THE RARITAN REVIEW OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE

Local Events for STUDENTS OF THE Halloween MONTH ith the month of W October here kids everywhere are filled By: Laura with joy. They are excited Aguinaga for candy and their Hal- loween costumes. But Halloween is at the end ut some of us don’t of the month and in the B really like these weeks preceding it, there terrifying hair rais- Lauren Ambrus was is nothing left to do but ing hay rides. Casola awarded Student of the Month for Septem- wait. Wait for laughter Farms Haunted Barn in and glee. Parents are ber for being a classy Marlboro, New Jersey young lady who excels looking left and right has been nominated as both academically and finding some way to in her co-curricular one of the best Hallow- entertain their children. endeavors. There are many local een attractions in the events in Monmouth Monmouth County and area; such “Fright Fest” the Haunted Woods of at Great Adventure in Old Bridge, New Jersey Jackson, New Jersey. Not is great for kids and not all of these events free. Walk through the are in the Monmouth haunted woods of Old County. In Central New Bridge and enjoy chill- Jersey there is a corn ing surprises. So go maze called “Moonlight with your family and Kyle Lynch was the Maze” in Monmouth your friends. Enjoy Oc- male recipient for the month of September Junction, NJ. This chill- tober 31st. ing event takes place on for being a respectful and polite young man, October 25th and 26th. who leads by example Corn mazes seem to be for other students. the main attraction. hile starting off the new Wschool year it is very important for the Seniors to take their SATS and ACTS. It is also important that the Juniors start looking into taking them. The next SAT will take place on November 2nd and the next ACT will take place on Decem- ber 14th. Collegeboard.com has a lot of free sample questions for the SAT Also, Barnes and Noble sells very helpful SAT and ACT books and flashcards. In our very school teachers hold free SAT prep as well; Ms. Roman for English in J4 and Mr. McCabe for Math in D2. Just make an appointment and ACADEMIC classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays. If you go onto Naviance there is also a PrepMe for SAT help. There are also many different types of outside STUDIES classes to sign up for, like Cho or Lentz and Lentz. Preparing By: Kristin Hungerford yourself for big tests like these may be very stressful. However, college essay: Dealing with honors classes or always uploaded onto Parent studying, doing sample prob- 1. Write about yourself. AP classes may be very stress- Portal. Everyone gets a user lems and attending classes will 2. Use your own words. ful for some. If you ever feel name and password. This way, help prepare you for the big 3. Focus on one aspect of yourself. lost or behind, teachers will be only you and your parents can test. Make sure to have a good 4. Be genuine. happy to help. The teachers have access to it. In order to get breakfast that morning and a 5. Consider a simple topic. are very flexible, so if you talk onto Parent Portal, you go to good night’s sleep the night 6. Do not rely on “How To” books. to your teacher they will work Hazlet.org than click “Raritan before and you will do just fine! 7. Share your opinions, but avoid out a day for you to go see High School” and along the left anything too risky or controversial. them. I have personally stayed side it will say “Parent Portal”. 8. Tell a good story. after school and asked my You have access to your grades, t is that time of year when 9. Do not repeat what is already in teachers for help, and I assure your schedule and how much Iall the Seniors are applying your application. you it comes in handy. It is just money is on your lunch card. to colleges and writing their 10. Do not forget about the a little extra one on one time This is a very helpful website for college essays. Some students supplements. for you to fully understand students, faculty and parents. may not know where or how to If you follow these ten tips, you the topic that is being taught begin their essays. Here are ten will end up with a killer college in class. For anyone that does tips on writing a compelling essay. not know, our grades are

RESPECT WEEK BY: LAURA AGUINAGA espect Week ended Raritan. On Thursday, Rlast week with October 10th all students Teacher of the Month morning announce- were called down to the ments about “inner North Lecture Hall for was awarded to Coach beauty” and what our an assembly presented Pritchard. He is an peers thought about “Steered Straight”, which outstanding coach in respect. Your peers was all about self respect. wrestling and boys and the healthy envi- Self respect is all about ronment around you respecting your body. cross country. create a safe place at DRAMA CLUB ne of the most popular clubs Oat Raritan is the Drama Club. Whether you want to be on stage or behind the scenes, this club is per- CLUBSBY: ASHLEY MIR fect for anyone. Ms. Taylor, the advi- sor, accepts everyone who wants ATHLETIC to join. In order to do any form of crew work , you must be in Drama TRAINING CLUB Club. They have one meeting per Interested in becoming specialized in the athletic or month, but meet more often closer health professions? Athletic Training Club is perfect to show times and big events. The for getting a head start. The advisor, Mrs. Stump, Drama Club 2013-2014 Board is: is the athletic trainer and is looking for students/ President-- Tia Romeo athletes who are responsible and dependable. If you Vice President-- Matthew Giove are afraid of the sight of blood or freaked out by feet, this club is not for you. Secretary-- Gabriela Morris The focus of this club is to learn and understand the Treasurer-- Louis Grilli job and responsibilities of being an athletic trainer. Public Relations-Samantha Mills You will witness and help out with various injuries Historian-- Kyle Santapadre and emergency situations during practices or games. Not only will you help with on the spot injuries, but o kick off this year, the Drama you will help on the road to recovery, too. Club will be doing “HAMLET” for Meetings are held once a month and students stay T after school to assist at games and practices. There the Fall play. Auditions were held are no cuts or tryouts for this club. In order to join on Wednesday September 11th and NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY you have to write an essay explaining why you would Thursday September 12th. Call- like to join. The National Honor Society advisors, Mrs. McCrady backs were Friday September 13th. and Ms. Trenton, are looking forward to a great year Cast List: with new and returning students. The National Honor WORLD LANGUAGE Hamlet- Matthew Giove Society (NHS), accepts juniors and seniors meeting Claudius- Christopher Lind CLUB certain requirements such as the following: Gertrude- Tia Romeo f you are curious about other cultures and festivals Ophelia- Lizzy English Ithroughout the world, join World Language Club. * Maintain in the top 20% of their class Polonius- Gabe Burns World Language Club learns about all the different Horatia- Sabrina Boyle * Have no disciplinary infractions customs and ideas of cultures around the world. Laertes- Tom Donohue There are no tryouts to join the club, but you must * Complete required community services. Ghost/Priest- Javier Altamiranda have good attendance. Meetings are once per month. Rosencrantz- Sam Mills In order to remain in NHS, the contract and require- Guildenstern- Trevor Kovar ments must be maintained throughout the school he advisors are Ms. Blay, Ms. Trenton and Ms. Marcella/Player- Erin Wojcik year. The meetings are monthly and if you do not TLeonessa. You may take part in several differ- Bernardo/Player- Matt Hagberg follow the criteria, you will be on probation. If the ent activities including community service projects, Francisco/Player- Aidan Smith problem is not resolved, your membership will be re- packages for troops overseas and a food drive for Osric/ Player- Joseph Fiore viewed. Being a part of NHS is fun and looks excellent Project Paul. There is also a trip to New York City Gravedigger/Player- Thomas Wojcik on your college applications. For more information, every spring. Gravedigger/Player- Ricky Pyburn visit the Raritan High School web page and go to RHS Info > NHS Contract. HAMLET BY: MATTHEW GIOVE Many people who have read Hamlet do not actually understand what the classic is about. In Raritan’s upcoming, modernized version, Hamlet is a seventeen-year-old prince who has recently taken a leave from his studies at Wittenberg College to attend his father’s funeral and mourn back at his home in New York City. His father was the CEO of Denmark Co. and the family lives at the Hotel Elsinore. After a month, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, has married his father’s younger brother, Claudius; making Claudius the new CEO and Hamlet’s stepfather. While trying to cope, Hamlet is told by his good friend, Horatia, that his father’s ghost has been walking the rooftop of the hotel. That night, Hamlet comes face to face with the ghost of his father and it reveals that Claudius has killed him; taking his title, spouse, and life. It is now up to Hamlet to avenge his father and set things right. As the actor playing the role of Hamlet, I can hardly find words to express my enthusiasm. Hamlet is a role which every actor hopes to play at some point in their lives. It is known to be one of the greatest challenges an actor could face and I am honored to have the opportunity. Many challenges must be overcome; such as learning how to speak the Shakespearean dialect, fencing, memorizing lines, engaging in extreme character work and stage combat. Looking back, it will be my greatest achievement in high school. FASHION

FALL FASHION BY: LAURA AGUINAGA AND KAITLYN LALLY

A lot of people shop at Forever 21. They have cute clothes for the fall season that are warm and stylish. They have great prices and clothes that suit multiple people. Another store that people like to shop at is Hollister. They have really comfortable sweatshirts that are thin and light but keep you warm. You can make your outfit fun and colorful while shopping at either of these stores. Fall is here and all the girls are out and about doing shopping for either Halloween or fall clothing.

Urban Outfitters, a popular store for year round, is get- ting more customers for the fall. They sell skirts and high knee socks of all colors but most of all tights, tights, tights. They are probably the best invention known to teens world wide because they can go with anything; especially skirts. Recently, I bought two pairs of tights at Urban Outfitters on sale 2 for $20. Maroon, brown and black are great colors that go with everything. Army jackets are also an essential for fall. Since camouflage is POPULAR HALLOWEEN in this year, you can pair that with a skirt and some high knee socks and boots. Boots are great because no one COSTUMES likes to wear open toed shoes when it’s cold. Personally, I do like solid colors for fall since it goes with all the color- BY: KAITLYN LALLY ful leaves. So, I suggest you get your credit card and run to the mall. Most Popular Halloween costumes

GIRLS:

1. Little Red Riding Hood 2. Dorothy 3. Different types of witches 4. Devils 5. Alice from Alice in Wonderland

GUYS:

1. Gory movie characters 2. Wearing masks 3. Skin Suits 4. Clowns 5. Making your own costume SPORTS

Color Guard Color Guard is ready to support RHS Football. They perform at half time as well as different competitions throughout the year. The captains are Emily Kerrigan and Kayla Simone.

Marching Band Marching Band is back out there! Their section leaders include: Brass - Matt Stevenson Woodwind - Samantha Ferrigno Drum Major - Gabriella Morris Drum Line - Kyle Santopadre The band keeps the tempo up and creates a fun environ- ment at the games.

Cheerleading Girls’ Soccer Raritan’s cheerleaders are excited to be back at the football Soccer season kicks off here at Raritan. Coach DeNardo and the soccer girls games! Coach Valenti leads the girls along with their Senior want to win! Seniors include: Trish Ridge, Jess Benoit and Megan Kerekes. We captains Jess Scaramutz and Courtney Ulrich. Jess talked to coach DeNardo and she said the girls are putting in a lot of effort but Gazowitz, Dayna Illingworth and Liz Harrington are also they’re low in numbers and the results they want don’t come up. Each game seniors. The team travels to all of the away games and the girls give quotes to each other and on night games they watch motiva- performs at halftime at the home games. tional soccer clips.

Football Boy’s Soccer The 2013 football season has started! Led by Coach Coach Poll and his captains, Patrick Goggins, John McAree, and Danny Owens Petruzzi, the boys are looking to win their first conference are looking forward to an outstanding season. The team practiced hard all title since 2008 and have one of their best seasons yet. The summer and expects to show off their skills on the field. The boys are 6-2-2 on seniors include Pat Toal, Vinny Caporrino, Chris Passenant, the season with a big win over Manasquan, in over time. They also tied Holm- Tito Acevedo, Jason Carr, Mike Porpora, Francisco Cordiero, del who are the number 3 spot in the division. Before each game Coach Poll Darren James, Luke Werner, James Wines, Jared Collins, Erik gives a motivational talk. He said that he doesn’t really plan for what he says to Friedman and Nick Payne. Tyler Jones is a senior as well as the boys and lives in the moment. the team Captain. Field Hockey Dance Coach Cox and her field hockey girls are ready to battle on the fields of Rari- The Dance Team is always on the football sidelines! The tan. Captains, Taylor Falco and Amanda Pallito do their best to lead the team team performs throughout the game and at halftime. The to victory and Varsity goal keeper, Alexa Taddeo always manages to keep the team includes Senior Captains Lauren Ambrus and ball out of the Rockets’ goal. The JV and freshman team are fighting hard to Paige Matzerath. Andrea Cavalluzzi, Stephanie Cooper, play to the best of their ability and pull out lots of wins. Coach Pappas and Caroline Dato, Dominique DeBari, Coach Linke are preparing the girls for a winning season. “I expect the team to Brielle Minaya, and Kim Smith are also Seniors. qualify for the shore conference tournament and also state tournament Our team reads an inspirational quote as well as make what we call a psych.” Tennis “The Girls Varsity Tennis Team has been having a productive Volleyball year so far. The girls started off the year strong, becoming Volleyball is back and ready for a new season. Coach Caruano and his girls eligible for the Shore Conference Tournament, and winning are ready to win! Seniors, Jess Loczko, Marissa Sharkey, Mary Rademacher and their 1st round match against Mater Dei Prep 3-2. We are captain Justeen Adams are looking to go out with a bang. Coach Burgos and currently in the harder portion of our schedule, playing her JV girls are trying to follow in the footsteps of varsity and win some games! against several of the top teams in the Shore Conference “We are hoping to qualify for both the state and shore conference tourna- and the state, many of which are in our own division. We ments and will need to win 5 matches to qualify for shore and possibly 3 for are seeded 9th going into the State Team Tournament and states. We have a 14-minute warm-up to prep us for the upcoming match and will be playing the 8th seed Arthur L. Johnson on 10/2/13. work on items such as kills, digs, serves, and serve receive. For home matches, Expectations for the rest of the season are to get out of the our ritual is watching the JV team beat down their opponent. “ said Coach first round of the State Tournament and to finish the season Caruano, on October 2nd. strong with some winnable matches against Matawan, Monmouth Regional, and Point Boro,” -Coach Berg By: Lauren Christ, Michelle Nestor, Ashley Mir NEWS HUMAN REMAINS APPLE FOUND ON SHIP RELEASES NEW BY: MATT HAGBERG LINE OF PHONES Human remains were found on Costa Concordia, the BY: MICHELLE NESTOR AND cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Giglio Island in Italy. The wreck killed 32 people and destroyed a $500 MATT HAGBERG million dollar ship. The ship, which struck ground in January of 2012, was just lifted out of the water so the The iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c were released on Sep- team of investigators could determine other events that tember 16th. Just over nine million phones were sold in happened after the cruise ship sunk. While investigating the first week. The iPhone 5s has a similar structural design the ship, underwater divers discovered the remains of the to the iPhone 5. The iPhone 5c is a less expensive version. last two missing people. Their relatives were immediately It comes in a multitude of colors including red, yellow, notified and the family came to Italy to get the remains. gray, blue, and green. Both phones will come installed with DNA will help identify if these last two are in fact the miss- iOS 7. ing people. The remains were found on the port side of iOS 7 was released on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013. the cruise ship that was underwater. It was found so late It has a whole new layout with different designs. The new because the bodies were in a previously unreachable part design maintains a sense of order, which has never been of the cruise ship. The captain, Francisco Schettino, stated done before in an operating system released by Apple. in an interview that he thinks the crew was responsible The new pull up menu now shows important things like for the horrific crash over 20 months ago. “If it weren’t for flashlight, stopwatch, and calculator that you used to have the helmsman’s error, to not position the rudder to the left to search for. We now also have “dynamic backgrounds” ... the swerve (toward the reef) and the collision wouldn’t which are moving backgrounds. The camera has several have happened,” Schettino said. new features, such as improved panorama and filters within the camera app. The main new feature, besides the design, is exclusive to the iPhone 5. It is called AirDrop, and it is used for transferring data (specifically pictures) from one phone to another without exchanging phone TERRORISTS BOMB numbers. Each phone has the option of changing from the old iOS to the new one, so if you don’t think it’s for you, MALL IN KENYA you can still continue with iOS 6. BY: MATT HAGBERG In a shopping center in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, 62 people were killed in a vicious terrorist attack. Islamic mili- MALALA TODAY tants from the terror organization al-Shabaab burst into a BY: LAURA TUCKER four-story mall in Kenya and killed 62 civilians. Among the dead were six British citizens, including a pregnant woman who died along side her husband. It was once thought that One of the most moving stories of our generation is the a widow of the 7/7 Terrorist attacks in London was along- story of Malala Yousafzai. A year ago she was shot in the side the attackers, but the terrorist organization said that head by the Taliban when she was going to school in Paki- they don’t allow women to perform severe actions. The stan for her being out outspoken about female education attackers had taken hostages but they were then released. in the country. Over the past year she has been recovering The terrorists were dressed as women, sources inside the in a hospital in the U.K., and now she is about to start her mall say. As the police swarmed the mall, the anarchists be- crusade for a girls right to an education again. To mark gan to move back and hide in different stores in the mall. the anniversary of her shooting, Malala, though she is 16, Police tried to get everyone out, but keep the attackers in. released an autobiography on her life in which is about The final hostages were released on September 22. the past year as she was thrown into the world stage and her love for education that had started at a young age. The The Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta comment- book “I am Malala” was released on Tuesday October 8th to ed saying that armed forces had “ashamed and defeated mark the one year her attack. Though she is not out of the our attackers. He declared three days of national mourning woods, as a spokesmen for the Taliban said that she would which started on September 2nd and ended on the 24th. still be a target because they find her message to be anti- Islamic and that she was using propaganda against the Taliban. Despite the death threat Malala is still fighting for female education in Pakistan. ENTERTAINMENT

Carrie Returns HALLOWEEN TOP 10 HORROR By: Noelle Zweidinger SPECIALS MOVIES BY: MATT HAGBERG AND BY: NOELLE ZWEIDINGER NOELLE ZWEIDINGER Halloween is more than just the candy and the spooky night. There are the TOP 10 SCARIEST MOVIES movie marathons that play throughout 1. Sinister (2012) – A detective finds old the scary month with all the classic 8 millimeter film reels dating back to the 1960s horror movies, Halloween TV specials, telling the story of a serial killer. 5/5 and new horror movies being released 2. The Conjuring (2013) – Paranormal this year. experts Ed and Lorraine Warren investigate a October is the perfect time for scary mov- The Turner Classic Movies channel demon terrorizing a small family in the 1970s. ies since Halloween is right around the started their horror movie marathon Based on a true story. 4/5 corner. Every year during the month of on Friday, October 4th at 8pm EST. All 3. The Omen (1976) – After his wife miscar- October, tons of scary thriller movies are the classic horror movies, even the ries, a British official adopts a new baby without being shown in theaters and make it big. ones in black and white, ranging from This Halloween season there’s only one mid 1930’s to the 1970’s will be played. her knowledge, only to discover that something movie premiering pre-Halloween week- There’s a mix of Frankenstein, Dracula, isn’t right with the new child. 4/5 end, the remake of Stephen King’s Carrie. and a mix of other original horror mov- 4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – On October 18th, Carrie is back. ies to be seen. Five friends visiting a childhood home encounter Carrie was a book written by Stephen The American Movie Classics chan- an evil group of cannibalistic murderers. 3/5 King written in 1974 about an outcast nel started their horror marathon on 5. Blair Witch Project (1999) – After three teenage girl. She is played by Chloë Grace Sunday, October 13th with a Walking students go missing while trying to investigate Mortez who frequently suffers abuse from Dead marathon. The true marathon the “Blair Witch”, a search party discovers their her overly religious mother played by itself started the next morning with ghastly footage. 4/5 Julianne Moore. Carrie realizes early in the Friday the 13th, Jason, Jeepers Creepers, 6. The Shining (1980) – A raging alcoholic story that she is possessed with teleki- Scream, and other suspenseful horrors takes his family up to a secluded hotel for the netic powers and they worsen when she running for the entire month. winter. Based on the novel by Stephen King. 3/5 is angry or frustrated. She is pushed too ABC Family’s 13 Nights of Halloween 7. Halloween (1978) – A locked up serial far and unleashes her telekinetic terror on started on Saturday, October 19th killer escapes on Halloween and stalks a teenage everyone in her town. with a mix of Tim Burton movies that girl and her friends. 4/5 This dramatic horrifying thriller was a big always have a sick twist mixed in, The 8. Scream – A “ghostface” killer who hit the minute it hit theaters! Buy tickets Addams Family, and other “scary” child targets teenagers leaves a groups of friends ahead of time so they aren’t sold out! movies we all grew up on. The highly contemplating the “rules of horror movies” while anticipated Pretty Little Liars Halloween special premiered on October 22nd at 8 finding themselves in one. 4/5 pm, followed by the premiere of its new 9. Cabin Fever (2002) – A flesh eating bac- spinoff show, Ravenswood at 9 pm. teria begins to pick apart a group of college kids PANIC! IS SWEEPING THE The SYFY channel starts their 31 Days who then attract lunatics to their cabin. 5/5 of Halloween marathon on October 10. The Crazies (2010) – After their water NATION 1st. The entire Nightmare on Elm Streets supply becomes toxic, the residents of a small series, Jason, Leprechaun, Dracula, and a Iowa town begin to become insane and homi- BY: LAURA AGUINAGA mix of other classic horror movies will cidal. 5/5 Panic! At the Disco, the alternative band be played throughout the month. that is been sweeping the nation since the early 2000’s. With their first album “A Fever 1. This Is Gospel You Can’t Sweat Out” in 2005 and their 2. Miss Jackson first single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” hit 3. Vegas Lights Billboard’s Top 100. 4. Girl That You Love 5. Nicotine With a 2 year wait finally ending Panic! 6. Girls/Girls/Boys finally aired their new album on October 8, 7. Casual Affair 2013 and the hit song “Miss Jackson” aired 8. Far Too Young To Die on July 15,2013. “Too Weird To Live, Too 9. Collar Full Rare To Die” is concluded of 10 tracks and 2 10. To End All Things on the Target exclusive album. ROCKET RECIPES BRIDGET BAKES BY: BRIDGET FAHY

HALLOWEEN OREO CHEESECAKES

BY: JENNA MURPHY What You’ll Need: 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin *1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk *1/3 cup sugar *2 tablespoons honey *1 teaspoon ground cinnamon *3/4 teaspoon ground allspice *2 eggs *2 cups whipped topping *Miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions: 1 ) In a bowl, combine the 1/2 cup sugar first seven ingredients. 2 8-oz packages plain cream cheese, room tem- 2) Beat on low until smooth. perature 3) Place eight ungreased 4-oz. custard 3 large eggs, room temperature cups in two 8-in. square baking pans. Fill 1/2 cup milk each cup with 1/2 cup of pumpkin mixture. 4) Pour hot water around cups 2 tsp vanilla extract into the pans to a depth of 1 in. 1 tbsp all purpose flour 5) Bake at 325° for 40-50 minutes. 1 1/2 cups chopped Oreo cookies (Halloween 6) Remove from pans to cool on colors) wire racks or just let cool naturally. 16 whole Oreo cookies (Halloween colors) 7) Before serving, top each with dollops of Preheat oven to 350F. Line 16 muffin cups with whipped topping (homemade or from the paper liners. can!) in the shape of a ghost; add chocolate In a large bowl, beat together sugar, cream chips for eyes. cheese, eggs, milk and vanilla extract until very smooth. Blend in flour. Stir in chopped Oreo Voila! There’s your haunting yet delicious cookies. Halloween ghost custard. This recipe is simple yet looks like you put a whole lot Place 1 Oreo in the bottom of each muffin cup. of time into it. I’m sure your mortal visitors Top with approx. 1/4 cup cheesecake batter. will be absolutely enchanted by it’s sheer Bake for 16-19 minutes, until cheesecakes are set. spookiness. Choosing to make homemade Cool in pan. whipped cream will taste a lot thicker and Chill cheesecakes before serving for at least 2 add more flavor to the recipe! hours then enjoy!