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Olivia Moreno

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor

Olivia Moreno graduated in 2022.

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Assistant principal Christine Pollinger is transferring to Pascack Hills High School.

Assistant Principal Christine Pollinger Is Transferring To Pascack Hills High School

Olivia Moreno and Gabrielle Rothenberg
June 6, 2022
Senior Evan Leili is May's athlete of the month as he led the lacrosse team in points this season.

Male Athlete of the Month: Evan Leili

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
June 1, 2022
Seniors have been frustrated over parking at Pascack Valley as there are 82 student spots and over 200 seniors. Assistant Principal Christine Pollinger said they try to give everyone their first choice of parking and make it as fair as possible.

Senior parking issues on the rise

Noah Silver and Olivia Moreno
May 13, 2022
Was PV history teacher Jerome pushed or did she trip at Valley Cup?

Was PV history teacher Jerome pushed or did she trip at Valley Cup?

Olivia Moreno, Noah Silver, Sarah Buttikofer, and Sarah Shapiro
April 7, 2022
The PV Student Publication has partnered with The Research Club to publish a series of research essays explaining innovative new research studies as well as other important topics. This essay explores the recent advancements in quantum entanglement.

[Photo] Advancements have been made in quantum entanglement

April 5, 2022
Pascack Valley's Junior class participates in the dance competition during the Valley Cup on Monday, April 4.

April 2022 Valley Cup highlights

Emily Moy, Megan Austin, Sarah Shapiro, and Olivia Moreno
April 4, 2022
The board approved Sarah Bilotti as the next superintendent for the district at Monday night's Board of Education meeting at Pascack Hills. Bilotti will start on July 1, 2022.

Sarah Bilotti to start as superintendent July 1, 2022

Olivia Moreno and Sarah Shapiro
March 28, 2022
Connor Shirey is a key returner for the boys' 2022 tennis season. The team looks to build off the experience of the singles players.

2022 Boys Tennis preview

Olivia Moreno and Sophia Kolax
March 28, 2022
Wordle Versions

[Photo] Wordle takes over PV

Sophie Kolax, Staff Editor
March 25, 2022
The Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team prior to performing at the Boy’s Basketball Senior Night Feb. 15. The team competed at a national competition in Florida and placed first and second in their two routines.

Dance team overcomes challenges to have success at nationals

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
March 15, 2022
Screenshot of the PVR Alumni Hub. Users will be able to search the name of an alum and filter by school, graduation year, and current location as seen in the photo.

PV Alum Brian Buckley creates database to connect alum

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
March 9, 2022
Breaking: Masks will be optional starting March 7

Breaking: Masks will be optional starting March 7

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
February 8, 2022
"Hype House" is a Netflix show that follows a group of influencers and highlights their struggles.

Hype House: “Easy to watch and better than expected”

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
February 1, 2022
Supervisors of each department were able to decide if they would require a midterm exam would be given. “[Cumulative exams are to be] built-in as part of their instructional program,” Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Dr. Barry Bachenheimer said.

Midterm exams to be given during class period

Olivia Moreno and Sophie Kolax
January 13, 2022
Trees covered with snow.

First snow fall of the year

Olivia Moreno, Emily Moy, Sophie Kolax, Sarah Buttikofer, Sarah Shapiro, Ava Kim, and Chloe Cuesta
January 12, 2022
The search agency hired to aid in finding a new superintendent held an open-form Wednesday night to gain input from the community in what they what in the superintendent. "We will not stop until the board feels they have the right candidate to lead the Pascack Valley Regional High School District," President of the agency Michael Kuchar said.

District holds open-house forum for public to give input on superintendent search

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
January 5, 2022
New Jersey New Voices Bill Passes

New Jersey New Voices Bill Passes

Sarah Shapiro, Emily Moy, and Olivia Moreno
December 22, 2021
Students from Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills are commended for awards at Monday night's BOE meeting. Members also discussed the policy for students and chaperones attending overnight trips.

BOE clarifies COVID-19 process for 2021-22 domestic and international school trips

Olivia Moreno and Megan Austin
November 15, 2021
Max Van Gyzen shines both figuratively and literally. His journey as a player hasn't just been standard as he has dealt with Covid-19 and several head injuries.

Max Van Gyzen perseveres through setbacks to continue playing soccer

Sophie Kolax and Olivia Moreno
November 11, 2021
"Hocus Pocus" is a Halloween movie released in 1993. The movie tells the tale of Max, Allison, and Dani as they figure out ways to defeat the Sanderson sisters on Halloween Night.

[Photo] Is 'Hocus Pocus' worth the hype?

November 2, 2021
Interim Superintendent Daniel Fishbein gave a presentation on the Pascack Valley Beekeeping Club's honey extraction at Monday night's Board of Education meeting at Pascack Hills High School. Members also discussed changing the venues of some athletic facilities that require the COVID-19 vaccine.

BOE raises concern over athletic facilities requiring vaccination

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
October 25, 2021
Melissa Szabo is teaching the Early Childhood and Family Development class after previously filling in for family and consumer science teacher Jessica Andersen in 2020. Szabo attended Pascack Hills and said she is happy to now be teaching at the district.

Pascack Hills alum is “excited to be back at the district”

Olivia Moreno, Staff Editor
September 30, 2021
The Board of Education held an in-person meeting Monday night at Pascack Hills. They discussed overnight trips and concerns for the 2021-2022 school year.

District discusses concerns regarding overnight trips

Sarah Buttikofer and Olivia Moreno
September 27, 2021
The Pascack Valley District Board of Education meeting was held Monday night at Pascack Hills High School. During the meeting, community members raised concerns about student surveys leading to the approval of the Board of Education's new policy, giving students more protection when taking surveys or evaluations.

BOE approves new policy on student surveys

Sarah Shapiro, Megan Austin, and Olivia Moreno
September 13, 2021
The Board of Education held an in-person meeting in Pascack Hills on Monday. During this meeting, the community discussed their concerns regarding the COVID-19 restrictions for the upcoming school year, as well as the BOE discussing the search and process of finding a new superintendent.

District addresses COVID-19 concerns for upcoming school year

Sarah Shapiro, Emily Moy, Hannah Elbogen, Olivia Moreno, and Sophie Kolax
August 30, 2021
Seniors (from left to right), Steven Bussanich, Nicole Buldo, Kathleen Disalvo, and Christian Downey will be attending colleges that have made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for the fall. Rutgers was the first to announce this mandate with a string of other colleges following quickly behind.

Seniors’ thoughts on COVID vaccine requirements

Sarah Buttikofer and Olivia Moreno
June 9, 2021
The Board of Education approved Daniel Fishbein as the interim district Superintendent during Monday night's BOE meeting held in the Pascack Valley Cafeteria and virtually on Zoom. The BOE also recognized a few individuals for their work in the district this past year.

District approves interim superintendent for 2021-22 school year

Abby Shapiro, Olivia Moreno, and Megan Austin
June 7, 2021
The Board of Education approved an emergency hybrid meeting on Thurs. May 13 to discuss the possibility of combining the attendance of both cohorts by May 17 during Monday night’s BOE meeting held in Pascack Valley’s cafeteria and virtually on Zoom.

District to possibly combine cohorts for remainder of school year

Ilmie Xhaferi, Olivia Moreno, and Hannah Elbogen
May 10, 2021
The Board of Education held an in-person meeting on Monday night at Pascack Valley and virtually over Zoom. During the meeting, the BOE discussed district Superintendent Gundersen's resignation.

Community bids farewell to Gundersen

Abby Shapiro, Sarah Shapiro, Megan Austin, Emily Moy, and Olivia Moreno
April 26, 2021
Junior Jack Crown performing his "Love and Hate" stand-up comedy.

PV Choir holds annual Valentine’s Day Talent Night

Rachel Cohen and Olivia Moreno
February 12, 2020
Pascack Valley senior Shauna McLean is the president of the debate team and co-editor in chief of Lit Mag. For her senior project, she is studying self-efficacy in students.

‘A desire to know is my main motivation’

Olivia Moreno, Staff Writer
May 16, 2019
Pascack Valley juniors Rachel Cohen and Katie Mullaney are going to be editors-in-chief of The Smoke Signal for the 2019-2020 school year. Editor-in-chief Madison Gallo and assistant editor-in-chief Kayla Barry will be graduating at the end of this year.

Cohen, Mullaney named editors in chief for 2019-2020 school year

Olivia Moreno, Staff Writer
January 27, 2019
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