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Alissa is leaping high in the air in an Irish dance competition in 2017.

Middle School Irish dancer headed to the Olympics

by Olivia Traphagen, Senior Staff Writer May 29, 2018

Her blonde locks are loosely curled into a ponytail as she moves her feet, swiftly to the beat of the music. This nationally ranked Irish dancer is headed to the Japan 2020 Olympic Games. A Glen Rock...

The Rise and Fall of The Glen Rock Farmers Market

The Rise and Fall of The Glen Rock Farmers Market

by Ben Solomon, Multimedia Manger May 21, 2018

The farmers market ran its first and only season from June 4 to Oct. 25. Many people are aware that the market had ended, but many are unsure of the reasons behind its closing. The idea to start the...

Jharid in the NICU after being born 16 weeks early. He was hooked up to machines that were assisting him in staying alive.

I Did Everything Right

May 21, 2018

There she laid, nervous and unsure of the events that were to follow. The bland beige colors of the hard brick walls taunted her, the infamous ‘hospital smell’ of disinfectant invading her nostrils....

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...

A lurking sickness

by Lizzy Bonica, Staff Writer May 1, 2018

An estimated 12 million people in the United States are sick right now and don’t even know it. They are sick with something that can’t be seen from the outside. It’s a sickness that comes in many...

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...

Matthew Rief plays “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash at the Steel Wheel Tavern in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Photo credit: Julia Piermatteo

It’s something unpredictable, but in the end is right. I hope you had the time of your life.- Green Day, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”

April 20, 2018

When Matthew Rief was four years old, he wanted to be a Beatle when he grew up and play a blue guitar. At age four, Rief did not know the Beatles had broken up. He received his first guitar in first...

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