When Ms. Karen Kosch walks through the halls at Pascack Valley, she tries to say hello to everyone she passes. Likewise, she is treated like a celebrity, with students calling out to her as well. “That’s one of the things I work hard at,” she said. “I try to learn the names of kids in the h...

As the 2017-2018 school year comes to close, so does the French program and two teacher’s positions - one of them being for English, the other being for Art. District eliminates English position With Mr. Shawn Buchanan changing his position to Athletic Director, the District has decided not to replace his English teaching positio...

  Last Friday, June 8, the senior prom took place at the Hilton Woodcliff Lake. Students enjoyed a cocktail hour, dancing, and dinner....

When Spanish teacher, Ms. Courtney Farrell, walked into the Mosque of Córdoba with her Spanish Exchange students, she awaited the moment when they would recognize where they were. As students glanced around, she looked to see if anyone had noticed, that was until a student said, “Oh my gosh! It's...

As I took my first steps through the doors of Pascack Valley, I took a pause, thinking to myself, “This is going to be my home for the next four years.” Now that this school year is coming to an end, I have finally understood what the phrase “time flies when you're having fun.” Although I ha...

For Pascack Valley senior Matthew Killian, Boy Scouts is not just about receiving badges and collecting items for food drives. According to Killian, Boy Scouts is something that equips an individual with life skills. His journey started back in kindergarten as a Cub Scout. Years later, Killian has earned...

Pascack Valley English teacher Matthew Morone utilizes the Standards-Based Grading System in his course curriculum. Last spring, the English office collaborated with Dr. Barry Bachenheimer, the Director of Curriculum for the Pascack Valley District, and agreed that any teacher in the departmen...

From hurricanes, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods, this past year has held some of the most deadly natural disasters in terms of civilian deaths. In September, Hurricane Maria devastated citizens of the Dominican Republic. In the same month, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake ravaged Mexico. Hurr...

Argine Safari, the choir teacher at Pascack Valley and 2017 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year’s, favorite memory with the Bro Squad took place in 2013 in Philadelphia for a choral competition. On a Saturday morning, they were heading down the streets of Philadelphia to get to their next desti...