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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

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A graphic of cases throughout the tri-state region, which has been devastated by Covid-19. Circles represent relative size of outbreak but may not be to scale.

‘They did not have any tests’: how Covid-19 tore through the tri-state area

May 22, 2020
What junior Liz Mashinis screen looked like after encountering an error submitting her responses for the AP Physics I exam.

AP students at Hills encounter errors submitting virtual exams

May 14, 2020
The fall Pascack Hills pep rally, the first where the Class of 2020 were seniors.

From a senior during the coronavirus pandemic

May 9, 2020
The 2018 Pascack Hills graduation. A parade for graduates will be hosted on June 16 with a limited in-person graduation on July 8.

District announces tentative graduation plan to Class of 2020 students and parents

May 7, 2020
Assistant principal Charleen Schwartzman, also known among the community as CSchwa.

Board of Education approves Charleen Schwartzman as Hills’ next assistant principal

May 6, 2020
Donations collected at a contactless food drive drop-off site hosted by National Honors Society member Alec Boyajian. The organization is seeking to safely help local food pantries and those who are in need.

National Honor Society hosting contactless food drives outside members’ homes

April 29, 2020
Pascack Hills High School Research in Molecular Genetics students at the 2019 North Jersey Regional Science Fair. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s event was moved online.

Hills students win big at first-ever virtual North Jersey Regional Science Fair

April 26, 2020
Hills Principal Glenn deMarrais, in a photo taken upon the announcement of his retirement in January. deMarrais has since been approved to step in as Valleys principal next school year.

Board of Education to recommend deMarrais step in as Pascack Valley principal

April 10, 2020
Customers lined up outside Wegmans on Friday morning. Many wore masks and gloves. A sign on the right reads “Entrance only” as the store is controlling the number of shoppers who enter.

What ‘just doing my job’ now means

April 5, 2020
The football scoreboard on Pascack Hills field. The top of the board reads Home of the Cowboys.

The right moment to reconsider our mascots

February 24, 2020

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