After a successful marching band season, the NHS winter guard is ready to jump right into its new indoor show. 

Nutley’s marching band is one of the most successful groups in Nutley High School. This past October, the hard-working group traveled to Vernon Township High School on Saturday for their last competition before their ultimate state championship. 

Brooke Yero’s athletic potential was obvious when, as a freshman, she earned a spot on the girls varsity soccer team, the only freshman to earn the coveted spot. The team at this point was very strong, with players like Mackenzie Albert leading them to the quarterfinals of both the NJSIAA and the Essex County Tournaments. But despite the highly competitive level of the team, Yero soon became a routine starter.

How does a family survive the prying eyes of the public when they're constantly being judged? James McBride’s memoir, The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to his White Mother, goes deep into the struggles of racial injustice and economic struggles in the 1960s. 

Tiktok has been our beloved source of knowledge and entertainment since its debut in 2019 when the company, ByteDance, decided that its former lip syncing app, Musically, wasn't big enough. Today, TikTok is on the rise with 1.69 billion users worldwide, even after the ban scare when politicians threatened to block the app in the U.S. With over one billion users, news, whether it's good or bad, spreads like wildfire almost immediately: crime, weather, politics, or simple makeup company scandals.

Business teacher John Alvarez says he believes that many students in Nutley High School are only taking Financial Literacy to fulfill the requirement to graduate. “[Students] don’t really have a choice, but I know some take it to learn. Some even take it for the requirement and come back to ask for relearning,” Alvarez said.

As the curtain rises this weekend on Nutley High School's highly anticipated spring musical “Mean Girls: High School Version”, the excitement from director Alexandra Vecchio and students in the cast continues to grow. 

The cast and crew are continuing to work tirelessly to bring this vibrant and comedic show to life. To get an inside look at how this production came together, we spoke with the director, cast members

Every teenager can share their lives in many ways, including on social media. Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat have become a part of teenagers' daily lives. Social media has become more than a source of entertainment; it has become a place where teens can express themselves. 

From January 21st to 22nd, Nutley High School held testing for the Seal of Biliteracy, which is awarded to students who are proficient in two or more languages. Its purpose is to highlight the value of being bilingual, to encourage students to become bilingual, and to celebrate those who are. To earn the seal, students must do well in English class and pass a test to prove their fluency in a second language.

Throughout the high school, students spend a lot of time talking about major local sports teams, especially the New York Jets, the New York Giants, and  the New York Rangers. One team in particular that is located in New Jersey itself seems to make the biggest impact: the National Hockey League’s own New Jersey Devils. 

Several seniors earned certificates in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) last week, having successfully completed both the written and physical tests at the end of the second marking period.

Avery Kylie Grambs is just trying to get through high school with her head down and her grades decent. Becoming a billionaire overnight wasn’t on the five year plan she had set for herself.

At Nutley High School, there’s a program called RULER that’s helping students create a better understanding of their emotions. The goal of RULER is to teach emotional intelligence and the monthly lessons are designed to encourage students to think about their emotions as they go about their day. 

Treble choir students performed at the Yuletide concert on December 12, 2024 in the high school auditorium. Members of the treble choir sang “Infant Holy Infant Lowly” arranged by Elizabeth Alexander, “Elijah Rock” arranged by Victor Johnson, and "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" arranged by Tami Creamer. 

Every year, students are caught vaping and face disciplinary action. Vice Principal Rovetto has seen a decrease this year, however: “Last year we had 24 students caught vaping; these numbers were the lowest I have seen in years,” he said.

Band Director Vincent Vicchiariello is certain the next band concert in the spring for Nutley High School will “push and challenge” the performers. Vicchiariello, supervisor of Fine & Performing Arts/Career & Technical Education, will be the conductor of the band for the spring concert. 

Five teenagers with exceptional abilities. Hundreds of serial killers. One huge mystery. Four thrilling books. With phenomenal writing and a plot that will have you second guessing every move, Jennifer Lynn Barnes creates a mystery for the masses in her novel, The Naturals.

Students feel that managing their time efficiently in high school is harder than it seems, and is leading to greater amounts of anxiety and stress.

As the school year progresses, the overwhelming amount of homework a student receives has only seemed to worsen. Doing assignments all day in school, followed by doing an endless amount of homework after school results in barely any free time or socializing.

The rooms throughout the house are emptied of what used to be, while the boxes are stacked in the corner, filled to the brim. Footsteps descend out of each room, leaving behind the memories that were made there. The hands that packed these boxes and made those memories belong to Emma Valdez, a sophomore who has left what had become her home to pursue a new start that awaits her in Bluffton, South Carolina.

"We got that ball now go! We got that ball now fight! We got that ball now win! Go, fight, win!" The cheerleaders of Nutley High School and The Nutley Department Parks and Recreation flock out on the field and chant their iconic cheers as the sweaty football players pant to score. Some may say cheerleading is not considered a sport, but one woman begs to differ.