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The Paw Newspaper

The student news site of West Morris Central High School

The Paw Newspaper

Peter poses for his athlete of the month photo, posted in the front office and field house.
WMC Fall Football Star: Peter Miragliotta
Lia Nowak, Sports Editor • November 15, 2024

Congratulations to Central’s October Athlete of the Month: Peter Miragliotta! With 1,639 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns this season, Miragliotta...

10/18: The Biggest Senior Night Yet
10/18: The Biggest Senior Night Yet
Veronica Mulhern, School News Editor • November 12, 2024
In the past WMC's murals had featured the winners of Mr. Central. This collage features each of the winners that were memorialized on Central's walls.
A Deep Dive Into WMC’s Mr. Central
Donovan Schwartz, Field Journalist • November 20, 2024

What was Mr. Central?      For as long as teachers like Mr. Hennelly have been here, West Morris Central’s student council hosted an event that would fill our auditorium entirely known as "Mr. Central."...

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The Fall Play is Almost Here!
The Fall Play is Almost Here!
Cooper Pelesky, Staff Writer • October 17, 2024

      West Morris Central Stage is preparing yet another phenomenal play for this fall season. They are debuting A Christmas Carol: A Ghost...

WMRHSD's New Teachers for 2024-2025
WMC’s New Staff!
Donovan Schwartz and Christopher Borrelli October 7, 2024

New Teachers in WMC! Mr. Dillon Please welcome Mr. Dillon or known by his students as “ Mr. Villain” when he puts his Darth Vader mask...

Mrs. Shaffer, Damian Gizas, Jeffrey Jiang, and Mrs. Losik (left to right)
The PSAT Scholarship Competition: Semifinalists of 2025
Amelia Chlipalski, Staff Writer • October 6, 2024

There’s no doubt that many of the juniors taking the PSAT this Wednesday only want to get it over with.  It’s very reasonable to assume...

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The New Jersey Drought
Amelia Chlipalski, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024

  In the past few weeks, New Jersey has been caught in an extreme drought. Dry conditions seem to define this year’s fall season. From...

Liam Payne
The Passing of Liam Payne
Robbie Farino, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024

Former One Direction member Liam Payne tragically passed away on October 16th, 2024 at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina....

Recap of the 2024 Presidential Election
Recap of the 2024 Presidential Election
Brenna Hushion, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024

On November 4th, 2024, Donald Trump was elected as the 47th United States President. This year's presidential election was one of the most memorable...

Applying Early; What to Know & Why WMC Recommends
Applying Early; What to Know & Why WMC Recommends
Elyse Cuccaro, Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2024

While certainly exciting, senior year is an extremely busy time for high school students, especially those planning on continuing their education...

Central’s Childhood Costume Choices!
Central’s Childhood Costume Choices!
Lia Nowak, Sports Editor • October 30, 2024

Spooky season is here, and Central is buzzing with excitement! The high school halls are alive with whispers of costumes, party plans, and, of...

Sandler’s in town! Adam Sandler shooting Happy Gilmore 2 in NJ
Sandler’s in town! Adam Sandler shooting Happy Gilmore 2 in NJ
Scarlet Weinstein, Staff Writer • October 21, 2024

Adam Sandler has been seen filming all over NJ for his new movie Happy Gilmore 2 which is coming out next October. It’s a sports comedy catching...

Just Thinking Outloud, a Podcast
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Just Thinking Outloud, a Podcast
Kenzie Caro, Staff Writer • October 18, 2024

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Falling For Autumn: A Podcast
October 17, 2024

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WMC vs Parsippany Hills and Hennelly’s 200th Win!
Donovan Schwartz and Dashiell Antonov October 4, 2024

Join The Paw in celebrating homecoming and congratulating Coach Hennelly on his 200th win!

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Field Interview of Central Vs. Morris Knolls
Donovan Schwartz and Dashiell Antonov September 6, 2024

Check out Donovan’s Field coverage of WMC’s football game against Morris Knolls!

Presidential Election Prediction 2024
Presidential Election Prediction 2024
Nicholas Borzon, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

As of Friday, October 11th, the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election is just 25 days away. Seven swing states–Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada,...

76ers at Wizards 2/25/18
NBA Player shoved journalist
Chloe Schlipf, Staff Writter • November 11, 2024

Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian-American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  On...

Lucas Rowland, Adriano Passaro, Bryan Dillion, Xavier Buoye, Ryan Faulkner, Lukas Wolinski and Coach Christopher Johnson celebrate together after a great day at sectionals. The Pack placed 5th in the championship.
Boys XC Locks in for Group 2 Championship
Christopher Borrelli, staff writer • November 5, 2024

On November 2nd, West Morris Central athletes Lucas Rowland, Ryan Faulkner, Xavier Buoye, Adriano Passaro, Bryan Dillion, Lukas Wolinski and...

Welcome Utah to the National Hockey League (NHL)!
Welcome Utah to the National Hockey League (NHL)!
Chloe Schlipf, Staff Writter • October 30, 2024

Utah, yes Utah, has a hockey team? Yes, that is correct. The Utah Hockey Club has officially joined the National Hockey League (NHL). Nearly...

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Meet the Staff
Elyse Cuccaro
Elyse Cuccaro
Editor-in-Chief

Elyse Cuccaro is a senior at West Morris Central. She is beyond excited to continue writing for The Paw this school year as the Editor-in-Chief. Elyse is a four-year varsity cheerleading captain for WMC,...

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I Hate This Movie
Tristan Good, Film Reviewer • November 13, 2024

The title of this one is pretty brazen, I know. I tried to come up with something clever, like my previous reviews, but I just couldn't. This...

Official poster for Piece by Piece
The Pieces of Piece by Piece
Scarlet Weinstein, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024
Try out this week's Wordle!
The Wordle of the Week!
Kenzie Caro and Robbie Farino November 13, 2024