Ridgewood NJ, On Thursday, February 8, the Ridgewood High School Department of Fine and Applied Arts will present the third Maroon & White Music Recital and Art Exhibit for the 2017-18 school year. The third of five such events for this year, the concert will be held in the newly renovated RHS Learning Commons beginning at 3:45PM, followed immediately by a reception and gallery opening in the Carroll Art Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public.
Ridgewood NJ, With a large cast and crew of over 150 people, RHS Jamboree has plenty of hungry mouths to feed. Procuring and managing a delightful and varied array of generous food donations from both local restaurants and home cooks takes a lot of organizing, but thanks to Roni Farfalla and her all-star team of Ridgewood High School (RHS) students, no one goes hungry. Cast and crew pay for donated meals which, in turn, helps raise money for this years 72nd Jamboree scholarship fund which last gave 40 RHS graduates in scholarships funds to pursue higher education.
Born in Hoboken, Roni and her family moved to Ridgewood 25 years ago when her oldest was just 6 months. This is her fifth year chairing the Jamboree Hospitality Committee which takes on the responsibility of overseeing meal offerings over a six and a half week period including breakfast, lunch, and dinner for approximately 24 rehearsals plus 4 performances. But that doesn’t stop Roni and her husband Frank Farfalla from staring in this years show “Jamboree Night Live” were favorite characters from TV past and present perform a “live” in studio musical experience at Benjamin Franklin School, Wednesday February 7th though to Saturday February 10th.
For Tickets to see the show and more information go to rhsjamboree.org
Bottom row from left to right Bella Salerno, Jenna Farfalla, Brooke Ward, Grace Saltamacchia, Top row left to right Bridget Ward, Sophia Mchedlishvili, Katrina Abramenko , Roni Farfalla Photo credit Susan Knudsen
Not having to place the school budget before the voters seems to mean that they now think they can do anything they want as there is no way to vote the budget down. That was a sneaky way to get control when all the town wanted was to save some money and get more voters out by combining the school board with a general election
Regular Public Meeting February 5 2018 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Location Board Room, 3rd Floor, Education Center
Board Announcements
2018 Official Election Results
Candidates for Board – Three Year Term
Sheila Brogan: 2,766
Christina Krauss: 2,394
Personal Choice: 53
Total School Election Votes Cast: 7,175
2017-2018 School Calendar is Approved
Click here to open the 2017-2018 School Calendar, approved by the Ridgewood Board of Education on March 7, 2016.
Ridgewood NJ, NJ.com put together a list of the 50 New Jersey public high schools with the highest average SAT scores among their graduation seniors last school year, NJ.com said Statewide, the average SAT score for the Class of 2017 was a 551 in reading and writing and a 552 in math, a total of 1,103 out of 1,600, according to state data. And average scores among the state’s public high schools ranged from a low of 795 to a high of 1,502.
Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Stigma Free task force announces that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. More than 1 in 10 teens who have been on a date have also been physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month is a national effort to raise awareness and protect teens from violence.
You can make a difference: Encourage schools, community-based organizations, parents, and teens to come together to prevent teen dating violence. It is vitally important that we specifically speak to and understand the statistics involved with abuse in young people’s relationships. These statistics help to outline just how widespread of an issue dating abuse really is in the lives of young people.
Being able to tell the difference between healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships can be more difficult than you would think. No two relationships are the same, so what’s unhealthy in one relationship may be abusive in another. Although there are many signs to pay attention to in a relationship, look for these common warning signs of dating abuse:
• Checking cell phones, emails or social networks without permission
• Extreme jealousy or insecurity
• Constant belittling or put-downs
• Explosive temper
• Isolation from family and friends
• Making false accusations
• Erratic mood swings
• Physically inflicting pain or hurt in any way
• Possessiveness
• Telling someone what to do
• Repeatedly pressuring someone to have sex
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The Ridgewood Stigma Free task force wants you to know that there’s a lot you can do as a parent to prevent teen dating violence and abuse. Remember that more than 1 in 10 teens who have been on a date have also been physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the last year. One of the most important things you can do is keep the lines of communication open with your kids.
Take steps to make a difference:
• Be a role model – treat your kids and others with respect.
• Start talking to your kids about healthy relationships early – before they start dating.
• Get involved with efforts to prevent dating violence at your teen’s school.
• If you are worried about your teen, call the National Dating Abuse Helpline at 1-866-331-9474 or text “loveis” to 22522.
You can help keep your loved ones safe and healthy.
Ramsey NJ, Dr. Matthew Murphy, superintendent of the Ramsey Public Schools, has extended an invitation to the Ridgewood community to attend their Parent Academy with Kate Fagan, author of What Made Maddy Run, on Monday, January 29 at 7 p.m. at the Ramsey High School Auditorium. Madison Holleran graduated from NHRHS prior to attending University of Pennsylvania.
What Made Maddy Run is a very powerful book that discusses some of the challenges that children are facing: social media, mental illness, and suicide. In fact, all staff members have received a copy of the book and Ms. Fagan will be addressing the entire staff in the afternoon. Later in the afternoon, she will be addressing our student-athletes and coaches to talk about the additional pressures of being a scholar-athlete. These are just some examples being taken towards the District’s Goal of Enhancing the Student Experience via a focus on Wellness.
An evening with author Kate Fagan:”Ms. Fagan brings enormous credibility and I think her story will be interesting to many,” wrote Dr. Murphy. “She played basketball for the University of Colorado and finished her career as one of the Big 12’s top scorers and then played 2 seasons in the WNBA. Following athletics, Ms. Fagan has worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer and now is a writer for ESPN. She has appeared on “Around the Horn.” She has written several books and has established herself as a sportswriter with knowledge and insight that is useful and important, especially young athletes.”
Location: Ramsey High School Auditorium
Time: 7 PM (doors will open at 6:15 PM)
Parking is very limited – please carpool!
Limited additional parking has been graciously made available via Ramsey Ambulance (WHITE spaces only) and St. John’s.
In case of any potential weather-related issues – please check the district website for updates.
Ridgewood NJ, congratulation to Mr. Bourque, the RHS Acabellas and the RHS Maroon Men for placing 2nd and 3rd in their ICHSA Quarterfinal and winning (Best Vocal Percussion and Best Choreography! Check out the video !
A cappella [a kapˈpɛlla] (Italian for in the manner of the chapel) music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing.
juilliard chamber orchestra comes to west side presbyterian church Sun, February 11, 2018 Time: 3:00 PM West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood NJ 07450
January 28,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood
Ridgewood NJ, Juilliard Chamber Orchestra Comes to West Side Presbyterian Church
The Juilliard Chamber Orchestra will perform at West Side Presbyterian Church on Sunday, February 11 at 3:00 pm as part of the West Side Concert Series. The conductorless ensemble is coached by Eric Bartlett, who is a 31-year veteran of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a Juilliard faculty member and a New York Philharmonic cellist. Admission and parking are free; donations are welcome.
The 2017-2018 season marks the 42nd season of the West Side Concert Series. Throughout its long history, the series has presented a wide variety of solo, instrumental and ensemble concerts in the classical, African-American and jazz traditions.
For more information, please visit www.westsideconcerts.org.
Just as they remember Ridgewood taxpayers successfully suing the district about morally corrupting surveys administered to our children at school without our knowledge.
AND just as we remember pounding away at the Board of Education at their periodic meetings and on this blog for over a year in order to correct the “math ghetto” situation the district had gotten some of our elementary schools into by allowing school principals free choice of what math curriculum to use (remedial urban-targetted so-called “reform math” having gotten a partial foothold here).
AND as we remember exposing the radical “reform math” ideology of an incoming district superintendent and his equally radical educational-elite wife before he arrived in town, causing him to quit before he even started work (rather than go through here the agony he deservedly suffered in his just-prior job in Long Island…).
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AND as we remember seeing the radical Ms. Botsford, the illustrious “Assistant Superintendent in charge of Curriculum”, sail off into the sunset in search of new school districts to torture, having been thoroughly thwarted here.
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We remember our local “Alamos”.
Ridgewood NJ, JAMBOREE NIGHT LIVE 2018 !, Tickets are on sale now for JNL February 7, 8, 9 & 10th at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School.
Swing by the Box Office in the lobby of Ben Franklin Middle School this Saturday, Jan 27th or Saturday Feb 3rd between 9am to 12 noon to get YOUR TICKETS to see this spectacular SHOW !!! Cash/Checks payable to Jamboree Scholarship Fund. Or Pay by credit card anytime via the web site https://rhsjamboree.org/wp/
Since January 2nd, over 130 cast and crew have volunteered their time and skills to put on the 72nd Jamboree.In this year’s show “Jamboree Night Live” you are invited to be part of our live studio audience as we indulge you in all things TV.So, come out and see some of your favorite TV characters from past and present! Click the link at the top to buy tickets
Can’t make it to the show, that’s ok you can still help kids in need by donating; click the donate-to-jamboree link at the top.
Ridgewood NJ, Four weeks in and the cast and crew of RHS Jamboree Night Live are practicing their lines, singing proudly and strutting their moves on stage as they prepare for a spectacular show that features some of your all time favorite TV shows and characters. The show will run for only 4 nights starting on Wednesday February 7ththough to Saturday February 10th. This will be the 72nd show that RHS Jamboree has presented and money raised will go to need-based scholarship funds for college bound Ridgewood High School seniors.
Get your tickets today!
Swing by the Box Office in the lobby of Ben Franklin Middle School Sat Jan 27th or Sat Feb 3rd 9am to 12 noon to pick up your tickets (Cash/Checks payable to Jamboree Scholarship Fund) or buy on line anytime rhsjamboree.org
Riverdale NJ,GOP Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi has joined the Assembly Education, Housing, and Health and Human Services committees as well as the Joint Committee on Housing Affordability in a Facebook post Schepisi explained ,
“Excited to announce that for the 2018-2020 legislative session, I have joined the Assembly Education, Housing, and Health and Human Services committees as well as the Joint Committee on Housing Affordability.
While in office, I have become one of the louder voices in Trenton regarding the need to reform how we fund our schools and how we address housing affordability. Too often these issues are compartmentalized and as a result no proper solutions are discussed or implemented. With the new changes to the federal tax law, now is the time to have bipartisan discussions regarding how to fund our schools in a different manner. Suburban residents pay upwards of 70 percent of their property tax burden to fund schools. High property taxes in turn drive unaffordability in our housing markets, resulting in seniors, our young and our middle class being unable to stay in their homes as well as causing our businesses to leave our communities. Providing “outside of the box” solutions we can work together towards making New Jersey a State that people and companies want to move into rather than a State with a continued exodus.
My first proposal will include a minimum of school funding for every child in this State that follows such child regardless of where they attend public school. Every child should be worth no less than $2,500 per year for education. Many of our communities currently receive under $700 per child per year under the current educational formula. This is wrong and needs to be fixed.”
RHS has been languishing at the 26 position for years now. In a state the size of NJ this is not good. Real progress would be moving higher the ranks but it hasn’t been happening. What’s up with Willard, why does rank worse than the other elementary schools of RW?
Ridgewood NJ, Niche ranked nearly 100,000 schools and districts based on statistics and millions of opinions from students and parents. The Ridgewood school district showed some out standing results . Ridgewood High School came in 26th in the state over all , George Washington Middle School came in 23rd state wide for middle schools and Hawes Elementary School came in 32nd for elementary schools.
The 2018 Best Public High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Learn where our data comes from. Note: Niche has a separate ranking for 2018 Best Private High Schools.
All of our K-12 rankings have been updated to reflect the latest data available as well as millions of new reviews we’ve collected from students and parents over the last year. For the first time ever, we developed rankings for the Best Schools for the Arts to recognize schools that have a focus on performing and visual arts. We’re also recognizing 2018 Niche Standout Schools to highlight public schools that are making a difference in their community. Lastly, we recently introduced a variety of filters and sorts on our rankings so you can search by more locations and drill down to find the school that is right for you.
#23 in Best Public Middle Schools in New Jersey
George Washington Middle School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 650 students in grades 6-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 11 to 1. According to state test scores, 72% of students are at least proficient in math and 82% in reading
#26 in Best Public High Schools in New Jersey
Ridgewood High School is an elite, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 1,714 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 61% of students are at least proficient in math and 71% in reading.#32 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Hawes Elementary School is an elite, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 412 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 79% of students are at least proficient in math and 86% in reading.
#42 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Orchard Elementary School is an elite, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 312 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 82% of students are at least proficient in math and 87% in reading.
#43 in Best Public Middle Schools in New Jersey
Benjamin Franklin Middle School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 737 students in grades 6-8 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 64% of students are at least proficient in math and 80% in reading.
#56 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Travell Elementary School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 378 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 72% of students are at least proficient in math and 82% in reading.
#61 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Ridge Elementary School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 483 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 71% of students are at least proficient in math and 85% in reading.
#66 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Somerville Elementary School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 457 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 78% of students are at least proficient in math and 81% in reading.
#83 in Best Public Elementary Schools in New Jersey
Willard Elementary School is a highly rated, public school located in Ridgewood, NJ. It has 497 students in grades K-5 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 72% of students are at least proficient in math and 80% in reading.
Ridgewood NJ, Registration for 2018-2019 Kindergarten and First Grade entrance will be held on Tuesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 8 from 3:30-4:40 p.m. at the elementary schools. Please visit the website at www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us for full information and printable forms, which may be found under the For Parents tab.
