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The student news site of Freehold Township High School

Patriot Press

The student news site of Freehold Township High School

Patriot Press

Tommy Lucas on Coping, COVID, and Creativity

Tommy Lucas on “Coping”, COVID, and Creativity

Jess Reed, Editor March 1, 2021

It’s no secret that COVID-19 and the resulting quarantine have had less-than-stellar effects on students’ mental health, forcing them to balance academics, athletics, and jobs with the stress of a...

Reed Books: Vengeful

Reed Books: Vengeful

Jess Reed, Editor February 28, 2021

Vengeful by V. E. Schwab, sequel to Vicious, further explores the world of ExtraOrdinary people, or EOs, but with a wider timeframe and array of characters. The novel picks up five years after the events...

FTHS February 2021 Art Department Showcase!

FTHS February 2021 Art Department Showcase!

Kiersten Buckley, Co-Editor in Chief February 28, 2021

In this digital showcase, we will be displaying some beautiful art pieces from students in art classes this February! Although this has not been a normal school year, these talented students were still...

Pop Poetry: -Ed

Pop Poetry: -Ed

Beau Romanowski, Staff Writer February 27, 2021

I loved you I loved you so much   I loved you more than  I could ever hope to love   I loved you so much That now it just hurts  All asked was that you were honest  And...

Forgotten Hits of the Past: “They’re Hanging Me Tonight”

Forgotten Hits of the Past: “They’re Hanging Me Tonight”

Paolo Reyes, Staff Writer February 26, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLgqgh7qAbU     Marty Robbins, best known for his album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, was a highly influential musician in the mid 20th century. His music and...

An Interview With Caleb Zettell, Member of the 2021 All-Eastern Honor Ensemble

An Interview With Caleb Zettell, Member of the 2021 All-Eastern Honor Ensemble

Leona Gagalac, Staff Writer February 25, 2021

Freehold Township Senior Caleb Zetell was selected to be a performer of the 270-singer All-Eastern Honors Ensemble, with members representing eleven states on the east coast. As a member of the school...

Pop Poetry: When I Am Alone

Pop Poetry: When I Am Alone

Beau Romanowski, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

There are only little details that I remember when I am alone And I used to say this in a ways to describe myself but I now realized That by saying it I have only invalidated myself and who I am   I...

January Athlete of the Month: Hannah Orloff

January Athlete of the Month: Hannah Orloff

Blake David, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

The Patriot Press interviewed basketball star Hannah Orloff after she was named one of FTHS' January Athletes of the Month. Congrats, Hannah! What position do you play? - I play center   Why...

January Athlete of the Month: Jake Butler

January Athlete of the Month: Jake Butler

Blake David, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

The Patriot Press' Blake David sat down with Patriot hockey's sophomore star Jake Butler after he was named as one of FTHS's January Athletes of the Month. Congrats, Jake! What position do you play? -...

What Makes a Good Sequel?

What Makes a Good Sequel?

Samantha Montalbine, Staff Writer February 23, 2021

In a day and age where every original movie trope has been used over and over again, it is no shock that so many companies would want to make sequels in order to make even more off of their most profitable...

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Monster Deal: What Does it Mean for the Rest of MLB?

Fernando Tatis Jr.’s Monster Deal: What Does it Mean for the Rest of MLB?

Dan Gendy, Staff Writer February 22, 2021

The Major League Baseball season is almost here, and what better way to get into Spring Training than for one of the brightest stars in MLB to get locked up for 14 years. Fernando Tatis Jr., the shortstop...

Reed Books: Carmilla

Reed Books: Carmilla

Jess Reed, Editor February 21, 2021

Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a surprisingly progressive Victorian horror tale, breaking many patriarchal tropes common in 19th century writing, if ambiguously. Predating Stoker’s Dracula by...

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