Full Circle: Senior Year Reflections
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 12, 2013
A wise teacher once said to me, “People who say that high school was the best four years of their lives didn’t have very good lives.” I would have to agree with that sentiment. However, not because I am a cynical teenager dissatisfied with my high school experience. I am not dissatisfied.... (more...)
Prom: Our Greatest Glory
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2013
The most important day of all our high school days is upon us. All of our accomplishments, victories, memories, encompassed and glorified in a night that promises to run like a reel from a Disney movie. High school is the most beautiful time of our lives, the best four (or more) years, void... (more...)
Shakesperience: Much Ado About Something
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2013
An elite group of Shakespeare loving, theatrically inclined Madison High School students are in the midst of preparing for Shakesperience, an event at Drew in which students from various schools converge on the stage of the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey in a non-competitive forum of verse... (more...)
Life Without an iPhone: A Personal Story
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2013
Living sans iPhone at Madison High School can take a social toll on a person. You’re automatically exiled from “group chats,” banned from “Snapchatting” and incapable of tweeting at any given moment. People assume that, without an iPhone, you’re at a disadvantage.... (more...)
The Papal Games Commence
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2013
With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came the arduous task of selecting a new Pope: a new leader for Catholics around the world and a man to represent them. If the stepping down of Pope Benedict XVI was dramatic and sensational, as the media noted, then the choosing of Pope Francis was... (more...)
Sweet Jazz Complements Dessert
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 28, 2013
The night of February 23rd, the Madison High School cafeteria transformed into a fully functioning, rocking jazz club. With dimmed lights, a set stage and student servers passing out lemon bars, cheese cake and coffee, among other treats, the Madison Music Association’s annual Desert... (more...)
Where Have all the Nice Guys Gone? Not Lulu (A Female Perspective)
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2013
A boy “gets” with a lot of girls, he’s a player, a girl “gets” with more than one boy, she’s labeled a slut and a whore. This double standard is nothing new, and has achieved a level of general acceptance, despite criticism. Society values a sex-driven image... (more...)
Author Visit Wows Students: Martha Witt at MHS
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor in Chief
January 18, 2013
Martha Witt, Assistant Professor of English at William Paterson University and author of the book Broken as Things Are and various short stories that have been published in national magazines and journals, has received acclaim and fellowships from prestigious organizations such as Entertainment... (more...)
The Culture of Rape
Lainie Rowland, Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2013
Last year, we covered the national outcry following the conviction of Jerry Sandusky as a sexual predator. This year, we witness the atrocities in Steubenville and New Delhi. Outrage, disgust, horror are the standard responses to such gruesome stories. Anger from the coverage of these cases... (more...)
Pledge Seen, Not Heard
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
December 21, 2012
Stragglers linger in the emptying hallways and the metallic bell clangs through and reverberates off of the hollow lockers. As the loudspeaker crackles on and the static of the Pledge of Allegiance pervades the school, nothing changes. The stragglers walk onwards, head down. In some classrooms,... (more...)
Third Time’s the Charm for Football Dodgers
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor in Chief
December 3, 2012
The Dodgers took on the Bernards Mountaineers on Saturday, December 1 in what was supposed to be a close fought game, but instead morphed into another double digit win for Madison. This playoff victory for Madison sends them back “home” to Kean University on Saturday, December 8th at 10:00... (more...)
Marching Dodgers Take on Atlantic Coasts (Sandy Can Wait)
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 7, 2012
On Sunday, October 28th, as dark skies clouded over the East coast in ominous preparation for Hurricane Sandy, the Madison Marching Dodgers traveled to Hershey, Pennsylvania to compete in the Group Two Open Atlantic Coast Championships. The members of the group arrived at the high school groggy-eyed... (more...)
All in Good Fun?
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
November 5, 2012
With another fall sports season upon us, the onslaught of spirit days and dress-up events comes as well. Theme days such as “professional day,” “guido day,” and “Catholic Schoolgirl day” have raised some eyebrows and even caused backlash. The school day before sports games, matches... (more...)
Student Council Elections Heat Up
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2012
Student Council Elections usually take a backseat here at Madison High School. Many students are unaware of the existence of the student council as an umbrella organization over the class councils. Their actual differences are shrouded in ambiguity and almost mythical status within their role... (more...)
Declassified Survival Guide: Junior Year
Lainie Rowland, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2012
As a recent survivor of the notoriously perilous adventure that is commonly called “junior year,” there are some words of wisdom I have accrued through the course of my experiences. Juniors, fraught with the pressure of standardized testing, college visits, extracurriculars, and, not to... (more...)