Sage Ridge School

Infobox high school


image_caption = The Sage Ridge Emblem
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name= Sage Ridge School
motto = "Take the Challenge"
established = 1998
type = Private secondary and Intermediate
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faculty = (2006) 23
Head teacher = Dr. Gaye McCollum-Nickles
schoolmaster = William H. Heim
principal =
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city = Reno
state = Nevada
country = USA
free_label = Campus surroundings
free = Suburban
colors = Green and Burgundy
mascot = The Scorpion
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information = [phone]
website = http://www.sageridge.org/
footnotes

Sage Ridge is Reno, Nevada's only college preparatory school and is for grades 5-12. It offers a diverse academic environment through the teaching of various Mathematics, Science, English, History, Spanish and Latin. The curriculum is supplemented with an array of fine arts classes, including various music, art, and theater courses.

Extracurricular Activities

Athletics

In recent years, Sage Ridge's cross country team has ranked the top in the Nevada state competition in both boys and girls. Although the school focuses more on academics than athletics, Sage Ridge offers a variety of sports, including volleyball, tennis, cycling, golf, basketball, track and wrestling.

Music

*Madrigal Choir — High School and Middle School

Clubs

School clubs are a major part of the Sage Ridge community, and it is mandatory that all students join at least one club.

Current High School Clubs

*Math Club
*"The Ridge"
*Literary Arts Magazine
*Chess Club
*Science Club
*Yearbook
*Student Government
*Drama Club
*Model UN
*French Cl

tudent Organizations

The student organizations interact with one another to create Sage Ridge policies.

*Prefecture
*Honor Council — an organization consisting of a teacher-nominated, student-elected body
*Student Government
*Student Advisory Council (SAC)

Publications

*"The Ridge" — monthly school newspaper
*"The Midwife" — annual literary magazine
** 2007 Theme: "Wisdom is Wasted on the Old"
*Yearbook
** 2007 Theme: "Looking Through Tinted Windows"

External links

* [http://www.sageridge.org/ Official school site]
* [http://web.mac.com/jerrypeterson/iWeb/SRSParentssite/SRSParents.html/ Parents' Association homepage]