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North County News Honors Athletes
May 3, 2010
Filed under Sports & Clubs
During the winter sports season three athletes from Peekskill High School were chosen as Athletes of the Week by the North County News. The students given this honor were Nicole Cummings ( Track), Asia Jackson (Basketball), and Jazmin Garcia (Basketball). On Friday, Bruce Apar from the North County... Read more »
Exchange Club sees King Tut
May 3, 2010 • Bernard Walker, Eddie Guiroacha, & Frankie Precelli
Filed under Sports & Clubs
The Exchange Club has been researching many cultures this year including Navajo Nation, Japanese, Costa Rican, and Egyptian. To end the year we went to see “The Return of the King: King Tut NYC.” We started the day with an enjoyable train ride. Then we walked to Times Square where we... Read more »
Drama Club Performs Into the Woods
May 3, 2010
Filed under Top Stories
Combine some favorite fairy tale characters such as Cinderlla, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel with some adult themes such as jealousy, greed, adultery, and avarice. Mix in some magic , a giant, and some lessons to be learned and you have Into the Woods. Add in some great acting and singing and... Read more »
My Future
May 5, 2010 • Mrs. Kaplan
Filed under Poetry
My future is moving on from PHS To a retirement that’s beyond all of this But I take with me what I learned from both students & staff Specifically that my future is the multiplication of my accumulated past Each idea that I’ve heard from students’ poems Is instilled in my mind and will be... Read more »
4 Her
May 5, 2010 • Dottie Bradshaw, Poet
Filed under Poetry
4 her I would destroy any one who tried to harm her I would give anything to protect her I’ll give Her my last everything Just so she can be happy I will cry my last tear for her Give her my last bit of food, just so she won’t go hungry My heart beats are so I can live everyday just to be with her I... Read more »
My Backyard Dreamland
May 5, 2010 • Dottie Bradshaw, Poet
Filed under Poetry
When I look back, my backyard was my dreamland From a beautiful palace where I was the princess And the pretty dresses I wore Or how my Barbie became real and we had ourselves a little tea party in the middle of the ocean Or I was super girl and I saved the world Yup, that was me I could fly so high... Read more »
Don’t want to Drink
May 6, 2010
Filed under Advice
Dear Mercury, Some of the friends I hang out with drink when they go to parties. I like going to parties, but I don’t want to drink. What can I do? To answer this question, Mercury sought the advice of Ms. D’Anna, our Project Success Counselor. Ms. D’Anna is available on Tuesdays,... Read more »
Tony Brown – Slam Poet Legend
May 6, 2010 • Dottie Bradshaw, News Reporter
Filed under Poetry, Top Stories
Tony Brown, given the official title “Slam Poet Legend” by Poetry Slam International, performed for PHS students on May 5th. He also answered students’ questions – revealing his confusion at being a mixed race child, Italian and Apache, and being disliked for it by relatives... Read more »
Dottie Bradshaw – Prolific & Profound Poet
May 6, 2010 • Mrs. Kaplan
Filed under News, Poetry
Dottie Bradshaw, Peekskill’s Prolific, Profound Poet, filled the May 5th Poetry Café with creative wordplay and wise meanings. Can Anyone Hear Me? For Her I Can My Dream World Past, Present, Future Peekskill Sponge Bob Read More →
Daquan and Nicole Jump
May 7, 2010
Filed under Sports & Clubs
See Daquan. See Nicole. See Daquan and Nicole jump. See Daquan jump high! See Nicole jump far! At the Lions Club Invtational in Somers last Friday both Daquan Brickhouse and Nicole Cummings placed first in their events. The invitational hosted 52 teams and included 2,400 athletes. Switching sports, but... Read more »
