In this Issue:

Kony Goes Viral and

Movie Reviews

2-3

Muse Salon and The

Laureate Coffee House

4-5

Lenape High School, 235 Hartford Rd, Medford, NJ 08055

THE SMOKE SIGNAL APRIL 2012 VOLUME 49 ISSUE 6

By: Chelsea Boatwright

Staff Writer

Spring Break served as

the perfect opportunity to

relax and explore. The stu-

dents here at Lenape High

School took part in a pleth-

ora of activities over the

Spring Break. Whether it

was escaping to a tropical

retreat or exploring numer-

ous college campuses, indi-

viduals actively used their

time off.

A popular destination

this spring break, especially

for the Junior Class, was

exploring different college

campuses. Across the coun-

try there are many different

colleges and universities

ranging from large and

populated to quiet and

quaint. Junior Christina

Cammarata expressed her

interest in colleges by par-

ticipating in campus tours.

Christina’s exploration cov-

ered the whole Spring

Break.

Christina stated, “My

favorite university by far is

University of North Caro-

lina. Chapel Hill, the cam-

pus, provided beautiful

scenery and great academic

programs”.

Contrasting from

the quiet town of Mount

Laurel, junior Erica Heaney

took a trip down south.

Heaney went to visit James

Madison University which

is located in Harrisonburg,

Virginia.

She expressed her admi-

ration for the university,

“The minute I

walked onto

the campus, I

felt as though

it was the

place for me.

Although there

are so many

aspects I love

about JMU,

my favorite is

the academic

programs and

the entertain-

ing soc ia l

scene”.

With sum-

mer quickly

app ro ach ing

and the school

year coming to

a close, Spring

Break served as an ideal

time to discover the future

and prepare for a wonderful

summer.

A Spring Break for Exploring

Lenape Goes to Europe

By: Marina Girgis

Staff Writer

During Spring

Break, some Lenape

students may have

made dates with

their beds to sleep in

everyday, while oth-

ers took trips to the

Jersey Shore. How-

ever, more than forty

students spent their

ten days off travel-

ing around the

United Kingdom

with Senior Class

advi sors Linda

Hammond and Mr.

Tom Tamburello.

The students

spent unforgettable

days viewing sites in

London, Scotland,

Wales, Manchester,

and Ireland. Their

activities ranged

from visiting the

Westminster Abbey,

where the royal wed-

ding had taken

place, to visiting

histor ic cast les

across England.

From traveling

through London in

tubes, to hiking up

one of Ireland's

many mountains, the

students slowly be-

came accustomed to

the European life-

style.

The many stops

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2)

Christina Cammarata sports her UNC shirt. Photo by Chel-

sea Boatwright.

Chris Owens (‘12), George Bee, Tori Heppler (‘13), and Trevor Irwin

(‘12).

Latin Competition 6

and Ask Mary Jane

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(continued)

made for an unforgetta-

ble trip.

Nicole Hoguet (13’)

remarked on her favorite

part of the trip, “Ireland

for sure! I liked taking a

carriage ride and seeing

sheep herding, but I also

really liked the day in

Wales where I got to see

the castle and the

beach.”

These foreign travel-

ers, all seeking a once-in

-a-lifetime experience,

were constantly on the

move, meeting at the

airport on Thursday,

April 5, and arriving

home on Sunday, April

15. The trip never had a

dull moment.

Alyssa Treiber (13’)

felt the trip was com-

pletely worth missing

Spring Break at home

and stated, “I thought

the trip was well worth it

and this was definitely

the best Spring Break

ever!”

Many are curious

how Ms. Hammond can

be excited to take the

same trip every year and

are wondering if she

ever gets tired of seeing

the same old things.

“Never! I don't see

the same things twice. I

view different things

every time I visit that

make the trip wonderful,

and I go with different

kids every year that

make it special,” said

Ms. Hammond.

Most importantly, the

Class of 2012 was proud

to add the incredible

journey to their list of

senior year memories.

2012

Senior Class

News

This is the last month that

seniors can purchase a

brick for the alumni

walkway. We are also

wrapping up our spring

flower sale. Funds col-

lected will help defray

the cost of prom and

some other end of year

surprises.

2013

Junior Class

News

Get your class trip money

into Ms. Fox or Mr. Ja-

cobs at anytime. Keep in

mind elections are around

the corner. Keep your

eyes open for news on

end of the year fundrais-

ers and an upcoming pool

party, dates to be deter-

mined.

By: Will Peischel

Staff Writer

In a mere month and

a half, the video entitled

“Kony 2012” has al-

ready garnered a near 90

million views. Invisible

Children, a non-profit

organization created to

spread awareness of

militant groups in Cen-

tral Africa, created the

video and launched a

campaign to bring the

LRA to justice.

The Lord’s Resis-

tance Army, lead by

Joseph Kony, is largely

responsible for the kill-

ing of thousands, the

displacement of some 2

million people, and the

forced recruitment of up

to 100,000 children as

child soldiers.

Touched by a recent

visitation from Invisible

Children to Lenape High

School and the release of

the viral video, students

worked together with the

help of Lenape’s Mr.

Krastek to establish

HUGS: Helping Ugan-

dan Generations Sur-

vive.

In addition, students

put together a presenta-

tion in the LGI that ran

from March 20th-23rd to

help spread further

awareness on the sub-

ject.

“Concerned students

worked on the presenta-

tion for about a week

before the presentations

started. I got involved

because it was about an

issue that I cared about.

Also, I wanted to convey

a message to the

younger students at

Lenape that wanted to

help, that it is possible

to do something and

make a difference,”

stated Duncan DiTullio

(’12).

The LGI’s lights

had been turned off, the

projector’s image light-

ing the room. Fact

after harrowing fact

followed in succession.

90% of children join

the LRA against their

will. Disobedience re-

sults in the amputation

of limbs. Refugee camps

became overfilled.

The videos and

PowerPoint ended with a

powerful effect made on

those who watched.

This was followed by a

question and answer

session, where students

or faculty could ask the

presenters more specifi-

cally about Kony, the

LRA, and the child sol-

diers.

By the time the stu-

dents left the small audi-

torium, an impression

had clearly been made.

Lenape’s in-

volvement in helping to

spread awareness of the

Kony movement is far

from over, though. The

upcoming “dance-a-

thon” run by NHS is to

put forward proceeds to

Invisible Children. In

addition, the idea of a 5k

run in May has been

introduced, while a stu-

dent-faculty basketball

game is planned.

The goal of the stu-

dents, the viral video,

and Invisible Children is

to climax on April 20th

with communities and

groups across the world

working to spread

awareness of Kony and

bring him forward to be

tried. This movement

could not only succeed

in bringing forward a

declared terrorist to jus-

tice but to bring the

community, Lenape,

closer together.

Kony Goes Viral

Tyler Goldstein (’12) and Theresa

Johnson (’12). Photo by Mr. Krastek.

Lenape Goes to Europe

Samantha Schuld (‘12), Pete Ste-

fanowicz (‘12), Kevin Jacome (‘13),

and Tori Heppler (‘13).

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2014

Sophomore

Class News

Ms. Colangelo will be

collecting Senior trip

money. Make sure to

get it in!

2015

Freshman Class

News

Get your tutu fund-

raiser forms turned into

Mr. New in time for

his ballet debut!

Act of Valor: Movie Review

By: Anthony Borrelli

Staff Writer

Act of Valor is an

action- packed war film

with explosions that

would knock Michael

Bay out of his seat.

The plot of this film

is pretty shaky. At first

glance, it seems like any

other war movie. A

squad of Navy Seals is

tasked with a rescue

mission that leads to

them uncovering a ter-

rorist plot to bomb ma-

jor cities in the U.S.

Simple right? But

here’s the twist. The

men playing the soldiers

in the movie are all ac-

tive duty Navy Seals.

This is a big risk for

any film. A movie with

almost no real actors

means that the acting

and dialogue will proba-

bly suffer.

The truth is, the

scenes that didn’t in-

volve people shooting

each other weren’t terri-

ble. Of course it wasn’t

amazing, but you don’t

judge a war movie on

its dialogue.

What the movie

lacks in that aspect, it

absolutely makes up for

it with the intense com-

bat sequences. The

movie’s high-octane

action reminds me of

other modern day war

movies like The Hurt

Locker and Black Hawk

Down.

The story is a little

confusing in the begin-

ning, but it picks up the

pieces by the end. Act

of Valor is rated R and

with good cause. Inter-

laced in this story are

some very violent

scenes that are not for

children or the light

hearted. Overall, Act of

Valor is a great piece of

cinema with some mi-

nor flaws that keep it

from reaching its true

potential.

By: Taylor Eisentstein

Staff Writer

Based on the hit

novel by Suzanne

Collins, The Hunger

Games film features

Jennifer Lawrence as

heroine Katniss Ever-

deen, a teenage girl who

is chosen to participate

in a televised fight to

the death amongst other

children.

The film revolves

around Katniss’s jour-

ney as she struggles to

survive within the

arena; it also illustrates

her emotional turmoil as

she copes with the

deaths of her fellow

“tributes.” Josh Hutch-

erson also stars as Peeta

Mellark, Katniss’s pri-

mary love interest and

fellow tribute, as they

are pitted against one

another in the arena as

seemingly “star-crossed

lovers.” Both charac-

ters unwittingly rebel

against their corrupted

government as they

fight to stay alive.

Throughout the

film, Lawrence portrays

Katniss almost flaw-

lessly; the translation of

the heroine from book

to film is amazing accu-

rate.

Lenape sophomore

student Anna Wechsler

states, “The actors and

actresses were well

picked! The film was

very true to the book!”

The events of the

film were indeed ex-

tremely similar to that

of the book. A few

scenes were not in-

cluded, but this did not

subtract from the film’s

merit.

The accuracy of the

film can perhaps be

attributed to Suzanne

Collins, who also co-

wrote the screenplay. In

addition, the film was

extremely engrossing--

its stunning acting

and storyline made it

extremely appealing.

O v e r a l l ,

this film was ex-

traordinarily enter-

taining, and it was

also extremely well-

made. The actors

and actresses were

nearly perfect for the

roles that they

played, and the emo-

tional depths they

displayed in their

portrayals were sim-

ply amazing.

The visual ef-

fects also utilized

within the film were

great as well. I would

recommend this film to

a variety of different

individuals--this film

would be incredibly

appealing to almost all

individuals!

Hunger Games: In Depth Movie Review

Photo credit to ia.media-

imdb.com

Photo credit to blogspot.com.

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* There will be a raffle on Monday, April 30th, during homeroom. Seniors will have the

chance to enter a drawing for a $50.00 Muse gift card.

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Enjoy an Evening Under the Stars

April 25th, 2012

7-9 pm

In the Courtyard

Admission $5

Food, Entertainment, Prizes

Lenape Laureate Coffeehouse Open Mic Night

Smoke Signal Staff:

Writers: Chelsea Boatwright, Marina Girgis, Will Peischel, Taylor Eisenstein, Anthony Borrelli, Adriana Santomero, Tyler Brosious

Photography: Chris Owens

Editors: Adriana Gallina, Anna Wechsler, Chrisa Ramoundos, Kiersten Campbell

Editor in Chief: Dylan Brosious

Editor Assistant: Christine Kim

Advisors: Mrs. Wichelman and Ms. Carpenter

By: Adriana San-

tomero

Staff Writer

On March 20, a

group of Lenape stu-

dents proved that

Latin didn’t really

fall with Rome. The

students traveled to

Princeton for an all

day trip and the

chance to show off

their knowledge of

the Latin language

and ancient Roman

culture.

No school in the

Lenape District, in-

cluding Lenape, had

ever competed before

in the competition,

called Certamen.

Despite being new-

comers to Certamen,

the students quickly

became accustomed

to the contest.

“There were a

bunch of individual

competitions going

on at the same time

in separate rooms,

with three teams to a

room. A question

would be asked that

every team could

answer, and the team

that got it right would

be asked two follow

up questions to get

bonus points. When

a round was over,

every team would

rotate rooms for an-

other round,” ex-

plained Devon Hart-

sough, a sophomore

in her second year of

Latin.

“There were fun

challenges that broke

up the rigorous gram-

mar and history ques-

tions, like being

asked to complete

tasks in Latin—from

everyday commands

such as “put your

hands on the desk”

and even singing a

song while skipping

backwards,” said

Sarah Haber (’14).

After a long day

of Latin enrichment,

the standings of the

competition were

announced. The

Latin 1 and Latin 2

teams both came in

second place for

South Jersey. Latin 3

and AP Latin stu-

dents were combined

into one team, which

took third place in

South Jersey. The

Latin Club and Cer-

tamen advisor, Mag-

istra Hecht, was ex-

tremely proud and

excited to start a

trend of excelling in

the Latin Junior Clas-

sical League.

By: Tyler Brosious Staff Writer

With the seniors’ final

months coming up, do you

have any advice for them?

I know senioritis has al-

ready begun- and now espe-

cially after the break senior-

itis is really in high

gear. Seniors you have to

remember, you still have a

few weeks of school left

with projects due, tests to

take, exams are coming up,

you still need to do that

studying part so you gradu-

ate and go on to the next

p a r t o f y o u r l i f e .

With the muggy tempera-

tures of Lenape, do you have

any tips on staying cool and

beating the heat in school?

I know it gets warm here

in the rooms and halls of

Lenape High School, but we

do have a dress code that

should be fol-

lowed. I know

the cafeteria is

air conditioned,

so when lunch

t i m e r o l l s

around, try to

cool yourself off

- drink lots of

water - do the

best you can to

k e e p c o o l .

THINK COOL.

What is your

advice for juniors who will

be seniors next year?

I know junior year is a

very important year. Juniors

should make some college

visits during the year to see

what college life is all about

and what they would like to

become and do when they

graduate from Lenape. Jun-

iors when you return to

school in September, as a

senior, concentrate on your

studies, listen to your teach-

ers, and get involved if you

are not already involved in

athletics, clubs, and music.

There are plenty of available

interests to get involved in.

Senior year is the best - en-

joy every day to the fullest -

you will always cherish

memories made here at Le-

nape High School with your

friends and teachers. You

will never forget your times

at Lenape High School.

Latin Students Win Big Ask Mary Jane

Latin students after their competition. Photo credit goes to Lenape High School website.

Mary Jane sitting at her desk in Reception. Photo by

Chris Owens.