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RAMAPO INDIAN HILLS
REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Maximizing opportunities to meet the needs of all students for a meaningful life
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The FLOW Orchestra Festival visited with Ramapo and Indian Hills on February 3rd participating with students from Eisenhower Middle School of Wyckoff and Franklin Avenue Middle School of Franklin Lakes. We look forward to having Valley Middle School from Oakland back at the festival next year. Special thanks to our orchestra teachers, Ms. Emily Reitter and Ms. Susan Heerema for setting up this great event and to our visiting orchestra teachers, Mr. Matt Salisbury from EMS, and Mrs. Gierman from FAMS.
Ramapo High School hosted the Annual FLOW Band Festival on Thursday, February 10th. The concert featured the Bands of Franklin Avenue Middle School, Director, Mr. Brian Kozicheck, Eisenhower Middle School, Directors, Mr. Michael Sasson, and Mr. Matthew Salisbury, Ramapo High School, Director, Ms. Jacqueline Sarracco and Indian Hills High School, Director Mr. Mark Friedman. Members of Ramapo Indian Hills sat in with both ensembles as part of a mentoring program.
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New Jersey Graduation Proficiency
Assessment (NJGPA) Information
The District is preparing for the upcoming New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment (NJGPA), which will be administered to all 11th-grade students during the week of March 14th. Please read through this linked document for information about the NJGPA, transportation and busing information for all students (tested and non-tested students), bell schedules during testing days, and make-up testing information.
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Fashion & Design
Ramapo students from our Fashion Class submitted their projects to New Jersey State Society Daughters of the American Revolution competition. Congratulations to students Joelle Minicucci, Lindsay Sobkowicz, Addison Palmer, Nicoletta Carmichael, Emily Alexandrou , Kate Spina (not pictured Sydney Colyer).
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Coach Sandy Gordon Celebrates her 300th Win
Ramapo Head Coach Sandy Gordon celebrates with her team after securing career win #300 during the girls basketball game against Northern Highlands in Franklin Lakes on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Coach Gordon is the all time winningest basketball coach in Ramapo High School history and this year's team is currently 17-0 and ranked #4 in the state of New Jersey. Congrats Coach Gordon and our amazing team!
Remembering Coach Gibbs
Ramapo High School recently hosted “White Out” boys and girls basketball in honor of our coach, friend, and hero … Drew Gibbs. Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Roger Schnorrbusch, the RHS Booster club, and the Girls and Boys Basketball Booster clubs for the help and planning of this great event. Mr. Schnorrbusch purchased the decorative t-shirts. Coach Gibbs was a true inspiration to all of us and his mantra of “AS ONE” was the theme of each night. Together with our friends from Northern Highlands and Ridgewood, we competed “AS ONE” and when we saw the sea of white … we remembered our good friend, Coach Drew Gibbs.
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Debate Team
The Varsity Debate Team had a great showing last week going 4-0 and coming in 3rd place in the league. Congratulations to Captain Tyler Hupart and Johnny Huang! Tyler also came in 2nd place for Speaker Points!
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University Program
Science, Medicine & Research (UPSMR)
The Science, Medicine, and Research (UPSMR) students at Indian Hills participated in their third career series live webinar with the Atlantic Health System. Students have an opportunity to learn about a variety of careers, educational backgrounds, experiences, and career pathways through discussion and live chats. This month’s careers included the Director of Ambulatory Operations, Nurse Coordinator for the Craniofacial Center, Child Life Specialist, and the Medical Library’s Assistant Librarian.
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SPORTS SCIENCE & TELEVISION PRODUCTION
At Indian Hills, Ms. Murphy’s Sports Science class and Ms. Marino’s Television Production and Audio & Film Editing classes met with Brian Reilly, Associate Producer from NBC Sports Group, last week to talk about the behind the scenes in producing live streams, prime-time broadcasts and fast paced sports coverage in Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
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STEM Challenge Lab
Students in Mr. Walkowich’s STEM Challenge lab were tasked with creating a Bead Separator and the challenge of solving a problem with limited supplies and funding. After several rounds of experimentation and data collection, Indian Hills students were able to improve their prototypes and results, some achieving 100% accuracy in the sorting task after engineering some solutions to the challenges presented.
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Students had a fun, new activity waiting for them when they came into the IH media center this week. In celebration of Valentine's Day, they were given the opportunity to create heart ornaments made from repurposed book pages. All materials were made available to them, along with simple instructions, and the project allowed them to explore their creative side while taking a rejuvenating break from studying. Hearts were seen popping up across the school. The project, which was organized by Mrs. La Chac, will remain in place throughout next week. | |
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Welcome to the
Ramapo High School APTS
Association of Parents, Teachers & Students
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Welcome to the
Indian Hills High School PTSO
Parent, Teacher, Student Organization
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Masking Mandate Update
February 9, 2022
Dear Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School Community,
Ensuring the health and safety of our students, staff, and school visitors is our top priority as we continue to meet the challenges presented by COVID-19. All individuals that visit our school for business purposes, parent conferences, extra-curricular activities, and Board of Education meetings are required to wear a face-covering as per Executive Order 251 and Board of Education Policy 1648.01 - Masking Protocols for the 2021-2022 school year until the current Executive Order expires on March 7, 2022. Additionally, all in-person meetings must allow participants to physically distance themselves from each other. Read more here.
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Mask Mandate Update
February 7, 2022
Today, February 7, 2022, Governor Murphy announced that effective March 7, 2022, the Public Health Emergency that drives the school mask mandate will expire. As a result, beginning March 7th, masks will no longer be required within the Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School, Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff School Districts (FLOW); rather, masks will be optional for staff, students, and visitors. We will follow up accordingly with NJDOH guidelines as they are updated.
As with all other communicable diseases, we ask that you monitor your children for symptoms, keep them home when sick, or when they have tested positive. Thank you for your continued support. Read more here.
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The Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education implemented a new video streaming platform on our District webpage. RIH Board of Education meetings may be viewed directly on our District website by clicking here or at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/RIHBOELivestream
Archived Board of Education videos may be accessed at the following link. Additional information is available on the District webpage under the Board of Ed tab at the top of the page.
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