French Day

On March 18, fourteen Ridgewood High School

students from French IIIH, IVH, and VAP attend-

ed the fourth annual French Immersion Day at

Montclair State University.

Students participated in workshops presented

in French by Montclair professors, including

Paris est toujours une bonne idée (“Paris is al-

ways a good idea”), and Harry Potter and Game

of Thrones en français: Translating Best-Sellers,

which highlighted the difficulty of translating

works of fiction from one language to another.

Another workshop featured short films on

francophone themes submitted by students

from many local schools.

The group was led by French teachers, Ronnie

Friedman and Hélène Palumbo.

FAST FACTS...

According to research done by Common Sense Me-

dia, 51% of teenagers watch TV while doing home-

work and 50% are on social media.

Upcoming

April 1:

RHS Choir and

Orchestra Concert;

7:30 pm; West Side

Presbyterian Church

April 3:

DECA Car Wash; RHS

Parking Lot

April 3:

Jazz Masters Concert;

2:00 pm; Little Theater

April 3:

Senior Fashion Show

April 5:

Marking Period 3 Ends

April 5:

HSA Meeting; 7:30 pm;

Library

April 5:

Band Association

Meeting; 7:30 pm;

Campus Center

April 6:

Marking Period 4 Starts

April 7:

Maroon and White

Show; 3:30; Library

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

4/1/2016 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Big North Patriot Cup

The ice hockey team of Ridgewood High School

won the Big North Patriot Cup for the third

year in a row.

On February 19, the team once again skated to

victory with a 3-0 win over the third seeded

team in the tournament, Riverdell/Westwood.

The game took place at the Ice Vault in Wayne,

New Jersey.

Congratulations to the Maroons’ hockey team

and all their coaches.

SPONSOR A GLOBAL

LEARNING STUDENT

To sponsor a visiting inter-

national student for $125,

make checks payable to

RHS Association and send

it to: The Global Class-

room, c/o Greg McDonald,

627 East Ridgewood Ave.

Ridgewood, NJ 07450. The Ridgewood High School Ice Hockey Team

celebrates their win at the Big North Patriot Cup.

RHS French students and their teachers pose at

Montclair during MSU’s French Immersion Day.

Dr. Sonn Sam speaks to students in the Little Theater

about the Cambodian Genocide, as part of the

“Making a Difference” speaker series, which aims at

teaching students about historic atrocities through

the words of those such events have affected.

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

RHS High Times News Corner

Muslims, and especially Muslim women,

face a lot of hardship in today’s America.

Check out the opinion of one such

student in the Ridgewood High School

community.

“The lack of recognition causes feelings

of self doubt among the female Muslim

community. The question becomes: Is

the fight worth it? Do I want to subject myself to hatred and dirty

looks for a simple desire or goal?”

Continue reading at www.rhshightimes.com.

Spanish V students heard from Caroline Rosen, a member

of the Ridgewood community and RHS parent, who shared

her story and insights into Cuba.

The Ridgewood High School Girls

Golf Team is selling Titleist hats

for $25.00. If you are interested

in purchasing one please contact

Coach Brian Quirk at

bquirk@ridgewood.12.nj.us

Ridgewood High School students pose on St. Patrick’s Day on March

17. In celebration of the Irish holiday, RHS’ Self-Advocacy Club held a

party with the help of students from the RISE program. Attendees

celebrated by making St. Patrick’s themed arts and crafts, and ate

classic Irish food, such as soda bread.

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RIDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

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

A Window Into Ridgewood High School AATG German National Exam Results

The American Association of Teachers of German’s National Ger-

man Exam is administered every year to 22,000 high school stu-

dents. The results have recently been published, and Ridgewood

High School would like to congratulate the following students:

Gold Medal Winners: Olivia Rau (level 2), Max Horkenbach (level

2) and Emily Kopec (level 3)

Silver Medal Winners: Kenneth Marshall (level 4), Gayeong Song

(level 3) and DJ Pfeiffer (level 2)

Bronze Medal Winner: Michael Muldoon (level 2)

Achievement Medals: Calder Martin, Matt Rhee, Dan Christie,

Kevin Moran (level 2), Tara Moore (level 3), Amaya Del Castillo

(level 4) and Santiago Del Castillo (level 4).

QUOTE TO REMEMBER...

“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something

that wasn’t there before .” -Neil Gaiman Students in Doug Aday and Sean Lynaugh’s US His-

tory I class celebrate Texas with homemade tradi-

tional Texan foods.

Ridgewood High School teacher, Timothy Monahan, and RHS junior

Kathryn Kearny pose with Dr. Mike Innobag, a sports psychologist who

spoke with Mr. Monahan’s AP Psychology class.

Students in Ernestina Gagliano’s foods class make

pancakes as part of their breakfast unit.

Students from Amy Wegman’s science class con-

structed a cell, judged by Dr. Karen Walters.