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A PUBLICATION OF MONMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL MAY 2007 • VOLUME 44 • ISSUE 07 “Prom is that magical time of year when RS “A high tuition cost does “[Jackie] Kavendek finds “Over the past few years this tragic A graduating students cause themselves not have to be the one nothing wrong with play- plague of stealing has infiltrated the unnecessary amounts of stress to organize an thing keeping a student ing like a girl, since for her, very locker rooms students use every elaborate night that will ultimately end in sore ORTS from attending the college INIONS P that is pretty good.” day for phys-ed.” P NEWS S feet, massive headaches, and tragically bruised of his or her dreams.” O – page 04 – page 05 egos.” – page 03 THE COLLEGE YE – page 06 Pinkus, McLaughlin, & L... Oh, My! By Michelle Conde Staff Writer eeing the teach- ton as the green villain, the benefited our class,” said ers all dressed wicked witch. However, stu- fellow senior Elena Faagai. “S up and with dent Alyssa Gentile, a junior, The play was a big hit due make up on, singing and played the role of Dorothy. to the students’ enthusiasm dancing, just really surprised Director Anthony of watching their teachers in me,” said junior Caitlin Ri- Greco, a senior, organized funny costumes, which were gney, “It was the rehearsals borrowed from the commu- a side of them The teachers were with the fac- nity theatre in Marlboro. “I thought the that I’ve never silly, but it was very ulty. “We held seen before.” rehearsals ev- teachers in their costumes The cast of this entertaining to see ery day for four were just hilarious,” said year’s “Wizard them recite lines weeks,” said junior Hollie Joaquim. Shea of Oz” consisted from the movie. Greco. “I think of Monmouth it was a little Lorelle Regional’s very overwhelming by own faculty. Sci- – Joey Junay, sophomore for the teach- ence department ers, but the “ Photo supervisor Ms. outcome of the Above: The players, Mr. Blair played the roles of the hard work was worth it.” Pensabene, ALyssa Gentile, flying monkey and the head The money Mr. Pinkus, Mrs. Mclaughlin, of the munchkin city, while raised by the tickets and Mr. L, all want to go home. the drama department’s very went to the senior class. own Mr. Liebenberg played “It’s good to know the role of the cowardly that” the students are help- Left: Alyssa Gentile lion. Rounding out the cast ing the senior class,” said and Mrs. Famelio are were science teachers Mrs. senior Danielle Garcia. not in Kansas anymore. McLaughlin as the callous tin “I am glad that they man, Mr. Pinkus as the dull students went to the play Photo by Luke Hall scarecrow, and Mrs. Wolver- because the entertainment BLOOD DRIVE The Buzz At MRHS By Asia Johnson Martin Staff Writer On April 26, Monmouth Regional The latest from the May Principal’s Advisory held its annual blood drive Committee meeting sponsored by the Central Jersey • The bathrooms next to the commons are finished af- Blood Center. Over 67 students ter being renovated. and faculty donated blood, • Due to the increase in theft in the boys’ and girls’ generating 53 pints. Although locker room, students and the administration are frustrated. this ties the record set in 2005 Mr. Teeple is asking that students help prevent thievery by for the most pints, MRHS nurse watching out for one another’s stuff. Therese Cahill says, “We have • The LIFE Club asked if they could raise money for bigger and better plans for next a solar panel for a building. Teeple says that one solar panel year.” Principal Teeple enjoyed is not going to do anything and asked the LIFE Club to re- donating blood to the cause, evaluate their proposal. • Teeple gave out homework to his committee mem- saying, “I like to give blood at bers. He asks that the students analyze the 2006-2007 school least twice a year.” year and tell him what they liked and disliked about this year and what they would want to change. Above: Junior Ryan Daly • Dates To Remember: Middle: Mr. Teeple o May 22: Leadership Awards Bottom: Junior Joe Yglesias o May 24: WLHS Inductions o May 28: School Closed o May 30: Rude Awakening o June 1: Senior Prom. No School for Stu- dents! Photos by Francesca Martelli Falconaire May 2007 FEATURES 2 municated with their partner they text message their girl- Text Mess-age Love by cell phone calls or texting friend/boyfriend 5-10 times a hourly, between midnight and day or more, and 64% of these By Michelle Turli Staff Writer 5 a.m. One in three teens say students said that they do ar- he widespread addic- ing relationships in this not actually talking on the that they receive text mes- gue through text messaging. tion to text messaging day and age of technology. cell phone with their girl- sages either 10, 20, or 30 times Teen arguments Tamong teens can make All hours of the night, and friends or boyfriends, they are an hour by a partner asking through text messaging could it difficult to put the phone throughout the day—has this often text messaging them. questions such as, “Where be enhanced by the fact that down. Cell phone bills cer- become a means of emotional An article by Dory are you?” “What are you do- words across a screen are often t a i n l y abuse for teen relationships? Devlin, “Cell Phones Can Aid ing?” and “Who are you miscommunicated and misin- do not In “Teen Dating Abuse Teen Dating Abuse,” points with?” according to Devlin. terpreted. A few text messages l e a v e Made Worse by Technology,” out a survey by Teen Research In an MRHS survey here and there are a decent way parents Dr. Jill Murray, a psychothera- Unlimited about teens and dat- of 118 students, 45 responded of communication. However, happy, pist, told ABC News that this ing. The statistics show that “yes” to being in a relationship, when it gets to the point that a n d harassment caused by technol- available technology may and 95% of these students in the an entire relationship seems o f t e n ogy is an “electronic leash.” be causing more controlling relationship responded “yes” to have become one long text this is Teens are definitely using the and manipulative behavior in to having text messaging. Out message that barely fits the charac- technology as means of com- teen relationships. The survey of these students who are both character space limit, tex- teristic munication, but perhaps it found that one in four teens in in a relationship and have text ting could become a problem. Photo by Francesca Martelli of dat- is overdone. 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