December 2016 – The Curtis Log

Guash keeps Curtis winning streak

December 22, 2016

Boys Staten Island bowling individuals is a competition between the best bowlers in Staten Island. Curtis has had the reigning champion for three years. In 2014 and 2015 Thomas Hollywood of the class of 2016 claimed the coveted t...

Trophy remains at Curtis after Thanksgiving Eve season opener

Ramota Olatunji

December 22, 2016

Curtis High school is known for its dominating athletic programs. One of the school’s top teams is the basketball team, and on Friday, November 23rd, Curtis High school held its annual Thanksgiving eve game at CSI, a tradit...

Girls’ Volleyball Team makes it to Playoffs

Sydney Blugh

December 22, 2016

The Curtis High School’s girls varsity volleyball team remarkably made it to the playoffs this year along with several other Curtis teams. They moved up a rank and had a winning season with a record of 8-6, compared to 7-7 last y...

Curtis website adds video newscast

Ricardo Mediavilla

December 19, 2016

There is now a weekly video newscast posted on the Curtis High School website that is a round up of the morning announcements. Curtis has had a newscast over the morning announcements every third period. These announcements...

NJROTC holds second Military Ball

Ramota Olatunji

December 19, 2016

Students and faculty from the NJROTC program gathered at The Excelsior Grand for a memorable night of celebrating the Navy and Marine Corps’ 241st birthday. This was Curtis’ second annual Military Birthday Ball, and over 150 ...

Curtis’ heartwarming reaction to the destruction of Hurricane Matthew

Matthew Chakwin

December 19, 2016

Haiti was devastated by Hurricane Matthew in early October. Haiti suffered some of the worst conditions of the storm. The hurricane destroyed many homes leaving millions displaced. There have been countless humanitarian response...

Students react to the election

Ava Ruberti

December 19, 2016

This year’s election has everyone running in circles. Regardless of which candidate you were rooting for, it was a tight race. Staten Island was the only borough in New York in favor of the Republican party this year. Fro...

Voice actors strike slows video game production

Hannah Lonergan

December 19, 2016

On October 19th, a voice actor strike began that may affect some popular video game companies. You may be familiar with the voices of some voice actors from your favorite games, and recently they’ve shared their dissatisfaction wi...