How High Schools in the Pascack Valley Area Ranked in NJ Monthly’s 2012 List

August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Park Ridge High School Ranked #14

New Jersey Monthly Magazine puts out a list ranking all of New Jersey’s public high schools in a bi-annual issue. Lets see how Emerson, Hillsdale, Montvale, Park Ridge, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake of the Pascack Valley performed in the rankings in their respected school districts.

The highest ranking school in the Pascack Valley, Park Ridge, moved up 4 spots from the 2010 rankings to #14 in the entire state.

Pascack Hills, is part of the Pascack Valley Regional School District and

Pascack Hills High School in Montvale

is comprised of students from the towns of Montvale and Woodcliff Lake. Pascack Hills High School dropped 11 slots in the rankings, but is still rated as one of the top 20 in the state of New Jersey at #18.

Westwood Regional High School in Washington Township

Westwood Regional High School has a big improvement over their 2010 rankings. Westwood Regional is comprised of students from Westwood and neighboring Washington Township. Westwood regional soared 34 slots from 2010 up to #58 in the state. Great job Westwood!

Pascack Valley High School, took a bit of a tumble in the rankings. It is part of the Pascack Valley Regional School District and is comprised of students from Hillsdale and River Vale. It dropped 50 lots from #23 to #73 in the state.

Emerson High School also took a significant drop from #34 in 2010 to #77 in the latest rankings.

Overall, the Pascack Valley area did outstanding in the rankings, with all the area high schools ranking in the 23% of all public high schools in the state.

Great schools is another good reason to move to the Pascack Valley area of Bergen County.

To see the complete list of schools, please go to:
https://www.box.com/s/7c300516930c32f71a8e

If you are looking for more resources for school information, please check out the New Jersey School Report Card put out by the state of New Jersey.

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Back to School Time! First Day of School in the Pascack Valley 2012

August 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Back to School in the Pascack Valley!

Its almost back to school time! No kid enjoying their summer wants to hear that phrase, but September is right around the corner. Here is a list of all the towns across the Pascack Valley’s first day of school for 2012:

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Emerson Schools (including high school)

Hillsdale Schools

Woodcliff Lake Schools

Montvale Schools

Park Ridge Schools (including high school)

Pascack Hills High School 

Pascack Valley High School 

Thursday, September 6, 2012

River Vale Schools

Washington Township Schools

Westwood Schools

Westwood Regional High School

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2012 Easter Egg Hunts in the Pascack Valley

March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

One one of the great things about living in the Pascack Valley of Bergen County is that its a great area to raise a family. The Pascack Valley has excellent schools and the towns provide fun activities for the children. The towns of Hillsdale, Park Ridge, River Vale, and Westwood are hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunts. Here are the details so you plan a fun time without venturing too far from our beautiful Pascack Valley area.

Hillsdale
The Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 31st at Beechwood Park at 10am sharp. In the case of rain, the event will be moved indoors at George White School. There will be golden eggs with special prizes. The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance if parents want pictures.

Park Ridge

Park Ridge will be having their Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31st at 10:30am. Park Ridge has already rescheduled their Easter Egg Hunt for Sunday, April 1st at 2pm due to the rainy forecast for Saturday. It will take place at Davies Field (Memorial Field behind the Boro Hall). Kids, bring your own bag or basket for collecting all your goodies. Parents bring your camera so your child can take pictures with Peter Cottontail. This is for Park Ridge children up until the 6th grade.

River Vale
River Vale will have their Annual Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch at the River Vale Country Club on Saturday, April 7th at 9:30am. In the event of rain, the Easter Egg Hunt will take place indoors at the River Vale Country Club. There is no charge for the Easter Egg Hunt.

Children Ages 3 and under will start at 9:45am
Children Ages 4-6 will start at 10am
Chldren 7 and over will start at 10:15am

Remember to bring your cameras to have photos taken with the Easter Bunny. There will be candy for all participants and prizes in some lucky eggs.

Brunch will be located in the Cherry Brook Restaurant at the River Vale Country Club. Brunch will begin at 10:30am, cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Reservations are required due to limited seating, please call 201-391-2300 Ext 122 to reserve.

Westwood
Westwood’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be Saturday, April 7th at 10:30am at Veteran’s Park. The event is open to all children from pre-school to 3rd grade.

The Easter Bunny and his friends will be available for pictures, so parents, please remember to bring your camera.

Please bring a bag or basket to collect your goodies with.

Rain Date: Saturday, April 14th at 10:30am.

The Pascack Valley continually provides great events for its residents and is a great environment to raise a family. Want to live in the Pascack Valley of Bergen County, New Jersey? To search for homes and condos click here!

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