| Number of Schools Managed |
2 |
5 |
| Number of Students Managed |
1,472 students |
2,429 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$25,293,000 |
$39,780,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$25,709,000 |
$39,973,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$17,183 |
$16,377 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$17,465 |
$16,457 |
| District Graduation Rates |
98% |
81% |
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- River Dell High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school, part of the River Dell Regional School District, which is shared with the neighboring communities of Oradell and River Edge in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Located in Oradell, River Dell High School has been a four-year high school since 1994, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the New Jersey Department of Education.
- As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 981 students and 68 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.4.
- Awards and recognition
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During the 1997-98 school year, River Dell High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
- The school was the 37th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 61st in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.
- Curriculum
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River Dell High School offers students a wide variety of college preparation, honors, and Advance Placement courses.Currently, River Dell requires every student to take 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of foreign language, French, Spanish, Italian, or Mandarin Chinese, 4 years of English, 3 years of Science, and 3 years of history. Concurrently, as require by the state of New Jersey, students must fulfill 5 credits in business, technology, and life skills related classes.River Dell is noted for its dedication towards education offering 13 Advance Placement Classes, ranging from Chemistry, to Art Portfolio, a senior internship and mentor ship where students are allowed to get a hands on feel for various professions, and various Syracuse University Project Advance (SUPA) offering a student a chance to earn real college credits.River Dell is also noted for it Junior MBA program where in students are eligible to earn a scholarship after taking 5 business related courses and completing a project if they intend to major in business in college.River Dell is based on 6, 56 minute period day. River Dell operates with a 4 day rotating bell schedule.River Dell gives each student their own laptop to use for classworks both for school and home use.
- Facilities and programs
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The school has a large number of electives and courses, designed to appeal to a broad range of students.
- Construction was completed as the result of a 2003 referendum that allowed a $28.9 million school renovation project. Many of the facilities in the school were inaccessible during the construction. Following the completion of the construction in the spring of 2007, the school had a new wing, which included six science and eight general classrooms, two music rooms, and a gymnasium. Enhancements to the library, art rooms, technology and computer labs, and athletic fields were also included.
- Starting with the class freshmen class in 2006, each freshman has received a hybrid tablet PC-notebook computer for use during their four years of high school. In June before the 2008-2009 school year, the Board of Education voted to buy 1,100 HP laptops so that every student in all four classes could use a new laptop. These replaced the former tablet-pc's that were given out with a traditional laptop computer.
- Extracurricular activities
- Athletics
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The River Dell regional High School Golden Hawks compete in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, playing against Cliffside Park, Dumont, Dwight-Morrow (Englewood),Fort Lee, Queen of Peace, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Tenafly and Westwood located in Bergen County and Hudson County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The school colors are black and gold. It has won the BCSL All sports banner a number of 17 times, most recently in the 06-07 season.
- River Dell is noted for its accomplishments in sports. The girls basketball team won the 2007 North I, Group II state sectional championship, edging Pascack Hills High School 38-36 in the tournament final.
- The varsity wrestling team won the 2009 BCSL American Division championship. River Dell's boys soccer team won the BCSL American and State Sectional Championships.
- River Dell's 2007 football team went undefeated, compiling a final record of 12-0, with a defense that allowed 28 points all season long. On December 1, 2007, the team won the North I, Group II state sectional championship with a 12-7 win over Pascack Valley High School, in a game played at Giants Stadium. The win was the team's first section title since 1987. The River Dell football team went undefeated in the BCSL American Division losing in the state sectional semi-finals to Jefferson High School.
- River Dell's spring and winter track is also noted for it accomplishments winning various titles and championships; taking second in the men's BCSL American league track championship.
- The school has also instated a random drug testing program for all students participating in any and all extra curricular activities and/or sports
- Clubs
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River Dell offers 47 extracurricular clubs ranging from Dance to Marching Band to Media Club to Debate. It's Chemistry Olympics A and B teams placed 11th and 9th in
- River Dell is noted for its yearly play and musical. This year, River Dell put on its own rendition of the Brother's Grim. This year's musical is planned to be Beauty and the Beast. In previous years, River Dell has put on performances of High School Musical, Into the Woods, and Guys and Dolls. Students are placed based on auditions.
- River Dell's marching band has competed in various competitions through out the North East Division of the USSBA taking 8th place on November 11 at the USSBA Northern States Competition in Allentown, PA. The band's show this year was Sound's of Santana. In past years, the band has done James Brown, the Who, and the Nightmare Before Christmas. For the '09 '10 season, it will be playing Steely Dan. Also the band plays in various parades and festivals throughout the country.
- On January 31, 2009, River Dell's Academic Decathlon Team took 3rd in New Jersey's region II, advancing to New Jersey's State Academic Decathlon, a feat which has not been achieved since the 2001-2002 school year.
- Administration
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Senior school administrators include:
- Lorraine Brooks - Principal
- Jeff Principe - Vice Principal
- Brian Long - Vice Principal
- Notable alumni
- Joanna Angel (born 1980), alternative pornstar.
- Paul J. Fishman (born 1957), United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
- Bill Parcells (born 1941), current Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins and former Head Coach, lastly of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Billy Paultz (born 1948), former ABA and NBA player for 13 seasons, who played for five of those seasons with the New York Nets.
- External links
- River Dell Regional High School website
- Data for the River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
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