Positive Coaching

Ridgewood High School’s own band director,

John Luckenbill, has been awarded the Positive

Coaching Alliance’s Double-Goal Coach Award

for his work with his students and creating

positive and character-building youth sports

experiences.

He is one of fifty national recipients of the na-

tional non-profit organization’s award, which is

presented to coaches who strive to win while

also pursuing the more important goal of

teaching life lessons through sports.

Luckenbill has taught at Ridgewood and di-

rected the marching band for five years. A

graduate of Michigan State University, he is

now finishing his Master's in Music Education.

FAST FACTS...

According to research done by Common Sense Me-

dia, 76% of teenagers listen to music while doing

homework and 60% text while working.

Upcoming

March 18:

New Players Musical

Production; 8:00 pm;

Little Theater

March 19:

New Players Musical

Production; 2:00 pm;

Little Theater

March 20:

New Players Musical

Production; 2:00 pm;

Little Theater

March 30:

New Players Musical

Production; 8:00 pm;

Little Theater

March 24:

Financial Aid Meeting;

7:30 pm; Campus

Center

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

3/18/2016 A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

New Players Present: Brigadoon

This year the New Players Company is showing

their Scottish side in their presentation of the

musical show, Brigadoon, directed by Jennifer

Landa. The show is currently running through

the weekend and features performances by

many talented students.

For more information and to check out availa-

ble show times visit the Ridgewood New Play-

ers box office, and come out for a magical and

musical theater experience.

Latin Academic Team

The Advanced Latin

Academic Team won the

Northern Regional champi-

onship competition at

Princeton.

Peter Psathas won for

Latin grammar, syntax and

vocabulary

James Psathas won for

Greco-Roman history

Charlotte Kahan won for

Greco-Roman civilization

Anthony Tokarz won for

Greco-Roman literature

Sophie Simpson won for

Greco-Roman mythology

The New Players perform Brigadoon in the Little

Theater. The story follows two American travelers

visiting Scotland that stumble upon a mystical and

magical village known as Brigadoon.

John Luckenbill leads his marching band members

during a parade and as a positive coach.

Ridgewood’s Lindsey Staneck was honored by being

named a 2016 Aide to the Grand Marshal of the

Bergen County Saint Patrick's Day.

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

RHS High Times News Corner

AHLISA, AmStud, and RAHP are unique, interest oriented programs

that strive to further students’ studies in their prospective careers. To

get the full scoop on each of the programs, check out the Ridgewood

High Times for an in-depth look at the choices a freshman has when

looking toward their academic future.

Read more at www.rhshightimes.com.

Support RHS DECA by purchasing some Omaha Steak

between Jan 22nd and March 26th. See more at:

http://www.steaksforgood.com/ridgewood.

If you attend the local store, mention Ridgewood DECA!

Members of the Ridgewood High School Dance Company,

Hennessy Sheehan, Claire Andrews, and Sara Vaccaro pose

together on March 5 before performing with the New

Jersey Choral Society in their Gershwin Program. Timothy Monahan poses with Christian Seremetis, Samantha Con-

stant, Geoffrey Mendoza, Jordan Iannone, and Max Jerdee during

their visit to the Federal Reserve Bank. The RHS AP Economics class

traveled to New York to participate in the Federal Challenge and

to present monetary policy recommendations alongside economic

forecasts. This year’s team will advance to the Final Four, beating out

schools from all over New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

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 Sponsor a Global Student through RHS Global Learning

Ridgewood’s Global Learning Classroom is asking for a donation

of $125 to sponsor one of the visiting students that will stay here

in Ridgewood during the GLC Conference in June.

The GLC club is responsible for raising the money for this confer-

ence, and that is why they created the “Sponsor an Ambassador”

program.

For this one-time donation, you will receive personal information

about your student as well as an invitation to both the opening

and closing ceremonies where you will get the opportunity to

meet the student and see presentations from the visiting coun-

tries.

For any donations, make checks payable to RHS Association and

send it to the following address: The Global Classroom, c/o Greg

McDonald, 627 East Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450

QUOTE TO REMEMBER...

“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat,

determination and hard work.” -Colin Powell

Students perform Antigone in Eva Farrar and Melis-

sa Maksimov’s English 9 class.

The Ridgewood High School Democrats of America recently accepted

the Edward Romano Award for Outstanding Leadership at the annual

Preparing To Lead Conference, held at Princeton University.

The white hot flash of a burning gummy bear glows

brightly in a Ridgewood High School science lab.

FBI Special Agent Gilgen talks with Dr. Karen Wal-

ter’s forensic science class.