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A student looks at the PARCC website during class to see what will happen to the test if changed by Governor Phil Murphy.

A new requirement

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

In August 2016, the Board of Education passed a regulation that the class of 2021 and all future graduating classes would have to pass the PARCC test to receive their high school diploma. This came as...

Students enjoy lunch as they sit and talk with their friends in the cafeteria.

The modern world

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

Technology and the modern world have finally caught up to standardized testing. The test is able to run on all computers but there were some issues that surfaced during the first 2 years of the exam. Computer...

The Student

The Student

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

Standardized testing has become a way of life for students. They learn the curriculum throughout the school year and test for around a week or more. Then testing is over till the next school year. A...

The All Purpose Room being set up for the middle school PARCC testing, high school students will be taking them on their school computers. Don’t forget to charge your computers!

The Plan

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

Phil Murphy became New Jersey’s 56th governor after winning against former Governor Chris Christie and represents a new mind with new views on how to improve New Jersey. Murphy listed dissolving the...

The IT Department the Batcave of the unsung heroes solving Glen Rocks Tech issues, computers and printers fill the room while desks are kept clean. Members of the IT Department have been busy setting up school computers for the PARCC.

To PARCC or not to PARCC (ready)

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer April 26, 2018

On a muggy April morning, Students make their way to school through rainy streets, joking with friends over puddle filled sidewalks or bunched into cars. Friends meet at one another's lockers and discuss...

The Schoology home page for students. Schoology was implemented on Dec. 8, 2017 after the previously used SchoolFusion was eliminated on Dec. 31, 2017.

Schoology takes over across one-to-one program

by David Viggiano, Staff Writer February 2, 2018

While the debate of its pronunciation still stands, most would agree that ever since the implementation of Schoology, things have been running smoothly for students and teachers who use it as an online...

Anxiety has no zip code

Anxiety has no zip code

by Chloe Siohan, Staff Writer January 30, 2018

*Names have been changed to protect identities The realities of teens in Paterson may seem like a world away from those of teens in Glen Rock, but they are more similar than one may think. When people...

Ms. Pat Mahoney spends the majority of her week as an English teacher, grading tests, teaching literature and helping her students. But on the weekends, Mahoney helps people in a different way: as a psychoanalyst.

Thought she was just a teacher? Psych

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2018

Pat Mahoney leads a double life. Monday through Friday she helps her students understand great works of literature and the symbols behind them. But when the weekend begins, she helps people in a different...

Students from five different schools watch a live neurosurgery at Liberty Science Center. The surgery, which was part of the Live From Surgery program, was a Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion.

Anatomy students watch live neurosurgery

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2017

Anatomy students joined five other schools to watch a live neurosurgery at Liberty Science Center on Tuesday. According to Liberty Science Center, the Live From Surgery program “offers students a...

The infamous image from the film “Get Out.” Controversy stirred after the movie was nominated for Best Comedy or Musical.

‘Get Out’ to compete as a comedy at the Golden Globes

by Isis Kirkland, Twitter Manager November 27, 2017

“Get Out” is a satirical thriller that came out early 2017. It quickly became a favorite amongst audiences, appearing all over social media and is cleaning up at the box office. The movie, directed...

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