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Sergio warming up in preparation for a game against Elmwood Park.

In the spotlight

by James Boisits, Staff Writer • May 3, 2017

A Mistake to Remember With Glen Rock leading the Hawthorne Bears 54-39 on January 21, 2016 in one of the final games in the basketball team’s season, one Glen Rock player sat on the bench, begging...

Anna posing with her host family. Even though her family looks unhappy, they aren’t. Senegalese people have the tendency to not smile in photographs.

A pilgrimage for peace

When Spanish teacher Taylor Poruk's sister Anna traveled to Senegal as part of the Peace Corps, the decision took her whole family by surprise.
by Isis Kirkland, Staff Writer • May 2, 2017

While she teaches Spanish to a class of students in D-124 of Glen Rock High School, her sister is in Africa. It's a far way away from where Ms. Taylor Poruks teaches her Spanish classes, but it doesn't...

When people look in the mirror, sometimes they see more than just a reflection.

Dying to be thin

by Julia Blando, Senior Staff Writer • April 25, 2017

*All names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.  Merriam-Webster defines beauty as “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the...

The Greene’s home glows a rufescent shade of red from flames and police lights in the early hours of the morning. The fire sprouted at approximately 1 a.m. and was bridled by roughly 3:30 a.m.

Through the fire

How one Glen Rock family navigated its way through a hectic two years away from home after escaping a rampaging house fire.
by Jenny DeStefano, Staff Writer • April 21, 2017

Footsteps coasting against a freshly sanded wood floor, 14-year-old Isis Kirkland smelled the new timber of her rebuilt home with an odd familiarity. She hadn’t walked through this door since March...

Heroin can be consumed in multiple different ways. Each method has a different reaction time and will hit the brain and body differently. Heating heroin and injecting it into a vein is the easiest and fastest way to get high. Alleys, corners, and vacant lots in Paterson are cluttered with piles of needles. This method of injecting heroin is not only dangerous because of the speed at which the substance enters the body, but also because users are at risk of getting diseases from dirty needles.

Drug culture and a bursting bubble

by Alethea Jadick, News Manager • April 20, 2017

Glen Rock High School was ranked 14th in the state in 2016. The impressive staff, safe setting, and ability to take Advanced Placement classes make our school desirable. However, not everyone understands...

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...

This is another field at the Sports Training Center. The developmental program is training on the field working on footwork and drills.

Kicking soccer into business

by Janice Lee, Staff Writer • April 18, 2017
An inside look at a local soccer business and two students hoping to pursue soccer in college.
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...

All of Adrian Wojnarowski’s hard work is now tangible in his book, The Miracle of St. Anthony. The book was published in 2005 after months of him learning about St. Anthony’s high school basketball team.

Writing through the journey

An in-depth look at New York Times Best-Selling Author and Glen Rock Resident Adrian Wojnarowski's story, from getting his first job to writing a NYT Best Seller while working full-time and raising a family.
by Christine Nappi, Staff Writer • April 4, 2017

After long, arduous hours of interviews, travelling, transcribing tapes and composing a story, The Miracle of St. Anthony was finally published. After receiving his book in the mail, author Adrian...

Aidan Cassidy recovers post surgery in his hospital bed at The Hospital for Special Surgery. This surgery was needed to fix his knee dislocation, so he could return to sports.

Torn from the game

How one freshman athlete found himself on the sidelines before basketball season even began.
by Jordan Carr, Staff Writer • March 31, 2017

It was just a rec game. The lights were white and bright overhead, making halos of reflection on the floor. Red mats were around the walls to protect players from injury. The ref blew the whistle sharply....

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