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if you feel the need to talk to someone regarding mental health, call the crisis hotline. 1-800-273-8255 A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers.

[Photo] Proposed bills may give New Jersey students excused mental health days

By: Kaden Gontijo, Reporter
April 3, 2023
With summer approaching, many teens seek employment in those two months off from school. According to the statistics about teens and jobs on Zippia, "The median weekly salary for a teenage worker is $497"

[Photo] Teens should have jobs because it helps with social development

By: Phillip Falzarano, Managing Editor of Sports
May 5, 2022
Pictured are standard pennies in America. They are the smallest part of the US dollar.

[Photo] February 23 – pennies

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2022
The Oscars takes a dark twist with poor jokes being made about illnesses which lead physical violence. Was any of it necessary?

[Photo] Smith’s slap heard ’round the Oscar world causes the great divide

April 13, 2022
Rumored to live in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, the Jersey Devil is reported having hooves, wings and a goat-like head. It is a bit more menacing than the mascot of the New Jersey hockey team.

[Photo] ‘The Garden State’ is really the haunted state

October 29, 2021
Pictured is a traditional can of Diet Coke. Cans of this type of soda can float when submerged in water.

[Photo] February 18 – floating soda

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
February 18, 2022
Pictured are hens, which are female chickens. They lay eggs daily to reproduce.

[Photo] February 4 – Hens laying eggs in a year

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
February 4, 2022
Pictured are dolphins swimming while they're awake. When they're asleep, their brains are only partially asleep.

[Photo] January 11 – Sleep with one eye open

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2022
Pictured is a trio of turtles at the edge of a a river. You can find out their gender based on their noises.

[Photo] January 5 – turtles

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
January 5, 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home was the highest-grossing movie of 2021, earning over a billion dollars at the box office. 2021 may have not broken many records, but at least movies are returning.

[Photo] Seven best films of 2021, a year that reinvented movie-going as we know it

By: Joseph Sanfilippo, Managing Editor of Entertainment and Media
January 31, 2022
Pictured are two elfs named Buddy and Judy, They're nestled in a Christmas tree as their daily hiding spot.

[Photo] December 23 – Elf On The Shelf

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
December 23, 2021
The "X" in Xmas comes from the Greek letter Chi. This is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ, which is "Christós."

[Photo] December 22 – Xmas

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
December 22, 2021
Pictured is mistletoe, which is a common decoration around Christmas time. This particular plant has white berries.

[Photo] December 20 – Under the mistletoe

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
December 20, 2021
Pictured is a broken Christmas ornament. This is one of the main things that sends decorators to the hospital each holiday season.

[Photo] December 13 – Christmas decorating

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2021
Pictured above are bananas, which have been harvested in South Asia for the last 10,000 years or so. They come in more than 1,000 varieties.

[Photo] November 29 – Going bananas

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2021
Pictured above is the moon during a dark night. Moonquakes happen approximately every 27 days.

[Photo] October 21

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2021
With trying to be environmentally friendly, one trending fashion option this fall that anyone can do is patchwork. Repurpose old garments that no longer fit by adding elements of that garment to a new jacket, shirt or pair of pants.

[Photo] Fall fashion shaking the world now

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief
November 19, 2020
The future of the SAT as a college requirement is now in question due to the Coronavirus.

[Photo] How the Coronavirus has impacted the SAT

By: Jack Reilly, Reporter
September 17, 2020
In these times it is shown that reflecting on the positives could help calm the mind.

[Photo] Positive effects from COVID-19

By: Shikha Patel, Reporter
April 15, 2020
After surveying students in Colonia High School, the statistics certainly support the fact that most students are distracted by their devices.

[Photo] How Distractions affect our Lives

By: Isabella Wnek, Reporter
June 17, 2019
There are many ways to get rid of hiccups. Lots of people come up with different methods but breathing really fast to reset your diaphragm is the fastest way to get rid of the hiccups.

[Photo] The longest bout of hiccups lasted about 69 years.

June 5, 2019
Women also see more colors than men.

[Photo] Women blink twice more than men.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
June 4, 2019
Uh-Oh Spaghettio!

[Photo] A single spaghetti is called a “spaghetto”.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
May 10, 2019
Human brains are one of the most complex organs in the body.

[Photo] Brain waves can power an electric train.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 17, 2019
Snakes are carnivores which is what most people don't think they are.

[Photo] Snakes can help predict earthquakes.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 9, 2019
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[Photo] Is country music that bad?

By: Jada Davis and Kelly Branco
April 8, 2019
In Michigan, one can get a Unicorn Hunting License.

[Photo] Hunting unicorns is legal in Michigan.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
April 2, 2019
NoClue can rap about 14 syllables per second.

[Photo] The world’s fastest rapper is named NoClue.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 20, 2019
The life of a musician is not easy but many musicians want to share their craft with the world no matter what the cost.

[Photo] For every $100 of music sold, the average musician only makes just $23.40 of that.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 19, 2019
Many high schools require students 2 years of a foreign language.

[Photo] Colonia High School was one of the first schools in the state to offer Chinese as a language.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 18, 2019
Seen here is an example of an NFL official putting on the headset and going to review the replay of a call just made on the field.

[Photo] March 11, 1986- NFL adopts instant replay rule

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
March 15, 2019
Did you know that coffee beans are actually seeds?

[Photo] The average American drinks about three coffee cups every morning.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
March 13, 2019
Expresso is not a coffee but a way of making coffee.

[Photo] Expresso in Italian means “pressed out”.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
February 22, 2019
2018

[Photo] Looking Back at 2018’s Best Movies

By: Olivia Voreas, Reporter
January 28, 2019
Traffic lights are crucial to traffic control.

[Photo] The average person spends 6 months of their life waiting for a red light to turn green.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
January 17, 2019
Pizza is eaten more in the US than in Italy, where it originated.

[Photo] Americans eat 100 acres of pizza every day.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
January 16, 2019
The word "baby" is a repeated word in many pop songs now.

[Photo] 2014 holds the record of having the most songs with repetitive lyrics.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
January 9, 2019
In colonial times apples were called "winter bananas".

[Photo] Apples are made of 25% air which is why they float on water.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
December 12, 2018
The Mayo Clinic is in Rochester, Minnesota and is set on clinical practice, education, and reasearch.

[Photo] While trying to find a cure for AIDS, the Mayo clinic accidentally made glow in the dark cats.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
November 20, 2018
NFL

[Photo] Editorial: this NFL season has surprised everyone

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 24, 2018
Jellyfish herd a lot like the picture above.

[Photo] Jellyfish don’t have ears,eyes,brains,or hearts.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
November 12, 2018
Fun fact: Paul McCartney has a network of over 1.2 billion dollars

[Photo] October 24, 1979- Paul McCartney announced as best singer-songwriter

By: Jada Davis, Senior Opinion Editor
October 24, 2018
They no longer mark Royal Swans so they can be free like these swans.

[Photo] All swans in England belong to the queen.

By: Kelly Branco, Art & Music Editor
October 24, 2018
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[Photo] Sweeping the nation the #MeToo Movement is introduced

By: Frankie Brock, Editor in Chief
January 30, 2018
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[Photo] Colonia Boy’s Tennis team suffers a loss

By: Veronica Esteves, Spring Reporter
May 22, 2017
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[Photo] Does America really run on Dunkin’?

By: Alivia Taveras, Spring Reporter
March 30, 2017
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[Photo] A Look into Lit & Film

By: Samantha Dobbin, Spring Reporter
March 13, 2017
bubble wrap

[Photo] Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as wallpaper.

February 17, 2017
Working hand and hand to help the community can be very rewarding for students.

[Photo] Passion for serving others

November 21, 2016
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[Photo] Get ready for Halloween with these movies

By: The Declaration Staff, Fall Reporters
October 24, 2016
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[Photo] Summer Reading Needs To Go

By: Genesis Torres, Fall Editor and Reporter
June 20, 2016
Costing more than previous years, the prom bid is currently $170

[Photo] Class of 2016 Prom Bids Are Higher Than Average Due To Lack Of Participation

By: Theodore Coursen, Spring Reporter and Editor
March 10, 2016
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