Sage Ridge School | |
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2515 Crossbow Court , 89511 | |
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Type | Private secondary and intermediate |
Motto | "Ask Our Graduates" and "Join Us" |
Established | 1998 |
Headmaster | Dr. Ginger Hovenic |
Staff | 17 (2019) |
Faculty | 29 (2019) |
Enrollment | 219 |
Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Red, black and white |
Mascot | The Scorpion |
Website | www |
Sage Ridge is the only non-sectarian, independent, college preparatory school in the metropolitan area of the U.S. city of Reno, Nevada. Since 1998, Sage Ridge School has prepared students to be curious and confident citizens with great intellect and character. Academic excellence is the foundation of a Sage Ridge education, as is evidenced by the quality of faculty, student-to-teacher ratios and student academic achievements. The curriculum is supplemented with an array 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.
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. 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.
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.
In recent years[ when? ] thel drama department has presented a number of plays and musicals such as The Mousetrap , Guys and Dolls , A Streetcar Named Desire , Chekhov's The Boor and The Seagull , Little Shop of Horrors , Macbeth , Oliver! , Romeo and Juliet , The Crucible , The Taming of the Shrew and Battle Born. Several drama student graduates have gone on to study theater at drama schools and work in drama and theater. The school's theater club attended and performed a play written especially for the experience at the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014.[ citation needed ]
Most participants in Speech and Debate would agree that it is one of the most intellectually challenging, fun activities in which to participate. Students prepare for and complete at local tournaments that are hosted by the National Speech and Debate Association. In this process, students put to use all the skills they acquire at Sage Ridge: they research, organize and present arguments for both sides of an important, real-world issue. Students learn quickly how to present themselves with confidence, and they gain the invaluable ability to think on their feet and control their thoughts even as they are being cross-examined. Besides the numerous skills they gain, they also join a unique, cohesive community that values camaraderie and support at the same level it values competition.
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. With over 50,000 members and 1,200 chapters, the NJCL is one of the largest academic youth organizations in the world. Sage Ridge is a chapter of the larger Nevada JCL, along with three other schools in Nevada.
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