Wrestling Preview: District 4
Jeremy Lesserson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 15, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
After a 34-30 loss to state champions Montville in the semifinals in the state sectionals, the Indians turn to the individual District 4 tournament. Hosted at Pascack Valley, five PV wrestlers received top five seeds in the tournament that starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The top three in each weight...
Athlete of the Week: Max Yellin
Mason Baronian, Sports Writer
February 15, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Name: Max Yellin Sport: Basketball Grade: Senior Position: Small Forward The Lowdown: Yellin has been the leading scorer for the Indians throughout the entire season. He has been a leader for the team in his senior year. In the past five games, he’s averaged 20.6 points per game. Expectations: ...
Speaker talks to PV students about ‘The Teen Sleeping Crisis’
Hailey Juillet, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Honors U.S. history II and psychology teacher, Ryan Walter, hosted an assembly to promote awareness on the crisis surrounding teen sleeping habits on Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Pascack Valley auditorium. The assembly discussed “The Teen Sleeping Crisis,” teen sleep habits, sleep disorders, and th...
PV wrestler makes splash amid first ever wrestling season
Jeremy Lesserson, Assisstant Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
PV Senior Andrew Demboski broke the news to his parents on the morning of Nov. 4, 2018. Just a few days after his senior season of football ended, Demboski had committed himself to wrestling. He told his parents, Lorraine and Charlie Demboski, that he was going to get breakfast with his friends....
‘I am a strong advocate’
Kayla Barry, Assistant Editor in Chief
February 11, 2019
Filed under Kayla's Korner, Showcase
Editor’s Note: Kayla’s Korner will be a reoccurring column that deals with mental health and teenage issues. I recently interviewed Sarah McCambridge, a Pascack Valley alumnus of the Class of 2017. She told me her own story dealing with depression and anxiety and allowed me to tell all of you. ...
Math teacher set to take over golf team
Spencer Goldstein, Sports Writer
February 10, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Dom Mingione, who has spent the past 25 years as the head golf coach at Pascack Valley, is set to retire from the position. PV math teacher Brian Koch will take over for him for the upcoming season. Mingione, a former PV history teacher, was named Bergen County Coach of the Year twice and won two stat...
Athlete of the Week: Elexis Levine
Spencer Goldstein, Sports Writer
February 7, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Name: Elexis Levine Sport: Cheerleading Grade: Senior Season Recap: “We had some setbacks during competition season,” Levine said. “There were a lot of injuries and a lot of people got sick – so this was the first year that every single time we competed there was a new routine we had to d...
Women in Engineering
Ava Devincenzo, Staff Editor
February 6, 2019
Pascack Valley seniors Julia Guskind, Brenna Collins, and Bianca Belmonte participated in this year’s Panasonic Creative Design Challenge hosted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Jan. 30. “Panasonic’s goal is to encourage kids to think creatively in order to design a device to s...
Dance team takes first place at national competition
Noah Schwartz, Sports Editor
February 5, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
This past weekend, the Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team (PVRDT) participated in the Dance Team Union Nationals and came in first place in the Varsity Team Performance and third place in the Large Varsity Pom. The competition took place in Kissimmee, Florida and over 100 teams participated. The tea...
PV Litmag hosts Lit Out Loud event
Molly Heintze and Ariela Alfonso
February 4, 2019
Filed under Arts, PV Life, Showcase
The Pascack Valley Literature and Arts Magazine hosted its Lit Out Loud event on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the lower cafeteria. Students had the opportunity to perform songs and read original poetry. As well as performances, artwork created by students were displayed. Seniors Tara McNiff and...
Athlete of the Week: Bri Smith
BJ McGrane, Sports Writer
February 1, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Sports, Sports Showcase
Name: Bri Smith Sport: Basketball Grade: Senior Position: Guard The Lowdown: In PV’s two most recent games against River Dell on Thursday and Dwight Morrow on Tuesday, she averaged 22.5 points, and helped lead the Indians to victory. In last Saturday’s county tournament game also played a...
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