December 02, 2022

In Memoriam

Ridgewood High School mourns the loss of its beloved Assistant Principal and friend, Basil Pizzuto. We thank the Ridgewood community for its love and support during this difficult time.
Mr. Pizzuto was the heart and soul of RHS and will be sorely missed. We will all carry on his legacy and remember him forever. If you'd like to support Mr. Pizzuto's family, please visit this website.

In the Classroom

Graphing with People

Mr. Scevola's period 1 Algebra 2 Honors class went to gym 3 and used cones to create an x and y axis. Students were first assigned an x value. Then they were given a rule to find the y value. They individually walked forward/backward to their y value and collectively, as points, created a graph.

A graph of y = |x| using human points.

Pictured above: Claire Cho, Emily Park, Sua Kim, Eliz Kucukarslan, Molly Harrington, Brynn Bohuny, Kristen Sohn, Adriana Nagy, Sonia Berman, Yash Sharma, Joon-Young Rhee, Kippei Miki, Kayla Joseph, Eilat Kissel, Kyle Lee, Ian Phelps, Benji Young, Andrew Chorba, Taeyoung Cha, Will Langheim, Sam DiNovo, Trevor Kane, Daniel Kim, and Ben Papageorge.

RAHP

RAHP sophomores attended an exploration field trip to Valley Hospital. They were hosted by former RAHP student, Min Lee (class of '09) in Valley Hospital's Radiology Department.

Pictured above (left to right): Tommy Clark, Liam Kong, Kate Minn, and Juliana Frattini.

AP Environmental Science Examines Soil Properties

AP Environmental Students conducted a lab to examine various properties of soil, including breakdown rate, composition, water-holding capacity, size, and permeability (water flow-through) rates.

Latin Academic Team Competition

The Latin Academic Teams attended their first competition of the 2022-23 season at Yale University on Saturday, November 12! The students all had an incredible experience at the Certamen tournament. They are all looking forward to their next competition!

The Freshman Team Sits in their First Certamen Classroom

Pictured above (left to right): Remy Choe, Ben Soung, Chloe Marks, Juliette Editiou, Claire Cho, and Liza Williams.

Advanced and Freshman Teams Together

Pictured above (left to right) : Vivian Yuan (12), Kate Minn (12), Eitan Schneider (10), Marie Kim (12), Ava Marra (12), Ryan Cho (12), Siobhan Morgan (12), Chloe Marks (9), Liza Williams (9), Juliette Editiou (9), Claire Cho (9), Remy Choe (9), Ben Soung (9), and Misaka Baduge (10).

Around the Building

10 RHS Band Members Selected to All County Band

RHS is excited to announce that ten of its fine musicians were selected to perform as members of the 2023 All-Bergen County High School Band. Once again, this is the highest number of students selected from any one school to participate in the 87-piece ensemble. The All County Band will perform their concert on Sunday, January 15 at Bergenfield High School.

The RHS students selected for the ensemble are:

Youngho (Ryan) Cho, principal flute (12)

Elliott Yi, clarinet (9)

Aaron Shefter, clarinet (10)

Lee Fox, clarinet (10)

Seojin Kim, clarinet (9)

Markus Ryen, trumpet (12)

Kai Koyama, trumpet (11)

Ian Sklar, trumpet (12)

Danielle Haas, principal French horn (10)

Rolan Bansil, percussion (12)

Club Happenings

The Green Club is Growing Plants Indoors Using Hydroponics

The Green Club started to plant kale, basil, dill, peas, and beans, which will grow indoors throughout the winter. Some will be growing without soil in the club's hydroponics system. We are hoping they grow healthily enough to be offered for sale later in the year!

The Green Club aims to promote sustainable living among the RHS community. Our projects include managing the school garden, improving recycling rates, diverting cafeteria waste from landfills, and participating in village events. We meet on Wednesdays during lunch in Room 391.

Pictured above (left to right): Paulie Wong, Lindsey Zadow, Owen Patton, and Vivian Ewell.

Project Interact

Project Interact club members volunteer under the direction of leader, Katie Passaro (12th), to fill holiday care packages for Navy Seals. Katie is assisted by club members Taeyoung Cha (10th), Taylor Griggs (12th), and Charlotte Celiberti (12th).

The Science Olympiad Club

Do you love science and want to participate in national competitions? The Science Olympiad club will help you prepare for these science competitions ranging from biology to physics to chemistry! Everyone is welcome to join whether you have no experience or previously participated in similar competitions. We accept everyone who is interested in opportunities in competing nationally and learning more about science along the way!

Student News

Album cover; All Nominees for

'Best Orchestral Performance'

2023 GRAMMYS Nomination for RHS Student and Alumni

RHS Class of 2023 student David Song (violin) and RHS Class of 2022 alumni Jiah Lee (violin) and Ludia Kim (viola) are part of the NYYS's album that has been nominated for the 2023 GRAMMYs under the 'Best Orchestral Performance' category.

"In the fall of 2020, when live performances were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Michael Repper decided that instead of their usual concert at Carnegie Hall, they would record their very first studio album. This presented several challenges. The heightened safety protocol meant that the full 110 musician orchestra could not be in the same space together; playing separated and socially distanced meant sometimes recording to a click track, while wearing headphones, a skill most of the musicians had to learn quickly. The Grammy award-winning producer Judith Sherman and recording engineer Isaiah Abolin then layered the tracks on top of each other. It was a true feat and the results are incredible!" (nyys.org)

The album was released in April 2022 and hit number one on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts twice. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022. The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on February 5, 2023, at 7:00 PM (EST).

The newly Grammy-nominated New York Youth Symphony orchestra performed their first concert cycle of their 60th season on Sunday, November 20 at Carnegie Hall.

Maroon Athletics

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Quirk Earns Honorable Mention ALL-AMERICAN

Senior Cammi Quirk was named AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) Honorable Mention ALL-AMERICAN. The University of Scranton commit recently capped her Ridgewood Volleyball season with the career record for assists, amassing a total of 1267.

Come Support RHS Ice Hockey On Opening Night!

RHS v PCTI - Jack Sherman.pdf

RHS XC Season Wrap Up

The girls and boys cross country teams wrapped up their seasons over the past two weeks on the state xc course at Holmdel park. On Saturday 11/5 at the state group meet, the girls team placed second in the group four championship race, and the boys placed 10th. The girls team qualified for the Meet of Champions on 11/12 where the fastest teams of all groups are placed in the same race. The girls ran a tough race and finished their season as the 12th ranked team in the state. On the boys side, sophomore Luke Pash qualified for the Meet of Champions as an individual. Fighting through a crowed field, Luke finished 73rd.

Girls & Boys team at Holmdel Park

Pictured above (left to right): Katie Adams, Eilat Kissil, Lola Jacqueline, Cellina Rabolli, Ayla Cooke, Eva Jacqueline, Avery Sheridan, DJ Murphy, Johnoy Oriente, Ryan Holmes, Ian Bajraktari, Chris Brady, Kyle Aspillera, Trevor kane, Luke Pash, Tom Mevissan, Garret Greaney, and Jett Lincoln.