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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
Earlier in the meeting, students in the district were acknowledged by the BOE for their achievements.
District math department to switch course order
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

Larissa Aquaviva, Staff Writer

All content by Larissa Aquaviva
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Senior trunk-or-treat event

May 10, 2021
Photo by Ms. Gamgort.

Hills students make change with community awareness project battling anti-Semitism

January 16, 2020
Cowboys in College: Sports Edition

Cowboys in College: Sports Edition

December 3, 2019
UMass Amherst in the snow. Photo by Liana Gudin

UMass Amherst: Is it the Right UMass For You?

December 17, 2018
On Saturday April 14, 2018 military and civilians alike took their passion to the streets of Concord, Massachusets and Rucked in honor of fallen military, police, firefighters, and EMTs. Prior to the race, participants raised money for military families in need and now will walk a 26.2 mile course with a 20-40 pound Rucksack on their back, commonly used in the military, where they will “carry” the names of who they are participating for. The Tough Ruck was its own independent event until on April 15, 2013, the day of the Boston Marathon Bombing, Tough Ruck finishers were at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and helped first responders by responding to the injuries following the attacks. After the help Tough Ruckers put in following the bombing the Boston Athletic Association affiliated the event with the Boston Marathon meaning every finisher receives the first official Boston Marathon Medals of the weekend and a certificate. At Tough Ruck 2018 Pascack Hills Alumni, John Aquaviva, ran the 26.2 mile marathon with the names of fallen soldiers on his back. In the months leading up to the Tough Ruck four members of Aquaviva’s battalion, the Cramers Sabers Battalion, raised $4,186 towards struggling military families. In classic Hills fashion, multiple families and people in the community pitched in to help him reach his goal, including his old American Studies teachers Ed Sandt and Owen Haveron. Having this support from his former school and seeing that everyone was cheering him on, Aquaviva ran the marathon filled with Hills Pride and finished in 7 hours and 45 minutes. After the race Aquaviva stated, “It was a fantastic experience for a great cause. I saw the strength and bond of the military and first responder community while running with a friend and my sergeant.” This was a common feeling among most of the people attending knowing that the Tough Ruck raised $614,440 for the Military Friends Foundation to help a wonderful cause. Being at the event, seeing a large group of people cheer on the runners and come together for a great cause made the muscle aches and blisters all worth it and left every participant, civilian and military with a wonderful feeling of hope and relief for the future of the military families in need.

Tough Ruck Marathon Filled With Hills Pride

May 1, 2018
John and his drill sergeant in Fort Knox, Kentucky at the Cadet Summer Training Basic Camp. Photo by Larissa Aquaviva.

Is ROTC Right For You?

February 26, 2018
Dress code in the Student Handbook. Photo by Larissa Aquaviva.

“No Cheeks” are No Problem, Unless You’ve Read the Student Dress Code

November 1, 2017

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