The Official Student Newspaper of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, CT
By Danielle Kotansky, Aislyn McKernan, Alexandra Oliveira, and Eloise Mackell – Co-Editors-In-Chief For The Advocate and The Mane Street Mirror
For the first time, Milford is hosting Jazz’n Downtown, a Milford Arts Council-sponsored event featuring 15 jazz artists who will be performing throughout Milford’s downtown.
By Grace Terranova – Staff Reporter
Local hardcore band Syndicate, composed of five Jonathan Law students, played in a 12-band lineup at Toad’s Place in New Haven on September 17.
By Trey Berlingo – Staff Reporter
Mr. Batson is a history teacher at Jonathan Law where he teaches all grades, including a Criminology class.
By Juliette Robertson – Staff Reporter
Some common struggles that high school students face are getting burnt out and feeling overwhelmed.
By Gianna Morant – Staff Reporter
The Jonathan Law French Club, advised by French teacher Dr. Evans, will be starting soon.
By Emme Moulton – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law’s daily morning news show, The Morning Briefing, has restarted its program for the new year.
By Shravya Thokala – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law’s Debate Club is taking off again for the 2026-2027 school year.
By Nadia Cepeda – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law’s Multicultural Club is now up and running with bi-weekly meetings Thursdays after school in Room 58.
By Sophia Kiluk – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law Choir Director Ms. Jones is filled with joy over her brand new room this year.
By Aubree O’Neil – Staff Reporter
The Jonathan Law Model U.N. Club is back for the 2026-2027 school year.
By Cecilia Pietrowski – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law’s Future Business Leaders of America Club had its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 22, in Room 79 during Advisory.
By Ella Hopkins-Gianotti – Social Media Editor
Jonathan Law has adopted a new recycling and waste policy during lunch this year.
By Joey Amaro – Entertainment Editor
Mr. Boynton is the Advisor for Key Club at Jonathan Law.
By Cameron Medina – Staff Reporter
Mr. Morazzini is the Advisor for the Fishing Club at Jonathan Law.
By Jackson King – Social Media Editor
Mr. Maurutis is a Health teacher at Law.
By Ryan Woods – News Editor
Alicia Francisco is the Head Coach for the Jonathan Law girls soccer team.
By Zach Hyatt – News Editor
Mr. Ragaini is the Dean of Students at Jonathan Law.
By Matthew Witteman – Social Media Editor
Mr. McPartland is a Spanish teacher at Jonathan Law.
By Morgan Cappock – Social Media Editor
Mr. August is the tutor at Law.
By Taylor Mola – Social Media Editor-In-Chief
Senior Ava Daniele is the Choir Manager for the Law Choir.
By Alexandra Oliveira – Editor-in-Chief
Marina Cosmas is the Sophomore Class President at Jonathan Law.
By Aislyn McKernan – Editor-In-Chief
McKenzie Forte is the Senior Class President at Jonathan Law.
By Tyler Lilly – Editorial and News Editor
Mr. Healy is the Advanced Creative Writing and Publishing teacher at Law.
By Dani Kotansky – Editor-In-Chief
SAVE Promise has begun their regular meetings and activities this school year.
By Nicholas Vancho – Staff Reporter
Less than a month into the new school year, an epidemic has already hit Jonathan Law – an epidemic of ACL tears.
By Malachi Warren – Staff Reporter
Jonathan Law hired a new Athletic Director, Ms. Bickelhaupt, this year, replacing former Athletic Director Tom Drew.
By Penny Timmeny – Staff Reporter
The Jonathan Law Cheer team is ready to enter its fall season.
By Henry Smith and Logan Mullarkey – sports editors
With the 2026 season underway, the Jonathan Law boys cross country team is focused on improving every day and competing for a Milford City Championship.
By Ryan Woods and Zachary Hyatt – News Editors
Senior Amilio Venditti is very confident in the Law boys soccer team this season and thinks they can advance deep into the State playoffs.
By Calder Costantini – Entertainment Editor
The Jonathan Law football team is gearing up for its season-opening road game against Hamden on September 10 at 6:00 p.m.
By Connor Ryan – Sports Editor
The Jonathan Law volleyball team is ready to start its fall season.
By Vaughn Kraynak – Entertainment Editor
Last year, the Law boys soccer team was led by a young group of three junior captains.
By Henry Smith – Sports Editor
After graduating from Law in 2025, Will Smith decided to take a different path from many of his classmates.
By James Austin – Staff Reporter
Class of 2025 graduate Connor Woods is looking back on his football career at Jonathan Law and his journey beyond high school.
By Connor Ryan – News Editor
Jonathan Law Class of 2026 graduate Jack Lefevre recently started his first year of college at Southern Connecticut University, majoring in Sports Management with a concentration in Sports Media.
By Logan Mullarkey – Sports Editor
Jonathan Law Class of 2026 graduate Molly Croce has begun her first year at the University of Connecticut, majoring in Animal Science and following a pre-veterinary track.
By Dylan Gaillard – Sports Editor
Jonathan Law Class of 2026 graduate Brian Gonzalez recently started his first year of college at Southern Connecticut University, majoring in Business and Finance.
By Madi Black – Social Media Editor-In-Chief
Jonathan Law Class of 2026 graduate Jordyn Torres has begun her first year of college at Southern Connecticut University, majoring in Psychology.
By Ava Grippo – Editor-In-Chief
Jonathan Law Class of 2026 graduate Molly Lynch has begun her first year of college at Emerson in Boston, Massachusetts, majoring in Journalism.
By Anwita Puttam – News Editor
Jonathan Law Class of 2025 graduate and former Law girls tennis captain Carol Jiang is now completing her freshman year at UConn.
By Taylor Mola – Social Media Editor
Jonathan Law Class of 2025 graduate Bryce Butros is currently attending the University of New Haven, where he is majoring in Cybersecurity.
By Harshitha Kothapalli – Editor-in-Chief
Jonathan Law Class of 2025 graduate Quinn Shane is embracing college life at Clemson University, where she is majoring in Financial Management.
By Logan Mullarkey & Yeiden Nieves – Advocate Editors
After graduating from Jonathan Law last year, Sean Luxedor took the next step in his educational journey at the University of South Carolina, where he is studying History.
By Molly Lynch and Ava Grippo – News Editors
Law Class of 2025 graduate Sage Sonsini is currently attending Albertus Magnus University in New Haven where she is majoring in Biology and playing lacrosse.
By Henry Smith & Sebastian Beltran – Advocate Editors
Jonathan Law Class of 2025 graduate Cam Upchurch is finishing his freshman year at Monmouth University, where he is studying Economics with a concentration in Finance and competing in track.
By Kayla Markowitz – Editor-in-Chief
It has been approximately a year and a half since the last update on Jonathan Law Class of 2024 graduate Maya Markowitz.
By Aislyn McKernan and Madi Black – Social Media Editors-in-Chief
Jonathan Law Class of 2025 graduate Paige Kantor is finishing her freshman year at Endicott College, where she is majoring in Nursing.
By Connor Ryan and Brady O’Niell – Advocate Editors
Jonathan Law alum Michael Merchant is finishing up his freshman year at Salve Regina University, where he continues both his academic and athletic journey as a member of the baseball team.
By Cora Aitkenhead and Dani Kotansky – News Editors
Jonathan Law alum Lasya Pydipati is wrapping up her freshman year as a UConn Husky.
By Dylan Gaillard and Logan Thomas – Advocate Editors
Jonathan Law alum Jack Distassio is finishing his freshman year at Bryant University.
By Tiana Rosiak – Entertainment Editor
The artist ADÉLA released her debut album, “PRIMA,” on September 4.
By Calder Costantini – Editorial Editorc
The 10th anniversary of J. Cole’s “4 Your Eyez Only” is December 9, making it the perfect time to look back on this short but impactful project.
By Ava Grippo – Editor-In-Chief
“The Invisible Life of Addie Larue” is an adult novel written by V.E Schwab that was released in 2020.
By Tiana Rosiak – Entertainment Editor
The film “Twilight” was released on November 21, 2008.
By Calder Costantini – Entertainment Editor
Spider-Man has long been one of Marvel’s most recognizable heroes.
By Joey Amaro – Entertainment Editor
“Obsession” is a psychological horror film from 2026 that was both directed and written by Curry Barker.
By Tiana Rosiak – Entertainment Editor
The movie “Backrooms” released in theaters on May 29.
By Ronnie M. – Staff Reporter
“Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys,” better known as “Danger Days” is the fourth studio album from the band “My Chemical Romance.”
By Tyler Lilly – Editorial and News Editor
President Trump issued a statement on September 19 announcing that CNN, Politico, and MS NOW were banned from the White House effective immediately.
By Tyler Lilly – Editorial Editor
There are over 130,000 Flock cameras in the United States, owned and manufactured by Flock Safety.
By Tyler Lilly – Staff Reporter
On May 2, the World Health Organization was alerted to an outbreak of hantavirus on a U.K. cruise ship, the MV Hondius.
By Kayla Markowitz and Harshitha Kothapalli – Editors-in-Chief
If you know anything about The Advocate, you have probably gotten used to seeing our names at the top of articles for the past four years.
By Jordyn Wirth – Staff Reporter
On January 28, Keloni Grand was harassed and threatened to be killed for being a transgender female. This happened as she walked home from school shorty after school was dismissed. A group of males followed her out of Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts, calling her hurtful names, threatening to do harm to her, and threatening to kill her.
By Ethan Harrigan – Staff Reporter
Brian Zirkel is a sophomore at Jonathan Law High School, balancing a large course load, including an AP class, with playing varsity tennis for the Law team. He usually gets only 6-7 hours of sleep due to the homework he has to do after his extracurricular activities, and because of the school start time of 7:20 a.m.
