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The Declaration
The student news site of Colonia High School

The Declaration
Zachary Kaye

Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter

Zachary Kaye is a 17 year old Senior at Colonia High School, with his birthday on September 30. He plays football for the school and is a captain of the team. When not playing, he is a huge sports fan and enjoys watching sports. One of his favorite activities during the NFL season is participating in Fantasy Football with his friends. His favorite sports teams are the NFL Philadelphia Eagles, the MLB New York Mets, and the NBA Philadelphia 76ers. Another hobby of his is to watch movies, mainly superhero ones. His favorite movies are Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Thor Ragnarok. Kaye is very big into music and his favorite artist is the singer/rapper Post Malone, although he enjoys almost all genres. He Lives at home with his mother and his sister. He is not sure of a major yet and hopes to go to either Quinnipiac University or Rowan University and find a passion for something within the next few years.

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Seen here on the right side, is the Notre Dame offense going up against the Michigan defense on the left side of the photo.

January 7, 2013- Notre Dame loses big in BCS Championship game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 7, 2019
Seen here is star Liverpool soccer player Mo Salah (left) warming up before a game with a teammate.

January 4, 2018- Mohamed Salah wins the African Football Player of the Year award

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 4, 2019
Seen here is Giants veteran Quarterback Manning handing off to rookie Running Back Barkley (#26).

January 3, 1981- Eli Manning is born

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 3, 2019
Seen here is Ravens legend Ray Lewis (Purple) making a tackle on Bengals running back Jeremi Johnson (#30).

January 2, 2013- Ray Lewis announces his retirement from the NFL

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 3, 2019
Get Santa

Get Santa on Netflix it’s a movie the whole family will enjoy

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 19, 2018
Seen here is a current NFL press conference, a league that began keeping statistics in 1933.

December 17, 1933- NFL begins to keep official stats

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 17, 2018
Seen here is a more current match up between two historic franchises, the Bears and the Packers.

December 14, 1941- First NFL division playoff game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 17, 2018
Colonia

Colonia Boys’ Basketball starts the season off strong

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 16, 2018
Seen here is a more current look at the Denver Nuggets bench, the loser of the NBA's highest scoring game.

December 13, 1983- NBA’s highest scoring game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 13, 2018
Seen here is former Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III signing autographs for the fans of his first NFL team, the Washington Redskins.

December 12, 2011- RGIII wins the Heisman

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 13, 2018
Seen here is boxing legend Muhammad Ali in 1966, the definite prime of his career.

December 11, 1981- Muhammad Ali’s last fight

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 11, 2018
Seen here is rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson signing autographs at the Baltimore Ravens Military appreciation day.

December 10, 2016- Lamar Jackson wins the Heisman

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 11, 2018
Seen here is 33 year old soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo getting ready to take one of his famous free kicks.

December 7, 2017- Ronaldo wins fifth Ballon d’Or

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 7, 2018
Seen here on the right is NFL legend and the leader in all-time touchdown receptions, Jerry Rice.

December 6, 1992- Jerry Rice breaks the all-time receiving touchdown record

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 6, 2018
Seen here is former NFL star and convicted criminal O.J. Simpson sitting in what seems to be his trial.

December 5, 2008- O.J. Simpson sent to prison for at least nine years

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 5, 2018
Seen here is failed New York Giants head coach Ben McAdoo, who was fired after just over one full season at that position.

December 4, 2017- Ben McAdoo is fired

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 4, 2018
Seen here are the banners hanging from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, one of them being for dominant NBA center Wilt Chamberlain

December 3, 1956- Wilt Chamberlain makes college debut

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 3, 2018
Seen here is Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant (left) being guarded by Paul Pierce of the Wizards (right).

November 30, 2015- Kobe announces his retirement

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 30, 2018
Seen here is a more current look on sports broadcasting, which for the NFL started on a national level in 1934.

November 29, 1934- First NFL game broadcast nationally

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 29, 2018
Seen here is the creator of basketball, James Naismith with an earlier version of a ball and a hoop.

November 28, 1939- James Naismith dies

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 29, 2018

November 27, 1870- New York Times calls baseball the national game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 27, 2018
Seen here is Reds superstar Pete Rose standing in the batter's box, ready for the pitch.

November 26, 1963- Pete Rose wins NL rookie of the year

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 27, 2018
Seen here is the Minneapolis Lakers 1950 championship team, which is the same year they were apart of the lowest scoring NBA game ever.

November 22, 1950- Lowest NBA score ever

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 27, 2018
NFL

Editorial: this NFL season has surprised everyone

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 24, 2018
Seen here is the great Stan Musial being remembered on the Busch Stadium screen.

November 21, 1920- Stan Musial’s birthday

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 21, 2018
Seen here is soccer legend Pele, holding a soccer ball close to his face.

November 20, 1969- Pele scores 1000th goal

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 21, 2018
Seen here is a more current New York Rangers bench, along with a few starters (on the ice).

November 16, 1926- New York Rangers first game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 19, 2018
Seen here is the old Giants stadium on the left, where the Miracle at the Meadowlands occurred, and the new stadium on the right, where the Giants and Jets play now.

November 19, 1978- “The Miracle at the Meadowlands”

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 19, 2018
Don Shula set the record for most wins by a head coach in 1993

November 14, 1993- Don Shula becomes most successful NFL head coach ever

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 14, 2018
Seen here is New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, number 10 (left), being surrounded by approaching Texans players looking to sack him.

Editorial: Giant failure on the gridiron

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 13, 2018

AP Style Guide: Punctuation

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 13, 2018
Seen here is a more current example of a Yale vs Harvard game.

November 13, 1875- First college football game with uniforms

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 13, 2018
Seen here is Michaels holding a paper in hand getting ready for another Sunday night of commentating football.

November 12, 1944- Al Michaels is born

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 13, 2018
Seen here is the Chicago Cubs 2016 team celebrating after winning their first World Series in over 100 years.

November 2, 2016- Cubs first World Series in 108 years

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 2, 2018
Seen here is the logo the Astros used for all of their World Series merchandise and posters and things like that.

November 1, 2017- Houston Astros win first World Series ever

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 1, 2018
Seen here is Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts who were able to win their first Monday Night game in 1988.

October 31, 1988- First Monday night football game in Indianapolis

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 31, 2018
In the Flo Nationals in Virginia ln March of last year, John Poznanzi takes second place.

John Poznanski commits to Rutgers wrestling

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 30, 2018
Seen here is an example of a shot clock (red numbers) in an NBA game.

October 30, 1954- First use of 24 second shot clock in basketball

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 30, 2018
Seen here is Muhammad Ali (left) fighting against Ernie Terrell (right) and getting one of his 56 career wins.

October 29, 1960- Muhammad Ali’s first pro fight

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 29, 2018
Seen here is the Panthers logo from their inaugural season in 1995.

October 26, 1993- Panthers are announced as new expansion team

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 26, 2018
Seen here is the 1987, World Series winning, Minnesota Twins. In the middle of the team, holding the Twins jersey is the president at that time, Ronald Reagan.

October 25, 1987- Twins win first World Series

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 25, 2018
Seen here is the Sheffield Football Club from the year 1890, which is one of the teams from the first 50 seasons of this historic club.

October 24, 1857- World’s first soccer club is founded

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 24, 2018
Pele dribbling past a defender during the 1960 season.

October 23, 1940- Pele is born

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 23, 2018
Seen here is Ebbets Field, the home of the then Brooklyn Dodgers baseball and football teams.

October 22, 1939- NBC becomes first to broadcast a football game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 22, 2018
Seen here is Meade Field, home of the Rhode Island football team, the winners of the longest game in NCAA history.

October 19, 1991- Longest NCAA football game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 19, 2018
Seen here is the United Center Arena, home of the Chicago Bulls, who Thurmond played for when getting the quadruple double.

October 18, 1974- First Quadruple Double in NBA history

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 18, 2018
Seen here is some of the destruction from this deadly earthquake in 1989.

October 17, 1989- San Francisco Earthquake cancels World Series game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 17, 2018
Seen here is Lionel Messi (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (right) who are widely considered the two best players in the world, and two of the best players of all time.

October 16, 2004- Lionel Messi makes his debut

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 17, 2018
Seen here are three of the Eagles starting offensive Lineman (left) and wide receiver Torrey Smith (right) who helped get this historic franchise their first super bowl win last season.

October 15, 1933- Eagles play their first NFL game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 15, 2018
Seen here is the great Magic Johnson, using his unusually large frame for a point guard to post up what seems to be a bigger defender.

October 12, 1979- Magic Johnson makes his NBA debut

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 14, 2018
Seen here is Eli Manning dropping back for a pass the same way he will during tonight's game.

October 11- Giants vs. Eagles

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 11, 2018
The Astros and the Mets, two teams that were in the 1961 expansion draft, going against each other.

October 10, 1961- MLB Expansion Draft

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 11, 2018
Seen here is the Red Sox bench watching the game unfold right in front of them.

October 5- MLB Division Series games

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 9, 2018
Derrick playing against the Bulls in 2011, the year he became the youngest MVP ever.

October 4, 1988- Derrick Rose is born

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 4, 2018
Yankee stadium during one the Yankees games this past season. Also the sight of tonight's wild card game.

October 3- Yankees vs. A’s Wild Card game

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 4, 2018
The Colorado Rockies after getting one of just their many wins this past season.

October 2- Start of 2018 MLB playoffs

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 4, 2018
Mile High Stadium, the home of the Denver Broncos before a game is going to take place.

October 1- Monday Night Football

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 2, 2018
Former star Ichiro Suzuki getting ready for an at bat.

September 28- Fastest MLB game ever

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
September 28, 2018
Seen here is the stadium of the Los Angeles Rams just before a game. This stadium is where Thursday Night Football will occur this week.

September 27- Thursday Night Football

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
September 28, 2018
Busch Stadium, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, empty before a game.

September 26 Major League Baseball

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
September 26, 2018
Vince Carter is seen here playing for the New Jersey Nets, one of many teams he played for during his 21 year NBA career.

September 25- 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
September 26, 2018
Every Monday ESPN broadcasts a football game on TV, seen here is the logo they use.

September 24- Monday Night Football

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
September 26, 2018
Colonia Basketball

Colonia Basketball dominates against Sayreville

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
February 4, 2018
NFL

2017, An unforgettable year for the NFL

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 22, 2018
Colonia

Colonia Basketball stays red hot against North Brunswick

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
January 18, 2018
The Natural

The Natural by Malamud is a great story for all ages

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 26, 2017
Buble

Michael Buble’s Christmas album is something everyone has to hear

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 6, 2017
Tim Meehan

Tim Meehan: The life of a three sport athlete

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
December 5, 2017
Nike vs Under Armour

Nike vs. Under Armour… who’s better?

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 28, 2017

How excited is CHS for Thanksgiving?

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 21, 2017
Christmas

Does Christmas shopping start too early?

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
November 21, 2017
Freddy Krueger is seen with his famous glove with knives and top hat. Next to him is the movie's original poster showing Nancy Thompson laying in bed with the glove over her head.

A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984) might haunt your dreams

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 30, 2017
Celebrating after the game, the cheerleaders and football players pose for a senior photo.

Colonia football gets a big win on senior night

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 27, 2017
Colonia Football

Colonia Football off-season fundraiser triples original goal

By: Zachary Kaye, Fall Reporter
October 17, 2017
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