May 6, 2022

Around the Building

Administrative Professionals' Appreciation Lunch

RHS celebrated Administrative Professionals' Day with a luncheon recognizing the outstanding assistants who keep everything running smoothly. Pictured from bottom left to right: Jackie Altomare (Guidance), Celinett Ortega (Admin. Ass't to Principal), Laura Nuzzo (Learning Commons), Nicole Wehmeyer (Math/Science), Janet Crocamo (Main Office Lead), Judy Tringali (CST), Pat Maggi (Special Guest Appearance), Jen Kazmierczak (Admin to Ass't Principal), Lesley Whyard (Main Office), Linda Ames (Attendance), Rose Griffith (Eng/SS/W. Language/Bus.),
Lynn Ardese (Music & Arts), Jamie Faccone (CST/Guidance). Not pictured are Maureen Chiaramonte (Athletics/Wellness) and Ann D'Amico (Guidance).

In the Classroom

Beyond Acid and Base

Chemistry H students studied acid and base and went beyond to evaluate the effectiveness of Antacids. They were surprised to find their bottled water was not
neutral but acidic!

RAHP Case Study

RAHP 10 students participated in a case study in the diagnosis and treatment of a “patient” demonstrating symptoms of EVALI.

Club Happenings

FireGone Team: Alexander Mueller, Michael Ip, Praket Nigam, Zahir Syed

Eco De-icer Team: Anthony Alters, Madeline Daniels, Maya Dowman, Ritvik Katta

Three Applied Engineering Teams Entered The National Thomas Edison Pitch Contest

FireGone Team, Eco-De-Icer, and Chempost teams fulfilled the Thomas Edison Pitch Contest requirements of three Engineering Notes books and a 10-minute video detailing their invention progress using technology to prevent wildfire, ice road injury, and reduce climate change one step at a time. Here are their entry videos that honor the spirit of our State Inventor, Thomas Edison.

Chempost Team: Elise D’Alonzo, Trevor Phillips, Mason Fraiman, Aaron Shefter

NHS Members Recognized for

UN SDG Service

Throughout the school year, members of Ridgewood High School's chapter of the National Honor Society participate in community service initiatives, aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. This year, 41 RHS students are recognized for community service as National Award earners and as inspirations for other students to get involved in their community. Faculty advisor, Linda (Chamesian) Demirjian and NHS Executive Board members continue to organize events to allow members the ongoing opportunity to participate in related service projects.

The 5th Annual National Community Service Awards connect student service activity to the UN Global Goals. This year we have additional recognition for students working toward a world of Zero Hunger and Zero Waste.

Congratulations to Student Awardees at Ridgewood High School!

Ambassador Awardees: Matthew Rusch

Honor Awardees: Arosh De Silva, Sasha Golden, Hailey Haglid, Lydia Han, Isabella Harelick

Merit Awardees: Eric Baw, Mika Ben-Hur, Serena Corcoran, Nicky Crane, Fiona Cullen, Desiree Fink, Samantha Fitch, Gwendolyn Flusche, Eva Galbraith, Michael Hanna, Bhakti Hegde, Annalise Hofman, Mayuna Homma, Kaycee Hunt, Isabella Iorii, Yeryeong Kim, Ena Kovac, Zoe Kovac, Hyejin Lee, Junhee Lee, Seungrok Lee, Matthew Lia, Meghan McGorty, Courtney McKenna, Paul Nasr, Peyton Rail, Gillian Roche, Alanna Sherman, Norah Train, Michaela Tsapatsaris, Matthew Winnert, Palmer Yates, Jessie Yi, Alice Zhang.

Zero Hero Awardees: Lauren Creed, Lydia Han, Mayuna Homma, Hyejin Lee, Junhee Lee, Seungrok Lee, Matthew Winnert

RHS Computer Club

Zoom Seminar for Computer Science Careers on May 17th!

Seminar May 2022 (Web Version) - Bruce Dickson.pdf

Maroon Athletics

Click here for the Maroon Athletics Calendar. Get detailed schedules and last-minute changes.

Ridgewood Crew Wins Sixteen Medals On the Official Start of Regatta Season

This weekend, Ridgewood Crew competed in a double header at the Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, NJ: The Garden State Scholastic Championship on Saturday and the Cooper Cup on Sunday.

Andrew Salisbury and Steve Brown co-founded the Garden State Scholastic Championship in 1990, then called the New Jersey Scholastic Championship. The first regatta offered 14 races with 13 schools participating. The regatta has expanded to 36 events and this year
45 schools participated. It is the largest scholastic athletic event in the State of New Jersey.

The race is 1,500 meters and used as a qualifier of the SRAA regatta. Ridgewood walked away with six gold medals, four silver and three bronze.

The winning boats included:

Gold

Womens Ltwt 2x C.Ignoffo, K.Hoffman 06:29.09

Womens Jr 1x A.Harrington 06:57.84

Womens Sr 1x L.Riedel 06:12.65

Womens Final Jr 2x S.Kliesch, C.McDonough 06:17.92

Womens Jr 4x O.Kim, S.Ali, E.Mohanram, A.Mevissen 05:47.18

Mens Ltwt 4x M.Lyakerman, C.Sullivan, H.Rivera, J.Papin 05:22.57

Silver

Mens Sr 2x I.Darby, W.Conde 05:34.31

Mens Jr 4x A.Jones, T.Clark, N.Harris, S.Boogaert 5:00.67