November 03, 2023

Around the Building


H👻lloween Fun!

World Language Department 


Science Department- Celebrating 20 year of Mr. Syvret's costume!

Administrative Assistants


Math Department


GA's and Counselors

In the Classroom


Julia Grant, Ethen Becker, Jeremy Cohen 

Oliver Ilin Schneider, Jake Chudy, Elisabeth Winnert

Fun with Chemistry! 

It was the time of the year when chemistry students studied the delicious element Candium but restrained from tasting it since it might be radioactive. They then moved on to study compounds - ionic or covalent. They were so excited to establish a conductivity test as a criterion for ionic compounds that provide electrolytes. Using a miniature device, they proved sports drinks, whether green, red, or clear, are sources of electrolytes that are essential to maintaining the health of our body. 

Anna Dickson, Yash Sharma, Callum Murphy, Kenney Lubkemann, Lauren Grathwohl, Delilah Kreider, back row: Andrew Mueller, Trevor Colm, Remy Monplaisir 

The trout were already starting to hatch from their eggs when they arrived 

After one week, the yolk sacs of the trout are too heavy for the trout to swim properly 

Rainbow Trout have arrived in the Classroom 

The Green Club has long been preparing a fish tank in Mr. Luo's classroom to participate in the State's Trout in the Classroom program. More than one hundred rainbow trout eggs were delivered to the school on October 24th, and almost all of the eggs have hatched! Riley Burke has led a group of students to regularly test the water quality of the tank to ensure the best environment for trout survival. Rainbow trout need cold water conditions to survive, and habitats with these characteristics have become increasingly rare in northern New Jersey. By creating an environment mimicking these conditions, the Green Club is hoping to release finger-sized trout into the Saddle River in late spring. Stay tuned for our progress in raising these popular fish! 

Members of the Green Club regularly test the water quality to ensure we are providing the proper coldwater environment for the young trout.

Trevor Phillips; Riley Burke; Katie Kopff; Summer McTigue; Anna McHugh 

Special Recognition

Lake Conference Rookies of the Year 

Wellness teachers Kelsey Rehain and Ally Mende recently attended the NJAPHPERD Lake Conference in Johnsonburg. This conference is an annual professional development event with an emphasis on standards-aligned curriculum and activities. These two outstanding educators were recognized for their excellence at the event and were awarded "Rookies of the Year" as it was their first time attending. Great job ladies! 


ARTober Exhibit 

AP Photography student Julia Boesch recently was accepted into the Ridgewood Art Foundation's ARTober exhibit at The Stable. She had two photographs of the RHS Football Team ("Brothers" and "Destiny Unfolding") featured for the month of October. 

Top row from left to right: Ethan Ewen, Julia Boesch, Julia Szymanski, Isabella Burger, Sarah Bronstein, Cameron McPherson, Amanda Schnure. Middle row: Sara Sanchez. Bottom row: Michael Lyakerman, Tyler Lapp, Spencer Stephens 

Annual Jack-O-Lantern Festival 

On Thursday, October 26th, NHS helped put on Somerville Elementary's 1st Annual Jack-O-Lantern Festival. This was such an exciting event for children and families as they got to see nearly one hundred of their carved pumpkins on display! NHS members served donuts and apple cider, assisted with finger painting, played music, and took photos of kids with Somerville's mascot, Leo the Leopard. 

Latin Academic Team Champions! 

The Latin Academic Team attended Classics Day at Montclair University with Mrs. Mason. They enjoyed learning about classics from the various college professors, then participated in an interscholastic competition about several other schools. The students won their academic competition! 

Pictured here are the sophomore members of the Latin Academic Team who took first place (L-R): Mason Cho, Remy Choe, Chloe Marks, Liza Williams.

Applied Engineering Club 

Kateryna Morhunmorh Zooming with students 

Daniel Hept, Brady Ross, Timothy McCabe, Toby Oddy, Alexander Han, Andrew Muhepteller 

Applied Engineering Club members are taking leadership roles in forming 17 teams to invent with helping community, sustainability, and combating climate change as their focus. It is remarkable to see students’ empathy and desire to help others spark creativity and thinking outside the box to solve problems. Team LifeGun continues to put their ideas into practice by zooming in with mentor Kateryna Morhun (RHS'22) at MIT, who enthusiastically shared her expertise as Alexander Mueller (RHS’23) did. Team Sound Energy and Team DynaCharge want to generate electricity from alternative sources. Team 5 is experimenting with making editable plastic alternatives. Team 2 wants to invent a “Self-sustainable Adaptive Buoy” for monitoring lakes. Teams 3 and 13 are developing APPs for special causes. All teams will enter their videos in the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest and NJSTEAM Tank Challenge in December. Invention culture from innovation to real-world problem-solving lives at RHS! 

RHS MINI NEW PLAYERS 

 Open to grades K-5

Friday, November 17th, 4:00PM-7:00PM 

RHS Little Theatre

 

Hey Moms and Dads! Enjoy some free time while your kids play fun, enriching theatre games with the RHS New Players Company! Under the supervision of Kelly Van Zile, your kids will sing, act and dance their way to a great time. 

Mini Performance at 7:00PM; $45/child includes pizza dinner. 


Register here: RHS New Players Company


Ridgewood Crew

Ridgewood Crew HOSR 2023-10-29 (Weekly View)

Maroon and White Press Release

Copy of Maroon & White Press Release - 11/03/23

November Maroon & White Recitalists

Pictured left to right are: Vivian Ewell, soprano, Claire Symonds, piano,
Karan Kalyanaraman, piano, Anya Skulskaia, violin, Connor McGorty, tenor.
Not pictured: Misaka Baduge, piano (Photo by Jeffrey Haas).

Girls Varsity Soccer is on their way to the Sectional Final

The Girls Varsity Soccer team defeated Morristown in the Sectional Semifinals yesterday! They face #2 seeded Livingston in the Sectional Final here at RHS this Monday, November 5, at 4pm!

Bella Winn

SWIM TEAM

The RHS Swim Team is proud to once again offer delicious fresh baked 10” pies from Country Gardens.  Have them fresh for Thanksgiving for freeze them for up to four months.

Pie Order Form 

Announcements

Traveling over November Break?

If you are traveling over the November NJEA Convention weekend and will be missing school, you can report your student's absences ahead of time.

Absences may be reported now by calling 201-670-2800, ext. 20799 or emailing rhsattend@ridgewood.k12.nj.us

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