SUMMER SENATE PAGE EXPERIENCE
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Riidgewood NJ, at the November 18th BOE meeting RHS Student Representative Laurence Fine recounted his experience as a student page on the US Senate floor this summer. The program was established in 1829; it involves delivering documents and facilitating business by assisting the senators. The slide portion of the presentation may be viewed here.
USING CASE STUDIES TO TEACH
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Ridgewood NJ, at the November 18th BOE meeting RHS Social Studies Teacher Freddie LaFemina spoke about this workshop that utilizes original case studies on American history that are specifically created for the classroom, allowing for an understanding of both the case study method and a deeper knowledge about American history. and Civics. The model was started at Harvard Business School. The slide portion of the presentation may be viewed here.
Interesting idea , but the kids still have to understand the basics in order to have the ability to discuss various ideas and look at events in the proper perspective . Without back ground facts these sessions can easily turn in to BS sessions . Aside from the fact that the process can easily manipulated and one sided .
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Ridgewood NJ, Congratulations to the RHS Varsity Football Team. With a 10 – 7 win over Passaic Tech, RHS Football captures back-to-back North 1 Group 5 Sectional Champions. This was their 5th appearance in the finals in the last 7 years.
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‘Ridgewood NJ, according to North Jersey Media, the North Jersey sports icon and Ridgewood football coach since 1984 has been in the hospital for more than a month, dealing with complications from a serious infection that had him in intensive care for five days.
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Ridgewood NJ, Supervisor of Athletics Keith Cook reported on the “great year” that the RHS athletic program had in 2018-2019 and the achievement of winning the ShopRite Cup, which named RHS the top athletic program out of 84 schools in its group category. The athletic program also received the Sportsmanship Award for achieving an entire school year without a single disqualification. RHS has 28 sports and 500 student-athletes.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Ridgewood school officials three swastikas were found in a bathroom at Ridgewood High School.
According to Ridgewood Police Department, building maintenance employees identified three swastikas that were rubbed on a surface in a bathroom stall on October 18th The surface has been cleaned and there was no permanent damage.
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Ridgewood NJ, Results from the semi-annual National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released this morning. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), first administered in 1969, is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing. The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card, and are available for the nation, states, and in some cases, urban districts. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States.
Continue reading New Jersey Students Lose Ground in Reading and Math
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Students will be selling door to door on Sunday, November 3, 2019 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm with a delivery December 7-10, 2019
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Sofia Lee, Sara Wong, Serena Corcoran, Olivia Kim, Eva Galbraith, Jasmine Parpel, Lilan Reidel, Caroline Villemoes, Victoria Hoy
Take third place in the Womens HS JV 8+. Photo by Mark Reidel
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew participated in a local event this past weekend at the 2019 Head of the Passaic Regatta led by Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez and veteran coach Bob O’Connor. Teams from the Northern New Jersey area took to the water with Ridgewood Crew competing with 17 entries. What makes 2019’s HOPR different from other years? This year The Passaic River Rowing Association has a new dock at their venue. The dock measures in at an impressive 240 feet in length with two piers and accompanying gangways. At that length, PRRA can accommodate up to four 8+’s and many more boats for this year’s race. While the PRRA membership has been enjoying the new update to their facility, they were extremely excited to share it with the community for the Head of the Passaic Regatta.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Competes at the Head of the Passaic Regatta
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Ridgewood NJ, The countdown to RHS Homecoming and 100th birthday bash is underway! The date is Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Come out and celebrate!
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Ridgewood NJ, The New England Patriots reportedly signed former Chargers kicker and RHS Football’s Younghoe Koo to practice squad. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots have signed kicker Younghoe Koo to the practice squad. The news comes shortly after the team reportedly signed veteran Mike Nugent to the active roster.
The 25-year-old Koo first entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2017.
Koo went just 3-of-6 in field goals before being let go after four games. The former Ridgewood Maroon Koo has not kicked for an NFL team since but did have success in the short-lived AAF earlier this year. Koe went 14-of-14 on field-goal attempts with the Atlanta Legends. However, his longest field goal was just 38 yards.
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Ridgewood NJ, Local scholarships make a difference for graduating seniors- over $1.5million so far! Thanks to the audience and sponsors/donors through the years!
Continue reading RHS JAMBOREE 2020
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Ridgewood NJ, Jamboree Casting Call: All Ridgewood High School parents and guardians are invited to a CASTING CALL to register to participate in the JAMBOREE 2020-IT’S ABOUT TIME! Performances are February 6,7 & 8, 2020 and Rehearsals begin January 2nd!
For 73 years, Jamboree has presented an original musical revue, raising funds for need-based college scholarships for graduating RHS seniors. More than $1.6 million has been raised in the last 15 years alone and distributed to hundreds of worthy applicants.
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Ridgewood NJ, longtime RHS Girls’ Cross Country Coach Jacob Brown for being named #64 on NJ.com’s Top 99 New Jersey High School Coaches of All Time. Coach Brown guided Ridgewood track and field to 76 Bergen County Meet of Champions individual winners, 159 Bergen County group individual champions and 15 state group individual champions while leading the team to 16 Bergen County team group championships, 10 sectional team titles and 15 league team titles. In cross-country his teams won 29 state group championships, 22 sectional titles and 35 league crowns. His teams were 243-15 in dual meets, including a 22-year unbeaten streak. The track and field complex at Benjamin Franklin Middle School is named for Brown, retired in 2015.
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Ridgewood NJ, Another bombshell revealed at a BOE meeting?
During the the Public comment from 2 parents at tonight’s BOE meeting allege that an RHS coach routinely subjected athletes to emotional and mental abuse. Complaints were filed with the BOE and no response has been received to date according to the complainants.
The Board quickly shut down the comments ,claiming they cant speak about personnel issues during open meetings.
Residents claimed the athletes who complained waited for the season to be over before they issued complaints for fear of retaliation and have thus far, been ignored. Dr. Fishbien did not look happy with the allegations going public.
