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Permanent district principals to be announced in March

January 21, 2020 • No Comments

The permanent principal positions for both Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills will be announced by the end of March, according to District Superintendent Erik Gundersen. These...

Smoke Signal speaks at Bergen LEADS conference

Ellie Kim and Morgan Jones

January 10, 2020 • No Comments

Smoke Signal editors in chief Rachel Cohen and Katie Mullaney and adviser Bill Rawson spoke on an expert panel about the future of journalism at Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Physical education teacher tapped as interim assistant principal

Rachel Cohen, Editor in Chief

January 2, 2020 • No Comments

Physical education teacher Tom Gallione will become an acting assistant principal starting Tuesday, Jan. 7. Superintendent Erik Gundersen said he is recommending the position...

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PV Life

TEEEM Lakota sponsors event featuring world-famous hypnotist

Ilmie Xhaferi, Staff Editor

January 25, 2020 • No Comments

World-famous hypnotist John Cerbone hypnotized students and community members in the Pascack Valley auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 23. The event was hosted by One Spirit...

Photo of the Week

Matt Austin, Photo Editor

January 24, 2020 • No Comments

The winter track team competed at the Bergen County Relays indoor track meet at the New York Armory on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The day consisted of a boys 4x200 meter relay, a...

The perfect ‘TEEEM’

Ilmie Xhaferi, Staff Editor

January 23, 2020 • No Comments

As a documentary photographer for 20 years, Jarrett Shecter has traveled to underdeveloped countries all around the world. In a village in South Africa, he saw the problems...

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Photo of the Week

Rachel Cohen, Matt Austin, and Victoria Donofrio

January 16, 2020

The girls basketball team is 7-4 on the season after its win on Thursday, Jan. 16, against Northern Valley Demarest. The team’s next game is at 9:30 a.m. against Immaculate...

Photo of the Week

Matt Austin and Rachel Cohen

January 9, 2020

The Pascack Regional swim team beat Hackensack on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with the girls finishing 136-34 and the boys 96-74. The team faces River Dell at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Jan....

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Staff Profile

Kobe Bryant’s death brought out the worst in national media

Izzy Zuluaga

Isabella Zuluaga is a junior and this is her third year on The Smoke Signal and her first year as a staff...

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Katie Mullaney

Editor in Chief

Senior Katie Mullaney joined The Smoke Signal in her freshman year as a photographer but became a writer...

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Ilmie Xhaferi

Mimi Xhaferi is a Pascack Valley junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since her freshman year....

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Sports

Kobe Bryant’s death brought out the worst in national media

Spencer Goldstein, Sports Editor
January 27, 2020

It’s just one of those things that stops time. Shock, sadness, denial. All at once. Kobe Bryant can’t just die… There’s no way. The day before, he was congratulating LeBron James for passing him in career points. And now, he, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven others are gone after a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother 💪🏾 #33644 — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) January...

PV wrestling falls to River Dell

Mason Baronian and Noah Silver
January 25, 2020

The Pascack Valley wrestling team fell to River Dell at home 33-25 on Friday night with a chance to place itself in a prime position to claim the league championship. The Indians got off to a rough start, trailing 16-3 after four matches, but slowly began to creep back, decreasing the deficit to eight points following a pin by junior Ryan Dunn in the waning moments of the second period of his match. However, two tight River Dell wins capped off its victory. Hard fought match vs River Dell but...

PV graduate continues journalism career at Penn State

Willy Higgins, Sports Writer
January 24, 2020

As Jake Aferiat’s freshman year came to a close, he received an email from his English teacher, Bill Rawson, who was looking for people to join Pascack Valley’s student news publication, The Smoke Signal. “I remember meeting with him at the Hillsdale Library and talking to him about [The Smoke Signal] for a while and explaining my vision for The Smoke Signal and how he would fit into that,” Rawson said. “I distinctly remember standing outside the Hillsdale library as we were about...

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Opinion

Kobe Bryant’s death brought out the worst in national media

Spencer Goldstein, Sports Editor
January 27, 2020

A need for some Z’s

Ilmie Xhaferi, Staff Editor
November 19, 2019

I rolled out of bed on a school morning to the sound of my alarm echoing off of the walls. The night before, I had gotten home at 8:30 p.m. from volunteering at the local food pantry followed by weekly Smoke Signal meetings. I sat down at my desk to begin my homework which included researching for an essay, studying for a math quiz, and completing additional SAT prep. As I scrambled to get ready that...

Editorial: Seniors need to take responsibility for losing privileges

Smoke Signal Editorial Board
October 15, 2019

Leading up to their senior year, students look forward to gaining the privilege to leave the building during lunch and park in the Pascack Valley parking lot. This year, this opportunity was not obtained by around 70 seniors, according to Pascack Valley Assistant Principal John Puccio, who either had 20 combined absences and tardies, received more than one D letter grade, or were penalized for...

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(Editors Note: Although it is not a Smoke Signal product and has no affiliation with our publication, as a service to our community we display PVTV episodes which are produced by the Advanced Video Production classes.)