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

Reed Books: We Were Liars

Reed Books: We Were Liars

Jess Reed, Editor June 6, 2021

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart is a widely well-regarded modern suspense novel, popular among young adult readers and genre fiction enthusiasts. It follows Cady and her large, rich, old money family in their...

Toris Top Ten: Disney Quotes

Tori’s Top Ten: Disney Quotes

Victoria Simons, Staff Writer June 6, 2021

1.“All it takes is faith and trust.” - Peter Pan 2.  “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” - Gusteau 3. “You control your destiny...

Kiersten’s Thursday Jams (5/27/21)

Kiersten’s Thursday Jams (5/27/21)

Kiersten Buckley, Co-Editor in Chief May 27, 2021

jealousy, jealousy- Olivia Rodrigo [wpdevart_youtube caption="" align="left"]Z-9gQjUZMm0[/wpdevart_youtube] I’m going to be honest- I avoided Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album at first. I wasn’t...

Reed Books: Salt

Reed Books: Salt

Jess Reed, Editor May 23, 2021

Wisława Szymborska’s 1962 poetry collection Salt has a surprising amount of humor for such political material, but it’s this humor exactly that makes the poems interesting in the first place. Szymborska...

Reed Books: Anouilhs Antigone

Reed Books: Anouilh’s Antigone

Jess Reed, Editor May 9, 2021

Sophocles’s Antigone, a chiefly political play following Oedipus’s daughter Antigone and her defiance against the king in order to bury her brother’s body, has proven itself to be a timeless piece...

Toris Top Ten: Avengers Quotes

Tori’s Top Ten: Avengers Quotes

Victoria Simons, Staff Writer May 9, 2021

“We are groot.” - Groot “But what is grief, if not love persevering?" - Vision “Today we don’t fight for one life, we fight for all of them.” - Black Panther ...

Kierstens Thursday Jams (4/29/21)

Kiersten’s Thursday Jams (4/29/21)

Kiersten Buckley, Co-Editor in Chief April 29, 2021

All For Leyna- Billy Joel [wpdevart_youtube caption="" align="left"]hhIx7EaTido[/wpdevart_youtube]  When a friend of mine recommended this song to me a few days ago, I was immediately shocked that...

Reed Books: Bone Series

Reed Books: Bone Series

Jess Reed, Editor April 25, 2021

Winning dozens of awards both domestically and internationally, Bone by Jeff Smith is widely regarded as one of the most successful contemporary graphic novels, managing to marry simplistic character design...

Reed Books: After One Year

Reed Books: After One Year

Jess Reed, Editor April 18, 2021

In Martin Carter’s poem “After One Year”, published in the 1960s, he accuses his readers, almost personally, of refusing to let the British colony of Guiana change for the better. In his previous...

‘WandaVision’ and How it Forever Changed the Modern-Day Superhero

‘WandaVision’ and How it Forever Changed the Modern-Day Superhero

Olivia Sullivan, Staff Writer April 14, 2021

*All photos, characters, and storylines belong to Disney and Marvel Studios* What exactly makes someone a superhero? Is this title determined by their powers, or rather by how physically and emotionally...

Ariana Grandes Path to Fame

Ariana Grande’s Path to Fame

Kimberly Vasta, Staff Writer April 13, 2021

Quick, think of some famous singers! Who comes to mind? Some may say Taylor Swift. Billie Eilish might be a common answer as well. However, one person that will definitely be mentioned more than a few...

Reed Books: You Are Involved

Reed Books: You Are Involved

Jess Reed, Editor April 11, 2021

Growing up in Guyana under British rule in the mid-1900s, Martin Carter became one of the most famous, and controversial poets in the Caribbean. While his poetry becomes more cynical towards the end of...

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