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What do students think about skipping class?

By Axel Lagunas Cutting or “skipping” classes is as old as, well, class itself. I would bet that there was not one hundred percent attendance in the first class ever given. There are many reasons why students would miss a class. Sometimes they are actually sick, sometimes they just need a break. It all comes […]

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Motivation for School

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What the Coronavirus Means for Us Now

By Justin Pimentel Ever since the virus came to town, and we were all forced to go into lockdowns, remember last March, a lot has changed especially in Passaic. People are told to wear masks and remain at least six feet from each other, not only Passaic but in the entire country. In Passaic so […]

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The Pros and Cons of Online Education

By Anthony Alvarez COVID-19 brought a lot of changes to the lives of PHS students. Schooling has definitely taken a major hit from the coronavirus. Online school is new and different and an adjustment for all involved, and it is affecting students in many ways as they try to do class through the monitor. As […]

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Halloween 2020 – Not Your Typical Fall Holiday

By Kannara Ruiz Pumpkin carving is a safe activity to do for Halloween during the COVID pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic continues from the summer into the fall, the idea that Halloween might be normal this year seems crazy. With this whole health crisis going on, is it safe for kids to go out? Some […]

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Message from The Hilltop Star Staff: 2019-2020 in Review

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Schoolwork is Helping Students Cope with Lockdown

By Evelin Cabrera With the Coronavirus going around and everyone being locked down to stop the spread, we do not know how long all this craziness will continue. It is scary how fast it spread in a matter of just days, and thinking about the future only gets scarier. Remember when we were in class […]

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What PHS Students are Saying about COVID-19 and the Lockdown

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Big Disaster!

By Franchesca Jiminian Remember about a month and a half ago when we all heard about this virus that was going around? Many of us, me included, thought that it was a joke, that it could not come to America. However, this whole pandemic thing was totally unexpected. Personally, I thought to myself,  “This will […]

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