May 9, 2025

A Message from the Superintendent

Dear Ramapo Indian Hills Community,

This week marked Teacher Appreciation Week, and I extend my deepest thanks to the outstanding teachers of RIH. The dedication, passion, and care that our educators model are truly exceptional, inspiring students to achieve both academic success and personal growth.

In honor of Mother's Day, I also express my heartfelt gratitude to the incredible mothers and mother figures throughout our community. Your love, guidance, and support are a cornerstone of our students' growth and success. We celebrate you this weekend and thank you for the vital role you play in shaping the future.

As we move through May, I encourage everyone to reflect on the positive impact that our parents, caregivers, and educators have on the lives of our students. Together, we are creating opportunities for growth that will carry our children forward into the future.

Yours in Education,

Shauna DeMarco

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DECA National Results

Congratulations to all of our RIH DECA National Delegates who attended the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, FL.

The ICDC is the culmination of the DECA year. More than 25,000 high school students, teacher-advisors, business professionals and alumni gather for several days of DECA excitement.

Tristan Casella and Brady Dransfield proudly medaled on the DECA International Stage.

were top 10 finalists internationally in the category of Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making. They competed against 200 teams consisting of the best and brightest in this category from a pool of international contestants.

Gaby Becker earned a DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award along with a prestigious DECA national scholarship and also medaled on the DECA International Stage.

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

Teacher Appreciation Day

This week, Superintendent Shauna DeMarco, Director of Curriculum, Darren Groh, and Director of Special Services, Frank Mauriello brought cookies and coffee to the teachers of Ramapo and Indian Hills High School.

That same day, NJ was ranked the number one state in the nation for K-12 Education school education. We know we have our amazing teachers to thank for that!

Relay for Life

Carnival for a Cure

Students from Ramapo and Indian Hills High Schools have worked together to organize Relay For Life. Since 1985, this community event has offered a chance to come together to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and raise funds to help the American Cancer Society in its mission to fight cancer.

This year the FLOW Relay For Life theme is Carnival For A Cure

Ramapo High School

Friday, May 16th -17th

5pm-5am

There will be carnival games and activities planned throughout the event as well as beautiful ceremonies to celebrate cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fundraise for cancer research and support services for cancer patients and their families.

Please register in advance at www.relayforlife.org/FLOWNJFREE (select “pay registration by cash or check” option to bypass the $25 registration fee online)

Safe Driving Tips

The Ramapo-Indian Hills Health and Physical Education Department wants

to be proactive in helping our students to be safe, defensive drivers in

our community.

Share the Keys is a research-based, data-driven orientation designed to reduce teen driver crash risks by increasing

parental involvement.

Questions? Please contact Mr. Burton - District Supervisor of Health, PE, and Art - at rburton@rih.org

Big Decisions, Big Futures

Our guidance department has put up bulletin boards at Ramapo and Indian Hills to showcase the decisions of the Class of 2025. Students share pictures with their college of enrollment.

What a wonderful representation of the many unique and amazing choices and opportunities our seniors have made.

We congratulate them all!