glen ridge high school grades 7 – 12 glen ridge, nj

Glen Ridge High School

Grades 7 – 12Glen Ridge, NJ

The Glen Ridge High School Mission

▪ At GRHS our number one priority is our students

▪ Each student is designated a guidance counselor who helps with scheduling, academic/personal issues, and specifically: college

▪ Students have numerous opportunities in which they can express themselves such as – Joining a club – Joining a team sport– Choosing elective classes that suit their interests – Taking challenging courses– Etc.

Daily Schedule

▪ Each day is comprised of 9 periods (8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.)

▪ Periods 1-8 are specific to each student but will cover: – Mathematics – Science– English– Social Studies– Physical Education– And three elective classes ( extra academic course, computer

science, graphic design, photography, music, etc.)

▪ Period 9 is unique to GRHS and is set aside time for students to seek help from their teachers

Graduation Requirements

▪ In order for a student to complete high school in 4 years and graduate they must fulfill the following requirements:

• 4 years English• 4 years Math• 4 years Social Studies• 4 years Science• 4 years Physical

Education

• 2 years Foreign Language

• 2 years Arts• ½ year Computer

Science• ½ year Financial

Literacy

GRHS Academic Performance

Subject GRHS NJ National

Critical Reading 571 502 497

Mathematics 586 523 513

Writing 573 502 487

Total 1730 1526 1497

SAT Reasoning

Subject GRHS NJ National

English 25.9 22.8 20.3

Mathematics 25.6 23.6 20.9

Reading 26.3 23.1 21.3

Science 24.7 22.4 20.8

ACT Means

Offered Courses

• Students have a wide variety of courses to choose from

• For courses our school does not offer, our students can opt to enroll into a course on VHS (Virtual High School).

Offered Course Cont.

ENGLISH

▪ English/ English Honors

▪ AP English Language and Composition

▪ AP English Literature and Composition

▪ Creative Writing/ Advanced Creative Writing

▪ Journalism

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

▪ Spanish

▪ French

▪ Chinese

MATHEMATICS

• Algebra

• Geometry

• Functions and Relations

• Pre/AP/CP Calculus

• AP/CP Statistics and Probability

• College Algebra

COMPUTER SCIENCE

• AP/CP Computer Science

• Web Design

• Robotics

Offered Course Cont.

▪ SCIENCE• Physical Science• Intro/CP/AP Chemistry▪ Intro/ CP/ AP Biology▪ CP/AP Physics ▪ Environmental Science▪ Anatomy and Physiology▪ Forensic Science▪ Astronomy

SOCIAL STUDIES

• CP/Honors/AP World History

• CP/Honors/AP United States History

• Sociology

• International Relations

• Native American History and Culture

• Government and Law

• International Marketing and Advertising

• Global Economics and Finance

• Financial Literacy

Offered Course Cont.

VISUAL ARTS

• Foundations of Art

• Intermediate Art

• Gifted and Talented Art

• AP Art

• Graphic Design

• 3D Art

• Street Art

PERFORMING ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION

• Chorus• Concert Band• Music Theory

VISUAL COMMUNICATION

• Computer Aided Design and Drawing (CAD)

• Fundamentals of Engineering

• Design and Production

• Photography

• TV Studio

Sports

▪ About 85% of students at GRHS find their niche playing a certain sport!

FALL• Cheerleading• Cross Country• Field Hockey• Football• Soccer• Tennis

WINTER• Basketball• Bowling• Cheerleading• Ice Hockey• Swimming• Winter Track• Wrestling

SPRING• Baseball• Golf• Lacrosse• Softball• Spring Track• Tennis

Music/Band

▪ GRHS’s strong foundation in music shows through their highly recognized band and marching band

Clubs

▪ Art Honor Society

▪ Book Club

▪ Business Club

▪ Chemistry Club

▪ Chinese Club

▪ Choral Club

▪ Community Service Club

▪ Cupcakes for Cancer

▪ Drama Club

▪ Environmental Club

▪ Feminist Club

▪ Film Club

▪ French Club

▪ French Honors Society

▪ Future Educator’s Club

▪ Gay/Straight Alliance

▪ Girls Learn International

▪ Heroes and Cool Kids

Many students find ways to fit in by joining a club that focuses in on their interests.

Clubs cont.

▪ Journalist

▪ Key Club

▪ Literary Magazine

▪ Model United Nations

▪ National Honor Society

▪ Peer Leadership

▪ Robotics

▪ Science League

▪ Sharing the Arts

▪ Smash Club

▪ Spanish Club

▪ Spanish Honors Society

▪ Student Council

▪ Well Wishes

Club Highlights

Student Council members taking on town hall.

Girls Learn International officers hosting an event to raise awareness of inequality and women’s rights, and to raise money for their sister school in Veerni, India.

Well Wishes Fundraiser

▪ Well Wishes, a club that raises money to dig wells in third world countries for access to clean water, hosted a ‘stick your principals to the wall’ fundraiser. Each piece of tape cost a dollar.

The Hallways

TV Studio

▪ Our school has student-run announcements every morning, where students learn to function the technology that goes into TV production.

Engineering Class

Computer Class

Physical Education Classes

Cafeteria

Art Class

Science Class

Robotics Class

Library

Band Class

Pep Rally

Students show their school spirit.

Graduation

Always held outside on the field behind the school, graduation is signified speeches, awards, and the students.

Project Graduation

Post graduation, seniors are in store for a night of themed fun (all thanks to the parents).

Thank You