by Megan Blount – As seniors entering the last year of high school we have to start answering difficult questions such as do you want to go to college? If so, where? What do you want to major in? What do you want to do in the future? Have you started applying to schools and have you made a resume? With all of these questions being thrown at us on top of our school work and extracurricular activities it can be extremely overwhelming. With that being said my aim through writing these articles is to make the process easier and…

BY Emily Palacios – Recently, people have asked, “I never saw you at Dawnwood before. Are you new here?”  At first, I didn’t  know how to respond. I would have so much to say in so little time. I used to live in Illinois. People always ask me if it was hard moving because of the Pandemic. They’ve also asked how I’ve been settling in and if I’ve made any friends, etc… I’m dedicating this article to the people who have asked where I came from and how I made it this far. My Life before Covid: Before Covid-19, CoronaVirus, the ‘Rona,’…

by Ciara Woellhof – The traditional “school year” has changed.  This year, students all over the world are faced with a challenge that has completely changed the education system. Students who were used to seeing their teachers and friends at school every day have been were stripped of that experience and many other experiences all at once. All caused by the spread of Covid-19, aka the Corona Virus.   We are all aware of the long break that occurred after the Corona Virus Pandemic hit in March, but what about the new school year? Currently, there are now various protocols in place.…

by Tyler Harricharran – As a new school year begins, many new things are happening. There are new students, new ways of teaching, and new ways to experience school. Within this “new normal” there are positives and negatives. One positive is the implementation of a fully virtual classroom. I happen to be a fully virtual student and I must say, not having to worry about missing the school bus is pretty sweet! Jokes aside, I’m here to share my personal experience with fully virtual learning so far.  In all seriousness, I genuinely enjoy not having to worry about the bus,…

The Virtual Learning Experience By Madison Lloyd – Seven months ago, if you were to tell me that I’d probably never walk the halls of Centereach High School again… I’m not going to lie, I probably would not have believed you. However, after the telling day of March 13, 2020, our worlds changed. What kind of drastic thing would push me to do homeschooling? Well, 2020’s defining feature, COVID-19, would be the perfect answer. So here I am, like many most American students across the country, stuck in the confines of my room for 6-7 hours of the day, partaking…

Chris Powell, a four-year varsity wrestling starter and 2x captain at Centereach High School, was 6th in the NYS Wrestling Championships on the last weekend of February. He entered the tournament placing 3rd in the section 11 wrestling championships and receiving a wild card bid. Chris had a 29-3 record when he was entered in the state tournament in Albany. He lost his first match 1-0 to the returning 3rd in the state wrestler. In his next match, he pinned his opponent in 1:38. Later that same day, he defeated his next opponent 2-1 in an exciting match that solidified himself…