Jenny Marcinkowski, Editor
March 14, 2019
Senior Nicholas Monahan celebrated his 1,000th point in his high school basketball career during the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 1 Tournament on Feb. 26. In addition to achieving his 1,000th point, Nick helped his team achieve a victory against Newark's Arts High School, 68-56. The Becton senior accomplished his goal in the third quarter of the game and is the first male athlete to earn 1,000 points since Robert Zimmermann in 2012. “It has definitely been a great career. I enjoyed playing this game more than pretty much anything,” said the Nick. “I had a lot of fun,” he added. Moreover,...
On January 29, 2019, District 36 State Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese visited Becton to speak to Ms. Dizon, Ms. Lonergan and Mr. Carr’s classes. Among the topics discussed were his duties as a member of the State Assembly, preparing to speak before public groups like the one shown above and legislation currently before the Assembly. About 60 students took part in two one hour sessions.
