Photos courtesy of Irene Kwon
"“My biggest accomplishment is when I became captain of the dance team in my sophomore year. Being one of the leaders of a seventeen member group is very challenging for me. It takes a lot of time and effort to choreograph and to help the team win. Unfortunately, my parents wanted me to attend the Academy of Holy Angels instead of Palisades Park High School. However, being captain and a second year member, I decided to stay. Dance Team is very important to me. I feel the most comfortable when I’m around the team members. Although the season is close to an end, I will get to experience the loving warmth from the team once again next year.”
-Katelyn Jeong |
“Fast-forward to my third year working in PPHS, two students came up to me and asked to form a dance club for the school. I didn’t know what kind of turnout to expect and was so impressed by the dedication of our members and their willingness to put forth their full effort in order to succeed.
Over the years we started competing and would always talk about being able to travel to Florida and compete in Nationals, but just thought it was a pipe dream that was fun to talk about but would never come to be. With enough commitment and hard work, however, the members and I were able to make that dream a reality and traveled to Orlando for the past two years, placing even higher than my team did in high school. I was so happy to be able to give our members those memories that I hold dear from my past, and I hope we can continue creating new ones for many years to come!” -Ms. Morgese |
by Allison Oh & John Kang
Ms. Olga Berkin is one of the new additions to Palisades Park High School’s faculty. Her new perspective on science has already freshened up things in the Science Department. She currently teaches 3 classes: Biology, Biology Honors, and Environmental Science. Although she teaches biology and environmental science, her personal favorite areas of science are anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and pathology. Ms. Berkin was born in Kazakhstan, which is located in Central Asia, and was raised in Israel. Even though she is a teacher now, as a student, she did not like school. She describes herself as “a horrible procrastinator” which also played a role in her college years and is even still a habit. She attended a liberal arts college called Hood College which is located in Maryland. She double-majored in Communication Arts and English, and she also minored in Journalism. After that, she took some classes at William Paterson University for Science. Along with William Paterson University and Hood College, she attended a medical school in Missouri, where she realized that medical school was not enjoyable and dropped out after 2 years. Read the full story here. |
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Ninth grader Jenna Shin tell us all about the afterschool Joyful Learning Program in downtown Palisades Park. @pphstigers @PalPkAthletics @drjosephcirillo @PalPkLindbergh @ECCPalPk pic.twitter.com/IvMnXXheH5
— PPHS - News Source (@PPHSNewsSource) November 12, 2019
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by Sharon Lee, Naidelyn Morales, and Chrystal Peralta
One of our newest staff members is our school nurse, Ms. Agresta. She decided to become a nurse because her parents and most of her family members are also nurses. Ms. Agresta says that as a nurse, she “fills many different roles, and wears many different hats.” She helps students who are feeling sick or have gotten injured, and she also deals with the physical paperwork needed for all sports. Read the full story here. |
by Maria Garcia Reyes and Esther An
Ms. Lewris, the newest addition to the PPHS community, is an exceptional person who aims to be a good mentor to students. Ms. Lewris was born in Teaneck, New Jersey and was raised in Palisades Park. She remembers that her desire to become a teacher began when she witnessed her teacher, former PPHS science teacher... Read the full story here. |
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by Hector Camaja and Mohamed Hassan
Mr. Farnese is a new face in the science department at Palisades Park High School. His stature makes him at first appear like an imposing, serious guy, but it becomes apparent to anyone who speaks to him, that he is humorous and easy-going. He has been working at PPHS for 4 months now beginning last spring, when he became a replacement for two science teachers who have been out of school on maternity leave. He now teaches Geophysical Science and Biology, but his favorite area of study in science is plant science. Read the full story here. |
by Gya Perez
Mrs. Voorhis is the new Vice Principal at Palisades Park High School. Mrs. Voorhis comes from Montclair High School, where she had the role of assistant principal— a position that is quite similar to being Vice Principal. One of the differences is that she now has a smaller student count... Read the full story here. |
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by Jenny Estrada, Ariadnalie Torres, Angela Saban Cax
Unlike most of the teachers we know that are born and raised in the United States, Mrs. Hong is of Korean descent, and, interestingly enough, was born in Paraguay, South America. If you are wondering where that might be, Paraguay is a country between Argentina and Brazil. “I lived there for six years and I can partially understand Spanish,” Mrs. Hong says, “it is very common for people from Latin America to travel to the United States for a better education.” Her parents moved to Paraguay before she was born for business purposes. Growing up, she enjoyed watching basketball. She was a very good and athletic student, and she played volleyball and basketball at nearby Fort Lee High School. After high school, she considered the careers of accounting and business. Mrs. Hong was accepted into Rutgers University due to her academic success, but while there, she decided to become a math teacher as out of all the classes she took, math was the one she preferred. Before teaching at Palisades Park High School, she taught at a school in Paterson. She left her job in Paterson and came to teach at PPHS. She likes it here-- “everyone is friendly,” she commented. “Every day it's different, you never know what to expect.” She prefers to teach high school students because elementary kids need more attention and it's more difficult for them to learn. As she says, her idea of a “good day” in the life of a teacher consists of waking up, getting ready, the teenagers being well behaved, understanding the lesson quickly and behaving appropriately. -- Read the full story here. |
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by Kimberly Reyes and Brisleidy Amparo
It seems that Mr. Sanchez was destined to be a guidance counselor, but many would be surprised to know that he is a former police officer. His journey to become a guidance counselor was not simple. He attended a number of colleges-- Bergen Community, SUNY New Paltz, and William Paterson University-- from which he earned multiple degrees. He was originally a guidance counselor but left that behind to become a police officer. Finding the right career wasn’t easy at first," says Mr. Sanchez.. Mr. Sanchez has a lot of qualities that make him a valuable addition to PPHS. For one, he is relatable to many of the students. His parents hail from the Dominican Republic, and he speaks Spanish fluently. His hobbies are similar to the students he helps-- Read the full story here. |
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