October 6, 2023

In the Classroom

L-R (All grade 9 except where noted)

Joseph Lim, Matt Dowling, Deniz Karakus, Nick Luddy (10), Eleanor Walsh, Ryan Siversen (10), Mila Crane,
Brendan Krauza, Keelin Sullivan, Teagan Fitzgerald (10)

In front: Aidan Han

World Languages

Mrs. Gigante’s Latin II class got to attend a special virtual Q&A event with acclaimed author Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series among many other mythologically-themed novels. Mr. Riordan talked about his newest Percy Jackson novel; on his new quest, he has to get a college recommendation from the gods! He spoke about the writing experience and his adventures creating his first series for Disney+. We all enjoyed the presentation thoroughly! 

Architecture I

On Tuesday, October 3rd, Architecture I class took a stroll outside the classroom
to observe various architectural styles and sketch houses based on observation.
The sketches will be turned into watercolor paintings at a later time during class.




Class of 2027 Fundraiser

Support the class of 2027 and a RHS family owned business, Chestnut Deli! For each family order placed for Tuesday, October 17th, $10 will be donated to the class of 2027. Enjoy a delicious meal with your family without the work! Click the button below to order online!


Around the Building 

Ridgewood Oktoberfest

The Ridgewood Oktoberfest Event Team recruited several Senior AP Art students from Ridgewood High School to design fall/halloween themed window paintings to be displayed on select storefront windows in the West Side Business District:

Madeline Haskins

Owen Scott

Ash Spencer

Bea Clay

Brianna Fasano

Anastasia Toporova

Ella Sands

Charlotte Sands

Jisung Lee

Each student designed a theme for two businesses, and was paired with a group of 4th graders.
TIK TOC parent coordinator Stephanie Ohnegian helped to organize the 4th grade students
who volunteered from all 6 elementary schools to help paint the designs after school on Monday.
Please see photos below!

This is a competition that will be judged this weekend at the Oktoberfest celebration on the West side of the train station. Each participating store will have a voting box inside and patrons can vote for their favorite! The winning AP Art student
and their 4th grade team will receive a prize for the best design!

Designs will be up and viewable for the month of October. 

FTC Robotics

The Woodchips, Ridgewood’s very own FTC Robotics team, has been meeting every week to prepare for
their upcoming competition season. With great success from the club fair, they’ve gained many new members to aid
the legacy team in this year's games. The robotics team has been working in the shadows, forming new plans for the robot
 and strategy this year, as well as teaching the new members the basics about the team and FTC.

Pictured from left to right: PJ Kim, Claire Symonds, Emanuel Colicchio, Sophia Paulsen, Anthony Alters, Julian Giancarlo, Tyler Lapp, Jackson Andreoni, Samuel Dinovo, Mark Shiroshita, Cheng ze Liang 

Pictured above are recent photos of the team and the robot from last year’s competitive season. With their first meet just less than two months away, being hosted by Ridgewood High School, the team is itching to get back at it and start off the season on home turf!

Applied Engineering Club

Applied Engineering Club is off to a good start, with over 200 students signed up. Twelve invention teams have formed, and more teams are to form. Team members moved to the brainstorming invention ideas phase, coached by the experienced senior leaders (Anna O'Connor, Anthony Alters, Brooke Ward, Carys Gallo, Devyn Siversen, Eliana Gluck, Emmet Kunzle, Morgan Anderson, Reina Trivedi, Shadman Quayum and Tate Cunningham) and advised by Mr. Richard Plattel and Lillian Labowsky. 


Project Interact

Last weekend, the Project Interact Club held its first food drive of the year. They successfully collected and sorted crates of food that will be donated to Father English in Paterson and Ridgewood Social Services. They also volunteered at the PBA Food Truck Festival on Sunday, where they helped run carnival games and helped raise money for Pediatric Cancer Research. During their club meeting on Tuesday, they donated $200 toward the cause. If you are interested in joining the club, meetings are every Tuesday after school in room 298. 

Above: Madison Tansey (12), Anders Ryen (10), Ethan Becker (10),
Isabella Sosa (11), Sean Herndon (10), Elliott Yi (10), and Merve Tutar (11) 

Above: Elise Markarian (11), Musarrot Chowdhury (12), Lindsey Pisnanont (12), Anders Ryen (10), Leah McGrath (12), Colin Fischer (11), Colin Delabie (12), and Nathan Kotchkin (12)  

Travel to Bali in 2024! 

Interested in staying in a bungalow on the beach in rural Bali while building and deploying structures to return a section of coral reef to its pristine state? Get the opportunity to hike to waterfalls, scuba dive, free dive, and learn to surf! On neighboring islands, learn about and participate in ongoing manta ray research including scuba or freediving with these graceful giants of the sea! 


30 spots are still available for July 10th-24th or August 1st-15th. 

An interest meeting will be held on October 11th at 7PM in Room 213!


DECA

Follow the Instagram and subscribe to the YouTube channel to check out the DECA store's SBE week videos!

Follow Instagram and Subscribe to YouTube Channel for DECA Store 


Varsity Tennis

 The girl's varsity tennis team played their first two rounds of the Bergen County Tennis Tournament on Sunday, October 1st. The second and third singles, as well as, the first and second doubles have advanced to the semi-finals round, date TBD. Ridgewood Girls tennis is currently tied for first place in the tournament! The tournament will continue once states matches have concluded. Go WOOD! 


Pictured left to right: Shree Patel, Arianna Kwon, Christin Cha, Kylee Hung, Madison Wishnew, Lauren Lim, Juliette Editiou, Avery Schoenherr, Daria Baksheeva, Thomai Andreopolous, Zoe Devine (Sophia Sorabella and Silvia Tudda not pictured).

Senior Day

The girl's varsity tennis team celebrated their senior day on Wednesday, October 4th at their home match versus Paramus.
The girls have had a very successful season so far and have worked hard throughout their tennis careers at RHS.
This year's seniors have been a wonderful addition to our program and have set an excellent example of sportsmanship to all.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024! 

Seniors are celebrated with custom posters
created by the underclassmen.  

L to R: Christin Cha, Shree Patel, Madison Wishnew, Sophia Sorabella, Lauren Lim, Silvia Tudda, Arianna Kwon, Thomai Andreopolous, Avery Schoenherr  

Senior Captains, smile!

L to R: Christin Cha, Madison Wishnew,
Avery Schoenherr 

Ridgewood Girls Varsity Tennis Team

L to R: Silvia Tudda, Zoe Devine, Arianna Kwon, Madison Wishnew, Kylee Hung, Christin Cha, Avery Schoenherr, Sophia Sorabella, Lauren Lim, Thomai Andreopolous, Daria Baksheeva, Juliette Editiou, Shree Patel 

Varsity Soccer - Bergen County Tournaments 

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Varsity soccer teams who are
both advancing to the quarterfinals of the Bergen County Tournament.


The Girls face Old Tappan at 11am on Sunday, October 8th at Mahwah HS

The Boys will face Ramsey at 7pm on Sunday, October 8th at Ramapo HS


Good luck Maroons!


Senior Aidan Linnington 

Announcements  

New Players Co.

RHS New Players Co. presents The Play That Goes Wrong – Tickets now on sale through this link:  https://www.rhsnewplayers.com/ 

Let's Talk Vaping Flyer 2023.pdf
Wealth4Teens.pdf
Teen Programs FALL 2023.pdf
RPL Breakfast with Friends.pdf

Upcoming Meetings & Events