The Glen Echo

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...

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons





The Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why has brought about wrongful concern from parents and school boards.

What’s the problem with Hannah Baker?

by Jenny DeStefano, Staff Writer May 3, 2017

Netflix’s newest original series, 13 Reasons Why, has not ceased to entertain its viewers. Though the newbie cast and intense scenes made for incredible binge-viewing content, it has also wrongfully...

PARCCs seemingly official website provides readers with false information.

It’s not a walk in the PARCC

by Katherine Hikin, Staff Writer May 3, 2017

    PARCC stands for The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a group of states working together to develop a modern assessment that replaces previous state standardized...

New sitcoms are bringing viewers back to NBC

by Ian Stephenson, Sports Editor May 3, 2017

The cast of Superstore outside Cloud 9, where the show takes place (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Just five years ago, NBC had one of the best lineups on television, with Thursday nights consisting...

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

RuPauls Drag Race contestant Charlie Hides was eliminated after a dull lip sync, leaving him in twelfth place.

Charlie Hides sashays away after lame lipsync

by Isis Kirkland, Staff Writer May 3, 2017

Disclaimer: SPOILERS AHEAD RuPaul’s Drag Race is a televised competition between drag queens, which has been on air for eight years, and is going on its ninth. The fourth episode of RuPaul's Drag...

Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino which was available between April 19 and April 23.

Frapp Attack

by Alyssa Kitz, Staff Writer May 3, 2017

Between April 19 and April 23, you may have gotten the chance to try Starbucks’ limited edition Unicorn Frappucino. The highly anticipated drink took the Internet by storm when Starbucks announced its...

Students should choose to attend Prom rather than going to Gov Ball.

Choose Prom

by Christine Nappi, Staff Writer May 2, 2017

Prom is the night everyone’s been waiting for. Dresses, tuxes, corsages, dancing, each and every aspect of Prom creates an unforgettable evening for all. Yet some are choosing to ditch this unforgettable...

13 Reasons Why misrepresents suicide and bullying

13 Reasons Why misrepresents suicide and bullying

by Jordan Carr, Staff Writer May 2, 2017

Created into a hit show from a best selling book, 13 Reasons Why was released on Netflix on March 31 as a Netflix Original Series. This one-season-show consists of thirteen gruesome episodes, each...

Representatives from the Chamber, Womens, and Concert Choirs pose as they accept their awards along with their directors, Carl Helder and Anna Lilikas. All three choirs were ranked in the gold division at the Worldstrides choral competition at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

Choirs earn gold in Orlando competition

by Patricia Whyte, Senior Staff Writer May 2, 2017

In a small choir room at the back of a church in Florida, 52 students dressed in bright red robes all gathered around a small, wooden piano as they sang through their warm ups. With their performance in...

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...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All comments are subject to approval by The Glen Echo's staff adviser.
All The Glen Echo Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
Showcase