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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness:  Remembering a colleague, teacher and friend

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness:  Remembering a colleague, teacher and friend

Matthew De Torrontegui February 27, 2024

Understanding Pancreatic Cancer : With an overall five-year survival rate of just 11%, pancreatic cancer is a dire adversary that has taken many lives. Pancreatic cancer is a growing cancer in the pancreas,...

Overlooked Women

Overlooked Women

Cara Kelly, Staff Writer March 27, 2023

Virginia Woolf once said, “For most of history, anonymous was a woman.” Over the course of history, women have been constantly overlooked while men are famous for their achievements in the past. So...

Tapping Teachers

Tapping Teachers

Cara Kelly, Staff Writer March 27, 2023

In March our school is holding its annual talent show. For the last couple of years Mrs. Francis, Mrs. White, Mrs. Ciaffone, and Mrs. Castka have been performing a tap dance routine. The teachers decided...

Italian Heritage Month

Giuliana DePaola, Design Editor November 28, 2022

This past October was Italian-American Heritage month, a month dedicated to Italian Americans and their culture. Originating in 1989, October is meant to honor the achievements of Italian immigrants and...

Mr. Demmers as Edgar Allan Poe

FPM Celebrates Edgar Allan Poe

Christina DePaola and Kayla Masucci November 28, 2022

Friday, October 28 2022, was Edgar Allen Poe day. This is the first year the English department has recognized Poe and his work, while creating a fun celebration throughout the school. English teacher...

The Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards

Shela Pathiraja, Staff Writer May 6, 2022

A Grammy award is any of a series of awards presented each year in the United States by either the National academy of recording arts & sciences or Latin academy of recording arts & science. The...

The Slap

The Slap

Emma Mathew, Junior High Staff Writer May 6, 2022

We all remember the moment. You’re staying awake watching the Oscars, probably a little later than you should be, and you’re already starting to get bored. Your attention is slipping away, and the...

Poems to Celebrate Spring and Poetry Month

Poems to Celebrate Spring and Poetry Month

Giuliana DePaola, Junior High Staff Writer May 6, 2022

April is National Poetry Month. Birds I look up at the sky And see the birds fly free As they soar I wonder How fun that must be The birds don’t go to school They don’t need to pay the...

Easy Eats With Emma - Bread!

Easy Eats With Emma – Bread!

Emma Mathew, Junior High Staff Writer March 8, 2022

Hey Shield Readers! We all want fresh bread and although I know this trend has been over for a long while I’m still consuming multiple loaves of fresh bread a week. Here’s my go to bread recipe, which...

Mariame Kaba: Modern Day Abolitionist

Mariame Kaba: Modern Day Abolitionist

Emma Mathew, Junior High Staff Writer March 1, 2022

     In honor of Black History Month, I would like to spotlight one of the most prominent and educated activists of our time, Ms. Mariame Kaba. Given her long list of accomplishments and achievements,...

WHAT IF…? HISTORY REIMAGINED – Christmas Facts

William Kelleher, Junior High Staff Writer December 15, 2021

1776: The US Army Crosses The Delaware River During the Revolutionary War Desperate to strike a decisive victory, on Christmas Day General George Washington led 2,400 troops on a daring nighttime crossing...

Welcome to “WHAT IF...? History Reimagined!” - A new column by William Kelleher

Welcome to “WHAT IF…? History Reimagined!” – A new column by William Kelleher

William Kelleher, Junior High Columnist October 8, 2021

Welcome to My New Column! Hello everyone my name is William Kelleher. Now if you’re thinking, “Hey! Where have I heard that name before?” That is because I penned the articles “Hybrid Learning:...

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