The bustling sound of metal clanging and shouting fills the massive New Jersey convention room. Youths of all ages stand around and watch various pairs of people fighting. People that have never met are matched together to fight, being scored points for every hit until one wins. But this isn’t MMA. This is fencing.          One of...

The National Art Honor Society has designed murals around the school every year. In the past there was an unfinished “Pride” mural in the hallway. This was put there as a visual reminder for everyone to feel welcomed and united in the school. The old mural displayed hands with differently colored skin spelling out “LOVE” as a symbol of acceptance,...

Kelly Murphy is an English teacher here at EHS. Even though many people may know her, there is so much more to her than just her knowledge of English. She is a Penn State Honors College Alumnus where she double majored and obtained her bachelor's degree in Secondary Education English on top of being an English major.  Ms. Murphy is an extremely hardworking...

  In an interview with Winter Cheer Coach, Mrs. Polizzi, additions and changes for this season were revealed. Last year, the cheerleaders had a different coach, Coach Kerry, who held practices to keep the girls warmed up and ready for the upcoming fall season. However, the team did not attend any competitions due to the pandemic. This year,...

The stressful time of college applications has come to many of our Emerson seniors who are choosing college as their path forward. As they toil away, we wondered just how many of these applications they were really sending. For the respondents of our survey, the average number of applications seemed to hover around 7-9. Six students applied to 7 colleges,...