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The Student News Site of Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

The Lance

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Letter to the Editor: Recognizing Eid

Lana Khan March 13, 2025

As a child surrounded by different cultures and religions, I never truly recognized the distance between my faith and the world around me. This distance was hard to recognize when I was a kid, as it never...

Beyond the Lens

Beyond the Lens

Eva Saric, Staff Writer February 27, 2025

On a night full of various cinematic triumphs, Hollywood stood still as Adrien Brody’s name echoed through the microphone at the Golden Globe Awards, the 82nd recipient of the show’s Best Actor, for...

Tales as Old as Time

Tales as Old as Time

Nora Lee and Allison Mimeles February 14, 2025

Tales as old as time–Disney princess movies have been around since the late 1930s. Adored by people of all age groups, these movies have only grown in popularity. In practically every Disney princess...

Hoses battle flames as the Notre Dame Cathedral catches fire during Holy Week

Rebuilding Knowledge

Eva Saric, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

On the evening of April 15, 2019, the city of Paris stood still as it watched the beloved cathedral of Notre Dame begin to crumble, engulfed in flames. It was Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year...

Hollywood High: Is it realistic?

Hollywood High: Is it realistic?

Eva Saric and Erica Chung January 29, 2025

It’s Friday night: you’re bundled up in a blanket, gazing at the TV screen in awe, fingers greasy from the buttery popcorn, hair messy from cozying up against the couch. Your perspective has transformed...

Surviving the TikTok Ban

Surviving the TikTok Ban

Gracie Gallucci, Social Media January 23, 2025

I think we can all agree that although we were aware of the TikTok ban taking place on January 19, we were NOT prepared for the horrible restrictions that awaited. The ban took place at 10:30 p.m. on the...

Spooky Secrets to Scare Your Friends

Spooky Secrets to Scare Your Friends

Alex Cleary, Associate Editor October 31, 2024

When everyone’s front yard suddenly becomes a cemetery, you know Halloween is coming. Nowadays, despite some things still being scary, like watching a horror movie or your parents opening Genesis, Halloween...

Art by Kevin Ju

Mind Over Muscle

Omar Hassan and Sam Bilali October 21, 2024

With the school year in full swing, high school students all over the country are quickly being bombarded with tons of extracurricular activities–the most common one being sports. We here at The Lance...

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