There are three well known types of American macaroni and cheese: there’s the good old, homemade-just-like -grandma’s macaroni and cheese, the efficient and easy, yet delicious instant macaroni and cheese, and then there’s school macaroni and cheese (which half of the time can’t even be considered as real macaroni and cheese). For all of you […]

This year at Lisbon High School, a new rule has been enacted that has many students, and teachers, talking. Caffeine is no longer allowed in the school. This includes all sodas, caffeine-inclusive coffee drinks, many sports drinks, energy drinks, teas and more. In response to this new policy, I am offering not an opinion, but […]

Katie Freese is just one of the new teachers at Lisbon High School willing to share some unforgettable experiences with us.Katie Freese was born and raised in Maryland, with two brothers. She went to Wicomico High School in Salisbury, Maryland where she was a member of her schools’ band, a drum major and in the […]

Obama? McCain? Who will it be? With the election nearing, the competition is getting fierce. Every commercial break is a stab in the back for the candidates. The candidates are not the only ones getting attention. Current President George W. Bush is getting bashed and supported as well. Most of us are getting tired of […]

Finally, after three months of working at the KFC down the street, I had the money to see the Celtics play in Boston. The late afternoon had turned cold already, or maybe that was just the chills of standing face to face with the castle-like stadium for the first time, everyone drawn like moths to […]

Are you looking for a fun, entertaining, but really truly scary place to visit around Halloween? Well, to answer your question, I am happy to present to you the perfect place to visit for the Halloween Season that matches all of the criteria listed above. That place that I am writing about is Jaycees Haunted […]

Big Week, a week that sets Monmouth Academy apart from many other schools. A week where the four classes all do different activities. The Freshmen were away at Acadia National Park for M.O.B.Y. (My Own Back Yard). The Sophomores were away at Camp Androscoggin for Sophomore Awareness. The Seniors traveled to different colleges around the […]

As of the year 2007, Monmouth Academy students have adopted a new tradition. With spirits low, two students decided it was time for a change. Plans for this tradition were put into action, and with a slow but steady pace, spirits began to rise. Monmouth Academy seniors, Heather Leonas and Jessica Gray, initiated the proposal […]

I love to dance. Dance is my favorite sport in the world. I love it because it can be fun and upbeat or slow and sophisticated. I believe that dance is good because it is healthy for your body, it can prevent osteoporosis, and in three hours you can burn up to 2,400 calories. So […]

As everything has to eventually come to an end, we, as seniors in high school, definitely realize that an end of one chapter is closing and a new one is about to begin. We are slowly saying goodbye to what we are used to; saying goodbye to our friends; but more importantly, saying goodbye to […]