MONTHLY the Voice of Lakewood Students
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NOVEMBER 2015 THE PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY The voice of Lakewood students. VOLLEYBALL TEAM SETS ALUMNUS SPOTLIGHT LHS Grad Aims for SCHOOL RECORD WITH Stardom, Ends Up 10 WINS ‘Dead’ Vanessa Foberg You may be familiar with names such as J.R Smith and Marc Ecko— stars who made a name for themselves after graduating Lakewood graduate Michael from Lakewood High School. A Cudlitz on the set of “The Walk- ing Dead.” new name may now be added to that list: Michael Cudlitz, star of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” His character, Sgt. Abraham Ford, is known for being a cold, hard, military man on the search for a solution. If you work hard and do your His real life revolves around busi- best, you might have an action ness, acting, and success. Indeed, figure of your likeness one day many major newspapers such as too. The New York Times, industry publications including Entertain- According to his bio on the The LHS Girls Volleyball team recently held its Senior Night to celebrate the contributions of its Class of ment Weekly and, most recently AMC “Walking Dead” website: 2016 team members. Seniors include Cindy Carillo (#1), Amanda Gallegos (#34), Iris Torres (#7), Diane People magazine, have featured Rodriguez (#11), Esmeralda Ortega (#5), Adrianna Rodriguez (#23), and Shana Rayside (#3). “Michael is best known for him in articles both before and portraying veteran officer John during his current stint with “The Cooper in the critically acclaimed Walking Dead.” drama Southland, which ran for five seasons… Michael received He even has his own action figure, critical praise for his performance a realistic depiction of Cudlitz as and won the 2013 Critics’ Choice Abraham Ford, available online TV Award for Best Supporting and in toy stores across the nation. Actor in a Drama Series. On the long road to his success, “Michael was last seen on the big Cudlitz first became was very screen starring in and produc- involved during high school. As ing the psychological-thriller he injured his knee while playing The Dark Tourist... Cudlitz has Pop Warner football, he instead appeared in more than 20 films in- became involved in LHS stage cluding A River Runs Through It; and music productions. Among Grosse Point Blank; The Negoti- other activities, he was drawn to ator; the sci-fi thriller Surrogates, the band room, playing trombone with Bruce Willis; and Tenure, until his graduation in 1982. with Luke Wilson. He went on to attend the Cali- “A few of his notable television fornia Institute of the Arts before credits include roles on Standoff, launching his professional acting Lost, Prison Break, Six Feet Un- career. der, Nip/Tuck, 24, the first three CSI series, and the Emmy®-win- ning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.” Cudlitz serves as a model for our generation, having set an example for students from Lakewood who—when focused and deter- mined—can accomplish great things. The LHS Girls Volleyball team, coached by Mr. Currao and Mr. Van Hise, made great im- provements this year and won 10 varsity games -- a school record. Michael Cudlitz, 11th grade. 2 THE PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY Spanish National Honor Society: Excellence, Service, and Fun Erick Romero There are many clubs and after- school activities in Lakewood high school that anyone can join, but one in particular that has caught my eye is the Spanish Na- tional Honor Society (SNHS). Many students join clubs to meet new people and interact with their fellow Piners, while some SNHS members showing their support for breast-cancer aware- join to help out others. Whatever ness. the reason, participation in clubs often creates some of their best memories in LHS. Participating worth taking Spanish throughout in the SNHS, I have found, is a high school. I get to hang out with great way to make friends. my friends and fav teacher after school, raising money, going on It is an also an honorable club trips and etc. I got closer to Mrs. that revolves around the Spanish Capella. culture. Likewise, joining and contributing to the club serves as “Me and three other seniors will a great way to add qualifications not only be graduating as friends, to your resume. but as sisters, and somewhat leav- ing our mark in the club/society.” The SNHS does many fun activ- Members of the SNHS baking cookies for a club fundraiser. ities throughout the year, from If you believe you have reached they all had a great time and secondly, you need to have taken Diana Rodriguez, an LHS senior, fundraising to collaborating with the requirements to be inducted witnessed things they have never three years of Spanish (or current- says the club is about “coming to- other clubs, as well as interacting into the SNHS and want to join, seen before. ly are working on your third year). gether with people of the same in- with the community and go- you can contact Mrs. Capella Once you get inducted, you will terests and becoming family. It’s to ing on field trips. Last year the throughout the day during school The SNHS has some require- be given an honors cord on your enjoy our senior year and end our SNHS joined forces with other or go see her in the library 10th ments to get inducted into the graduation day that will represent last year of high school strong.” LHS clubs on a field trip to the period. club. First, you have to maintain your success in the SNHS. Another senior, Jennifer Torres, American Museum of Natural good grades—As and Bs—and says “To me it means that it was History in New York City, where Science Classes Hatch Hundreds of Trout Eggs in LHS Science Teachers Mrs. Ruddy and Mrs. Haluska on October 7 each selves. When they had developed to the point where they were capable Beta fish (Jo-mama), our snapping received 300 trout eggs as part of the TIC (trout in the classroom) pro- of feeding themselves, the fish are called fry. That is where we are now.” turtle (L-Wood), our Leopard gram co-Sponsored by the N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife and N.J. Ghecko (Coco), and our Pink Council of Trout Unlimited. Mrs. Ruddy reports that the eggs hatched The fish will continue to grow and we be released in the spring on a Toed Tarantula (Bobbi-Jo).” on the 20th of October. planned field trip to Riverwood Park in Toms River. “This is our 5th year participating in the TIC program, and the kids “The larvae were not able to feed themselves, and carried a yolk-sac learn so much about natural selection, growth and development, care which provided their nutrition,” she said. “Before the yolk-sac complete- and stewardship of nature,’ Mrs. Ruddy said. “Each class takes turns ly disappeared, the tiny fish had to become capable of feeding them- caring for our trout as well as our guinea pigs (Clyde and Marble), our THE PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY 3 Freshman Advice: The Social Realm Freshmen Advice: Academics & Extracurricular Ashley Addison Ruth Fiore So, after hearing some pretty solid advice on how to be Take responsibility for your academically sound in high school, I thought I would actions. Don’t look to place talk about some pretty important points on the social the blame on others for your aspect of high school life. Although it may seem not as mistakes; own up to them and important as your grades, it totally is. move on. If you didn’t do your homework because last night’s Grades matter, but don’t get stressed out over them. episode of Pretty Little Liars This first one is quite an oxymoron. While it was just was too good? Oh well, own said how important how school academics are, don’t up to it. That’s your fault. Being let them make you un-social. School work can get the a good student means taking best of you and it can get stressful, but don’t let it take responsibility for everything over your life. You have to balance school, and social. that happens to you. No one One being more of a priority than the other is not very likes the excuse person. As the Class of 2019 begins settling into potentially result in leadership good for your mental or physical health. Lakewood High School, I have decided to offer positions within the club by the Don’t procrastinate; prioritize some advice for their freshman year. As a junior, time you’re a senior— which al- Get organized! This may seem purely academic, but your life. It may have be easy I think I am well qualified to bestow some ways looks good on any college it’s not. I have a planner and a calendar where I write to wait until the last minute to words of wisdom on the younger class. All ideas application. down all of my assignments and when they’re due. it complete an assignment and surface from my personal experience. makes it a lot easier to know when it’s okay to go to still get a good grade, but that Recap a party or go get coffee with friends. We don’t want kind of stuff causes unneces- Academics to be planning to do something fun when you have sary stress. Do the assignment You may be thinking none of homework and project due and a test the next day. when it’s given. It’ll be worth it You may have already heard this about a dozen this talk about college applies to That may not turn out very well.