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    3rd Annual Tommy Strong Fundraiser Baseball Game

    On Friday May 19, 2023, at 5:30 PM on Ramsey's Finch Field 2, two 10U Ramsey Travel baseball teams, comprised of our very own Dater students, will be participating in the 3rd Annual Class of 2031 Tommy Strong Fundraiser Baseball Game. Click headline for more information.

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    Ram Jams to Compete in the National Finals!

    Congrats to The Ram Jams for taking 1st place at the ICHSA Mid-Atlantic Semifinal for the 3rd year in a row! A special congrats to Gerry Alvarez and Chloe Yi for winning Outstanding Choreography awards! The Ram Jams will compete in the National Finals on April 28th at The Town Hall in NYC at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available - click headline for the link. If you can’t make it to NYC for the finals, the Ramsey High School Chorus program is hosting an evening of A Cappella performances featuring phenomenal local high school groups this Saturday, April 1st @ 7:00 PM. You can purchase tickets here.

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    Last Day of School Remains June 21

    We will not be extending the year to make up for the snow day. Even with the snow day, we will still be over the 180 student days required by the state of New Jersey. The bottom line: The last day of school for all students will remain on June 21. June 20 and 21 will remain as minimum days. As originally scheduled, Smith Promotion will take place on Wednesday, June 21 and RHS Graduation will be on Friday, June 23.

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    Parent Speaker Series featuring Dr. John Avritt - Resilience Coach

    The next Parent Speaker Series featuring Dr. John Avritt will now be held on April 4 at 7:30 via Zoom (the original date was April 5). His talk will focus on his work with students, teachers, and staff to develop practical strategies to improve resiliency and performance-related skills.

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    Recognition for Mr. Doug Gipple

    RHS English & Drama Teacher, retiring in June after 30 years of dedicated service to Ramsey. In his 30 years at RHS, we estimate that Doug Gipple has led more than 150 productions on the RHS Stage, as well as a few on the outdoor ‘Big Stage’ too! He has profoundly impacted a generation of RHS theater students, many of whom recently came together to put together a scholarship in Doug's name to commemorate his career.Mr. Gipple’s final production, Crazy for You, was a smash hit! Bravo!

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    Smith Students Use Data

    During an experiment in 6th grade science, students were self-directed, responsible data collectors as they collaborated in groups and then as a class. To explore the driving question of “What can cause populations to change?” students first explored food and water by testing for carbohydrates (sugar & starch), proteins, and fats.

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    Fountain for Algebra Set at Elementary Schools

    🧠 The Mathematics department is presenting a series of videos to give parents an overview of how our program helps students build from number sense to algebraic thinking. The second of four segments was presented at last night’s Board of Education meeting. It focused on mathematics in Grades 4 and 5. You can view by clicking the headline.

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    We are the Champions!

    Boys Basketball repeated as state sectional champions last night with a 38-33 win over Elmwood Park. Go deeper: Read about the game on northjersey.com What’s next: The Rams play Thursday at 5 PM in the NJSIAA Group 2 semifinal. at Elizabeth High School. They will face North 2, Group 2 champion Caldwell. Go Rams! 🐏 💪

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    1000 Points!

    Amanda Rosen reached the 1000 career point milestone in a 45-32 team win over Hackensack. Why it matters: Amanda is the 10th girls’ basketball player in RHS history to reach 1000 points. She joins the ranks of Nancy Brady (1979), Lisa Scholl (1990), Heather Champion (1994), Jen Wright (1994), Dana Satir (1997), Maritsa Christoudias (2000), Tabitha Larsen (2010), Jill Padovano (2011), and Hailey Reynolds (2017).

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    Teachers are Lead Learners

    District faculty learned together during our professional development day on February 21. As we work to Develop a Ramsey Graduate, the staff continuously learn to adapt their teaching practices to align with current research and the needs of students.

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    A Ramsey Success Story

    Last week I had the privilege of serving as a panelist for a Defense of Learning. I felt compelled to share my experience as a panelist on this student’s Defense and the bigger story that makes this such a unique and remarkable Ramsey success story. The student is Ardian Llukaj, and his story in Ramsey began in September 2014 as a fourth grader. I was lucky enough to be the principal of Dater at the time, so I was able to get to know Ardian and his family from their beginning in America.

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    Defenses of Learning

    On February 8th, 80 seniors completed their Defenses of Learning as the culmination of their semester-long course centered around their Profile Project. These students presented their Defenses of Learning to a panel of teachers and administrators. The panelists ask questions, offer feedback, and decide if a student passes, exceeds expectations, or goes back to complete the project and re-submit.

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    Tommy Strong

    Tommy Strong Day: Yesterday, students throughout the elementary schools celebrated the life of Tommy Fitzpatrick, who would have been in the 4th grade this school year. I think it's important to do things like this so that kids that are sick realize they have people out there thinking about them and hopefully it makes them smile.

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    RHS Unified Bowling

    RHS 2023 Unified Bowling Team - Kevin Blake, Angus Durden, Paige Eleazar, Justin Gomez, John Hallaway, and Hudson Manolis had an outstanding inaugural season!! Unified Sports joins people with and without disabilities (known as Unified partners) on the same team. Dedicated to promoting social inclusion through shared sports training and competition experiences, it was inspired by a simple principle: training together and playing together is a quick path to friendship and understanding.

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  • Kindergarten Registration

    Registration applications for Kindergarten for the 2023 - 2024 school year are now available online at www.ramsey.k12.nj.us. To be eligible for Kindergarten, students must be 5 years old on or before October 1, 2023. Applicants register online for their home school of attendance, either Mary A. Hubbard School or Wesley D. Tisdale School. Click headline for more information.

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  • Integrated Preschool Program

    Openings are available for general education students in the 4-year-old Integrated tuition based Preschool Program at Mary A. Hubbard School and Wesley D. Tisdale School. Registration applications are now available for the 2023 - 2024 school year online at www.ramsey.k12.nj.us. All registration materials will be submitted digitally (see the Ramsey School District website for details). Click headline for more information.

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    RHS has Six National Merit Commended Scholars this year!

    Congratulations to our National Merit Commended Scholars: Zev Dewan, Abigail Schwartz, Lucas Chung, Arielle Huang, Nya Moise and Nitya Chadha! As high scorers on the PSATs, this award recognizes them for their outstanding academic promise.

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    TWO NEW AP COURSES EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES AT RHS

    This year Ramsey High School added AP Psychology as an elective for seniors. This is the fourth AP course offered in the Social Studies Department, which also offers AP U.S. History, AP Human Geography, and AP U.S. Government and Politics.

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    UPGRADES NOW FOCUSED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

    For all of the improvements seen from the outside, even more upgrades are happening inside Ramsey schools.

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    Established Educational Journal Recognizes Ramsey for Innovative Teaching

    A well-respected magazine saluted Ramsey School District for integrating a leading-edge approach toward teaching and learning. The October 31 issue of EL (Educational Leadership), singled out Ramsey as a school district that encourages its students to become self-directed learners.

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