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California pushing back start times for all high schools

by Rob Zamparelli, Social Media Manager (Twitter) November 12, 2019

California school districts approved laws in October to push high school start times to 8:30 a.m. by 2022. While Californians begin their school days nearly an hour later than we do in Glen Rock, I have...

Federal law enforcement officers during firearms training exercises at indoor firing range

Ridgewood needs to include Glen Rockers on police firearms range

by Ryan Hornish, Assistant to the Editorial Board November 1, 2019

The Village of Ridgewood is looking into the development of an indoor firearms range for its police department on a village-owned property in Glen Rock. As of now, Glen Rock citizens have not been included...

Armed security officers should be allowed in schools

by Ryan Hornish, Assistant to the Editorial Board October 14, 2019

From the years 2000 to 2017, there were 153 casualties at elementary and secondary schools from active shooter incidents. These are institutions with children ranging in age from five to 18years-old and...

High school students are not always relieved by the stress of school through No Homework Night. They can still find themselves worried about homework due for the rest of the week.

No homework night: should it exist?

June 17, 2019

From a student’s perspective, No Homework Night can be a helpful way to get ahead of work due over the course of the week, easing stress and tensions at home. The first Wednesday of every month is a...

Who will win the NBA Finals?

Who will win the NBA Finals?

by Will Casey, Staff Writer May 23, 2019

The 2019 NBA playoffs have some of the most memorable moments in NBA history: Damian Lillard's deep three over Paul George to beat the Thunder and Kawhi Leonard’s corner fade over Joel Embiid to help...

Freshmen Devyn Ivers, Abby McCarthy and Allie Eisenberg (left to right) pose with their smartphones. They all wish for teachers to incorporate technology into their classes more. Some of their favorite online classroom activities have been Kahoot and Quizlet Live.

Do computers really help kids learn?

by Kaylee Doyle, Staff Writer January 29, 2019

Everyone knows the feeling when the teacher is coming around the class looking for homework, and you realize that you’ve left at home. Panic starts to kick in, and when your teacher arrives at your desk...

The Premier Lacrosse Leagues logo, the newest addition to North American sports leagues.

The new lacrosse league you didn’t know you needed

by Ryan Hornish, Copy Editor January 16, 2019

Imagine if the top athlete of your favorite sport created their own sports league. Well, "America’s lacrosse superstar" Paul Rabil has with the creation of the Premier Lacrosse Leauge. After Years...

Rest and Recovery are essential functions for an athlete. Currently, the winter track team spends lots of time on rest and recovery, while the hope is other sports will do so as well.

Winter Track’s recovery day should be followed by all sports

by Andrew Kastelman, Staff Writer January 2, 2019

How important is rest and recovery for an athlete in their second consecutive sports season? What are the necessary steps to not get injured? While there’s no official school or state rule that New...

Sophomore Jack Lyon takes a nap during a bus ride home after a basketball game to cap off a long day of school.

School start times need to be later

by Michael Silver, Staff Writer December 20, 2018

The question that lingers around almost every school district: What is the appropriate time for school to start? Research has shown that schools across the country need to make their arrival times later. For...

This is a picture of popular lunch selections in the cafeteria right now. This includes a selection of wrapped burgers, sandwiches, wraps, chicken nuggets and french fries.

Should the cafeteria serve healthier lunches?

by Michael Taromina, Staff Writer December 13, 2018

A popular question that has been going around the school for the past couple years is whether the cafeteria should serve healthier lunches. We all know that being healthy leads to a better, longer and...

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