Ponus Ridge Middle School

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Location
Ponus Ridge Middle School
21 Hunters Lane Norwalk, CT 06850
Information
Principal	Mrs. Linda Sumpter
Enrollment	approximately 600
Type	Public
Motto	Great Minds at Work
Information	(203) 847-3557
Homepage	http://www.norwalk.k12.ct.us/ponusridge/

Ponus Ridge Middle School is a middle school in the West Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. It feeds into Brien McMahon High School, a high school with a renowned sports program.

Contains 6 "teams" (teams of 5 teachers, of which approximately 100 students belong to each one), two in each grade. They are:

6th grade:
- Green
- Orange
7th grade
- Purple
- Red
8th grade:
- Blue
- Gold

The school's students actively participate in the National Geography Bee, with a 7th grade Social Studies teacher as the organizer. Ponus Ridge won the Connecticut Vanguard status in the school year of 2006-2007.

There is a high level of competition between teams on the same grade. The school has a great yearbook staff. It also has two official newspapers, the Ponus Press and the Ponus Connection. All of the students are hardworking and they all listen so well.