April 8, 2022

Around the Building

Asian Festival 2022!

For over 30 years, Ridgewood High School has hosted its annual Asian Festival, showcasing a variety of student performances from five Asiatic cultures. This student-led celebration comprises traditional and modern art forms representing China, India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. The in-school celebration took place on Friday, April 1st, with four periods' worth of performances along with a luncheon for the school community. Close to 2,000 members of the community attended the programs and 325 people enjoyed the delicious luncheon provided by the parents. The benefit, to raise funds for Doctors Without Borders, took place on Saturday. It was a full showcase of performances before an audience of over 400. Thank you to all who supported the Festival!

Math Teacher of The Month!

The math teachers of RHS have selected Dr. Rick McNamee as April's Math Teacher of the Month. His outstanding level of consistency and service to RHS is one to follow. In his honor and to celebrate Arbor Day, 5 trees have been planted in Umpqua National Forest in Oregon, which is nestled on the western slope of the Cascade Mountains. Congrats, Dr. Mac!

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Student News

Maroon Men Compete in the ICHSA Mid-Atlantic Semifinals

On Saturday, March 26th, the RHS Maroon Men competed in the International Championship of High School A Cappella Mid-Atlantic Semifinals at Northern Highlands High School. Under the direction of Natalie Cardillo, the group prepared a 10-minute set with renditions of "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood, "Feeling Good" by Michael Buble, and "Nothin' Holding Me Back" by Shawn Mendes. Their own Ben Harris received the award for Outstanding Soloist. They did not advance to Finals, but they put on a great show and enjoyed performing for a live audience again! Thank you to everyone who came to the show to support them.

Above: Ben Harris wins Outstanding Soloist Award for "Feeling Good".

Left: Connor McGorty, Aidan Holt, Akshath Puli, George Stevens, Raymond Ocasio, Ben Harris, Rowan Mastrangelo, Quinn Montague, Zack Boesch, Praket Nigam, Boen Zhao

In the Classroom

"We All Scream for Ice Cream!”

In a study of the aqueous solution, Chemistry Honors students quantified color in a dilution process with a colorimeter and the help of the IT department. They tasted the application of the colligative property with the support from Phys Ed Department.

Biology and Anatomy and Physiology

Mr. Syvret's Anatomy and Physiology class showed Dr. Walters' 9th grade biology class their cat dissections.

Above: Markus Ryen, Mr. Syvret, Akshath Puli, Jack Scali, Colin Burns, Jett Lincoln

Above: Joongho (Edward) Sohn, Markus Ryen, Akshath Puli, Jack Scali, Colin Burns, Jett Lincoln, Matthew Goldberg, Lauren Bond, Alexander Rosenberg.

Club Happenings

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Olivia Kim and Emma Mohanram

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NJSTEAM Tank Challenge Regional

Seven Applied Engineering teams competed in a month-long NJSTEAM Tank Challenge Regional. Five teams were chosen to compete in the Virtual Finals scheduled for May 9-25. Here are the RHS finalists and their innovative ideas that impressed the judges from the New Jersey School Boards Association and the U.S. Army.

I.C.E. Team - Hailey Haglid, Nicholas Peruyero, Zakariya Benmoussa, Kevin Park. Invention: Induced Cooling Embrace blanket to help reduce blood loss in trauma patients.

FireGone Team - Alexander Mueller, Michael Ip, Praket Nigam, Zahir Syed, Juliana Frattini. Invention: Wildfire Risk Assessor alerts park rangers to take action.

H2O Recycle Flow Team: Saachi Patil, Cameron McDonough, Tessa Florida. Invention: a household Water Recycle Flow system that reduces water consumption, especially in drought-prone areas.

Care Bear Team - Andrew Chang, Sasha Golden, Joonho Oh. Invention: Care Bear helps seniors with loneliness and depression.

Chempost Team - Elise D’Alonzo, Trevor Phillips, Mason Fraiman, Aaron Shefter. Invention: Methane Diffusing Compost Bin lessens global warming and climate change.