Sage Ridge is a non-sectarian, independent, college preparatory school in the metropolitan area of Reno, Nevada. The school was established in 1998 on grounds donated two years prior by the Nell J. Redfield foundation. The curriculum is supplemented with a number of fine arts classes, including various music, art and theater courses. The school is accredited by the NWAIS (Northwest Association of Independent Schools).
Sage Ridge School sits on over 40 acres of land about 1,000 feet above the valley floor of Reno. It has a view of the city, which is directly north of the campus. Three buildings—The Webster Building, the Crossbow Building and the Sage Ridge School E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center—and a learning cottage comprise the main campus, along with a multipurpose field behind the school. The Webster Building, the Crossbow Building and the Sage Ridge School E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center.
The Loft in the Webster Building is a space for the Upper School (High School) to eat lunch and socialize with views of Mount Rose.
The AIM (Achieve, Innovate and Magnify) Capital Campaign is a three-phase building project to expand Sage Ridge's campus to better serve the educational and facility needs of the growing community. The first phase was the 24,000-square-foot E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center, with the 13,000-square-foot Ernest J. Primm Gymnasium at its core. It opened for the 2023-2024 winter sports season. Future phases include an Innovation Center and a Performing Arts Theater. These three new buildings on Sage Ridge's 40-plus-acre campus will total approximately 37,000 to 47,000 square feet of competition, teaching, and learning space.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The school competes in the 1A-3A divisions of the NIAA of the Northern Region. Sage Ridge's cross country team, track & field team, and swim teams have ranked top in the Nevada state competition for both boys and girls[citation needed]. The school offers a variety of sports, including volleyball, cross country, swimming, golf, basketball and track and field.
The boys' cross country team won the 2A state championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007. It was runner-up in 2003, 2005 and 2011. The team finished fourth in 2009 and 2010. The girls' cross country team won the 2A state championships in 2007 and 2008. It was runner-up in 2006 and 2009[citation needed].
Both boys' and girls' track teams have had many individual state titles in events such as 100, 4x100, 400, 4x400, 800, 1600, 3200 and long jump. Three state records were set in 2007 by Nathan Chellman at the Championship meet in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters[citation needed].
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships
The National Junior Classical League (NJCL) is a national organization of middle and high school students who are enrolled in a full-year classics course. At Sage Ridge, this includes Latin and Greek for students in grades 7-12. Sage Ridge is a chapter of the larger Nevada JCL, along with three other schools in Nevada.
The purpose of the National Junior Classical league, and in extension, the Nevada Junior Classical League, is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, and to impart an understanding of the debt of modern culture to that of Classical antiquity.
Clubs
School clubs are a major part of the school. It is mandatory that every student participates in at least one club each year.
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