Pascack Valley High School

Senior students of Italian from both PV and PH traveled to Italy to explore the county and absorb all of its historical, artistic and natural beauties. While having the opportunity to attend school at our "exchange" high school.

Summer is on its way, and the the Pascack Valley High School Jazz Band and Chamber Jazz Ensemble are spreading warm and joyful sounds. Fresh off recent performances at the PVHS Spring Band Concert and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Regional Jazz Festival.

Principal Puccio provides important information with regards to Graduation 2023 in this letter sent home to parents.

PV's and PH's respective chess clubs met at PV and squared off in a 24 player tournament to determine who gets crowned as king.

The Pascack Valley High School Jazz Band, directed by Craig Yaremko, traveled to Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ to perform in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington Regional Jazz Festival, which featured 12 high school big bands from New Jersey, New York and Arizona.

Some of PV's Computer club members participated in CyberStartAmerica and received Scholars recognition with access to a cybersecurity course valued at over $3000

Teachers received podcasting recording equipment for their classrooms and a full day of training from the ADP Center for Learning Technology at Montclair State University.

Pascack Valley Regional High School district celebrated National Foreign Language Week with a variety of educational activities to emphasize the need and the importance of studying foreign languages.

We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Spring Event will take place at Pascack Hills HS on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 7pm with a Mental Health Fair at 6pm.

The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education will have four vacancies in the Nov. 7 Annual School Election.

Registration for the 2023-2024 Preschool Program is now available to residents.

Pascack Valley High School Band Director Craig Yaremko congratulates alto saxophonist Ming-Yang Qin on his first chair acceptance into the All-North Jersey Junior Region Jazz Band.

Students of the PV Beekeeping Club gather to make candles and lip balm.

On March 5th, 2023, Pascack Valley High School Tri-M Music Honor Society students and their advisor Mrs. Argine Safari performed a free concert for the residents at the Jewish Home at River Vale.

The Pascack Valley High School Tri-M Music Honor Society is hosting a Benefit Concert this Thursday, March 23rd at 7 PM in the auditorium. All money raised will be donated to "Save the Music".

Pascack Valley students are recognized for their academic achievements in the Italian Language.

Pascack Valley HS Theatre presents CHICAGO TEEN EDITION, March 16-18. Performances are nightly at 7pm, with a Saturday matinee at 1pm.

Congratulations to the Pascack Valley Regional Dance Team for winning several awards at the DTU National Championships in Orlando!

Midterms will be held during the week of Jan. 24 to Jan. 27. The schedule this year will be two periods each day, each day is going to be a mid-day.

Mrs. DiGiacopo’s Honors Advanced Studio Art II class designed and painted holiday windows in the PVHS front lobby.

The Pascack Valley Environmental Club has been working with the organization “Second Chance Toys” to try to keep used toys out of landfills and also bring joy to those in need. This is the 8th year we have donated over 300 used toys to local children.

The PV Music Department is proud to congratulate Ming-Lang Qin (trombone) and Carolyn Veit (trumpet) on their acceptance to the Bergen County Band! They will be representing our school at a county level and will perform Sunday, January 15th at Bergenfield High School. Congratulations to new Band Director, Mr. Yaremko, who is sponsoring these talented students!

We are pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Teacher and Educational Services Professional of the year for Pascack Valley High School!

Montclair State University Network for Educational Renewal Teacher Study Group Granted us $500 to further the research of GLAM

PVRHSD Art teachers participated in an encaustic art workshop, led by encaustic artist Sandra Koberlein, on November 7.

This season the PV Girls Soccer Team won the Big North National League title. The team went 14-6-1 overall and 9-1 in their league to secure the title.

Several World Language teachers from Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley High Schools have been selected to present their workshops at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages on March 2-4th, 2023 and the Foreign Language Educators of NJ Annual Conference on March 17-18th, 2023.

9th grader Johanna Chang won a $200 gift card in a vocabulary training website Membean's "Synonym Cinema" contest.

PV Theatre presents our Fall Comedy, MUSEUM by Tina Howe.

On Thursday, December 8th, the Celebrate Languages Ceremony will take place at 7:00 PM in the Pascack Valley Auditorium. Administration, faculty, staff, and families are cordially invited. Students will be recognized for earning the NJ DOE Seal of Biliteracy in one or more languages and/or being inducted into the Chinese, French, Italian or Spanish National Honor Societies.

The Pascack Valley Tri-M Music Honor Society is hosting a Harvest Festival on Tuesday, November 22nd, at 7pm in the lower cafeteria at Pascack Valley High School.

Hillsdale Public Schools Superintendent Robert Lombardy invites Hillsdale residents to a special meeting on December 1 to understand the proposed Bond Referendum.

PVHS Environmental Club Promotes Recycling with Halloween Costume Upcycling

Pascack Valley High School is pleased to announce that Grace Jansen, Class of 2023, has been recognized as a Semifinalist in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.Pascack Valley High School also recognizes Jack Benson, Zach Berde, Ethan Chiu, Rowan Gokhale, Ciaran O’Brien, Danny Pellegrin, Danny Schwartz, Kareena Shah, and Kiera Tracy have who have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.

On Monday, October 17, the Board of Education recognized numerous staff members.

Mrs. Ladino, PV Spanish and ESL Teacher, won a PFO Teacher Grant in the amount of $1,564.30. The funds will be used on digital books to obtain updated materials with current topics to implement in class.

The Pascack Valley Beekeeping Club has harvested some honey from their on-campus hives. The 2022 honey harvest is available in 5 oz, 8 oz, and 12 oz jars for $5, $8 & $12 respectively. The supply is limited.

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

Kareena Shah was the Pascack Valley nominee for the Governor's School of New Jersey Program in Engineering and Technology. After a rigorous application process, Kareena was chosen to be a part of this highly selective program for NJ high school juniors. This past July, Kareena spent 4-weeks as a NJ GSET Scholar and immersed herself in topics ranging from Modern Physics and Astronomy to Material Sciences and Robotics. She, along with her teammates, further developed a novel project to realize widespread access to effective drone delivery systems. Her work led her research paper to be published in the MIT IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

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.

We are very excited to announce Back To School night will be held on Thursday, September 15th.

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!

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

Principal Puccio provides important information with regards to Graduation 2022 in this letter sent home to parents.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

On Monday, March 7, 2022 and Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the Pascack Valley Model UN team competed in the St. Peter's University Model UN Conference and came back with great memories and two Most Improved Delegate awards for sophomores Richard Tracz and Allison Varghese. Congrats to Ali and Richard!

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

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

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

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.

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.

Congratulations to Pascack Valley Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Harlee Hayden, and Salutatorian, Drew Petaccia.

PVHS Valentine’s Day Talent Night is Thursday, February 10th at 7pm

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.

The Bergen County Coaches Association and Bergen County Women Coaches Association held their Fall 1st Team All County Awards Ceremony. Pascack Valley had 2 female athletes and 4 male athletes receive 1st Team All County honors for the Fall season.

The 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.

PV has three choir students and one band student who earned a spot in their respective Bergen County Choir/Band ensemble.

Pascack Valley will have a 10:00am start on Monday, March 14.

The Pascack Valley Music Department is excited to be performing this holiday season!

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

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Teacher and Educational Services Professional 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 Club at Pascack Valley has created a tribute to honor our alumni and staff veterans.

Pascack Valley HS presents their fall play, Night Night, Roger Roger by Megan Roni Ragone on November 18-20, at the Joseph Poli, Jr Auditorium. Performances are at 7pm nightly, with a 1pm matinee on Saturday.

Environmental Club donates costumes to be reused

Pascack Valley High School is pleased to announce that 19 students from the Class of 2022 have earned 2021 AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. These students are acknowledged for their performance on AP Exams taken during their junior year of high school.

We will recognize students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy and induct our Pascack Valley students at 7pm on Thursday, December 2, 2021

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

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

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