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The student news site of Colonia High School

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Emily Spillar

Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief

Emily Spillar is a 17 year old senior at Colonia High School. Spillar is a varsity cheerleader for the school cheer team. In addition, she loves to dance, and dances for Dancin’ in the Spotlight in Rahway, NJ. Next, she is apart of the PTV news anchoring at Colonia High School, and is a homeroom representative for Student Council. She also is a safety ambassador. Spillar has 2 younger siblings, Elizabeth and Connor. When not in school, she loves to spend time with friends, and loves to write all kinds of genres. In the future, she hopes to attend school to major in Journalism.

All content by Emily Spillar
As Freshman, these are the doors you enter unkowingly. As Seniors, these are the doors you exit out of with memories of the past four years.

Saying goodbye to the past four years

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 15, 2021
While high school seniors are asked to signal their plans of attending a particular college by signing a letter of intent, many others who are not going to college are left to the wayside on May 1st. Are we putting to much emphasis on going to college?

College decision season comes with judgement

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 3, 2021
Congratulations to the class of 2021! You have the skills now to overcome anything that stands in your way . . . even a pandemic.

COVID affects both the class of ’20 and the class of ’21

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 26, 2021
Most summer attire is not allowed in schools per dress code.

Warm weather results in stricter dress codes

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 13, 2021

Beyond the Ponytail: Episode 4

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 29, 2021
Comparison of the NCAA men's (top) and women's (bottom) weight rooms.

Struggles women face in sports

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 23, 2021
Grey's Anatomy tells the story of Meredith Grey's life

Grey’s Anatomy Season 17: a lot of ups and downs

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 19, 2021

Covid-19 silences the cheers of the Colonia Crazies

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 17, 2021
Both the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines have been distributed throughout New Jersey

Difficulties of getting the COVID Vaccine in New Jersey

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 1, 2021
Uber Eats, GrubHub, and DoorDash are the most used food delivery service apps.

Best and worst of food delivery apps

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 1, 2021
2020 brought us a bunch of different trends, some online and some not

The ten best trends of 2020

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 22, 2021
"Dear Edward" was released on January 6, 2020 and has a sales rank of 10,611

“Dear Edward”: Is it worth the read?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
January 21, 2021

[Video] Beyond the Ponytail: Episode 3

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 22, 2020

Reporting on remote learning instead of a snow day

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 16, 2020
Stocking stuffers are small gifts that can be given to anyone

Top ten stocking stuffers this holiday season

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 14, 2020
Graduation is a very memorable moment for all high school seniors. COVID-19 plagues the class of 2021 just as it did the Class of 2020.

Is COVID-19 ruining senior year for the Class of 2021?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 8, 2020

Beyond the Ponytail: Episode 2

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
December 7, 2020

Beyond the Ponytail: Episode 1

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
November 30, 2020
Staying safe during the holiday season is crucial to keep you and loved ones healthy

Can holidays be celebrated safely during the COVID-19 pandemic?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
November 25, 2020
"Hubie Halloween" is featured on the streaming service, Netflix

Netflix’s new movie “Hubie Halloween” brings humor to Halloween

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 29, 2020
Halloween during Covid may scare you more than a slasher movie, but it is still allowed to be celebrated in New Jersey.

Celebrating Halloween amid the Coronavirus pandemic

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
October 15, 2020
Example of how to properly wear your facemask, over the nose!

Are we living in the new normal?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 29, 2020
Distance learning has been put in place since the quarantine has started

Are students actually learning throughout distance learning?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
September 17, 2020
A desert is filled with a lot of sand

More than one billion people in the world live in deserts

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 5, 2020
Animal eggs

Animals that lay eggs do not have belly buttons

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 4, 2020
The Sydney Oprah House is located in Australia

Australia is not only an island and a country, but it is also a continent!

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 3, 2020
A quarter is worth $0.25

There are 119 grooves on the edge of a US quarter

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 2, 2020
The bathroom is used by everyone

The average person uses the bathroom 6 times a day

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
June 1, 2020
Left handedness is only found in 10.6% of the overall polulation

Twins are twice as likely to be left-handed than single babies are

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 29, 2020
Dancing has been popular for many decades

Dancing releases brain chemicals that make us feel happy

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 28, 2020
Recycling is very important to keep the Earth healthy and safe

Only about 20% of computers in the United States are recycled.

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 27, 2020
Bubblegum comes in all different shapes and colors

100,000 tons of bubble gum is chewed, worldwide, every year.

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 26, 2020
Memorial Day is when we remember our fallen soldiers

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 25, 2020
Broccoli heads are also called florets

A head of broccoli is made up of hundreds of small flower buds

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 22, 2020
A hole in one is when you get the golf ball in the hole in one try

The odds that an average golfer will make a hole in one during a game are 1 in 12,000

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 21, 2020
Cereal is one of the most famous breakfast food in America

Americans spend more than $7 billion on cereal each year

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 20, 2020
Oranges are a citrus fruit

It takes about four oranges to make one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 19, 2020
The North Pole is not located on any continent

The North Pole is in all the time zones

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 18, 2020
The New Jersey beaches are a symbol of our state, and will be holding restrictions during this time.

Will social distancing rules be followed as Summer begins?

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 15, 2020
Most people will hide valuables, like engagement rings, in their sock drawers

More people hide their valuables in their sock drawer than anywhere else

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 15, 2020
Coffee shops, like Starbucks, even offer treats for pets

Three out of four people admitted to sharing an ice-cream cone with their pet

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 14, 2020
People spend 47% of their waking time on average on daydreaming

Studies show that the average daydream is about 14 seconds long

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 13, 2020
Buttered toast almost always falls on its side

Buttered toast almost always falls butter-side down

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 12, 2020
Borborygmus can be solved by curing your hunger

Borborygmus is the word for the rumbling sound in your stomach when you’re hungry

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 11, 2020
Horses are mammals

Horses and cows sleep standing up

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 8, 2020

[Video] COVID-19: Changing the lives of everyday Americans

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2020
Thunderstorms usually come with rain and lightning

There are 2,000 thunderstorms on Earth every minute

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 7, 2020
Diet Coke is one of the most famous types of diet soda

Cans of diet soda will float in water, regular soda cans will sink

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 6, 2020
Wind is a type of weather

The wind is silent until it blows against something

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 5, 2020
Different type of cereals include Frosted Flakes, Special K, and Captain Crunch

49% of Americans start their day with cereal

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 4, 2020
Arizona is one of the 50 United States

Yuma, Arizona is the sunniest place in the United States

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 1, 2020
Grocery stores carry different food products

A typical American grocery store is stocked with about 50,000 items

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 30, 2020
Many have been using different video chatting resources to keep in contact with loved ones during this time.

Making relationships work during COVID-19

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 29, 2020
Mr. Potato Head was created by Walt Disney Studios

Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 29, 2020
A Pineapple is a type of citrus fruit

Pineapples take about three years to grow into a mature fruit

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 28, 2020
France is a country in Europe, which is the home of the Eiffel Tower

More people visit France than any other country

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 27, 2020
Some emotions incude happy, sad, or angry

Humans can make 10,000 different facial expressions

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 24, 2020
COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, has become one of the deadliest pandemics in history. This is the testing site located across the street from JFK hospital in Edison, New Jersey.

How America is protecting its citizens during COVID-19

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 23, 2020
Elevators have a bunch of buttons inside of them

Approximately 80% of “Close Door” elevator buttons aren’t connected to anything

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 23, 2020
Reading is a very calming hobby many people pursue

Reading something pleasurable for 6 minutes can reduce stress by 70%

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 22, 2020
The average person walks 1.5-2 miles each day

The average person walks about 80,000 miles in a lifetime

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 21, 2020
taste buds help you taste food or whatever goes into your mouth

Your tongue grows new taste buds about every two weeks

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 20, 2020
Volcanos form because of a hot spot on land

About 75% of all volcanoes are underwater

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 17, 2020
Tears form in your eye

Your eyes produce a teaspoon of tears every hour

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 16, 2020
Stars in the night sky

The brighter the star, the shorter its life span

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 15, 2020
Giraffe hooves

Giraffe hooves are the size of dinner plates

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 14, 2020
Cat yawning

An average yawn lasts 6 seconds

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 13, 2020
Music symbol in the brain

Music utilizes the entire brain while listening

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 10, 2020
Tropical rainforest

Tropical rain forests are a habitat for 80% of the World’s insect species

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 9, 2020
Please keep yourself, and everyone else, safe and stay home!!

Coronavirus causes a lack of social development

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 8, 2020
Dinosaurs have been extinct for about 65 million years

The biggest known dinosaur skull is longer than a racehorse’s body

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 7, 2020
Colorblind effects the sight of color in people effected

More men are color-blind than women

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 6, 2020
The stapes bone is located in the middle ear

The smallest bone in the human body is shorter than a grain of rice

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 3, 2020
Hail is a type of percipitation

The heaviest known hailstone weighed more than 7 baseballs

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 2, 2020
Cats have a lifespan of 2-16 years

A fifteen-year-old cat has probably spent ten years of its life sleeping

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
April 1, 2020
Pigs can see the sky laying down

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 31, 2020
Lips have no sweat glands

Your lips don’t sweat

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 30, 2020
Tornadoes are very dangerous

Most tornadoes occur between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 27, 2020
Doodling is usually done in notebooks

Doodling can help you concentrate

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 26, 2020
Woodpeckers beaks can hit into almost every tree

A woodpecker pecks a tree at 15 miles an hour

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 25, 2020
Rome, Italy

Every continent has a city called Rome, except Antarctica

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 24, 2020
Dolphins have a lifespan of around 45 years

Newborn dolphins sleep for only a few seconds at a time

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 23, 2020
Illustration of an open stomach with mucosal folds

Your stomach can expand to 40 times its size

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 20, 2020
Clearing your plate helps clean

A study found adults clear 92% of their plate, on average, at meals and kids clear only 59%.

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 19, 2020
Mosquitoes usually come out during the summer months

Only Female Mosquitoes bite

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 18, 2020
St. Patrick's Day is on March 17th every year

The Chicago River is dyed green on St. Patrick’s Day

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 17, 2020
Butterflies have a life span of 12 months

Butterflies must warm their wings in the sun before flying

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 16, 2020
Blinking is necessary for all humans

The harder you concentrate, the less you blink.

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 13, 2020
Ankle sprains are a very common injury

Your ankles are the most injury-prone part of your body

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 12, 2020
Long hair

If you never cut your hair, it would likely stop growing at about two feet long

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 11, 2020
Sleeping around eight hours a night can help you lose weight fast

We lose over a pound of weight during sleep by exhaling

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 10, 2020
Plastic water bottles

Every piece of plastic ever made still exists

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 9, 2020
The 2020-2021 safety ambassadors in Colonia High School

Colonia student ambassadors provide safety tips to elementary school students

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 6, 2020
Plane crashes are very severe

80% of plane crashes occur in the first 3 or last 8 minutes of a flight

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 5, 2020
Since it does not look proper, that's why men are not allowed.

A man can be arrested in Italy for wearing a skirt in public

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 4, 2020
Blueberries are relaxing

Blueberries help fight stress and reduce anxiety

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 3, 2020
A teaspoon of water weighs about 0.17 ounces

A teaspoon of water contains about 500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in it

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 3, 2020
Tattoos have had a very strange history in South Korea

South Korean tattoo artists, must obtain a doctor’s license

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 2, 2020
Snakes can live for around nine years

Snakes can help predict earthquakes

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 28, 2020
Disclaimer: we don't recommend banging your head against a wall!

Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories

By: Emily Spillar, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 27, 2020
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