Melissa Miller, Staff Writer
March 16, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Every year, most seniors applying for college fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or the FAFSA. This form is used by colleges to determine a student’s financial aid package. The problem with the FAFSA is th...
Mahin Chowdhury, Staff Writer
March 13, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Stem cell research is a relatively new technology that takes primitive human cells and develops them into many of the 220 varieties of cells in the human body, including blood cells and brain cells. Some scientists and researchers...
Allison Speranza, Staff
March 11, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Imagine you are a senior student who has open lunch and you are running late getting back to school. The bell is going to ring in five minutes and you need to find a parking spot. At HHS you will never make it to class on time....
Allexa Wozniak, Staff Writer
March 7, 2012
Filed under Opinion
As a senior in Hawthorne High School, I would like to personally welcome our new vice principal Dario Sforza. I’m hoping he finds a home here and stays for a while.
This senior class has had four different vice principals...
Jessica Terrizzi, Staff Writer
March 5, 2012
Filed under Opinion
At the beginning of this school year, the library and the computer lab in room 305 were unavailable to the students and staff while they were being renovated. Now that they are open, students feel that it was worth the wait.
Although...
Brittaney Marsico, Staff Writer
March 5, 2012
Filed under Opinion
A proposed law in New Jersey passed by the Senate in February 2012 states that students will no longer be allowed to drop out of high school at age 16. Students would have to wait until they either graduate or they’re the age...
Samantha Contrini, Staff Writer/Web Publisher
March 5, 2012
Filed under Opinion
"Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate?" Seriously, who do we appreciate?
It seems to me that Hawthorne has so much school spirit in September and close to none the rest of the year. We have one Pep Rally and one Spirit...
Allexa Wozniak, Staff Writer
February 2, 2012
Filed under Opinion
In the first week of December the new Teen Center at the Hawthorne Public Library was closed for a few days. When told why, as a teenager I was extremely upset. The fact that some teens got into a fight and took advantage of the...
Adam Kahn, Staff Writer
January 20, 2012
Filed under Opinion
As any socially and politically conscious American knows, there have been many active protests occurring on Wall Street in New York City. These protests have been enacted for a broad spectrum of reasons, including the massive am...
Olivia Meier, Staff Writer
January 20, 2012
Filed under Opinion
Is milk always good for you? Yes, it gives you calcium, but it is also full of a lot of sugar.
Some chocolate milk containers have as much sugar and calories as a can of soda. Chocolate milk is also linked to child and adult obesity...
Michael Patullo, Staff Writer
January 20, 2012
Filed under Opinion
This past summer, all teachers of honors and advanced placement classes were required to give their students a summer homework assignment. That means if you’re a good student, you most likely had four to five summer homework...
