![March 14, 2026 By Leah Campos Staff Writer The 24 athletes on the winter cheer competition team proved that with dedication and commitment, a young team can be successful. The team finished first out of four teams in the Group 2 All-Music and Varsity All-Music Co-ed Divisions at the state championship at Monroe Township High School on March 7. It placed third out of eight teams in the Varsity All-Music Co-ed Division at the New Jersey Interscholastic Conference Championship at […]](https://i0.wp.com/lighthouse.lyndhurstschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cheer-team-march-website-scaled-e1773333298918.jpeg?resize=552%2C360&ssl=1)
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March 14, 2026 By Zahara Chowdhury Editor-in-Chief For 25 current and former members of The Lighthouse, a field trip on Feb. 25 offered a preview of what lies ahead. The group explored the state-of-the-art facilities at Montclair State University’s College of ... More »

![March 14, 2026 By Hala Kenawy Staff Writer I never used to think much about food. It was just there, on the kitchen table or at family gatherings. I didn’t stop to consider how special it was to sit around a big plate of mansaf, which is made with tender lamb cooked in a tangy yogurt sauce called jameed and served over rice and thin bread called markouk. It is usually topped with pine nuts and almonds. Mansaf represents hospitality, […]](https://i0.wp.com/lighthouse.lyndhurstschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/halas-personal-narrative-e1773249870906.jpg?resize=552%2C360&ssl=1)
![March 14, 2026 By Zahara Chowdhury Editor-in-Chief For 25 current and former members of The Lighthouse, a field trip on Feb. 25 offered a preview of what lies ahead. The group explored the state-of-the-art facilities at Montclair State University’s College of Communication and Media, receiving a tour of the building and hearing from three journalism faculty members. Junior Serenity Mendoza, a first-year staff writer for The Lighthouse, said she enjoyed the atmosphere inside the building, which opened in 2017. “The […]](https://i0.wp.com/lighthouse.lyndhurstschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/montclair-for-website-scaled-e1773249632908.jpg?resize=552%2C360&ssl=1)
![March 13, 2026 By Eva Shrestha Staff Writer Coding, collaboration and curiosity converged when 20 students from the Environmental and Robotics Clubs came together on Feb. 25 for a field trip to Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. The field trip began with a one-hour workshop in which students worked in pairs using basic JavaScript on iPads to program Sphero, a small robot, to move around the room. Sophomore Josleiny Castillo, a two-year member of the Robotics Club, said the […]](https://i0.wp.com/lighthouse.lyndhurstschools.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/liberty-website-scaled.jpeg?resize=552%2C360&ssl=1)