Debate team members continue to develop skills at PENNMC
Jenny Marcinkowski, Editor
April 4, 2019
Becton Regional High School’s debate members joined roughly 750 students from across the nation to participate in the 22nd annual Penn Model Congress held during the last week in March. Sophomore Blaze Grabowski took home a Best Delegate in Full Session award in addition to Honorable Mention in...
Drama students’ monologues reflect growing up in ‘Our Town’
Monserrath Martinez, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
The high school drama class recently constructed and performed authentic monologues called “My Town” inspired by the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder. “The fact that many students brought their monologues to Becton and continued to refer to it [Becton] as their home was the most touching part of t...
Junior Ochoa & his band take home 1st place at talent show
Jenny Marcinkowski and Jaylen Nuila
April 1, 2019
Junior Christian Ochoa’s band S.O.A.P took home the first place trophy at this year’s Becton Talent Show hosted by Ms. O’Driscoll and the junior class. Second place was awarded to Sophomore Gianna D’Amato for her vocals and instrumental of Paramore’s “Decode,” and third place went to Senior ...
Becton alumna raises thousands for multiple sclerosis awareness
Aminah Iqbal, Staff Writer
March 31, 2019
Jamie Woyce, a Becton Regional High School Class of 2007 graduate, has joined her alma mater in an effort to help raise $10,000, which will allow her to participate in the MS Run the US Relay Race. The purpose of the 3,260-mile relay is to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis. The Becton alumna ...
Wellness Club launches first meeting with a focus on acupuncture
Noelia Moore, Editor-in-Chief
March 27, 2019
"It is an opportunity to cultivate their own wellness and find ways to proactively manage their own stress,” said Mrs. Gatto, advisor to Becton Regional High School's newly established Wellness Club. “I think this will be especially beneficial to students who cannot visit the high school's Wellnes...
Above Average State Score Validates Becton Regional HS’s Recognition as ‘Model High School’
March 21, 2019
The Henry P. Becton Regional High School community would like to take this opportunity to share the school’s recently released NJ School Performance Report summative score. We are proud to announce that Becton Regional High School earned the highest score compared to all NJ high schools within its *Distr...
Multi-varsity sport seniors Chah & Nuila reflect on their athletic career
Samirah Reyes, Staff Writer
March 12, 2019
Becton students celebrate cultural diversity at ‘Carnevale’
Jaylen Nuila and Monserrath Martinez
March 11, 2019
Becton Regional High School’s staff and students celebrated different cultures at the school’s annual ‘Carnevale’ with various activities and foods this past Friday. “Becton’s World Language Department brought history and culture and the Culinary Department and Art Department transformed...
Surveillance cameras installed on Becton school buses
March 7, 2019
The Becton Regional High School Board of Education has voted to install surveillance cameras on all of its school buses in order to ensure the safety of students and faculty in the case of an incident occurring either inside or outside of the school’s buses. “The district is extremely advanced...
Becton’s Theatre Arts Club to present ‘Cinderella’
Monserrath Martinez, Staff Writer
February 27, 2019
Members of Becton Regional High School’s Theatre Arts Program will be performing Disney’s Cinderella on April 5, April 6 and April 7. This year’s director, Ms. Michelle Morell, is impressed with the amount of talent Becton students have to offer. “This cast is amazing!” she exclaimed. ...
Lighting & sound project upgrades JW-PAC to ‘professional theater’
Jenny Marcinkowski, Editor
February 24, 2019
Becton Regional High School’s James Williams Performing Arts Center is in the process of undergoing an extensive and notable lighting and sound upgrade. The lighting, along with the light panel, has not been fully upgraded since the inception of the school in the early 1970s, so the needed update...
Senior Novello works alongside ‘world-renowned physicians’ through Becton’s CEIP
Jaylen Nuila, Staff Writer
February 4, 2019
Senior Joshua Novello is not only excelling in the classroom, but also balancing two medical internships through the Becton Regional High School Career Exploration Internship Program. Josh is a high school intern at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital Research Center in Hackensack and The Valley H...