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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
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The Trailblazer
Reporting with Hills Pride

The Trailblazer
Darcy Bergstein

Darcy Bergstein, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Hills senior Darcy Bergstein is looking forward to her second year as a member of the Trailblazer. Before she became an Arts and Entertainment Editor, Bergstein wrote articles for the section as a staff writer. She is excited to edit for Arts and Entertainment alongside Kaitlyn Verde and write more articles in her final year at Hills.

Fun fact: Bergstein's favorite T.V. shows are "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men."

All content by Darcy Bergstein
Pascack Hills concert band attends competition for the first time in three years

Pascack Hills concert band attends competition for the first time in three years

March 29, 2022
The most anticipated TV shows of 2022

The most anticipated TV shows of 2022

January 20, 2022
Streaming services continue to cause decline in the movie theater industry

Streaming services continue to cause decline in the movie theater industry

December 21, 2021
“The Song of Achilles” review

“The Song of Achilles” review

November 19, 2021
photo licensed by Creative Commons

Most anticipated movies of fall 2021

October 13, 2021
PC: forbes.com

2021 Met Gala generates wide array of responses

September 17, 2021
As great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore, said DeGeneres.

Hills reacts: Ellen DeGeneres to end daytime show

May 27, 2021
War movies have been a major genre in the spectrum of film since the early 1900s.

Movie review: ‘Saving Private Ryan’

May 19, 2021
This year, some AP tests will be taken by students in-person, while others they will take from home.

Hills students voice thoughts on AP testing

May 4, 2021
The “5 Steps to a 5” preparation book for the AP Physics 1 exam. Teachers of the course recommend it to students for studying.

Hills prepares to hold AP exams in person, at home

April 23, 2021
The Oscars are still about a month away, yet there is already a lot of excitement among Hills students over who will win.

Hills students see progress in diversity of Oscars nominees

March 22, 2021
The show has a large and notable cast, including Phoebe Dynevor and Regé-Jean Page, who star as Daphne Bridgerton and her love interest Simon Basset respectively.

Netflix series ‘Bridgerton’ a hit among Hills students

March 18, 2021
A lot of shows are returning for another season in 2021, and new ones are being greenlit.

Hills’ most anticipated TV shows of 2021

January 25, 2021
Whether it be the SAT or ACT, these exams used to be a valued indicator of an applicants academic strength that students would stress over for the majority of their high school career.

Should test scores be weighed as much in college admissions?

December 18, 2020
This year, musical director Allison Andresini decided to put on a virtual variety musical, a compilation of various songs different students will sing that have no correlation with one another.  

Hills musical director forms writers’ room for virtual fall musical

November 19, 2020
With the pandemic comes the cancellation and delay of new shows airing or streaming, as well as the cancellation of a lot of famous shows for which its audience was anticipating a new season.

Despite limitations and cancellations, the film industry will get back on track

October 26, 2020

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