Who is NVOT’s greatest rival?
Students and staff take a stand over the school’s defining opponents
Christine Massaro
Old Tappan has many ongoing rivalries against other schools. Which one is the greatest rival?
Pascack Valley. Ramapo. Demarest. Tenafly. Nothing gets the Golden Knights more fired up than facing a rival school. In a recent Lance survey, the student body concluded that Pascack Valley is OT’s biggest competitor (147 votes), with a margin of nearly 64 votes over the second highest voted school, Northern Valley Demarest, which had 83 votes.
However, even though the numbers show a clear winner as Pascack Valley, certain students, teachers, coaches, and administrators have voiced their opinions on who they truly think is OT’s greatest competitor.
Daniel Zhao, Junior: "I think NVD is our greatest rival because we are from the same district and obviously we have to assert our dominance over them in every way possible, whether through sports or academics."
