The student news site of Patchogue-Medford High School

The Red & Black

The student news site of Patchogue-Medford High School

The Red & Black

The student news site of Patchogue-Medford High School

The Red & Black

2016-2017 Staff

Isabella Scuteri
Editor in chief

Isabella Scuteri

Isabella is a senior at Patchogue-Medford High School and fourth year journalism student . She is the Editor in Chief and helped get the newspaper off the ground as it started her freshman year. To further her journalism knowl...

Michael Alduino
Editor in chief

Michael Alduino

Grade 12 “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.” —William Faulkner    

Matt Correa
Co-Editor

Matt Correa

Grade 12 "Be proud but never satisfied"

Tony Salamah
Staff Writer

Tony Salamah

Tony is a senior here at Pat-Med, and it’s his fourth year on the Red & Black. He plans to major in Journalism and study at Hofstra University. He loves playing and watching basketball, football, and soccer, some of his f...

Phoebe Lawson
Staff Writer

Phoebe Lawson

Phoebe is in her senior year of high school and has been a dedicated part of the school newspaper and Journalism class since her freshman year. Although she loves writing for the Red and Black, her passion is with Radier TV where she...

Ciara Mooney
Staff Writer

Ciara Mooney

Ciara has been a member of The Red and Black for four years. In her free time, she likes to write and hang out with her friends. She also enjoys hanging out with her two dogs. In school, her favorite class is Journalism and thi...

McKenzie Smith
Staff Writer

McKenzie Smith

Grade 12 "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am, I am, I am."      - Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Nicole Niemiec
Senior Staff Reporter

Nicole Niemiec

Adelphi Quill Award Winner - 3rd Place, Most Outstanding Reporter (2018) Grade 12 "You can never be overdressed or overeducated." - Oscar Wilde

Christian Silva
Staff Reporter

Christian Silva

Gr. 12 "Keep your head up in failure, and your head down in success." -Jerry Seinfeld

Samantha Visco
Business Manager/Public Relations

Samantha Visco

Gr. 12 "I know I may be young, but I've got feelings too."-Britney Spears

Jonathan Craig
Contributor

Jonathan Craig

Grade 11 "If it is not right, do not say it. If it is not true, do not say it." - Marcus Aurelius

Isabella Scuteri
Staff Reporter

Isabella Scuteri

Grade 11 "Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better." ~ Walt Disney

Brian Roberts
Contributor

Brian Roberts

Grade 12 "Do or do not, there is no try." ~Yoda

Alex Reksten
Health & Wellness Contributor/Vlog Host

Alex Reksten

Grade 12 "Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure." -Paulo Coelho

Louis Walker
Community News Editor

Louis Walker

Grade 12 "Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort" F.D.R.

Mrs. Mckeough
Co-Advisor

Mrs. Mckeough

"I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it well." ~Andy Dwyer, Parks and Recreation

Mrs. Sullivan
Co-Advisor

Mrs. Sullivan

"Play Like a Champion Today"

Hailey Julian
Editor in Chief

Hailey Julian

Grade 12 "Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world." - Malala Yousafzai

Jenna Fanelli
Lifestyle & Arts Editor

Jenna Fanelli

Grade 12 "You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life."  

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Media Editor

Emily Cozza

Grade 12 "I do things like get in a taxi and say, 'The library, and step on it.'" ~ David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest LIU Post Best of Student Journalism Awards 2017: 3rd Place Best Sports Story

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