The Glen Echo

Small Business Saturday in Glen Rock

by Rosaleen McGowan, Staff writer • December 19, 2024

As citizens of Glen Rock, many of whom have witnessed our town’s growth over the past couple of years of living here, we can all benefit from our town’s vibrant and diverse downtown spread. Whether...

Teacher Spotlight: Mr. Michael Ficocelli retires after 37 years at Glen Rock

by Jenesis Brun, Copy Editor • December 19, 2024

“I think that first year here at Glen Rock really set the stage for the welcoming environment I’d be teaching in. It’s the reason I’ve stayed here for so long.” Wrote and directed “The...

Bites of the Season: Exploring Bryant Park’s Winter Festivities

by Mary Petschler, Feature Editor • December 19, 2024

Glen Rock’s neighboring city, New York, is home to a winter wonderland. Bryant Park offers the best holiday shopping experiences, where you can discover artists from around the globe and indulge...

High Notes and Heavy Blows: Are ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ the new Barbenheimer?

by Ellie Hughes, Editor-in-Chief • December 19, 2024

Wicked Infographic by Ellison Hughes

Real or Fake? The Christmas Tree Debate

by Abbey Baker, Staff Writer • December 19, 2024

Every year, worldwide, people decorate their homes with Christmas trees to celebrate the holiday season. Celebrating religiously or not, coming together to set up and decorate a tree is a beautiful...

Big Fix for Big Blue: What the Giants MUST do to have a successful 2025 season

by Ella Torsiello, News Editor • December 19, 2024

It’s official, the New York Giants are the first team out of the run for the playoffs. Is it such a shock? Not really. Are Giants fans disappointed? Absolutely. As a long-time Giants fan, born into a...

Breakfast Run Drive

by Meral San, Opinion Editor • December 19, 2024

On Sunday, December 9th a group of Glen Rock students along with Mrs.Walter, Mrs.Barbieri, and Ms. Vrablic went on a trip to the city to serve breakfast and bagged lunches along with winter and personal...

Riddle Me This – The New Escape Much? Business

by Anjali Gandhi, Staff writer • November 26, 2024

Glen Rock High School, do I have exciting news to share with you! Who here has heard of the new escape room place in town? I know I have! If you haven’t, don’t worry, because I’m here to give...

Student Spotlight: Maya Fleytekh

by Jenesis Brun, Copy Editor • November 26, 2024

Maya was crowned the under twenty-one open world rhythm champion and the ameatur open world rhythm vice champion at the World Dance Championship in Assen, Netherlands. “I’m so grateful to win these...

2024 PSATs: What You Need to Know

by Abbey Baker and Samantha Schassberger, Staff writer • November 26, 2024

Each autumn, Sophomores and Juniors from around the US crowd into their high school to take the PSATs. The PSAT is a standardized test that focuses on both math and English. Each is scored on a scale...