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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
Olivia Ge

Olivia Ge, Sports Editor / Assistant School News Editor

Hills junior Olivia Ge is looking forward to being a part of the Trailblazer for another year. She joined the publication her freshman year as a staff member and has written for In-Depth, School News, and Sports. This year, Ge is excited to be a Sports Editor and Assistant School News Editor for the publication, covering events and BOE meetings.

Fun fact: Out of the different food categories, Ge's favorite is fruit, with the exception of bananas and pineapples.

All content by Olivia Ge
All of the inductees on stage.

Photo gallery: Tri-M Honor Society Induction

February 20, 2023
The team at the first game of the season against Fair Lawn.

Broncos voted North Jersey Football Team of the Week for Week 3

October 5, 2022
A photo from Twitter used to announce Giordanos commitment.

Rising Hills junior commits to college for baseball

July 27, 2022
A group photo of Hills musicians with the middle schoolers.

Tri-M Music Honor Society collaborates with middle schoolers for project showcase

June 8, 2022
BOE vice president Gini Varghese (left) with some students from Hills and Valley. Junior Trayee Jha (second from right) was recognized for receiving an award in social studies.

BOE recognizes student accomplishments

May 23, 2022
Cosgrove (middle) and his Big North Coach of the Year award.

Sean Cosgrove wins Big North Coach of the Year

May 1, 2022
Some of the members of the boys track team.

BOE acknowledges sports achievements of students, coaches

April 25, 2022
Sarah Bilotti appointed as permanent superintendent for the district

Sarah Bilotti appointed as permanent superintendent for the district

March 28, 2022
BOE discusses school employee vaccination requirements

BOE discusses school employee vaccination requirements

February 28, 2022
BOE announces optional masking for district

BOE announces optional masking for district

February 7, 2022
Nicole DiCaprio commits to Colgate for soccer

Nicole DiCaprio commits to Colgate for soccer

December 1, 2021
The Asian Culture Club at Hills meets on April 9 to discuss their ongoing efforts to educate and respond to acts of anti-Asian violence.

AAPI community responds to anti-Asian violence

April 12, 2021
Authorities labeled the vandalism of a Chinese restaurant in Wyckoff as a bias crime. June 17 , 2020.

The local and national response to anti-Asian violence

April 12, 2021
The Asian Culture Club hung signs near the main staircase at Hills to educate about the ancient Hindu festival Holi.

The response at Hills to anti-Asian violence

April 12, 2021

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