Character Club

By: Elena Barroqueiro & Michaela Cicenia

At East, character counts. There are many steps that the school takes to ensure that good character is practiced every day. Mr. Weidenbush is the advisor of the Character Club, which is made up of students who display good character and are role models for the school. The club meets on most Thursdays, working on campaigns such as No One Eats Alone, Spreading Kindness Daily, and Standing Up to Bullying. Even if you are not a part of Character Club, make sure to participate in fundraisers, activities, and monthly lessons. Good character benefits the student body and the school climate. Character counts! Jordan Daly Mackenzie Casais By: Kimberly Lamparello By: Bella Ghanbary

Q: What activities are you involved in at East? Q: What is your favorite board game? A: I am involved in Character Club, Spirit Club, and A: My favorite board game has got to be baseball. Monopoly, but to be honest I play cards way more Q: Do you have any advice for the underclassmen? than I play board games. A: Become as involved as possible. Join any and Q: Which teacher has influenced you the most dur- every club you can, and be sure to go to every sport- ing your high school experience? ing event. Nothing’s better than the Nation on Fri- A: Mrs. Daniel has influenced me the most during day nights! my high school experience by far. She calls me her Q: What college do you plan on attending? school daughter, and I call her my school mom. A: I am plan on attending the University of South We’re really close, and she’s helped me grow as a Florida in Tampa and major in civil engineering, person, not just academically. because the construction of buildings and bridges Q: What quote do you live by? fascinate me. A: “Like a sunflower, keep your face to the sun- Q: What is your favorite aspect about East? shine and you cannot see the shadows.” - A: The amount of spirit and character is my favorite Unknown. aspect of this school. Game days are a sight to see, Q: What are your college plans? and the pure kindness that fills this school is great. A: To attend Boston College, Northeastern Q: Which teacher has influenced you most during University or Rutgers. your high school experience? Q: What is your favorite era in history? A: Ms. Schultz has had the greatest influence on me. A: My favorite era in history is probably the 1960s She has helped me in any way she can, and puts a because of Beatlemania and the Civil Rights and smile on my face everyday. Love you Schultzy! Feminist Movements. Q: What is your favorite quote? Q: What is something that you do for your com- A: “We ain’t picture perfect, but we’re worth the munity? picture still”- J. Cole. A: Something I’ve recently done for service was Q: What animal do you feel most resemble? travel to the Dominican Republic and build a home A: An eagle, because eagles symbolize pride and for a family living in poverty. It was probably the freedom, and because they’re the best team in foot- greatest week of my life. ball. #FlyEaglesFly. Q: What is something on your bucket list? Q: If you could switch lives with anyone, living or A: Something on my bucket list is to vacation in dead, who would it be? Hawaii and swim with the dolphins. A: I would switch lives with Ryan Reynolds, because Q: Do you have any advice for the underclassmen? he’s funny, good-looking, rich, plays Deadpool, and A: Give your best effort and be nice to everyone. is married to Blake Lively. He’s got it all.

The Raider Readout Page 2 Mr. Roth Mrs. Goodall By: Tiffany Quinby By: Mallory Tonra

Q: What subject and grade do you teach? Q: What subjects and grades do you teach? A: Twelfth grade physical education and health. A: I teach geometry grades nine and ten, and Q: If you weren't a teacher, what would you be Algebra II grades ten and eleven. doing? Q: If you weren’t a teacher what would you be doing? A: I would be a stay at home mom. A: Pretending I’m Rambo. Q: If you won the lottery what would you do first? Q: Who is your role model and why? A: I would redecorate my kitchen. A: William Wallace because he always stood up for Q: If you were stranded on an island and could only what was right. bring three items, what would they be and why? Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it A: I would bring a companion to keep me company, a be? knife to survive, and a boat to get off the island. A: Immortality. Q: What do you do in your spare time? Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where A: I go to my kids’ sporting events and read fictional would you go? books. A: Egypt. Q: Who is your role model? A: My mother because she always sets the best Q: What is your favorite holiday? example. A: Thanksgiving. Q: If you could have any superpower, what would it Q: If you won the lottery what would you do first? be, and why? A: Retire. A: I would like to have superhuman endurance so that Q: If you could choose, would you rather travel to I would never get tired. I could work out, clean the the future or the past? house, and correct all my papers and never get tired. A: The past. Q: What is your favorite holiday? Q: If you were stranded on a desert island and could A: Thanksgiving because it is strictly about family and only bring three things, what would you bring? good food. A: Food, my kids, and a football. Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? A: I have never been to Europe, so I would like to travel to Paris, London, and Rome. Q: What is your favorite part of High School East? A: The students and the band on Fridays.

Page 3 November 2017 A Charlie Brown Christmas

By: Bella Ghanbary

The fall play is A Charlie Brown Christmas. The director of this production Most Likely to Succeed: is Mrs. Moore-Reimertz. This Joe Scott & Mallory Feigin show is full of Christmas cheer, Most School Spirit: fun, and talent. It is perfect for Salvatore Esposito & Christina Joffe friends and family to come get Most Likely to Bring Home to Mom and in the holiday spirit. The show Dad: Christian Zamora & Alyssa Arango will be December 1 and 2 at Class Cutie: 7:00 p.m. in the Student Cen- Conrad Spence & Alyssa Thomas ter. Tickets are $5 Class Artist: and will be sold at the door. Jake Campbell & Ellie Kim Children under the age of 8 are free with the pur- Class Thespian: chase of an adult ticket. Danny Holt & Lauren Rodgers Class Musician: Interview with Ben Petruk who plays Jacob Bernstein & Maysi Salt Charlie Brown: Nicest Hair: Peter Tortorelli & Julia Molitores Class Individualist: Q: What are you expecting for High School East’s John Morris & Amelia Valdes first fall play? Best Dressed: A: I am expecting a lot of excitement and Christ- Tyler Sunday & Olivia Alonso mas cheer for the upcoming holiday season. Best All Around: Q: What is your favorite thing about the cast of Jack Goodall & Mackenzie Casais Charlie Brown? Nicest Eyes: A: I love the cooperation we receive and the deter- Nicholas DeGennaro & Brittany Teufel mined, humble attitudes. Nicest Smile: Q: What is your favorite part of the show? Nicholas Shortino & Samantha Guidetti A: My favorite part of the show is when Charlie and Most Athletic: Nick Silvia & Jill Conklin Linus are searching for a Christmas tree. Class Clown: The Cast: Matt Gannon & Kaylee Hertler Charlie Brown: Benjamin Petruk Teacher’s Pet: Linus: Zack Gamble Danny Doherty & Nicole Cocco Lucy: Julia Slevin Class Couple: Sally: Lauren Rodgers Damian Katarsky & Amelia Valdes Schroeder: John Motor Mouth: Morris Alex Wisniewski & Grace Caraglia Total Turn Around: Violet: Victoria Matt Gannon & Skylar Mahaffey Wiley Most Absent-Minded: Pig Pen: Max John DeFranco & Gabby Colucci Gruber Most Sarcastic: Patty: Shaun Sullivan & Sydney Phibbs Mallory Tonra Best Friends: Shermy: Evan Otten & Louie Gallo Joe Bryant Ally Kravchak & Olivia DeBartolo Frieda: Julia Zulin Angelique Vittone & Drew Diehl Snoopy: Kara McGuinness

The Raider Readout Page 24 The Raider Fencing Team Movember: Interview with Mr. Nichol

By: Mackenzie Casais & Joseph Scott By: J.T. Orozco & Danielle Shaffery

If you spend a lot of time practicing with Movember is a month long way to talk your team on campus, you’ve probably noticed the about men’s health issues, including prostate and tall “cellular” tower near the woods that run along testicular cancer. Coolidge. Sometimes you hear weird noises that Q: Where does the money donated to Movember sound like the rattling of metal, or hawks squawk- go to? ing. However, these things are NOT what you A: The money goes to the Movember Foundation think they are. The tall tower actual harbors the and they put the money toward research to help Toms River High School East Fencing Arena. Yes, men stop dying young from cancers. you heard correctly — East has a fencing team. It Q: How can students donate money to is our only sports team that wins states every sin- Movember? gle year since it’s creation. Tryouts are simply to A: You can go to Movember.com to donate. You make it up to the top of the tower — if you don’t can also go to S24 during the month of Movember make it, you don’t make the team. The team to donate. warms up with ten laps around the baseball field, Q: How long have you been involved with and then a consecutive climb up the tower. At the Movember? top of the tower is the fencing arena. Practice A: I have been involved with Movember for consists of duel after duel between athletes. When around nine years. you think you heard a rattling of metal, it was really an intense fencing match. When you heard a shrieking hawk...well, let’s just say there’s no barrier around the arena. Dennis Miranda Memorial The reason you don’t see the fencing team By: Joseph Scott in school is because most of them drop out of the team. The true few to survive the grueling practic- On Friday, Nov. 3, High School East es and matches are having a monument built in commemorated the life of Navy SEAL Denis C. their honor, which will appear on the middle of Miranda, an alumnus of East, who was killed in the soccer field in the year 2025. action on Sept. 20, 2010 in Afghanistan. Officer If any brave souls would like to join this Kenny, advisor of the Military Club, orchestrated sport, meet at the “cell tower” at midnight for the event, at which the Marching Raiders played, tryouts. Good luck Raiders, you will need it. and many servicemen dressed up in their finest military attire. It’s great to see East show great Disclaimer: This article is satire. Satire is the use of humor or character by honoring those were honorably exaggeration. served the United States of America.

Page 5 November 2017 Movie Review Book Review

By: Kevin Shaffery & Mackenzie Vaz By: Talia Calabrese & Gabi Tighe

Movie: West Side Story The Summer I Turned Pretty Release Date: October 18, 1961 By: Jenny Han Cast Members: Rita Moreno, Natalie Wood, The Summer I Turned Pretty is an emotional George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn, Richard rollercoaster of a book. It makes you laugh, makes you Beymer, Tony Mordente, David Winters cry, and makes you angry; so angry that you may want to throw the book. Summary: A modern musical adaptation of It is a book about a 16-year old girl Isabel (Belly) “Romeo and Juliet” in the west side of New Conklin, hitting the stage in her life where her physical York City. The Jets, an Italian gang, and the and mental self are changing. Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang, are two rivaling This novel is not just about romance but about gangs in the west side. They battle each other family and making the most out the time you have with over neighborhood territory and respect. your loved ones. The novel is also about accepting that However, a connection is made between two things change and that nothing ever stays the same. members of the gangs. Maria (Natalie Wood) is We recommend this book to anyone who loves a the sister of Bernardo (George Chakiris), who is good romance, but also wants to read about family the leader of the Sharks, and Tony connections. This book is the first book of the series (Richard Beymer) who is the inactive leader of which consists of two others, It’s Not Summer Without the Jets. Maria and Tony spot each other from You and We’ll Always Have Summer, which we also across the gymnasium floor and it was love at recommend first sight. At the same time, both gangs have “It occurred to me that I was going to have to decided to battle it out to end the feud over the make the most of this summer, really make it count, in territory once and for all. case there wasn’t another one quite like it. After all, I Pros: “West Side Story” is modeled after would be sixteen soon. I was getting older too. Things William Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”, but couldn’t stay the same forever.” it has a modern twist. Set in 1957 with feuding gangs and a love story between members of the two separate gangs, this movie is much more Character Education: Responsibility action-packed and even riveting compared to By: Briele Wallace the original. However, that’s just our opinion. Cons: For a movie that was created in 1961 there are not many cons. There are mainly two Responsibility is defined as the state or fact of issues that we can potentially see as preventing being responsible, answerable, or accountable for people from enjoying the film. One could be the something within one's power, control, or management. cheesiness in the dancing and the romance Students and staff at East demonstrate responsibility between Tony and Maria. The actors dance every day by completing tasks in a timely fashion. Being many times during the movie with or without responsible can help students in and out of school, and music which can be quite humorous. However, especially after graduation. It teaches you how to be because everything is choreographed, the big accountable for your personal agenda and for others who fight scene was bland and wasn’t as climactic as are dependent on you. we thought it would be. Again, we found the American author, Les Brown, said “If you take “romantic” things Tony would say to Maria responsibility for your yourself you will develop a hunger quite funny, but we do know some people to accomplish your dreams.” This is a great example of would not enjoy it. the importance of responsibility in someone’s life and Overall Rating: 9/10 future. Being responsible will help anyone on their journey to success whether it be remembering to attend a job interview, or completing college applications, responsibility is an important pillar of character education and is essential for success.

The Raider Readout Page 6 Girls Cross Country: Alyssa Thomas Boys Cross Country: Joe Scott & Mallory Feigin By: Mackenzie Vaz

By: Michaela Cicenia & Isabella Ghanbary Q: How long have you been on the team? A: I joined my junior year. Q: Who inspired you to become a runner? Q: Do you and your team do anything to Alyssa: My dad was a track coach and got me into running. bond? Mallory: My older brother, Jordan, inspired me to become A: Totally. Besides pasta parties, we have a runner. team kickball and water-bottle football Q:Most people have a love/hate relationship with running. games. Explain why you enjoy running. Q: What is your advice to anyone that is Alyssa: Running is a mental challenge and painful, but once nervous to join Boy’s Cross Country? you put your mind to it anything is possible. My favorite part A: The atmosphere on our team is very is the bonds we form as a team. supportive. While the sport is tough, the Mallory: The feeling of accomplishment after a great rewards are rich and plentiful, and you get workout or race is priceless. stronger. Q: What do you and your team do in order to bond? Q: Is there anything you do to stay motivat- Alyssa & Mallory: We have pasta parties the night before ed? each race. This season, as a team, we went to Scary Rotten A: The “pack mentality” is truly a powerful Farms, Six Flags, out for ice cream, and a run on the board- thing; when everyone works together and walk ending with lunch at Playa Bowls. builds upon each other, the motivation is Q: What is your favorite type of running weather? secondary, and true progress is made. Alyssa: I love to run in the fall because it is not too cold or Q: What was it like when you first joined? too hot. A: I thought my legs would snap over each Mallory: I love to run when it's cloudy and around 50-60 other, and I would melt in the early season degrees because it's not too hot or too cold. heat. Q:What has been your most challenging race and why? Q: Did you ever imagine you would be cap- Alyssa: The hardest race for me and my team is running at tain? Holmdel Park. A: Nope…who would want me to be a cap- Mallory: My last race ever was the hardest race for me. It tain of their team? Mr. Trumble and Mrs. was cold and rainy and the pressure to win my last cross Hay must have been out of their minds. country race ever was very high. Q: Do you have any athletic career plans Q: What is your advice to anyone wanting to join the team after high school? next year? A: Nope, but I shall keep running. Alyssa: I would want them to know that cross country is a Q: What are your plans for college? welcoming sport. It doesn't matter how fast you run, every- A: I’m applying to smaller, liberal arts col- one has the chance to run and have fun. leges in the area, Swarthmore being one of Mallory: Definitely join. It is a very rewarding sport and the them. coaches and team are super supportive. Q: What is your favorite memory from your time on the Although the Readout Staff cross country team? interviewed Senior Captain Joe Scott, we Alyssa: My favorite memory was going to Scary Rotten would like to acknowledge all of the Cross Farms together after our race. Country Captains for their leadership and Mallory: Making new friends with all the great team mem- hard work. Congratulations to the Boys bers I’ve been fortunate enough to run with. Cross Country team on an amazing season! Q: What has been the funniest Coach Schultz moment? Joe Bombardiere, Jason DaCunza Alyssa: When Schultz fell down at Scary Rotten Farms and Matt Marks (M.A.T.E.S), Joe Scott, and we fell on top of her. Conrad Spence Mallory: When she was calling out my mile split during a race and tripped and fell.

Page 7 November 2017 Get to Know The Raider Readout Staff

Q: Where is your favorite place to go? Cheyenne: My favorite place to go is Six Flags. Q: What item represents you the best? Elena: The item that represents me best is my guitar. Q: What is your greatest accomplishment? Talia: My greatest accomplishment is getting an MVP award in softball. Q: In college, what do you plan on majoring in? Michaela: I would like to major in Interior Fashion and From left to right: Isabella, Talia, Design. Elena, Michaela, and Cheyenne. Q: Who is your role model? Isabella: My role model is my mother.

What are you most thankful for?

“I am most thankful for my family and National Lampoon’s movies,” Ms. Schultz said.

“I am thankful for my job, my family, and my health,” Mr. Romano said.

“My family and friends,” Ms. Coppinger said.

“Since I am so energetic, I am thankful that my friends and family keep me calm,” Senior Sherry Lin said.

“I am thankful for my health and my family’s health,” Senior Jill Conklin said.

“I am thankful for electricity and modern technology,” Senior Becky Malinowski said.

The Raider Readout Staff Editor-in-Chief: Mackenzie Casais News Editor: Tiffany Quinby What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food? Sports Editor: Joseph Scott Features Editors: Mallory Tonra and Briele Wallace Layout Editor: Danielle Shaffery Mashed Potatoes: 38% Chief Photographer: Riley Van Deventer Stuffing: 29% Reporters: Cheyenne Bamburak, Elena Barroqueiro, Talia Calabre- Corn: 20% se, Michaela Cicenia, Isabella Ghanbary, Victoria Hol- Turkey:13% lick, Kim Lamparello, JT Orozco, Kevin Shaffery, Ga- brielle Tighe, Mackenzie Vaz, Kaitlyn Vernon, and Julia Zulin The Raider Readout & The Raider Publishing Co. would like to wish everyone a safe and Contributing Reporter: Angelique Vittone

happy Thanksgiving. Contributing Photographer: Mrs. Steinhart *Based off results of Twitter poll conducted by the Raider Advisor: Mrs. Daniel Publishing Company. Thank you to the Raider Publishing Co.

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