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Ridgewood NJ, RHS Freshman Girls Soccer completed a very impressive 12-0 undefeated season with an amazing 71 goals scored and only 9 goals conceded!
November 11, 2020
Dear Ridgewood School Community,
In anticipation of Dr. Fishbein’s retirement from his role as superintendent of schools, the Ridgewood Board of Education conducted interviews of superintendent search firms at our regular public meeting
on Monday, November 2 and hired R-PAT Solutions, LLC to manage the superintendent search. As defined in our Board Goals for 2020-2021, we plan to name a permanent superintendent during the
spring of 2021, and we are confident that R-PAT Solutions will help us successfully achieve this goal.
Continue reading Dr. Thomas Gorman to be Named Acting Superintendent of Schools in Ridgewood
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington DC, World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the public cannot attend this meeting. The public is welcome to watch from home via the BOE Webcast on the district website or on Fios channel 33.
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood schools are reporting that two individuals from George Washington Middle School have tested positive for COVID19 on November 4th, no other details are available about the individuals . In a letter the District says ,”The District is coordinating closely with public health officials and following CDC, state, and local health department guidance in order to assure the health and safety of our community. Upon conclusion of the investigation, all close contacts were identified and notified. If you have not been notified then your child has not been determined to be a close contact. We clean and disinfect our schools daily. The district is also taking precautions to prevent the introduction and spread of viruses and other germs and is cleaning frequently touched surfaces daily. The status of this situation is fluid, and we are monitoring it closely.”
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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.
Continue reading Ridgewood High School Senior Focus Program Targets College Application Process
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Ridgewood NJ, Monday night Ridgewood Board of Education meeting presented the Superintendent Search Firm Interviews :
Continue reading Ridgewood Board of Education Superintendent Search Firm Interviews
The editorial you ran today regarding Shelia Brogan is a distortion of the facts. It demonstrates that the Ridgewood Blog is unable to be a constructive voice in Village issues. Specifically, you said:
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Ridgewood NJ, while the debate over whether to retain the school budget vote or not in the Village rages on , comments continue to disappear off the the “One Village One Vote ” ?
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Ridgewood NJ, Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the public cannot attend this meeting. The public is welcome to watch from home via the BOE Webcast on the district website or on Fios channel 33.
The SAT is among the most crucial tests on the planet. It is usually taken by high-school students when applying for college. How you perform in your SATs will determine which colleges you can successfully apply to. This is to say that the more you pass, the wider the range of colleges you get to choose from after high school. But then again, tests tend to throw everyone into a state of nervousness and worry. To give you some relief from this fear, here are some tips you can use to ace the SAT.
Continue reading Want to Ace the SAT? Here’s What You Need to Do
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Ridgewood NJ, these “save money” arguments are ridiculous , the Ridgewood School Budget is over $115 Million dollars ,please give us a break !
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Ridgewood NJ, summer protests have left many parents and taxpayers stunned and concerned with what exactly is being taught in the Ridgewood public school system . The recent , “Ridgewood for Black Liberation” parades in the Village have left many in awe of the total ignorance of the protesters .
