Spirit Week
The first Spirit Week of the year will take place
between October 5 and October 9, next week.
This week is a time for students and teachers to
show their pride in Ridgewood High School.
The week will culminate on Friday, October 9,
with color wars, where each class is asked to
wear a different color. The pep rally will take
place in the afternoon and students from each
class can volunteer to take part in competition
and games for the pride of their class.
Spirit Week starts on Monday with Maroon
Monday. Show your pride by wearing maroon.
FAST FACTS...
Over the summer, 7 rooms were renovated, docu-
ment cameras and video projectors were added to
all rooms, and the Gym entrance floor was redone.
Upcoming
October 2 to 6:
Senior Portraits
October 3:
SATs @ RHS
October 3:
US Bands Competition;
8:00 am; Jackson
Memorial High School
October 3:
New Players Rock the
Town Fundraiser; 8:00
pm; Little Theater
October 4
New Players Car Wash;
RHS Parking lot
October 6:
Maroon & White Dance
Auditions; 3:00 pm;
Dance Studio
October 7:
Teacher Enrichment
STUDENT SLEEP-IN
RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800
10/2/2015 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Merit Scholars
Two students at Ridgewood High School were
recently named as Merit Scholars, due to their
performance on the PSATs during their junior
year.
Seniors, Kristen Schretter and Maximillian Jerd-
ee, represent about 1% of test takers in New
Jersey. If they continue to meet academic and
other requirements they will be eligible for a
college scholarship. RHS HIGH TIMES
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Kristen Schretter and Maximillian Jerdee pose with
Dr. Thomas Gorman.
Members of Ridgewood High School’s Project Interact
pose at the gates of Van Saun Zoo. The group volun-
teered at the zoo for disability Day.
RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800
Flipping Over Gymnastics
The Ridgewood High School Gymnastics team has big
hopes for this season, especially when it comes to
their freshmen team. This past Tuesday the Maroons
Gymnastics team defeated Holy Angels 107.25-102.3.
The win improves RHS’ record to 3-0 and brings them to
the top spot in ranking in North Jersey.
Freshman Katherine Muccio scored 36.05 all-around
to help the team win, an impressive score by any
standard. Victoria Purritano competed all-around and
scored a 35.5. She also scored 9.4 on the floor and
tied the number one score in North Jersey. Senior Ker-
ry Callaghan scored an 8.65 on the beam and floor,
and sophomore Nicole Lester scored 8.75 on the vault
and a 8.65 on the floor.
On Thursday, October 8, the girls will face their
biggest challenge so far against four-time North 1
champions Ramapo. The meet will begin at 4:30 pm at
Ridgewood High School. Congratulations to the girls
on all their success so far, and make sure you get out
there and support all the Ridgewood teams.
RHS POLICY CORNER: Emergency School Closings
The district uses an all call system that will call your home with a
recorded message advising about school closings or delayed open-
ings. The Emergency Closing message is also available at 201-670-
2700 and will remain in effect throughout the day.
Please do not call the Police or Fire Departments or the individual
schools for information on the closing of schools, since those tele-
phones will not have a taped message. School personnel do not re-
port when school is closed.
Information about an emergency school closing or delayed opening
can also be found at the following sources:
Television Stations
Channel 12-News 12 NJ;
Channel 4-WNBC; Channel 5-Fox 5 WNYW;
Websites
www.ridgewood.k12.nj.us;
www.News12.com;
Ridgewood High
School junior,
Charlotte Hamlet,
competes on the
uneven bars on
September 29,
during a meet
against Holy An-
gels. The Maroons
won with a score
of 107.25 to
102.3. Their next
meet is at RHS on
Thursday against
Ramapo. *Photo Courtesy of Ridgewood News
Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd annual Rock the Town concert
event on October 3, 2015.
Tickets are available through the box office tab. Tickets are $20 for
adults and $10 for students, seniors and staff. The event is general
admission and doors open at 7:30.
Go to www.rhsnewplayers.com for tickets and more information.
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RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
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A Window Into Ridgewood High School RHS Alumni Association
This week the Ridgewood High School Alumni Association
launched its new website: www.RHSAlumniAssociation.org.
If you are a past student of Ridgewod High School, the
association would ask that you please take a moment to look
over the website. It is designed to help connect Ridgewood grad-
uates, highlight current alumni, and support the future efforts of
the alumni community.
They also ask that you do not forget to register so you can be a
part of our next steps. The Alumni Association was formed to
celebrate and promote the collective experiences unique to the
RHS and strengthen a Tradition of Excellence.
Rebecca Idy and
Jasmine Tobdzic
in Ashley Rillo’s
English 12 class
connect litera-
ture set in an-
other time to a
current, and
personally rele-
vant topic while
acting skits that
use Hamlet
vocabulary.
QUOTE TO REMEMBER...
“The greatest discovery of any generation, is that a human being can
alter his life by altering his attitude .” -William James
The Ridgewood High School Marching Band performs at MetLife Stadi-
um on September 26 for the USBands competition. The RHS band took
third place out of thirteen schools in the Yamaha Cup competition, and
won Best Music Overall.
Students in Karen Walters’ forensics class create
and photograph their own crime scene.
Students in Nancy Reilly’s biophysical class learn
about taking precise measurements.