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New York Time Contest

During the month of October, students from

Lynn Moore and Colleen Contreras’ English 11

class participated in the New York Times Learn-

ing Network Review Contest.

Students were asked to go out and experience

works of culture that were new to their daily

lives. Then they had to write about the

experience and submit it to the New York

Times. Two students from Ridgewood High

School were given honorable mentions for

their submissions.

Ridgewood High School would like to congratu-

late Catherine Keating and Emily Holmquist on

their award. Out of over sixteen hundred en-

tries, there were only nine winners, nine run-

ners-up, and twenty-three honorable men-

tions. This contest was also a great opportunity

for students to experience new cultures.

FAST FACTS...

According to a recent survey taken by 758 Ridge-

wood parents, 83% say that they would recommend

Ridgewood High School to others.

Upcoming

January 15:

New Players in

Concert; 8:00 pm; Little

Theater

January 16:

New Players in


Theater

January 17:

Bergen County band &

Choir Concert;

2:00 pm

January 17:

New Players in


Theater

January 18:

Martin Luther King Day

SCHOOL CLOSED

January 20:

Mid-term Review Day

January 21 to 26:

Mid-term Testing

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

1/15/2016 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Wrestling to New Heights

The Ridgewood High School Wrestling Team

currently has a 6-0 record. They defeated

Northern Highlands on Wednesday, continuing

their undefeated match season.

Four RHS wrestlers also medaled during the

Bergen County Coaches Association Tourna-

ment over the holiday break, Keil Pechko, Jake

Hall-Goldman, Kyle Inlander, and Ashamaz

Dugulubgov.

The team’s next match is tonight, January 15.

TEST PREP BOOK DRIVE

The RHS National Honor

Society is conducting a

Test Prep Book Drive at

RHS. Please donate your

gently used ACT/SAT/SAT

II/AP exam review books in

the donation boxes at the

Little Theater and in room

317. All books donated will

be given to high school

students in need at East

Side High School in New-

ark. Thank you for whatev-

er you are able to donate.

Catherine Keating and Emily Holmquist both re-

ceived honorable mentions in the New York Times

Learning Network’s Review Contest.

Keil Pechko, Jake Hall-Goldman, and Kyle Inlander

hold up the awards they received for medaling during

the BCCA Wrestling Tournament.

The Ridgewood High School Dance Team poses at the

Barclay Center before their first performance of the

year for the Boys Varsity Basketball game. The team

will also perform at several upcoming events.

Beating the Competition

Even though the Ridgewood High School Robotics

team is still relatively new, that did not stop them

from surpassing all expectations and winning at the

Westfield Wrangle II competition on January 10.

The rookie team used their robot to complete a series of tasks quicker than their opponents. The competi-tion was part of the FIRST Robotics Challenge series.

Congratulations to team members, Caroline Elliott, Will Baginski, Alvin Chen, Christina d'Ecclesiis, John Gaidimas, Drew Johnson, Ishan Prabhu, Zach Ru-benstein, Molly Sokota, and Nick Mattson.

RAHP CAREER FAIR

The Ridgewood Academy of Health Professions will host a Career Fair of Health Professions for all interested students. Any student interested in a career in a health related field is welcome.

The professionals that will attend range from physical therapists to radiology technicians, nurses to veteri-narian assistants, doctors to massage therapists. Freshmen interested in joining RAHP are especially invited to attend along with their parents. The Career Fair will be held at the RHS Campus Center on Thurs-day, January 28th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.


RHS High Times News Corner

This month the Ridgewood High School High Times examines the neg-

ative aspects of beauty and societal standards in relation to plastic

surgery, eating disorders, and self perception.

“The digital age has brought with it wonderful advantages in all as-

pects of people’s lives, but it has also created unexpected troubles,

[like] a change in society’s perception of beauty.”

To read more, check out the full story at www.rhshightimes.com

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Remembrance Celebration

U.S. Senator Cory Booker will deliver remarks, on January 18 at the

Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton St., in Ridgewood.

The Morning Service will begin at 10:00 am followed by an 11:30 am

outdoor rally. At 12:00 pm there will be a community lunch, and 1:00

pm screening of the documentary I Shall Not be Silent.

For more information contact Alice Newton at 201-951-9903 or Joann

Rubin at 201-704-4650; email [email protected].

The Ridgewood High School Robotics Team poses with

their first place plaque in Westfield, New Jersey.

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RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

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A Window Into Ridgewood High School Ridgewood DECA Sees Success at Regionals

On Wednesday, January 6, 192 Ridgewood High School students

attended the NJ DECA Regional Competition at Ramapo Col-

lege. The students either completed one or two impromptu role

plays or presented a prepared presentation.

RHS DECA had another successful year bringing home a “truck of

trophies and medals.” This includes 27 team event trophies, 33

individual event trophies, 91 medals, and 30 overall trophies

(including individual and teams). All awards are presented to the

top 3 in each competition.

Karen Mendez and Sean Kase are extremely proud of their stu-

dents’ hard work. 106 will be moving onto the state level DECA

competition that will be held this year in Cherry Hill, between

February 21 and February 23.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER...

“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided

missiles and misguided men.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students in National Honor Society fundraised

around $350 to donate to Oasis in Paterson, a

haven that supports women and children in need.

Students in Denise Ekin and Helene Palumbo’s

French Club celebrated foods from France as

student brought in different French delicacies.

Michael Yannone and Adam Scevola get their fin-

gerprints taken by students in Dr. Karen Walters

forensic science class.

Students in Cambodia from A New Day Cambodia hold up signs of

thanks for all the support from the Ridgewood High School Cambodia

Club. The picture was taken on a recent trip to Cambodia by some RHS

club members. The Cambodia Club does a variety of fundraisers to

help support families and education in the country of Cambodia.
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