The Official Student Newspaper of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, CT
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Anisha Manglani – News Editor
Over 200 students, including a group from Jonathan Law High School, gathered at Yale University on October 15 for the 14th annual Physics Olympics.
Yale University hopes that participants can enjoy themselves while applying basic physics in a practical manner.
By Hayley Soulier – Sports Editor
Advanced Placement Studio Art is off to a great start at Law.
This is the first year Law has offered an AP Art class and art students are really excited about it.
By Bhavani Jaladanki – Editorial Editor
Jonathan Law’s band always had a strong reputation as one of the best bands in the state, and it continues to do so.
All of Law’s band members are working extra hard this week while they prepare for their first home show on Saturday, October 27.
By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor
It looks like winter missed the memo.
As all students in the Milford Public School district are well aware, there has been a grand total of zero snow days or shortened schedules this year – a first for possibly all current Jonathan Law students.
By Kim Legen – Entertainment Editor
The Jonathan Law boys basketball team recently participated in a basketball clinic to help Law’s Unified Sports athletes.
The basketball team set up different stations around the gym and helped all the Unified Sports kids to improve and learn different basketball skills.
By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor
There’s no group more “tightly-knit” than the Jonathan Law knitting club.
Anyone interested in crafting their own personal hats, scarves, socks, and more can learn to do so in this new group.
By Alexis Christy – News Editor
From book bag to book shelf, Milford resident and Jonathan Law graduate Emily Bump has done it.
It’s not often an eighteen year old girl gets to publish a book of her own, but after three years of hard work, Bump has proved it possible.
By Cody Roy – Editor-In-Chief
After spending four years at Jonathan Law, it’s no surprise that some newly admitted college students could begin to miss their high school days.
The annual “Welcome Back Graduates” Day, organized by the National Honor Society, provides these nostalgic students the opportunity to return to Law and discuss their college lives.
By Melissa Nelson – Entertainment Editor
Jonathan Law High School will be having a joint Holiday Book Fair with Foran High School at the Barnes and Noble in Milford.
This event will take place on Monday, December 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Barnes and Noble is located on the Boston Post Road, just past the mall.
By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor
The room is silent, the facial expressions are going, and hands are moving in intricate motions.
It’s just another day for the Jonathan Law Sign Language Club.
The club offers American Sign Language (ASL) lessons and practices, and is open to all students.
By Cody Roy – Editor-In-Chief
Bright lawn ornaments, a holiday cheer, and knitted hats can only mean one thing: the holiday season is here, and what holiday is complete without presents?
Collaborating with the social workers at Bridges, a community support organization known for their work with the needy, the National Honor Society is giving underprivileged children the opportunity to get just what they want for the holidays through the annual Giving Tree toy drive.
By Emily Bolcer – News Editor
With the weather getting colder and many families being left to fend for themselves, Jonathan Law English teacher Mrs. Goldbeck wanted to help by starting a coat drive.
Goldbeck held the coat drive for the past two weeks with Tuesday, November 29, being the last day.
From left to right: Actors Carl Gent, Alexa Green, and Ken Robinson
By Phylicia Prince – Editorial Editor
Every Tuesday, the Multicultural Club at Law meets in the College and Career Room or in the senior café after school.
Usual meetings involve planning for events, organizing fund raisers, and most importantly, sharing the many cultural backgrounds of each individual in the club.
By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor
Did you know that chocolate milk is better for you than regular milk or orange juice?
Upon walking into Jonathan Law’s Health Fair on Tuesday, October 18, students first encountered a presentation directly from the Milford Public Health Service about the seven nutrients of chocolate milk compared to other drinks.
By Alexis Christy – News Editor
For some, the sound of ghosts and goblins and blood sucking vampires just isn’t appealing. That isn’t a problem. This year on Halloween, students and teachers at Jonathan Law can give their blood to something better.
On October 31, Law will be hosting its annual fall blood drive for the American Red Cross, in the new gym, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be hosted by the Law Keyettes Club.
By Cody Roy – Editor-in-Chief
With every new school year brings with it new freshmen, and with new freshmen comes the responsibility of preparing them for their first year of high school.
Jonathan Law High School does this through the 8th Grade Open House. In this three-hour event, held on Wednesday, October 19, Jonathan Law seniors brought the future freshmen throughout the school, showing off some of what Law has to offer.
By Kim Legen – Entertainment Editor
Law history teacher Mr. Dooley has officially been named the new head coach of the Jonathan Law boys basketball team.
Dooley is replacing Mr. Hoggatt, who had to give up coaching basketball when he became the Jonathan Law athletic director.
By Melissa Nelson – 
Entertainment Editor
“What is the newest technology that Apple has come up with?” Siri will respond with the Apple iPhone 4S.
The highly anticipated Apple product was released on Friday, October 14.
By Emily Bolcer – News Editor
Jonathan Law has made ‘The Switch.’
A new fruit drink that is “100% of what you want and 0% of what you don’t” now resides on the refrigerator shelves in the cafeteria.
Hello and welcome to The Advocate Online, the new official website of The Advocate, Jonathan Law’s student newspaper. This site will feature all of the articles and photos from each monthly issue of The Advocate and – new for this year! – the site will also be updated every week as news happens around the Jonathan Law community.
The editors of The Advocate will be updating this site each week with audio interviews, videos, photos, and articles. When each monthly issue of The Advocate is printed, the complete issue, in PDF format, will be posted.
We hope you enjoy the new Advocate Online.
Chris Kulenych and The Advocate staff
The Advocate Online 