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Pascack Valley students in the 1966 yearbook,

How the PV Indian came to be

Rachel Cohen, Former Editor in Chief
November 16, 2020
Arrow points on display at the Pascack Historical Society in Park Ridge. The Lenni Lenape inhabited New Jersey, Delaware, and eastern Pennsylvania.

The Indians of New Jersey

Rachel Cohen
November 12, 2020
The Oklahoma State University Pistol Pete mascot at a football game. Pascack Hills used a version of Pistol Pete as their mascot until 2005.

Phasing out the logos

Rachel Cohen, Former Editor in Chief
November 9, 2020
Engineering teacher Jim Kennedy leads the Valley Cup chant last Sept. Kennedy has been leading the chant since 2018.

The origins of the Valley Cup chant

Treshan Nilaweera, Staff Writer
November 2, 2020
Native American mascots in professional sports

Native American mascots in professional sports

Rachel Cohen, Former Editor in Chief
October 30, 2020
The Board of Education's decision to retire the Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills mascots and nicknames was faced with backlash and support from the community. Several petitions were created in the months that followed.

Response from the community

Ellie Kim and Abby Shapiro
October 26, 2020
Discussion surrounding the PV Indian mascot has

The retirement of the PV Indian

Ellie Kim and Abby Shapiro
October 23, 2020
A PV student wears an Indian headdress during a football game in the 1963 yearbook. A group of staff writers created a package looking into the history behind PV's mascot and the use of Native American imagery.

What’s in a Name?

Ellie Kim, Editor in Chief
October 20, 2020
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