Veterans Breakfast
Coffee, conversation, and camaraderie were in the air as RHS celebrated our veterans at the annual Veterans breakfast held each year around November 11th, including food prepared by our RHS students. Thank you, Veterans, for sharing your time, memories, and stories with all of us. We honor and thank you for your service and bravery.
Athletic Signings
Congratulations to our 22 senior student athletes who have committed to play at the college level.
Justin Loffredo, Luke Powers, Gavin McCrone, Ella Recchiuti, Maeve Schoeler, Katherine Keating, Drea Minetti, Deven Shah, Caden Ferrara, Brendan Finucane, Tristan Riedel, Matthew Markarian, Connor Hong, Lucas Marrazzo, Jolie Wolcott, Paige Jackson, Rand Linker, Riley Boshart, Petra Penava, Ami Shiokawa, Gabby Winn, Lilli Granert, and Ethan Dowling.
We are Maroon Proud!
AHLISA Program's Annual Trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Students and teachers visited The Met on October 27th to see the Krasner and Pollock: Past Continuous exhibit.
The AHLISA teachers are Karen Aromando, Michael Yannone, and Christine DiBrita.
RHS Music Staff Dressed as the Music Staff for Halloween!
"Wood" You Look at That!
Students in Mr. Wohner's Woodworking III Honors Class put their skills and creativity to work, crafting these beautiful podiums for Ridgewood High School. We are proud of their craftsmanship and dedication!
Criminal Law Trials
Bruce Banner on the witness stand!
The Prosecution examines evidence and cross-examination of the witness!
RHSWSA WinterFest 2026 Volunteer Registration Now Open
The RHS World Support Alliance is excited to announce that volunteer registration for WinterFest 2026 is officially open!
Join us on Saturday, December 5, 2026 at Hawes Elementary School, and help make this community event a success.
Available Volunteer Opportunities:
Setup Crew: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Event Volunteers: 11:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Full-Day Volunteers: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
We encourage all interested students to register early and be part of this special event.
Registration is now open. Sign up today and help bring WinterFest 2026 to life!
Registration Link: https://register.rhswsa.org/winter
What a weekend for Ridgewood Crew!
2 Gold Medals and 6 Silver Medals.
An incredible weekend of racing at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta and the Gold Cup Hoffman Challenge!
Gold Medal Highlights:
Graham Richardson & Tristan Riedel - Men's Varsity Doubles
Jaya Suri - Women's JV Singles
Silver Medal Highlights:
Tristan Riedel, Graham Richardson, Kai Bissie & Brendan Finucane - Men's Varsity Quads
Graham Glidden, David Pasternak, Alex Evers & Atticus Smith - Men's JV Quads
Lucia Kauza & Zurie Yela - Women's JV Doubles
Kai Bissie - Men's JV Single
Marelia Leou & Gracie Demercado - Para Inclusion Doubles
Jaya Suri - Gold Cup Hoffman Challenge Girls Singles
With 8 Medals across two major regattas, impressive performances throughout the lineup, and fierce competition against top crews, our athletes showed incredible strength, determination, and teamwork!
Record Breaking Fall Season for Ridgewood Crew
RING THE BELL!
What a way to close out the fall! Ridgewood Crew capped off the most successful head racing season in program history with a DOMINANT team win at the Hidden River Chase in Philadelphia on Sunday!
Against 500+ rowers from 40 clubs, the Maroons brought home 6 golds and 12 total podiums (twice as many as the next-best team) and scored 155 team points, more than double the second-place club. And talk about balance: the boys scored 77, the girls 78! 💪
Here’s who brought home the hardware:
GOLD
Girls Freshman 4x: Chloe Yela, Hayley Killeen, Lauren Coder & Pia Thakur. After two 4th-place finishes this fall, they finally broke through, winning by nearly a minute and a half!
Girls 1st Junior 1x: Jaya Suri
Girls 2nd Junior 1x: Courtney Spence
Boys 1st Junior 2x: Tristan Riedel & Graham Richardson
Boys 1st Junior 4x: Tristan Riedel, Graham Richardson, Kai Bissie & Brendan Finucane, with the FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY across 250+ boats!
Boys 2nd Junior 4x: Alex Evers, Graham Glidden, David Pasternak & Edward Amores, the JV’s first quad gold of the season!
SILVERGirls 1st Junior 4x: Jaya Suri, Lucia Krauza, Zurie Yela & Hope Martino
Girls 1st Junior 2x: Lucia Krauza & Zurie Yela
Girls 2nd Junior 1x: Hope Martino
Boys 1st Junior 1x: Kai Bissie
Boys 2nd Junior 2x: Brendan Finucane & David Pasternak
BRONZE
Girls 1st Junior 2x: Marelia Leou & Gracie Demercado, keeping their season-long medal streak alive!
Shoutout to Alex Evers & Graham Glidden for a strong 5th in the Boys 2nd Junior 2x too!
FALL SEASON BY THE NUMBERS
Girls: 6 wins, 17 podiums
Boys: 7 golds, 16 podiums
Tristan Riedel & Graham Richardson medaled in ALL SEVEN of their races together (a program record), including Ridgewood’s first-ever Head of the Charles medal!
“They just keep setting new standards, week after week, and it’s because every rower pushes not only themselves but the whole team forward.” – Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez
Huge thanks to Coaches Boris, Kassandra, Bob, and Joe, and to all our families and volunteers. So proud of every novice, freshman, JV, and varsity rower!
Full results: https://www.regattacentral.com/v3/regatta/results2?job_id=10559&org_id=0
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!
November 18: RHS Orchestra Concert (7:30pm, Campus Center)
November 19: 7/8 Grade Honor Band Concert (7:30pm, Campus Center)
November 20: A Cappella Concert (7pm, Little Theater)
November 24: Sharing the Arts Performance (6:30pm, Campus Center)
November 25: Minimum Day
November 26-27: School Closed