Since 1956

The Glen Echo
Since 1956

The Glen Echo
Since 1956

The Glen Echo
Michael Taromina

Michael Taromina, Managing Editor

Michael Taromina is a senior at Glen Rock High School. This is his fourth year writing for the Glen Echo. His favorite is food is pasta, his favorite subject is English, and his favorite sport is cross country/track and field. In his free time, he likes to go on runs, watch TV, play with his dog, and spend time with friends and family.

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AI: The underlying institutional inequity and its presence in the English classroom

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
March 22, 2022
The Forensic Debate Team gathers for a picture as they celebrate the end of the 2020-21 season.

High school welcomes Forensic Debate Club as its new extracurricular

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
December 3, 2021
As they mentally prepare for their upcoming match, the bowling team stops for a picture to express their team spirit and their success throughout the season.

How the 2021 winter sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Bowling and Wrestling

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
June 9, 2021
The whole team stops to pose for a picture while celebrating "Senior Day", an event that, despite COVID-19, the team worked so hard to make happen so they could honor the beloved seniors.

How the 2021 winter sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
June 7, 2021
An intimidating portrait of the the whole volleyball team with their matching masks and their crossed arms shows their tenacity to not surrender their competitive nature despite COVID-19 derailing their season.

How the 2021 winter sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Volleyball and Winter Track

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
June 4, 2021
This graphic makes it coherently clear that while journalism is typically correlated with the word truth, the reality is that there is so much more to the truth then what appears to be.

How much faith is there in the art of journalism?

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
March 7, 2021
After an arduous meet with skilled competition, the varsity cross country girls team pose for a quick picture with their medals after they earn the title of League Champions.

How the 2020 fall sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Cross Country and Tennis

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
January 15, 2021
Though they faced unprecedented challenges and the entirety of the season looked and felt different for all, the girls soccer team never lost their reliability and love for one another and their passion for the sport.

How the 2020 fall sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Girls Soccer and Boys Soccer

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
January 13, 2021
As the players safely huddle up before the onset of a game, coaches and captains remind all athletes that despite the challenges that the past year has brought, their love and effort toward the sport will always prevail to success.

How the 2020 fall sports seasons were affected by Covid-19: Football and Cheerleading

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
January 11, 2021
Though the seniors might have not gotten a spring track season, various coaches and parents of the team honor all twenty-one seniors with a banner with their name on it that hangs near Faber Field. This is a reminder to all the seniors that the coaches and parents are disappointed with the outcome of the season but they are proud of everything else each person has accomplished to make this team great.

A highlight of Track and Field seniors of 2020

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
June 17, 2020

‘Glen Rock in Quarantine’ – the perspective of Glen Rock High School’s administrative staff

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
May 21, 2020
All the members of the club pose for a quick picture before they continue there day exploring the world of Google.

Girls Who Code go to Google for the day!

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
March 17, 2020
Principal John Arlotta helps math teacher Amanda Sproviero facilitate a portion of her math class as the students learn about polynomials.

Retiring principal returns to classroom to solve one last problem

by Michael Taromina and Devyn Ivers
March 5, 2020
Members of the varsity volleyball team pose for a celebratory picture after a victory on Senior Day on Oct. 24, 2019.

An overlook on the 2019 Volleyball season

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
December 11, 2019
Students listen to a seminar featuring many of NYU’s facilitators, faculty, and students. They learned about the logistics that a high school student would need to know when applying to go there.

Community School plans bus trips to college campuses for students

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
November 6, 2019
This is the logo for the club, Girls Who Code.

High school welcomes extracurricular, Girls Who Code

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
October 31, 2019
This is the logo for HOSA. It stands for Future Health Professionals, formerly known as Health Occupations Students of America.

High school welcomes HOSA as new extracurricular

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
October 10, 2019

The new teacher “ambassadors” of Glen Rock

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
September 25, 2019
Author and sophomore student, Mallika Sinha, wrote and published this book. Sinha wrote Behind the Shadows when she was 13 years old.

Age doesn’t count when it comes to talent

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
January 12, 2019
The team gathers together to salute themselves to victory as the head on to play ball. The huddle was lead by Coach Dowell and assistant coach Art Erikson.

The Glen Rock Softball team slides on home as 2019 NJIC League Champions

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
June 11, 2019
Mayor Marge Roukema and her Assistant Supervisor Jackie Kort are honoring the 100th anniversary of Glen Rock at Incorporation Day, 1994 by performing a ceremony explaining the history and background to the event.

125 Years of Glen Rock

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
May 6, 2019
Here picture represents the Incentive Theory, based the idea that good grades will successful life. But when it comes to “good grades good life”, however that's easier said than done.

Are grades really necessary?

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
April 4, 2019
Here is a picture of the Winter Track Girls Team posing after their victory at Sectionals.

The story behind Winter Track & Field

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
February 20, 2019
The Glen Rock High School Varsity Soccer Team poses for a picture while celebrating their convincing 3-0 victory over Ramsey to win the trophy on the night of October 27, 2018 at the Bergen County Boys High School Soccer Tournament final.

Coach Schick named boys’ soccer Coach of the Year

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
January 4, 2019
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, Managing Editor
December 13, 2018
Students look at extracurriculars at the recent Club Walkaround that happened last Wednesday September 12, 2018. The picture displays the Club Walkaround and the students in the gym at that time.

Extracurriculars advertise at the Club Walkaround

by Michael Taromina, Managing Editor
September 27, 2018
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