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One hundred thirty-four students at Ridgewood High School have been named AP Scholars

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September 15,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, One hundred thirty-four students at RHS have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Examinations. About 18 percent of the more than 1.9 million high school students worldwide who took AP Examinations in May 2016 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the students’ performance on AP exams. At RHS: 3 students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4.0 or higher on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams; 47 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams; 33 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams; and 54 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher.

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Ridgewood High School Hosts Annual “Super Soccer Saturday” Event Six Games Starting At 9:30 AM

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September 10,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, On Saturday, September 23, 2017, the Ridgewood High School boys and girls soccer programs will come together to host Super Soccer Saturday (SSS). On this special day for soccer players of all ages, more than 200 youth and high school players and their families will gather to celebrate the beautiful game of soccer.

All three levels of the boys and girls high school soccer teams will play home games on the stadium field at Ridgewood High School. The girls will face Wayne Hills and the boys will take on Northern Valley – Demarest. The game schedule is as follows:

Freshman Girls: 9:30 am Freshman Boys: 11:30 am
JV Girls: 1:30 pm JV Boys: 3:30 pm
Varsity Girls: 5:30 pm Varsity Boys: 7:30 pm

A highlight of SSS is the parade of youth players from the Ridgewood Soccer Association and Maroons Soccer Club who accompany the varsity teams onto the field during the
pregame ceremonies.

New this year… the NY Red Bulls freestyle “Street Team” will be performing during halftime at both varsity games, and will host an interactive station for youth soccer fans.
The NY Red Bulls Street Team has been combining street style with soccer for years, wowing audiences outside Red Bull Arena and pushing the boundaries of what is possible
with a soccer ball.

All members of the Ridgewood community are encouraged to come to SSS and support the high school players. Fans will enjoy a variety of food concessions and can purchase
Ridgewood Soccer apparel. Attendees should be sure to stop by one of the 50/50 raffle stations to buy a ticket for a chance to win 50% of all raffle ticket sales. The winner will be
drawn at 9:00 pm and need not be present.

Many local businesses have kindly agreed to sponsor SSS. All proceeds support the soccer programs and Michael Feeney’s BEST DAY EVER, Inc., a local non-profit created
in memory of Michael Feeney to enable families with ill children to enjoy a “Best Day Ever.”

SSS will offer fun for the entire family, including a bounce house, tattoo station and youth soccer activities. In between games, youth players can participate in the SSS “Take a
Kick” contest and try to score a goal with one of several beloved youth soccer coaches guarding the net.

The Ridgewood High School Soccer programs seek to develop soccer players to their fullest athletic and academic potential, and to encourage them to become good citizens in
the community. SSS will provide an opportunity for players to be their best, both on and off the field.

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Ridgewood High School’s  Younghoe Koo named Chargers’ starting kicker

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September 3,2017
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Los Angles CA, The Los Angeles Chargers are making a change at kicker this season.The Chargers released third-year kicker Josh Lambo on Saturday, ceding the starting kicker job to rookie Younghoe Koo.

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Lambo was 2-for-2 in the preseason with a long of 53, while Koo was 1-for-1.

Koo ,a graduate of Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School ,is a rookie out of Georgia Southern, was born in South Korea before moving to the United States in 2006. The first-year pro was Georgia Southern’s first All-American and ranked second in the country in field goal percentage (95 percent).

Koo is probably best known on the for this insane trick kick.

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Ridgewood School District ranked 15th in the state of New Jersey out of 237 districts

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August 9,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, According to Niche.com  Ridgewood School District was ranked 15th in the state of New Jersey out of 237 districts.

Niche.com’s does an annual ranking based on test scores, college data ,ratings and information from the U.S. Department of Education.

Niche is a website that helps you discover the schools and neighborhoods that are right for you. We rigorously analyze dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for K-12 Schools, Colleges, and Places to Live. Every month, millions of families use Niche to research public and private K-12 schools.

The Niche 2018 K-12 Rankings are based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Because we have the most comprehensive data in the industry, we’re able to provide a more comprehensive suite of rankings across all school types.

Families from every corner of America and every background use Niche to research schools, so our rankings are intended to be useful to a wide range of families and filterable by type and location. Our rankings strive to reflect the entire school experience, including academics, teachers, diversity, student life, and student outcomes. We also believe that each school is so much more than just one ranking number. That’s why we have in-depth profiles on each school and district and also assess them across a number of factors to produce annual graded Report Cards for each school and district. This year, nearly 100,000 schools and districts received a Niche ranking and 2018 Report Card.

Niche gave Ridgewood an overall grade of A+, receiving high marks for college prep, academics and sports.

Ridgewood teachers also scored 13th best in the state and Ridgewood scored a 39th best in places to teach in.

All Ridgewood Schools received an A grade with three schools, Ridgewood High School, Hawes Elementary School and Orchard Elementary School, receiving  an outstanding A+.

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Ridgewood High School Graduation 2017

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photo courtesy of Ridgewood Mayor Susan Knudsen

June 25,2017

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood High School graduation Kicked off at 5pm on June 21st . This year the event was live streamed . Rain early in the day  cleared up .

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photo courtesy of Ridgewood Emergency Services

Behind the scenes Ridgewood Emergency Services kept a watchful eye on the proceedings just in case .

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Photos courtesy of Ridgewood Emergency Services

RHS Project Graduation 2017 pulled out all the stops at the after party !

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photos courtesy of  Gail McLaughlin McCarthy‎

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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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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
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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

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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

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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