Cedar Ridge High School (New Jersey)

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Cedar Ridge High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that opened in 1968 and closed in June 1994.

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The school opened in 1968 as part of an effort to address overcrowding at Madison Township High School. [1] Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge High School and Madison Central High School, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township. [2]

The school had an enrollment of 1,150 in the 1990–1991 school year, slightly less than the student body at Madison Central. [3]

Athletics

The school's football team had a perfect 9–0 season in 1973—one of three winning seasons in 25 years—and was recognized by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association as the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional champion in the final year in which champions were awarded by the NJSIAA (rather than based on playoffs). [1] The team was ranked second in the state by The Star-Ledger . [4] [5]

The girls' gymnastics team won the team state championship in 1983 and 1984. [6]

The boys' cross country team won the Group III state championship in 1990 and 1991. [7]

Notable alumni

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  4. Schneider, Jeremy. "The Votes Are In: Who made it to Old Bridge's Mount Rushmore?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 31, 2017. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Art Barnes, Cedar Ridge football coach - The second football coach in Cedar Ridge history, he led the Cougars to their best season ever when it went 9-0 in 1973 and finished No. 2 in the state according to The Star-Ledger."
  5. Denman, Elliott. "Sports Angles: NJSIAA Rankings Subject to Debate Again", Asbury Park Press , December 6, 1973. Accessed December 28, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Cedar Ridge was awarded the Central Jersey Group IV crown with 681 points after a 9-0-0 season that included victories over eight Middlesex County foes and Raritan of the Shore Conference, and Coach Art Barnes, of course, was elated."
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  10. NJ Elections Voters Guide: 12th Legislative District, NJ Spotlight News. Accessed January 13, 2024. "As a student growing up in Old Bridge, Mayor Owen Henry attended Voorhees Elementary School, St. Thomas the Apostle School and in 1977 he graduated from Cedar Ridge High School, now known as Old Bridge High School."
  11. GPC Jaguar Women's Soccer: Coaches Archived November 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Georgia Perimeter College. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Franklin Lawson enters his tenth year as assistant coach of Georgia Perimeter College women's soccer program. A native of New Jersey, Lawson was a second team All-State player at Cedar Ridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey."
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  13. "Cedar Ridge High School Class of 1990", Asbury Park Press , June 20, 1900. Accessed May 9, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The graduates:…Tamara Sytch"
  14. "Jersey Girl Scores Major Gig For Nickelodeon", WSJO. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Colleen grew up just over the Monmouth County border in Old Bridge (the same town that produced Brian O'Halloran - Dante of Clerks and Clerks II fame), graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in 1987, and about a year after her graduation found herself on the big screen playing Amber Von Tussle in the 1988 hit movie Hairspray."

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