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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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Finance Sam: Banks vs. 529s

Sam Topolosky, Audio Host

February 19, 2020 • No Comments

Pascack Valley junior Sam Topolosky discusses the difference between banks and a 529 plan. This is the fourth episode of Finance Sam.

Take party planning to the next level

Ava Devincenzo, Staff Editor

February 19, 2020 • No Comments

Around two years ago, Michael Deriso enrolled in a programming course, Little Ivy Academy, since his parents wanted him to try something new over the summer. Through hours...

PV Choir holds annual Valentine’s Day Talent Night

Rachel Cohen and Olivia Moreno

February 12, 2020 • No Comments

Pascack Valley students took the stage for PV Choir's annual Valentine's Day Talent Night on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Performers sang and played instrumental pieces. Freshman...

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Photo of the Week

Evie Higgins and Rachel Cohen

February 20, 2020

This upcoming weekend, the Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team will be performing between Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Dance Team Union Nationals in Orlando,...

Photo of the Week

Rachel Cohen, Katie Mullaney, and Matt Austin

February 6, 2020

For 11 years, the Literary and Arts Magazine has hosted a Lit Out Loud event, consisting of student performances and original artwork and poetry. This year, the event was...

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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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Sarah Buttikofer

Sarah Buttikofer is a freshman and is excited to be a part of the Smoke Signal for her first year. She...

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Spencer Goldstein

Sports Editor

Spencer Goldstein is a junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year. He is...

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Photo Gallery: Dance Team Send-Off

Matt Austin, Ava Kim, and Evie Higgins
February 19, 2020

The Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team held its send-off performance on Thursday, Feb. 13, for the Dance Team Union Nationals at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando, Florida. The team is competing in Small Varsity Pom and Team Performance, and the competition is held on Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23.

Boys basketball falls to Demarest on senior night

BJ McGrane and Noah Silver
February 12, 2020

The boys basketball team fell to Demarest Tuesday on senior night at home by a score of 48-44. Demarest hits the three with just under 1 minute left in the first quarter. Demarest leads 12-8. pic.twitter.com/1mrAiY1zSD — Smoke Signal Sports (@pvsportscenter) February 12, 2020 Demarest goes on a run to end the first quarter. Indians: 10 Demarest: 18 — Smoke Signal Sports (@pvsportscenter) February 12, 2020 The Norsemen had their way with the Indians in the first quarter, but...

Photo Gallery: PV Puck, Feb. 4

Katie Mullaney, Jake Zaretsky, and Victoria Donofrio
February 11, 2020

The varsity hockey team fell to Saint Joseph Regional High School 7-0 at Sport-O-Rama in Viola, New York on Thursday, Feb. 4. The team will face Pearl River on Senior Night at Sport-O-Rama this Thursday, Feb. 13 at 4:00 p.m. Valley seniors Jake Zaretsky, Ryan Sheehan, Jeffrey Patalano, and Shawn Harvey will take part in the ceremony before the game.

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Opinion

Birds of Prey: A comical and action packed film

Danielle Braune, Staff Writer
February 16, 2020

Newly single Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) kicks off “Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” by wiggling herself out of yet another near-death experience by promising she would find a diamond that the antagonist, Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor), had been searching for. After explaining previously (and rather publically; Quinn blew up ACE Chemical — the place where she...

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...

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...

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PVTV S03 EP15

(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.)