April 27, 2018

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Rotary Youth Leadership Award RHS Day of Silence Upcoming Events:

Project Interact’s Ireland Horan presented at the AM Ro- On Tuesday April 24, over 220 students and staff April 28: tary meeting to talk about her experience at RYLA (Rotary members participated in the RHS Day of Silence to LAX Day & Varsity Boys Youth Leadership Award). raise awareness of the silencing effect that bully- Senior Day; 8:00AM- ing, harassment and discrimination has on lesbian, 6:00PM; RHS Stadium gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The event concluded with a “breaking of the silence” pizza May 5: party, in which participants reflected on SATs @ RHS; 7:00AM; the day and enjoyed each other’s company. Campus Center

May 7: Board of Ed Meeting; 7:30PM; Ed Center

May 7-18: AP Exams @ RHS

May 8: HSA Meeting; 7:30PM; Learning Commons RHS Exchange Trip - France “Share the Keys” 17 RHS students re- May 8: RHS’ "U Got Brains" club, which advocates teen Band Assoc. Meeting; cently returned from a driving safety, hosted a recent event called "Share 7:30PM; RHS Room 152 fabulous exchange trip the Keys.” The teen/parent driving orientation was in Lille, France. Stu- presented by NJM's Patrick McCormick, a retired May 10-13: dents stayed with their police lieutenant of 25 years from Freehold. New Players Co. Produc- French correspondents tion - The Twelfth Night; The inaugural event gathered around 100 students See Flyer on page 3 for who visited Ridgewood and parents. The presentation reinforced the GDL details. this past October. RHS laws placed upon teen drivers, emphasized the teachers Laura Polk need for safety, the need for increasing the number and Helene Palumbo of supervised practice hours, and the critical role Support RHS Athletics organized and chaper- parents play in their teenager's driving experience. Please continue to check oned this first ex- The club also raffled off donations made by local the RHS Athletics Calendar change trip. businesses to support the event. for a complete listing of all scheduled events.

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RHS Highlights RHS Athletics

Federal Magistrate Judge Steven Mannion, Class of 1986, visited RHS to speak with captains of RHS’ sports teams about leadership. This leadership workshop was created by Mr. Kevin Feeley and Mr. Keith Cook to develop stu- dent leaders and help them to un- derstand their role in leading other Thanks to the generosity of the family of Dr. Carole G. students. Jones, D.V.M., the science department was able to purchase an Anatomage Table Alpha for 3-D virtual Retired teacher and coach, Jim Stroker, was the keynote speaker and got the dissections. Mr. Syvret's Anatomy and Physiology students thinking about their relationships with others and the impact of classes are already using it during the start of their their role. Teachers and coaches Chuck Johnson and Mike Troy were also in cat dissection training. attendance passing along their wisdom and experience of working with leaders and teams over the years.

Armenian Club

April 24 marks the annual day of Armenian genocide commemoration. The RHS Armenian Club distributed "forget-me-not" stickers to raise awareness of genocide recognition. Stu- dents Ani and Sarine Arzoumanian visited His- tory and English classes on Tuesday, April 24 to distribute stickers and speak for a few minutes about genocide history and importance of recognition.

The Region I Jazz Ensembles performed their annual concert on Sunday, April 22 at Sparta High School. Four RHS students were accepted into this Ridgewood Public Schools Safety Plan - Highlight #5 & 6 years groups - (L-R) William Stewart, 9, Junior Jazz Share 911 software installed on staff cell Ensemble; Stefanie Haas, 10, Decklan Spencer, 9, phones for drills and emergency communica- Evan Goler, 11, Senior Jazz Ensemble. tion.

Recently established position of Safety/Security Director and recent hire of a school safety officer.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER... “I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will .” Amy Schumer

Project Interact donates to Ridgecrest seniors for RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL Toiletry Tuesday. Website: https://rhs.ridgewood.k12.nj.us/

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