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Ridgewood High School Makes the List of 42 N.J. high schools with the best ACT scores

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Updated June 22, 2017
Posted June 22, 2017

By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The SAT remains the top college entrance exam in New Jersey, where the majority of high school students take the multiple choice test to get into college.

But a growing number of New Jersey teens are trying their luck with the ACT exam. Last year, almost a third of graduating students took the ACT in New Jersey, according to the company that oversee the test.

For the first time this year, the state Department of Education’s School Performance Reports included the mean ACT scores reported by hundreds of the state’s high schools. ACT exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 36.

Here are the 42 New Jersey high schools where students averaged a composite score of 26 or higher, according to state data for the 2015-2016 school year.

42. (tie) Voorhees High School (Hunterdon County)

ACT composite score: 26

Percentage of students taking the ACT: 25%

42. (tie) Ridgewood High School (Ridgewood Village, Bergen County)

ACT composite score: 26

Percentage of students taking the ACT: 58%

42. (tie) Northern Highlands Regional High School (Bergen County)

ACT composite score: 26

Percentage of students taking the ACT: 60%

42. (tie) Mountain Lakes High School (Morris County)

ACT composite score: 26

Percentage of students taking the ACT: 68%

42. (tie) Moorestown High School (Burlington County)

ACT composite score: 26

Percentage of students taking the ACT: 49%

 

https://www.nj.com/education/2017/06/the_42_nj_high_schools_with_the_best_act_scores.html#incart_river_home_pop

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“Pride Flag” Raised Over Ridgewood High School

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June 15,2017

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Ridgewood NJ,  Ridgewood high school is flying the LGBTQ community’s gay pride flag for the month of June, raising it in a short ceremony to signify and spread a message of acceptance for all.

Tyler Clementi , a gay student at Rutgers who came to a tragic demise was an alumnus of Ridgewood High School.

The rainbow or Pride flag will fly above Ridgewood High School for the rest of June . June is  LGBTQ Pride Month. Students, teachers and residents were on hand to witness the flag raising ceremony June 1.

The staff went by Ridgewood High School on Wednesday and unfortunately it was no where to be found.

According to several sources Ridgewood High School is the first high school in Bergen County to display the flag.

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Local student entrepreneur helps Ridgewood Historical Society with some heavy lifting

Joe Rahaim, is a rising senior at Ridgewood High School and Owner and Founder of Joe's Odd Jobs
June 13,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, According to Vicky Herbert‎ ,When the Ridgewood Historical Society and Schoolhouse Museum needed some heavy lifting, they called on local student entrepreneur, Joe Rahaim. We had bulky furniture and years of accumulated material in the attic we needed moved ,” said Historical Society volunteer, Kelly Gioia. Since the non-profit organization didn’t have regular volunteers with the strength, nor did they have a budget, Gioia called Joe’s Odd Jobs. Joe was happy to volunteer his time and said he would reach out to get some of his student crew to help too. “When I put the text out to my regular workers, the response was amazing, everyone wanted to help even though it was going to be an unpaid project,” said Joe Rahaim, “the Ridgewood community and it’s word of mouth have been very good to me, my business, and my team so we were happy to give back to the Historical Society”.

Joe Rahaim, is a rising senior at Ridgewood High School and Owner and Founder of Joe’s Odd Jobs, a local business he started his freshman year of high school. The business started out as a way to work given his busy sports schedule, but as word got out, he couldn’t do all the jobs himself and had to enlist fellow students. The business has now grown to a 10- plus person operation. “I found a niche”, said Rahaim, we do a lot of small projects like moves, clean-outs, minor landscaping, and small painting jobs. “It has been a great experience for me, I like hands-on projects and most of all, working with a great crew that knows how to have fun and work hard,” said Rahaim”

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13th Annual Wiffle For Cancer Tournament

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photo courtesy of The Nick Currey Fund

Benefiting the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research

Sunday, June 11th, 2017
12:00 Noon (Check-in begins at 11:30am)
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Ridgewood NJ, For 12 years running, proceeds from the tournament have benefited the Nick Currey Fund for Ewing Sarcoma Research.

The Thirteenth Annual Wiffle® for Cancer Tournament will be held rain or shine (but hopefully shine!) on Sunday, June 11, 2017, check-in begins at 11:30am, and the tournament starts at 12:00 noon at Ridgewood High School, 627 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.

Registration will be limited to 64 teams. Teams consist of 3 to 5 players (the maximum number of players that can be in the field at any one time is 5), but unlimited substitutions are allowed. So, if some members of your team can’t stay for the entire tournament, you can sign up additional players to take their place.

The tournament features two divisions–a “competitive” division for those teams who want to have fun, but also want to compete seriously for a shot at bragging rights as tournament champion, and a “recreational” division for those teams that primarily just want to have fun. Please indicate which division you would like to play in when you sign up.

The tournament consists of a six-game round robin followed by a single-elimination round leading to a championship (with trophies!) for each division. In the round robin, teams will be grouped into four-team brackets and assigned to a particular field. Each team will play every other team in the bracket once, insuring that every team will play at least three games.

Trophies/prizes will also be awarded for best team name, shirt and costume, so be creative!

The rules of play can be found on the Rules page.

https://wiffleforcancer.org/

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Ridgewood High School Social Norms Survey Called “Questionable ” by Reader

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As someone who conducts many surveys as part of my job in communications, a survey like this is questionable. To start with the people most likely to respond to a survey, take the time out to thoughtfully and honestly do so, are the ones most likely to report positive behaviors. I dont have data on it, but my experience says that those students who are engaging in the less than optimal behaviors arent going to wast their time on a survey or answering honestly. I didnt notice, did it say what % of students responded? Would have been interesting to have also had them gather additional data such as which Elementary school they went to (neighborhood data) and if possible average GPA. If this data was true, we wouldnt be seeing and hearing about it so much. Very concerning. I’d like to figure out how we can actively address this!

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Ridgewood High School Social Norms Survey Most Students Not Abusing Drugs and Alcohol despite Preception that Everyone is doing it

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May 17,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, RHS delivers results of “social norms” poll with some surprising results .According a letter sent out by Principal Thomas A Gorman  out of the 400 students who participated over 90% say they never have used tobacco, 61% have not used alcohol in the last 60 days  ,76% do not consume alcohol in an average week, 78% never use marijuana , 90% never use marijuana in the average week .
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84% of students say they do not go to parties where alcohol is served and 84% say their parents never let them drink alcohol.

Not sure what to make of this , but apparently the huge house party last week  that was broken up by Police from Ridgewood , Fair Lawn and Paramus  was a one off unusual circumstance ?
Is de-nile more than a river in Eqypt? Or are our kids just way more responsible than we were ?
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U.S. News and World Report Rankings Ridgewood High School 26th in the State

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April 27,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ,  U.S. News and World Report released its annual ranking of America’s best high schools on Tuesday, and 25 New Jersey high schools made the top 500, including three schools in the top 100.

Schools with selective enrollment, including specialized high schools run by county vocational districts, typically rank ahead of many of the state’s traditional high schools.  Ridgewood High School came in an impressive 26th in the state and 583rd in the country.

U.S. News and World Report used state supplied numbers ;Total Students 1,714 , College Readiness (district average)53.6%,Proficient in English (district average)71%,Proficient in Mathematics (district average)56%.

The U.S. News and World Report summarized , “Ridgewood High School is ranked 26th within New Jersey. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Ridgewood High School is 60 percent. The student body makeup is 49 percent male and 51 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 30 percent”

U.S. News’ ranking attempts to identify the best high schools in the country, using a school’s graduation rate, performance on state math and English tests and scores and level of participation on Advanced Placement exams are the primary factors in the U.S. News ranking. Schools with the highest ranking demonstrated strong performance among all students, including minority and low-income students.

The list is based it’s analysis on more than 28,000 public schools, according to U.S. News. The 25 New Jersey schools ranked in the top 500 each earned a gold medal from U.S. News, meaning their students have the highest level of college readiness.

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Ridgewood High School Alumni Association Celebrates the 125th anniversary of Ridgewood High School

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April 4,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Join the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association in celebrating the 125th anniversary of Ridgewood High School!

Come celebrate under the stars as we “PARTY IN THE PARK” on Friday, May 19, 2017.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 6th at 2 p.m.!  Buy your ticket early as capacity is limited under the tent!

DETAILS:

Friday, May 19, 2017

7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Veterans Field

Cocktail Attire

*Rain Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017

TICKET PRICING:

Cum Laude: $125 per Ticket

Magna Cum Laude: $225 per Ticket plus a 4×8 Commemorative Brick

Summa Cum Laude: $350 per Ticket plus an 8×8 Commemorative Brick

*Must be 21 and over to purchase a ticket!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

T-Sign: $250

Banner: $500

PARKING:

Veterans Field East, the Ridgewood Public Library, and Graydon Pool

*Drop-Off and Pick-Up is strongly encouraged!

https://www.rhsalumniassociation.org/

 

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The 15 best jobs if you’re under 25—and they pay at least $40k

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Published: Mar 24, 2017 8:06 a.m. ET

You might love watching reruns of Law & Order, but just because you get a kick out of watching people duke it out in a courtroom on TV doesn’t mean you should go to law school. Yet 25% of high-school students choose their future career based on something they saw on TV or in a movie, according to research from CareerBuilder.

Choosing a college major or career because it seems cool can backfire. A third of full-time workers come to regret their college major, CareerBuilder found. But by the time they realize they’ve made a mistake, doing a career reset is costly and complicated. Better to pick right the first time than have to start all over again in your 20s or 30s once you realize you’re not really cut out to be (or can’t make it as) a software engineer, salesperson, or screenwriter. But how to choose?

“There is a world of opportunity open to younger workers in business, technical and creative fields,” Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer at CareerBuilder, said in a statement. To narrow down the choices, you need to consider both your own passions and the potential salary and available job opportunities, Haefner added. “The more informed you are about your options and what it takes to get to where you want to be, the better the outcome,” she said.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-15-best-jobs-if-youre-under-25and-they-pay-at-least-40k-2017-03-23?link=sfmw_fb

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Opinion: College admissions are so random we’d be better off turning it into a lottery

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Published: Mar 23, 2017 1:19 p.m. ET

The high school senior qualified to audition for all-state choir, but he’d also been invited to interview for the prestigious Jefferson Scholarship, which promised a full ride to the University of Virginia worth $125,000. He couldn’t be in both places at the same time.

“Unfortunately,” warned the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, “the flexibility will have to come from the choral organization, or you will have to choose between the two.”

The Virginia Choral Directors Association was just as uncompromising. It cautioned that only an illness “severe enough that continued participation would be harmful to the student’s health” would excuse the 17-year-old choir president from a full day’s attendance.

The annual mating dance between high school seniors and the nation’s colleges and universities is under way, and it’s not pretty. Class of 2020 decision letters will go out at month’s end, even as tuition and fees rise faster than inflation, producing about $107 billion in education debt last year, according to the College Board.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-fix-the-big-disconnect-between-entry-level-job-candidates-and-employers-2017-03-21?link=sfmw_fb

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Snowbank Crash Near Ridgewood High School Leads to Failed a Sobriety Test

Snowbank Crash Near Ridgewood High School

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving

March 16,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The adult male driver of a 4-door KIA sedan that crashed into a snowbank near Ridgewood High School was taken into custody by Ridgewood PD officers after he failed a sobriety test that was administered on Brookside Avenue, Ridgewood, just moments after the crash occurred on Wednesday afternoon, 03/15. The driver appeared to have been uninjured in the crash. His KIA was removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck.

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The 29th annual Super Science Saturday is March 4th at Ridgewood High School

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February 28,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Super Science Saturday, is coming this Saturday March 4th, 9am to 1:30pm at Ridgewood High School 627 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07451.This is the 29th annual Super Science Saturday!

Super Science Saturday hailed as the “Greatest Science Extravaganza in Northern New Jersey,” brings fun and excitement to science through professional presenters and student projects. As a joint project of the Ridgewood Board of Education and the Super Science Saturday Volunteer Committee, we aim to bring all science lovers together for a day of fun and learning for all ages.

In an effort to make Super Science Saturday an even better experience, we have changed venues to Ridgewood High School, giving more space for student presenters in our “Hall of Science.” Our adult presenters will also have generous space throughout hallways, the Cafeteria, and the Campus Center.

Super Science Saturday will appeal to everyone from the casual observer to the aspiring scientists. Most of all, we hope to spark an interest in science among children, showing them the wonders of science. Through interactive exhibits such as a wheelchair maze, live animals, and demonstrations of chocolate making to more complex brain wiring demonstrations, Super Science Saturday will satisfy the scientific appetite of everyone.

We encourage everyone to join the fun! Check out our volunteer page to learn about getting involved. This day cannot happen without the support of dedicated volunteers. Sign up now and make this Super Science Saturday one to remember.

For information please contact :Super Science Saturday
201-300-2900
info@supersciencesaturday.org

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REALITY CHECK: THE NEW SOCIAL NORMS AT RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

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February 10,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Join us on Monday, February 13th for REALITY CHECK: THE NEW SOCIAL NORMS AT RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Presented by Dr. Tim Silvestri Dr. Tim Silvestri, Professor of Social Science at Lafayette University, will address the results of last year’s social norms survey at RHS and the topic of teenage stress with the goal of helping high school and middle school parents better understand the reality of their students’ experiences while giving them tools on how to approach discussion of these topics at home.

Coffee and dessert will be served. https://www.ridgewoodmunicipalalliance.org/ Funding for this program from the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (GCADA)

February 13 2017 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Location RHS Campus Center

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Ridgewood High School Department of Fine and Applied Arts will present the second Maroon & White Music Recital and Art Exhibit for the 2016-17 school year

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RHS Maroon & White is January 12:

January 11,2017

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, On Thursday, January 12, the Ridgewood High School Department of Fine and Applied Arts will present the second Maroon & White Music Recital and Art Exhibit for the 2016-17 school year. The second of five such events for this year, the concert will be held in the newly renovated RHS Learning Commons beginning at 3:45 p.m., followed immediately by a reception and gallery opening in the Carroll Art Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public.

The recital will feature four outstanding musicians, presenting a varied program. Following the concert, the January Maroon & White Art Exhibit will officially open in the Carroll Art Gallery. The exhibit will include original works by highly accomplished students in a variety of media.

The Maroon and White Recital Series began in 1964 as a means of highlighting outstanding Ridgewood High School musicians in a featured solo capacity. Over the past five decades, the series has expanded to include art exhibits as well as a recital featuring only dancers. Musicians and dancers are selected through competitive audition, while artists are chosen after an extensive portfolio revue. Past Maroon & White recitalists include Jonathan Spitz, principal cellist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Elizabeth Ostling, associate principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the piano duo of Sarah and Susan Wang, renowned Broadway singer/dancer Ali Stroker, Stephanie Buesser, dancer with Ballet West, New York City choreographer Yael Nachajon, Broadway director Marc Bruni, jazz organist Jared Gold and many others. The list of past artists includes Lauren Roth of Lauren Roth Art, renowned illustrator Kyle McCullough, Giovanni Forlino, whose work can be seen on display at the Getty and Guggenheim museums, plus a host of professional freelance artists who work in a wide variety of visual art related fields.

Upcoming Maroon & White Recital/Exhibits will take place on February 2, March 9, April 6 (Dance) and April 27. All recitals are held in the RHS Learning Commons, with the exception of the dance recital, which takes place in the Little Theater. For more information, please contact the RHS Department of Fine and Applied Arts at 201-670-2800 x. 20542.

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Medical Waste Dumped Near Ridgewood High School

Medical Waste Dumped Near Ridgewood High School

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December 21,2016

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A large plastic garbage bag filled with human medical waste products somehow wound up on a sidewalk near Ridgewood High School on Tuesday morning, 12/20. The improperly disposed of items were spotted by the manager of a garden apartment building located at 535 East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, who in turn notified Ridgewood PD. A Ridgewood EMS EMT assisted uniformed patrol officers and their supervisor in bagging the debris in plastic bio hazard disposal bags, which were then transported in the back of a marked police patrol unit to The Valley Hospital. The errant garbage bag contained no identifying material that would have allowed police officers to determine its origin.

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