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In the coming meetings, members will listen to presentations about the curriculum in respective subject areas.
BOE listens to new presentations, reports
Members of the PVRHSD Board of Education at the start of the meeting.
BOE discusses recent updates, athletic achievement
Members of the PVRHSD Board of Education at the start of the meeting.
BOE approves new athletic appointments, resignations
Earlier in the meeting, Superintendent Sarah Bilotti discussed the district’s Day of Service, which was held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16.
BOE recognizes student achievements
Calderone being sworn in by Usami.
District inaugurates new BOE member, re-elects president and vice president
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
All of the inductees on stage.
Photo gallery: Tri-M Honor Society Induction
The Hills Band playing at the Prudential Center.
Hills Band performs at Devils game
Set up for Project Linus, one of the activities from Day of Service.
District observes first annual Beloved Community Day of Service
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
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?
A person receives a vaccine against the monkeypox virus amid an outbreak.
The monkeypox outbreak: Is it time to prepare for another pandemic?
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
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?
Football, as called in Europe, dates back 2,000 years when it was said to have been played in ancient China, Greece and Rome.
Why do Americans call soccer, football?
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
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
A sign outside of the student center on Busch Campus in Piscataway, N.J.
College overview: Rutgers University
Ellie and Joel from the original game, “The Last of Us.”
‘The Last of Us’ proves that video game adaptations can work
The cast and crew of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” including Oscar recipients Jamie Lee Curtis (Supporting Actress), Michelle Yeoh (Lead Actress), Jonathan Wang (Picture), Daniel Scheinert (Original Screenplay, Directing, Picture), Ke Huy Quan (Supporting Actor), and Daniel Kwan (Original Screenplay, Directing, Picture).
‘Everything Everywhere’ sweeps the Academy Awards
For over a decade, Elizabeth Grant, better known by her stage name, Lana Del Rey, has gained popularity in the pop culture scene.
Every Lana Del Rey album ranked
The 95th Academy Awards will take place on March 12.
The Oscars: Predictions for the 2023 ceremony
Along with keeping her options open with the books themselves, Pettigano likes to keep a variety of the medium as well.
February books of the month
March horoscopes
March horoscopes
February horoscopes
February horoscopes
January horoscopes
January horoscopes
December horoscopes
December horoscopes
November horoscopes
November horoscopes
Reporting with Hills Pride

The Trailblazer
Reporting with Hills Pride

The Trailblazer
Rily Alexander

Rily Alexander, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Rily Alexander is a sophomore at Hills. She joined the Trailblazer her freshman year as a staff writer and primarily wrote for the Life & Style and Arts & Entertainment sections. This year, Alexander is looking forward to being an Arts & Entertainment Editor alongside co-editor Ethan Kaufman and assistant editor Jordana Brief.

Fun fact: Alexander loves ketchup and can eat it with anything.

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Along with keeping her options open with the books themselves, Pettigano likes to keep a variety of the medium as well.

February books of the month

February 8, 2023
The Met Museum.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Exhibits of 2023

January 26, 2023
“Rebecca” cover.

Book of the month: ‘Rebecca’

October 10, 2022
The show consisted of performances by Conan Grey, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, and more.

2022 Video Music Awards run-down

September 2, 2022
McCurdy’s memoir has been described as “impressively funny” and “an important cultural document.”

Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir: ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

August 25, 2022
Newton-John had been fighting breast cancer since 1992 when she had first been diagnosed.

A tribute to Olivia Newton-John

August 19, 2022
Swift joined the band on stage on July 21 to perform a mash-up of her hit single, “Love Story,” and HAIM’s 2020 hit song, “Gasoline.”

Is Taylor Swift’s performance with HAIM in London the start of a new project?

August 1, 2022
A photo of Taylor John Smith and Daisy Edgar-Jones from the film.

Movie review: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’

July 23, 2022
In the past year, Gray released multiple singles such as “Jigsaw,” “Telepath,” “People Watching,” and “Astronomy,” which will all be featured on the upcoming album. 

‘Yours:’ Conan Gray’s New Single

May 26, 2022
Depp (left) and his ex-wife Amber Heard in the courtroom during the trial.

Johnny Depp: A legacy reduced to a lawsuit?

May 23, 2022
The Goodreads Choice award-winning historical fiction novel follows the story of a fictional Hollywood actress, Evelyn Hugo.

‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ to become a Netflix film

May 22, 2022
Favorite Book of the Month

Favorite Book of the Month

May 13, 2022
May Horoscope

May Horoscope

May 6, 2022
Talent Night Photo Gallery

Talent Night Photo Gallery

April 14, 2022
April Horoscope

April Horoscope

March 29, 2022
Colleen Hoover’s It Starts with Us

Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts with Us”

March 8, 2022
March horoscope

March horoscope

February 28, 2022
February Horoscope

February Horoscope

February 8, 2022
January Horoscope

January Horoscope

January 12, 2022
December Horoscope

December Horoscope

December 2, 2021
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November Horoscopes

November 2, 2021
designed by Rebecca Lovett

October Horoscope

October 20, 2021

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