Schools
Top 5 School Stories of 2013
The biggest school stories of the year in Ridgewood and Glen Rock.

Hawes Couple Launches Classroom App for Fellow Teachers
Andy and Ellen Raupp launched a new app this year designed to transform teacher grade books.
The Life of Glen Rock’s First Poet Laureate, Okey Chenoweth
After teaching for 41 years and being retired for 11 years, a former Glen Rock High School teacher is still remembered and was honored by the board of education in August with the first position as Poet Laureate in the Glen Rock School District.
RHS Students Hear Powerful Lesson on Online Bullying
John Halligan recounted the story of losing his son Ryan to suicide in an assembly for hundreds of students at the school.
Nude Photos of Ridgewood High Girls Prompt Police Investigation
Police investigated claims a number of female Ridgewood High School students sent nude photos of themselves to at least one male student, only to find the images posted on the Internet.
Three Ridgewood/Glen Rock Schools Named Top Performers in NJ
Two elementary schools from Glen Rock and one from Ridgewood have been named high-performing "Reward Schools" by the state Department of Education.
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