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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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New Rules Strive to Help MLB in 2023

26 May 2023

Pitcher clock timer will help keep the game moving for fans. Photo courtesy of mlb.com. By Angel Ramirez Even though baseball has been around as a professional sport since 1906, there has not been much change over the years. With a lot of people tuning out of the games, and not going to games, and […]

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PHS Elects a Slate of Student Council Representatives

16 March 2023

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Staying and Getting Home Safe

16 March 2023

By Jacqueline Jackson 123RF AI Generator License As a young woman, it can be very dangerous walking home late at night. Whether coming home from a party and dressed too nice, or just getting home from school after an event that goes a little late, being alone on the street can be stressful and a […]

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Questioning School ID’s: An Opinion

16 March 2023

By Michael Castro What are they meant for?The school ID’s are universally regarded as a big pain. They were meant to be able to prove that you belong in this school and us students are meant to show them while we are going into the school to prove we belong here. We are also meant […]

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The James Webb Telescope: Orbiting the sun, seeing multiple galaxies and making history!

16 March 2023

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The Game Awards 2022

16 March 2023

Elden Ring won 2022 Game of the Year at The Game Awards. Image courtesy of Playstation. By Juan Rios-Perez The top video games of 2022 were just honored at the 2022 Game Awards. It seems like there is an award ceremony for everything, but the idea of rating, ranking and honoring the top video games, […]

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New Digital Pass System Going to be Minga App

16 March 2023

Minga.io By Mariana Pliego-Gutierrez and Kimberly Perez Many have heard by now that there is going to be a new digital pass system that will be rolled out soon. The main thing with a new technology is the question of how it will work and how will it be implemented here. How will this system […]

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New Hall Pass System courtesy of Skynet: A Satire.

16 March 2023

A Collective Collaboration of Hilltop Star Staff With the need for more security in the halls and around the school, a new hall pass system has been approved for implementation. Soon there will be a new digital system that will allow students to easily access the lavatory without the time consuming burden of asking a […]

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Homelessness in Passaic – An Investigative Report

16 March 2023

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Climate Change Rapidly Getting Worse

16 March 2023

By Bryant Gomez Climate change is something very serious and something huge that gets talked about a lot. It has affected a lot of people around the world such as California. California has experienced many disasters, they have recently experienced a flood due to heavy rain. The reason being is because of many people burning […]

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