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RHS Sophomore Spotlights the Importance of Healthy Teen Minds in Athletics

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Ridgewood  NJ,  Ridgewood High school sophomore, Brandon Shintani, has a vision to improve the mental health of athletes. Recognizing that training the mind is just as important as training the body, his online platform, Mind-Design Sports provides sports psychology tips for young athletes all over the world. Each month, a specific topic is highlighted through guest speaker podcasts and complementary blogs. The goal is to increase young athletes’ mental self-awareness and offer solutions to common issues that they experience; a worthy endeavor given the growing number of student-athletes who suffer from anxiety and depression.

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Ridgewood High School’s New Players Company First Ever All Virtual Production: A Very Virtual Christmas Carol by Louisa Vilardi

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood’s New Players Company Presents Its First Ever All Virtual Production: A Very Virtual Christmas Carol by Louisa Vilardi.

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Ridgewood High School Student and Alum Team up to form non-profit Covid Care Cards

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My name is Julia and I’m a recent graduate of RHS. Kate (a current RHS student) and I recently started Covid Care Cards, a non-profit that makes and sells hand-designed cards to the Ridgewood community, and donates all profits to different social service organizations.”

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Remote Learning Extended At Ridgewood High School

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Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin at Ridgewood High School, the date for the return to in-person instruction has been adjusted. In person instruction will resume on Thursday, December 10, 2020.Ridgewood High School students should not participate in out of school activities during this time of remote learning. The situation is fluid and updated information from the NJDOH may alter this return date.

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Ridgewood Cross Country Teams Sweep!

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Ridgewood NJ, This past Saturday, the girls and boys cross country teams swept all four races at the North Jersey Finale, held at Garret Mountain. The varsity girls team won easily with 32 points, and the varsity boys won with 84 points. The freshman girls and boys team also won their respective races led by individual winners Avery Sheridan and Johnathon Oriente.

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RHS Marching Band Takes award for BEST MUSIC at USBands Nationals !

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School Marching Band on a 5th place finish at USBands Nationals, winning a caption award for BEST MUSIC!!! Great way to finish the season!

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Dr. Thomas Gorman to be Named Acting Superintendent of Schools in Ridgewood

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November 11, 2020

Dear Ridgewood School Community,

In anticipation of Dr. Fishbein’s retirement from his role as superintendent of schools, the Ridgewood Board of Education conducted interviews of superintendent search firms at our regular public meeting
on Monday, November 2 and hired R-PAT Solutions, LLC to manage the superintendent search. As defined in our Board Goals for 2020-2021, we plan to name a permanent superintendent during the
spring of 2021, and we are confident that R-PAT Solutions will help us successfully achieve this goal.

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Ridgewood High School Students Awarded a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grant to Create a Solar Water Bottle

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School was recently awarded a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant in the amount of $8500.00 to create a “Solar Aqua Tech” portable reusable water-sanitizing bottle. Ridgewood High School is one of 13 high schools nationwide to be selected as an InvenTeam this year.

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Ridgewood High School Students Ranked Nationally in Le Grand Concours

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Ridgewood NJ,  Fourteen Ridgewood High School students have ranked nationally in the 85th annual event of Le Grand Concours, according to Lisa Narug, National Director of Le Grand Concours. In addition to the medals awarded,
40 students earned honorable mention certificates.

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RHS Latin Students Veni, vidi, vici

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Ridgewood NJ,  The 43rd annual National Latin Examination was administered to over 127,000 students, and Ridgewood High School Latin students garnered 75 awards across the various levels. Several students were also
recognized for noteworthy achievements.

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Eight Ridgewood High Students Named 2021 National Merit Semifinalists

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Ridgewood NJ, NMSC is excited to announce the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and about half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.

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RHS Students Attain National Recognition for Excellent Performance On the 2020 National Spanish Examinations

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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.

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Reader says, “Rather than reflecting on the sorrow and pain associated with the 19th anniversary of 9/11, you decided on that day to “formally resign” … sit back and watch the staged support and for you with pleas of “…Please stay…” over the next 1 1/2 weeks.”

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“Fishbein, your second “resign” letter reads more like a self congratulatory I done a great job reflection of your career and most significantly, your perceived value to the citizens of Ridgewood during your tenure at the Ridgewood school district. Well Dan, you really have a flair for the dramatic. Rather than reflecting on the sorrow and pain associated with the 19th anniversary of 9/11, you decided on that day to “formally resign” only to then to sit back and watch the staged support and for you with pleas of “…Please stay…” over the next 1 1/2 weeks.”

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Strike Up the Band!

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Ridgewood NJ, the Teacher Spotlight from this week’s RHS Weekly View featured  Mr. Luckenbill is in his 10th year of teaching at RHS, where he teaches Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Music Production. He also runs the RHS Recording Studio and is the Director of the RHS Brass Ensemble and RHS Marching Band. Mr. Luckenbill received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Michigan State University in the spring of 2011, and his Master of Music in Music Education from Kent State University in the spring of 2016. In 2016, Mr. Luckenbill was named a Positive Coaching Alliance “Double Goal Coach Award” winner (1 of only 50 in the United States) for his work with the marching band. The award is given to coaches who strive to win while also teaching life lessons through their activity.

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Ridgewood Football Has a New Head Coach

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Football has a new head coach . In May, the school officially removed the “interim” tag and made Dave Cord its sixth full-time coach since 1943. He served as defensive coordinator on Johnson’s staff for five seasons and has been in touch with his predecessor frequently. Cord has now coached seven football games at Ridgewood High School .

Last fall Cord, took over a 5-0 team, after health issues forced longtime coach Chuck Johnson out of action. Ridgewood went on to defend its sectional title, then upset Union in a wild North Group 5 final to claim its first NJSIAA regional championship.