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Kyle Comito

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief

Kyle Comito graduated in 2017.

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"Seventeen Faces in the Class of 2017" was the cover story of The Smoke Signal's recent print edition.

“Class of 2017” Print Edition Portfolio

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2017
PV senior, Nicole Beckemeyer remembers her time at PV. She has won many awards with both the Debate and DECA teams.

[Photo] PV senior ends accomplished career

Allison Sumereau, Staff Writer
June 13, 2017
Pictured above (from left): Lauren Cohen, Kyle Comito, and Madison Gallo. The Smoke Signal will transition from Comito as Editor in Chief to Cohen and Gallo both at the helm for the 2017-2018 school year.

Passing the torch to next year’s EICs

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2017
PV Seniors and friends of Jack Farrell got together to promote suicide awareness.

Handling a Tragedy

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2017
What has happened in Pascack Valley since the Class of 2017 has been here?

Timeline for the Class of 2017

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2017
17 in Valley

Seventeen faces in the Class of 2017

Kyle Comito and Jamie Ryu
June 13, 2017
The map and list show where students from this year's graduating class are attending college next year. All information was obtained from a Smoke Signal Survey in which 206 seniors chose to respond about their plans for the upcoming year. If a name is not included on the list, it is because the student did not respond to the survey.

PV Class of 2017 College Map

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
June 13, 2017
PV Principal Tom DeMaio was unavailable for comment after school.

[Photo] Administration addresses “hit list” rumor in letter

Jamie Ryu, Staff Editor
May 9, 2017
Pascack Valley students and faculty received several fraudulent emails from peers Wednesday that claimed to be sharing Google Docs.

[Photo] PV falls victim to Google “phishing” scheme

Jamie Ryu, Staff Editor
May 4, 2017

Juniors take traditonal post-prom class trip

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
March 26, 2017
(From Left) Ms. Tina Marchiano, Erin Flanagan, Josh Ulin, and Lauren Martinez

Junior Ball Slideshow 2017

Kyle Comito and Charlotte Atkinson
March 26, 2017
Seniors Jacob Ricco and Aria Sen lead a presentation about Trump's impact on the rights of transgender students during the first PVGSC meeting.

PV Genders and Sexuality Coalition replaces Gay Straight Alliance

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
March 22, 2017
The Hillsdale Free Public Library is conducting a survey to gather feedback from Hillsdale residents.

The Hillsdale Free Public Library wants your feedback

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
January 10, 2017
In the wake up the election results, Hugh Cassidy shares his message of unity.

[Photo] Letter to the Editor: A divided nation must come together

Hugh Cassidy, Pascack Valley Student
November 14, 2016
Pascack Valley Senior Jaime Minervini, like thousands of other girls across the country, dressed up as Harley Quinn for Halloween.

[Photo] The dangerous meaning behind one of this year’s most popular Halloween costumes

Olivia Stabile, Staff Writer
November 4, 2016
Jodie Hoffman, Shannon Geraghty, and Jennie McCabe dress up as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from the "Ghostbusters."

PV Seniors dress up for Halloween

Kyle Comito and Curstine Guevarra
October 31, 2016
Members of The Smoke Signal's Editing Staff pose for new mugshot profile pictures.

Introducing “mugshot” staff profile pictures

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
October 15, 2016
Mrs. Safari, center, holds her award.

[Photo] Devoted teacher recognized for helping students find their passions

Sarah Schmoyer, Staff Editor
October 10, 2016
Argine Safari and members of the Pascack Valley Regional District in front of Safari's brand new Ford Fusion. (From left to right: Pascack Hills history teacher Deb Horn, District World Languages and Music Departments supervisor Noemi Rodriguez, Pascack Valley Principal Tom DeMaio, Safari, and District Director of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction Barry Bachenheimer)

PV music teacher is New Jersey’s 2016-17 Teacher of the Year

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
October 5, 2016
A large flag hangs at the entrance of Pascack Valley High School.

[Photo] Letter to the Editor: Standing for Patriotism

September 27, 2016
Pascack Valley has made another switch to its grading schedule.

[Photo] PV moves to semester grading for new year

Julia Fiskin, Staff Writer
September 14, 2016
The American flag which hangs in the corner of Pascack Valley's "new" gymnasium.

[Photo] Why I don't stand for the pledge

September 11, 2016
PV's new Wellness Center is designed to be a relaxing environment.

[Photo] New PV Wellness Center aims to provide comfort, counseling to students

Casey Lewis, Staff Writer
September 8, 2016
Pascack Valley unveiled it's new parking lot and traffic pattern on the first day of school on Thursday, September 1.

[Photo] PV puts new parking lot, traffic pattern into effect

September 5, 2016
Smoke Signal Managing Editor Lauren Cohen (left) and Editor in Chief Kyle Comito (right).

PV Smoke Signal excited to start new year

Kyle Comito and Lauren Cohen
August 31, 2016
The Smoke Signal will be using a separate account for sports tweeting this upcoming year.

Follow our new sports twitter account

Kyle Comito, Editor in Chief
August 18, 2016
The Class of 2016 shows of their college choices on May 2, the day after the National Enrollment Deadline.

[Photo] 13 tips to survive senior year (as told by ex-seniors)

Claudia Ralph, Jillian Dean, Rachel Barcelona, and Laura Friel
September 1, 2016
Senior class president Josh Cohn prepares for his dance routine while his left clavicle is still intact.

Bittersweet Valley Cup for senior class president

Kyle Comito, Staff Editor
May 31, 2016
The seniors rush the court after winning the Valley Cup.

Highlights from PV’s final Valley Cup

Kyle Comito, Staff Editor
May 28, 2016
Many local newspapers picked up on D'Alessandro's story.

[Photo] Hillsdale woman advocates for new amendments to Joan’s Law

Evan Jones, Staff Writer
May 19, 2016
This week, senior Kayla Barry talked to Bergen County Academies (BCA) junior Liza Maer. They talked about BCA's first ever Mental Health Awareness Day.

[Photo] Students voice differing opinions on PARCC

May 19, 2016
Students sign into PARCC testing on their laptops.

PARCC Testing Portfolio

Kyle Comito, Staff Editor
May 18, 2016
PV students took the final sections of PARCC testing Tuesday.

[Photo] PARCC Day 4: administrators overall pleased with PARCC testing

Jamie Ryu, Staff Writer
May 18, 2016
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