DMAE Joins National Walkout
Courtnie Beckford, Section Editor
April 10, 2018
Filed under Elephant In The Room, News, Showcase, Student Life
On March 14, 2018, at 10:00 am, students from DMAE gathered in front of the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium to remember the students who were killed in the Parkland, FL shooting a month before. Survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began the nationwide youth movement to in...
Nine Students Win at HOSA Regionals
Andrew Lee, Campus News Section Editing Staff
April 10, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
Even with the massive Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) campus, the cafeterias, all three of them, were crowded with approximately 700 eagerly awaiting contestants, ready to compete in the regional Northern New Jersey HOSA competition held on Saturday, January 27, 2018. The DMAE HOSA team...
What’s Up With AP’s?
Julia Schwartz, Campus News Section Editing Staff
April 10, 2018
Filed under Elephant In The Room, News, Showcase
The DMAE campus is famous for welcoming and embracing new programs, people, and creating new opportunities. This year has been a challenging one, to say the least. DMAE has a new administration and guidance department, a new schedule with no ninth period, two instead of four lunch periods, ...
“Project Speak Out” Airs on ABC
Irene Jacob and Dekyi Tenzin Tsotsong
April 10, 2018
Filed under News, Projects, Showcase
In our day to day lives, the issue of sexual violence is prevalent. However, efforts to spread awareness about how to prevent sexual violence have only recently grown. At DMAE, the Zone has led a movement to do so and its success was noticed by a major news network last fall. Over a period of three years...
Focus on Addiction
Vera Kiriljuk, Section Editing Staff
April 10, 2018
Former drug addicts Chris and Dominic shared their struggles with opioid addiction at DMAE late last year, enthralling listeners with their stories of use and recovery. In February, a detective from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Substance Use/Narcotics brought attention to the opioid ...
Spring Musical Set Opens Thursday
Lysa Legros, Arts Section Assistant Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Arts, News, Showcase
By January 12, 2018, practice for the spring musical Rent was well underway. The first act was practically a wrap. But then something of a disaster happened, ironically, much like the problems of the characters in Rent: the show was stopped cold, the power blown by the problem of licensing. T...
Model UN Team Wins Top Awards at NYU
Asim Quereshi, Assistant Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Clubs & Electives, News, Showcase
The DMAE Model UN team served up more success at the New York University conference where students debated world topics with other highly competitive teams from around the country. Club co-advisor and history teacher John Cirilli expressed his gratitude to the students. “I think many studen...
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” to Stop Englewood’s Popular Idol Contest
Kristin Kweon and Leticia Wood
March 8, 2018
Filed under News, Showcase, Student Life
The Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund held the 15th annual Englewood Idol competition on January 18, 2018, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center. The Idol event has been a tradition close to the hearts of Englewood students and their families since its beginning, and despite many unforeseen obstacles to it...
11 Seconds of Fame
Courtnie Beckford, Section Reporter
February 15, 2018
Filed under Arts, News, Showcase
On December 16, 2017, DMAE’s Marching Band, The Pulse of Englewood, performed for the largest crowd ever: basketball fans who attended the Louisville vs. Memphis basketball game at Madison Square Garden. This performance was live on ESPN. It was an awe-inspiring moment for band members to play for su...
ZONE Dog Therapy
Evan Lopez, Section Reporter
February 15, 2018
Filed under News, Student Life
What would you do if you walked into a classroom and were greeted by a pair of dogs? This was the surprise students discovered on November 16, 2017, when the ZONE hosted its annual dog therapy event, helping students blow off steam. “I was very happy because I️ was able to spend time with tho...