Ridgewood High School (Illinois)

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Ridgewood High School
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Ridgewood High School (Illinois)
7500 West Montrose Avenue

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60706

United States
Coordinates 41°57′39″N87°48′53″W / 41.96091°N 87.81471°W / 41.96091; -87.81471
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TypePublic secondary
Established1969
PrincipalMaria Boccia
Grades9–12
Enrollment846 (2016-17) [1]
Color(s)Kelly green, white
Nickname Rebels
NewspaperThe Rebellion
YearbookThe Imperial
Website www.d234.org

Ridgewood High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located in Norridge, Illinois, an enclave suburb surrounded by Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Ridgewood Community High School District 234.

Contents

The school serves portions of Norridge, Harwood Heights and unincorporated Norwood Park Township.

Athletics

Ridgewood competes in the Metro Suburban Conference and Illinois High School Association. Its mascot is the Rebel. Ridgewood has the following teams.

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References

  1. "Ridgewood Comm High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 23, 2019.