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The Lance

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

The Lance

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

The Lance

The Final First Day

The Final First Day

Annabelle Lee, Managing Editor September 5, 2024

Welcome back, Class of 2025! On September 4, 2024, the Class of 2025 gathered in the senior lot to mark the beginning of their final year as a Golden Knight. The seniors decorated their cars and posed...

Senior Sign Out

Senior Sign Out

Annabelle Lee, Managing Editor June 20, 2024

As the seniors' final year at NVOT comes to an end, they’ve had time to reflect on the memories they’ve made, but also think about the journeys ahead of them. With that being in mind, we asked them...

"I went to Mr. Ahad's photography and also Mr. Train's birdwatching and I really liked both of them. I found it really relaxing just walking outside and looking for birds, and it amazed me how much wildlife there is just on the school campus. I've learned to appreciate nature around me a lot more, and might take this up as an actual hobby." - Samuel Zhao

Work-Based Learning Alternatives

Amir Attal, Associate Editor June 5, 2023

Work Based Learning, or WBL, is the time of senior year for the graduating class to have a break from traditional learning before going off to college. When senioritis is at an all time high, the opportunity...

Grey McNamee, Theresa Pak, and Sophia Wagner swapped with English teacher Brook Zelcer

Senior Swap Day

The Lance Staff April 5, 2023

On Tuesday, April 4, seniors and teachers participated in the Senior Switch Day tradition. During Senior Switch Day, seniors swapped places with one of their teachers and ran their classrooms for a...

Serving Seniors A Loss

Serving Seniors A Loss

The Lance Staff March 3, 2023

On Thursday, March 2, members of the senior class faced off against staff members in a volleyball game at lunch in the North Gym. Ultimately, the seniors lost by a score of 30-28. 

AP Parking: The Hardest Class of the Day

AP Parking: The Hardest Class of the Day

Kara Long, Staff Writer February 10, 2023

After getting through a 10 minute back up and finally reaching your destination of NVOT Regional High School, your trouble has only just begun. Right as you turn into the school you are faced with impatient...

The field hockey team poses for a picture together after a winning their first game of the season.

More Than Just A Record

Charlie Dippolito and Kara Long October 28, 2022

For most teams, being able to flaunt a perfect record at the end of a season is all a sport is worth playing for. But, for the Golden Knights field hockey team, winning isn’t everything. This year,...

Lessons Learned from the Class of 2022

Lessons Learned from the Class of 2022

The 2022-2023 Editorial Board June 22, 2022

In their final month of high school, the Class of 2022 was asked to summarize their experiences, memories, and lessons learned.   

Goodies & Goodbyes

Goodies & Goodbyes

Tala Areiqat, Editor in Chief June 21, 2022

On June 21, the annual senior picnic and yearbook signing was held on the field outside the school. Seniors were served ice cream, pizza, and other treats while signing their yearbooks and playing games...

Ariana Lim, Siena Griffin, and Brooke Ackerman as English teacher Erica Sposa.

Seniors Swapped

The Lance Staff April 13, 2022

On Wednesday, April 13, seniors and teachers participated in the Senior Switch Day tradition after a three-year hiatus.  During Senior Switch Day, seniors can choose to swap places with one of their...

Seniors sitting in class

Second Semester Strategies

Kaila Cohen and Celia Hansen March 3, 2020

As high school comes to an end, seniors fall into an inevitable pit of indifference towards their grades, attendance, and appearance. In other words, seniors are diagnosed with the classic case of being...

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