The Smoke Signal

The Pascack Valley Indian mascot was removed in June of 2020. Since then, community members have continued to express their dissatisfaction through calling into Board of Education meetings and posting on social media.

Editorial: It's time to move on from the mascot discussion

PV Student Publication Editorial Board • April 12, 2021

(Editor’s Note: This is the last planned piece in our coverage package, “What’s in a Name?”) Now that the Indian mascot is gone for good, it’s time to move on. Some...

Over 68% of individuals who participated in PV

What is a panther?

Spencer Goldstein, Editor in Chief • March 24, 2021

In a schoolwide ballot on Feb. 25, 648 Pascack Valley students and faculty voted for the Panthers to become PV’s new mascot; however, how many of them truly know what a...

The Board of Education approved Joe Blundo to be BOE Vice President during its Monday night meeting held in Pascack Valley’s cafeteria and virtually on Zoom. The BOE also discussed concerns over the mascot selection process.

BOE approves new vice president

Ilmie Xhaferi, Sarah Buttikofer, and Abby Shapiro • March 22, 2021

In a unanimous vote, the Board of Education approved Joe Blundo to be BOE Vice President during its Monday night meeting held in Pascack Valley’s cafeteria and virtually...

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PV Life

PV graduates release documentary on school’s all-time leading boys basketball scorer

Sarah Buttikofer and Sophie Kolax

April 7, 2021 • No Comments

(Editors Note: John Blackgrove was the boys leading basketball points scorer. We originally had leading basketball point scorer, but that title goes to PV math teacher Laura...

Wait, we don’t only learn academics in the classroom?

Hailey Migdal, Video Editor

March 25, 2021 • No Comments

To celebrate International SEL Day on March 26, some PV teachers shared how they incorporate social and emotional learning in their classroom. Social and emotional learning...

A year in the ‘Q’

Allison Varghese, Social Media Editor

March 16, 2021 • No Comments

One year after Pascack Valley's first virtual school day due to the coronavirus, the PV Student Publication offers a look back at all the top trends since the beginning of...

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COVID-19

The PV Student Publication has partnered with The Research Club to publish a series of research essays entitled “The Research Publications.” This essay dives into the history of the Moderna vaccine and when children under the age of 16 can get a COVID vaccine.

When Will Those Under 16 be Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Matthew Yakir • April 8, 2021

(Editor’s Note: The PV Student Publication has partnered with The Research Club to publish a series of research essays related to topics of COVID-19. All research essays are written and fact-checked by members of the Research Club, and The...

The PV Student Publication has partnered with The Research Club to publish a series of research essays entitled “The Research Publications.” The fifth essay discusses how to proceed after getting the COVID-19 vaccine and updates regarding CDC guidelines for individuals that are fully vaccinated.

The CDC's Post-Vaccination Guidelines

Aishwarya Pathri • April 6, 2021

How do leading vaccines work?

Jolie Bellaff • March 22, 2021

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: ‘We deserve to be proud of our identity as Asian Americans’

Jack Byun, Pascack Valley student
April 5, 2021

(Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this letter are not necessarily those of The PV Student Publication or its staff.) Dear Editor, For quite a while, I have been contemplating sharing my perspective on the recent spike in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country. It seems that nearly every day now I see some horrific incident perpetrated against an Asian American on social media or the...

‘WandaVision’: A mind blowing series

Danielle Braune, Staff Writer
March 26, 2021

You sit back, jaw agape after watching the latest episode of WandaVision. Your remote is dead weight in your hands. A sense of dread grows in you as you realize: I need to wait a full week until the next episode? Absolutely dreadful. Dreadful, but worth it. Marvel has the ability to completely blow your mind. No one else does it like them. WandaVision is...

Opinion: California wildfires must not be forgotten

Shaina Julis and Jaimie Alessi
March 23, 2021

Over the past years, wildfires on the west coast have been destroying land, homes, and livelihoods. Californians have been hit the hardest by the increasing amount of wildfires in their state. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFire), the fires in 2020 had gotten so terrible that one million acres of property had been consumed in only a month. Even...

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