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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education meets on June 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm for an Executive Session and at 7:00 pm for a Regular Public Meeting.
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Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General of NJ
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Middletown NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth-R’s) respond to the latest attempt by the State of New Jersey to limit parental rights as news comes that the Middletown and Marlboro boards of education have become the object of a lawsuit by the State’s Attorney General’s Office (OAG).
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Ridgewood NJ, America’s public education system reports the worst literacy and math performance in decades, its schools dedicate increasingly immense portions of their time to lessons on the supposed virtues of racial and gender segregation.
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Ridgewood NJ, more than 100,000 Latin students worldwide take the National Latin Exam and of those, only 1% achieve a perfect score. Sophomores Brian Chun and Patrick Callen, pictured here with Principal Jeff Nyhuis and Latin teachers Amy Mason and Stefanie Gigante, received a perfect score for the Intermediate Latin Reading Comprehension.
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Ridgewood NJ, the weather held , the class of 2023 graduated and another school year at Ridgewood High School has come to an end.
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The end of the year is always a busy time, but I want to take a few moments to say goodbye and wish Ridgewood well as I complete my tenure as Interim Superintendent and welcome incoming superintendent Mark Schwarz.
Continue reading A Parting Message from Interim Ridgewood Superintendent Dr. Leonard Fitts
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Ridgewood NJ, the final day of the 2022-23 season , the Ridgewood boys lacrosse wins the inaugural Kirst Cup final as Ridgewood beats Summit in a clash with the No. 1 ranking in New Jersey.
Continue reading The Ridgewood Boys Lacrosse Wins the State Title
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Ridgewood NJ, Roger Sweeney was a long-time football coach at RHS, who retired after the 1975 season. He remained a teacher and many remember him from gym class and Drivers Ed .
Roger Sweeney’s memorial service. In addition to the Church Mass, a Time of Remembrance Celebration has been added.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew (RC) has just returned from the US Rowing Youth National Championship Regatta in Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL. Two hundred twenty-five clubs from across the country entered eight hundred thirty-four events. Ridgewood Crew raced five pre-qualified boats.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Sends Nine Athletes to the US Rowing Youth National Championship
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Ridgewood NJ, Nick G., a student at Benjamin Franklin Middle School, loves learning about different sports teams and especially their mascots. Recently, Nick, a 7th grader in the school’s RISe program, was invited to throw out the first pitch at a Jackals home game! Nick was super excited and was able to meet all of the teammates. Nice toss, Nick!
Nate Harris Wins GOLD for the Boys Varsity Single with Assistant Coach Bob O’Connor and Head Coach Boris Roque Alvarez. Photo by Alison Harris
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew has just returned from the Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Championship Regatta on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, TN. One hundred thirty-seven clubs from across the country participated, with Ridgewood Crew racing five pre-qualified boats.
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Ridgewood NJ, at Monday nights Ridgewood Board of Education meeting Kristen Dickson, of the West Point Society of New Jersey Presented the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award to Maya Grant.
Continue reading Ridgewood’s Maya Grant Receives the Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award
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Ridgewood NJ, as a follow up to The Ridgewood Blog’s previous article about the Ridgewood Board of Education’s controversial proposal for the introduction and implementation of a “World Language Curriculum” (see link below), our staff is happy to report that Board members formally rejected the proposal during their Monday night, 06/12 public meeting.
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Ridgewood NJ, the end of the schools leads to a whirlwind of championships and personnel victories the Ridgewood Maroons .
Continue reading Ridgewood High School Sports Ends the Year on Championship Note!
