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Winter Dance
On Friday, January 10th the Winter Dance Concert was held in Ridgewood High School's Little Theater. Featured were students from Dance 1 and the PREP students from Unified Dance. All of the dancers celebrated their hard work on stage and were praised through the cheers and support from the audience. Great job, dancers!
RHS Band
The following Ridgewood High School Band members have successfully auditioned into the 2025 New Jersey All State Bands! These students all auditioned by invitation after having successfully qualified for the North Jersey Region Bands.
All State Wind Ensemble & Orchestra:
Avery Welcome, 11, principal oboe (highest total score of ALL auditionees)
Trevor Steelman, 11, trumpet
All State Symphonic Band:
Seojin (Kevin) Kim, 11, clarinet
Eli Wunder, 9, baritone saxophone
Joshua Oh, 10, battery percussion
Congratulations to these accomplished students!
In the Classroom
Protein Synthesis with a Cheerleading Twist
Mr. Peralta’s biology class explored protein synthesis through a scenario featuring him as Erick, the cheerleading captain. The assignment included a photo of Mr. Peralta cheering at a pep rally (shown here) and demonstrated how protein issues affect energy and muscle recovery, boosting student engagement and making biology more relatable! Way to think outside the box, Mr. Peralta!
Electrostatics Exploration in Physics
In their recent studies of electrostatics, physics students engaged in a hands-on experiment that brought the principles of this fascinating topic to life. They charged the balloon using their hair to demonstrate the effects of static electricity, successfully bending streams of water as a visual representation of electrostatic forces in action. Students made significant efforts to create a spark using the Wimshurst machine to witness the power of electrostatics firsthand.
Building on this foundational knowledge, the students explored various applications of electrostatics in modern technology. They learned how photocopying machines, smoke alarms, and even bees use electrostatics to help pollinate flowers!
Club Happenings
Applied Engineering Club
The Applied Engineering Club has a membership of 248 students, who form 30 diverse teams representing all grade levels and a wide range of interests. Under the guidance of eleven dedicated senior leaders (Maggie Zhou, Krish Tulsidas, Kianna Carroll, Mathias Nguyen-Van-Duong, Aaron Shefter, Nathaniel Han, Anita Patel, Trevor Phillips, Aditya Rajesh, Daniel Khalitov and Evan Matsibekker) who serve as mentors. These student innovators have spent the past four months engaged in brainstorming sessions, team meetings, and hands-on experiments. As a result of their hard work and creativity, teams have transformed their ideas into impactful 2-minute videos. This year, advisors Richard Plattel and Lillian Labowsky proudly submitted 12 teams to the NJSTEAM Tank Challenge, and 11 teams entered the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest!
The spirit of innovation and problem-solving thrives at RHS as students invent technical solutions to address challenges within our school, community, and the broader world. Let us celebrate and draw inspiration from their remarkable creativity and ingenuity!
View the 2025 RHS NJSTEAM Tank Invention Videos !
2025 HOSA NRC Winners
24 RHS HOSA members competed in the Northern Regional Conference on
Saturday, January 18, 2025, in several events. HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA’s two-fold mission is to promote
career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery
of quality healthcare to all people.
RHS finalists were:
Emily Park- 5th place in Medical Math
Jaemie-Lynn Morales- 5th place in World Health and Disparities
Eliz Kucukarslan and Sua Kim- 3rd place in EMT team event (and will be moving on to States in April)
Congratulations to all of the winners as well as all the members who prepared and competed!
Project Interact
Project Interact assisted at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service at the United Methodist Church in Ridgewood. Members also made holiday cards in December that were distributed to the Cards of Joy Campaign. Congratulations to Ethan Hong for being the
Member of the Month for December!
Photo 1: Isabella Sosa, Jordan Katsaros, Merve Tutar, Anders Ryen,
Ethan Hong, Will Ozburn, Alex Wernecke
Photo 2: Ella Cahill, Donna Hyun, Cathy Hamilton
RHS Ski
It's been a great start to the season for the RHS JV Ski Teams! The women’s team powered through to a strong 2nd place finish at the JV race on 1/13, while the men’s team secured a solid 8th place finish
in their first race of the season.
The Varsity Women crushed it with a first-place finish in their second race of the season, while the Varsity Men pushed through a challenging course—despite gate confusion at the bottom—showing great resilience.
Special shout out to Zach Lieberman and to Parker Langheim
for their outstanding first-place finishes in the
men’s and women’s JV races, respectively!
Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed last week!
Announcements
Above is the link to a new system being used to display all the flyers
for RHS upcoming events as well as events across the community.
Click on it to check it out!
Upcoming Events
Saturday, January 25th: New Players in Concert (Little Theater, 2:00pm and 8:00pm)
Sunday, January 26th: New Players in Concert (Little Theater, 2:00pm and 7:00pm)
Wednesday, January 29th: District Closed (Lunar New Year)
Thursday, January 30th: A Concert of Small Ensembles (Little Theater, Campus Center, 7:30pm)
Tuesday, February 11th: Jazz Ensembles in Concert (Little Theater, Campus Center, 7:30pm)
Monday, February 17th: District Closed (President's Day)
Thursday, February 20th: Maroon & White Recital/Art Exhibit (Learning Commons, Art Gallery, 3:45pm)
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