Centereach High School – Because We Need to Know
Friends of Music Awards
By Madison Lloyd As Centereach High School moves towards the end of a very challenging year, it’s time to say goodbye to another group of students, Class of 2021. To follow the trend of any other ordinary school year, CHS proceeded to host an awards ceremony for its seniors. What was different, however, was the inclusion of its Friends of Music Awards. Usually, these music awards are given out to students during CHS’ annual POPS concert, but without concerts being held due to the circumstance of COVID-19, it wasn’t possible for the music awards to run its customary track. Nevertheless,…
Life Skills
By David Garcia There is no question that the COVID Pandemic has changed the way people operate in the world. Everyone has been affected, especially schools and students. To respond to this Pandemic, everyone has tried to find ways to comply with the new restrictions in a safe and productive way. Instead of negativity, the CHS Life Skills Program has thrived and created some of the most exciting educational activities this school has ever experienced. These activities will teach students valuable life skills and work experience that will get them ready for the work force and the future to…
Women’s History
By Madison Lloyd Throughout the month of March, Centereach High School celebrated women through history, with the help of its History Club. In order to properly pay tribute to the celebratory month, the history club produced a slideshow titled “Valiant Women Through Time”. As the students went through history, they talked about the women who have contributed and widely impacted the Women’s Rights Movement. Starting in the 19th century, Elizabeth Blackwell and Victoria Woodhall were mentioned, and moving on into the 20th century, they covered women like Alice Paul and Margaret Sanger. According to the History Club President, Dana Browning,…
Shrek – The Musical
By David Garcia Once again against all the challenges that covid presents, the theatre company puts on another amazing musical performance with Shrek The Musical. This spring production was about a green ogre (played by the one and only Joseph St George) named Shrek, who after being mocked and feared his entire life, decides to live in isolation at a repulsive green swamp. Shortly after, numerous fairy-tale characters (such as Pinocchio, a talking donkey, and the Three Pigs) barge into his swamp. Shrek’s solution to this issue is to help all of the intruders take back their homes. Things change…
CHS Gives Back to the Community
Madison Lloyd Over the course of this school year, the students and staff of Centereach High School have made it their duty to give back to the community. What better way to accomplish this goal than through its multiple honor societies, the most notable being National Honor Society (NHS). NHS has a mission statement that centers around the promotion of character, scholarship, leadership, and service within school and community life. Even with the struggles of this year’s way of life, they have not lost those aims and values; they have only exceeded the limits of excellence. This perspective is clearly…
P.S. I Love You
Leah Barahona I was very privileged to have the opportunity to interview Ms. Arizmendi via email to hear her thoughts on this year’s P.S I Love You Day (Week). She gave us a lot of insight into the story of how P.S. I Love You Day came to Centereach and what its future holds. What inspired you to bring PS I Love You Day to Centereach? Have you had previous ties to the organization? The year prior to getting this position at Centereach HS, I was doing a leave replacement at Three Village and one of the counselors asked me…
Black History Month
Madison Lloyd On February 24, 2021, Centereach High School’s History Club produced their first online event to celebrate Black History Month. With the motto Honouring the past, fighting for the present, and securing the future, the members did an amazing job at presenting African and Black American protests, with their proper theme being Protests Through…
12 Angry Men
– David Garcia In spite of Covid, the show must go on. And so it did with Twelve Angry Men directed by Ms. Duryea and Ms. Landgrover. This fall drama production was about a group of men who have all been tasked with being on jury duty for a very intense case. The case holds the fate of a young boy who is on trial for presumably stabbing his father to death. This sets the scene for a performance filled with drama, suspense, and sorrow. The talented cast that performed this musical consisted of (cast list). After the musical, I…
Chamber Orchestra
Madison Lloyd The events over the past year can definitely be characterized as harsh and unfavorable. Since that ball dropped at 12:00 am on January 1st of 2020, it has been one bad thing after the next. But, hopefully, people have all found outlets to relieve the inevitable stress that 2020 left in its wake. For some, that may be looking towards music. Thankfully, due to the amazing capabilities of the staff at Centereach High School, students looking for this outlet are able to attend after school clubs that can fulfill these wants and interests. Like the Chamber Orchestra, for…
The College Selection Process
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…
From The Land of Lincoln to Long Island…Moving during a Global Pandemic
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,’…
A Brand New World
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.…
New School Year, New Experiences
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,…