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Glen Rock Municipal Building, where the zoning department work session took place. Borough members and residents gathered to discuss plans for affordable housing units.

Glen Rock borough discusses affordable housing

by Isis Kirkland, Staff Writer January 12, 2017

Zoning department members and Glen Rock residents gathered to discuss affordable housing options last week in Borough Hall. The Glen Rock Zoning and Planning Department held the work session on Jan....

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...

Top 10 trends of 2016

by Kate Casey, Advertising and Business Manager January 11, 2017

10. Mannequin Challenge- This social media trend became popular in late October after students from Edward H. White High School in Jacksonville, Fla., uploaded a video of student posing in a frozen...

Actors and actresses practicing for the upcoming production, The Addams Family. Follow the cast on Instagram @grhsaddamsfamily.

Rehearsals begin for upcoming musical

by Jordan Carr, Staff Writer January 9, 2017

The family’s coming back together in the upcoming production of the Addams Family. Actors and actresses began their rehearsals on Dec. 5 after auditions were over and character roles were chosen. “It's...

Yearbook editors-in-cheif Jess Zakowski, Michelle Hillock and Matt Locognata.

Glenconian goes back in time

by Dylaney Sabino, Staff Writer January 6, 2017

The Glenconian yearbook staff recently took theme shots for the 2016-17 yearbook. Advisers Ms. Deborah Cella and Mr. Scott Kupka worked with three main editors as well as the cast and directors of...

During school hours, The Hamilton Circle is only made accessible to emergency vehicles.

Overloaded streets make driving, parking difficult near high school

by Julia Rooney, Managing Editor January 5, 2017

In a town less than three square miles, it might be expected that most students would walk to school each morning. Yet, the vast majority of students, approximately 85 percent, travel to school by car. The...

To get into the holiday spirit, a Christmas tree was displayed behind a ‘Toys for Tots’ collection box in the Hamilton Lobby for students to drop off their toy donations.

Toys-for-Tots drive returns for holiday season

by Caroline Griffin, Senior Staff Writer January 4, 2017

The class of 2018 supported the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program in hopes to give a less fortunate child a new present on Christmas. For the fourth consecutive year a collection box...

The current sewing machine owned by Lappin. This is not the one given to her by her mother.

Miracle on Roxbury Place

by Ben Solomon, Senior Staff Writer December 20, 2016

Melissa Lappin received a hand me down sewing machine from her mother in 2011, and she started sewing as a hobby. By 2016, that hobby had evolved into a business. Roxbury place is an online store run...

Hacking the holidays: 2016 gift guide

Hacking the holidays: 2016 gift guide

Your gifts will be so good you'll have Santa wondering how you did it.
by Michelle De Maria, Facebook and Instagram Manager December 15, 2016

Is your dad’s smile slowly (but surely) getting smaller each year he opens up another disappointing pair of socks? Do you have a feeling your mom is going to be let down (yet again) when she opens up...

Delaney Sabino (20) receives words of encouragement before singing her freshman coffeehouse debut. Sabino sang the song Arms by Christina Perri.

Senior’s coffeehouse finale, freshman’s coffeehouse debut

by Sophia Ferreri, Snapchat Manager December 13, 2016

The Mobius Club put together their annual Coffeehouse on Thursday, Dec. 1. Students from all grades showed off their musical talent as the cafeteria, filled with students and parents, boomed with applause. This...

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