By Hayley Sanchez – News Editor

Law’s Natural Helpers Club recently earned a grant to create a mural in the school.

The club is looking for students to draw a photo for the mural and then have the school vote for which drawing should become the mural. Members are hoping that the math classes could enlarge the photos and create the mural like a color by number painting.

The club applied for the grant, which was offered by the Milford Education Fund. The grant was looking for a crosscurricular project for the school. Law principal Mr. Thompson sent the email for the application for the grant.

The grant is worth $500 and includes the paint, brushes, and all the other supplies needed to complete the mural.

“I am definitely excited because it would be cool to be a part of history because the mural will be there forever,” Natural Helpers advisor Mrs. Murphy said.

The mural itself will be placed in the new gym wing for everyone to see when they go to sporting events.

The group wants to have all the clubs in the school to create a section for the mural to show the schools unity.

“The whole idea of the mural is to get the students interested,” Natural Helpers vice president Carol Phillips said. “If it affected the students they would want to get into it and it would be a community effort.”

The group noticed that there are many blank walls in the school and they wanted to create something that would be there for a while.

“I think it would be great and a good addition to the school and gives people a chance to give something to the school,” junior Brittany Bajerski said.

By Stephanie Cameron – Sports Editor

Law English teacher Mrs. Reshenk recently invented the “Jam Exam” and gave the seniors in her Creative Writing class a midterm to remember.

Reshenk started teaching the half-year elective in the 1980s, and then started teaching it again last year.

Writing classes don’t always have an exam; many have a paper due as a final project. This year, instead of writing a creative piece and handing it in, Reshenk asked Law principal Mr. Thompson if her classes could have a Creative Writing “Jam Exam.”

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By Christina Macaluso – News Editor

Jonathan Law hosted its annual Welcome Back Graduates event on January 7 in the school cafeteria.

Welcome Back Graduates, which is sponsored and organized by the National Honor Society, has been held at Law for years. It gives alumni a chance to come back to Law and talk about their experiences as college freshmen and give advice to juniors and seniors going through the application process.

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By Michael Vaccaro – Entertainment Editor

Eric Torow has been a long-time member of the Jonathan Law custodial team.

He primarily works in the cafeteria and can be seen mopping up after the lunch waves are over and usually throws out the left over garbage produced by the students.

Torow’s job as a custodian is a very serious commitment considering he works long hours to keep the school looking clean and crisp. Torow gets to Law at 7 a.m. and starts his usual duties.

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By Richie Dow – Sports Editor

“The Lone Survivor” depicts the true story of a covert operation carried out by four Navy Seals.

Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch are the centerpieces and star as Marcus Luttrell and Michael Murphy, respectively. Also starring are Emile Hirsch as Danny Dietz, Ben Foster as Matt ‘Axe’ Axelson, Yousef Asami as Shah, and Ali Suliman as Gulab.

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By Hayley Sanchez – News Editor

Mrs. Alison Crowther came to Jonathan Law on October 15 to talk to the students about why she started the Red Bandana Project in memory of her son.

Crowther talked to the students about Welles Remy Crowther, her son, and about what it meant to her that her son was a savior to many people on September 11, 2001.

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By Stephanie Cameron – Sports Editor

Two members of the Law student body, Kira Topalian and Souyma Kundu, were recently named National Commended Scholars.

The designation of National Merit Commended Scholars is given to students who achieve exceptional scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Only two percent of the 1.5 million entrants each year across the country achieve the designation of National Merit Commended Scholar.

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By Christina Macaluso – News Editor

Jonathan Law High School hosted its annual blood drive on October 24.

Every year, Law’s Keyettes team up with the Red Cross and plan a blood drive that students and teachers can participate in.

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By Hayley Soulier – Sports Editor

Senior Tarah Kelly was recently honored with this year’s Superintendents Award.

Kelly was honored for her community service, academic prowess and leadership in the school community. She attended the annual Superintendent Students Award Luncheon on March 15 at the Laurel View Country Club in Hamden.

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By Kyle Kandetzki – Editor-in-Chief

Drastic changes might be coming to the Milford School district schedule in 2013-2014.

Milford has proposed a new school schedule that will remove certain holidays and vacations in order to save school days. These proposed changes aren’t official, but would tentatively end the 2013-2014 school year on June 5th.

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By Anisha Manglani – News Editor

With three months left until graduation, the Class of 2013 has already begun its end-of-the-year festivities.

This year’s Senior Cotillion took place at Cascade on March 15.

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By Tarah Kelly – Columns Editor

Seniors Hayley Soulier and Ratan Manohar have been selected as the SCC Scholar-Athletes of the Month for the month of February.

Soulier is a two-sport athlete. She was a key member of the Law volleyball team, and as a junior she was named captain for her senior year of basketball.

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By Hayley Soulier – Sports Editor

It’s not often that a group of high school students gets the opportunity to travel to a foreign country to do what they love.

But eight Jonathan Law cheerleaders recently had that opportunity.

Seniors Miranda Edson and Abbey Krupienski, junior Christina Mazzeo and sophomores Darby Hudd, Morgan Colombo, Barbara Perugini, Annalyse DeLucca, and Ming-Yeah Hu went to London, England, recently to cheer in the London New Year’s Day Parade.

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By Tarah Kelly (@tarahkelly) – Columns Editor

Every year, the senior class dreads the thought of preparing for college.

From the application process to finding a roommate, challenges come from each and every task.

The National Honor Society, though, does something to help students take a break and learn from the experiences of some Law alumni. Their annual Welcome Back Graduates presentation was held on January 9 in the senior café.

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