Elaina Bonner, and Director of Service Learning Susan Strawbridge measure fabric to make blankets on Wednsaday, Oct. 26. The Service Club made blankets to donate to the Ronald McDonald house, an organization that focuses on helping the families of children with cancer.

[Photo] Week In Pictures: Ring orders, FBLA lollipops, Service Club, STEM night, and Trunk or Treat

Katherine Grimm and Druw Van Der Werrf
November 2, 2016
4 last-minute DIY Halloween costume ideas

4 last-minute DIY Halloween costume ideas

Grace Mottley and Paige Alban
October 27, 2016
During Spirit Week, junior Madison Daily wears a Black Lives Matter shirt for Nationality Day on Oct. 4. Daily and other African American students dressed down in all black to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement instead of dressing in accordance with the official Nationality dress code guidelines.

Nationality Day leads to Black Lives Matter protest

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
October 21, 2016
German teacher Mark Canter poses for a picture at his desk. The Patriot randomly chose 15 new members of the community to find out why they chose JC and their expectations.

15 new faces share their experience

Caroline Cooney, Zachary Miller, and Grace Mottley
October 11, 2016
Sophomore Jack Plumer, Academic Team captain junior Drew Forthman, and sophomore Paul Capobianco (left to right) pose with the Academic Team moderator Chris Deaver, sophomores Pierce Berger and Ryan Newberry, freshmen Alexis Loder and Leo Hojnowski, and former Russian teacher Edward Miller (left to right back row) at the taping of "It's Academic." The team beat Hereford High School and Calvert High School in the first round of the show on the Sept. 24 game.

Academic team wins first competition

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
October 3, 2016
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order to start schools after Labor Day for the 2017-18 school year. The newly implemented policy does not currently apply to private schools, but JC may voluntarily decide to implement it regardless.

[Photo] Administration considers Labor Day start

Taylor Bynion, Copy Editor
September 22, 2016
News Editor Edward Benner reveals his top five albums of 2016 so far. His top picks include Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo" as well as albums from David Bowie, Car Seat Headrest, Beyoncé, and Radiohead.

[Photo] Best albums of 2016 (so far)

Edward Benner, News Editor
September 19, 2016
Outside the Bel Air Harford County Sheriff's Department precinct is a sign that displays the current number of overdoses and deaths by heroin in Harford County. The new drug testing policy was implemented in response to the drug epidemic in the county.

New drug testing policy implemented

Grace Mottley, Assignment Chief
September 8, 2016
Former NBA player Chris Herren signs memorabilia for local students before his presentation. The Harford County Sheriff's Department organized an event on May 18 to fight the "heroin epidemic" in our county according to Bel Air Chief of Police Charles Moore.

Recovering addict inspires community

Grace Mottley, News Editor
June 2, 2016
The German teacher at Bischöfliches Gymnasium Josephinum, and JC German teacher Richard Möller talk at a German exchange breakfast.

[Photo] German teacher hired, exchange rescheduled

Alyssa Kraus, Reporter
June 11, 2016
On May 11, administration announced the new AP exam policy that will go into effect next year. The policy will require AP students who have below an 85 in that class to take a final exam along with the AP exam.

Admistration changes final exam exemption policy

Grace Mottley and Erin McCloskey
May 27, 2016
Senior Mike Tertsea poses with his mother, Felicia Ikpum, after the Baccalaureate Mass. With the help of the senior class and faculty members, Ikpum was able to fly from Nigeria in order to reunite with Tertsea and see him receive his diploma.

Community helps senior reunite with mother

Grace Mottley and Caroline Cooney
May 27, 2016
Senior Nick Turnbull swings at a pitch against Loyola Blakefield. The baseball team finished their season with a record of 9-15.

Baseball

Grace Mottley, News Editor
May 24, 2016
Coup de Grace: US needs politically educated voters

Coup de Grace: US needs politically educated voters

Grace Mottley, News Editor
May 13, 2016
The Academic Team poses with the trophy from the Harford County Championships. On April 26, the Academic Team won the championships in a sudden-death round against C. Milton Wright.

Academic Team wins champsionship

Grace Mottley, News Editor
May 12, 2016
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[Photo] Educator of the Year nominees announced

Katherine Grimm, Media Editor
May 11, 2016
The Envirothon team and its moderators Julie Baker and Gray Switalski pose for a picture after practice. The team came in third place at a competition on April 27.

Envirothon team comes in third

Grace Mottley, News Editor
May 10, 2016
Named after Georgetown president serving from 1873 to 1882, Patrick F. Healy, Healy Hall stands on the Main Campus and houses academic and administrative offices.

College reviews: Georgetown University

Grace Mottley, News Editor
May 9, 2016
Across the U.S., 13 states, indicated above by gray, have enacted laws similar to the ones in Mississippi and North Carolina. Nine states have passed “Bathroom Bills” that require individuals to use the bathroom of the sex they were born as, while seven states have “religious freedom protection acts” that allow individuals to refuse service and employment based on their belief or conduct.

States pass LGBT legislation

Grace Mottley, News Editor
April 27, 2016
The Maryland Department of Education has suggested that all schools implement gender-neutral, one color graduation gowns for both sexes in order to create a more accepting environment for transgender or non-gender conforming students. Howard County Public Schools and Aberdeen High School have implemented the change, and other schools have considered it.

Schools discuss gender-neutral graduation gowns

Kishan Patel and Grace Mottley
April 26, 2016
The Patriot and jcpatriot.com received a Silver Crown award for their excellence in student print and online journalism from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The Patriot was one of 24 recipients of the Silver Hybrid News Crown award, which recognizes students' achievements in both online and print journalism.

The Patriot recieves CSPA Awards

Grace Mottley, News Editor
April 13, 2016
Fuller house released on Netflix February 26.

TV Talk: “Fuller House” meets low expectations

Grace Mottley, News Editor
April 8, 2016
SGA President Kishan Patel and senior class Vice President Parker Day meet with Principal Madelyn Ball and Vice Principal of Academics Gary Scholl to discuss events around the school. SGA leaders have weekly lunch meetings with administrators on Wednesdays.

SAC implements name change

Grace Mottley, News Editor
April 7, 2016
Coup de Grace: Barbie serves as a role model

Coup de Grace: Barbie serves as a role model

Grace Mottley, News Editor
March 23, 2016
The FBI requested that Apple unlock the iPhone of the San Bernadino shooter Syred Farook, who was part of a attack that left 14 people dead in Dec. Apple refused to unlock the phone after being ordered by a federal judge.

Apple battles FBI over iPhone encyrption

Grace Mottley, News Editor
March 22, 2016
Navigating through cliques

Navigating through cliques

Caroline Cooney and Grace Mottley
March 18, 2016
Signs in the hallways jokingly reference the new phone policy. Cell phone usage is now prohibited in the academic wing but allowed in the non-academic areas of the school.

[Photo] Administration eases phone restrictions

Grant Sharretts, Sports Editor
March 17, 2016
Coup de Grace: Stop wasting your time, it's just a dress

Coup de Grace: Stop wasting your time, it’s just a dress

Grace Mottley, News Editor
March 2, 2016
Founder of Haitian school St. Rose de Lima Gaby Thelus speaks to a class of juniors. Thelus gave an inspiring speech about hope and creating an impact in his community.

Haitian visitor brings message of hope

Grace Mottley, News Editor
February 26, 2016
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a September 2010 file image at the University of California, Hastings. Scalia died on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death causes uncertainty

Grace Mottley, News Editor
February 19, 2016
Coup de Grace: Athletics are overvalued

Coup de Grace: Athletics are overvalued

Grace Mottley, News Editor
February 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton speaks in Ankeny, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Clinton narrowly defeated Sen. Bernie Sanders in Monday's Democratic Iowa caucus. (AftonbladetIBL/Zuma Press/TNS)

Early voting sets tone for presidential election

Grace Mottley, News Editor
February 13, 2016
FLEX Program Director Larry Dukes (back) answers seniors Nick Turnbull, Adam Mrowiec, and Dean LaPonzina's questions about their venture concept, a tire that can function while punctured. Entrepreneurial Studies is a part of the new FLEX program, which is designed to prepare students for a career in business.

FLEX program expands

Adriana Guidi, Grace Mottley, and Kelly Foulk
February 12, 2016
Bel Air Safeway roof collapses

Bel Air Safeway roof collapses

Grace Mottley, News Editor
January 30, 2016
Coup de Grace: JC should offer a world religions class

Coup de Grace: JC should offer a world religions class

Grace Mottley, News Editor
January 22, 2016
Sadie Hawkins planned for Feb. 20

Sadie Hawkins planned for Feb. 20

Grace Mottley, News Editor
January 21, 2016
Senior Liam Dunn, Academic Team captain senior Eric Wright, and sophomore Drew Forthman (left to right) pose with academic team coach Robert Schick and Principal Madelyn Ball behind the Academic Team desk at the taping of "It's Academic." The team beat New Town High School and Franklin High School in the Dec. 12 competition.

Academic Team match will air on Feb. 20

Grace Mottley, News Editor
January 12, 2016
While breaking all sorts of movie records and making more than a billion dollars in its first two weeks in the theaters, the latest installation of the epic Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens has hit the movie theaters with the same impact as a Death Star.

Movie of the Month: “Star Wars: Episode VII- The Force Awakens” exceeds expectations

Grace Mottley, News Editor
January 11, 2016
Occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters walk around the grounds of the facility on Jan. 6, 2016 near Burns, Ore.

Militia seizes federal building

Kelly Foulk and Grace Mottley
January 8, 2016
Coup de Grace: The civil rights movement still matters

Coup de Grace: The civil rights movement still matters

Grace Mottley, News Editor
December 16, 2015
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[Photo] Fad dieting provides unhealthy alternatives

Azanae Barrow and Nick Miller
December 11, 2015
International community responds to ISIS

International community responds to ISIS

Grace Mottley, News Editor
December 11, 2015
Women's basketball season starts with success, Women's indoor track prepares for season

Women’s basketball season starts with success, Women’s indoor track prepares for season

Mike Moxley and Grace Mottley
December 10, 2015
'How to Get Away with Murder' first aired on September 25, 2014. The show is now in its second season.

TV Talk: “How to Get Away with Murder”

Grace Mottley, News Editor
December 2, 2015
Speech and Debate Team takes first place

Speech and Debate Team takes first place

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 30, 2015
After enforcing a one-child policy that prevented almost 400 million births, China has finally repealed its one-child policy. Chinese families are now allowed to have more than one child.

[Photo] China repeals one child policy

Adriana Guidi, Entertainment Editor
November 30, 2015
Coup de Grace: Success requires caring

Coup de Grace: Success requires caring

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 19, 2015
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[Photo] Patriots “CAN” change lives

Pia Scotto, Community Editor
November 18, 2015
Bacon increases risk of cancer

Bacon increases risk of cancer

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 17, 2015
Syrian refugees at the port of Tripoli, Lebanon, waiting to board the ferry Lady Su, which travels to Tasucu, Turkey, in a twelve-hour journey. The ferry, which was scheduled to depart at 10 p.m. on September 21, left the port at 10 a.m. the following day due to regular delays and an truck accident during loading.

Syrian civil war displaces thousands

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 12, 2015
According to Huffinington Post and CNN, there have been 74 school shootings at either a K-12 school or a college or university from Dec. 2012 to Jun. 2014. A school shooting is considered an event when a firearm is discharged inside a school or on school grounds, including assaults, homicides, suicides, and accidental shootings. Each incident is marked with a bullet hole on the map.

Rise in school shootings affects school safety

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 9, 2015
US impacted by immigration

US impacted by immigration

Grace Mottley, News Editor
November 6, 2015
JC German teacher Richard Möller gets to know Herbert Beste, German teacher from Gymnasium Josephinum. The two had a long conversation in both German and English at the German exchange breakfast, setting an example for their students.

Juniors Leah Monaghan and Katherine Grimm hold up the German flag with their exchange students Merle Rohde and Victoria Schiedeck. Monaghan and Grimm brought the flag with them to the train station to pick up their exchange students and welcome them to Bel Air.

German exchange students arrive

Grace Mottley, News Editor
October 7, 2015
Team revival provides a chance to play

Team revival provides a chance to play

Grace Mottley, News Editor
October 6, 2015
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