The Highlander

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- Governor Livingston hosted its first Culture Walk April 21, featuring live music, cultural foods and desserts, and information on different cultures celebrated by the students who attend the school.

The sidewalk in front of the school was lined with tables that were run by students who represented individual cultures, religions and ethnicities. Each table provided general ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- Early one morning senior Holliday Woodard was sitting in math class when she heard her name over the loudspeaker. There was an announcement that Woodard had been awarded Student of the Month. While the entire class erupted into cheers, Woodard said, “I had no idea what was going on.”

But Woodard actually has a lot going on. She is an all-around student who ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- Riley Amato, junior, is a varsity tennis player for Governor Livingston High School and plays on the lacrosse team in the spring season. In school, she is a member of the Student Movement Against Cancer and Interact.  Outside of school, her hobbies include singing and playing the ukulele. 

Q: Do you have any siblings?

Yes, I have two. Their names are Tyler ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- TREND and Student Ambassadors partnered to bring Timothy J. Ryan, a former heroin addict who grew up in Berkeley Heights, to Governor Livingston March 24 to share his story about battling addiction and how it inspired him to write his memoir Chronic Junkie.

The Mountainside Municipal Alliance funded the event by providing 25 free copies of Ryan’s memoir to staff and ...

Gianna Ciccimarra is a senior basketball, soccer, and lacrosse player. She has played at the varsity level for all three sports since her freshman year. Ciccimarra has been known as a standout athlete, with many accomplishments in all sports throughout her years at Governor Livingston. Ciccimarra also works hard off the court, as she is currently taking many Advanced Placement classes and hopes ...

Picture the Ramones, Green Day, Sex Pistols, Dropkick Murphys. Now throw in more morbid imagery, dark themes and an all-girl band. Senior Bryanna Mendez and a group of girls from around the tristate area have their own take on punk rock and are ready rock goth style. 

Mendez’s interest in music began as soon as she could talk. She began playing bass in third grade and then ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- When a recent Twitter poll posed the question of whether there were more doors or wheels in the world, the Internet and students alike took interest in this pointless and unsolvable debate.

After having a discussion with his friends, Twitter user Ryan Nixon posed this question which received 223,347 votes. 53.6% of respondents were in favor of there being more wheels in ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- Think of warm beaches, midnight walks through the streetlight- lined streets of Greece, and biking through the cobblestoned streets of Italy with your best friend of 10 years. That is just a peek into “People We Meet on Vacation,” the New York Times Bestseller by Emily Henry.

It is not often that I pick up a book and want to continue reading it. In fact, ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- Looking for a way to highlight the athletes and sports at Governor Livingston High School, student athletes John Schmidt, Kyle Bade and Jonathan Schmidt, who are all juniors, have teamed up to create a new sports media club, GL Sports Zone. 

The goal of the club, advised by teachers and coaches Kevin Fontana and Erin Lanigan, is to help increase school spirit at ...

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ- While Governor Livingston Hockey celebrates its recent state championship win against Morris Knolls, the team had another reason to celebrate earlier in the season when junior Captain Brian Kramer eclipsed his 100th point on an assist from freshman Alec Nasserdine against Southern.

Kramer’s success does not come without hard work. Kramer, who has played hockey since ...