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.
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.
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.
I hope you are doing well. Over the past few months, I have been busy dancing and performing in the 75th Show of RHS Jamboree. Since 1947, this organization has been raising scholarship funds for RHS seniors. I have been honored to be a cast member and hope you can help me raise funds for this worthy cause. How can you support me? Purchase a ticket or two to watch me in the show by using this link – https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/45045. Tickets are for February 4, 5 & 6. Once you choose the date, you have 48 hours to watch the show. One ticket per device. So please consider purchasing a ticket for each member of your family as if you were in the audience.
Ridgewood NJ, in December, 180 RHS DECA members participated in the district competition, and 62 students qualified for the state competition in February.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood High School FTC Robotics team participated in their first competition in December. Our team (The WoodChips) competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge, a national robotics league.
FIRST Tech Challenge teams design, build, program, and operate robots to compete in a head-to-head challenge in an alliance format. Students develop STEM skills and practice engineering principles while realizing the value of hard work, innovation, and collaboration.
Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood schools reported the following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases for the week ending January 8, 2021.
Four individuals at Ridgewood High School; these cases are of known origin. Three individuals at Benjamin Franklin Middle School; one case is of known origin and two cases are of unknown origin. One individual at George Washington Middle School; this case is of known origin. One individual at Ridge Elementary School; this case is of known origin.
The Village Health Department has determined no close contacts in school were found for all of the cases; therefore, only the individuals and family members are quarantined.
Please remember, during this time of remote learning, if a family member becomes symptomatic or tests positive, please communicate with your school nurse.
Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin, Ridgewood High School will transition to all remote learning tomorrow, Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
In person instruction will resume on Monday, January 4, 2021.
Ridgewood NJ, persistence and determination pay off for . The Atlanta Falcons kicker and former Ridgewood High School Football star and a graduate of Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School was named to the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl on Monday night, a little over one year after being released from his second NFL team.
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.
Ridgewood NJ, Due to two recent separate positive COVID-19 cases of unknown origin in each school, Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School will transition to all remote learning , Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood School system sent out a letter inform informing parents and gradians of the following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive cases. Two individuals at Ridgewood High School have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); these cases are unrelated to each other. Two individuals at Benjamin Franklin Middle School and two individuals at George Washington Middle School have tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); these cases were unrelated to each other and the individuals were not within the school buildings.
Ridgewood NJ, at Monday’s Ridgewood Board of Education meeting Jeff Nyhuis, Assistant Principal of Guidance, Curriculum, and Instruction at Ridgewood High School, presented the Senior Focus program. This is the second year that the high school is running Senior Focus. The goal of this program is to provide consistent information about the college application process to all students and eliminate the need for a private counselor. The high school has a strong guidance department, and our counselors have visited over 400 colleges. Another goal of this program was to increase instructional time. Senior Focus has been built into the schedule so that students are pulled out of their free periods. Finally, Senior Focus is a way to reduce the stress that students experience.