Reilly Recognized for Excellence

Ridgewood High School science teacher, Nancy

Reilly, received the 2015 Teacher of the Year

recognition award this past Tuesday in a cere-

mony held in the Education Center of Ridge-

wood Public Schools.

The award is given to outstanding teachers for

who have effectively created a student-

centered learning environment, used innova-

tive and effective instructional strategies, and

have developed feelings of self-worth and love

of learning in students. Nancy Reilly has

demonstrated all those qualities and more.

A teacher of biophysical science and physics,

she is also an advisor of RHS’ Interact Club

which helps to improve the life of students and

the community through volunteerism.

Upcoming

May 4 to May 15:

AP Testing

May 8:

A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, 8:00 pm, Little

Theater

May 9:

A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, 2:00 pm, Little

Theater

May 9:

A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, 8:00 pm, Little

Theater

May 10:

A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, 2:00 pm, Little

Theater

May 10:

A Midsummer Night’s

Dream, 7:00 pm, Little

Theater

May 12:

HSA Meeting, 7:30 pm,

Library

May 13:

Marching Band

Organizational

Meeting,

7:30 pm, Campus Ctr.

May 14:

PG15 Meeting;

7:30 pm, Library

May 15:

Jazz in the Wood,

6:00 pm, Ridgewood

Women’s Club

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

5/8/2015 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

National History Bowl

The Ridgewood High School History Bowl A

Team finished ninth place out of one hundred

and fifty teams in Arlington, Virginia during the

national championship competition.

Additionally, the team of Ben Bechtold and

Thomas Cleary finished in the quarter finals of

the competition.

FAST FACTS...

The Ridgewood High School student newspaper, the

RHS High Times has gone online. To access it check

out the site at www.rhshightimes.com.

Kumail Raza, Geoffrey Mendoza, Regina Park, Min-

ha An, Thria Bernabe, Ben Bechtold, Thomas Cleary,

Tristan Kane, Shayna Jennings, and Peter Goodman

pose at the History Bowl National Championship.

Teacher of the Year, Nancy Reilly, stands with high

school principal, Thomas Gorman, after accepting

her award on May 5.

Members of the New Players’ Playwrights at The

Producers Club in New York City. Accepted appli-

cants in this program work on ten minute plays that

are produced and performed in June.

Course Highlight: Beat Generation

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

RHS POLICY CORNER: Driving/Biking/Skateboarding to School

The use of skateboards and roller blades is not permitted on

Ridgewood High School property. These items are not to be carried

to class. Students must leave these items in their lockers. Mopeds

and bicycles may only be parked in the area designated at the en-

trance to the courtyard.

There is NO STUDENT PARKING ON RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

PROPERTY for automobiles. This includes the area on Heermance in

front of the football field. That is considered staff parking only dur-

ing school operating hours. Students who do park in unauthorized

areas will be subject to municipal fines, towing and/or disciplinary

action. Please note: There will be NO COURTESY WARNING for the

first offense.

Unauthorized cars parked in the Faculty Parking Lot will be ticketed

and towed at the owner’s expense. Afterschool detention(s) may

also be assigned.

Ridgewood Girls Soar to Fourteenth

The Ridgewood Girls’ Lacrosse Team had a big game

this past weekend, finally beating Moorestown by a

single point in over-time. This victory brings the

team’s record to 11-0. The win propels the RHS girls

team into the top twenty-five in national rankings.

Moorestown High School was previously ranked sixth

in the nation, but with the loss to Ridgewood High

School has moved down to eighth. Meanwhile, the

victory has moved the Maroon girls to fourteenth

place among the national rankings, according to Lax

Magazine.

Congratulations to all the players and their coaches.

Former Ridgewood Public Schools Administrator Ronald

Verdicchio, RHS English teacher, Louisa Vilardi, and RHS

Principal, Thomas Gorman, stand together during a book

talk by Vilardi at the Ridgewood Rotary Club, about her

book, Together, a non-fiction story about Ridgewood’s own

Palombo family. 100% of proceeds from book sales support

The Palombo Family Scholarship.

Ridgewood High School Summer Apparel Sale

Sponsored by the RHS High Times

To get a complete order form CLICK HERE. All Orders are

due to Mr. Brunner in the main office by 5/18/15

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

RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

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

A Window Into Ridgewood High School National Spanish Test

Gold Medal

Spanish 2

Amos, Benjamin

An ,Jiyoung

Master, Charity

Spanish 3 H

Vega, Anthony

Patek, Briannna

Kumal, Raza

Spanish 5 AP

Kirk, Kayla

Mendiratta, Nikhil

Silver Medal

Spanish 2

Leider, Melanie

Soto, Annabelle

Yanella, Lena

Ayoub, Karen

Gagan, William

Gnall, Danny

Perez, Andrew

Salzman, Mark

Simpson, Paul

Soriano, Vanessa

Tsapatsaris, Anika

Spanish 3 CP

Westcott, Evan

Spanish 4

Crane-Moscowitz, Kenneth

Sohn, Ashley

Vandalovsky, Vlad

Spanish 5 AP

Lee, Seung Hoo

Ramos, Alexandra

Bronze Medal

Spanish 1

Roxas, Catherine

Spanish 2

Chhaba, Dhruva

Barrales, Kathie

Peabody, Isaac

Choy, Justin

Feldmhalm, Timothy

Ferraro, Charlotte

Heibel, Madison

Kim, Elaine

Millstein, Gabriel

Wagh, Siddharth

Spanish 3 CP

Niazi, Muralay

Spanish 3 H

Rigdon, Hannah

Esteve, Maria E

Spanish 4 H

Arora, Shania

Collier, Megan

Iannone, Jordan

Souza, Carolina

Spanish 5 H

Kim, Dae Hee

Venkataraman, Goyatri

Spanish 5 AP

Husband, Thomas

Jeffers, Carleen

Song, Jaesung

QUOTE TO REMEMBER...

“Life doesn’t give us purpose. We give life purpose.” -Bartholomew Allen

Members of the Ridgewood High School Latin Quiz Bowl team pose at

the New Jersey Junior Classical League 2015 Convention, where the

team of Charlotte Kahan, Peter Psathas, Sophie Simpson, and Anthony

Tokarz reached the finals of the NJ State champions in Certamen.

A student in Tina

Gagliano’s foods

of the world class

steams pork

dumplings while

learning about

different cooking

methods by using

a bamboo steam-

er and exploring

culture with food

and spices.

Students in the ESL class read folk tales with eighth

grade ESL students from Benjamin Franklin Middle

School during their visit to the high school.

Students in Eileen Delia’s English 12 Honors class

dress professionally and present their resumes dur-

ing mock interviews as part of their senior project.