Ridley High School

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Ridley High School
Established 1927
Type Public High School
Principal Mr. William E. Mills
Faculty 130
Students 2140
Grades 9-12
Location 901 Morton Avenue,
Folsom, Pennsylvania, USA
District Ridley School District
Mascot Green Raider
Website www.ridleysd.k12.pa.us

Ridley High School serves the Ridley School District. Ridley High School is located in Folsom, Pennsylvania and has an average student population of 2,100. The school draws students from many socioeconomic backgrounds, due to Ridley Township's economically diverse population. The new high school opened in September 2001, replacing the old school. Portions of the old school, previously known as Ridley Township High School, dated back to the 1930s and were built by the Works Progress Administration. The library, auditorium, and gym of the old school still stand and are used as a community center. The school has recently added a pond for the students involved with environmental classes and activities. The Ridley football team was Central League champions in 2006 and 2007.

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[edit] Academia

The school's academic program offers a variety of elective classes such as technology courses, and includes basics such as math, English, science, art, social studies, health, and physical education, as well as a few foreign languages, such as Spanish, German, French, and Italian. Other course offerings include Computer Applications and Family and Consumer Sciences. A total of four, 85-minute classes are held in a day due to the school's block scheduling. Ridley operates on a two-semester schedule, with two marking periods in each semester.

[edit] The Emerald Academy

Ridley High School is also home to the Emerald Academy, a small group of students within the school. The Academy is a collection of advanced classes, and has one extra class in the day, making for a total of five classes. These classes include mathematics, English, a science, social studies, a foreign language, health and gym in addition to an elective class. The rigorous pace of the program is meant to prepare the students for AP classes.

[edit] Sports

Ridley is well known for its athletics. They have a successful football program, becoming one of the most successful high school football programs of all time in the state of Pennsylvania. Ridley football has a rivalry with nearby Interboro High School football and play an annual match on Thanksgiving. The Ridley Football team was PIAA District 1 and Central League champions in 2007. Its boys' lacrosse program is also well known in the country for winning many state titles throughout the past 15 years, including 3 straight titles in 2001,2002,and 2003. The girls lacrosse team of 2007 lost in the state championship. The wrestling coach, Carl Schnellenbach, coached his 600th win in December 2005 and holds the record for most wrestling coaching victories in Pennsylvania. The mascot of the school sports teams is the Green Raider. While the mascot was originally represented by a Native American of the Lenni-Lenape tribe, the school and district have tried to reduce the amount of Native American imagery in use. The Ridley logo is now a stylized letter R, referred to as "The Rockin' R."

Sports in Ridley High School include:

[edit] Windscript

Ridley High School's state and national award-winning literary-arts magazine serves as an outlet for student creativity. Windscript won the prestigious Gold Crown Award from Columbia University in both 2005 and 2006.

[edit] Famous Alumni

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