Lacrosse Grows Leadership

On November 17, directors and students from

the Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership (HLL)

youth organization held a clinic at Ridgewood

High School. The day’s events included physical

fitness, skill, and leadership activities.

The RHS Lacrosse team worked with the sixty

boys of the HLL to teach them leadership skills

and social responsibility through lacrosse. The

Ridgewood players all agree that they got as

much out of the day as their young students.

Upcoming

December 4 to 11:

Senior Scholarship

Booklets are Available

on Naviance

December 8:

Hanukkah Begins

December 10:

Board of Ed Meeting;

Ed Center; 7:30 pm

December 11:

Learning Commons

Meeting; Library;

7:30 pm

December 13:

Orchestra Concert;

Campus Center;

7:30 pm

December 14 to 15:

Romeo & Juliet, Little

Theater; 8:00 pm, &

2:00 pm (on 12/15)

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800

12/72012 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

SYRUP FOR SANDY

Project Interact

Helping Victims from

Hurricane Sandy

Thursday, January 10

5-8 pm RHS Cafeteria

All tickets $5.00 (pre-

sale raffle incentive)

Tickets go on sale the

week of December 17

Proceeds will go to

American Red Cross

Contact Nancy Reilly or

Lynne Feeney

FAST FACTS...

RHS has been ranked 273rd in the US, by

Newsweek, 15th in NJ by US News, 282nd in the US

by NJ Monthly, and 28th in NJ by NJ Monthly.

Blood Drive for a Good Cause

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, hospitals and

blood services across New Jersey have been

running in low supply of blood. On November

29, the National Honor Society sponsored their

annual Fall Blood Drive.

The event was held outside of the fitness cen-

ter, and thanks to all students and faculty

members that donated, seventy-two pints of

blood were collected to help boost the blood

supply of local area hospitals.

New Players Company presents:

Romeo & Juliet Directed by Jason Bohon

12/14 @ 8pm, 12/15 @ 2pm, 12/15 @ 8pm

General Admission: $15.00

Students/Staff/Senior Adults: $10.00

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE

Dr. Thomas Gorman, and Ridgewood High School

Librarian, Diana Capetola, accept a check donated

by the RHS Class of 1960 alumna Barbara French

(pictured center) for the Learning Commons Cam-

paign to renovate the library at the High School.

Students fill out forms before giving blood.

Award Worthy Performances

Recently, Ridgewood Sen-

ior, Julianna Peacock was

selected for the 2013 All-

Eastern Honors Mixed

Choir. She will travel to

Hartford, Connecticut to

perform with the prestig-

ious ensemble in April. The choir will be made up

of 350 high school students from New England,

New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Penn-

sylvania, and Washington D.C.

On November 27, 10 members of the Ridgewood

High School Band were selected to participate in

the 2013 All County Band. Stephanie Pizza, flute;

Halina Maas, bassoon; Miranda Canilang, clarinet;

Jessica Chang, clarinet; Austin Kim, clarinet; Leo

Kwon, clarinet; Yunseok Choi, clarinet; Carlene

Ayukawa, trombone; Edward Prettyman, trom-

bone; and Shayna Lyandvert, percussion will per-

form in the annual All County concert on January

13, 2013 at Westwood High School.

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ∙ 627 East Ridgewood Avenue ∙ Ridgewood, NJ 07450 ∙ 201-670-2800

Chris McCullough has worked at Ridge-wood High School since 2000. An RHS alumnus, he graduated from the high school in 1993, before receiving his Bach-elors of Industrial Design in Visual and Performing Arts from Syracuse University (NY). Along with his Masters of the Arts in Education, from Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ), McCullough is currently the Supervisor of Fine and Applied Arts for Ridgewood High School.

One of your Favorite Memories of your time at RHS:

Twice, while hiking with the ALPS club down Mt. Marcy, in New York State, we found ourselves trapped in the pouring, pouring rain. The first time it happened I was a student, back in 1991. the second time, in 2008, I was a teacher.

What Advice Would you Give Every Student:

Right now, you are very fortunate and you probably do not even realize it. You are a student, and each day your job is to learn about a broad range of things. Soon, when you are out in the workforce, your days will be filled with completing a rather specific set of tasks and taking care of life’s business such as paying rent, mortgage, bills, etc... Take advantage of this opportunity to experience the topics, classes, and teachers that you find interesting. Time is a precious commodity, and right now you have the opportunity to spend it learning. You may not always have such a luxury in the not so distant future!

Something You Don’t Know About Me:

This past August, my wife (Mrs. McCullough) and I welcomed our first baby into our world. Carter Brien McCullough. He is just learning how to laugh, and hearing/watching him giggle is one of the best parts of my day.

RPS POLICY CORNER: Period 9

Period 9 (2:58 pm.to 3:15 pm) is a part of the school day. Students

who have been assigned a period 9 responsibility by a teacher must

honor it. Failure to do so will result in a 7:15 am detention being as-

signed to the student; the Period 9 must still be made up. If two or

more teachers request a Period 9 on the same day, the first request

must be honored and the others rescheduled. The teacher with

whom the student serves the Period 9 will give the student a note to

present to other teachers. The student must request this note.

Faculty Highlight: Christopher McCullough

On Wednesday, December 5, while students slept in, teach-

ers joined group discussions to talk about important issues

affecting their students. Pictured, teachers address the is-

sues of the day with an interdisciplinary outlook.

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RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Website: http://rhs.school.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/

Hat’s Off to the Cook Off

On Thursday, December 6,

Ernestina Gagliano’s foods

classes held the 2012 Ridge-

wood High School Chili Cook-

Off. Students used their own

special recipes to create a

bowl of chili that was then

judged by teachers and fac-

ulty during the lunch period.

Chili was judged based on

different criteria such as aro-

ma, consistency, and taste.

First place was taken by An-

drea Crowell, grade 11; 2nd Place was awarded to Emma

Buchko-Wright, grade 9; and 3rd Place went to a team of stu-

dents consisting of Erin Walicki, Katherine Johnston, and one

other, all grade 9.

A Window Into Ridgewood High School

Sarah Davis works on a project in the computer lab

for Elaine Alvarado’s math class.

Paul Cronk’s

art history

class took a

tour of the

Cloister

museum in

New York

City to begin

their study

of Medieval

architecture

and

artwork.

Students in Susan Kameno’s physical education

class stretch for their warm down exercises.

2012 inductees into the RHS Alumni Sports Hall of Fame. Front Left to

Right: Leigh Jester "2003,” Dottie Capasso “special contributor,” Kan-

die Latham "1975,” Patty Capasso "1980," Tricia Pappalardo "1995,"

Linda Zabielski "1991," Coach Roger Sweeney “Head Football 1959-

1975;” Back Left to Right: Craig Halyard "1989," Nick Capasso “special

contributor,” Dennis Sullivan "1992," Dr. Mike Henderson "1961,"

David Bain "1956," Fred Daley "1956," Larry Oliver "1956," Tom Flatt

"1991," Dr. Tom Dusel "1962".