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School News

Celebrating Spoken Word with Poetry Out Loud

Jamie Ingling

March 22, 2018

On January 11, seven Morris Hills students anxiously prepared backstage, waiting their turn to perform their chosen poem for the Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts with the aim to educate students about poetry. According to English teacher Mr. Diaz, who mentored all the students in the competition, “Poetry...

Morris Hills Thespians Compete at Montclair State University

Nadia Cameron and Julia D'Alessio

March 22, 2018

The Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey (STANJ) Competition took place on Saturday, January 6th at Montclair State University. Lavin and 27 of her students attended the competition, along with her husband James and colleague Harold Fahrer. The students mainly competed in two categories: Dramatic and Comedic. These were divided into three subcategories: monologue,...

District Designates No Homework Weekends

Ryan McLaughlin, Contributing Writer

December 12, 2017

This school year, Morris Hills and Morris Knolls High Schools announced a new policy intended to combat stress: homework free weekends. The policy provides for four homework free weekends spread across the course of the school year. Hills and Knolls are not the only schools looking into altering traditional homework policies. An article published in The Star-Ledger...

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Features

Magnet Students Finalize Research in AP Capstone

Indu Vaddiparti

March 22, 2018

When the students in the Magnet Program for Math and Science entered Morris Hills as confused and intimidated freshmen, they didn’t realize that the time in which they would conduct their very own research projects would arrive in a heartbeat. Today, all of the Magnet students are in the process of experimenting or gathering data, running statistical analyses or forming...

Casablockya Triumphs!

March 22, 2018

The Truth Behind Twins

Jessica Tang and Stacey Tang

February 19, 2018

We can all admit to the fact that we’ve all at least once wished that we had a twin. You would always have a buddy to talk with, someone to help you with your homework, and be able to enjoy life with. The number of twins in our Morris Hills community and around the world and country is continuously rising. In the Morris Hills community, there are currently about 11 sets...

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Sports

MH Sports Illustrated: Winter Edition

Gabriel Korish

February 24, 2017

Boys Basketball- The Boys Basketball team is led by seniors Derrien Coley, Ryan Kattell, Eric Look, and Daymon Fleming. All players are working hard to get better, and the team plays for each other. With eight conference wins under their belt at press time, the team looks to keep improving and playing hard to win games. Girls Basketball- This year, several players...

Athletes Honored with Indoor Parade

Ria Balli

February 24, 2017

The Morris Hills fall sports teams celebrated their victories in the first Morris Hills Indoor parade this year. The Boys Cross Country team and Football team triumphantly...

Champions! MH Football Takes Title

Gabriel Korish

February 24, 2017

After forty-one seasons, the Morris Hills football team has once again brought home the sectional championship. The team, led by senior captains Daymon Fleming, Dajon Chappell,...

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Entertainment

And the Winner Is… Oscar Predictions

Argie Dabrowski

February 24, 2017

The 89th Academy Awards are coming up, and the nominations are out. While many came as no surprise, such as Meryl Streep’s nomination for best actress, others were quite...

The Internet’s Effect on the Music Industry

Ted Orbach, Contributing Writer

June 23, 2016

When someone asks what the most popular albums that have been released this year are, what comes to mind? Many of the candidates here could be Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo,...

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Opinion

Must We Stand and Salute?

Ria Balli, Contributing Writer

December 12, 2017

No football game, pep rally, or public gathering is complete without the salute to our American flag. Our respect is shown through a tall poise with a proud right hand resting...

Do Standardized Tests Tell Whole Story?

Kinjal Jasani

February 24, 2017

Students sit at desks, stare at papers, and bubble answers for hours. The room is pin-drop silent. Stopwatches are set for students to complete section after section. Some...

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