School’s out! Students flood out of the building, eagerly jumping into the long-awaited embrace of a summer-long break. Just as relief is settling in and relaxation can finally begin, a letter slips...

When one thinks of a “summer slide”, a multicolored slip n’ slide or twisting waterpark attraction might come to mind, yet the reality for high school students is much less enjoyable. The term “summer...

According to the hit 1976 song by ABBA, “I work all night, I work all day to pay the bills I have to pay.” And while that may not currently be true of New Jersey teenagers, it is certainly more accurate...

Summer work, whether it be reading a book or solving endless math questions, is a nuisance for many students. But with both benefits and drawbacks, the importance of summer assignments is up for debate. Some...

Every school in the Monmouth County Vocational School District (MCVSD) has its own distinct personality, and these differences manifest themselves through the varying amounts of summer work assigned to...