The Glen Echo

NJ Cop with an “Eagle eye and good memory”

by Cole Tennant, Staff Writer October 24, 2019

It was the hat! The distinct camo hat! The flashing lights and sounds of sirens blared throughout Palisades Park as the patrolman brought three suspects into the station. That day in 2010, unaware of the...

Deniz Acet sits in Starbucks moments after her interview.

Turkish student adjusts to American life

by Harlen Saberwal, Staff Writer October 24, 2019

“What? Who poured this on my head?” the teacher said in shock. Deniz giggled as she ran down the hallway, with an almost empty bottle of yogurt-water in her hand. She felt guilty that the beverage...

Coach Erica Little joined the Glen Rock High School cheerleading program as head coach this year.

Fall cheerleading welcomes new coach

by Jenny DeStefano, Managing Editor October 23, 2019

The cheerleading program introduced a new head coach this season.  Erica Little “jumped at the opportunity” to coach a varsity high school team after her own high school coach, Liz Farkas, became...

Caroline Torpey (far left) poses backstage with her castmates during last year’s fall production of Pride and Prejudice.  As a veteran of the Glen Rock Theatre Company, she has performed in every possible production the group has put on.

Senior takes the lead

by Abby Stern, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

Acting is difficult because it requires people to act like somebody they are not, but directing is difficult because people have to just be themselves.  As both an actor and as the Assistant Director...

Connor posing for a picture at the 2019 sophomore semi formal

Junior class president details long list of school responsibilities

by Ryan Kelly, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

Junior class president Connor Cunningham worked tirelessly to prepare for the pep rally and homecoming dance. His goal was to ensure that the Class of 2021 was represented well during spirit week. As...

Local coach strives to improve upon the past

by James Stewart, Staff Writer October 18, 2019

     In the lives of all athletes, there is usually a coach or two that completely change your life for the better, but not in this case.     Bonnie Zimmermann, a light-hearted Physical Education...

Student explains importance of 3D printing

by Jack Strawhorn, Staff Writer October 18, 2019

The junior student watches as the melted plastic begins to take shape in the rectangular 3D printer. The plastic builds up slowly, a white model of a familiar face—as the machine stops, the hockey player...

Born into music

by Elijah Onik, Staff Writer October 17, 2019

The first melancholy chords rang out, silencing the audience. A chorus of students’ soft voices come together: they sang Grandson Morrison Foster, which their music teacher wrote to celebrate the birth...

Kailyn Hess displays her EMT uniform with her dog. As a physical education and health teacher at the middle school, she aims to use her background as an emergency medical technician (EMT) to encourage younger generations to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Balancing emotions as an emergency medical technician (EMT)

by Mikayla Kim, Staff Writer October 17, 2019

Ambulance sirens filled the air with a warning. An alarm.  Emergency responders rushed out of the ambulance to the scene of the car accident, completely calm and collected. No emotions were apparent....

Science teacher explains her experience with Division I skiing

by Ryan LeBlanc October 15, 2019

Playing a Division I sport and getting a bachelor’s degree is a difficult task, but teacher Irene Bickert-Fink figured it out.  Bickert-Fink is a physics teacher who has been teaching since she got...

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