Jonathan Law Community Remembers 9/11

A Forum For Student Opinion THE ADVOCATE October 2013 Volume 53 Issue 1 Jonathan Law High School Milford, CT Free Jonathan Law Community Remembers 9/11 Jesiree Carrera Jonathan Law community Editor-In-Chief wanted to give back to the 9/11 The day the Twin Towers community as well as award fell. National Day of Service the students with a meaningful and Remembrance. Patriot experience to learn more about Day. 9/11. the event. No matter how it is The shirts worn by the recognized, it will always be history department were also remembered. put on sale to gain more funds Jonathan Law led Milford’s for the Welles Remy Crowther city wide commemoration for Charitable Trust. They were 9/11, organized by the history envisioned by senior McKenna department. The day’s schedule Staurovsky. consisted of the Red Bandana “The event was really about Walk, a community service fair, making peace with the tragedy, and presentations from visiting so the peace sign hand came speakers. to mind,” said Staurovsky. “The September 11 “I wanted to create an image community is an amazing and that reflected how America inspiring group of people who The Honor Guard begins the 9/11 ceremony led by Law’s history department and senior class. is stronger today, and I think (photo courtesy Kathy Bonetti) have taken their pain and made a peace sign is a really good such a positive impact with when the history department a letter over the summer participate in the event. The representation of how we want it,” said history teacher Mrs. learned of the Welles Story: asking to receive sponsors for students exceeded expectations to reflect on the day.” Rowley. “They are dedicated a man who had continuously the Red Bandana Walk. The and raised over $6,000 for the The logo on the shirts to making sure we never forget went back into the towers school hoped for 100 percent Red Bandana Walk. consisted of a “9” designed with that day and it really saddens to rescue as many people as participation and was blown All of the money went to the pattern of the American flag me that as a society, 9/11 has possible without thought to his away by the response of the the Welles Remy Crowther and a peace sign in the shape of become an afterthought though own survival. The Red Bandana community. Charitable Trust since the the towers. Staurovsky was but it is an event that has a daily Walk came into being due to the Even though many of the Crowthers presented Jonathan one of the many students who impact on us all, whether or not red bandana worn by Welles students were very young Law a monetary scholarship for participated in making the day we realize it.” during his heroic final acts. during the tragic incident, they writing 9/11 curriculum. a community experience. The event was envisioned Students were sent home rallied together to fundraise and After the scholarship, the (Continued on page 3) Milford Adjusts To Common Core Standards Jesiree Carrera and rigorous standards. CAPT and CMT tests were “not Editor-In-Chief “It’s going to be a new and aligned” with Common Core, so The Milford school district interesting process,” English this trial run will be a baseline plans to replace CAPT and teacher Mr. Kulenych said. for future results in the district. CMT state tests with Common “We are changing curriculum “This is the first time that Core curriculum standards for and writing new assessments we are going to implement the 2013-2014 school year. and lesson plans to make sure the SBAC and the Common The Common Core that all of our students are Core standards in the district, standards were adopted by prepared for SBAC.” so it may take a while to get Connecticut on July 7, 2010, For two years, the entire used to,” said principal Mr. Common Core standards and SBAC will replace CAPT and CMT. (photo courtesy boe.townofmanchester.org) and will undertake the new district has been working on Thompson. “Even with the SBAC (Smarter Balanced implementing Common Core more rigorous standards, I know high school in addition to the grade in English language arts Assessment Consortium). The and SBAC. Each grade will that our students will rise to the science portion of CAPT. and mathematics that states test will analyze English and have distinct learning goals occasion, as they always do.” “I don’t believe that voluntarily adopt.” As said in math skills and will be standard and will measure the success Connecticut students SBAC will truly test student an explanatory statement by the in the 2014-2015 school year. among the 45 states which have have previously taken the learning due to a lack of student CCSSI, “The Common Core “It’s a brand new test with adopted the standards. Connecticut Mastery Test knowledge,” said junior Hayley state standards focus on core very different standards,” said The only states refraining during their third through eighth Sanchez. “When I hear CAPT, conceptual understandings and Superintendent of Schools from adopting the standards grade and the Connecticut it comes off as more official procedures starting in the early Elizabeth Feser. “These are are Texas, Alaska, Minnesota, Academic Performance Test unlike the SBAC which is not grades, thus enabling teachers new standards, these are far Virginia, and Nebraska. during their eleventh grade. as well known.” to take the time needed to teach more rigorous.” Since this is the first Students will still be A true concern of the new core concepts and procedures The standards focus on year that the SBAC will be mandated to take the science testing for the district is trying well-- and to give students the literacy and mathematics while implemented, the test scores portion of CAPT despite the to provide students information opportunity to master them.” impacting on every subject area. are likely to be low, but the new SBAC. to take the test seriously. It may Milford School District has Teachers will have to revise early implementation will During the 2013-2014 prove difficult to get students to decided upon administering the their curriculum to prepare their allow the district to adapt to school year, the SBAC will be answer the questions earnestly. SBAC Field Test instead of the students for the deeper thinking the test questions. The previous administered to the juniors in The SBAC will be CMT or CAPT. administered online, beginning Teachers will be evaluated in the third grade. on the student growth on the OCTOBER 2013 The Field Test will provide SBAC Test due to the belief them with experience of online that experience in the test will testing and will determine provide a positive impact on Opinion Section - Page 2 whether students are prepared the instruction in the classroom. News Section - Pages 3-10 to take online tests. The testing will become Entertainment Section - Pages 11-12 The Common Core State official in 2014-2015. Columns Section - Pages 13-15 Standards Initiative (CCSSI) (Some information courtesy Scan this with your attempts to establish “a single set newhavenregister.com, Milford THIS ISSUE Sports Section - Pages 16-20 SmartPhone to go to of clear educational standards Board of Education, and INSIDE The Advocate Online! for kindergarten through 12th corestandards.org) Page 2 THE ADVOCATE EDITORIAL Jonathan Law HS October 2013 THE ADVOCATE Welcome Back Jesiree Carrera Advocate Staff Reporters Editor-in-Chief From The Editors Christina Macaluso Ryan Axtell, Colleen Bogucki, Hope Cupole, Hayley Sanchez Laura Gonzalez, Emma Grace, Kway Ellison, As a new school year objectivity, integrity and truth News Editor Casey Finn, Morgan Hennessey, Darby Hudd, begins, The Advocate returns in everything we write. Ismar Junuzovic, Emily LaLuna,Taylor Loughlin, to welcome all members of the After 53 years of upholding Jesiree Carrera Nicole Macchio, Haley McNulty, Jeremy Melita, Jonathan Law High School the highest standards of Editorial Editor community, old and new. effective reporting and ethical Frank Musante, Kayla Patrick, Carol Phillips, The staff, editors, and Mr. journalism, The Advocate Ben Buczek Michaela Pounds, Mariah Root, Aaron Tejada, Kulenych, the advisor, of The staff will continue to strive Michael Vaccaro Matthew Tighe, Joshua Weizel Advocate, are looking forward to provide the same excellent Entertainment Editor to providing the Jonathan quality of school, local and Law community with reliable, national news. Meaghan Sollitto trustworthy, and accurate We will try to meet your Megan Fitzsimons news, as well as lively and expectations for this paper, as Columns Editor The Advocate is the official student-run publication of Jonathan Law High School. The opinions significant opinions, features, they should be high. We will and columns. aspire to include all viewpoints Stephanie Cameron presented in The Advocate are solely those of the The 2013-2014 school to ensure that our entire Richie Dow students. As journalists, the members of The Sports Editor year is coming with exciting student body is represented in Advocate staff are committed to upholding the core new features to both the our publication. Bryan Creevy of our code of ethics: objectivity, integrity, and truth. newspaper and the school In the spring, The Advocate Alumni Columnist The staff endeavors to report the news itself, and The Advocate is staff will publish a senior without editorializing, include a diversity of opinions ready to give students and supplement inside the June Mr. Kulenych in our coverage, and present sound, corroborated faculty as many details as issue. Advisor information. 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