Class of 2017: Senior Superlatives

June 22, 2017 • 2,704 views
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The Class of 2017 Superlatives

After military training, teacher gives final exams

by James Boisits, Staff Writer
June 22, 2017 • 58 views
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Morning! Wait it’s 4:00 a.m. Well, It’s time to load the truck. Get up. Do the usual morning hygiene process. Load the truck. 5:30 a.m. Go over to have breakfast. Prepare equipment for the day. Is there ever an easy day? Training from 6:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Brutal! Phy...

Teacher Superlatives 2017

June 18, 2017 • 1,063 views
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Meet the Class of 2017 Valedictorian

by David Viggiano, Staff Writer
June 17, 2017 • 804 views
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About to compete at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals for track & field, the young man is the figure of athletic composure and focus. Little does the athlete next to him know that this competitor is also his school's valedictorian.  A competitor at DECA Nationals this past year, a member of Model...

Being a middle-school immigrant in Trump America

by Chloe Siohan, Staff Writer
June 16, 2017 • 126 views
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A New Start The students pour into the large middle school composed of outdated bricks in the heart of Ridgewood, N.J. The school, with seafoam green doors and large stone fixtures in the front, is home to adolescents from grades six to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...

Student takes Chance, starts (and ends) t-shirt company

by Luke Brangaccio, Staff Writer
June 16, 2017 • 32 views
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The drastic rise in Chance the Rapper t-shirts is no coincidence. It’s actually one of Glen Rock’s own showcasing his artistic ability and his keen eye for potential profit. Junior John Hwang is taking the school by storm with his homemade t-shirts, selling at $15 a pop. This clothing can’t be ...

Passing on the torch

by Jennifer DeStefano, Staff Writer
June 16, 2017 • 23 views
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Pictures of family, degrees, and his children’s artwork frame the vice principal’s office. Filling brown box after brown box with belongings will be tough for second year vice principal Michael Pasciuto. Pasciuto has accepted a job at Montville’s Robert R. Lazar Middle School as principal star...

Freshmen election brings in new class president

by Nicole Settlow, Staff Writer
June 14, 2017 • 41 views
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Jeremy LaVine will take over as the Class of 2020’s president following the recent freshman elections. As for vice president, Colin Consoli will be the vice president for the second consecutive year. With the school year wrapping up comes elections for the class of 2020. Jeremy LaVine has taken Laur...

Students host exchange students

by Ian Stephenson, Staff Writer
June 12, 2017 • 12 views
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The Glen Rock High School Cultural Exchange Club recently hosted its semi-annual exchange with students from Gymnázium Jiřího Ortena in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic. Fourteen Czech students and 11 Glen Rock students participated in the exchange, with the Glen Rock students visiting in September, an...

The People Around You

by Kate Casey, Advertising and Business Manager
June 7, 2017 • 1,029 views
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*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...