| Ridgefield High School | |
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| 2630 S Hillhurst Rd Ridgefield, Washington, United States |
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| Type | Public |
| School district | Ridgefield School District |
| Principal | Tony VanderMaas |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Number of students | 669[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue, Orange |
| Mascot | Spudders |
| Website | Ridgefield High School |
Ridgefield High School, known as RHS, is the single 4-year high school serving the Ridgefield School District in Clark County, Washington. The school is located approximately one mile south of downtown Ridgefield. The team mascot is the Spudder, made famous by appearing on David Letterman's "Top Ten Worst Mascots" and other unusual mascot lists.[2]
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Originally, Horn's Corner School merged into becoming Ridgefield High School, on November 12, 1911. By May 1912, the first class had graduated. 50 students were enrolled by September, making it the second largest school in Clark County at the time. An eight-room $15,000 school house was formally opened for both grade and high school students in January, 1922.
On May 10, 1927, the school burned down. It was replaced by a brick and tile school in February 1928 for $85,000. That school stood until Union Ridge (a current elementary school) was used to house the high schoolers in double shifts with the elementary students for new construction during 1969-1970. By June 1971, the old high school was demolished and used for space to park buses. Phase 1 consisted of one building and a gym.[3]
Ridgefield High School has a comprehensive curriculum of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Art, Foreign Language (Spanish), Physical Education, Health, Fine and Performing Arts, along with Career and Technical education. As a result, Ridgefield's standardized testing scores are above state averages.[4]
Advanced Placement Program (AP) Courses include AP English Language and Composition, AP United States Government and Politics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Chemistry.
Ridgefield participates in the Running Start program with Clark College in Vancouver, Washington to provide Juniors and Seniors with an opportunity to attend college courses for both high school and future college credit.[5]
Specialized career and technical education is provided by Ridgefield through the Clark County Skills Center. It is a Southwest Washington high school trade and business school open to Juniors and Seniors to provide classes for technical skills the school can't fund.[6]
To graduate from Ridgefield High School, a student must have a minimum of 23 credits, completed and passed the Culminating Project ("Senior Project"), developed a High School and Beyond plan, and successfully completed the High School Proficiency Exam in reading, writing, and math.[7]
RHS currently has football, cross country, golf, tennis, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, baseball, softball, and track teams.
Cheerleading, knowledge bowl, speech and debate, mock trial, band, choir, and equestrian are the activities present at RHS. Both cheerleading and equestrian are avidly petitioned to become sports.
The clubs that RHS currently has are Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), Associated Student Body (ASB) and Theater.
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