What makes a good teacher?
The list is a pretty extensive one, but if you were to sum up all of the qualities from various sources online, you'd find that good teachers are always listening, empathetic,...
Mary Jane Mullen was the essence of sunshine, happiness, warm hugs, and love. If you ask anyone at Lenape to describe her, the immediate word that comes to our minds is love. Our dearest Mary Jane taught...
As a beloved Lenape teacher since 1990, Mrs. DeSantis is practically a piece of our school. I, for one, had the privilege of being her freshman biology student, and I can attest to her energy, her incredible...
Lenape's Debate Team had to take a different approach this year in order to run their usual debates during the pandemic. Ever since schools have had to adapt to a virtual setting, in-person clubs have...
Mr. Slocum, a well known and loved guidance counselor here at Lenape, will be retiring after winter break of the 2018-2019 school year. Before he takes his leave, I caught up with him for a short interview.
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This new school year brought many new faces to Lenape. The new freshman class entered, but there are new teachers in the Lenape staff that have come to to inspire students. Mrs. Maugeri is a new math teacher...
Alyssa Slovin, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• June 7, 2018
Senior Day of Service is an opportunity for seniors to give back to their community by cleaning up local beaches, planting in local areas, or even entertaining and educating elementary schoolers.
German...
Alyssa Slovin, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• January 22, 2018
One of the many electives offered here at Lenape is Child Development, and their most recent project has caught the attention of the friends of those families involved. I noticed that each friday a handful...
Alyssa Slovin, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• December 22, 2017
Ms. Mitchell has been my gym teacher this semester, and although I'm not a particularly sporty person, I have always been able to get involved and have fun in her class. From pickle ball, to golf, to line...
Alyssa Slovin, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• October 3, 2017
As you may have noticed, many beloved teachers retired last year, from Ms. Hammond, to Mr. Spitz, to Mr. Hessler, so many so, that they took up two pages in the yearbook last year. Students may...
Alyssa Slovin, Assistant Editor-in-Chief
• September 19, 2017
As students here at Lenape, we're all a part of something. Some of us are in several clubs; some of us play sports; some of us volunteer for our community; everyone has their "thing."
How many of us have...
Halfway through the year, Mr. Spitz' AP Calculus students were incredibly disappointed to hear that he had decided to retire. For years, Mr. Spitz has been everyone's favorite math teacher. His singing,...
