Lakewood senior wins designer scholarship A Lakewood High School senior's design of a custom engagement ring was selected from among 200 entries by students from Ocean and Monmouth counties in the first-ever Twin City Jewelers "You're the Designer Scholarship Contest." On Saturday, May 3, the winning design of an engage-ment ring created by Marisa Vega, age 18, Lakewood, was unveiled by Tom Calabro, owner of Twin City Jew-elers, 36 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J. For her ef-forts, Vega will receive a $2,500 college scholarship from

Twin City Jewelers. Lakewood Township Committeeman Raymond Coles presented a proclamation from Lakewood Township to Marisa in honor of her winning the $2500 scholarship. Her winning design is made from 14k rose gold. The center stone is a 0.85 ct. diamond, brilliant cut. The pink sapphires are 0.25 each. The petals have 100 diamonds total. The value of the ring is around $5,000.00. So far it is not for sale.

Marisa Vega with Thomas Calabro, owner of Twin City Jewelers. Employees behind the case are Jannina Albarran, Thalia Albarran, Aliza Ramos, Thomas Calabro (the owner’s dad), Karol Granados, Donna Calabro (owner’s aunt), Gustavo Vera. Below, the winning design.

Congratulations LHS Class of 2014!

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY June 2014

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 2

On Friday May 23, 2014 the Na-tional Honor Society of Lakewood High School enjoyed a beautiful day in Baltimore, Maryland. For our final trip of the year, we ex-plored the Baltimore National Aquarium on the Inner Harbor and enjoyed shopping and lunch at restaurants such as the Cheese-cake Factory and Bubba Gump Shrimp. Some students also vis-ited ‘Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum’ and enjoyed paddle boat rides on the Harbor. It was a won-derful day with great weather and the students had lots of fun ex-ploring Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Special thanks to our Advisors, Mr. Filardo and Mrs. Ruddy for making it all possible. The National Honor Society members have also had the privi-lege of tapping and inducting the top fifteen students of the Junior class into the National Honor So-ciety for the 2014-2015 school year. Fifteen of our members vol-unteered to “tap” a certain mem-ber of the top fifteen of the Junior class and they did so by finding the student in the hallways or in class and giving them balloons and candy, with a congratulatory hug to top it off. These Juniors were also invited to go on the Bal-timore trip to bond with the cur-rent members of the National Honor Society and the other new members. Our Spring Tapping Breakfast was on Tuesday May 27, 2014 and that is where the NHS seniors officially inducted the fif-teen new NHS Juniors. We wish them the best of luck for their Senior year, and we hope that they have as good a year as we’ve had, being a part of the LHS National Honor Society.

NHS Baltimore Trip and Spring Tapping

Stepping out with the dance club

Captains of the Dance Club strike a pose.

Club advisors Lenore Webb and Gloria White pose with several students from CASA and the LHS Dance Club, who earlier this year were able to collect over 100 pairs of shoes in their shoe drive fundraiser with the help of LHS staff.

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 3

Photo by Johnathan Draheim

Members of the Lakewood Junior ROTC's "Raider Team" completed a competition with each other in a series of competitive physical activities on the grounds of Lakewood High School recently.

Interact Club joins American Cancer Society Relay for Life The Lakewood High School Interact Club is joining the American Can-cer Society to help finish the fight by participating in a community Re-lay For Life event at the Freehold Raceway on June 14-15. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life fundraising move-ment is the largest in the world. There are 5,200 communities in the US who host an event - and 19 other countries host Relay events, too! No matter where you live, you can help finish the fight against cancer. A Relay For Life event is much more than just walking around a track. At the event, we celebrate loved ones who have won their battle against cancer, remember those no longer with us, and fight back against this disease that robs so many of so much. The good news? Because of the funds raised by Relay participants like

me, more people in our community: •Have the information and tools they need to avoid getting cancer or

find the disease early, when it's easiest to treat •Have a place to turn for help 24/7 •Benefit from the progress being made toward finding cancer's causes and cures •Get access to lifesaving screen-ings and treatment Please join our team or contribute to our fundraising efforts. Visit http://www.relayforlife.org/ and under “Find a Team” search for the Piner Unforgettables. Every dollar raised brings us one step closer to a world with less cancer and more birthdays - a

world where not another life is lost to the disease.

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 4

Spring musical highlights from “The Wizard of Oz”

All photos courtesy of Frau Pfau Fotografie.

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 5

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS: GIRLS SOFTBALL

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS: BOYS BASEBALL

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 6

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 7

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS: BOYS TRACK & FIELD

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 8

Around School: What will you be doing after you leave LHS?

Mike Randolph

I’m going to college to play football; I’ll ma-jor in business. I got different scholarships from Kean University and Jersey Coast Academy. I might choose Jersey Coast Academy.

Angie Torres

I’m going to voc [vocational school] to finish my second year of cosmetology and get my license to work. After that, I’m going to OCC.

Jesus Guadalupe

I’m going to OCC and then go to Berkley College to study criminal justice.

Darius Nixon

I’m going to move to Philly and start school at Temple University. I was thinking about majoring in philosophy or becoming an ar-chitect. Maybe I’ll even attend the Art Insti-tute of Philadelphia for graphic design.

Elaysia Hollyday

I’m going to join the Army to be a lawyer.

Nicole Lagowski I’m taking a surgical tech class starting Oct. 7, 2014.

Photos and interviews by JOEL CASTILLO

WE NEED YOU!

Would you like to gain experience as a student journal-ist? Do you have opinions you would like to express

(civilly and politely)? Do you draw? Take photographs? Write poems? Short stories? Are you good at computer-

aided graphic design?

THEN JOIN THE STUDENT-NEWSPAPER STAFF!

CONTACT ADVISOR MR. PEACOCK FOR DE-TAILS (SPEACOCK@PINERS.ORG). (The above artwork was designed by LHS student Kaitlin Peltz.)

PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY JUNE 2014 PAGE 9

CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY EDITOR—Are you a natural leader? Do you love to brainstorm and help people be their best? Can you see the story in events that go on around school and the community? Are you super organ-ized? Can you not only write interesting sto-ries but also make others’ work shine? If you can commit to attend weekly meetings and be in touch with the newspaper advisor and writ-ers during the week, then this job is for you! Upperclassmen will be given preference but the right underclassmen will be considered. Please contact Pine Needle Monthly advisor Mr. Peacock, speacock@piners.org.

HELP WANTED PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY GENERAL AS-SIGNMENT REPORTERS—Do your friends go to you because you’re “in the know?” Do you ask good questions and then listen well? Can you write interesting, concise articles about people you’ve interviewed or events you’ve attended. Then the Pine Needle Monthly needs you! If you can commit to at-tend weekly meetings and stay in regular con-tact with the newspaper editor, then this job is for you. Positions open to all classes. Please contact Pine Needle Monthly advisor Mr. Pea-cock, speacock@piners.org.

HELP WANTED PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY SPORTS RE-PORTERS—Do you eat, sleep, and breath sports? Can you commit to attending most Lakewood Piners home games? Can you write interesting summaries of games and get relevant quotes from coaches and players? If you can commit to attend weekly meetings and stay in regular contact with the newspa-per editor, then this job is for you. Positions open to all classes. Please contact Pine Nee-dle Monthly advisor Mr. Peacock, spea-cock@piners.org.

HELP WANTED PINE NEEDLE MONTHLY PHOTOGRA-PHERS—Have you been told you have an eye for photos? Can you shoot still lifes one moment and action photos the next? Do you have experience using DSLRs? (If you don’t know what that is, then the answer is “no.”) Can you regularly attend various kinds of events the editor and newspaper advisor as-sign to you? Can you successfully use photo-editing software? If you can commit to attend weekly meetings and stay in regular contact with the newspaper editor, then this job is for you. Positions open to all classes. Please con-tact Pine Needle Monthly advisor Mr. Pea-cock, speacock@piners.org.