As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,188 students and 117.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.1:1. There were 21 students (1.8% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 2 (0.2% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
History
With baby boomers filling the school beyond capacity, the Ramsey Public School District informed its sending districts of Franklin Lakes and Wyckoff in 1954 that it would no longer accept students from those two communities at Ramsey High School beyond the 1956–57 school year.[5] Oakland, which sent its students to Pompton Lakes High School, joined the other two districts in pursuing a joint regional high school.[6]
By a nearly 3–1 margin, voters in the three constituent communities approved a February 1955 referendum that would cover the bulk of the $2.2 million (equivalent to $23.9 million in 2023) required for the 50-acre (20 ha) site and the construction of the school building.[7] A steel strike, bad weather and other construction obstacles delayed the opening of the new school building, forcing Ramapo High School to start the 1956–57 school year with evening sessions held at Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, with the school day running from 2:45 to 7:00 PM.[8] Constructed with a capacity for 1,080 students, the new almost-finished Ramapo High School building in Franklin Lakes opened in January 1957 with an enrollment of 655.[9][10]
Awards, recognition and rankings
The school was the 5th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 305 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2018 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[11] The school had been ranked 17th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 19th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[12] The magazine ranked the school 23rd in 2008 out of 316 schools.[13] The school was ranked 28th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[14]
Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 53rd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 11 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (93.1%) and language arts literacy (96.5%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[15]
In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 46th in New Jersey and 1,479 nationwide.[16]
University programs
The school, in tandem with Indian Hills High School, offers several special programs similar to college majors, wherein students are accepted into one of the programs and take a series of honors-level courses, in lieu of electives. Ramapo offers a University Program in engineering, which introduces students to the world of Engineering with courses designed to give students a taste of various engineering fields, as well as helping them become familiar with the tools of an engineer, such as AutoCAD. This program is also tied to an extracurricular club, Robotics club, in which members of the engineering program build a robot to compete in a competition with other schools.
Communications and Theatre Arts students take classes together. District superintendent C. Lauren Schoen announced that the Communications and Theater Arts programs are being discontinued from Ramapo.[citation needed]
Athletics
The Ramapo High School Raiders[2] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised of public and private high schools in Bergen and Passaic counties, and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[17] Prior to the realignment in 2010, Ramapo competed in the North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League, which included schools in Bergen County.[18] With 885 students in grades 10–12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group III for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 761 to 1,058 students in that grade range.[19] The football team competes in the Patriot Red division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league.[20][21] The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group IV North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 893 to 1,315 students.[22]
The school was recognized as the Group III winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2005–06. The award recognized the school for achieving first-place finishes in boys' golf, boys' lacrosse and softball; second place in boys' tennis and girls' volleyball; and third place in football (tie) and girls' soccer (tie).[23] The school repeated as the Group III winner of the NJSIAA ShopRite Cup in 2006–07, recognizing the school for achieving first place in girls' soccer, girls' indoor track and field and girls' track and field; second place in boys' lacrosse, softball, girls' indoor track and field relays and boys' soccer; and third place in boys' fencing and girls' tennis; plus bonus points for no disqualifications in two of three seasons.[24]
Baseball
The boys' baseball team won the Group III state championship in 2001, defeating Toms River South High School by a score of 8–4 in the title game.[25][26]
In 2022, the team won the North I Group III state sectional title, the program's first in 17 years, defeating Montville Township High School by a 3–2 score in the tournament final.[27]
Basketball
With the group finals cancelled in 2020 due to COVID, the girls' basketball team was declared the North III regional champion.[28]
Bowling
The 2009–10 boys bowling team won the NBIL Division 1 championship over Paramus Catholic High School, while finishing the season ranked fifth in North Jersey. The team also finished tied with Don Bosco for 8th overall at the county tournament, and came in fourth in a tough group at the state sectionals. In the 2010–11 season, Ramapo continued upon the previous year's success, with a fifth-place finish in the county tournament, second place in the Big North division 5, and a North 1-A Group 3 sectional championship, defeating Pascack Valley High School, resulting in a season-ending ranking of third in North Jersey and 17th in the state.[29]
Cheerleading
In 2012 and 2013 the cheerleading squad won the Contest of Champions Nationals.[30][31]
Fencing
The boys fencing team was the team / foil team / épée team winner in 1964, foil team winner in 1966, overall team winner in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979–1985, 1991, 1992, 1995–1997, 1999, 2001 and 2002, and sabre team winner in 2006, 2009 and 2011. The 18 state team championships and 21 individual titles are the most of any school in the state[32]
In 2009, Ramapo had the fencing state individual champion Adrian Bak, a member of the US national fencing team, who led Ramapo to a team sabre state title.[33] In 2011, Charles Copti continued the trend and went on to win the state individual championship for the Sabre weapon.[34]
Football
The football team won the NJSIAA North I Group III state sectional championships in 1974, 1983, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2019.[35]
The 1974 team finished the season with a 9–1 record after winning the first North I Group III sectional title of the playoff era with a 46–14 victory against Dumont High School indoors at the Atlantic City Convention Hall.[36]
The 1983 team finished the season with a 9–2 record after winning the North I Group III state sectional championship with a 13–7 win in the playoff finals against Wayne Valley High School.[37]
The 1997 team was ranked 19th in the nation by USA Today after finishing the season with a record of 11–0 .[38]
In 2000, the team won the North I Group III section with a 14–7 win in the championship game against Wayne Hills High School.[39]
In 2001, the team finished the season with a 12–0 record after winning the North I Group III state championship with a 14–10 victory against Wayne Hills, which lost in the sectional title game for the fifth year in a row.[40]
The 2009 team won the North I Group III state championship beating archrival Wayne Hills by a score of 16–8 at Giants Stadium, for the team's first title since 2003.[41]
After falling behind by a score of 26–7 at the half, the 2012 football team went on to win the North I Group III state championship by a score of 37–34 over Sparta High School after scoring 20 unanswered points in the third quarter and kicking a 48-yard field goal with seconds left in the game to break a tie.[42]
In 2015, the Ramapo Raiders beat River Dell High School in the North I Group III state championship by a score of 45–15, earning the team's 10th state title in school history and the 5th state title under the direction of Coach Drew Gibbs. The 2015 football team finished the season with an 11–1 record.[43]
In 2018, the team won the North I Group III sectional title with a 31–7 win against River Dell in the playoff finals[44] and then went on to win the inaugural NJSIAA bowl game title by beating Summit High School by a score of 42–22, in the North Group III regional final at MetLife Stadium, completing the program's fourth unbeaten season all-time and becoming the first school in New Jersey history to finish 13–0.[45]
The team won the 2006 Group II title with a 12–10 over Montgomery High School and advanced to the Tournament of Champions where they lost to Ridgewood High School by a score of 10–6. The 2010 team advanced to the Group II final, in which they lost to Princeton High School.[50] With three goals in the game's final 84 seconds, Ramapo tied the game and took the Group II final into overtime, where they defeated Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School by a score of 12–11 to win the 2017 tournament.[51]
Soccer
Boys' soccer
The boys' soccer team won the Group III state championship in 1990 (vs. Raritan High School), 1999 (as co-champion with Ocean City High School), 2002 (in double overtime vs. Ridge High School), 2007 (vs. Ocean City), 2011 (vs. Timber Creek Regional High School), 2012 (as co-champion with Princeton High School) and 2016 (vs. Toms River High School South).[52] The 2007 boys' soccer team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2–0 win over Morris Hills High School in the tournament final. The win was Ramapo's fifth sectional title since 2002.[53][54] The team moved on to win the Group III state championship with a 1–0 win over Ocean City High School.[55] The win was the team's fourth state championship, and their first since 2002.[56]
The 2007 boys' and girls' soccer teams went to the New Jersey Group III state championships, the girls losing and the boys winning with a 1–0 victory against Ocean City High School.[57] In 2008, the boys soccer team won the county title over Don Bosco Preparatory High School but lost in the state semi finals to Millburn High School, while the girls team lost in the county championship to top-seeded Immaculate Heart Academy and won the state title by defeating Freehold High School by a score of 3–1 in the finals.[58]
The 2011 boys soccer team was at one point ranked #16 in the country. They finished the season with a record of 22–1 and won the Group III state tournament over Timber Creek Regional High School by a score of 3–1.[59]
In 2016, the Ramapo Raiders boys' soccer team was ranked 17th in the nation by USA Today / NSCAA.[60] The team won the Group III state tournament with a win against Toms River South High School in the tournament final by a score of 3–0 and finished the season with a record of 22–0, the first team in the state without a loss since Ramapo did it in 2012.[61]
After pulling ahead with a goal in the middle of the second overtime period, the 1986 team had to settle for the co-championship after Bridgewater-Raritan East scored a goal to tie the game at the final score of 3–3 in the last minute of play.[63]
The 1990 team finished the season 21–1–3 after a scoreless tie in the Group III finals against Camden Catholic at Trenton State College.[64]
A 2–0 win against Middletown South in the 1999 Group III state championship game gave the program its five straight titles.
[65]
The team tied Freehold High School 0–0 in the 2006 Group III championship game held at Trenton State College, with both teams sharing the co-championship.[66][67] In 2007, the girls' soccer team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2–0 win over Northern Highlands Regional High School in the tournament final, the team's 14th sectional title in the preceding 16 years.[68][69]
In 2015, the girls' soccer team won the NJSIAA Group II state championship by a score of 2–0 against Holmdel High School in the tournament final.[70]
The 1978 team ran their season record to 2204 after winning the Group III state championship with a 1–0 victory against Triton in the tournament's final game.[72]
The 2006 team finished the season with a record of 29–1 after winning the Group III title with a 2–0 victory against Wall Township in the championship game.[73]NJ.com / The Star-Ledger ranked Ramapo as their number-one softball team in the state in 2006.[74]
The softball team won the 2007 North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 2–0 win over Paramus High School.[75]
In 2007, the girls tennis team won the North I, Group III state sectional championship with a 3–2 win over Northern Highlands Regional High School in the tournament finals.[78] The win was the team's second consecutive title, and the 21st in team history.[79]
Track and field
The girls' track team was the indoor track Group III state championship in 2007, 2013 and 2014.[80] The 2007 girls' track team won the State Group III indoor and outdoor titles; a team finished second in the Penn Relays distance medley relay in a Bergen County time of 11 minutes, 56.59 seconds.[81]
The girls' track team won the winter track Group III state title in 2007.[82]
The 2009–10 spring track boys' sprint medley team placed first overall in the Bergen County Relays in Division A, posting the 19th fastest time ever run in the county with a 3:32.7 and a 1:53 800 anchor leg by junior Bradley Paternostro. At the East Coast Relays, the sprint medley team came in first with a time of 3:28 (Bradley anchored in a 1:52), posting the seventh-fastest time in county history.[83][84] The SMR will compete in nationals in North Carolina as well as Bradley in the open 800m race. Bradley was awarded the Bernard Smith Award for the Best Male Track Athlete of the meet, also running the anchor leg of the 4x400 boys relay which placed 4th. Also, Ramapo earned 2nd place in the 4x100 and a 4th-place finish in both the 4x200 and 4x400. At the 2010 State Sectional Meet, Paternostro won both the mile and 800, and the team placed fourth overall. At the 2010 Bergen Meet of Champions, Bradley won the 800 and anchored a 5th overall 4 × 400 m relay. In 1974 the mile relay team took 1st place at the league championship meet. During the 2018 season, the boys' team won its first ever major relay meet, winning the Comet Relays Large School Division.[85]
Cross country
The boys' cross country team won the Group IV state championship in 1969.[86]
The 2009, the wrestling team won the first league title in program history by defeating Northern Valley at Old Tappan in a 28–28 tie. The tie was broken from the "Second Tie Breaking Criteria: Most Matches Won". Ramapo had 8 wins while Old Tappan only had 6. The wrestling team won the title for its division in the league the following year. There are currently five wrestlers who are part of the "100 Win Club". They include 2005 graduate Jimmy Schulz, 2009 graduate Chris D'Amico, 2010 graduate Alex Scheinert, 2011 graduate Nick Madormo and 2016 graduate Wilfredo Gil.
Academic teams
The debate team won the 2007 state title in the JP Morgan Chase Lincoln Douglas Debate tournament. They also were victorious at the league and county level to take their first ever triple crown of debate.[89][90]
The DECA team dominated the regional competition in 2008, only to be upset in the states. In February 2009, the team led Bergen County high schools and were awarded first place in the regional competition before earning fifth place in the state competition.
Members of the Academic Decathlon team reached the third round of News 12 New Jersey's The Challenge. The Academic Decathlon team was also awarded first place overall in the regional competition, and second place at the state level. A pair of 2009 graduates each won the gold medal for highest score in their grade divisions at both competitions. The 2011 Academic Decathlon team came in first place overall in the regional competition, and fourth place at the state competition.[citation needed]
Theatre arts
Ramapo's performing arts program consists of the Gold Masque Theatre Club. Performances such as Into the Woods and Les Misérables have received Paper Mill Playhouse recognition.
Administration
The school's principal is Travis Smith. His core administration team includes two assistant principals.[91]
Mary P. Easley (class of 1968), attorney, academic, and former university administrator who, as the wife of Governor Mike Easley, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009[95]
Amy Grossberg (born 1978; class of 1996), served two and half years in jail for killing her baby while a student at the University of Delaware.[96]
Sunny Mehta (born 1978; class of 1996), Assistant General Manager of the Florida Panthers, former professional poker player, trader, author, and musician[102]
^Eighth Grade School Choice, Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School District. Accessed November 25, 2019. "All eighth grade students from Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff may choose to attend the high school of their choice within the following regulations, which are subject to review and revision: 1: The choice is open to all students entering the district as freshmen only. 2: The choice must be exercised by February 14 of the eighth grade year."
^Staff. "Enrollments Tax Schools In Bergen; Auxiliary Rooms Are Being Converted for Classes and Construction Is Pushed", The New York Times, September 4, 1954. Accessed April 6, 2022. "Crowding is a critical problem in the high schools of the triangular area embracing Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland. They have united in a plan for a regional high school. How soon this plant will be ready is problematical, but there is pressure in the fact that Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes students will not be accepted at Ramsey High School after the fall of 1956."
^"Regional High At Polls Jan. 26", The Morning Call, January 14, 1954. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes and Oakland voters will go to the polls at a special election Tuesday, Jan. 26 to vote on whether or not they, approve Board of Education plans for a regional high school for the three towns. Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes now send pupils to Ramsey High school and Oakland sends to Pompton Lakes High School."
^"High School Is Approved, 3-1", The Wyckoff News, March 3, 1955. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "It was full speed ahead this week on plans for the Ramapo Regional High School on the heels of Thursday night's electorate approval of the $1,947,000 bond issue for construction of the building that will open in September, 1956, to serve Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff and Oakland.... The total cost of the school project, which has been in various stages of planning for about four years, is estimated at $2,200,000 for land, building and equipment. The expansive, one-story structure will be located on a 50-acre site at the Franklin Lakes-Wyckoff boundary."
^"Quick Change Turns Eastern Christian High School Into Ramapo Regional High", Paterson Evening News, September 11, 1956. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "But in the Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, the desk seats are still warm when the school is taken over by students and faculty of the uncompleted Ramapo Regional High School. The normal day students depart by 2:30 p.m. and by 2:45 the 14 buses transporting 660 regional students arrive."
^"School Bell Heralds Opening Of Ramapo Regional High; Students Make Smooth Transfer To Long-Awaited Daytime Classes", Ridgewood Herald-News, January 3, 1957. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The ringing of a school bell at 8:30 a.m. yesterday heralded the long-awaited opening of the new Ramapo Regional High School for a current student body of 655 sent from the towns of Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff and Oakland.... Through a series of delays and setbacks, not the least of which was a steel strike, the school has experienced three different opening dates: the start of last falls term, then Dec. 1, and finally Jan. 2. The new building has been functionally constructed for 1,080 students.... The students enjoyed a long Christmas vacation that began on Dec. 14, after months of night classes in the Eastern Christian School, North Haledon."
^"Students Study As Workmen Work", The Wyckoff News, January 3, 1957. Accessed April 6, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Ramapo Regional High School students attended their first classes in the new school on Wednesday morning after attending school at Eastern Christian High School all Fall."
^Fox, Ron. "Ramapo takes first State crown; Pisarri's 3-run blast boosts Raiders", The Record, June 10, 2001. Accessed February 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Ramapo may have set more than one precedent Saturday in winning its first State baseball championship. Instead of sprawling on the pitcher's mound after beating Toms River South, 8-4, for the Group 3 title, the Raiders raced to deep center field to pounce on Chris Scarpelli after he made an over-the-shoulder catch for the game's last out."
^Gantaifis, Nick. "Ramapo baseball tops Montville to claim first sectional title in 17 years", The Record, June 10, 2022. Accessed February 17, 2023. "On Friday, Logothetis was at it again, this time leading Ramapo to a 3-2 win over Montville in the North 1, Group 3 title game.... Ramapo is a state sectional champion for the first time since 2005."
^Staff. "Columbia, North Hunterdon and Ramapo take titles at boys squad tournament", The Star-Ledger, March 1, 2009. Accessed June 22, 2011. "Columbia won épée, North Hunterdon took foil and Ramapo earned the sabre title at the NJSIAA/Bollinger squad championships yesterday at North Hunterdon in Annandale.... The sabre title went to Ramapo, which also captured the Cetrulo Tournament sabre crown this season. Adrian Bak went 12–3 on the A strip, Kevin Chang was 11–4 on the B strip and Charles Copti delivered a 15–0 record on the C strip as Ramapo edged Gov. Livingston, 38–35."
^Mills, Ed. "Boys fencer of the year: Charles Copti of Ramapo", The Record, March 19, 2011. Accessed June 22, 2011. "Ramapo's Charles Copti had a completely different mind-set from his two previous appearances at the State individual tournament. This time he was much more focused — laser-like — for the mission at hand. Ramapo's Charles Copti was on the attack at the State individual fencing tournament and it won him the saber title. And his renewed quest for the top paid off with a gold-medal performance Sunday, beating everyone in a strong saber field.... He becomes the ninth individual State saber champion from Ramapo and the first since Adrian Bak in 2009."
^"Middlesex, Ramapo Capture Jersey Football Titles", The New York Times, December 9, 1974. Accessed December 28, 2020. "Middlesex defeated Hillsborough, 24-6, for the Central Jersey, Group 2 title, and Ramapo routed Dumont, 46‐14, for the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 crown today in Convention Hall. This was the final day of the state's first high school football playoffs.... Ramapo (9‐1) set the pace early, running up a 30‐8 half‐time margin, while holding Dumont (8-2) to 78 yards rushing in the first half."
^"Passaic (11-0) Tops North Bergen, 24-13", The New York Times, December 4, 1983. Accessed December 24, 2020. "Rich Hurlbert, a senior quarterback, completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ron Liedel with 8 minutes 40 seconds to play and lifted Ramapo (9- 2) over Wayne Valley (8-3) by 13-7 in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 final in Wayne."
^Brennan, John. "Hills Falls in Fifth Consecutive Final", Herald News, December 2, 2001. Accessed February 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Junior tailback Josh Walkowitz ran through one hole after another in the final 12 minutes, rallying the Green Raiders past Wayne Hills, 14-10, in the North 1, Group 3, title game.... The win capped a dream 12-0 season for Ramapo, which captured a second consecutive post-season championship. The loss ended a frustrating 10-2 season for Wayne Rills, which lost a state championship game for a fifth consecutive year."
^Nesi, Chris. "Wyckoff honors Ramapo Raiders for championship football season", Suburban News, April 12, 2010. Accessed June 22, 2011. "The nail-biting 16–8 victory for the Raiders over the Wayne Hills High School on a snowy December day at Giants Stadium marked the first state championship for Ramapo, in Franklin Lakes, since 2003, and stopped the Patriots from garnering their sixth straight championship title."
^Wassef, Mira. "H.S. football: Ramapo wins title on David Bonagura's last-second field goal", The Record, December 9, 2012. Accessed January 8, 2013. "Bonagura kicked the longest field goal of his career, nailing a 48-yarder with 11 seconds left to lift Ramapo to a thrilling 37–34 comeback victory over Sparta in the North 1, Group 3 final Saturday at Kean University.... Scher felt some nerves executing the snap because the Raiders had muffed three punt snaps in the first half that all led to points for Sparta, and gave the Spartans a 26–7 halftime lead."
^Lanni, Patrick. "Ramapo rolls River Dell in North 1, Group 3 to win 10th title in school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 5, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Ramapo, No. 9 in the NJ.com Top 20, put the clamp on River Dell in the NJSIAA/SportsCare Institute North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 final, capitalizing on four turnovers as senior quarterback Keith Woetzel accounted for more than 200 yards of offense and three touchdowns to help the Raiders secure their 10th title in school history and seventh since 2001 with a 45-15 victory here at MetLife Stadium."
^Matura, Greg. "Ramapo football dominates defending champ River Dell for sectional title", The Record, November 18, 2018. Accessed October 14, 2020. "Ramapo delivered a powerful performance in its quest to win a bowl game and earn the title of New Jersey’s best public school. The Green Raiders captured the North 1, Group 3 crown by dominating every facet of Sunday’s 31-7 victory over two-time defending champion River Dell."
^Tartaglia, Greg. "Ramapo football completes 13-0 undefeated season with bowl win over Summit", The Record, November 24, 2018. Accessed September 29, 2020. "Ramapo has a quarterback who can wing it all over the football field and, now, its first NJSIAA bowl game title. AJ Wingfield threw five touchdown passes, three to Max Baker, as the Green Raiders stormed past Summit, 42-22, in the North Group 3 final at MetLife Stadium. Ramapo became the first school in New Jersey history to finish 13-0, completing the program's fourth unbeaten season all-time."
^Cooper, Darren. "How Ramapo football survived an upset scare to win another sectional title",The Record, November 22, 2019. Accessed September 29, 2020."Senior running back Jake Tirone ran for three touchdowns and had the game-sealing interception with 1:10 left as the Green Raiders earned their second straight North 1, Group 3 title with a 28-23 win over valiant Pascack Valley Friday night."
^McMahon, Frank J. "Record-breaking sports achievements acknowledged", The Villadom Times, p. 6, July 21, 2010. Accessed March 8, 2013. "The team won first place in the NBIAL Tournament and second place in the sectionals, and the team took first place in the State Tournament of Champions in Group III and second place overall."
^Staff. "Gymnastics Poll: Who is the Number One Team in the State?", The Star-Ledger, October 28, 2014. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Ramapo (9-0 dual meet record, 3-0 tournament record) Bergen County school won its first state title in school history in 2012.... It is the highest-scoring team in the state with a 111.3 at the North Jersey Gymnastics League A Division championships on Monday and also swept the Wayne Classic (107.45) and Bergen County tournament (111.125) earlier this season."
^Deakyne, Brian. "Boys Lacrosse: No. 7 Ramapo rallies for wild Group 2 title win over No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven in OT", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 31, 2017. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Behind Andrew Robbins' five goals, Ramapo scored three times in the final 1:24 of regulation – including Matt Karsian's wild game-tying goal with 19 seconds left – to send the game to overtime where Jack Griffin finished a feed from Ryan Sisti, handing Ramapo, the No. 7 team in the NJ.com Top 20, a wild 12-11 win over No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven in the Group 2 final."
^Schutta, Gregory. "Late goal lifts Ramapo", The Record, November 17, 2007. Accessed April 28, 2016. "It was Ramapo's fourth state championship overall, third outright, and first since beating Ridge in two overtimes in 2002."
^Staff. "Red Raiders fall on 2d-half goal", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 17, 2007. Accessed August 24, 2011. "The Ocean City boys' soccer team's dream of winning the NJSIAA Group 3 state championship turned into a nightmare last night at the College of New Jersey. Ocean City, ranked No. 1 in South Jersey by The Inquirer the entire season, allowed a goal with 7 minutes, 56 seconds remaining in the second half and lost, 1–0, to Ramapo."
^Christopher, Chris. "Colonials girls finish strong season, reach state final", Asbury Park Press, December 4, 2008. Accessed August 24, 2011. "They lost to Red Bank Catholic, 1–0, in the Shore Conference Tournament championship match and fell, 3–1, to Ramapo in the Group III final on the artificial surface at The College of New Jersey."
^Melchiorre, Chris (November 18, 2011). "Timber Creek falls to Ramapo in final, 3-1". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. I don't know," DeLuca said after Timber Creek's 3–1 loss to Ramapo in Thursday night's NJSIAA Group 3 championship soccer game at the College of New Jersey.... Both Morgan and DeLuca had numerous chances in a tightly called game, particularly right after Ramapo (22–1) took a 1–0 lead in the ninth minute.
^Greco, Richard. "No. 3 Ramapo finishes perfect season with Group 3 title in win over Toms River South", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 20, 2016. Accessed November 20, 2016. "The Green Raiders, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, clinched their seventh state championship in a 3-0 win over Toms River South in the NJSIAA Group 3 final at Kean University on Sunday. The victory also allowed Ramapo to finish the 2016 season with a perfect 22-0 record. The last NJSIAA team to go undefeated was Ramapo when it went 21-0-2 in 2012."
^Racz, Gene. "Late scores decide gir!s' state soccer finales; E. Brunswick finishes perfect season; B-R East ties Ramapo, settles for co-championship", The Home News, November 23, 1986. Accessed March 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Last minute heroics were the order of the day as East Brunswick High School won a girls' state soccer championship and Bridgewater East grabbed a co-championship with last-minute goals yesterday.... In the Group III final, Bridgewater East's Jeanette Goepfert slotted her second goal of the game with 40 seconds remaining in the second overtime to tie Ramapo 3-3 for the state co-championship. It looked as if Ramapo would walk away with its second straight state title when forward Leslie Nicita put the Raiders up 3-2 with 9:29 left in the second overtime for her third goal of the match."
^Mayer, John. "Ramapo settles for tie in final", The Record, November 18, 1990. Accessed January 23, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Gina Ciavarra may have summed it up best after Ramapo played to a scoreless tie with Camden Catholic Saturday to gain a share of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 girls soccer title at Trenton State College.... 'We certainly didn't come down here to end up co-champs, but we're certainly not going to give it back,' said Heenehan, whose team finished 21-1-3."
^Schuman, Neil. "Valiant Midd. South falls to Ramapo", Asbury Park Press, November 21, 1999. Accessed March 4, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "You can't put a price on big-game experience. Middletown South found that out the hard way yesterday, when it ran into four-time defending champion Ramapo in the NJSIAA Group III final. The Raiders scored twice in the first half, when the Eagles were becoming acclimated to their surroundings at The College of New Jersey's Lions Stadium. The Eagles began to dictate the flow of play, but the Raiders held on for a 2-0 victory to win their fifth consecutive Group III title and their 10th in school history.... Ramapo (22-1-1) took the lead at 12:33 when Ashley Glaubach's server from 30 yards went over the head of South keeper Kristen Hirt."
^Deakyne, Brian. "Girls Soccer: Ramapo puts on dominant performance in 2-0 win over Holmdel in Group 2 final", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 21, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Facing Holmdel in a rematch of last year's championship game, Ramapo, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, scored twice four minutes apart late in the first half and its defense would make that stand as it rolled to a 2-0 win over Holmdel in the NJSIAA/Sports Authority Group 2 final at Kean University."
^"Schalick wins softball by beating Cedar Grove", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 4, 1978. Accessed March 3, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Triton was beaten in the Group Three final, 1-0 by Ramapo (22-4). Winning pitcher Debbie Leach drove in the game's only run in the fourth stanza, and Triton's (18-2) Maureen Williams was left on third base in both the fifth and sixth innings."
^Cooper, Darren. "Ramapo wins 1st State title since 1978", The Record, June 11, 2006. Accessed January 6, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Brittany Baiunco threw her last pitch of the season - a change-up - resulting in her 15th strikeout and the celebration was on for Ramapo. Players streamed out of the dugout toward Baiunco, celebrating the 2-0 win over Wall and the Group 3 State title, but assistant coach Mark Aug took a different path.... After threatening all game, the Green Raiders (29-2) had runners at second and third with one out in the sixth when Depken stepped to the plate."
^"Softball: Every No. 1 team in the state from 1979 to 2015", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 21, 2015, updated August 24, 2019. Accessed January 4, 2021. "Following are the teams that finished as the NJ.com No. 1 softball team in the state with year and record.... 2006: Ramapo (29-2)"
^Pompton Lakes captures crown, The Star-Ledger, October 13, 2007. Accessed October 25, 2007. "Ramapo claimed the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 crown for the second straight year and 21st time overall, defeating Northern Highlands, 3–2, in Ridgewood."
^Staff. "Teaneck boys impress at East Coast Relays", The Record, May 18, 2010. Accessed March 8, 2013. "The third attempt at a record was in the sprint medley when the Highwaymen ran 3:27.6 — a second off the mark set by Paramus in 1975 — but they were disqualified and Ramapo (anchored by a stunning 1:52.5 carry from Brad Paternostro) got the win in 3:28.30, seventh-fastest in Bergen history."
^Carino, Jerry. "East Coast Relays (updated)", Courier News, May 17, 2010. Accessed March 8, 2013. "Sprint Medley: 1. Ramapo (Ethan Burke, Jack Bandazian, John Burke, Bradley Paternostro) 3:28.30"
^Brennan, John. "Ramapo wrests area supremacy from Old Tappan", The Record, November 19, 1984. Accessed February 9, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "The Old Tappan girls volleyball team entered the season with five straight Northern Bergen Interscholastic League titles, and it had knocked Ramapo out of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament in the semifinals the past two years. But Ramapo took the league crown away this year, and the Raiders completed their best season ever by topping Old Tappan, 15-10, 8-15, 15-6, in the NJSIAA Group 3 sectional final Saturday night at Fair Lawn High School."
^Administration, Ramapo High School. Accessed December 15, 2024.
^"Marco Benevento Talks Shop", Tune Groover, January 12, 2016. Accessed April 28, 2016. "I sang 'Love Her Madly' with my sweet 16 band back in the day, I also sang in the men's chorus at Ramapo High School in New Jersey, and most importantly, my family, aunts, uncles and cousins would have sing-alongs all the time at the Benevento household, sometimes with a lot wine and a lot of pasta."
^"Mary Pipines, Michael Easley wed March 29 in No. Carolina", The News, April 10, 1980. Accessed December 7, 2023, via Newspapers.com, "The new Mrs. Easley attended Coolidge and Lincoln Schools in Wyckoff and graduated from Ramapo High School w here she was president of the Student Council and an Honor Graduate in 1968."
^ abGleick, Elizabeth. "Three Kids, One Death", Time, December 2, 1996, accessed April 15, 2007. "Nothing in the lives of Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson explains how they could have brought such tragedy on themselves.... "He was popular—he had a lot of friends," says Brian Thalmann, who went to Ramapo High School with the couple."
^Rodak, Mike. "Football journey: Chris Hogan", ESPN, September 14, 2013. Accessed December 4, 2016. "It doesn't come as much of a surprise, then, that Buffalo Bills receiver Chris Hogan -- a native of Wyckoff, N.J. -- chose lacrosse over football. The two-sport athlete, an all-state selection in football at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, was also the 2006 New Jersey Midfielder of the Year in lacrosse."
^Rohan, Virginia. "Professional juggler", The Record, November 13, 2005. Accessed October 12, 2014. "I'm sort of half in one world, half in the other at this point of the day, says MacCallum, a Wyckoff native who has lived in Ridgewood since her elder son was 2 weeks old.... After attending Sicomac School and Ramapo High School, MacCallum moved on to St. Lawrence University, majoring in political science."
^Coutros, Evonne. "Starting 'Idol' on high note", The Record, February 27, 2005. Accessed October 12, 2014. "Maroulis, a graduate of Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, is one of 20 remaining contestants on the popular television show American Idol, which boasts ratings through the roof and a loyal audience."
^Luicci, Tom. "Former football player Tim Pernetti a finalist in Rutgers' athletic director search", The Star-Ledger, February 22, 2009. Accessed February 4, 2011. "The three candidates come from vastly different backgrounds, with Pernetti the only one without any experience as an athletic director. But the former Rutgers tight end, currently the vice president for content at CBS College Sports Network, would represent an even stronger commitment to Schiano. Both played at Ramapo High School, where Schiano coached Pernetti for one year."
^Greg Schiano profileArchived January 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Rutgers University. Accessed April 15, 2007. "Schiano, who grew up in Wyckoff and graduated from Ramapo High School, took over as the 27th head coach of the nation's oldest college football program on Dec. 1, 2000."
^Glickson, Grant. "Plus: High Schools; Simms to Attend Tennessee Next Fall", The New York Times, December 16, 1998. Accessed January 8, 2013. "Chris Simms, the top quarterback recruit in the nation and son of the former Giants quarterback, Phil Simms, announced last night that he will attend the University of Tennessee next school year. Simms, 6 feet 5 and 220 pounds, is a left-hander from Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, N.J."
