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Swimmer Douglass Places 6th at Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games
November 28, 2018
Dylan Nordstrom, Junior, Associate News Editor
Senior Kate Douglass traveled to the Buenos Aires 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, where top athletes from around the world competed on an elite scale. She participated in...
Teacher’s Show Spirit in Halloween Costume Competition
November 28, 2018
Matthew Reynolds, Junior, Staff Reporter
Every Halloween there is a teachers’ costume competition in which each of the seven faculty departments chooses their own theme for dressing up. Each group tries to outshine...
Pelicans Take a Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
November 27, 2018
Maeve Parmelee, Junior, News Editor
People across the United States froze for a cause on November 17 as they gathered in various locations in their states to run into bitterly cold bodies of water for the Polar...
Foreign Language Clubs Host International Dinner
November 27, 2018
Daniela Christian, Sophomore, Photography Editor
The Language Department hosted its annual International Dinner, a beloved PMHS event, on November 7. The Pelham tradition has been alive for over 25 years. Students bring...
PMHS Alum Biaggi Elected to NYS Senate
November 27, 2018
Zach Leonard, Senior, Sports Editor
As polls closed and votes were tallied late on November 6, New Yorkers voted in record numbers. Though nationally there was a split in the midterm congressional election,...
Possible Pelham Cell Phone Tower Gets Poor Reception by Community
November 27, 2018
Ben Glickman, Senior, Editor-in-Chief
The New York State Department of Transportation has proposed a 130-foot cell phone tower to be built on land near Exit 9 of the Hutchinson River Parkway. Multiple Pelham groups...
Photo Highlights of SnB’s BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS
November 19, 2018
Lucy Edmunds, Sophomore and Gabe Sucena, Senior
Photo highlights of Sock 'n' Buskins production of Brighton Beach Memoirs.BBM PHOTO MONTAGE
Senior Haunted House Snapshots
October 31, 2018
Staff
Alyssa Purcea
PMHS Homecoming Scoreboard
October 8, 2018

News

2nd Annual PMHS Creative Writing Contest Based on “All the Light We Cannot See”

Press Release

December 11, 2018 • No Comments

Bond Update: District-Wide Changes in the Works

SJ O'Connor, Junior, Associate Editor-in-Chief

November 27, 2018 • No Comments

Pelham is beginning to move forward with district-wide construction plans, a result of the May 15 bond referendum. Hutchinson Elementary School, Prospect Hill Elementary School, Pelham Middle School, Pelham Memorial High...

Pelicans Participate in Walk for Homes

Mikaela Lavandero, Freshmen and Caroline Michailoff, Freshmen

November 27, 2018 • No Comments

On November 4, the PMHS Habitat for Humanity club took part in a Walk For Homes. The event began in front of St. Augustine’s Church in Larchmont, New York at 1pm. Students from all over Westchester, including Briarcliff,...

Pelicans Take a Polar Plunge for Special Olympics November 27, 2018

Makerspace Has Second Birthday November 27, 2018
Pelham Students Demonstrate the Spirit of Giving with Service Trip to Guatemala November 27, 2018

Jazz Band Holds Fundraiser November 27, 2018

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Features

2nd Annual PMHS Creative Writing Contest Based on “All the Light We Cannot See”

Press Release

December 11, 2018 • No Comments

PMHS Starts Students For Refugees Club November 28, 2018
How to Make Sure the Holidays Don’t Turn Into the Holler Days! November 28, 2018
Pelham Participates in Restaurant Week November 28, 2018
GSA Raises Money for Homeless LGBT+ Youth November 28, 2018

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Opinion

OP ED: Too Many Honor So-SIGH-ities?

Daniela Christian, Sophomore, Photography Editor

November 27, 2018 • No Comments

I’m happy to say that students at PMHS are recognized for all aspects of achievement. But, while it is nice to receive encouragement, is one’s achievement truly unique...

OP ED: Whiting Out White Privilege November 27, 2018
OP ED: Students Carry the Weight of Education On Their Backs November 27, 2018

OP ED: Redefining Nationalism – – When Politics Becomes a Dirty Word November 27, 2018
POINT/COUNTERPOINT: How Early is TOO Early for Christmas Spirit? November 27, 2018

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Centerfold

November Centerfold – Senior Haunted House / Halloween Dress-Up

Graphics by Isabelle Anderson, Katy Hart, and Luca Rivera

November 28, 2018 • No Comments

October Homecoming Centerfold

October 29, 2018

Pelham Alumna Alessandra Biaggi Secures Nomination for State Senate

October 22, 2018

We’re Having a Senior Memory!

June 22, 2018

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Recent Sports Scores

Tuesday, December 11

Boys Ice Hockey

Pelham Memorial High School 4 - John Jay High School 1
Monday, December 10

Boys Basketball

Pelham Memorial High School 64 - Our Lady of Lourdes 68
Monday, December 10

Boys Swimming

Pelham Memorial High School 112 - Our Lady of Lourdes 58
Friday, December 7

Boys Ice Hockey

Pelham Memorial High School 1 - St. Mary's 3
Thursday, December 6

Boys Basketball

Pelham Memorial High School 48 - Ramapo 38

Meet the Staff

SJ O’Connor, Junior

Associate Editor-in-Chief

SJ O’Connor is currently a junior at Pelham Memorial High School and joined The Pel Mel her sophomore year. This is her second year on the paper, where she previously held the position of Co-News Ed...

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Polls

Polls Archive

Video

Brighton Beach Memoirs Preview

Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" to be presented at Pelham Memorial High School, 575 Colonial Avenue, Pelham, NY on Friday, November 16 and Saturday...

Senior Haunted House – The Movie!

Pelham Memorial High School's Senior Class held their haunted house fundraiser on October 30, 2018.

PMHS Cheerleaders Show Spirit at Pep Rally

Pelham Marching Band Calls the Students to the Pep Rally

Pel Mel TV – Broadcast Journalism Class films our Top Stories of March

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October 2017