About Ridge/ Administration

Ridge High School is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,500 students that prepares its graduates for a wide variety of post-high school opportunities.

Opening in September of 1961 with 21 classrooms for 500 students in grades 9-12, Ridge is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and is regularly ranked among the highest performing high schools in the state and across the country. As recently as August 2025, Niche.com ranked Bernards Twp. School District “Best in Somerset County” and gave Ridge High School an A+ rating. In April 2026, U.S. News and World Report named Ridge High School as #23 in New Jersey and ranked Ridge at #515 nationally.

Our dedicated, highly trained instructional staff strives to know each student personally and support their specific needs. Ridge High School maintains an 8:1 student-teacher ratio and 217:1 counselee-counselor ratio.  97 of the 224 instructional staff members hold bachelor degrees, 116 hold master's degrees, and 11 hold doctorates.

Beyond academics, we offer one of the broadest set of athletic (Ridge Red Devils) and co-curricular opportunities. We promote individual wellness and service to our community and have the support of an incredible array of parent and community organizations.

All email addresses are @bernardsboe.com

Principal's Office

• Cheryl Howarth, chowarth@

• Administrative Assistant - Ann Sobine - asobine@ - 908.204.2585, x 136

Assistant Principal's Office for Grade 12

• Scott Thompson, sthompson@

Assistant Principal's Office for Grade 11

• Michael Fackelman, mfackelman@

Assistant Principal's Office for Grade 10

• Scott Graber, sgraber@

Assistant Principal's Office for Grade 9

• Stephanie Orr, sorr@

Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Principals

• Administrative Assistant - Judy Pavlik - jpavlik@ - 908.204.2585, x 208

All email addresses are @bernardsboe.com

Athletics/Health and Physical Education

• Michael Mancino, Director/Supervisor mmancino@

• Judee Schroeder, Administrative Assistant,  jschroeder@ - 908.204.2585, x 141

Business

• John Terry, jterry@

• Judy Pavlik, Administrative Assistant, jpavlik@ - 908.204.2585, x 208

Counseling

• Stephanie Smith, Director, stephaniesmith@

• Karen Smith, Administrative Assistant, ksmith@ - 908.204.2585, x 124

English/Language Arts

• David Hunscher, Supervisor, dhunscher@

Fine Arts

• Kathy Stotler, kstotler@

Health and Physical Education

• Scott Graber, Supervisor, sgraber@

Mathematics

• Grant Kolmer, Supervisor, gkolmer@

Performing Arts

• Russell Lazovick, Supervisor, rlazovick@

Science

• Thomas Misiak, Supervisor, tmisiak@

Social Studies

• John Terry,  Supervisor, jterry@

Special Services

• Jean O'Connell,  Director, joconnell@

• Jenifer Nicholson, Administrative Assistant,  jnicholson@ - 908.204.2565, x 127

• Allyson Read,  Supervisor, aread@

World Languages/English Language Learners

• Kathy Stotler, Supervisor, kstotler@

Administrative Assistant

• Mary Russoniello, Administrative Assistant,  mrussoniello@ - 908.204.2585, x 165