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By Deshani Hendley Netflix seeks to be one of the biggest producers of shows, and so they have been using many sources to create new shows and movies for their service. Novels have been a great source for movies for as long as movies have been around. Bird Box, which was just released on Netflix, […]

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By Christopher Ochoa The eighth season of “American Horror Story” is called “Apocalypse.” It began with a nuclear armageddon, which is why it is called apocalypse. One of the best things about this season is that it merged characters from earlier seasons. FX has really outdone themselves in hooking the audience with new and fresh […]

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By Janessa Mejias ‘19 Passaic High School has done it again! This year PHS performed their rendition of “Chicago: The Musical” written originally by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb. The play, carried themes of “murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery.” “Chicago: The Musical,” based in Chicago, Illinois in the mid-1920’s, is about two […]

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By Hilltop Star Staff  On Tuesday, March 1, Aleyshka Barbosa, Johnny Torres, and the rest of the Class of 2019 were hosts to the PHS Talent Show, held in Shirelle’s Auditorium. They were able to organize this event with the help of Ms. Soto and Ms. Barbosa. Opening remarks were made by Ms. Soto, and […]

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By Lixangelys Ruiz ‘20  It is that time of the school year again! The musical is finally here! Join us on our road to “Chicago!” The frisky musical will take place in Passaic High School’s auditorium on June 7 through June 9. Remember to get your tickets. We are sure you think that last year’s […]

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By Bryan Castro ‘19 “Ready Player One” has not just captured the narrative, but also the feel for video games. The beginning of the movie introduces generations of video games into a world of virtual reality.  The film inaugurates a thrilling idea of virtual reality set in the year 2045, when it seems like we […]

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By Aleyshka Barbosa ‘19 If there ever comes a time when you have wanted to feel a roller coaster of emotions, not truly know what will happen next, the film, “Love, Simon,” based on the novel by Becky Albertalli Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda, truly gives an overall modernizing twist to the typical romance […]

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By Armando Martinez ‘19 This year the Oscars, formally known as the Academy Awards, had its 90th ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 2017. It aired live on ABC on Sunday, March 4. Comedian and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the award show […]

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By Armando Martinez ‘19 On December 6, 2017, Passaic High School students that take the Advanced Placement United States History 2 course got the opportunity of a lifetime, in watching the historic play Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City. The Gilder Lehrman Institute made a special donation to the school, paying […]

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