Teacher Appreciation Week
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! To thank our hard-working educators at MLHS, The Mountaineer collected quotes from the student body,...
“Never American Enough”: A Reflection on Anti-Asian Hate and Asian-American Identity
An American flag sits on my home’s driveway, and red lanterns hang in my home’s living room. I eat BLT...
Senior Survey: How the Pandemic Affected College Applications
Every year college applications induce stress, anxiety, happiness, relief, and everything in between. However, this year was markedly different from...
Remnants of the Gentlemen’s Agreement
Mountain Lakes, by many accounts, is a highly homogeneous scenic paradise in Northern New Jersey. Homogenous, in this context, refers...
Valentine’s Day!
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that there is a virus swirling in the crisp February air,...
The Sweetest Trip: Music Review
When I was in the Mountain Lakes library a week or two ago, I was scrolling through the saved music...
The Green Amendment
Our legal system does not currently protect the people’s basic environmental rights we need to survive. The Green Amendment is...
Green New Deal: A Solution to Coronavirus and the Climate Crisis
As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated globally on April 22nd, the festivities were much different than anyone...
2020 Presidential Race: What Can We Expect?
On April 8th, Bernard Sanders dropped out of the Democratic primary. His exit cleared the way for Joseph R. Biden,...