Ridgewood High School (Illinois)
| Ridgewood High School | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Jennifer Kelsall |
| Faculty | 56 |
| Students | 850 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 7500 West Montrose Avenue Norridge, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Kelly Green, White |
| Mascot | Rebels |
| Yearbook | The Imperial |
| Newspaper | The Rebellion |
| Website | www.ridgenet.org |
Ridgewood High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located in Norridge, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Ridgewood Community High School District 234.
The school serves portions of Norridge and Harwood Heights.
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[edit] History
Ridgewood High School received national attention in the 1960s following its opening, by TIME Magazine and the Ladies Home Journal selected it as one of "America’s Top Ten High Schools" in May 1968. Ridgewood's main rivals are Elmwood Park High School and Riverside-Brookfield High School.
[edit] Athletics
Ridgewood competes in the Metro Suburban Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Rebels.
[edit] Activities
- Anime Club
- Art Club
- DECA
- Drama
- FBLA
- Multimedia Club
- Student Council
- Radio Club: 89.7 FM WRHS-FM Norridge and 88.1 FM WRWX Harwood Heights
- Television Club: WRHS-TV TV 19, WRWX TV 4
- Track
[edit] Recent
In 2009 Ridgewood celebrated their 50th anniversary with the homecoming theme of "Chicago: My Kind of Town". Also in 2009, RHS built new softball fields and began construction on the field house, football field and track.
WRHS-FM is broadcast on 89.7 FM in Norridge from Ridgewood High School.
WRHS-TV is on Comcast Public-access television cable TV channel 19 Thursdays from 7 PM to 8 PM and Chicago Access Network CANTV Channel 19 on Saturdays from 10 AM to 10:30 AM.
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