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-{{Infobox_School
-| name        = Park Ridge High School
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-| established =
-| grades      = 7 - 12
-| district    = [[Park Ridge Public Schools]]
-| type        = [[Public high school]]
-| principal   = Partricia Bucci
-| viceprincipal = Mark Cosgrove
-| enrollment  = 560 (as of 2005-06)<ref name=NCES/>
-| faculty     = 49.6 (on [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis)<ref name=NCES/>
-| ratio       = 11.3<ref name=NCES/>
-| teamname    = Owls
-| conference  = [[Bergen County Scholastic League]]
-| colors      =
-| publication =
-| location    = 2 Park Avenue<br>[[Park Ridge, New Jersey|Park Ridge]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 07656
-| information = 201-573-6000
-| website     = [http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/hs/default.htm School website]
-}}
-'''Park Ridge High School''' is a six-year comprehensive [[public high school]] with an integrated two-year [[middle school]] located in the borough of [[Park Ridge, New Jersey|Park Ridge]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]], as part of the [[Park Ridge Public Schools]]. The school is accredited by the [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. The school hosts students in grades 7-12, and is located on the corner of Park Avenue and Pascack Road in the center of Park Ridge. The school is one of the three public schools in the town of Park Ridge, along with  East Brook Elementary School and West Ridge Elementary School, which serve grades K-6.
-Park Ridge High School is a small, co-educational school consisting of class sizes from 80 to 130 students. The building itself has two sections: the "main" building of three floors and the "A-wing" of two. The main building contains a multipurpose venue known as the "little theater," which hosts arts events such as the annual "Popcert," "Mini-Pop," and a variety of other arts showcases, including seasonal theatrical productions. The A-wing branches off into two spacious gymnasiums through its lower floor.
-As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 560 students and 49.6 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.3.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412450&ID=341245000710 Park Ridge High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed [[November 15]], [[2007]].</ref>
-==Academic achievement==
-The school was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's ''Top Public High Schools''. The school was ranked 40th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.<ref>[http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', September 2008, posted [[August 7]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[August 19]], [[2008]].</ref>
-Park Ridge is highly acclaimed as one of the top public schools in Bergen County, and offers several [[Advanced Placement Program]] (AP)classes, run by the [[College Board]]. Average [[SAT]] scores for the class of 2006 were 542 for the math section, 532 for verbal and 524 on the essay component, compared to statewide averages of 516, 494 and 493 respectively.<ref>[http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc06/dataselect.php?c=03;d=3940;s=050;lt=CD;st=CD&datasection=all 2005-06 School Report Card for Park Ridge High School ], [[new Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed [[October 7]], [[2007]].</ref>
-==Athletics==
-Under the nickname Owls, Park Ridge High School boasts a rich tradition of athletics. The school hosts several sports in statewide competition, including [[American football|football]], [[Football (soccer)|soccer]], [[Athletics (track and field)|track and field]], [[basketball]], baseball, and several others. The school's athletic complex consists of several acres of open fields and a full sized high school football infield, surrounded by a recently constructed running track. Park Ridge High School competes in the [[Bergen County Scholastic League]] Olympic athletic conference. The school runs a combined wrestling team with [[Emerson Jr./Sr. High School (Emerson, New Jersey)|Emerson Jr./Sr. High School]]. Park Ridge has done very well athletically in past years, especially with girls sports, wrestling, and the track & field program. In 2006, Park Ridge Boy's Spring Track went undefeated on their way to a BCSL Olympic Championship, their first in 30 years. The Girl's team lost only once, and also proceeded to win a Championship.
-In 2007, the girls soccer team won the North I, Group I state sectional championship with a 2-0 win over [[Pompton Lakes High School]] in the tournament final, marking the first sectional title in team history.<ref>[http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=246050&tclass=North%20I%2C%20Group%20I 2007 Girls Soccer - North I, Group I], [[NJSIAA]]. Accessed [[November 15]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>Bondy, Stefan. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MjE5MzU0 "Park Ridge tough on Cards"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[November 9]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[November 15]], [[2007]]. "The victory represented Park Ridge's first-ever sectional title, according to Schneider, and highlighted a playoff run that included impressive victories over Midland Park and Belvidere."</ref>
-==Administration==
-Core members of the school's administration are:<ref>[http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/HSPrincipal/administration.htm Administration], Park Ridge High School. Accessed September 4, 2008.</ref>
-*'''Principal''' - Patricia Bucci
-*'''Assistant Principal''' - Mark Cosgrove
-==Noted alumni==
-*[[Jedh Colby Barker]] (1945-1967), awarded the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref>Dawkins, Walter. [http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk0MzUmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMDA0NTQmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz "Park Ridge service keeps a hero's memory alive"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', [[September 27]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[October 7]], [[2007]]. "He was also an outstanding athlete -- captain of the high school football and baseball teams and a member of the basketball and track teams."</ref>
-*[[Karen Duffy]] (born 1961), [[Model (person)|model]], [[television]] personality, and [[actress]].{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
-*[[James Gandolfini]] (born 1961), star of the [[HBO]] TV show, ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001254/bio Biography for James Gandolfini] from the [[Internet Movie Database]]. Accessed [[December 9]], [[2006]].</ref>
-*[[The Roches]], folk singers
-*[[Lisa Sileo]], dancer
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/hs/default.htm Park Ridge High School]
-*[http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/ Park Ridge Public Schools]
-*{{NJReportCard|03|3940|0|Park Ridge Public Schools}}
-*[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412450 Data for the Park Ridge Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
-*[http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/ebrook/default.htm East Brook Elementary School]
-*[http://www.parkridge.k12.nj.us/wridge/School/wrDefault.htm West Ridge Elementary School]
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-[[Category:High schools in Bergen County, New Jersey]]