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Senior Matt Schlett accompanies junior Katie Kelly down the runway.

Interact club hosts annual fashion show for cancer research

by Caroline Griffin March 15, 2017

The interact club hosted their annual fashion show on Monday, Feb. 27. All proceeds were donated to Hope Lodge American Cancer Society. Students were chosen to model prom dresses and tuxedos to raise...

Seniors Lindsay Vachon, Nina Dunn, Erin Dunn, and Emily Schaefer pose for a picture after a committee session at their last Model UN Conference in High School. “I’ve been in this club since freshman year, I joined for fun, but I’m sad it’s my last trip with Model UN,” Schaefer said.

Model United Nations participates in annual conference

by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer March 9, 2017

“We won the best prize of all,” said Emily Schaefer, senior delegate of the Model United Nations, “the satisfaction of a job well done.” The Model United Nations participated in an annual conference...

The set of August Wilson’s Jitney on Broadway. “The set is really very evocative,” Metch- Ampel said. The set depicts the inside of the jitney station, run by a character named Becker.

AP Language classes see Jitney on Broadway

by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer March 1, 2017

Students in the AP Language and Composition classes traveled to see Jitney on Broadway on Friday, Feb. 15. The classes saw the production during a unit on argumentative essays and the concept of race...

The entire cast performs Full Disclosure, the Act One finale of The Addams Family.

Behind the scenes of The Addams Family musical

by Ben Sakac, Patricia Whyte, and Katherine Hikin February 14, 2017

The orchestra began to play the opening notes of the prelude, the bright, red curtains arose, revealing the actors and scenery on stage. Everything looked perfect, with every single prop in its place and...

Mia Seibold and Jordan Russo, co-captains of the junior class Relay For Life team, assist those interested in participating by signing them up on the Relay For Life of Glen Rock website.

Relay For Life kicks off another year

by Caroline Griffin, Senior Staff Writer February 13, 2017

The Relay for Life Club held its annual kick off event on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The kick off celebration provided baked goods, raffles, prizes, and merchandise that...

One of the ways the Key Club raises money is through donation stands like this one, which was set up outside of Kilroys Market.

Key Club gives back to community

by Alyssa Kitz, Staff Writer February 8, 2017

The newest club at Glen Rock, The Key Club, is headed by Ms. Kathleen Walter with the help of juniors Hiroki Doyle and Isaac Hart. The club is for students who want to do community service for local groups. “I...

The Yearbook Club played catch-up for the past few weeks after a memory card containing senior quote portraits went missing. It has yet to be recovered.

Yearbook progress at freeze frame after memory card goes missing

by Michelle DeMaria, Instagram Manager, Senior Staff Writer February 7, 2017

After chasing each and every senior down for his or her senior quote and taking over 180 pictures, the Yearbook Club’s hard work disappeared as quickly as the flash of a camera. The memory card...

The Cosmic Goose robot is prepared for the next match.

Robotics team takes eighth place

by Ben Solomon, Senior Staff Writer January 15, 2017

On an abnormally warm Saturday, the members of Glen Rock's Cosmic Goose robotics team boarded a bus bound for Cliffside Park High School. This was the second match of the season with the team ultimately...

A new knitting club could help hospitalized children find comfort and security.

New club to knit group together

A new knitting club could help hospitalized children find comfort and security.
by Emma Byrd, Staff Writer January 13, 2017

Ms. Jenna Dunay walked into Ms. Nicole Rusin’s interior design class and introduced the idea of a knitting club on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Immediately three or four people were interested and eager to join....

Birds Hell by Max Beckham.   I had so many interesting conversations with my friends about the pieces, in particular Birds Hell, said Matt Lacognata (17).

Art students visit Metropolitan Museum of Art

by Patricia Whyte, Staff Writer January 12, 2017

“The best way to learn is to look at the past,”  art teacher Mr. Scott Kupka said. Students from photo, drawing and painting, graphic design, and other art classes all took a field trip to the...

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