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...

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    

Grade 12 "Be proud but never satisfied"

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 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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Play Like a Champion Today"

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

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

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