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A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

June 10, 2019

Pride Flag

As alumnus Charlotte Simpson said three years ago

prior to the first flag raising: “if we could fly the Pride

Flag on school grounds to send a message that RHS

supports and respects the LGBT+ community and that

RHS is not the place to back down from our principles

and beliefs in human rights. The club’s primary mission

is to support the LGBT+ community through education-

al and support programs and create an environment of

inclusiveness and friendship among all the communi-

ties in the school.”

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Maroon Award

The Maroon Award Breakfast was held on June 6 in

the Learning Commons. Teachers nominate stu-

dents for The Maroon Award who do the little

things to make RHS a better place. Students recog-

nized included this time included L-R Jasmine Rog-

ers, Liam Moricca, David Kleiman, Haruya Ohtake,

Adam Bock, Charles Rupprecht, Andrew Messineo,

Ella Sokol, Elisah De Silva

Patrick Orefice

pictured right.

RHS Small Ensembles

In March, the RHS String Octet (Jack Shigeta, Ryan

Rhew, Madeline Ewell, Hunter Maskin, violin; Jodie

Suh, Wednesday Hsu, viola; John Mondi, Emilia

Gessmann, cello) and Percussion Trio (Chloé Monplai-

sir, James Serventi, Mar-

cus Hong, percus-

sion) participated in the

Chamber Music Society

of Lincoln Center's Young

Musicians pro-

gram. Please click on the

links below to watch

their amazing performances at Mason Gross School of

the Arts.

Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op. 20

Živkovic: Trio per Uno for Percussion Trio, Op. 27

Senior Awards

Senior awards were held on June 4 with 201 stu-

dents receiving

awards,

139 categories

of awards, and

449 individual

awards.

Congratulations

Seniors!

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Catching up with Ridgewood High School

Dr. Labowsky’s physics students testing their solar

cookers.

June 10, 2019 ~ Page 2

Mr. Luo’s class prepares to perform a frog dissec-

tion, highlighting some of the concepts of biology

learned throughout the year.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER…

“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

- Robin Williams

RHS History Department

Mr. Saladino (Contemporary Issues), Mr. LaFemina (US II AP), and Mrs. Sala-

dino (US I H) had their classes work

together to create a museum-style

exhibit in the Learning Commons on

Racial Equality in America, which

launched on May 28 and has already

had many visitors.

Students addressed the following

topics: Criminal Justice, Employ-

ment, Civil Rights, Arts/Cultural Ad-

vancements, Migration and Settlement, and Public Health. The exhibition is

located in the back of the Learning Commons and staff and students are

encouraged to continue to visit and explore.

Ridgewood Officer McKeon visited the Forensic

science class to discuss DUI and the dangers of

drive while under the influence.

RHS Bands ‘Tunes in June’

RHS Bands officially opened the

Kasschau Memorial Shell’s 2019

Summer Season on June 6.

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800