The Glen Echo

Ken Kerbs stores his photos in boxes with the prices for prints labeled on top. Before he became Photo Editor, he would get reimbursed by The Glen Echo for the prints he made.

Into the ordinary

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor April 19, 2017

Syracuse: the fifth most populous city in the state of New York. There’s bound to be something to do and there’ll always be exciting things to photograph. So then why are a photography professor...

Ken Kerbs poses for a picture in The 1978 Glenconian Yearbook. Kerbs served as the photo editor for The Glen Echo and the Editor in Chief for The Glenconican.

Looking through the lens

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor April 19, 2017

It’s 3 a.m. The sun has yet to rise and a young Ken Kerbs has yet to fall asleep. Unlike the average 1970s high school student who came home from school, did his homework and went to sleep, Kenny...

Brian and Ken, on the right, standing on the The Great Wall of China with the rest of the crew. Working on the German TV project was a thrill and a privilege for Ken.

The life of a cameraman

April 18, 2017

It’s 3 a.m. again. Ken Kerbs is in Fort Lauderdale, a popular city in Florida known for its beaches, but he’s not there for vacation. A couple of hours prior on Jan. 6. 2017, a man walked into...

From March 30 to April 1, The Theatre Company put on their spring show, Mystery and Mayhem

Curtains open for spring show

by Dylaney Sabino, Staff Writer April 18, 2017

The Stage lit up with sound blasting and actors waiting anxiously in their positions. The curtains began to open as The Theatre Company’s nerves stir. With just one month to pull together a four scene...

Junior Jarod Forer combined his passion for pole vaulting and helping others by organizing a fundraiser.

Taking a leap for fundraising

by Hiroki Doyle, Staff Writer March 29, 2017

A junior student has taken his passion for helping others and combined it with pole vaulting Jarod Forer, a junior, has been involved with pole vaulting since his freshman year, and he practices it...

The 7elements club, created by Sophomore Andrew Bober and Junior Matt Heller, will help the people of the Dominican Republic.

Sophomore begins charitable service club on trial basis

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor March 22, 2017

When sophomore Andrew Bober returned from a service trip to the Dominican Republic, he immediately knew he wanted to help the people he met there, and thus the 7elements club was formed. The 7elements...

From last August to December, Mr. Luckenbill became a member of the National Guard

Luckenbill returns from National Guard

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor January 11, 2017

Mr. Brian Luckenbill had thought about joining the National Guard for a while and last August he put his teaching job on hold to join. Luckenbill, a physics and pre-engineering teacher, had previously...

Kelly Lohr scored 23 points in the first game of the Girls Varsity Basketball season

Athlete of the Month: Kelly Lohr

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor December 20, 2016

Name: Kelly Lohr Sport: Basketball Grade: 12th Grade Why is she athlete of the week: The girls' varsity basketball team won its opening game against Manchester Regional, in which Kelly Lohr...

The Interact Club helped the Rotary Club with its annual pancake breakfast on Dec. 3.

Interact club helps with pancake breakfast

by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor December 7, 2016

The Interact Club held its annual pancake breakfast in coordination with the Rotary Club on Dec. 3. Members of Interact and the Ridgewood High School Interact Club served the public from 7 a.m. to 12...

Juniors Jun Seo, Jack Kellerk, Nick McRae, Matt Heller, and Sagar Ohri present their reasons on why Glen Rock should have a 1-to-1 student-laprop ratio.

Economics students take on new challenge

by Ian Stephenson, Staff Writer November 29, 2016

Fourteen students took on a new challenge and participated in the iSchool Initiative on Nov. 18. These students presented business models on how to improve student life to a group of teachers, advisers,...

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