Fostering for a cause
by Christine Nappi, Copy Editor
April 23, 2018
Filed under Features, In-Depth, Multimedia, Showcase
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 by when they noticed one puppy, Fawn, that had survived the attack. She was soon brought to safety....
Anxiety has no zip code
by Chloe Siohan, Staff Writer
January 30, 2018
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, In-Depth, Student Life
*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 think of Glen Rock, they generally think of a town filled with wealthy, affluent, and advantag...
Being a middle-school immigrant in Trump America
by Chloe Siohan, Staff Writer
June 16, 2017
Filed under Features, In-Depth, Showcase
A New Start The students pour into the large middle school composed of outdated bricks in the heart of Ridgewood, N.J. The school, with seafoam green doors and large stone fixtures in the front, is home to adolescents from grades six to eight. There’s a stone sign in front of the school engraved w...
Holocaust survivors visit Ridgewood middle school
by Chloe Siohan, Staff Writer
June 16, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, In-Depth
Holocaust survivors Vera Chapman and Michael Zeiger spoke to students at George Washington Middle School on June 12, discussing their experience during the war. The pair not only discussed their personal struggles at the time, but the importance of confronting hatred again today to prevent another...
New Jersey entrepreneur launches cricket-based protein bar
by Sophie Ferreri, Staff Writer
June 12, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, In-Depth
His mother's death sent him on a quest through Latin America. When he came home, he started cooking bugs into protein bars.
Read more »The People Around You
by Kate Casey, Advertising and Business Manager
June 7, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, In-Depth, Showcase
*Indicates that a name has been changed to protect the confidentiality of those who shared their stories. Chained to a bed, her arms and legs were immobile. Her lips were glued shut and her lungs were filled with cement. Before she restrained herself to her bed, she shut all the blinds so...
Bursting the bubble and leaving Glen Rock
by Luke Brangaccio, Staff Writer
June 6, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, In-Depth, Showcase
The front doors of Central School welcomed another bright-eyed six year-old into its care, and a white Mercedes makes its way out of the parking lot. This bright September morning signaled the start of the 2006-2007 school year and the beginning of Quinn Carlisle’s elementary school career. Over the nex...
Not just a beauty pageant
by Alyssa Kitz, Staff Writer
June 2, 2017
Filed under Carousel Featured Article, Features, In-Depth, Showcase
In front of a Broadway-style vanity, one with big circular lights lining above the perimeter of its mirror, Stephanie Ferrari stood. She was a small town girl who wanted to make it to the stars, according to her Glen Rock High School yearbook. But an actress standing in front of a vanity was all sh...
Graduating with cancer
by Nicole Settlow, Staff Writer
May 19, 2017
Filed under Features, In-Depth, Showcase
Danny Goldsmith. Just a normal kid trying to make his way through high school. His senior year, running track and playing basketball. He had a girlfriend and a bunch of close friends. What could possibly go wrong… As a kid Danny never had any real health problems, besides when he was 5 and had h...
After breaking school record, junior pole vaulter claims second at County Championship
by Githmie Goonatilleke, Copy Editor
May 16, 2017
Filed under In-Depth, Sports - The Panther Den
Sam Cioppio didn’t always want to join the track team. In fact, she didn’t join until her sophomore year. Even after her mom pushed her to join, Sam was set on just doing the 100 meter race. It wasn’t until Cioppio’s friend, Amy Pfeiffer, convinced her to try pole vaulting the first day of...
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