Taylor Hager – contributor
Tierra Morgan, a 2 year old little girl, was murdered by her own father. Her body was found on November 22, 2011 in a Wall Township creek. Her father, Arthur Morgan, weighed her car seat down with a car jack before throwing it off of a bridge while she was strapped into [...]

Alec Lipanovski – contributor
For the past couple months, there have been hundreds of seagulls that have invaded Fox Chase, Tinton Falls, and they will not leave. Sitting on top of the roofs of the houses, they are leaving behind a large mess of feathers and feces. Houses, cars, and outdoor furniture in Fox Chase have [...]

Matt Yee – staff writer
The was a “new” rule/rumor circulating throughout Monmouth about juniors being able to park in the senior lot. Mrs. Mitchell, secretary to Mr. Larkin, says juniors have to park in the junior lot and the seniors get the senior lot.
She says that to get a parking permit, you need to bring [...]

Emily Hauge – contributor
 As the winds blew and torrential rain poured down in buckets that week of late August, Hurricane Irene wrought havoc everywhere. It went from the Bahamas, along the east coast of the United States to Canada. Horror stories of flooding and power-outages plagued the news, and those who still awaited her wrath [...]

Kristine Duong – contributor
The Monmouth Regional Family Career and Community Leaders of America participation in the Annual 2011 Fall Leadership Connection Conference led to a victory of all gold and silver medals. This one-day conference for FCCLA members was an opportunity to develop leadership skills and participate in competitions. Adviser, Mary Jo Iarussi says that [...]

Mikaela Peters – contributor
New Jersey State law mandates that students beginning with the class of 2015 must prove proficient in the course known as Financial Literacy.  Freshmen this year are familiar with this required course that replaces their elective freshman year, but the rest of Monmouth is not.�
According to the objectives of this program, Financial [...]

Jake Newcomb – Opinions Editor
1. Students are allowed to use electronic devices during times selected and the by the student and the teachers. Electronic devices cannot be used if they interfere with the learning of other students and/or cause a distraction in class. 82.7% of MRHS agreed.
2. All classes are required to hand out an [...]

Eoin Wenger - staff writer
How much do you appreciate privacy? Do you appreciate it enough to risk your freedom on the Internet? In the past couple of months, the legislative branch has been passing around a bill called the Stop Online Piracy Act ,or SOPA, that would potentially shut down any copyright infringing websites. Facebook, Youtube, [...]

By Lauren Mooney
When Steve Jobs, the co-founder of the computer company Apple Inc, passed away in October, the news struck the world with full force. His passing was broadcasted on every news channel in the country that sparked many different opinions. But from the loss of one of the most brilliant minds of our generation, [...]

By Eoin Wenger
How would you like it if someone came onto the vicinity of your backyard and started to build randomly without your permission? Well, that is what has been happening recently in New Jersey and all over the country. Families have been dealing with what some say are unsightly towers right in their own yards. [...]