Archive for June, 2010

Farewell, Mr. Rosen

June 16th, 2010 -- Editorials, Featured Article

By: J. M. Hummel
Jeff Rosen began teaching at Spotswood High School many years ago, and from the moment he walked through the doors of the school to the moment he leaves after the final day ends, it is apparent that Mr. Rosen has influenced his students as an educator and as a mentor. You can’t walk [...]

Eye-Opening Assembly

June 10th, 2010 -- Recent News, Reviews

By: Samantha Adornati
An assembly was held on Thursday, May 20th, in the Spotswood High School cafetorium covering the effects of drinking and driving during Prom weekend. Guest speaker Steven Benvenisti, an attorney, presented the severity of drunk driving, as he now dedicates his life to preventing its fatal price. He told the story of a [...]

International Night 2010

June 10th, 2010 -- Recent News, Reviews

By: J M Hummel
Salsa dancing, the polka, and great food were found at the first International Night in recent memory.  It was an event like no other. During various language classes, students were taught how to salsa and polka with the best of them. It didn’t matter that I had two left feet, within a matter of days [...]

What’s Our Unique Style?

June 9th, 2010 -- Editorials

By: Lizzy Franz       
Why is our generation the only one that doesn’t have its own style?  The 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s all had a specific style. This is the millennium- people have been dreaming for years about what would be “in” right now, and we’ve let them all down.
Clothes don’t determine your status anymore, which [...]

Spotswood’s 2010 Art Show

June 9th, 2010 -- Recent News

By: Dawn Govlick
Sketches, sculptures, short films, paintings, and gingerbread houses all in one place?  The 2010 Art Show displayed all of this and more.   Art and graphics students’ work was featured in the show this past May. On average, each student had at least 2 of their best pieces of art displayed in the library. [...]

New Jersey’s Kyleigh’s Law

June 9th, 2010 -- Feature Stories, Recent News

By: Jenn Livingstone
New Jersey recently passed a new law which went into effect on Saturday, May 1st.  This law was created to help police officers identify and enforce the driving restrictions for teenagers.
The law is named after Kyleigh D’Alessio who died in a car crash in 2006 because she was not wearing a seatbelt while in the passenger seat of [...]