The student news site of Freehold Township High School

Patriot Press

The student news site of Freehold Township High School

Patriot Press

The student news site of Freehold Township High School

Patriot Press

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Roanoke

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Roanoke

Bridget Vaughan, Staff Writer January 13, 2023

Roanoke: A Colony Lost to the Elements Practically everyone has endured a lesson about the lost colony of Roanoke. One of the first European civilizations in North America disappeared without a trace...

Grace Bakes: Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies

Grace Bakes: Peanut Butter Truffle Cookies

Grace Lorenzo, Staff Writer January 11, 2023

Hi everybody! Happy New Year and welcome back to my column, Grace Bakes! I hope everyone had an amazing (and well-deserved) winter break to just relax and celebrate the holidays with family and friends....

Creative Chaos: NaNoWriMo

Creative Chaos: NaNoWriMo

Mercury Catanzarite, Staff Writer January 5, 2023

Welcome to Creative Chaos, a new monthly column by me! This column will be exploring the various matters of creative tomfoolery I get up to throughout the years, whether they stick or not. Today’s...

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Terracotta Army

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Terracotta Army

Bridget Vaughan, Staff Writer December 23, 2022

Terracotta Army: The Stone Soldiers China is a staple in 9th grade world history classes. Everyone learned about the dynasties, the Silk Road, and China’s rise to power on a global scale. One of the...

Heroes in Culture: The Villain Who Isn’t One, Mr. Freeze

Heroes in Culture: The Villain Who Isn’t One, Mr. Freeze

Bryan Rodriguez-Velazco, Staff Writer December 22, 2022

A villain is described as “a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot." Yet, what if their motives weren’t evil based on selfishness and greed? Rather, based on the hope of...

Listen Up! Vol 2: Holiday Edition!

Listen Up! Vol 2: Holiday Edition!

John Van Horn, Editor December 18, 2022

Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Listen Up! Now that the year is winding to an end, amazingly, I have decided to craft this week’s recommendations around the holidays and end-of-the-year...

Katies Couture: Top 5 Predictions for Spring Trends

Katie’s Couture: Top 5 Predictions for Spring Trends

Kathleen Troger, Staff Writer December 17, 2022

The predictions for what will be trendy in spring 2023 are already pouring in. After searching through runway shows, I’ve compiled a list of what I think will be popular for this spring.   1....

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: The Bloop

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: The Bloop

Bridget Vaughan, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

The Bloop: A Spectacular Underwater Beast The ocean is a pretty terrifying place. Venturing too far into the sea while swimming can instill terror into the strongest of swimmers, so the deep sea with...

Heroes in Culture: Batman - Why He Does What He Does

Heroes in Culture: Batman – Why He Does What He Does

Bryan Rodriguez-Velazco, Staff Writer December 15, 2022

Batman is one of the most well-known characters in the history of superheroes. The thought of someone lurking in the shadows, watching and waiting for a crime is fascinating. He’s not the fastest like...

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Moai

Mysteries, Oddities, and Everything Strange: Moai

Bridget Vaughan, Staff Writer December 10, 2022

Moai: Stone-faced Sculpture Everyone has probably seen the classic stone-faced emoji that represents a feeling of ironic humor or some other definition that TikTok has crafted for it. Regardless, these...

Heroes in Culture: How We Relate to Spiderman

Heroes in Culture: How We Relate to Spiderman

Bryan Rodriguez-Velazco, Staff Writer December 8, 2022

Everyone continuously imagines themselves and wonders what it’s like to be their favorite superhero. Yet no one really ponders the question, what does the average hero face in their everyday life? Almost...

Grace Bakes: Cornbread Cookies

Grace Bakes: Cornbread Cookies

Grace Lorenzo, Staff Writer December 6, 2022

Hello everyone! After taking a few months off, I am back and have yet another awesome recipe for you all to recreate.  If you’re a new reader to my column, Grace Bakes, welcome! I am Grace Lorenzo,...

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