Coach Tuero Earns a 'Giant' Title
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Mario goes Our ‘lungs’ are Follow us on mobile burning Mario Kart Tour Known as the “lungs of Social Media races into phones. | 5 the planet,” the Amazon @LHSLighthouse rainforest is ravaged by fires. | 6-7 The Lighthouse Vol. XXXIII, No. 1 Lyndhurst High School: 400 Weart Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 November 2019 Coach Tuero earns a ‘Giant’ title By Gianna Glover Week designation because he deserves it. Managing Editor “Coach Tuero has inspired me to be a better athlete by pushing me as hard as he It was the fourth quarter in an intense can and acting as a role model by teach- matchup between LHS and Pompton Lakes ing us about the real world, not just about High School at a home game on Sept. 27. football,” Lembo said. “He wants to make The Golden Bears were down by 13 in us the best people we can be, not just ath- the fourth quarter. As the football team set letes.” up for another play, the crowd was filled Tuero describes himself as a “player’s with fear. Meanwhile, on the sidelines coach.” stood Head Coach Tuero, who gave strict “I care about my kids overall, not just instructions to his team. as a football player or a student. Have I With a minute remaining, Pompton learned and grown from it? Absolutely. I’m Lakes scored, making the game 20-13. The not the same coach I was when I started, Golden Bears scored with 33 seconds left but I think my philosophy has not changed to bring the game up to 20-19. Tuero took as far as taking care of these kids, making the risk, calling for a two-point conversion. sure that they know I care about them and Successfully, senior running back Piotr not just about football,” Tuero said. Partyla ran the ball into the end zone, lead- Senior Jordan Werner said his team has ing the team to a 21-20 victory. stronger chemistry this season compared to This was the moment that prompted the last year. Werner said much of this bond New York Giants and Gatorade to recog- has to do with the players having grown up together. “Most of us have been playing together “There’s been all in every sport since we were little. Now, it’s positive vibes and lots of carrying all the way through high school. We also all have the same goal in mind: Photo By Alyssa Ferrara congratulations on social winning the state championship. Tuero can Head Coach Tuero is on the field at the game against Elmwood Park Memorial High definitely help us achieve it,” Werner said. media. A lot of people are School on Oct. 19. Tuero received a Coach of the Week Award from the New York Giants. Tuero has led his team to become divi- giving me love. We’ve sion champions, and he hopes to continue never had this here before, In the spring, Tuero, along with other re- couldn’t get enough of it. [Coaching] was building on the 9-0 record they held as of and honestly I don’t really cipients of the Coach of the Week award, the best way after graduating college... to Nov. 14. He said his team feels like a fami- will attend a dinner hosted by the Giants keep it going.” ly, particularly because there are 26 seniors know many people who at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. He Athletic director Mr. Radigan said after on the field. have ever had it.” will also be invited to bring his team to a he shared the news of Tuero’s new title “It’s being so close with this group, Giants preseason game in 2020. with other coaches and athletes, the locker knowing them since they were young foot- For 11 seasons, Tuero has been training room was filled with exhilaration. ball players in about fourth or fifth grade nize Tuero as the Week 4 Lou Rettino High athletes at his alma mater to better them- “There’s been all positive vibes and lots and watching them grow up and our re- School Coach of the Week. selves in football. After graduating LHS in of congratulations on social media. A lot lationship building to what it is now. I’m On Nov. 4, Tuero accepted a certifi- 2002, Tuero went on to continue his foot- of people are giving me love. We’ve never closer with these kids than I’ve ever been cate of recognition signed by NFL Com- ball career as a lineman at Montclair State had this here before, and honestly I don’t with anybody,” Tuero said. missioner Roger Goodell and Giants Head University, where he said he discovered his really know many people who have ever He said coaching has become a big part Coach Pat Shurmur at the Giants game passion for coaching. had it,” Tuero said. of his life, and he sees himself coaching for against the Dallas Cowboys. The award “Coach Vuono and my college coach, Senior captain and starting quarterback many years to come. comes with a $2,000 check from the Gi- Coach Giancola at Montclair State, were Anthony Lembo, who is The Lighthouse “I will coach until I don’t love it any- ants and Gatorade to benefit LHS’ football the guys that really got me wanting to Athlete of the Month, said he was happy more, and I don’t ever see that happening,” program. coach,” Tuero said. “I love football, and I to find out Tuero earned the Coach of the Tuero said. “I love it way too much.” Do you prefer last year’s Students adapt to new schedule schedule or this year’s schedule? By Angelina DeLuca “For those students who [were er period in the day, move from Staff Writer at LHS for a] half day, it was hard 80 to 60 [or] 55 minutes, around Not Sure for them to maintain their class- there. But for right now, we’re 15% Last year, LHS switched from es because they wouldn’t have kind of stuck with the 80 min- This Year’s a standard block schedule to a ro- received the correct amount of utes. We think this new schedule Schedule Last Year’s tating block schedule. This year, credit hours in school,” Vuono might be a good compromise for 18% Schedule even more changes were in store said. “Using VHS [Virtual High the teachers and students to move 67% as LHS moved away from an A/B School] for required mandatory around a little bit and rotate but Day rotation and adopted an A/B/ classes was not ideal for our stu- also to accommodate our shared C/D Day rotation with each class dents at all. We have to maintain time students,” Vuono said. consistently meeting either in the the opportunity for students to She said another positive at- morning or afternoon. take their required classes here.” tribute of the schedule is that Principal Ms. Vuono said the She said in future years, admin- it gives juniors and seniors a new schedule was adopted to give istrators would like there to be chance to take on internships and dual enrollment and shared time more variety in the schedule from work study programs since there Previous Schedule INFOGRAPHICNew Schedule Not sure BY ANGELINA DELUCA students an equal opportunity to day to day and for classes to be is more consistency in the times This survey conducted by The Lighthouse reflects the opinions of meet their graduation require- shorter. upperclassmen are available. 95 students. ments. “We’d love to move to a short- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 The Lighthouse 2 SCHOOL NEWS November 2019 Former editors-in-chief put journalistic skills to use in college By Victoria Niedbal where she could find jobs in the perclassmen, are still learning the Managing Editor field of fashion-based graphic de- ins and outs of the program, I can sign. focus on using this software in a Zully Arias and Emma Caama- Even with a busy schedule, more professional sense.” no have graduated from their Caamano still manages to con- Caamano said college has giv- positions as the 2018-2019 edi- tribute photography and design en her an opportunity to put her tors-in-chief and are now finding to her weekly student newspaper design skills to use, and it allows success in college. While they The Hatchet. She said the expe- her to learn more about herself have left The Lighthouse behind, rience she gained at The Light- and living as an adult. their journalism days are far from house using the Adobe Creative “Since coming to GWU, I have over. Cloud has been helpful to her. learned how much I like the inde- Caamano is studying graphic “As a graphic design student, pendence that college offers. I am design at The George Washing- InDesign is used constantly, and able to participate in extracurricu- ton University in Washington, without the help of [adviser] lar activities and take classes that D.C. After earning her bachelor’s Ms. Pastor or The Lighthouse, I I am passionate about and even degree, she hopes to work for a would not be as proficient as I am reputable magazine in a big city in this software,” Caamano said. or live in a country like France “Where many students, even up- “My editor was really impressed that I already knew a lot of the rules behind journalistic writing, which I know thanks to The Lighthouse.” change how I eat and work out,” Photo FROM Zully Arias Caamano said.