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Ridgewood NJ, a big congratulations to RHS Spanish students who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2020 National Spanish Examinations. A total of 4 gold, 9 silver and 11 bronze medals were earned, along with 41 honorable mentions. Students from Ridgewood High School have a long history of high achievement on these exams and were taught by Spanish teachers, Angelica Cuellar, Tara Cuneo, Damary Purrinos and Megan Rotella.
Ridgewood Schools Teams and Clubs Excel !
The RHS History Bowl Club Varsity Team finished in the top thirty-two of over 100 teams in a recent national championship in Washington, D.C. In the individual tournament, junior Benjamin Bechtold finished thirty-first out of almost 200 competing students. The RHS History Bowl Club is an academic competition club that travels to different locations to compete in history knowledge. Students can earn an academic varsity letter through participation. The club is advised by Laura Fleming.
The RHS Boys Track team took third place in the Bergen County Championships on May 9 and 10. Michael Zeno won a silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles, and along with third place finish from Luke Dublirer in the 800 meters and a fourth place finish from Jamal Locke in the javelin. The Ridgewood boys had an excellent season, winning their division at the Jack Yockers Bergen County relays and taking first place at the Big North Freedom Division. Congratulations to coach Josh Saladino and all his boys on a great season.
For the second year, RHS Spanish students participated in the National Spanish Exam. Thirty out of 190 RHS students received either gold, silver, or bronze national status. To achieve gold status one must score in the ninety-fifth percentile or higher; silver winners scored in the eighty-fifth percentile or higher; bronze medalists scored in the seventy-fifth percentile or higher.
The RHS Ridgewood Crew team gold medaled in seven events at the Garden State Regatta on April 26. An annual event, the regatta is the Garden State Scholastic Championship and the New Jersey qualifier for those teams that will advance to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta in May.
The RHS Winter Guard placed in the top 10 in the Mid-Atlantic Indoor Championships in South Brunswick on April 12. This was the team’s first year competing in the advanced-level, Scholastic A class, which includes nationally ranked teams.
