Pascack Valley Regional High School District

Pascack Valley High School will host a Multicultural Festival on Friday, October 14th at 11:30 am in the New Gym!

The Pascack Hills PFA is hosting a "Meet the Superintendent" evening on Monday, September 12.

Please join us via ZOOM on October 3 at 5:30pm for our quarterly meeting to discuss the safety of our children and how best to support our families. Hear from our Juvenile Officers, School Administrators, Student Representatives and local mental health providers.

We are excited to welcome everyone back for the start of the 2022-2023 school year!

We are excited to welcome Sarah Bilotti as our new Superintendent of Schools.

Supervisor of English Ms. Valerie Mattessich provides complete information on the summer reading program.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has a program that provides no cost meals to those in need.

Congratulations to PV student, Veronica Fyfe, on being named to the NISCA All American Team for Diving!

The Marching Broncos competed in the Midland Park Music in the Parks competition on Sunday 10/9. The band competed against bands from around the area and took first place in their size group along with awards for best Music, best Percussion, best Color Guard and best overall effect.

CPR training for nurses in the k-8 districts provided by the Regional Office, Friday October 14, 2022.

Commencement Ceremonies for Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley High Schools will take place on June 16, 2022.

The Hills volleyball team has participated in this Side Out Foundation sponsored charity tournament against Pascack Valley. The tournament begins at 4:15pm on October 25th at PH!

The tennis team conducted a fundraiser to send a child with cancer to Camp Sunrise. Camp Sunrise provides a summer experience for children who have cancer.

Our district financial aid night was well attended by our community, and the presentation is available online.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education will have two vacancies in the Nov. 8 Annual School Election.

Kareena Shah was selected as the Pascack Valley representative for the Governor's School of New Jersey Program in Engineering and Technology.

Congratulations to Ms. Marnee Rosen, Ms. Marie Lombardi, and Mr. Washington (Willie) Pico for being recognized as our Support Staff Members of the Year! These professionals work tirelessly to serve our students and the community.

Eva Senande, Pascack Valley 12th grade student, was honored for the College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program award this summer. Eva did an outstanding job on her PSAT and AP exams in order to qualify for this award.

Abby Scheer was awarded a $5,000 scholarship from the Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey to support her goal of becoming a math teacher.

Congratulations to Pascack Hills senior, Riley Haworth, who has been selected as a member of the 2022 All-National Mixed Choir!

Jim Cleary and Chris Guinta are the co-advisors for the Pascack Valley Habitat for Humanity Club. During the past two years the club has done an amazing job fundraising. The club was able to donate $4,000, to the Bergen County Habitat for Humanity Organization. Jim Cleary and Chris Guinta presented the check at the build site in Hillsdale NJ.

On May 24th, Tri-M Music Honor Society hosted a Showcase where we invited all the Tri-M Project 2022 participants willing to perform in the live program.The program was a big success, greatly appreciated by the participants (teachers and students), their families and friends. We strongly believe that Tri-M Project will be continued next year!

The Pascack Hills Student Immigrant Alliance conducted a donation drive collecting items to be distributed to Ukrainian refugees entering the United States and to be sent to Ukraine.

Pascack Hills' Literary-Art Magazine Echoes is now for sale! The 2022 edition is themed "Metamorphosis," as in our year of change and transition. Please see the attached order form for ordering details.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District has made a request for proposal and subsequent evaluation for a food service provider.

Kareena Shah was recognized by the New Jersey Council for Social Studies for her contributions to social studies education in the areas of motivation, leadership, scholarship and her work to the Asian Culture Club here at Pascack Valley.

The annual PH Arts Festival! Including an art display, cupcake wars, fashion display and live music.

Pascack Valley High School is pleased to present the 2022 Spring Celebration of the Arts on Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 pm. Student original artwork will be displayed and presented in specific areas.

Two students from Pascack Valley Chamber Choir have been accepted to 2022-2023 All-State Mixed Chorus.

Tala Atkinson, Junior student at Pascack Hills High School, recently had her painting, “Miming Display,” displayed at the Fair Lawn Library in the Pine Gallery.

Congratulations to Riley Haworth on her acceptance to the 2022 NJMEA All-State Mixed Chorus!

David Remnick, PV Alumnus and Pulitzer Prize Winner, will be the Commencement Speaker for Rutgers University

Peyton Gallo and Jake Hanau are the two award recipients for this year’s Coccia Foundation Italian Studies Student Award! Nominated by Mrs. Barbara Borghi, these students are being recognized as being exemplary students in the Italian language through the Joseph and Elda Coccia Institute (Montclair State University)

Congratulations to Trayee Jha for being recognized by the New Jersey Council for the Social Studies for her contributions to social studies education at Pascack Hills!

Students from Pascack Valley High School will debut their new podcast, La Hora de Café on Friday, May 13th from 5:00-7:00pm in the Pascack Valley High School Cafeteria. All are welcome to attend, enjoy light refreshments and listen to their first episodes!

Congratulations to Ava Quesada for her Second Place finish in The Alumni in Recovery poster contest this past weekend.

Starting in the month of March, members of the Tri-M Honor Society, along with other music students at Pascack Hills, began working on the Tri-M Project. This is the second year the Pascack Hills chapter of the Tri-M Honor society has worked to give musical opportunities to the next generation of musicians.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The NAMM Foundation recognizes the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who are making music part of a well-rounded education for every child in their communities.

Talent Night, presented by Tri-M Music Honor Society and Chamber Choir, is back at Pascack Hills! We are very excited finally to have a live performance on April 12th at 7pm in the PH auditorium.

The WL Dept. hosted a visit to promote the Italian virtual exchange program.

We are excited to announce that Irene Antonopoulos, Jillian Suarez, and Sophia Loeser have painted the first PV Panthers mural.

Providers form all over the county will be there to present there resources to all who attend follow by Keynote Speaker, Stephen Hill who is the founder of Speak Sobriety, a criminal defense attorney, bestselling author, recovery coach, and a fierce advocate for change. Stephen will share his cautionary tale of addiction and his inspiring story of recovery and beyond.

During the week of March 7th, students from Pascack Hills & Pascack Valley in their World Language classes celebrated National Foreign Language week by submitting their own poster representing this year’s theme: Celebrate Languages Through Humanity.

Congratulations to Ms. Sarah Bilotti, who was appointed the new Superintendent of Schools at the March 28 Board Meeting.

The Pascack Hills and Valley Model UN Teams recently competed in the 31st Annual High School Model United Nations Conference held at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, NJ. A simulation of the UN General Assembly, Model UN allows students to assume the role of Ambassador of an assigned county to debate current issues.

Nancy Ricca earned a full scholarship from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity towards a virtual graduate certificate in cybersecurity.

We have 9 students that qualified to compete at the International Competition ( ICDC) in Atlanta GA!

Francesca Silvano, Teacher of Italian in Pascack Valley High School, has earned an $8,000 thanks to the generosity of IACE (Italian American Committee on Education). Mrs. Silvano can use this grant money to purchase classroom supplies for her students.

Samantha Lagrosa, a Junior at Pascack Valley High School, was accepted to the New Jersey's Region I Jazz Choir.

We had 109 total seals earned by our PHHS and PVHS students for the State & Global Seals of Biliteracy!

Ms. Elena Spathis and Ms. Ivica Kanova presented at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Language (NECTFL) annual conference for World Language Educators, where Ms. Spathis was recognized as as a Teacher of the Year Finalist for the Northeast Conference.

The Pascack Valley Regional Guidance Department and Regional Curriculum Office will be partnering up to offer Parent Support Groups to families in our community.

PHHS TRI-M MUSIC HONOR SOCIETY Induction Ceremony and the Concert took place on Wednesday, February 16th at 7 PM in PH auditorium. A group of 15 gifted musicians shared their talents in performing vocal and instrumental solos and duets in various genres and styles (from classical to contemporary).

Congratulations to our Class of 2022 Valedictorians, Jolie Lefkowitz from Pascack Hills and Harlee Hayden from Pascack Valley, and our Salutatorians, Lina Kim from Pascack Hills and Drew Petaccia from Pascack Valley.

Echoes, Pascack Hills' Art & Literary Magazine, won two prestigious awards for its 20-21 edition!

Elizabeth Barlow, a PVHS Junior, has earned the first chair bassoon seat in the 2022 New Jersey All-State Wind Ensemble.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District is seeking a new Superintendent of Schools.

On January 3, 2022, Statistical Forecasting LLC presented a Demographic Study for the district to our Board of Education.

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.

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.

PVRHSD's veterans visit with English classrooms with students reading "All Quiet on the Western Front".

Seven students from the district have been selected to the Bergen County Band and Chorus

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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