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The BOE at the start of the meeting.
BOE recognizes student, staff achievements
The BOE at the start of the meeting.
BOE recognizes robotics team, listens to report
The BOE at the start of the meeting.
BOE approves budget, recognizes staff
(From left to right in the back): Piccini, Pollinger, and Wieland stand with Doyle and Sulzer (front).
Ellen Doyle wins Pascack Hills Support Staff Member of the Year
The BOE at the start of the meeting.
BOE completes presentations, recognizes achievements
Chamber Choir and Concert Band with their awards at the Awards Ceremony.
Hills Music Department brings back gold and silver from Philadelphia Heritage Festival
Hills juniors Ava and Cora Patelsky singing “The Mad Ones” from “The Mad Ones” by Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan.
Hills hosts annual Talent Night
The sophomores and seniors during the final tip-off for speedball.
Photo gallery: Spring Pep Rally
Some of the students that qualified for Nationals. (From left to right: Stephen Huang, Amresh Balakrishnan, Kaitlyn Lafferty, Emily Sailer, and Gabe Crandall.)
Members of DECA qualify for Nationals
Merlino (left) interviewing the boys varsity basketball coach, Paul D’Errico (right).
Return of ‘Mad Dog Matt:’ Freshman brings live sports broadcasting to Hills
Patrick Mahomes (left) and Jalen Hurts (right), the quarterbacks of this year’s Super Bowl teams.
Super Bowl LVII: Chiefs take down the Eagles
The Wild Card Round may be over, but the playoff action has just begun.
2023 NFL Playoffs: What you need to know
The team at the first game of the season against Fair Lawn.
Broncos voted North Jersey Football Team of the Week for Week 3
Runge during her first year coaching at Hills.
Coach Runge celebrates 100th win
Brown is eager to work with the team and incorporate all of her ideas into the program.
Lauren Brown approved as new head softball coach
The accessibility of the abortion pill mifepristone is threatened and is a controversial topic.
The banning of mifepristone
Cake and pie originated from Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greek civilizations.
Cake vs. pie: Which is better?
Gingerbread houses can be intricately designed, but more often for display than for a dessert.
Gingerbread houses: Are they as good as they seem?
Santa Claus did not originate as a marketing ploy, but rather an ode to a monk named St. Nicholas.
The celebration of Christmas: Secular and sacred
The SAT will be done on the computer after decades of it being a printed test.
SAT to go online: Is it the right decision?
Students, staff comment on Hills going mask-optional
Students, staff comment on Hills going mask-optional
BOE discusses school employee vaccination requirements
BOE discusses school employee vaccination requirements
BOE announces optional masking for district
BOE announces optional masking for district
Another year navigating through the covid pandemic
Another year navigating through the covid pandemic
Fishbein updates public on district Covid-19 policies
Fishbein updates public on district Covid-19 policies
As of April 13, no motive had been officially identified, meaning that this massacre had not been elevated to hate crime identification, despite claims that it was an attack on Christianity.
Covenant School shooting marks 13th U.S. school shooting of 2023
Pop culture rumors and drama can spread in a matter of seconds on the app.
What Tik Tok ‘de-influencers’ say about mass media and consumerism
Some of the rubble from the earthquake.
Turkey-Syria earthquake brings forth global response
United States House of Representatives official seal.
Speaker of the House Election: Deliberation and delay
Kitchens of the 1970s used to have colorful, retro-themed cabinet panels, while many modern-day kitchens have white paint, marble, or stainless steel.
Is color disappearing from the world?
Bronco’s Breakdown, Episode 5
Bronco’s Breakdown, Episode 5
Broncos Breakdown, Episode 4
Bronco’s Breakdown, Episode 4
Broncos Breakdown, Episode 3
Bronco’s Breakdown, Episode 3
Broncos Breakdown, Episode 1
Bronco’s Breakdown, Episode 1
October screencap
October screencap
Fred Fish is the Founder of Treeco, a real estate development firm in Englewood, NJ ​​that develops, owns, and manages a diversified portfolio of properties in urban and highly populated suburban locations along the Northeast corridor.
How I got here: Fred Fish
The military requires a person to be a minimum age of 17 to join, with varying ages from 28 to 39 as a maximum.
Postgraduate plans: Military academies and the armed forces
A day as a social media manager ranges from managing marketing campaigns in order to raise popularity to spotlighting a person, product, or service.
Career spotlight: Social media marketing
Some students have a clear preference on what they want to learn, whether it be something purely academic or artistic.
Navigating course selections
Banovic controlling the cameras at News 12.
How I got here: Michael Banovic
Favorite books of the month
Favorite books of the month
Bookshelf spring cleaning
Bookshelf spring cleaning
The new TRON ride.
New TRON ride opens in Disney World
The cover of “Daisy Jones and the Six” (left), Riley Keough (top right), and Sam Clarfin (bottom right.
T.V. review: ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’
Ellie and Joel from the original game, “The Last of Us.”
‘The Last of Us’ proves that video game adaptations can work
May horoscopes
May horoscopes
April horoscopes
April horoscopes
As the weather becomes warmer, there are many activities to do outside as well as in the comfort of your own home.
Ten things to do over spring break
March horoscopes
March horoscopes
February horoscopes
February horoscopes
Reporting with Hills Pride

The Trailblazer
Reporting with Hills Pride

The Trailblazer
Aidan Berson

Aidan Berson, Sports Editor

Aidan Berson, a senior at Hills, has been a member of the Trailblazer since his freshman year. Before becoming a Sports Editor, he primarily wrote articles for the section during his junior year. This year, Berson is looking forward to keep writing for the Trailblazer and to edit the Sports section with Shaan Dalal.

Fun fact: Berson can touch his tongue to his nose.

All content by Aidan Berson
Max Zuckerman breaks pole vaulting records

Max Zuckerman breaks pole vaulting records

June 3, 2022
Athlete of the week: Max Zuckerman

Athlete of the week: Max Zuckerman

February 1, 2022
Athlete of the Week: Kelly Buquicchio

Athlete of the Week: Kelly Buquicchio

January 23, 2022
Rachel Schulman and Dasia Jarvis: athletes of the week

Rachel Schulman and Dasia Jarvis: athletes of the week

October 28, 2021
Eli Behar and other members of the Pascack Hills Cross Country Team

Eli Behar: Hills Athlete of the Week

September 23, 2021
Lindsay Fleishman named Pascack Hills first Female Athlete of the Week

Lindsay Fleishman named Pascack Hills’ first Female Athlete of the Week

September 10, 2021
“My next goal is 16 feet. I’m going to try to get this at my meet tomorrow,” Zuckerman said. 

Max Zuckerman breaks county pole vaulting record

May 26, 2021
While his strongest area in track is pole vaulting, Zuckerman participates in many other events in track.

Athlete showcase: Max Zuckerman

April 21, 2021
Hills junior Dylan Reissman golfing. He has traveled to Florida in order to improve his game this school year.

Isolated from friends and family, Dylan Reissman makes a big swing

February 26, 2021
A chalk creation in Woodcliff Lake reminding residents to stay home. During quarantine, families have adjusted to the increased time spent together.

Families adjust to new normal in quarantine

May 21, 2020
I just want a season

‘I just want a season’

March 30, 2020
A set of custom hand sanitizers made by Ms. Pfleging and her mom to prevent spread of the virus. The writing on the bottles include reminders to “wash your hands” and “cowboys fight corona.”

The impact of the coronavirus on Pascack Hills

March 12, 2020
Coronavirus fears, obsession spread among Pascack Hills students

Coronavirus fears, obsession spread among Pascack Hills students

March 5, 2020

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