v4-15--RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
2024 Inductees
The Ridgewood Maroon Vol. 4… No. 15
Saturday, February 17, 2024
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Macky’s New York: A Very Unromantic Look At A Very Wet Snow Storm
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Project Arrow: Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Mark Porro: A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
Our Classmates: 50th Reunion RHS 1974
James Stroker: Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
Ridgewood Library Bolger Heritage Center
Observer
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
The Ridgewood High School Athletic Hall Of Fame (RHS-HOF) selection committee announced the 2024 inductees this week:
October 26, 2024 At The Brick House, Wyckoff, NJ
Social hour will again be 6:00-7:00 PM with a sit-down dinner and induction ceremonies scheduled for 7:00 - 10:00 PM
As they have been doing since 2004, they deliberated long and hard before they made their announcement. The inductees are listed below.
The RHS-HOF’s biennial deliberations is good sign for all RHS Alumni. They show how-to create a comradery & bon homie which few if any RHS Alumni organizations, except the RHS Alumni Association, have been able to imitate to date.
I would call the RHS-HOF an organization which aims to be “useful” rather than to be “youthful.” They bestow only honors. There is never an attempt to rank or compare in public all the fine resumes of athletes, coaches, & special supporters. What’s more, they conduct their due diligence in secret and then consistently select individuals & entire teams with records that are beyond question. We may not all agree on this year’s inductees, we all have our favorites, but when the biennial banquet rolls around we put aside our differences. We choose to conduct ourselves in the truest sense of the Tradition of Excellence, our schools motto.
Applications for the 2026 RHS-HOF cohort are being accepted.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
February 13, 2024 - Times Square
A Very Unromantic Look At A Very Wet Snow Storm
Although my goal this morning was to find a majestic photo of Times Square in a snow storm...I quickly learned the reality of the current weather conditions and found myself not so much thriving in the majesty of my surroundings but more simply trying to survive in its mundanity.
Shot on Broadway at 47th street looking east.
Time 9am.
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
New Jersey’s Ridgewood High School flag football team is the reigning champions of the league founded by the New York Jets.
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
2024 RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame Inductees Banquet:
October 26, 2024
At The Brick House, Wyckoff, NJ
Social hour will again be 6:00-7:00 PM with a sit-down dinner and induction ceremonies scheduled for 7:00 - 10:00 PM.
The class of 2024 are:
Lynne Collazo Class of 1989 CC & Track
Tyler Rhoten Class of 2002 Basketball
Kelci Smesko Class of 2012. Lacrosse
Brett Sowers Class of 1994 Lacrosse
Patricia (Putnoky) Piotrowski Class of 1996
Gymnastics as Athlete and Head Coach.
Chuck Johnson Class of 1970. Head Football Coach.
Ticketing for Reservations will be available soon through our on-line reservation portal.
Visit the RHS Athletic Hall of Fame
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
Project Arrow
Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
A collaborative effort by Ridgewood High School and the Ridgewood Public Library. The Arrow Yearbooks from 1898 through the 1940s are now online.
Digital archiving by Michael Culver, RHS 2002, and his firm 1Row.com
Mark Porro
A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
An intimate, funny and heartwarming memoir of how eldercare can be done" At 55, I gave up my carefree bachelor life to become a first-time parent to a ninety-year-old, sharp-tongued, guilt-tripping, stubborn as all get out, and yet funny lady who could barely remember my name. My mother. It’s rare for a son to take on 24/7 care giving, but I jumped in with gusto to fill Mom’s last years with love, laughter, and joy. Not always successful, but I came pretty damn close. “A Cup of Tea on the Commode” chronicles my multi-tasking adventures. My hope is to not only entertain as there are a lot of fun stories in it, but to inspire others, especially men, to find the joy in care giving. I did, and I’m a better man for it. For more information, visit
https://acupofteaonthecommode.org
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
M + A is a Lifestyle brand known for handcrafted, ethically made, modern home decor and wearable accessories. Artisanal | Small Batch | Designed in NY
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
Our Classmates
RHS Class Of 1974 Reunion
RHS Class of 1974 save the date! We are organizing our 50th Reunion (OMG!) for the weekend of September 20 to 22, 2024. Here is what the Reunion Committee has planned so far:
If you want to attend, please email us at RHS1974Reunion50@gmail.com so we can send you an invitation through RSVPify. No need to commit at this time.
James Stroker
Hope Coach
Rename your goals and make them experiments, and not goals which scare you.
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
Ross & Kathy’s podcast: You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language.
Ridgewood Library Bolger Heritage Center
Sites In The Village
A view of Franklin Ave from February 12, 1944
