The Smoke Signal

June 6, 2019 • No Comments

Veterans from Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and other areas of Israel visited Pascack Valley world history students to talk about their experiences on Thursday, June 6....

Pascack Valley holds first lip dub

Rachel Cohen, Staff Editor

June 6, 2019 • No Comments

Pascack Valley students and faculty members participated in PV’s first ever lip dub on May 26. The video was shown at PVTV’s Talent Night on Wednesday, June 5, and...

PV seniors raise money for Veterans

Tara Healy, Staff Editor

June 5, 2019 • No Comments

Pascack Valley seniors Cole Donnellan and Megan Viganola raised over $600 for the American Legion with the Veterans from Post 162 on May 23 and May 24. They set up two tables...

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PV Life

First-year teacher finishes time at PV

Tara Healy, Staff Editor

June 25, 2019 • No Comments

First-year Pascack Valley science teacher Daniel Grothues always knew he wanted to work within the sciences like his father and his mother who is a nurse at the Valley Hospital....

Class of 2019 Spotify Playlist

Katie Mullaney, Staff Editor

June 18, 2019 • No Comments

The Pascack Valley Class of 2019 submitted songs that they feel best represented their four years in high school. The Smoke Signal asked students in a Google Form to provide...

Class of 2019 College Map

Josh DeLuca, Sports Editor

June 18, 2019 • No Comments

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Video

Teachers Take On Teen Slang

Julia Chiola and Hailey Migdal

May 21, 2019

Pascack Valley teachers, Bill Rawson, Michela Piccolini, Russ Grier, and Leah Jerome take on popular teen slang words.

A look inside the Bro Squad

Julia Chiola and Hailey Migdal

May 9, 2019

The Bro Squad is an all-male acapella choir group at Pascack Valley. This video gives an inside look at the Bro Squad choir group and its members. Amanda Miller has temporarily...

Teachers Take On: Dancing

Hailey Migdal and Julia Chiola

March 13, 2019

Teachers Take On: Valentine’s Day

February 21, 2019

What High Schoolers Are Wearing: Part 1

January 14, 2019

Teachers Take On: Snapchat

December 7, 2018

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Sports

PV hosts spring Signing Day ceremony

Spencer Goldstein, BJ McGrane, and Willy Higgins
June 7, 2019

Nine Pascack Valley seniors who will be continuing their athletic careers in college participated in a signing ceremony on Friday, May 31st in the auditorium. Ten seniors signed this spring to playing sports in college, however Arianna Quevedo was not present at the event. “I think it’s a wonderful chance to highlight what they’ve achieved. To be able to be a student athlete in college is a tremendous accomplishment and honor,” said PV Athletic Director Shawn Buchanan.

Valley falls to Roxbury in State Sectional Semifinal

BJ McGrane, Sports Writer
May 31, 2019

Pascack Valley baseball played in the North 1, Group 3 semifinals game against Roxbury that took place on Wednesday and Thursday. The game was postponed in the 6th inning on Wednesday due to inclement weather and was resumed on Thursday. After going down 3-0, Pascack Valley needed a spark. And that's exactly what they got to end the top of the 4th inning. Pascack Valley was not able to capitalize with runners at the corners in the...

An Indian turned Scarlet Knight

Willy Higgins, Sports Writer
May 29, 2019

Nine years ago, Mike Greengarten was celebrating amongst his best friends on the baseball diamond after winning the 2010 Bergen County Championship for Pascack Valley. He described this moment as the highlight of his PV career. However, playing shortstop and second base for PV coach Will Lynch was not enough to satisfy his athletic craving. When Greengarten was at PV, he was heavily involved in the sports programs. He played numerous sports, including baseball, soccer, and track. “I...

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Opinion

Tony Awards 2019 Breakdown

Jason Leibfried, Staff Writer
May 29, 2019

The 2019 Tony Award nominations were released on April 30 and will be awarded on June 9 of this year. The show airs on Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m., on most streaming services or CBS. The season saw the premiere of 11 new musicals and two new revivals of musicals. The leading musicals by nominations this year were “Hadestown” at 14, “Ain’t Too Proud” at 12, “Tootsie” at 11, and “Beetlejuice”...

‘What it truly means to be an Indian in America’

Rachel Cohen, Staff Editor
May 7, 2019

(Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of The Smoke Signal or its staff.) The Battle of Little Bighorn. The Massacre at Wounded Knee. The Fort Laramie Treaty. Since the founding of our country, Native Americans have been swept under the covers. When walking around the halls of Pascack Valley, one can see students wearing merchandise with a stereotyped...

‘Putting together the pieces’

Shauna McLean, Pascack Valley Student
March 27, 2019

(Editor’s note: Shauna McLean is a senior at Pascack Valley and a prominent member of the student body. She is the president of PV's Debate Team and the co-editor of the LitMag. McLean has written two Letters to the Editor before, but this is her first Op-Ed for The Smoke Signal.) I didn’t go to Unity in the Valley alone. My father canceled a conference call so that we could attend together....

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PVTV S02 EP09

(Editors Note: Although it is not a Smoke Signal product, we display PVTV episodes produced by the Advanced Video Production classes as a service to the community.)