Schools Archives — Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

Police find ‘no threat’ to school following troubling comments from student

December 17, 2024 Pascack Press

RIVER VALE—Pascack Valley Regional High School District Superintendent Sarah Bilotti says police determined there is no credible threat stemming from “a situation that occurred overnight involving concerning social media comments […]

Westwood Regional High School, Township of Washington

All clear: Medical emergency prompts brief ‘shelter in place’ at Westwood Regional HS

December 17, 2024 Pascack Press

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON — A Shelter in Place was briefly initiated at Westwood Regional High School on Tuesday morning, following a medical emergency involving a staff member. According to school officials via email […]

RV Head Coach Brett Rothenberger gets drenched by his players and they celebrate the big Super Bowl win. Mike Smith photo.

Raider Reign: River Vale Claims Fourth Super Bowl Win

November 27, 2024 Mike Smith

MONTVALE—This past Saturday, Nov. 23, the undefeated River Vale Raiders faced the Northern Valley Eagles at Pascack Hills High School in the Super Bowl. Both local teams earned their way to […]

St. Joseph Regional H.S. Green Knights defensive lineman #91 Vincent Ferrara pressures Bergen Catholic quarterback #17 Dominic Campanile out of the pocket in Oradell on Nov. 23, 2024. Paul R. Sullivan / paulsullivan4photography.com.

It’s Crusaders to MetLife

November 24, 2024 Paul Sullivan

Oradell, Saturday, Nov. 23—The NJSIAA Non-Public Group A Semifinal between No. 4 St. Joseph Regional and No. 1 Bergen Catholic had everything you’d expect from two rivals vying for a […]

Travon Chardonet (#6), cornerback for St. Joseph Regional, snags an interception along the sideline during the second quarter. Paul R. Sullivan photo

St. Joseph, 20-7 over St. Peter’s, off to semis

November 23, 2024 Paul Sullivan

MONTVALE—You realized you weren’t attending a usual high school football game when there was a helicopter flyover carrying the American flag and the St. Joseph Regional High School Green Knights […]

The Pascack Valley football team and coaches celebrate the retaining of the Rumble for the Rail title as well as the Sectional State Championship. Mike Smith photo.

2024 Sectional champions! Panthers won’t rest ‘til they’ve shocked N.J.

November 22, 2024 Mike Smith

HILLSDALE—It took 10 years but the Pascack Valley Panthers are once again state sectional champions! On Friday night, Nov. 15, Pascack Valley hosted the River Dell Golden Hawks in the […]

Left: As the 2024 Poppy Girl for VFW Post 2648, Hillsdale’s Giza Miller-Pringle raised funds by distributing poppies and rode in the Veterans Day Parade in Bayonne alongside a former Disabled American Veterans commander. Right: Giza proudly holds the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Medal, awarded for completing over 100 hours of volunteer work, earning gold-level recognition. Courtesy photos.

Miller-Pringle is a U.S. top volunteer: Middle school student lives values of service, patriotism

November 21, 2024 Pascack Press

HILLSDALE—Congratulations to Hillsdale’s Giza Miller-Pringle, who has been awarded the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Medal for completing more than 100 hours of volunteer work in a year, earning the gold-level […]

Joanna Shyong’s children established the donor advised fund — The Joanna Shyong Scholarship Fund — at the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation to memorialize her commitment to teaching.

Fund honoring beloved teacher Joanna Shyong to back NVRHS-Demarest standouts

November 17, 2024 Northern Valley Press

HACKENSACK—The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announced the creation of The Joanna Shyong Scholarship Fund on National Philanthropy Day, Nov. 15, honoring the late Joanna Shyong’s commitment to education. Shyong, a […]

Scout Matthew Carlin, a Gold Level President’s Volunteer Service Award winner, with Troop 80 Scoutmaster Miloslav Rehak.

Volunteer Matthew Carlin lands top honor

November 17, 2024 Pascack Press

PASCACK VALLEY—Congratulations to Matthew Carlin, a sophomore at Saint Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, who recently was honored with the Gold Level President’s Volunteer Service Award for his outstanding […]

The day they made local history with a state sectional win at Garret Mountain. From left to right: Danielle Arcuri, Madison Mahoney, Sophia Rasmussen, Ava Colella, Brooke Colella, Nina Almeida, and Alice Rappazzo. RICHARD FRANT/FRANTVISUALS

History in their stride: WW cross country girls run the show

November 17, 2024 John Snyder

TOWNSHIP OF WASHINGTON—The Westwood High School girls cross country team has accomplished something no team in the program’s history has done before. Led by senior Alice Rappazzo and supported by […]