Pascack Valley Regional High School District

Graduation Ceremonies will take place on the athletic fields of the respective schools and will be live streamed. Complete information is in this news article.

Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley will have a 10:00am start on Monday, December 6.

The PVHS Environmental Club held a used toy drive to keep gently used toys out a landfills but also to bring some job to others in need this holiday season.

PV seniors Ann Madden and Megan Sgroi both intern at the Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Service located in Hillsdale, NJ. Check out the district website to read more about their internship experience.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education has hired the executive search firm Strategic Educational Advantage to assist with finding our next superintendent of schools.

PH Senior, Haley Meyerson, received the 2021 AMTNJ Scholarship.

Sean Cuffe (PVHS ’21) has received an official appointment to the West Point class of 2025.

Valerie Mattessich, District Supervisor of English, Art and Libraries, was recently elected President of the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English, the state affiliate group of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Two PVRHSD Teachers Obtain Google Level II Certification

This week, we caught up with PH senior Chantal Efrat who interns at Coco Curtain Studio & Interior Design located in Ridgewood, NJ.

Pascack Valley High School is pleased to announce that Josie Gallina, Olivia Mattessich, and Adrian Testino were selected to receive the Italian Studies Student Award by the Coccia Foundation.

We are pleased to announce our Summer Reading program!

The Music Departments in each of our highschools are excited to perform this holiday season!

We very proudly present the Virtual Showcase of some of the participants of this year's Tri-M project, debuting Wednesday, May 26 at 7pm.

Dr. Daniel Fishbein approved to serve as Interim Superintendent of Schools for the 2021-2022 school year.

Maddy Leibman, a Chamber Choir junior, will proudly represent Pascack Hills in All-State Treble Chorus performance at NJ PAC in Newark, NJ on February 26, 2022

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education will have three vacancies in the Nov. 2 Annual School Election.

PVHS Junior Daniel Wolosiuk has been named Scholar in the National Cyber Scholarship Competition (NCSC). The event is a rigorous 48-hour online cybersecurity competition sponsored by The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF).

The Pascack Valley Student Publication won 42 state awards from the Garden State Scholastic Press Association.

PV Senior, Paige Gorman, received a prestigious certificate for her work in social justice advocacy from the Princeton Prize in Race Relations of New Jersey.

The Celebrate Language ceremonies will take place at Pascack Hills HS on Thursday, Dec. 2nd and at Pascack Valley HS on Thursday, Dec. 9th at 7pm.

This week, we caught up with PV senior Katelyn Eror who currently interns at the Comprehensive Women’s Care of Paramus located in Paramus, NJ. Check out the Internship Highlight on the website to read more!

Dr. Eric Johnson, a historian and archeologist from Harvard, spoke with students about exposing erasure through archeology in the Pascack Valley area.

The PVRHSD website won 2nd place in the New Jersey School Public Relations Association awards contest.

The History Clubs of both Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley created tributes to honor our Veterans.

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Teacher and Educational Services Professionals of the Year!

This week, we caught up with Park Ridge High School Senior Eugene Shen, who currently interns at Luminous located in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. Check out the Internship Highlight on the district's website to learn more!

Libby Wikfors received a Proclamation from the Borough of Bergenfield and was honored with the key to the city for her dedication and generosity.

On Wednesday, October 6, the PVRHSD school counseling department held its annual financial aid program. Jim Anderson, Director of Financial Aid at Montclair State University, was the guest speaker.

Congratulations to the PVHS 2022 Commended students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship program.

Pascack Valley’s Junior, Danielle Stanchak, has been selected as one of the top 10 Finalists in the 7th Annual Seton Hall University Pirates Pitch.

PH sophomore Allanah Mednard took second place in the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English Annual Writing Contest with her essay entitled "More than a Hashtag, More than a Movement."

We proudly recognize PHHS Class of 2022 National Merit Scholars and AP Scholars.

Dr. Aarti Mallya, District Supervisor of Science and Technology Education, was invited to speak at the AASA / NJASA / NJPSA 5th Annual Women's Leadership Conference at the Palace in Somerset, NJ on Friday, October 1.

Congratulations to PV World Language Teacher Ms. Elena Spathis for being honored as the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey Teacher of the Year!

While off duty this summer, Officer Ames helped a man involved in a serious accident.

Senior members of the PV National Honor Society participated in a town clean-up in Hillsdale on Sunday morning, May 2nd in partnership with the Hillsdale Environmental Commission.

Congratulations to Aria Chalileh for achieving the Girl Scout Gold Award

Congratulations to our Technology Specialists Jamie Budakian (PV, left), Scott Jones (District, middle), and Ross Koehler (PH, right) for being recognized as our Support Staff Persons of the Year

This week, we caught up with PV senior Luke Petaccia who currently interns at Temco Heating & Air Conditioning Incorporated located in Hillsdale, NJ. Check out the Internship Highlight on the website to read more!

Mrs. Megan Pettigano, District Librarian, was recently inducted into the Omicron chapter of Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Science Honor Society.

Superintendent Gundersen announces his resignation from the Pascack Valley Regional High School District after 27 years of service.

PV junior Helen Choi received two distinctions from Scholastic's Art & Writing Awards: the Regional Gold Key Award and National Silver Medal for her artwork.

This week, we caught up with PH senior Andrew Desautels who currently interns at DDS Dental Supplies located in Montvale, NJ. Check out the Internship Highlight on the website to read more.

Pascack Valley Student Publication as one of 13 national winners of the annual Online Pacemaker Award, the National Scholastic Press Association announced on Saturday, April 10. The Pacemaker is widely regarded as the most prestigious national journalism award.

This past month students from the Research in Molecular Genetics classes from Pascack Valley and Pascack Hills competed in the statewide Nokia Bell Labs North Jersey Regional Science Fair. Due to Covid-19, the science fair and awards ceremony were held virtually during the last week in March. Several students from district received a variety of awards, honors and distinctions for their projects.

Congratulations to Mr. John Puccio, who was Board approved to be Pascack Valley's next principal.

Starting from the beginning of March 2021, Tri-M Chamber Choir and Concert Band members have been tutoring middle schoolers to help them practice their instruments, and strengthen their voices. The weekly 30 minutes lessons are given via Google Meet. This initiative was extremely well-received by the middle school students and their parents. The current number of people participating in this Tri-M 2021 project is 37 students.

The Hills Valley Community Coalition would like to invite you and your teen to a dynamic Parent/Teen education program on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 6-9pm.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education consisting of a 9-member Board is currently seeking a qualified candidate from the Borough of Montvale for membership to the Board due to the resignation of Janet Bissinger who dedicated her service to the district since 2013.

Pascack Valley Technology Education teacher, Mr. James Kennedy, was awarded the International Technology & Engineering Educators Association High School Teacher Excellence Award for 2021.

This week, we caught up with PV senior Isabella Zuluaga who currently interns at The Law Offices of Jeffrey Steinfeld, P.C. located in Hackensack, NJ. Check out the Internship Highlight on the website to read more!

The Board of Education and Superintendent have made statements regarding the decision on mascots.

Students from the Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish programs participated in a digital poster contest to celebrate National Foreign Language Week! This year's theme was "Open Your Mind to Languages".

Paige Gorman (Grade 12) was selected as a first prize winner in the annual AATF Creative Writing contest. She won $100 and her entry will be published in the national newsletter. Camillia Ghavami (Grade 12) also received recognition for her entry.

Two students in Intro to Innovation and Design, Julia Graham (grade 10) and Samuel Topolosky (grade 12), received Honorable Mention in this year's national Reach Challenge, presented through ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Educators Association). Julia & Sam designed adaptive and assistive technology devices to aid Parkinson's patients who struggle with gait and balance issues.

Danielle Garretson's Honors Advanced Photography class submitted a photo to this contest, which asked teens to document "what they have lost, but also what they have found" during the pandemic.

Pascack Hills teachers Elise Burns and David Frangiosa wrote a book that reflects their philosophy and practice of fostering in students an intrinsic motivation to learn by using continuous and specific feedback. It was recently published by Corwin: A Sage Publishing Company. https://us.corwin.com/en-us/nam/home

This month we caught up with PH Senior Sam Schatzberg who currently interns at the Bethany Community Center located in Washington Township, NJ. Click the link in the bio to read more about his experience.

Alec Boyajian has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence for The 2021 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Alec also qualified for the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Congratulations to the Pascack Valley Student Publication and Pascack Hills Trailblazer for winning, as a whole and as individuals, a total of 64 awards and honorable mentions by the Garden State Scholastic Press Association (GSSPA) in its annual awards contest.

Internship Program extending beyond PV and PH and serving students in towns such as Park Ridge, this month we Park Ridge High School senior Madison Szabo.

PV senior Spencer Goldstein was awarded the $5,000 Bernard Kilgore Scholarship and named New Jersey Journalist of the year by the New Jersey Press Association and the Garden State Scholastic Press Association.

The Interact Club participated in a community service project where the students created homemade Valentine's Day cards with warm wishes and thank yous which were mailed to our Troops.

Kristin Kiernan, a Pascack Valley senior and an intern at Femmebot in Ridgewood NJ, is our most recent highlighted internship.

Ms. Apanosian, drawing on personal experience, history and research into current events, conducted a virtual presentation on artistic representations of the Armenian Genocide and how art education can fuel social justice work overall.

Sophomore Diego Mercado named finalist in the NY Times Narrative Writing Contest

PHHS TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY Induction Ceremony and the Concert will premiere on Wednesday, February 10th at 7 PM. Please enjoy the program from the comfort of your home on YouTube!

On January 9, 2021 the Model UN team participated in the Virtual International Model UN Conference which was held via Zoom for students around the world. From the conference, our PHHS MUN team won four awards!

To start our second semester, our Communication Department had a little surprise for both teachers and students. Teachers secretly made “shout out” videos to their students - and at the same time, students were doing the same for their teachers!

Despite the ongoing pandemic, students in PVRHSD have been able to expand their career horizons beyond the typical classroom in a real world environment. Continue reading for more information on the internship program, and Jace Perez’s unique experience as an intern for NJ. Motor Works West.

Congratulations to Pascack Hills Softball coach, Erin Kirkby, and Pascack Valley Girls Basketball coach, Jeff Jasper, for earning a spot in the ninth-annual rankings of the top 40 most powerful people in North Jersey athletics.

Join us virtually as both the Pascack Hills & Pascack Valley Music Departments host their 1st virtual Winter Music Concert!

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Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Teachers and Education Service Professionals of the Year!

PV Theatre''s Fall Play goes virtual! Join us online for our production of THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULATHON (STAY-AT-HOME VERSION) by Don Zolidis.

ICYMI: We have a recording of the guidance program: College Admission in the Era of COVID-19 with guest presenter Peter Van Buskirk

Congratulations to Yemie Woo on her recognition as one of the 686 winners of the 2020 YoungArts National Competition.

Despite the past Spring 2020 quarantine and our unique school environment, students from both Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley High School are still engaged in testing for the Seal of Biliteracy.

Pascack Hills High School will be fully remote Monday Oct. 26. Pascack Valley is fully remote through Oct. 28.

The Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) has awarded Ms. Angie DeLima & Ms. Francesca Silvano, Pascack Valley High School Teachers of Italian, a $8,000 educational materials grant for the Pascack Valley HS Italian program.

This week we officially launch social media presences on Facebook and Instagram as we continuously look to improve on how we communicate with our community.

After discussions with our superintendent, a review of the capacities of our facilities and a careful assessment of our ability to manage crowds, it has been decided that the following measures will be put in place for all sporting events this fall, regardless of level.

Valerie Mattessich, Supervisor of English, Art & Libraries, has published an article for the High School Matters column in English Journal, the national peer-reviewed journal for English educators published by NCTE.