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Read the latest issue of Smoke Signal It’s Official: PHS Earns NJFEA Banner! Education Pathway Students Attend NJFEA Conference PHS Partners with Red Cross to Make Blood Drive a Success Mr. Wyka Retires after Three-Decade Career: Crimson Teacher Leaves to Find his Clovers PHS Catches the Christmas Spirit Watch What You Do Online Pep Rally Held at the Stadium
 
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It’s Official: PHS Earns NJFEA Banner!

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Education Pathway Students Attend NJFEA Conference

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PHS Partners with Red Cross to Make Blood Drive a Success

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Mr. Wyka Retires after Three-Decade Career: Crimson Teacher Leaves to Find his Clovers

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PHS Catches the Christmas Spirit

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Watch What You Do Online

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Pep Rally Held at the Stadium

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The Evils of Marxism

29 May 2023

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Is the U.S Dollar At Its End?

29 May 2023

The U.S. Dollar has been the world’s dominant currency since the end of World War II. That was almost eighty years ago. Even though the dollar has faced many challenges over that time, it has always remained the standard of currency around the world. The newest challenge to the supremacy of the dollar is known […]

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New Digital Pass System is Live and Working

29 May 2023

PHS student downloading Minga app to create a hall pass. Photo by Michael Castro (more…)

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The Music Scene

29 May 2023

By Michele Aguilar-Juarez WOW! As the days get warmer it is time to start thinking about music. Well, think about music all the time, but now there are live shows and other events that make music fans smile. Let’s check who was the Top 5 Digital Song Sales based on Billboard on April 1, 2023. […]

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What It Means to be A Teacher: The Reality of Everyday Educators

29 May 2023

By Mario Luna We walk through the halls of school everyday and most of the time we are all on auto-pilot, every person you pass is just another person you know nothing about. We pass so many students we do not know the names of, we pass students that we do not necessarily care about […]

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John Wick 4 is a Triumph of Action

26 May 2023

Keanu Reeves in John Wick 4. Image courtesy of Google.com. By Michael Castro John Wick 4 has recently come out, the latest in the Wick series. This last installment does not disappoint and is a fantastic action film. The movie does continue the tory of this tragic action hero from the previous chapters. However, this […]

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Ladies Night Prom Dress Event

26 May 2023

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Revolutionizing Healthcare with Advanced Medical Technology

26 May 2023

Surgeons look at an x-ray image in the operating room. Photo courtesy of Shannon Fagan/123RF.com By Kevin Vinas Medical technology, also known as medtech, refers to any technological innovation used in the healthcare industry to diagnose, treat, or prevent diseases and medical conditions. Medical technology has revolutionized healthcare in countless ways, from enabling accurate diagnoses […]

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The Dangers of E-Cigarettes

26 May 2023

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Tennessee School Shooting

26 May 2023

Photo of Tennessee school shooter entering the Covenant School and the two officers who ended the attack. Photo illustration courtesy of Fox News. By Kimberly Perez Recently, it seems to many that there are many more shootings than there used to be. It seems like they are happening more and more often. This generation is […]

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