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Sophomore Jack Dugan prepares to serve the birdie (Photo by Emma Boyd and Paige Haggerty)
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SCHOOL NEWS
From left, Julia Drozle, Julia Doyle, Tori Hey, Graham Helfrick, and Nicky Fraebel get into character in the fall drama. (Photo courtesy of The Journeyman)
From left, Andrew Broderick, Blake Chernin, and Brian Carrera poses in the embassy. (Photo courtesy of The Journeyman)
Even though the company is new, relatively all of the staff has remained. Aramark provides food for other schools, businesses, educational institutions, sports facilities, and healthcare institutions. Aramark strives to create
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to Mendham staff
Viola finds a great fit
by Grace Tino Victoria Viola joins the staff in her first teaching job this year, bringing with her determination, work ethic, and fun as she fulfills her dream of becoming an English teacher. Viola first dreamed of becoming a teacher in her junior year of high school when she was inspired by her English teachers. I had really amazing teachers in high school, Viola says. I wanted to help kids like my English teachers helped me. Viola continued to pursue her dream when she attended The College of New Jersey. There, she studied English and secondary education. Mendham High School, along with other schools, visited TCNJ to recruit for the teaching staff. It was there she heard the promising qualities of the school and decided to visit herself with hopes for the perfect match. The second I stepped into this school, I knew it was a great fit! she exclaims. Currently, Viola is teaching one English I Studies class, three English I Advanced classes, and one Honors/Pre-IB English I class. She enjoys working with the staff and students. The kids and teachers are all so nice, she says. Its a great work environment! Viola is particularly passionate about working with her students, who can always brighten her day and make class fun and memorable. They make me smile and say funny things! she adds. Viola hopes to get involved with activities as well. In high school, she ran track, played soccer, and was even President of the National Honor Society. She hopes to either coach soccer or track teams. She is also looking forward to positively influencing her current and future students to become determined, hard-workers. I consider myself to have a good work ethic she explains. I hope that it will rub off on my students. Viola is looking forward to being a part of the WMMHS staff and changing the lives of fellow students and teachers. If youre trying, youre going to succeed, Viola confidently promises.
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SCHOOL NEWS
STUDENT VOICES
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Freshman Voices
We asked freshman students how their adjustment to high school is going.
Everything is better. -Alex Moczulski Theres more freedom and more sports are offered. -Allie Abramski I love it! Not as much work as expected and its better than middle school. I felt prepared.
-Shane Daneyko
There are a lot more people to branch out to. -Elise Sprouls I was very prepared, almost over prepared. I expected much more work. -Haley Goldstein Once you get used to it, its easy,easier than I thought...More studying than middle school but the workload is about the same.Be organized and it is easy. -Brigit Fong The freedom and the independence are great. I love it. -Sophia Colannino The transition was a lot easier than what people make it seem. I mean at first its hard, yeah, but then you realize it isnt. -Camellia Bisignano Meeting new people is making me more open-minded. -Sam Barker
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EDITORIAL
Consider this...
tries in southern Asia including Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Because clothing brands and businesses try to find the lowest manufacturing companies, these are mostly found in the poorest countries, causing businesses to constantly switch their manufacturers in order to find the corporation with the lowest labor costs. As the manufacturers raise their salary wages, however, the stores that are less expensive are generally the ones to find new sites for production. As a result, these retailers may not contain as much of a quality- based inventory as those that manufacture their items in higher paying salary countries. For some, manufacturing clothing in United States for Americans is a sign of patriotism and pride. Consequently, in the 2012 Summer Olympics located in London, England, fashion designer, Ralph Lauren designed the United States opening ceremony uniforms; however, he was reprimanded for having manufactured the clothing, that symbolized American patriotism, in China. Popular retail clothing store, American Apparel, is well known for being able to manufacture their clothing within the United States. . Manufacturing outside of the United States can be dangerous if the proper working code laws are unknown. In April of 2013 a Bangladeshi clothing factory collapsed, killing around 300 people. This event captured the attention of stores whose brands are produced in poorer countries. As a result, the United States, as well as other countries, is working together with Asia to ensure new working laws and providing safety for the factory workers in these countries. Lead counselor McGoldrick adds, I consider a distraction when other students or teachers are noticing that this students clothing is so revealing and everyone is noticing. McGoldrick admits that it is awkward for any male staff to have to point out to a female that her clothing is too revealing or inappropriate, from experience. Students also believe that the dress code is not enforced as much as it could be. A group of freshman girls gave their opinions on the matter. Overall, they think that the some girls take advantage of the dress code regarding their particular choice of limited clothing, for example, short shorts and cropped tops. They also find that boys take advantage as well. One girl advises, A lot of the guys should get belts. Generally, sophomore girls agreed that the dress code was not enforced and are not violated by their peers, but embarrassed. Many juniors agree, People dressing inappropriately makes me very uncomfortable. People wearing shirts that are not even shirts and pants that are not even pants are distracting, Junior Duke Chiotelis says. One anonymous senior takes a casual view of the clothing choices of his peers, and says I embrace it and I do not particularly care of what others choose to wear.
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coached. As of the 2010 season, the football team has been playing entirely new schools. Carpluk has seen this as a struggle, but understands why the football team was put in one of the most competitive conferences in New Jersey. We are a larger sized school now, and that is why we are playing larger, more competitive schools. Carpluk hopes to build the reputation of the football program, and he hopes to increase interest levels in playing high school football in our community. By increasing interest levels, he hopes to match the football reputations of the schools the team plays. Carpluks main goal for this season was to be competitive in each game. After the first couple of games, he noticed that his team was competitive and transitioned his goal from being competitive to winning games. Carpluk understands he has a young team, but credits his senior class for
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the new opportunity, I had to think about it, she said. I wanted to make sure I had the time and energy. She ultimately decided that helping students and maintaining the IB program was something she wanted to
Homecoming 2013
Girls Cross Country captain Mackenzie Barry takes home another win. See fall sports. (Pages 14 and 15)
Homecoming Court, from left Alex Jacobs, Sarah Zimmerman, Aidan Williams, Samantha Smith, Sam Button, Alexa Zigenfus, Dylan Ferri, and Kristel Gallagher