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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Board of Education will vote next Monday February 13th on a resolution to introduce the late-start initiative for Ridgewood high school students starting this fall.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood High School sophomore Kamila Castro has been selected as the North Jersey Wrestler of the Week. Castro knocked off Immaculate Conception state champion Jenna Filieri in the BCWCA semis on Sunday on the way to the 152-pound title. She picked up a 14-7 decision over Paramus’ Emma Mees in the final.
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Ridgewood NJ, the world-famous Harlem Wizards took on the Ridgewood A+ team (a.k.a. our talented faculty!). Games started at 6:30pm at Ridgewood High School in front of a sell out crowd with all proceeds to benefit Ridgewood Public Schools.
Continue reading The Harlem Wizards Took on the Ridgewood A+ Team Infront of a Sellout Crowd
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Ridgewood NJ, Five (5) Ridgewood High School students escaped serious injury when their Nissan Pathfinder crashed head on into a utility pole as it rounded a curve on a narrow street near the high school. The late Friday afternoon, 01/27, crash triggered a massive response by local police, fire, and EMS units. One (1) passenger was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for further evaluation. All others were released at the scene to parents. A flatbed tow truck removed the totaled Pathfinder from the scene. The pole was deemed unsafe by a PSE&G Electric Division troubleshooter and scheduled for immediate replacement. Ridgewood Police at the scene did not indicate whether any summonses would be issued in connection with the mishap.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Crew team participated in the 10th Annual Ironmen Erg Classic hosted by Don Bosco Prep High School in Ramsey on January 21, 2023. The event attracted 22 clubs. Ridgewood Crew had 64 entries, second only to Montclair High School.
Continue reading Ridgewood Crew Wins Gold at the 2023 Ironmen Erg Classic Regatta
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood alum and former Ridgewood Maroons Kicker Younghoe Koo was named NFL special teams player of the month for December and January. This was Koo’s second player of the month honor. He joins Matt Ryan, Morten Andersen and Matt Bryant as Falcons to earn their respective awards twice. Koo converted all 12 of his field goal attempts over the last five Falcons games, including one from 50-plus yards and he hit the game-winner as time expired to beat the Arizona Cardinals
Continue reading Ridgewood Alum Younghoe Koo Named NFL Special Teams Player of the Month
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Ridgewood NJ, the RHS TV Club and RHS Recording Studio are excited to release the first episode of our new series, In the Studio. Based off of the popular “Tiny Desk Concert” series by NPR, the goal of the In the Studio series is to feature the variety of musicians and ensembles at Ridgewood High School in all genres of music. Both the TV Club and Recording Studio Club worked behind the scenes to produce this show and are excited to share their work.
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Ridgewood NJ, Senior Cammi Quirk was named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention ALL-AMERICAN. The University of Scranton commit recently capped her Ridgewood Volleyball season with the career record for assists, amassing a total of 1267.
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Ridgewood NJ, on November 19th, Ridgewood High School hosted the First Tech Challenge League Meet, a competitive robotics competition. The RHS team played welcomed 24 teams from across the region. Each team consisting of up to 15 students must design, build and operate a robot.
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Ridgewood NJ, on December 7th, Robin Ha, author of the graphic memoir Almost American Girl, visited Ridgewood High School and shared her time and talents with students and staff. Ms. Ha presented two hands-on Memoir Comics Workshops, each attended by over 250 students! She joined members of the Asian Festival Club to give a more intimate lunchtime talk. Ms. Ha offered strategies for improving one’s writing and drawing skills, engaged the audience with amusing and poignant stories from her past, and brought out the inner artist in all who attended. When asked how we become writers, Ms. Ha responded, “You have to write a lot!” Many thanks to the RHS Home and School Association for their generous sponsorship of this event.
Continue reading Author & Illustrator Robin Ha Pays a Visit to Ridgewood High School
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Ridgewood NJ, the New York Post is reporting that Ridgewood High School and Glee Alumni Ali Stroker and husband David Perlow welcomed their first child.
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Ridgewood NJ, Louis (Lou) N. Lembo, 79, father to Ridgewood BOE Vice President Michael Lembo, passed away on November 26, 2022.
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Ridgewood NJ, a GoFundMe account has been established in Memory of Basil Pizzuto: This fund was created to assist Basil Pizzuto’s family in the wake of his tragic passing on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. All proceeds will go to Adriana, Owen, and Aiden Pizzuto. Thank you for your donation!
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Continue reading Jingle Strings was recently filmed in the Ridgewood High School Media Lab
