INDEX

Sports..............................2 Clubs.................................3 KNOLLS NEWS...........4-5 Arts & Entertainment.........6 healthy living.........7GamEs...............................8

Knolls is TarTuffified!Cindy JiStaff Writer

As the clock crawled past seven o’clock on November 12th in the Morris Knolls auditorium, the lights faded out. When they came back on, students in ‘80s at-tire comfortably took seats in the couches arranged around the stage. This fall, Mor-ris Knolls Theatre pro-duced an ‘80s variation of Molière’s Tartuffe, which was originally writ-ten and performed in 17th century France. Throughout the play, the House of Orgon is shaken by Tar-tuffe, a hypocrite who claims to be a devout man who acts for religious purposes, while he really looks out for his own interests. Unfortunately, he fools Orgon and his mother, Ma-dame Pernelle, into trusting his sub-lime outer image. Consequently, the man of the house wishes to marry his daughter, Mariane, to Tartuffe against her will and even goes so far to offer the house to him. Shaken by Orgon’s foolishness, members of his family try unsuccessfully to convince him of Tartuffe’s hypocrisy. However, when Orgon’s wife, Elmire, is able to show him that this “pious” man has been trying to seduce her, it is already too late. Orgon has already signed the papers and given the house to the criminal.

“Atfirst,Ididn’tlikeit,”saysDevin Tuzzio, student director, “but as practicesprogressed,Ilovedit!” Tartuffe is unlike any other show Morris Knolls has produced in re-cent memory, with a small cast of only twelve actors, lines written in rhyme, and a strong touch of comedy despite

the serious situation pre-sented in the plot. “It’smoreintensebe-cause there are so few people,” observed Li-ana Glew, who played Mariane. However, the small cast enabled them

to form a stronger bond. “We refer to ourselves as Dumbledore’s Army!”exclaims Liana with a mischievous smile. “It was alsoan interesting experi-ence memorizing in verse,” she continues. Infact,memorizationwas one of the great-est challenges the cast members faced. Itwasn’t the only limiting factor, how-ever. A couple weeks before open-ing night, one of the cast members unexpectedly had to leave the crew, necessitating a recast. Furthermore, many of the actors got sick as No-vember 12th drew closer. The flu,coughs,andsniffleslingeredatcriti-cal practices; “about a week ago, we didn’t think we’d be ready,” said Amy Longfellow, who played Ma-dame Pernelle.

Nevertheless, the rough pro-cess gave way to a successful produc-tion. “I liked the fact that thewholething was in rhyme,” observes Travis Walker, a Morris Knolls senior. “Itwas hilarious, especially in the second act!Ryan’s[Tartuffe]over-the-topact-ingintheseductionscenewasgreat!” The play’s comedic touch el-evated its beauty. Many of the lines contained humor, such as, “Tartuffe is your cup of tea and you shall drink him!”Often,charactershidinstrangeplaces, such as under tablecloths or behind curtains. Additionally, each of the characters came with their quirks. Mariane and Valere, the lovesick couple, were portrayed as bickering

and immature. Orgon, better known as Theo Lowrey, claims, “Igot toact likea little kid, go-ing on a tantrum every few min-utes.” Part of his costume included

Oscar the Grouch slippers, in which he stomped around the living room as he went on tirades to his family members about Tartuffe’s divinity. Last but not least, when Tartuffe and Orgon argue over the house, Tartuffe slaps the fa-ther, causing the audience to erupt into laughter. With a delicate balance of comedy and conflict, the MorrisKnolls cast and crew met with sincere applause at the end of each presenta-tion of Tartuffe.

“...a delicate balance of

comedy and conflict”

“cast and crew met with sincere applause at the end of each pre-

sentation”

Photos from left to right:•Sarah Martucci & TheoLowreyasDorine&Orgon•Amy Longfellow & AmitGuptaasMadamePernelle&Damis•Ryan Syracuse & SarahMartucci as Tartuffe & Do-rine•LianaGlewasMariane•LaurenZitoasElmire

PhotosbyBrianCheung&Ms.Maier

Issue 1 Volume 27 2009 MORRIS KNOLLS STUDENT NEWSPAPER

SPORTSPage 2

randolph recap

Last season, the Eagles crushed the Randolph Rams 40-0. However,this year, coming off a crushing loss to cross-town rival Morris Hills, they came away with a hard fought victo-ry against theRams, 19-12. TheEa-gles started off slow, going down two touchdownsearlyinthegame.Inthesecond quarter, junior defensive end, CJ Abrahamson scored on a shanked punt that took a strange bounce into his hands. The Ea-gles went into halftime down a touchdown but they came back in the second half a different team. They were clearly

Kevin LuoStaff Writer

more determined to come away with the win. Sophomore running back Cody Greenhagen ran for a touchdown in the third quarter. Junior Martin Henes added the extra point, giving Knolls the lead, 13-12. A few drives later, Eagle Nation held its breath as senior captain, quarterback Kevin Weis fell to the ground in pain. Junior, Justin Masino was brought into the game as his replacement. He scored on a quar-terbacksneaktofinishthedrive.How-ever, a few minutes later, Weis was brought back into the game as safety and quarterback. Senior captain and

safety,DylanRimsky,inter-cepted a pass, adding to his season total of three. The defensive line put consis-tentpressureonRandolph’squarterback. Overall, a strong team effort led to the

Eagles’ first victory ofthe season.

Tennis VicTory

Kristi ViscardoStaff Writer

The Morris Knolls girls’ ten-nis team had its best record in 21 years this season at 14-7. They also host-ed their first playoff game in about

MK Football TeamPhoto by Brian Cheung

QuarterbackKevinWeisattemptsahandofftorunningbackConnorRush.Photo by Brian CheungGolden Eagles in an offensive huddle.

Photo by Brian Cheung

a soaring eagle

This cross country season has been an exceptional one with much credit to senior Diana D’Achille, who hasshatteredmultiplerecords.Inherfourth year running for Morris Knolls, Diana, co-captain along with senior Brianne Henderson, holds her personal record of 18:33 for the 5K cross coun-try course. This year, Diana has crushed two school records, at Warinanco Park and Freedom Park courses. At Freedom Park, she broke the record that was previously held for years by Lauren Gregory (class of 2006). Di-ana currently holds the seventh fastest overall time for female runners at the Freedom Park course. At the 3.2 mile course of Warinanco Park, Diana ran 19:20whichbrokeMK’spreviousre-cord. Diana started running cross country at Valleyview Middle School and also played travel soccer. How-ever, once she began high school she was forced to choose between the two fall sports. She chose cross country be-cause she felt she was more physically fit for it than soccer. “I havemissedsoccer over the years,” Diana admits, “but I feel I made the right choice.”As a freshman running on varsity, she broke almost every freshman record that had been recorded by Coach Fee-han. For six days a week, Diana practices and trains throughout the cross country season. An easy day at

practiceforherisrunning4or5miles.Onaharderdaysherunsabout8. Inorder to train for the current season, Diana ran about 400 miles this pastsummer, and in her free time, she cross trained by biking and swimming as much as possible. “…All of my teammates have inspired me this year,” Diana explains, “the new runners have worked espe-cially hard and it shows. When you see this kind of effort it rubs off on every-one.” She also credits Coach Feehan, “Coach Feehan is a tough coach, but Iamnotintimidatedbyhim,”sheex-plains, “he has been coaching for over 30 years, really knows a lot about this sport and has a real passion for it.” In addition to cross coun-try, Diana swam her freshman year forMK. In her sophomore year, sheswitched to indoor track, earned a letter andbecameastatesectionalqualifier.She is looking forward to an outstand-ing season this winter. Since her fresh-man year, Diana has played lacrosse in the spring and has accumulated three letters, a most improved player award, most valuable offensive player award, allcounty2ndteam,andhasscored98cumulative goals, 38 ground balls and 10 assists. She is planning for the “best seasonever”thisupcomingspring.Inher free time, Diana enjoys snowboard-ing in the winter and wakeboarding in the summer. Next fall, she hopes to attend a collegewhichhaseitherDivisionIIorDivisionIIIsports.Sheplansonplay-ing lacrosse, running cross country, and studying physical education, exercise science, or graphic communications.

Kevin LuoStaff Writer

two decades in a sweep of Passaic. They were led by seniors Brianna D’Adamo, Jean Lin, Shauna Scarano, Alexandra Rosano and Lauren Pha-raoh. Sophomore Natasha Kazakev-ich described the team as “a team that works hard, works together, and has created a closely- knitted kinship.”

soccer girls speaK

ouT on ‘09 season

MorrisKnollsGirlsVarsitySoccerTeam2009Photo courtesy of mhrd.k12.nj.us

“We’ve worked very hard the en-tire season and things kind of fell into place. These are the girls I’ve been playing with since I was six and definitely a team I’ll remem-ber for the rest of my life. We deserve this win because what it comes down to is heart and who wants it more.” - Becca Walsh

“The entire team worked so hard against Montclair. It truely was an all around effort by everyone and in the end it paid off. To have the honor and title of being state sec-tional champs is astounding. I’m so proud of everyone. This team and game will always have a place in my heart.” - Shannon Hardie

“The whole time we were considered underdogs, and that gave us motivation to win. The whole pre-season and season, we worked really hard and it paid off.” - Megan Halsch

After their 1-0 win over Montclair in the NorthIGroupIVFinal

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES Page 3

Spectrum is a club that fo-cuses on the artistic, poetic, and mu-sical talents of the student body. The club publishes the Spectrum magazine filled with photography, poetry andother literary works created by Knolls students. Each year brings different opportunities for the magazine due to the diversity of club members and those that submitt peices for publica-tion. Spectrum starts in September as students plan the magazine and con-tinues through May when everything is pulled together and published. Along with the publishing of the magazine, the club organizes a coffee-house to celebrate its release in June. The coffeehouse is a place where stu-dents can hang out, drink all the cof-fee they want and enjoy the music of bands from the area. “The Spectrum Coffeehouse is a great way to unite students from various school districts with a com-mon interest, whether it is art, writing or music,” says Morris Knolls Senior

Kristina Belic. Last year Spectrum Magazinewasfilledwithover40pag-es of artwork and writing contributed by over 65 students. The coffeehouse welcomed over 200 people. This past year was one of the best years Spec-trum has ever had. The magazine was professionally published in full-color and the coffeehouse welcomed 10 bands, including the band Chaos Pilot led by frontmanKyleCleffi, the sonofMKprincipal,Mr.Cleffi. With a brand new school year comes brand new opportunities for Spectrum. “I encourageeveryone toparticipate in the Spectrum magazine, teachers as well as students” says Mrs. Pezak, the club advisor. The funds made through the coffeehouse are given to Project Graduation and vari-ous charities. Submittingworkiseasy!Justsend entries to mkspecrtum@aol.com or stop by a meeting Wednes-days afterschool in B27. Feel free to ask any club member, includ-ing Nikie Owens and Jenna Mar-tens, the club president and vice president, if you have any questions.

MK’s specTruMSteven LundellStaff Writer

The aBc’s of cluBs aT KnollsBrian Cheung, Amy Longfellow, and Ryan McAdamsStaff Writers

Some of The Quill staff members took it upon themselves to check out the mul-titude of clubs offered here at Knolls. Not everyone is compatible with each club, so they came up with a categori-cal list to help you decide which ones might be good for you.

Clubs for the Aspiring Artist

Art Service Club- This organization creates various art projects by request, including calligraphy and lettering. An annual craft fair is held to raise money for art scholarships. Literary Maga-zine/Spectrum- This club produces Mor-ris Knolls’s Spectrum magazine, which show-cases artistic ability in writing, music, pho-tography, and other vi-sual arts. The members host an annual cof-feehouse event featuring local bands.Literary Society of Morris Knolls- Artists who enjoy expressing their tal-ent through music, poetry, and other forms of literature can share their com-moninterest in thisclub.It is famousfor holding the annual poetry slam, where fellow MK poets perform live.Set Design- This club focuses on pre-paring stages for the fall drama, spring musical, and student production. Mem-bers use their artistic ability to create stunning backgrounds.Theatre Club- Theatre Club is not just for those who like to act, but for those who enjoy watching or participating in the performing arts. Members at-tend various trips, play improvisation games, and plan events such as MK Idol.

Clubs for the Busy Bee

Art Service Club- Meetings are held at various times for Art Service Club. Their periodic get-togethers are used to collaborate on art projects. Language Clubs- French Club, Span-ish Club, and German Club are all or-ganizations that meet weekly to further explore the cultures surrounding their languages. At these optional meetings, members plan trips, watch movies, and sample regional cuisines.Hiking Club- Meetings for this club are scarce, since members spend most of their time with the organization at outside-of-school events. Frequent trips will be taken to local hiking areas, where members can share their love of nature. Multicultural Club- This club headed by Mr. Lipsen and Ms. Beck, has few weekly meetings. Multicultural Club centers on trips to various places re-flecting a wide spectrum of cultures.The student organization will take you

to museums, galleries, ethnic festivals, and dinners at restaurants which you can attend at your own convenience.Perspectives- This club focuses on controversial issues, which members debate at meetings. Members can pick and choose which meetings to attend since meetings vary by interest level. Topics for debate have included gay marriage, abortion, and various ills in present day society.Yearbook Club- There are no meetings for this club, since most of the work that its members complete is done out-side of the organization. Members will take pictures for the yearbook.

Clubs for the College-Conscious

ACDEC- The Academic Decathlon club is a ten event academic com-petition for high school teams. The teams pre-pare informally for most of the school year then participate in a day-long event that involves test-ing, writing, speaking,

and a quiz show competition.Debate and Forensics- Students will travel monthly (or sometimes bi-monthly) to other schools to debate in various subjects. There are different categories to debate including Humor-ous Interpretationand themostpopu-lar,ProseandPoetryInterpretation.FBLA- Future Business Leaders of America is a national vocational education organization for students interested in business education ca-reers. You must be in a business class to join.Interact Club- Interact is a commu-nity service club affiliated with theDenvilleRotary.Studentswillhavethechance to help out at Denville’s Santa Land, the Senior Citizen Dinner here at Knolls and the Denville Street Fair among others.JSA- Junior State of America is a club that gives students the chance to learn more about politics, social studies and history through student debates, fieldtrips and more.Key Club- Key Club focuses on advo-cacy and community service in coali-tion with Key Clubs across the country. Some service projects include volun-teer shifts at local festivals, fundraising can-shakesforUNICEFandchainlinksalesduringthePepRally.NHS- To get into this very exclusive club you must have a 90.0 averagethrough the end of the second semester of sophomore year, take criticism and recommendations willingly, have great character, want to make a difference in the community, be a good leader and participate in outside activities among other things.Quill- Participating in the school newspaper is a great way to impress a college and get your work published. Students will participate in layout de-sign, writing articles and taking photo-graphs.

Student sign up for Key ClubPhoto by Brian Cheung

losT in The cornCindy JiStaff Writer

The Land of Coochepuma, which opened on October 3rd of this year, encompassed several dif-ferent fall activities. Located on a ten-acre maze in Hackettstown, NJ, the Land of Coochepuma is a corn maze run by the Lums, a fam-ily from Denville. According to their legend, when a secret land protected by the cougar, cheetah, and puma which the corn maze derives its name from was threat-ened, the heavens sent a tornado that carved a maze in the shape of a dragon to trap enemies, thus cre-ating the Land of Coochepuma. The attraction consists of the maze, a pumpkin patch, a hay ride, and a craft stand. In the 2.3 milemaze, which takes approximately forty-five minutes to complete, par-ticipants found ten stations located throughout, each with a puzzle on Chinese mythical culture. Visitors were encouraged to solve the puz-zle for a prize and thoroughly fin-ish the maze to find the hidden hat shop near the end. Coochepuma’s hay ride included narrations and scary stories, and at the craft stand, ordinary corn cobs were turned into faces of new friends.

On October 25, members from Key Club volunteered at the corn maze to raise money for the Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH), dedicated to people under the age of twenty one with medical, developmental, educational, and/or rehabilitative needs. Brian Cheung, vice presi-dent of Key Club, said, “The maze, being brand new, was certainly something fresh for volunteers and people in general to see in the coun-ty. Volunteering there was a great way to welcome the cool maze to the community.” He also explained that club members were enthusias-tic about the project. “When we first posted sign-ups, so many peo-ple flocked to get a spot for volun-teering.” Unfortunately, Saturday, October 24, the first date of volun-teering, got rained out. Moreover, customers were scanty on Sunday, but they came when they wanted to come! Nevertheless, volunteers kept smiles on their faces as they checked stamps at the entrance, sold pumpkins, and taught customers how to make corn friends. The Land of Coochepuma ended this year’s season on No-vember 8th, but will open again next year, hopefully as early as August.

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suMMer sMarTyBrian Cheung Staff Writer

Neil Chen, a senior at MK, attended the New Jersey Governor’s School for the Sciences this past sum-mer. The program focuses on expand-ing the scientific knowledge of itsstudents while encouraging career ex-ploration. Through a process of applica-tion, involving an essay, the elite students of New Jersey are picked to participate in the exclusive pro-gram. It is spe-cificallydesignedto enrich those who are passion-ate about their fieldofstudyandare intent on ac-tively pursuing their said careers through college. Neil Chen had his own unique reason behind apply-ing. “My mom is a nurse and my dadisaresearcher,soIwasraisedinascience-related household,” Chen said. His history with science also proves hisscientificprowess.“ItookBiology2APasasophomore,andIfounditin-credibly interesting.” The New Jersey Governor’s Schoolprogramfeaturesfivedistinct-ly different “schools” in different sub-

jectareas:engineering&technology,environmental studies, international studies, public issues, and sciences. The New Jersey Governor’s School for the Sciences was the longest pro-gram available this summer, at an extensive three weeks. The schedule for the program, held at Drew Uni-versity, consisted of morning classes from 8:00AM to 12:00PM on every weekday except for Wednesday. Ev-ery other day, a lab session would be held after classes from 1:00PM to

4:00PM. A guestspeaker would sometimes lec-ture from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. Sat-urdays, Sundays, and any other hoursnot specifi-cally noted were given as free time for college cam-pus exploration and socializing. “It’s struc-tured around the college experi-ence,” Chen com-

mented, “The best part of it was meet-ing people who were at the school for the sake of learning and not for the sakeofgoodgrades.” Rightly so,asthe program aims at encouraging in-terest in the sciences and helping New Jersey’s finest in pursuing successfulcareers. “The Governor’s School taught me to do what I love,” Chenexplained,“Itwasthebestexperienceever.”

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Knolls goes pinK

Every October America recog-nizes National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by displaying pink ribbons and fundraising for research. Morris Knolls sports teams took a part in promoting the cause in various ways. The members of the girls’ soccer team all dyed strands of their hair pink, the color of breast cancer awareness, to remind people that the illness needs to be noted. Katie McAllan, a senior, said “Wegotoasalonandpayfifteendollarsand all of the money goes towards the Breast Cancer Foundation. We did this because we did it last year and really like donating to such a good cause. By our hair being so brightly pink it also helps spread awareness that it is Breast Cancer month.” MK’s cheerleading team has participated in multiple breast cancer walks the past few years. They have alsosoldpencilsanddonatedtheprofits.Shannon Pateman, a senior, said, “I’mgladwedothiseveryyear.It’sgreattosee that we have helped support people in a way that really matters.” The girls on the volleyball team also decided to support the cause. Dani-elle Agostini, a sophomore on the junior varsity team, stated, “We thought that we should do something since it’s breast cancer month and we thought that wear-ing pink bows would help raise aware-

Jillian PayseurStaff Writer

ness.” Aside from sporting pink ribbons, the girls solicited students and staff for donations during lunch and after school. The team raised nearly a hundred dol-larsontheirfirstdayofcollectionsalone.Danielle Isenberg, a sophomore on thejunior varsity volleyball team, remarked, “We’re hoping this fundraiser will help inspire others to donate to breast cancer research.” Additionally, the girls’ fieldhockey team worked with RandolphHigh School to raise money. The two teams sold shirts as well as charging a fee to attend one of the games. All the pro-ceeds were donated to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Center. Jenna Channell, a senior,stated,“Ithinkit’sreallycoolthatall the teams are doing their part in help-ing the cause.” According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common cancer, other than skin cancer, for women in the United States. In2009,therehavebeen192,370newcases of invasive breast cancer and 40,170 deaths as a result. The goodnews is, due to donations and exten-sive research, the survival rate has been increasing. There are over two and a half million survivors of the disease in America right now. People need to aid the cause of breast cancer awareness, not only in October, but all year. This can be done by visiting websites such aswww.cancer.org,theofficialAmeri-can Cancer Society website, and look-ing for fundraisers to contribute to.

classes go pro and donaTe profiTsEmily SchneiderStaff Writer

There are many opportuni-ties to show school spirit at Morris Knolls, and one of the most popular ways is through wearing school ap-parel. When you are part of a team, you are typically given Morris Knolls gear to wear. Those who do not par-ticipate in sports, however, are of-tentimes still interested in “sport-ing” their school spirit. Luckily, our school’s Economics classes give all students the chance to buy MK cloth-

ing, often offering items designed by the Economics students themselves. Every year, classes sell different products, creating a great educational experience that incorporates their new knowledge, as well as provid-ing the student body with a wealth of MK apparel options. There are currently two Economics classes at Knolls,Block4andBlock5,eachofwhich sold different items this fall to benefittwoseparatecharities.Block4 sold zip up and pull-over sweat-shirts and will donate the profits tothe Lenn Brown Organization; Block 5 sold long-sleeved t-shirts and paja-

mapantstobenefittheMake-a-WishFoundation. Block 4 sold sweatshirts de-signedbyseniorsAnnieRizosandKatieMcAllan. Annie, VP in Marketing and Advertising and Katie, VP in Produc-tion, thought a talon scratch design for the pull-over would be attractive to stu-dents, and the zip-up sweatshirts feature a more complicated design. President of Block 4, Marianna Makogon, wasvery pleased with the class’s efforts; “it was a quick start-we got quotes for pric-es and everything was done in like three weeks,” she said. Block 5 sold pajama pants designed by the VP of Finance,

Kelly Hoyos, while the long-sleeved shirts were designed by the VP in Mar-keting, Megan Halsch. These sales efforts are an all-around wonderful project for the Eco-nomics program; students have the opportunity to learn more about the economy, the student body is given an-other way in which to show its school spirit, and everyone gets the chance to support a great cause. Of all the ben-efits, however, students seem mostproud of the work they are doing on behalf of the charities; as Kelly Hoyos said, “it’s very rewarding to be able to help others.”

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Ms.iacullo aT MK Marla HesselinkStaff Writer

When I walked into the li-brary to meet with Ms. Iacullo, Iimmediately saw a woman with short blonde highlighted hair and glasses chatting it up with librar-ian, Mrs. Peter-son, indulged in what looked like a pleasant con-versation. Af-ter their chat, Ilearned that this woman was my interviewee, Ms. Iacullo. As we sat down, Ms. Iacullo thankedme for meeting withherasifIweretheonedoingher a favor. She began telling me that she wanted to be an English teacher because she has loved read-ing, as well as working with chil-dren, ever since she was a little girl. She continued to tell me of a young female English teacher she had in high school who inspired her to be a teacher as well. The Caldwell College grad-uate previously worked at Morris Hills and now teaches 20th Century Literature&CompositionaswellasLiterature&Compositionasamater-

nity replacement for Mrs.Barchetto. She commends Morris Knolls’ stu-dents and faculty on having “great school spirit.” She especially enjoys the dress down Fridays and spirit week.Ms. Iacullo’s favoritepartofteaching is helping her students both in and out of the classroom. She also loves to see a “difficult task

get easier with guidance of a teacher,” and c o m m e n t e d , “I hope thatstudents in my classes learn to appreciate English more than when they walked in the door…and see a new perspective on the connection between the

real world and the classroom.” Ms.Iacullo’sfavoritekindofmusicisR&Bandherfavoritebookgenre is self-help. She also men-tioned that she walks her dog every-day, “it’s becomes kind of a hobby,” andsaid“ofcourseI lovespendingtime with family and friends wheth-er it’s going out to a movie or to din-ner.” If nothing else, Ms. Iacullowants Morris Knolls to know that she is very approachable and truly cares about each and every one of her students.

Ms.Iacullo photo by Terresa Adams

geT insTrucTion froM The prosMarla HesselinkStaff Writer

Want to know how to run a 5K? How about how to not cry even whenyouwantto?You’reinluck!Mr.Curtis’ Creative Writing class has cre-ated how-to guides that are open to the entire school. Mr. Curtis plans to have these guides posted in .pdf on a website thefirstweekofDecember.Thewebsitewill be posted on advertisements that will be handed out during lunch blocks. The creative writing class had a brainstorming session during which they made a list of everything they know how to do “from washing their hands to getting parents to agree with them.” Next, students rated the topics by level of understanding to determine those for which they had little understanding,

average understanding, and advanced understanding. Once they did this, they chose which ones they thought would be most interesting to others and then sent the topics around the room so students could vote on their favorites. The winners were the topics the student wrote about. Seventeen different topics will be posted on the website, each writ-ten by a different student. The topics vary between silly subjects to seri-ous ones, “I’m a positive person, so Idecided towritemine on how to findthe beauty in everything,” explains senior, Kelly Felix. Once the guides are posted on the Internet, Mr. Cur-tis plans to hold a competition to see which guide gets the most downloads. So if you want to know how to survive in the woods or play four square (and win), be sure to keep your eyes peeled for advertisements go-ing around during your lunch block.

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caMp VolunTeers froM MK MaKe a difference To KidsEmily SchneiderStaff Writer

Mr. DeBlasio, metalwork-ing teacher at Morris Knolls, was in-volved in Camp Fatima of New Jersey, a week-long summer camp for children with disabilities that was run this past summer, as it is every summer. He was introduced to the camp through his family and spread the word to students at Knolls. Scott Tomensky and Connor Grawher, Juniors, have volunteered at the camp for the past two years. Knolls students Chris Glaab and Melissa Sta-matiades, have been volunteer camp staff for the past 6 years. Childrenfromages6-9attendthe camp, which is loaded with never-ending activities and smiles. From Saturday to Saturday, the themed week isfilledwithwateractivitiesperformedat the pool and the lake. Some other events include plays, Olympic Day,fireworks, andapettingzoo. The 180 staff mem-bers that helped this summer worked with 54 campers.Grawher explained that “Be-ingasecondyearvolunteer,Ihave really gotten to know the fellow volunteers along with many campers. The overall experience is just incredible.” The staff helped out all over the campus. Tomen-sky and Grawher were certi-fiedlifeguardsatthelakeandthe pool. Melissa was a coun-selor while Glaab was part of the reserve staff, setup crew, and the repair staff. Although

they each had their different jobs, they all helped out in the making of wooden gifts for “Christmas in July.” These gifts are given as small mementos for the children to go home and share with their families. They usually are small jewelry boxes or wooden figure cut-outs. Those that volunteer to help explain that they are taught in many ways throughout this experience. “This camp made me think about how thankfulIamforwhatIhavebysee-ing children that are not as well-off,” Tomensky said. “Itwas such a greatexperience. At the end of the week you become a new person that just sees life in an appreciative way.” Anyone interested in being a part of this experience should see Mr. DeBlasio in metal shop, or visit www.campfatimanj.org for more informa-tion.Themorevolunteers,themerrier!

Kristi ViscardoStaff Writer

Morris Knolls welcomes a new principal into the administra-tion this school year. Mrs. Mor-gan now holds the title of Assistant Principal, replac-ing retiree Mrs. Kanoff. Mrs. Mor-gan completed her undergradu-ate education at the University of Delaware – home of the Blue Hens - where she studied Television Pro-duction and Broadcast Journalism. Upon earning her degree, she at-tended graduate school at Dowling College in Long Island and Cente-nary College in Hackettstown, NJ. After teaching at Mount Ol-ive High School and Middle School, where she was the chairman of the English Department, Mrs. Morgan decided to become a school admin-istrator. She found that after ten years of teaching, she really would enjoy helping teachers help kids. The academics, high ap-

praisal and great reputation of Mor-ris Knolls have brought her here. Mrs. Morgan says that every person she has talked to about MK has said it is the best place to work. Her daily job includes making sure all 1700 students are in class every block.

Additionally, she oversees the Art and Music de-p a r t m e n t s . So far, the student body stands out most to Mrs. Morgan. She sees the stu-dent body as very actively

involved and notices that

the school spirit and pride at MK are very high. During her free time, Mrs. Morgan loves gardening, specifical-ly vegetable and flower gardens. She tries to get to Manhattan as much as possible and loves to see plays and musicals, especially Wicked. When it comes to student success, Mrs. Morgan firmly be-lieves in Lucretius’ quote, “Con-stant dripping hollows out a stone,” meaning “be persistent in following your dream.”

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two2one aT MKSteven LundellStaff Writer

Meghan Clark is a sophomore at Morris Knolls whose interests in music these days focus mostly on the band two2one. “I love themusicandIwantittoinfluencepeopleinaposi-tiveway,”shesays.“It’sfuntogetoutthereanddowhatIlove.” Two2one is an alternative rock band with a little pop influence thatstarted in the fall of 2007. Back in 8th grade,JeremyBerkin(drums)andRaeRicciardi(guitar)startedtheband,add-ing Cindy Ji on keys and later Meghan on vocals. “Itallstartedoutwiththesong‘Transparency’ and covers including ‘First Date’ by Blink-182, ‘Crushcrush-crush’ by Paramore and ‘Hero/Heroine’ by Boys Like Girls,” she says. “We practiced for months, and then played at Jeremy’s spring barbecue in 2008. After that we had our show at Copeland’s 8th grade dance.” That summer two2one played at Sparta Day’s Music Festival andplaced2nd.Itdidn’ttakelongaf-ter entering high school for two2one to join shows where other local bands performed. They played at The Under-ground in Mountain Lakes in October andataTIBandJamatSt.Bernard’sParishinNovember,thefirsttwoshowsof theirfreshmenyear.“I loveplayingTI Band Jams. I’m most comfortableplaying there, and it’s an opportunity to perform without being judged,” Meghan says.

As their fan base increased, they played more shows in the area, in-cludingtheReleaseShowfortheiral-bum hi there, reality,multipleTIBandJams, and the GT showcase. They have also made multiple newspaper appear-ances. “The album hi there reality was made December of freshmen year when we were just beginning to under-stand high school and its maturity lev-el,” guitarist Rae Ricciardi explainedabout the album. “Hence the name, because it says, ‘hey, no more baby middle school...it’s high school now.’ The songs on the album are in the order that we wrote them throughout middle school. The themes of the songs show how we matured throughout that time...from little 7th grade crushes, to gradu-ation, to the separation of Copeland kids into two different schools, Knolls and Hills.” Towards the end of the school year two2one recruited bassist Manoj “Splinter”Patelandhadtheirfirstshowwith him at Jeremy’s end of the school yearbarbecuein2009,thesameplacetheyhadtheirfirstshowasabandtheprevious year. As the summer started and members traveled away, the band went on a short hiatus, but came back in time to play one last summer show. With the New Year come prom-ising opportunities for two2one.“Rightnow we’re in the process of writing new originals, new covers—all new stuff. I’dlovetomakeitbig,butrightnowit’sall about living in the moment” Meghan says,reflectingontheband.

a Gleeful waTchKristi ViscardoStaff Writer

Ryan Murphy, creator of Fox’sNip/Tuck, takes a new approach by shifting his creative content from medical to musical in Glee.Thetelevisionshowtypifiespost-modern day high school cliques by bringing them all together through the fictionalMcKinley High’s Glee Club. S p a n -ish teacher and newly ap-pointed advisor of Glee Club, Will Schuester (Matthew Mor-rison), certainly has his work cut out for him, but he is set on making Glee as great as it once was when he was in high school. The only promising student of the club’s fewmembersisRachelBerry(LeaMi-chele), whose ego matches the size of her larger-than-life dreams and expec-tations. In an attempt to boostGlee’sstatus, Schuester recruits football quar-terback and surprisingly incredible singer, Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) to join the five other misfits. AfterSue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), the pow-erful and psychotic head coach of the cheerleading squad, “The Cheerios,” informs Schuester that the show choir group must have twelve members, she

enlists The Cheerios to join and secret-ly sabotage Glee Club. Music, drama, and humor ensue as the Glee Club pro-gresses on its way to Nationals with the attitude of proving everyone wrong. Glee first aired on May 19,2009 and received over nine million

viewers. With about seven mil-lion viewers per week, Fox of-ficially allowedthe show a full season at the end of September. With three 2009Teen Choice Award nomina-tions, the 2009Diversity Award and multiple Breakout Star

titles, it is safe to say that the show has been a success. The cast was also giv-en the privilege of singing the National Anthematthe2009WorldSeries. Currently, the music from the show can be purchased on the album Glee: The music, Volume I. The al-bum was released on November 3, 2009 and includes Glee’s renditions of “Don’t Stop Believin,” “Gold Dig-ger” and “Sweet Caroline.” Entertain-ment Weekly awarded the album a “B” citing, “it all has a giddy sort of ‘let’s put on a show’ charm.” Glee: The Mu-sic, Volume 2 is set to be released on December8, 2009. Glee is on Fox-Wednesdaynightsat9PM.

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OPINION

The sky was an over-cast gray, a prediction of unfa-vorable weather lingering over the day like the veil of fog over Mor-ris Knolls. Despite the bleak fore-cast, the Multicultural Club of Mor-ris Knolls met at the cherry tree by the side entrance of the school with an open mind and positive outlook for their fieldtrip to New York City. Club advisors Mr. Lipsen and Ms. Beck took attendance and briefed us on what we would be seeing in the city—artwork in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from China and oth-er countries in Asia, concentrating on lacquer paintings by Lao Ping. The much anticipated lunch and walking tour of Chinatown was also discussed. When the bus arrived at the school, all of us piled into the seats and started talking excitedly about the trip. After a rather bumpy ride, the bus pulled in front of the MET’s stately façade with some time to spare before its doors were open to the pub-lic. With the skies clearing, we took a thirty minute leisurely stroll through Central Park to pass some time where people were walking their dogs and going for their morning runs. After waiting in line and

passing through security we finallyentered the Asian exhibit at the MET. Expansive murals depicting elaborate scenes of palaces, emperors, and drag-ons greeted us along with the stone bustsofAsiandeitiesthatflankedthesides of the rooms. Passing through thelabyrinthofroomsfilledwithdis-play cases showcasing wood and met-alcarvingsgaveusafineimageoftheAsian cultures and their impeccable craftsmanship. We observed the most extravagant and minimalistic works of Lao Ping while being shooed along by gaggles of old ladies in their thick rimmed glasses. When we had finally seen our fair share of artwork, we headed back to the bus for our walking tour and lunch. Our club advisors had phoned reservations at a dim-sum restaurant called Jing Fong. Dim-sum simply means that the waiters and waitresses wheel around carts of various Chinese foods and the cus-tomer selects what they wish to eat and write the tab themselves. When we arrived at the restaurant, people were lined out on the streets—ap-parently this place was popular. We ascended an escalator and the floor panned out into a borderline gaudy, hip, oriental/nightclub themed eat-ing establishment fit with orange bow-tied staff and Chinese pop mu-sic. Due to a miscommunication, we did not receive the dim-sum treat-

ment, but rather waited for plates of food while helplessly watching the other savory food roll by on the many carts that circled the busy res-taurant. Later, we perused the small shops that lined Mott Street that were festooned with Chinese lanterns and sold colorful woolen hats, Pokémon paraphernalia, and even live turtles. “These backscratchers very good, Ihave no wife or girlfriend to scratch back,sothesegood!”wasanelderlyChinese man’s attempt at salesman-ship while he coaxed us to buy his fabulous back scratchers in broken English. We also purchased deli-cious bubble tea at Ten Ren’s teashop. Bubble tea is a mixture of green or black tea with a fruity fla-voring of your choice and of course the “bubbles” which were balls of tapioca at the bottom of your cup that you suck up with big straws. The Multicultural club sighed in exhaustion as they filed onto the bus for one last time; the day was long and jam-packed with Chi-nese culture. After another bumpy ride back to Morris Knolls every-one called for their ride, thanked Mr. Lipsen and Ms. Beck, and of course snapped some pictures with their friends. One could only won-der what kind of interesting adven-ture the Multicultural club of Morris Knolls has in store for the next trip.

Wild Things Where the Wild Things Are is proof that not all monsters go bump in the night. This nostalgic piece is derived from Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book. The film strums at the heartstrings as itunderlines the moral ‘there’s no place like home.’ The story is of the rambunctious young Max, a young boy with a charming-ly vivid imagination, who is penalized by his mother for messing up the kitchen and runs away frustrated for being ignored. When Max stomps to his room and dreams up the Wild Things, he runs off clad in a wolf costume conveniently findingasmallboat,whichheusestosailaway and discover an island of rowdy big “Wild Things”. Trying to save himself from being eaten, Max makes up a story about his magical powers and becomes the King of Wild Things. There are a few dark undertones inthefilm,buttheplotlinesimplycannotflowaswellasitdoeswithoutthem.Wild Things director and screenwriter Spike Jonze and co-writer David Eggers spear-head the feeling of what it’s really like to be a kid; this movie delivers strategic and poetic symbolism that will delight the au-dience almost as much as the book did. This film is recommended for viewersages eight and above. Children and par-ents alike will cherish this cinematic treat as theygladlysailaway to the IslandofWild Things.

Fran LoIaconoStaff Writer

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This fall, we may not all be able to agree on how well our Presi-dent is doing, what music is best, or whether or not sports are important, but one thing that most Americans have in common is the love for food. Most know that certain foods make us healthier. However, do you know why they make us healthier? Or that certain foods can affect your mood andyour life? In the fall, twoof thebiggest challenges are staying healthy and getting focused in school. Using thesetips,youcanfindouthowtoeatyour way to making these challenges much easier.

As it gets colder, it gets harder to keep our immune systems working as well as we’d like. As kids, the food pyramid was drilled into our heads in school. But is it really important to ourhealth?YES!Grains: Whole grains, whole grains, whole grains. I cannot say thisenough. Whole grains are essential to a healthy diet. So when you’re shop-ping, instead of buying white bread, whitepasta,whiterice--ANYTHINGwhite, pick the one that says “whole grain” or “whole wheat.” It tastesjust as good and it’s healthier. Whole grains are a good source of Vitamins

B& E, magnesium, fiber, iron, andvaluable antioxidants. They also re-duce chance of heart disease by low-ering cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood coagulation. As an added bo-nus, whole grains reduce the risks of many different cancers and help you keep your weight down. Vegetables: Onions are awesome for your health. They are a good source of antioxidants which protect your cells, fighteffectsofaging,andfightcancer,andthereareonly61caloriespercup!Fruits: Yes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but apricots will help you see that doctor. Nutrients in apricots such as Vitamin A make the yummy fruit keep your vi-sion crisp. Dairy: Any low-fat dairy product is good for you, really. Itcanloweryourbloodpressure,and help you keep your weight down to the desired amount. Dairy is also a great source of calcium, which gives you strong bones and helps you avoid getting osteoporosis.Meat & Beans: One very healthy meat is venison. Venison is high in vital nutrients like Vitamin B, Iron,and Phosphorus, and also has a low-calorie content. As for beans, lentils are super healthy. Studies show they prevent breast cancer, promote a healthy heart, and are a good source of protein.

eaT your way To a healThier yearMarla HesselinkStaff Writer

Being Healthy

Being FocusedBeing focused is important to staying organized and achieving life-goals, and part of being focused is remem-bering what you have to do and how to do it. Certain foods are really im-portantforstayingfocused.It’sallinthe 3 meals you eat a day. Below are some good foods to eat during each meal in order to be on your way to a more focused day.Breakfast: Try Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal with fruit, it

is whole grain and high in fiber. Fibercauses the food to digest more slowly and prevents sudden spikes in blood pres-

sure, which are known to confuse and slow down the brain. Fresh fruits help

to stimulate your mind, espe-cially the temporal lobe which

controls memory. Milk has the pro-tein tohelpyoustaysatisfied longer,which means you’re less focused on the fact that you’re hungry and more focused on your work.Lunch:Notonly isfishabigsourceof protein, but it has omega 3 fatty ac-ids in it. These help stimulate memo-ry. So for lunch, have some sushi, or sometunafish(evenbetter,onwholegrainbread!).Eatsomeavocadosonthe side. They are known to increase blood flow from the heart, and get-ting enough blood to your brain is

important to being focused. The blood flow to your brain is directly relatedto theoxygenthatyourbraingets.Ifyou don’t get enough oxygen to your brain, it is likely that you’ll get tired and/or dizzy. At lunch time, the ulti-mate test of self-control is caffeine in-take. Having the right amount of caf-feine is beneficial to staying focusedthroughout the day, and by the time lunch comes around, most of us need a little boost. So have a cup of coffee or a piece of chocolate during lunch. Just don’t overdo it, too much can make you jittery and uncomfortable.Dinner: For dinner, you should re-ally have something that will help you sleep. Sleep is important to staying focused when you’re awake. Foods like milk, nuts, and meat are high in the amino acid tryptophan, which is known to induce normal sleep pat-terns. So have some steak for dinner and some warm milk right before bed. You’ll sleep better, feel refreshed and be ready to go in t h e morning.Nobody likes to be sick, a n d everybody likes when being focused leads to good grades (especially par-ents). So have a great fall by tak-ing good care of yourself, and start by eating these foods!

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MK sTyleTaylor NulkStaff Writer

Aries

March 21- April 20 Relationships with friends and fam-ily grow a significant amount closer or farther apart this month because of

your emotional attitude. A new special someone is coming into your life mid-month. Learn more about him/her to a get a better understanding of your compatibility before starting a relation-

ship.

Taurus:April 21- May 21

This month, relationships in your life will thrive, but you have to understand that there are always problems AND resolutions. You are also more sensitive to others’ actions and are prone to ac-cidents. This may be caused by stress so just chill out and rest for a while, it will help

Gemini:May 22- June 21

Your workload seems to have doubled, but your work atmosphere seems better than usual, so just focus on the positives. Communicating seems to come easily this month and a friend will need your help at the end of the month.

You are one with your creative side too, so

keep things fun and interesting.

Cancer:

June 22- July 22Romance is in the stars for you this month, Can-cer. Also, all activities and sports you participate in will suddenly become easier than usual. Your creativity, style, and cha-

risma will be appreciated by everyone this month. It is the time to take fun and safe risks,

so go wild! *You are hav-

ing the best month!*

Virgo:Aug. 22- Sept. 23

You will be receiv-ing invitations, texts, e-mails, and phone calls off the hook this month. Errands and things to do will pile up and need to be done quickly. Think about making a To-Do list. It’s going to be busy, so

be prepared.

Leo:July 23- Aug. 21

November is a home-based month for you. At home it is hectic and frustrating, but all the problems will be solved in a simple way about mid-month. The extra energy you have should also be put to-wards home projects. Keep busy!

Scorpio:Oct. 24- Nov. 22

Energy and stamina are going to be your two top resources in November; you will not be able to sit still. You will be able to make strong impressions on ev-eryone. Try to take a break from your daily routine and treat yourself to some-

thing new. Change is fun, so give it a shot!

Sagittarius: Nov. 23- Dec. 22

Social events build up for you this month, Sagittarius. You will have to make many personal sacrifices for your loved ones too. Friends tend to flock to you more this month too. If they get on your nerves, just know that they have your best interest at heart. This will be a crazy month

for you.

Capricorn:Dec. 23- Jan. 20

You are ready to take control of all as-pects of your life. Whatever it is, you are on the ball and ready to go. Make things happen; channel your energy by organizing activities. You also have the confidence to do things you’ve nevertried before and chase your biggest and wildestdreams.Goforit!

Aquarius:Jan. 21- Feb. 19

Communication with your friends and fam-ily is crucial this month, especially since you will be misunderstood a lot. Keep on your toes and watch what you do. About mid-month, all your problems will disap-pear,sodon’tfret!

Pisces:Feb. 20- March 20

Your curious side is showing this month, so whatever the mystery is, just make sure that you are safe while solving it. Also, you will be getting praise and compliments on your work for school so keep up the good work throughoutthemonth!

Libra:Sept. 24- Oct. 23

Friends will be your only allies this month. Things have settled down in your life, and now people are be-ginning to understand you more. Be ready for some great achievements, but also some sore disappoint-ments. Just get back into the swing of things and your month will take its course from there.

The cold weather here in New Jer-sey has brought with it interesting ways of keeping warm. Many students are taking cues from what’s really big this fall to inspire

different outfits. Men’sinspired pieces have been making their way around Knolls. Itemssuch as structured jack-

ets, heavy boots, tailored shorts over tights, and so on are all over. A lot of girls have taken this inspiration and put their

own spin on it. This trend of structure with added femininity makes it unique. In thetop photo, Allie Borelli is wearing tailored shortswithblack,patternedtightswithfloralcutouts underneath. This is a very subtle, yet girlywaytospiceupanyoutfit,especiallyin thewinter. In the other picture, ErikaJohnson is wearing a shorted jacket inspired by the classic trench coat, over a hound-stooth skirt. She is also wearing tights, though opaque, they are a way to make different outfits transition intothe colder weather. Megan Sayther i s wearing destroyed skinny jeans for a rough-er look, but then pairing it with an overstated flowertop.Theseoutfitsshowcasethenewfalllookofmen’swearinspiredoutfitswithgirly undertones.

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