Clubs & Activities
NHS helps keep Carlstadt clean
Jamie Scangarella, Staff Writer
April 24, 2015
On April 22, the National Honor Society celebrated Earth Day by helping the Carlstadt community clean up and beautify Carlstadt Public School and the Lindbergh Field area. The students got dirty raking leaves and pulling weeds to make space for more flowers and bushes to grow along the fence near...
Becton cafeteria displays The Clothesline Project
April 24, 2015
On April 16, 2015, the Becton cafeteria housed numerous clotheslines, which displayed t-shirts designed by women who were once victims of violence. The purpose of the project is to address the issue of violence and encourage victims, who can be both male or female, to speak out and seek help. The...
GHG members prepare meals for the less fortunate
Devyn Di Meola, Editor
April 23, 2015
A handful of Becton's Girls Helping Girls members donated their time, effort, and cooking skills for a good cause on Friday, April 17. The girls spent their morning volunteering at Meals With A Mission in Garfield. GHG members assisted the volunteer team with tasks like chopping onions, shredding...
Annual junior-senior prom to be held in May
Klaudia Ryznar, Staff Writer
April 22, 2015
This year’s prom will be taking place at Il Tulipano in Cedar Grove on May 28. This “beautiful old Italian themed restaurant," as Ms. O’Driscoll described it, will be recreated into this year’s theme of Las Vegas. Reds, golds, silvers, and blacks will be the main colors at the venue. “We...
Successful Penn Model Congress leaves seniors nostalgic
Akemi Yara, Staff Writer
April 22, 2015
Becton Regional’s debate team departed for the eighteenth annual Penn Model Congress on March 26. Penn Model Congress is an entirely student-run organization which hosts a high school conference where 700 delegates from across the nation join at the University of Pennsylvania to debate their own legislation...
Multiple talents debuted at annual Art and Music Festival
Yomarie Llanos, Staff Writer
April 20, 2015
Becton Regional’s Art and Music Festival was held in the school gym and B-PAC Thursday, April 16, and the schools that joined Becton to participate in the event were Faust Middle School and Carlstadt Public School. Every art student enrolled in an art course was required to submit at least one i...
GHG empowers females through fundraisers, field trips & informational meetings
Brittany Welsch, Staff Writer
March 12, 2015
English Teacher Mrs. De Santis and moderator for Girls Helping Girls has an abundance of upcoming events for the remainder of the school year, starting this month with Becca’s Closet. Started by a Florida student, Rebecca Kirtman, the fundraiser has made its way to New Jersey and was introduced to...
Several Math League members earn high scores; Senior Rajai places third
Renee Kochinski, Feature Editor
March 11, 2015
As the 2014-2015 Becton Math League season slowly comes to a close, the team has been rewarded a spot as the top three in the league with help from two senior members. The Bergen County Math League has six matches each year with numerous schools from across the county participating. Each meet has...
Becton debaters continue to impress with multiple wins
Renee Kochinski, Feature Editor
March 11, 2015
The Becton Debate Team has found success once again at the last varsity and junior varsity matches before the championship debates. On Thursday, February 26, the Junior Varsity Becton Debate Team and Novice Debate Team competed groups from Wood-Ridge, Cresskill, River Dell, Dwight Englewood and North...
Congratulations to the cast and crew of ‘A Tough Act to Follow’ on a job well done
February 28, 2015
The Cast ● Leo Mintz…...Nick Barbo ● Liz Pomeroy…...Jamie Scangarella ● Bebe…...Sharon Skeahan ● Scat…….Cordell Greer ● Francis……..Frankie Plescia ● Professor…….Rebecca Sass ● Lydia…….Lauren Kaszka ● Duke…….Julio Rodriguez ● Adelaide…….Victoria Gatopoulo...
National Honor Society collects band-aids for hospitalized children
Devyn Di Meola, Editor
February 24, 2015
Members of Becton’s National Honor Society collected cartoon band-aids for the Children’s Hospital at the Hackensack University Medical Center in their latest service project. The band-aids will all go directly to the Tomorrows Children’s Fund, an organization that helps children cope with cancer...
This year’s school play performance promises to be ‘a tough act to follow’
John Rotella, Staff Writer
February 12, 2015
With only two weeks remaining until the curtain goes up, the Theatre Arts Club is preparing for its performance of A Tough Act to Follow. The cast will host its opening night on Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m., and the final performance will be on Saturday, February 28 at 3 p.m. Both performances will tak...