Ava Fontus, Jason Lee, Anderson Joseph, and Will Burton have been selected to perform at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NYC on May 7th, 2026, for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s 42nd Annual Young Musicians Concert. They will be performing the exciting  2nd movement of Minoru Miki's "'Marimba Spiritual.'"

The students performed this piece at our Small Ensembles Concert in January and submitted a recording of the piece to be considered for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s  Young Musicians’ Concert.  They were selected to perform at the NJ Regional Concert in February. Their performance was considered to be one of the top groups selected from over 100 submissions from the Tri-state region.

This will be the 19th time since 1998 that an RHS Percussion group has been selected by the Chamber Music Society to perform under the direction of Gary Fink.

Tickets for their performance at 11:00 am next Thursday are free and available at https://tickets.chambermusicsociety.org/syos/performance/2319?lang=en.

Pictured below, Marimba Spiritual Performance at CMS NJ Regional Concert.

Ridgewood High School has been paired with Beaucamps Ste. Marie, a French high school outside of Lille (northern France) since 2017.  Eight students recently had the amazing opportunity to live the real French life this past Spring Break through our French Exchange Program.  After hosting them here in October 2024, students stayed with their French correspondents for eight days.  They attended school (which ends at 5:30 pm!) and truly experienced French family life.  The students also spent one day visiting Bruges, Belgium, and one day exploring Paris.  This trip provided an opportunity to use the language, experience culture and make global connections in a way they will never forget.  French teachers Laura Polk (RHS) and Celeste Riley (GW) organized and chaperoned this third trip to France.

Our Forensic Science students got an inside look at real-world investigations when a retired Special DEA agent visited the classroom! With years of experience in the field, the guest speaker shared fascinating stories from actual cases, giving students a deeper understanding of how forensic science is used to solve crimes.

As part of their Architecture Week celebration, the AIA Architects League of Northern New Jersey administered the NJ Architecture Week Women’s STEAM Interscholastic High School Architecture Tower Challenge on Tuesday, April 14, hosted at Hackensack High School. In its third year, this competition is designed for teams of girls in grades 9-12 from Northern New Jersey high schools in Bergen, Sussex, Passaic, and Hudson counties. 

This program was recognized by AIA (American Institute of Architects) National with a K-12 Architecture Week Grant.

Mr. Cronk brought two teams (eight female architecture students) to participate at the event.  The following Ridgewood senior students will be attending college in the fall for architecture:  Mia Oberthuer (NJIT),  Jordan Walker (Howard University),  Ella Ricci (University of Miami), and Isabelle Walsh (Syracuse University).

For more photos and information, please visit https://aia-nj.org/2026/04/16/the-nj-architecture-week-womens-steam-interscholastic-high-school-architecture-tower-challenge/.

On Thursday, April 30th, Ridgewood Mayor Paul Vagianos visited Model Congress during unit lunch. The mayor took time out of his busy schedule to discuss with the club the life of someone in public service. Mr. Vagianos introduced himself and explained to the group of students how he became involved in local politics. He also discussed the importance of civic participation before taking questions from the club ranging from general topics to Ridgewood-specific inquiries. It was a great learning experience for all those involved!