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Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan

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39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News 39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News
39 NJ Public Schools Ranked Among Best In America By U.S. News U.S. News & World Report has released is latest rankings of the best public high schools in America. Thirty-nine of those are in New Jersey and rank among the top 10 percent in the nation. "Families can use the Best High Schools rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local level on factors like graduation rates and college readiness," said Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News.  "The rankings also provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups." High Technology High School was ranked the No. 1 STEM school this ye…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Child Welfare Authorities Probe House Party Suspected In Bergen High School COVID-19 Outbreak Child Welfare Authorities Probe House Party Suspected In Bergen High School COVID-19 Outbreak
Child Welfare Authorities Probe House Party Suspected In Bergen High School Covid-19 Outbreak State child welfare authorities are investigating a reported incident that occurred at a Harrington Park house party that preceded a COVID-19 outbreak among at least a dozen students at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. Harrington Park Police Chief Albert Malouf said Tuesday that he couldn’t confirm allegations that a 15-year-old boy who attended the Tappan Road bash on March 13 passed out after consuming a marijuana edible. “The juvenile in question was reported to have been picked up by a parent prior to the officers' arrival,” March 13, the chief said. Police were unab…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Teaneck Basketball Coach Says Old Tappan Players Used Racial Slurs, Pulls Team Off Court Teaneck Basketball Coach Says Old Tappan Players Used Racial Slurs, Pulls Team Off Court
Teaneck Basketball Coach Says Old Tappan Players Used Racial Slurs, Pulls Team Off Court While an investigation of a report that freshman basketball players at Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan used racial slurs against a visiting team from Teaneck continues, some parents on both sides are wondering how it will affect their youngsters. Coach Owen Barnes pulled his team off the court with three minutes left on Tuesday after the alleged behavior continued unchecked by referees, opposing coaches or anyone at the home school, one parent said. Officials with the NVRHS district said Wednesday that they’d gotten no reports from their side of any slurs being heard -- b…

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by Jerry DeMarco