March 8, 2024

In the Classroom

Juice from Juice! The Power of Nature

With a fascination for atoms and molecules, Dr. Labowsky's Chemistry Honors students explored cutting-edge nanotechnology and built
nano-based solar cells using blackberry juice. They fabricated 18 working solar cells. The best solar cells produced 0.47 v and 8.2 mA
using a classroom overhead projector as a light source. The students were in awe of the power of clean energy from nature.
These solar cells were exhibited running calculators at Super Science last Saturday, March 2nd. 

Taylor Lucyk holding the calculator powered by the solar cells. 

English 9 Students

Mrs. John teaching 9th grade students a dance in anticipation
of the Capulet party where Romeo and Juliet will meet. 

10th Grade Parent Meeting


RHS Assistant Principal, Dave Bailey, and Class of 2026 Grade Advisor, Meredith Yannone, hosted the 10th Grade Parent Meeting on March 7, 2024.
Mr. Bailey & Mrs. Yannone walked parents through a timeline of important items for the rest of sophomore year and previewed junior year and beyond at Ridgewood High School. A Q&A period was provided at the end of the meeting to answer any additional questions. Click on the following link:
 

10th Grade Parent Meeting Presentation


Items covered in this presentation:
1. The support system in place to help RHS students.
2. Sophomore FOCUS review
3. Sophomore Year Timeline
4. Transition to Junior Year
5. College Admission Updates
6. Q&A Period

RHS Travels


Met Trip

The students of "Global Citizen" and "AP Art History" attended a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
on February 22nd. Over 70 students were
in attendance and some are pictured.  

RHS Travels to Switzerland

RHS Switzerland spent six days this February exploring Switzerland! Their time was mostly spent in Luzern and Lausanne. Students toured CERN, visited the Olympic Museum, stopped by Albert Einstein’s apartment in Bern, visited Planetarium SIRIUS, and toured the Evian mineral water plant in France. The highlight of the trip was a thrilling stop to Mount Pilatus, the 6,994 ft tall mountain
via cable car with incredible views of the Alps!

Club Happenings

French Club

The RHS French Club hosted a fantastic gathering on February 21st featuring
an enjoyable game day accompanied by delightful snacks and beverages. 

Please join the club and have fun with us!

French Club at MSU French Day

Pictured above from left to right: Maria Orozco Garcia, Nour Ahmed, Marc Dwihe, Mathias Nguyen-Van-Duong,  Huan Chi Wang, Sophia Paulsen, Evan Matsibekker, and Tung Chen




The RHS French Club had a blast at the
2024 Montclair State University French Day!  


Held on Wednesday, March 6th, Montclair State University invited
12 different high schools to participate in the event.

Each high school chose two workshops from the five offered, all of which were presented in French. Among them were Let's go to Togo, A taste of Tea in Morocco, The Olympic Fever, and France and Perfume. The club picked the Moroccan Tea and French Perfume workshops. 


Following the workshops was the official Spring 2024 Competitive Event. This consisted of making a video in French related to different themes:


“Tableaux vivants” (geared toward advanced students)  and “La Poésie en images” (geared toward beginning and intermediate students). "Oscar" trophies were presented for the best video in each category after a public screening. The club hopes to compete in this event next year.

All students had a great time on the trip—
making memories left and right. 


We can't wait for next year's adventures!


RHS '24-25 French Exchange Program

We are excited to announce the biannual RHS French Exchange for 2024-2025!  

Students in RHS French classes (and parents) who are interested are invited to check out the website: https://sites.google.com/ridgewood.k12.nj.us/fr-exchange


There will be a student interest meeting on Friday, March 15, 2024 during lunch (Rm 322) and a parent meeting on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 via Zoom.


Applied Engineering Club Met with Mentors

In the past two weeks, as part of the invention education and preparation for the next round of competition in March, all our
13 Applied Engineering Club teams took advantage of the mentoring sessions offered by NJDTEAM Tank Challenge. These sessions energized
and encouraged the teams to continue their invention journeys. Each session was held with Mr. Mariano Buttita, a NASA engineer, a judge,
and a STEAM Innovation Specialist of the New Jersey Department of Education.

12 teams are documenting their projects in engineering notebooks, as required by the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest in April. 

Two AEC teams are entering new competitions. Trevor Phillips is leading Team Chempost to compete at the New Jersey Science Day Competition.
Carys Gallo is leading Team Estrogeneratos, the winners of the NJSTEAM Tank and Thomas Edison Pitch Contest, to the competition
for the National Academy of Inventors' Genspiration Prize. 

All the team members will present their inventions at Super Science Saturday at RHS on March 2nd. We are grateful for the opportunity
and support to spread invention culture in the state of Thomas Edison, the greatest inventor of all! 

Maroon & White Recitalists

Congratulations to our five student musicians who performed at our third Maroon & White Recital of the '23-24 school year on Thursday, February 22nd! 

Pictured above from left to right are: Kiana Carroll, violin; Vashnie Udeshi, piano;
Jaehyeon Brian Chun, cello; Aashi Jesalpura, piano; and Daisy Martinez, harp.

DECA Attends States

From March 4th-6th, 138 DECA students attended states in Atlantic City, NJ. Our chapter did very well with 63 finalist students,
11 mini awards earned, 30 qualifiers for nationals, and 9 leadership academy slots. Well done DECA!


Alpine Ski Champion

Senior and Alpine Ski racer Jacob Marcovici
captured first place in the
New Jersey Giant Slalom competition. 

Crew News: 2024 Haddon Hammer

Ridgewood Crew had a phenomenal showing at last weekend's 2024 Haddon Hammer. 

2024 Haddon Hammer - Ridgewood Crew - RHS Weekly View.pdf

Congratulations
Boys Varsity Basketball!

Last Friday, March 1st, the Boys Varsity Basketball team won their Sectional Title
with a win against East Orange HS!  Congratulations! 

Announcements

2024 Angst and Like Screenings.pdf
2024 RPS Art Poster Contest_What Does Earth Day Mean to YOU.pdf
CampBernie_digital_ad_RIDGEWOOD.pdf
Final RW Flyer.pdf
2024 KSM Contest Flyer RidgewoodEnews.pdf
Mar 9 2024 SEPAG Play Date Flyer.pdf
RHS New Players' Shrek the Musical - VERY LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE - Shrek Tickets.pdf
Edited Helping Hands Parent Poster .pdf
Copy of Ridgewood Junior Football Association.pdf
Summer Music Flyer 2024.pdf
Bareburger-RidgewoodRaiders.pdf
Sports Drive Flyer_This Weekend.pdf
Custom Ridgewood Merch Sale.pdf
Parks and Recreation.pdf
LTRSummer2024Final.pdf
Healing the Children Club flyer - Tricia Mueller.pdf
Parks and Rec - Website Design.pdf
StickerContest2024_packet.pdf
Library Flyer _ Canva.pdf
YAM 2024 Flyer pdf.pdf

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