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.

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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.