State University of New York College at Cortland
January 4, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Located in upstate New York, approximately three hours away from Peekskill, is SUNY Cortland. It is a public university offering bachelors and masters degrees. The most popular bachelors degrees include education, parks and recreation, social sciences, communications, journalism and health professions.... Read more »
Best Songs of 2009
January 4, 2010
Filed under Top Stories
What do you think are the best songs of 2009? Halo by Beyonce? Empire State of Mind by Jay Z?? You Belong to Me by Taylor Swift??? Write your favorite songs the comments area below ——— Read More →
New Year’s Resolutions for 2010
January 4, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, Video Interviewer
Filed under News
What are your 2010 New Year’s resolutions? Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Write your resolutions in the comments below – - - Read More →
Girls Basketball: Peekskill 53 – Haldane 35
January 5, 2010
Filed under Uncategorized
HS Girls Varsity Basketball team beat Haldane 53-35 on Jan. 4th, 2010, in the PHS Gym. Basket video Cheerleaders video Read More →
JV Girls Basketball – Mercury Interviews the Coach
January 7, 2010
Filed under Sports & Clubs
Mercury Interviews Mark Mountain, JV Girls Basketball Coach What is happening with your team at this time? Mark Mountain: Right now the girls are performing fairly well. I think they are starting to grasp some of the important aspects of playing good team basketball. How are they performing at competitions? Mark... Read more »
January Poetry Café Feature Poet
January 7, 2010
Filed under Poetry, Top Stories
Dottie Bradshaw, sophomore, has performed at many Poetry Cafés before, but this month’s event held on January 6th, was her most prolific with 3 new original poems. Dorothy wrote to this month’s ‘Hero’ theme, as well as two other poems, Money Makes the Image, and the Year 2009. ... Read more »
John Moro Tournament – Narbonne vs Peekskill
January 6, 2010
Filed under Uncategorized
Jan ’1076:00 pm Narbonne vs Peekskill – 6pm Read More →
Into The Woods – Drama Tryouts
January 7, 2010 • Karla Thompson, Drama Club Adviser
Filed under Top Stories
Drama tryouts were held on Jan. 6, 2010 for the various parts in Into The Woods. Parts will be decided soon and rehearsals will start, which means we will be very busy for the next four months. We will be starting our fundraising drive in January. This will include candy sales, outdoor performances,... Read more »
Boys Basketball wins 58 – 50 over California Team
January 8, 2010 • Dottie Bradshaw, News Reporter & Photographer
Filed under Sports & Clubs
Peekskill Boys Varsity Basketball is now 3 wins – 3 losses for the season after last night’s win 58-50 over Narbonne High School from California in the first game of the John Moro Tournament. Coach Panzanaro was proud of his team and gave the following information. Daquan Brickhouse was top scorer... Read more »
How can I get a job to pay for a cell phone?
January 8, 2010 • Titziana James, Sarinis Chu, Dottie Bradshaw, & Jazmin Garcia, Advice Columnists
Filed under Advice
Dear Mercury, I want to get a cell phone and I don’t have the money for one. How do I get a job? Poor Boy Dear Poor Boy, First of all it depends how old you are. If you are 16 & older you can get a job almost anywhere where they are hiring. However times are hard & most places... Read more »


