Ridgefield Memorial High School
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Ridgefield Memorial High School is a comprehensive
, four-year public high school located in Ridgefield
, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgefield School District.
As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 667 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.58.
The school was the 112th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 135th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 97th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
The Marching Royals Marching Band, under the direction of K-12 Music Supervisor Matt Tracey and high school band director, has won numerous 1st place and superior performance awards in its history since 1987. It is the largest Group I marching band in the state of New Jersey. The Marching Band, Jazz, and Percussion Ensemble travel annually to competitions across the nation. The Royals music program has placed nationally in every category. The band participates annually in the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Coaches vs. Cancer" at Madison Square Garden and at the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Legends Classic" at the IZOD center in the Meadowlands sports complex. The band has performed for Michael Jordan's basketball classic (also held at Madison Square Garden. In 2009 the Marching Royals were the Grand National Marching champion at the Orlando All-star music festival. The band had the highest score of the competition season regardless of school size or classification.
The Ridgefield Choirs, led by Tom Voorhis, have consistently placed the most students in Bergen County Chorus and Northern New Jersey Region Choir for the past seven years. They have averaged 17 students in the New Jersey All State Chorus and in that time have sent four students to the last two All Eastern Choruses. Their four choirs (Concert Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Choir, and the Royal Chorale) have received first place rankings, superior ratings and overall choral champion awards consistently at all of their competitions. The Ridgefield music program has sent graduates to The Juilliard School
as well as Mason Gross School of the Arts
.
The Academic Decathlon
team has consistently gone to the state competition for the past 14 years (longer than other schools in NJ), and has received numerous awards and medals, including in the 2002–03 season, which saw them represent New Jersey in the National Finals in Phoenix, Arizona
.
The school's Robotics team has been around since 2006, and are known as P=I2*Rates (Pirates.)
(NJIC), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County
, Passaic County
and Hudson County
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Ridgefield was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
(BCSL). The school has 23 varsity sports programs.
The Royals golf team has been a strong team since its creation in 2006, winning five consecutive league titles. The Royals boys' Cross Country team also won a league title during the 2009 fall season. The Royals football team has struggled in recent years, but has sent former players to Division I football programs including Temple University
and United States Naval Academy
.
Fall:
Football,
Cheerleading,
Soccer(Boys/Girls),
Cross Country (Boys/Girls),
Tennis(Girls),
Volleyball
Winter:
Basketball (Boys/Girls),
Indoor Track (Boys/Girls),
Wrestling,
Bowling (Boys/Girls),
Competition Cheer Leading
Spring:
Baseball,
Softball,
Tennis (Boys),
Golf (Boys/Girls),
Outdoor Track (Boys/Girls)
The Football, Soccer, and Track events are all held at Willis Field.
Comprehensive high school
Comprehensive high schools are the most common form of public high schools in the United States and are meant to serve the needs of all students, as compared to the common practice in other nations in which examinations are used to sort students into different high schools for different populations...
, four-year public high school located in Ridgefield
Ridgefield, New Jersey
There were 4,020 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone...
, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Ridgefield School District.
As of the 2009–10 school year, the school had an enrollment of 667 students and 53 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.58.
The school was the 112th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 135th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 97th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
Extracurricular activities
The school's publications are The Crown monthly newspaper and Serendipity literary and arts magazine.The Marching Royals Marching Band, under the direction of K-12 Music Supervisor Matt Tracey and high school band director, has won numerous 1st place and superior performance awards in its history since 1987. It is the largest Group I marching band in the state of New Jersey. The Marching Band, Jazz, and Percussion Ensemble travel annually to competitions across the nation. The Royals music program has placed nationally in every category. The band participates annually in the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Coaches vs. Cancer" at Madison Square Garden and at the NCAA Men's college basketball tournament "Legends Classic" at the IZOD center in the Meadowlands sports complex. The band has performed for Michael Jordan's basketball classic (also held at Madison Square Garden. In 2009 the Marching Royals were the Grand National Marching champion at the Orlando All-star music festival. The band had the highest score of the competition season regardless of school size or classification.
The Ridgefield Choirs, led by Tom Voorhis, have consistently placed the most students in Bergen County Chorus and Northern New Jersey Region Choir for the past seven years. They have averaged 17 students in the New Jersey All State Chorus and in that time have sent four students to the last two All Eastern Choruses. Their four choirs (Concert Choir, Men's Choir, Women's Choir, and the Royal Chorale) have received first place rankings, superior ratings and overall choral champion awards consistently at all of their competitions. The Ridgefield music program has sent graduates to The Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
as well as Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Mason Gross School of the Arts is the arts conservatory at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It is named for Mason W. Gross, the sixteenth president of Rutgers...
.
The Academic Decathlon
United States Academic Decathlon
The United States Academic Decathlon is an annual high school academic competition organized by the non-profit United States Academic Decathlon Association. The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events, and an essay...
team has consistently gone to the state competition for the past 14 years (longer than other schools in NJ), and has received numerous awards and medals, including in the 2002–03 season, which saw them represent New Jersey in the National Finals in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
.
The school's Robotics team has been around since 2006, and are known as P=I2*Rates (Pirates.)
Athletics
The Ridgefield Memorial High School Royals compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic ConferenceNorth Jersey Interscholastic Conference
The North Jersey Interscholastic Conference, or NJIC, is a high school athletic conference located in New Jersey. It is one of the so-called "super conferences" created by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as a part of a realignment of high school sports leagues in North...
(NJIC), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
, Passaic County
Passaic County, New Jersey
Passaic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226. Its county seat is Paterson...
and Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, Ridgefield was a member of the Bergen County Scholastic League
Bergen County Scholastic League
The Bergen County Scholastic League was a New Jersey high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The conference consisted of thirty public and parochials high schools covering Bergen County and Hudson County in northern New...
(BCSL). The school has 23 varsity sports programs.
The Royals golf team has been a strong team since its creation in 2006, winning five consecutive league titles. The Royals boys' Cross Country team also won a league title during the 2009 fall season. The Royals football team has struggled in recent years, but has sent former players to Division I football programs including Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...
and United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
.
Fall:
Football,
Cheerleading,
Soccer(Boys/Girls),
Cross Country (Boys/Girls),
Tennis(Girls),
Volleyball
Winter:
Basketball (Boys/Girls),
Indoor Track (Boys/Girls),
Wrestling,
Bowling (Boys/Girls),
Competition Cheer Leading
Spring:
Baseball,
Softball,
Tennis (Boys),
Golf (Boys/Girls),
Outdoor Track (Boys/Girls)
The Football, Soccer, and Track events are all held at Willis Field.
Notable alumni
- Tim BogertTim BogertJohn Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III is an American musician. He graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School in his hometown in 1963...
(born 1944, class of 1962), bass guitar player who has played in bands such as Vanilla FudgeVanilla FudgeVanilla Fudge is an American rock band. The band's original lineup – vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer/vocalist Carmine Appice – recorded five albums during the years 1966–69, before disbanding in 1970...
, CactusCactus (band)Cactus is an American hard rock supergroup, formed in 1970.-Biography:Cactus was initially conceived as early as late 1969 by the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice with guitarist Jeff Beck and Xylophone player Adele Smitchell acted as the counterpart and...
and Beck, Bogert & AppiceBeck, Bogert & AppiceBeck, Bogert & Appice was a hard rock supergroup and power trio formed by guitarist Jeff Beck and evolving from The Jeff Beck Group. the line up included bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice who were both previously in Vanilla Fudge and Cactus....
(with guitarist Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
). - Anthony R. SuarezAnthony R. SuarezAnthony R. Suarez is a New Jersey attorney and has served as Mayor of Ridgefield, New Jersey since 2004.-Biography:Suarez was born in Englewood, New Jersey and was raised in Ridgefield. He graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School in 1984. He then attended Saint Peter's College in Jersey...
(born 1967, class of 1984), mayor of Ridgefield since 2004.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration include:- Dr. Robert A. Jack – Principal
- Tamika S. DePass – Vice Principal
External links
- Ridgefield High School web pages
- Ridgefield School District
- Data for the Ridgefield School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...