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Ridgewood NJ, after a slight delay due to rain, the Ridgewood High School class of 20-21 held its graduation ceremony . Like the rest of the year the graduation did not come easy for the class of 20-21, but the rain subsided enough and the event proceeded.
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Ridgewood NJ, Building on the success of the RHS Alumni Career Speaker Series, the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association (RHSAA) launched a complementary program, the RHS Alumni Externship Program (RAX), designed to give juniors and seniors an interactive career mentorship experience with professionals in a variety of career fields and positions. RHS alumni eagerly responded to this unique opportunity to give back to their high school community in a way that would have a meaningful impact on the next generation of leaders, innovators, creators and thinkers.
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Ridgewood NJ, Inspirational fiction novel by Jeff Krizan. Available on Amazon, 263 pages. This American novel is a fictionalized account from stories and anecdotes told to the author over the course of four years.
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Ridgewood NJ, after an interesting week for Ridgewood Schools, in a short note Superintendent Thomas A Gorman Ed.D said that Jeff Nyhuis has agreed to to takes the position of the next Principal of Ridgewood High School effective July 1st 2021 .
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Ridgewood NJ, The U.S. News rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to traditional high schools, the rankings encompass charter; magnet; and science, technology, engineering and math-focused schools. Discover how your school stacks up against thousands around the country.
Continue reading Both Ridgewood and Glen Rock High Schools Score Top Marks In U.S. News rankings
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Ridgewood NJ, The Applied Engineering Club at Ridgewood High School submitted eight team entries to the New Jersey STEAM Tank Invention Competition this year, and all of the teams have been designated as regional finalists. The five teams who were named finalists in last year’s regional competition will also be advancing the next round of the competition, as it was canceled last year due to the pandemic. Regional finalists will present their virtual pitch presentation in March, April and May, and the winners will be announced during the NJEA Convention next year.
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood High School InvenTeam is one of only 13 teams nationwide to be awarded a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant to create their Solar Aqua Tech (SAT) water bottle, a reusable, self-sanitizing water bottle. In June, InvenTeams will present, showcase, and celebrate working prototypes of their inventions at the Lemelson-MIT EurekaFest.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado urged the Murphy Administration to release guidance that would allow school districts to begin planning graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2021.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood High School FTC Robotics Team reached another milestone in their competition, successfully operating their robot and scoring points in 3 trials. Team Woodchips worked many hours to get the different parts to work together and take another step in their competition season.
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Ridgewood NJ, RHS alumni Rob Nelson and Jim Feeney, wanted to have a little fun and explore some of the States before heading off to college in 2003. So the Ridgewood duo, with help from family, friends and fundraising, took a cross-country road trip that summer.
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Ridgewood NJ, Please help support the RHS Alumni Association by honoring your favorite alum, teacher, local business, coach, team or academic club.
Continue reading March 5th the Deadline for RHS Seniors Commemorative Brick
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Ridgewood NJ, Seven Ridgewood High School students have been named recipients of the Montclair Art Museum 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a remarkable achievement for any young artist. Fourteen pieces of art were recognized, earning three Gold Key awards, four Silver Key awards, and seven Honorable Mentions.
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Ridgewood NJ, Jamboree’s first stream event, Mission imPossible, was a tremendous success, raising over $200,000 for need-based scholarships. The link will remain open through February 28 to give more people an opportunity to view the performance.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School has earned the College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for expanding young women’s access to AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). This award acknowledges 1,119 schools for their work toward equal gender representation during the 2019-20 school year—nearly 37% more than the 818 schools recognized the previous year. Ridgewood High School is is one of only 831 schools to be recognized for achieving this important result in CSP.
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