Students walk-out to remember Parkland
by Ben Solomon, Multimedia Manger
March 15, 2018
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A 17 minute walk-out occurred at the high school yesterday as students joined youth across America to memorialize the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students who died in the recent tragedy and to protest gun violence. Prior to the walk-out, a high school assembly was held in the gymnasium. His...
Legally Blonde the Musical ticket sale is tomorrow
by Sophie Ferreri, Head Copy Editor
February 7, 2018
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Tickets for the high school production of Legally Blonde the Musical will be on sale tomorrow during lunch and the following period in the Hamilton circle lobby. Tickets will also be on sale 30 minutes before show time. The performance will be conducted in the auditorium at 7 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, and Sa...
Schoology takes over across one-to-one program
by David Viggiano, Staff Writer
February 2, 2018
While the debate of its pronunciation still stands, most would agree that ever since the implementation of Schoology, things have been running smoothly for students and teachers who use it as an online resource and classroom for students. After SchoolFusion was set to be eliminated on Dec. 31, 2017,...
Clubs make holidays bright for families in need
December 21, 2017
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Every year many children go without the surprise of unwrapping presents on Christmas morning. Through no fault of their own, some families do not have the capability to celebrate Christmas with a tree and dozens of presents. This holiday season several of Glen Rock High School’s clubs have taken a...
Adopted overseas
by Jenny DeStefano, FaceBook Manager
December 18, 2017
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One might define their parents as the people who gave birth to them. However, sophomore Grace Huisking does not hold this same definition. On February 28, 2002, Grace was born in Chongqing, China and was subsequently placed into an orphanage. Meanwhile, adoptive parents Robin and Skip Huisking were...
No one buys tickets from Jets’ game fundraiser
by Andrew Kastelman, Contributing Writer
December 13, 2017
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A recent Jets’ ticket fundraiser was unsuccessful. The Jets, looking to increase ticket sales, reached out to the Glen Rock HSA, along with many others in Bergen County. The goal of this fundraiser was to sell tickets for Nov. 26 against the Carolina Panthers and Dec. 3 against the Kansas City Ch...
Student journalists visit The New York Times
November 17, 2017
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Fifteen journalism students stood in the center of an underground morgue surrounded by a century of history, not surrounded by corpses but by newspaper clippings filed away in row after row of sorted archives. The Glen Echo Editorial Board attended on Nov. 15 a private tour of The New York Times given b...
Boys varsity soccer appeal shut down
by Sophie Ferreri, Head Copy Editor
November 15, 2017
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It was a long, hard fought season and no one was ready to let it go that easily. Four Glen Rock boys soccer parents marched into the sports lobby the Monday morning following the semi-final loss to Ramapo. They had set up a meeting with Athletic Director, Frank Violante, to discuss what could be done....
Rock Ridge Pharmacy installs drug recycle box
by Madelyn Willoughby, Staff Writer
November 14, 2017
Rock Ridge Pharmacy placed a MedReturn drug recycle box in-store to help lower recreational prescription drug use in Glen Rock and other surrounding towns. MedReturn boxes, and other drug recycle boxes, are a safe way to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. If they are not discarded properly, th...
High school goes paperless after one-to-one laptop program
by Isis Kirkland, Twitter Manager
November 6, 2017
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The high school aims to use less paper after implementing the one-to-one laptop program this year. Principal John Arlotta made the decision to transform the high school into a campus that uses less paper in an attempt to make a smoother transition into the new educational systems that are supposed to b...
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