Mr. Monroe
April 8, 2013
by EMILY BEZERRA Social Media Coordinator Senior Thomas Cugini walked away as the winner of the annual Mr. Monroe male beauty pageant held on Friday, March 15 in the performing arts center. Designed as a satire of Miss America, Mr. Monroe was nothing less than hysterical this year. Each guy competing... Read more »
Professional ballerina on the rise at MTHS
April 8, 2013
by EMILY BEZERRA Social Media Coordinator Junior Amber Malmstadt has dreamed of being a professional ballerina ever since she began dancing as a three-year-old. This upcoming August, Malmstadt will be dancing at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia for two weeks. Malmstadt is currently dancing... Read more »
A new face at MTHS
March 14, 2013
by ROSA LOCICERO Staff Writer If you have ever seen a very tall guy with a beard who is always smiling, you have probably seen the new addition to the faculty this year. Mr. Ryan Parker is the new science teacher who teaches lab and honors biology. Before working at MTHS, Mr. Parker had a job teaching... Read more »
Basics of the Teaching Mentorship program
March 6, 2013
by CHRYSTAL STASICKY Staff Writer Teaching Mentorship is a senior option program for students to experience what it is like to be a teacher. The program gives students the opportunity to experience and prepare themselves for the future. Teaching Mentorship is a great benefit for a students’ future... Read more »
New social media policy for teachers
March 6, 2013
by JUSTIN LOCK Staff Writer The Board of Education adopted a new policy on November 14 of last year involving the use of social networking sites by teachers. This policy was adopted and created to guide staff members to avoid inappropriate behavior that can hurt the reputation of students and the community... Read more »
Up close with the cast of “Grease”
March 6, 2013
by DANIELLE MIZRAHI Staff Writer The Monroe Township High School students will perform “Grease” on April 11 to April 14 as this year’s spring play. To audition for this play, the cast had to prepare a song of their choice from any musical and rehearse parts of the script. Junior Carlos Alcala says,... Read more »
Wall mural will be moved to a panel
March 4, 2013
by CASEY BENZI Staff Writer The mural in the first floor G-wing of Monroe Township High School will be replaced with a removable panel housing a copy of the painting. The teacher in charge of the art club, Mr. Mark Wetzel, had members of the MTHS club paint the mural, not knowing that it would later... Read more »
Behind the scenes of MNN
March 1, 2013
by DARIUS LEWIS Staff Writer The production and editing process for creating Monroe Network News is a way for students to creatively and practically exercise their skills. However, there is a specific process to produce the news that not many people are aware of, and there are misconceptions pertaining... Read more »
MTHS welcomes Mrs. Weiss
March 1, 2013
by CAROLINE GAVURA Staff Writer Since Personal Finance and Economics became a mandatory class to graduate high school in New Jersey, Mrs. Theresa Weiss became one of Monroe Township High School’s first full-time Personal Finance and Economics teachers. Mrs. Weiss explained she originally wanted to... Read more »
Introducing Mrs. Holmes
March 1, 2013
by BRIANNA SICILIANO Staff Writer The state of New Jersey has added a mandatory class to high school students’ required credits- Personal Finance and Economics. With this addition, Monroe Township High School added Mrs. Sherry Holmes to their staff. Before working for MTHS, Mrs. Holmes worked in... Read more »