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Students and parents urge board to restore Pascack Hills theater program, cite lost leadership and participation
Summary
Students and parents appealed to the Pascack Valley Regional High School District board on April 28 to restore a separate Pascack Hills theater program, saying the recent merger with Pascack Valley reduced leadership roles, slashed crew participation and imperiled a middle-school feeder program.
Students, parents and community members urged the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education on April 28 to reverse or modify the recent combination of Pascack Hills and Pascack Valley theater programs, saying the merger curtailed leadership opportunities, reduced roles and made it harder to sustain a middle-school feeder program.
Eti Eggers, a Hills student, told the board she analyzed cast and crew numbers and found significant differences between Hills's previous independent productions and the combined production. Citing licensing information, Eggers said Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (performed by Pascack Hills) included nine principal roles and a cast of 21, meaning about 42.9% of…
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