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

The Government Shutdown: Who Does It Affect and What Does It Mean for America?

The Government Shutdown: Who Does It Affect and What Does It Mean for America?

Kaylee Dillon, Staff Writer January 17, 2019

If you’ve taken the chance to turn on the T.V. or check your phone in the past three weeks, you would be aware of the government shutdown. The U.S. government has been closed since December 22nd, 2018,...

Nurse Roake Wins Educational Services Professional of the Year

Nurse Roake Wins Educational Services Professional of the Year

Emma Spoonauer, Staff Writer January 9, 2019

Our own school nurse, Irene Roake, has received the Educational Services Professional of the Year Award. Nurse Roake’s training began at Trenton State College. She eventually earned her nursing license...

Mixed Messages: Queen Elizabeth’s Controversial 2018 Christmas Message

Mixed Messages: Queen Elizabeth’s Controversial 2018 Christmas Message

Olivia Naum, Staff Writer January 8, 2019

For over sixty years, the Queen of England, broadcasts a Christmas message to the world, usually a similar setting and speech every single time. In the 2018 video, the camera zooms into one of the many...

Ms. English Wins FTHS Teacher of the Year

Ms. English Wins FTHS Teacher of the Year

Katherine Nguyen and Diya Rao January 3, 2019

Following her recent Teacher of the Year win, we decided to interview Ms. English about what it’s like to be such a key member of Patriot Nation. What is your favorite thing about being a teacher?...

Our Futures In Space

Our Future’s In Space

Casey White, Staff Writer December 21, 2018

There are so many movies that have people living in space. Movies and television shows have put the fact that people can live in space in the future in everyone’s brains. No matter how much NASA shows...

Are Caffeinated Drinks Worth The Risk For Students?

Are Caffeinated Drinks Worth The Risk For Students?

Casey White, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

Caffeine. You’ve heard the name and you’ve definitely experienced its effects for yourself. It’s in almost everything from foods to drinks. Caffeine is a stimulant that is placed in things such as...

Changing the World One Cause at a Time: PlanetCivic

Changing the World One Cause at a Time: PlanetCivic

Anna Kaganova, Editor December 17, 2018

“PLANETCIVIC is a free, non-partisan civic engagement platform that seeks to transform the way citizens interact with their elected leaders. We also provide an opportunity for concerned citizens and...

A Litterless Lunch: The Guide to Taking Sensible and Necessary Steps to Make Your School Lunch Sustainable

A Litterless Lunch: The Guide to Taking Sensible and Necessary Steps to Make Your School Lunch Sustainable

Kendall Soto, Staff Writer December 5, 2018

Everybody Eats!  In the midst of the world’s most time sensitive issue, global warming and climate change, it is time for students and leaders of the future to take steps to reduce our carbon footprint...

The Environment Needs Your Help

The Environment Needs Your Help

Johanna Colapinto, Staff Writer December 4, 2018

I’ve never been the type to pay attention to the environment around me. Like many others in today’s society, our fast paced and demanding world had me constantly reaching for fast and convenient options...

A wormhole, or theoretical passage through time.

Time Travel: Past, Present, or Future

Casey White, Staff Writer November 28, 2018

According to our common belief, time travel isn’t possible. In the eyes of some, time is just a reality that we’ve been born into. Many people find that time travel is just a creation of sci-fi and...

Bepicolombo and the Mission to Mercury

Bepicolombo and the Mission to Mercury

Olivia Lieberman, Staff Writer November 27, 2018

On October 19, 2018, the Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) launched, carrying the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Mercury...

Seniors Take Home 2nd Straight BotC Title

Seniors Take Home 2nd Straight BotC Title

Anna Kaganova, Amit Bachani, and Deryn Younger November 21, 2018

As the corners of the gymnasium rapidly filled with familiar and illuminating faces, and the procession advanced to the bleachers to take their seats, it was clear that the 2018 Battle of the Classes was...

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