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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
Justine Marinkovic

Justine Marinkovic, Editor-in-Chief

Hills senior Justine Marinkovic is very excited to be involved with the Trailblazer for her fourth year.  She is one of the Editors in Chief for the 2021-22 school year. She was an editor for the Arts & Entertainment section for two years before she made the transition to Editor in Chief.

All content by Justine Marinkovic
Vogue

2022 Oscar Awards red carpet fashion

March 29, 2022
‘I wanted to write and tell my own stories’: Hills alumna dedicates first novel to her former teachers

‘I wanted to write and tell my own stories’: Hills alumna dedicates first novel to her former teachers

March 21, 2022
College Board changes format of the SAT and PSAT tests for 2024

College Board changes format of the SAT and PSAT tests for 2024

January 27, 2022

Pascack Recap Episode 4: May 31, 2021

May 31, 2021
Hills band members perform Monday at their first concert in 17 months.

Hills band, choir hold first concert in 17 months

May 19, 2021

Pascack Recap Episode 3: April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021

Pascack Recap Episode 2: March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021
2021 Grammys highlights and winners

2021 Grammys highlights and winners

March 18, 2021

Pascack Recap Episode 1: Feb. 26, 2021

February 26, 2021
Apanosian is an English teacher at Hills and is an advisor for the Trailblazer.

Hills teacher to speak at Montclair State University seminar

February 4, 2021
Harris was born in Oakland, Calif., in 1964 to a mother of Indian descent and a father of Jamaican descent.

Madam Vice President: Hills students react to history being made

January 15, 2021
Even though there will be no crowds supporting the performance in person, several theatrical performers will make their appearance for viewers who watch from their television screens. 

What the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will look like this year

November 18, 2020
Introducing Hills’ new Culinary Arts teacher: Mrs. Downes

Introducing Hills’ new Culinary Arts teacher: Mrs. Downes

November 11, 2020
Artist Demi Lovato at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.

Highlights of the 2020 Billboard Music Awards

October 26, 2020
Researchers predict that the loss in ticket sales has potentially resulted in the loss of millions of dollars put to helping both Broadway and boosting the New York City economy.

From thriving to declining in months: Broadway to remain closed until 2021

October 6, 2020
The new Netflix show Outer Banks is ranked highly among most viewers, and even though the show isn’t confirmed for a second season, writers are preparing a script due to the show’s clear success. 

What Outer Banks fans want in a second season

May 18, 2020
The Richard Rodgers Theatre on West 46th Street in July 2019. The Broadway theatre, which is closed because of the coronavirus, has hosted productions such as In The Heights, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamilton.

The fall of Broadway

April 28, 2020
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, both of Latin origin, performing. Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Miami brings diversity to Super Bowl LIV

February 11, 2020
Andresini and Freshman Riley Solomon at a performance of Under Pressure

New Theater Director Tackles Pressure and Performance at Pascack Hills

December 10, 2019
PHHS Players are Under Pressure

PHHS Players are Under Pressure

December 3, 2019
Chicago: Behind the Scenes

Chicago: Behind the Scenes

February 25, 2019
The new Mary Poppins movie. (PC: Slash Films)

Best Movies to See this December

December 17, 2018
PC: TMZ

Remembering Stephen Hillenburg

December 7, 2018
(PC: CBS Philly)

Will Stranger Things End After the End of the Third Season?

November 21, 2018
(PC:Metro News)

Shocking Riverdale Return

October 18, 2018

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