• Juniors help community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Thursday, March 03, 2011 By: Nicole Penetrante

    About 100 juniors and a few seniors participated in the Martin Luther King Community Day of Service to mark the 25th anniversary of the MLK Day of Service January 17 at Public School No. 5 downtown.

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  • Forever 21 maternity line causes controversy

    Thursday, March 03, 2011 By: Diana Diaz

    Forever 21 established a maternity clothing line at the end of June 2010 called Love 21 Maternity that has caused controversy.

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  • 16 and Pregnant: Prevention or promotion?

    Friday, March 11, 2011 By: Stephany Garcia

    A recent survey showed that the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant” helps teens understand the realities of pregnancy, but students at the school who have watched the show have mixed opinions about it.

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  • Two seniors try to get tracks on iTunes

    Thursday, March 03, 2011 By: Tyanna Hughes

    Senior Nyia Bragg, who is a rapper and pianist, always imagined that she would be signed by a music label by the time she was 16.

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  • Staff members on maternity leave

    Friday, March 11, 2011 By: Vincent Tandoc

    Two staff members are or soon will be on maternity leave. Senior English teacher Mary Clair Sonneman went on maternity leave February 4. Social worker Kara King is scheduled to leave April 1.

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  • State puts school on probation

    Friday, March 11, 2011 By: Mariane Ibrahim

    At the school’s board of trustees meeting March 9, Dean Erie Lugo announced that he had received a letter notifying him that the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has placed the school on pro

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  • Dress-down days return, for now

    Friday, March 11, 2011 By: Sabrina Cartagena

    The first dress-down day of the school year was held on Friday, February 25. According to history teacher Joseph Timpanaro, the senior class raised over $600.

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Opinion

That's What You Think
Are UACHS Facebook bullying gossip pages are harmful?
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Facebook is a place to reconnect with friends not to make bully pages to talk about students at the school.
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The “Protect Life Act” (H.R. 5111) would allow hospitals to deny abortions to women even if they are in a life-threatening situation.
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Many teenagers who immigrated to the U.S. for a better life pleaded for passage of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act, but it was voted down by Congress
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Making decisions, and smart ones, is sometimes harder for teenagers. Achieving goals may take longer than we expect them to because making excuses is easier than getting something done right away.
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People often think that high school years are the best years, but our school is too tied into structure, rules and detention.
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Saturday detention is an ineffective solution to dealing with misdemeanors and misconduct, and the policy should be terminated.
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