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New FAFSA has negatively impacted College Decision Day

New FAFSA has negatively impacted College Decision Day

Bianca Lewandowski, Staff Writer May 10, 2024

For the 2024-2025 college cycle, FAFSA went under the FAFSA simplification act—to make it shorter, easier to use, and give students more financial aid. However, it has been the complete opposite, as...

Ways to prepare yourself for the upcoming AP Exams

Ways to prepare yourself for the upcoming AP Exams

Bianca Lewandowski, Staff Writer April 5, 2024

AP Exams are in less than a month. Have you started preparing yet? If you haven't, it's perfectly okay! You still have plenty of time to review and get a 5 on your exams this year. Here are some of...

SWMHS DECA Districts Jan 2024

SWMHS DECA Districts Jan 2024

Rishi Shah, Editor February 5, 2024

On Thursday, January 4, 2024, Sayreville DECA competed in its Regionals Competition at Kean University among the many schools in the Central East District Conference. It was a great event for our chapter...

Which Taylor Swift Album Represents You?

Which Taylor Swift Album Represents You?

Bianca Lewandowski, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

Throughout Taylor Swift's ten albums, she has managed to make each one distinct and unique to different periods and experiences that she faced in her life. Each album can be linked to personality types...

Things To Do This Holiday Season

Things To Do This Holiday Season

Bianca Lewandowski, Staff Writer December 1, 2023

Figuring out what to do for the holiday season can seem daunting, as the same few ideas are repeated continuously, and it's difficult to find something new to do nowadays. We've all heard the classics:...

Rylee Farrar from Preschool to High School

Goodbye Class of 2023!

Rylee Farrar, Staff Editor June 2, 2023

On June 20, seniors of the Class of 2023 will step foot in SWMHS for the last time. After experiencing a very unique four years, with the interruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and virtual schooling, seniors...

Opinions on the new Proposed Schedule Changes

Opinions on the new Proposed Schedule Changes

Bianca Lewandowski, Staff Writer May 12, 2023

If you haven't seen it already, the Sayreville Board of Education had proposed new start and end times for the Sayreville War Memorial High School (along with the Middle School, and elementary schools)....

A Blast From the Past: How does Sayreville's first senior yearbook compare to it's latest publication?

A Blast From the Past: How does Sayreville’s first senior yearbook compare to it’s latest publication?

Rylee Farrar, Staff Editor May 12, 2023

In 1942, Sayreville's first senior class published a yearbook for the then "Sayreville High School" students.  Over eighty years later, how has the yearbook changed and evolved? Sayreville War Memorial...

Sayreville DECA Regional Finalists '23

DECA REGIONALS 2023

Rishi Shah, Staff Writer February 3, 2023

NEW JERSEY DECA's Central Jersey East District Conference was held at Kean University on January 5, 2023, and Sayreville War Memorial High School's DECA chapter attended as well. This  was the first...

Sayreville's FBLA takes initiative in their community with Act for Alzheimer's

Sayreville’s FBLA takes initiative in their community with Act for Alzheimer’s

Doris Lee, Editor February 4, 2022

Alzheimer's disease (otherwise referred to as senile dementia) is an illness that destroys mental functions and processes, including memory, due to the degeneration of synapses and brain cells. Although...

SWMHS DECA Sell's Hot Chocolate During The Holidays

SWMHS DECA Sell’s Hot Chocolate During The Holidays

Rishi Shah, Staff Writer January 11, 2022

As many students may already know, Sayreville War Memorial High School's DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) Chapter had the clever idea to sell hot chocolate during the Christmas season...

Quite the INCREDIBLE Volleyball Tournament

Quite the INCREDIBLE Volleyball Tournament

Doris Lee, Editor December 3, 2021

Sayreville War Memorial High School's ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program hosted their annual volleyball tournament in the gymnasium on November 19 from 7-9 p.m. With visitor admission of only...

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