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Skills for Jacks and Jills at Leavitt High School

By Savannah Bochtler and Jacob WithamLeavitt Area High SchoolNOTE: This is the first installment of six articles being submitted to the Advocate, the following articles will be touching on each of the five financial areas mentioned below.Practical Skills for Jacks and Jills is a fairly new class here at Leavitt. This semester the class is […]

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Rain

By Alisa Blundon • Monmouth AcademyThe heavens open againTo let out their sorrowA zigzag of angry lightFuriously splits the inky sky apartLoudly it echoes as theClouds bump togetherThrough the hollows of the treesIn the small ears of cowering childrenUpon the tips of mountainsDeep into the dark earthAll hear the furious of the skydrops splatter, covering […]

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Red Sox/Yankees stories

By Amado JuansoElm Street SchoolIntroductionRodger Clemens, known as “the rocket” is one of the greatest pitchers in the Boston Red Sox franchise history. In this story you will learn of his signing in 1984, his big 1986 year, and his farewell to the Sox.Red Sox sign ClemensThe Red Sox signed Rodger Clemens in the 1984 […]

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KIDS Consortium

By Tiffany Cadman and Hali BrownMinot Consolidate SchoolMinot Consolidated School’s 8 plus grade class is working with KIDS Consortium on planning the 4th Annual New England Student Summit for Service Learning. Sara Drapeau, a VISTA worker at KIDS, is helping the students plan this two day event to be held March 25 and 26 at […]

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The world, as seen through my camera lens

By Mandy CaronMonmouth AcademyEveryone has his or her different passions and/or hobbies. One of mine happens to be photography. It is my art. Some people paint, sculpt, or draw; I gave up trying with the paint set and pencil and am now making an attempt to go out and capture the world as I see […]

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Early college preparation tips

By Mandy CaronMonmouth AcademyAs the end of the year is drawing nearer, more and more seniors are receiving letters of acceptance from colleges they have applied to. So you’re accepted, now what?First of all, finish off the rest of your school year. Don’t “give up” just because you’ve been accepted. Colleges can just as easily […]

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Fun time during EL winter carnival

By Matt DodgeEdward Little High SchoolDuring the week of Feb. 9 Edward Little held it’s annual Winter Carnival. The Winter Carnival is a week of events and theme days for students capped off with a day without classes on Friday, February 13th. The week long carnival, organized by the school administration and student council, is […]

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Reader rebuts Red Sox roundup

Young Mr. Juanso apparently got some erroneous information concerning the 1986 world series. He writes “The Sox had a 3-2 lead over the Mets. They were one STRIKE AWAY!!!! from winning, but they couldn’t hold on. A shot by rookie Mookie Wilson through Buckner’s legs cost the Red Sox the game.”.The fact is, the Sox […]

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Excessive speed at LHS/LRTC

It was brought to the attention of administration on Tues., Jan. 20, through a telephone call from a concerned parent, that there have been recent incidents of excessive speed in our parking lot as parents/guardians are dropping off and/or picking up our students. We are, therefore, reminding our student drivers, as well as their parents/guardians, […]

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Superhero trivia

By Rachel HudsonSt. Dom’s RegionalHigh SchoolHighlight: Mr. FantasticReal name: Reed Richards, Leader of the Fantastic Four, based in Baxter building, New York CityPowers: Capable of converting his body into a highly malleable state at will, allowing Mr. Fantastic to be able to stretch, deform, expand or compress himself into any shape.History: Mr. Fantastic was a […]