2019-2020 Staff
Katie Mullaney
Editor in Chief
Senior Katie Mullaney joined The Smoke Signal in her freshman year as a photographer but became a writer her sophomore year after she took PV's Journalism class. She became a staff editor at the beginning of her junior year and...
Rachel Cohen
Editor in Chief
Senior Rachel Cohen joined The Smoke Signal during her freshman year and became a staff editor her sophomore year. Last year, she was a staff editor and social media coordinator, and this year, she is co-editor in chief with Kat...
Izzy Zuluaga
Staff Editor
Isabella Zuluaga is a junior and this is her third year on The Smoke Signal and her first year as a staff editor. She looks forward to developing her journalism skills.
Ilmie Xhaferi
Staff Editor
Mimi Xhaferi is a Pascack Valley junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since her freshman year. This year, she is excited to be working as a staff editor and looks forward to what is to come.
Ava Devincenzo
Staff Editor
Ava is a junior and this is her first year as a staff editor. She has been on The Smoke Signal since freshman year as a staff writer and an editor-in-training. This year she is excited to use her knowledge of journalism to bring...
BJ McGrane
Sports Editor
BJ McGrane is a junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year. He is looking forward to improving his skills as a sports editor this year.
Spencer Goldstein
Sports Editor
Spencer Goldstein is a junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year. He is excited to develop his writing skills as a sports editor this year.
Victoria Donofrio
Photo Editor
Victoria Donofrio is a PV senior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since her freshman year. She is excited to be one of the two photo editors this year.
Matt Austin
Photo Editor
Matt Austin is a PV sophomore, and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year. He is excited to be one of the two photo editors this school year.
Abby Shapiro
Staff Writer
Freshman Abby Shapiro is thrilled to collaborate and write many articles in her first year on The Smoke Signal. She also wants to expand her journalistic skills over her next 4 years at PV....
Sarah Shapiro
Staff Writer
Sarah Shapiro is a freshman and is excited to be a part of The Smoke Signal for her first year. She aspires to write impactful and interesting articles and is looking forward to developing new writing skills.
Hailey Migdal
Audio Visual Editor
Hailey Migdal is a sophomore and is excited to be a part of The Smoke Signal for her second year. She is looking forward to pursuing her passion of making videos as a video editor this year.
Sarah Buttikofer
Staff Writer
Sarah Buttikofer is a freshman and is excited to be a part of the Smoke Signal for her first year. She is excited to use her passion for writing to write the best articles she can.
Julia Chiola
Audio Visual Editor
Julia Chiola is a sophomore and has been on the Smoke Signal since her freshman year. She is excited to push her limits as a video editor and work harder to create new and improved content.
Willy Higgins
Sports Writer
Willy is currently a Junior and has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year. He is excited to develop higher journalistic writing skills and be able to cover sports games this year.
Mason Baronian
Sports Writer
Mason has been a part of The Smoke Signal since his freshman year when he joined as a sports writer. He is excited to develop his writing skills for feature articles this year and be able to attend and cover more sports games.
Ellie Kim
Managing Editor
Ellie Kim is a junior and is looking forward to her third year as part of The Smoke Signal. She is excited to keep writing and gaining new skills as an opinion and feature writer.
Jake Zaretsky
Sports Writer
Jake Zaretsky is currently a senior at Pascack Valley and this is his first year as a member of The Smoke Signal. His goals are to help out in any way possible by sharing his inputs on all sorts of topics. In his final year of ...