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Lizzie Hoyt makes sure to recycle on a daily basis. She realized a problem with the recycling system in the high school, and decided to create change through her Gold Award.

Students get green and improve the environment

by Samantha Greene, Staff Writer May 17, 2018

Glen Rock environmental efforts When walking on Rock Road, past the small stores that decorate the street, one can notice the greenery and flowers lining the sidewalks. The sun is shining and the sky...

Tenafly Pediatrics is a doctor’s office that has recently treated thousands of kids with the flu. Dr. Alina Sumarokov has treated thousands of patients with flu-like symptoms this year.

Cough Cough: The flu’s effect on Glen Rock and the tri-state area

by Madelyn Willoughby, Staff Writer May 8, 2018

While the rest of her peers were at school, Mary Andreou sat alone on her couch surrounded by tissues and medicine. The glass coffee table was pulled close to the brown couch so she would not have to stand...

Understanding eating disorders

by Githmie Goonatillekeg, Editor-in-Chief May 4, 2018

*The name of the student involved has been changed to protect their identity* Sarah Mullins is crouched down on the floor of her closet and has never felt more alone in her life. The plan to lock...

The final four

The final four

by Nathan Schlecht, Staff Writer April 30, 2018

The sun was just beginning to clip the trees and illuminate the short yellow bus parked in front of the Glen Rock High School entrance. The windows of the bus are glazed with frost and a steady hum of...

Handfuls of dogs arrive at the transport site, the Vince Lombardi Service area, as Bow Wows and Meows representative Robyn O’Hagan poses with one of her foster puppies. Robyn and her family have been fostering dogs in their home and searching for families to adopt them, since the fall of 2016.

Fostering for a cause

by Christine Nappi, Copy Editor April 23, 2018

After a tattered and pregnant stray pitbull unexpectedly gave birth on an Georgia resident’s property, she and her newborn puppies were shot to death by the landowner. It wasn’t until a rescuer came...

Psychology teacher switches up his serve

by Killian McBride, Staff Writer March 26, 2018

More than 200 tournaments. That’s how many psychology and history teacher Alan Feldman has competed in over the course of his table tennis career.   At the age of 12, Mr. Feldman decided to join...

Brendan Ernst, Commissioner, poses for his team photo.

Sophomore boys get Rec’ed

by Spencer LaVine, Staff Writer March 25, 2018

Brendan Ernst was barely a freshman when he created what is arguably the most talked about recreational sports league in the halls of the high school. Ernst, who had played recreation basketball in...

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Glen Rock students weigh in on the national gun-control walkouts

by Chloe Siohan March 12, 2018

Students across the nation have been walking out of schools in protest for stricter gun laws, with two nationwide walkouts scheduled in March and April. As these dates loom, the question remains: will...

Stephen Petraitis poses after finishing his second to last semester at Columbia University
Science Honors Program.

A thirst for knowledge

by Nathan Schlecht, Staff Writer March 5, 2018

Stephen Petraitis has always had thirst for knowledge. He currently goes to Leonia High School and was a freshman when his father first introduced the Science Honors Program for highschool students at...

Coach Shick posing for the varsity soccer teams photo

More than just a typical coach

by Ryan Hornish, Staff Writer March 1, 2018

New Jersey and Bergen County native, Varsity soccer coach and Elementary school teacher, Casey Schick has spent countless years as a vital asset to Glen Rocks athletic programs. The now Varsity Coach has...

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