River Dell High School

High school in Bergen County, New Jersey, US

River Dell High School

Address

55 Pyle Street

Oradell

Bergen County

New Jersey

07649

United States

Coordinates| 40°56′40″N 74°02′05″W﻿ / ﻿40.944425°N 74.034642°W﻿ / 40.944425; -74.034642
Information
Type| Public high school
Motto| "Dedicated to academic excellence and social responsibility."
NCES School ID| 341226000786[1]
Principal| Brian Pepe
Faculty| 89.0 FTEs[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 992 (as of 2023–24)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 11.2:1[1]
Color(s)|  Black and
gold[2]
Athletics conference| Big North Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football)
Team name| Golden Hawks[2]
Rival| Westwood Regional High School
Website| rdhs.riverdell.org

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, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located in Oradell, River Dell High School has been a four-year high school since 1994, and is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education.

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school had an enrollment of 992 students and 89.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. There were 11 students (1.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 4 (0.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

## History

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President Ronald Reagan spoke at the high school in June 1984, where he advocated on behalf of a drinking age of 21 as a minimum standard.[3]

## Awards, recognition and rankings

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During the 1997–98 school year, River Dell High School was recognized with the National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education,[4] the highest award an American school can receive.[5][6]

The school was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology.[7] The school had been ranked 104th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 27th in 2010 out of 322 schools listed.[8] The magazine ranked the school 37th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[9] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 113th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 16 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (87.5%) and language arts literacy (94.40%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[10]

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 63rd in New Jersey and 1,866th nationwide.[11]

In its 2013 report on "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast ranked the school 819th in the nation among participating public high schools and 60th among schools in New Jersey.[12]

In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 53rd in New Jersey and 1,145th in the United States.[13]

## Curriculum

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River Dell High School offers students a wide variety of college preparation, honors, and Advanced Placement courses. River Dell offers a Junior MBA program in which students are eligible to earn a scholarship after taking five business-related courses and completing a project if they intend to major in business in college.

River Dell requires every student to take three years of mathematics, two years of foreign language (French, Spanish, Italian, or Mandarin Chinese), four years of English, three years of science and three years of history. Concurrently, as required by the state of New Jersey, students must fulfill five credits in business, technology, and life-skills-related classes. The school offers 13 Advanced Placement courses, a senior internship and mentorship 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 college credits.

## Facilities and programs

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Construction was completed as the result of a 2003 referendum that approved 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 two gymnasiums. Enhancements to the library, art rooms, technology and computer labs, and athletic fields were also included.[14]

Starting with the class of 2009, each freshman has received a hybrid tablet PC-notebook computer for use during their four years of high school. In June before the 2008–09 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 PCs that were given out with a traditional laptop computer.[15]

## Extracurricular activities

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### Athletics

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The River Dell Regional High School Golden Hawks[2] compete in the Big North Conference, which is comprised 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).[16] The school had previously competed in the Bergen County Scholastic League (BCSL) American Conference, which included schools in Bergen and Hudson counties.[17][18] With 803 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 III North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 700 to 884 students.[22] The school colors are black and gold.[2]

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for joint cooperative boys / girls swimming teams with Westwood Regional High School. The school also hosts a co-op ice hockey team that includes Emerson Junior-Senior High School and Westwood. These co-op programs operate under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.[23]

The school won the NJSIAA's 2015-16 Group III ShopRite Cup, having won first-place finishes in girls volleyball, both boys and girls winter track, and boys spring track and field, a second-place finish in football, third place in boys cross country, fourth in girls cross country, and having no disqualifications in the fall or spring seasons.[24]

The football team was awarded the sectional championship by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1961 (as co-champion), 1964, 1967 (co-champion), 1970, 1971 and 1972 (co-champion).[25] Since the playoff system was introduced in 1974, the team has won the North I Group II state sectional championships in 1985, 1987 and 2007, and won the North II Group III title in 2016 and 2017.[26] The 1985 team finished the season with an 11–0 record after winning the North I Group II state sectional title with a 41–0 win against Emerson Junior-Senior High School in the championship game.[27] The 1987 team used their size to contain Hawthorne High School in the championship game to win the North I Group II state sectional title and finish the season at 11–0.[28] 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.[29][30] The River Dell football team went undefeated in the BCSL American Division losing in the state sectional semi-finals to Jefferson Township High School. River Dell's 2009 football team played Ramsey High School for the North I, Group II state sectional championships at Giants Stadium, losing by a score of 36–10.[31] After three consecutive losses in section finals, the football team won the North I, Group III state sectional title in 2016 with a 26–20 overtime win in the tournament final against Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.[32] The team won its second consecutive title—and the program's fifth—in 2017, with a 28–7 win at MetLife Stadium in the North I Group III state sectional championship game against top-seeded Ramapo High School, a team that had beaten River Dell by a score of 23–20 earlier in the regular season.[33][34] The school has had a football rivalry since 1976 with Westwood Regional High School called the "Bird Bowl", in which the winner receives a trophy with a football inside of a bird cage. Westwood leads the series with an overall record of 20-18 through the 2017 season. NJ.com listed the rivalry as 28th on its 2017 list "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football".[35]

The boys soccer team finished the 1967 season with a record of 16-1-2 after winning the Group III state championship with a 3–2 win against runner-up North Plainfield High School in the finals of the tournament.[36][37]

The wrestling team won the North I Group III state sectional championship in 1985 and the North I Group II title in 2008[38] The varsity wrestling team won the 2009 BCSL American Division championship.

The girls volleyball team won the Group II state championship in 1987 (against runner-up Hawthorne High School in the final match of the playoffs), 1993 (vs. Dumont High School), 1998 (vs. Westwood Regional High School), 2011 (vs. Sterling High School), 2014 (vs. Ramapo High School), 2015 (vs. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest) and 2017 (vs. NV Demarest). The program's seven state group titles are tied for seventh-most in the state.[39]

The 1994 softball team finished the season with a record of 29-4 after winning the Group II state championship by defeating Clearview Regional High School by a score of 9–2 in the playoff finals.[40][41]

The field hockey team won the North I Group III state sectional title in 1995.[42]

The girls' soccer team finished the season with a record of 21-2-1, winning the BCSL championship, the 2006 North I, Group II state sectional title and defeated Haddonfield Memorial High School by a score of 1–0 to win the Group II state championship in the team's first ever finals.[43][44]

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.[45]

The school's cross country running program, has been led for many years by coach Bill Keith. The girls team has won two Bergen County Group Championships (1983-Group III, 1985-Group II) and two league titles (1984-NBIL, 2000-BCSL American). The boys team won the Bergen 2 title in 1987 and captured the Bergen Group III Championship in 1999, 2000, and 2002, with the school's lone state sectional title coming in 1999. The team also dominated the BCSL American Division in the 2000s, with titles in '00, '02, '03, and '05. The boys team had 17 consecutive dual meet wins in the 1999 and 2000 seasons, and in 2000 recorded the lowest score in the league championship meet (30) in 35 years.[46]

The girls' outdoor track and field team won the Group II state championship in 2013.[47]

The girls track team won the indoor track Group II state championship in 2015 and 2016.[48] The boys team won the Group II title in 2016.[49]

The boys track team won the Group III spring / outdoor track state championship in 2015 and the Group II title in 2016.[50]

The school instituted a random drug testing program for all students participating in any and all extra curricular activities and/or sports. River Dell was one of three schools in New Jersey that received a grant of $43,100 in 2008 from the Office of National Drug Control Policy towards the cost of operating the program, which detected two students with drugs in their system and another student who had been using alcohol among the 77 students test in the 2007–08 school year.[51]

### Clubs

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River Dell offers 47 extracurricular clubs ranging from Dance to Marching Band to Media Club to Debate. Its Chemistry Olympics A and B teams placed 11th and 9th in 2009.

River Dell is noted for its yearly play and musical. River Dell has put on its own rendition of the Greek Mythology Olympiaganza and the musical Willy Wonka. In previous years, River Dell has put on performances of Grease, The Wiz, Beauty and the Beast, High School Musical, Into the Woods and Guys and Dolls. More recent production include "The Addams Family", "Chicago", and the 2021 musical "Mamma Mia!". Students are placed based on auditions.

River Dell select choir, currently under the direction of Jeffery Wilson, has been frequently adjudicated and has won numerous awards, including gold awards at the New York Choral Festival in 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2010. Three of those festivals were located in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the other was in Carnegie Hall. Every year, the choir features members who participate in Bergen County, all-region, all state, and all-Eastern chorus. Previous director was Kathryn Zintel, who is now only teaching at River Dell Middle School.

The River Dell Marching Band (RDMB) is currently under supervision of Michael O'Reilly. In past years, the band has performed the music of Fusion: The Music of Cirque du Soleil, Steely Dan, Sound's of Santana, James Brown, the Who, and the Nightmare Before Christmas. The band has earned two first-place finishes, while capturing several caption awards including three best percussion awards. The band plays in various parades and festivals throughout the country. The band's more previous shows have included "Little Shop of Horrors", "Espionage" and "Carnival '19". The 2020-2021 program is "The Best of RDMB" featuring music from past shows such as "Tommy", "Espionage", and "Little Shop of Horrors".

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 2001–02 school year. They repeated this feat again in 2010.[citation needed]

## Administration

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The school's principal is Brian Pepe. His core administration team includes two assistant principals.[52]

## Notable alumni

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See also: Category:River Dell Regional High School alumni

* Joanna Angel (born 1980), alternative adult film actress[53]
* Ginny Capicchioni, lacrosse goaltender who was the first woman to compete in the National Lacrosse League[54]
* Frank Capsouras (born 1947), weightlifter who represented the United States in the men's heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics[55]
* Joe DiPietro (born 1961), playwright, lyricist and author[56]
* Jack "CourageJD" Dunlop (born 1994), YouTuber, commentator and streamer, who is a content creator for and co-owner of 100 Thieves[57]
* Paul J. Fishman (born 1957, class of 1974), United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey[58]
* Steve Goepel (born 1949), former football player and coach[59]
* Louise Gonnerman (born 1947), former professional tennis player[60]
* Bill Parcells (born 1941), former NFL Head Coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys and Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Miami Dolphins[61]
* Billy Paultz (born 1948), former ABA and NBA player for 13 seasons, who played for five of those seasons with the New York Nets[62][63]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e School data for River Dell Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d River Dell Regional High School, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
3. ^ Weisman, Steven R. "Reagan Calls For Drinking Age Of 21", The New York Times, June 21, 1984. Accessed October 16, 2017. "President Reagan got a glimpse of a New Jersey high school's program to combat drunken driving today and called for a nationwide minimum drinking age of 21.... Mr. Reagan addressed this issue in his appearance at River Dell High School in Oradell, N.J."
4. ^ National Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982 Through 2019 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed September 1, 2024.
5. ^ "CIBA cited as one of the best by Education Department", Journal Inquirer, November 16, 2006. "The Blue Ribbon award is given only to schools that reach the top 10 percent of their state's testing scores over several years or show significant gains in student achievement. It is considered the highest honor a school can achieve."
6. ^ "Viers Mill School Wins Blue Ribbon; School Scored High on Statewide Test", The Washington Post. September 29, 2005 "For their accomplishments, all three schools this month earned the status of Blue Ribbon School, the highest honor the U.S. Education Department can bestow upon a school."
7. ^ Staff. "Top Schools Alphabetical List 2014", New Jersey Monthly, September 2, 2014. Accessed September 5, 2014.
8. ^ Staff. "The Top New Jersey High Schools: Alphabetical", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2012.
9. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed June 9, 2011.
10. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010–2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed March 4, 2012.
11. ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: River Dell Regional High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 11, 2011.
12. ^ Streib, Lauren. "America's Best High Schools", The Daily Beast, May 6, 2013. Accessed May 9, 2013.
13. ^ River Dell Regional High School, U.S. News & World Report. Accessed February 20, 2025. "All Rankings #1,145 in National Rankings #53 in New Jersey High Schools"
14. ^ School board election guide: River Dell Regional, The Record, April 13, 2006
15. ^ River Dell to Continue Student Laptop Program, The Record, June 11, 2008.
16. ^ League & Conference Officers/Affiliated Schools 2020-2021, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
17. ^ New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association League Memberships – 2009–2010, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 24, 2011. Accessed November 23, 2014.
18. ^ School Info, Bergen County Scholastic League American Division, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 6, 2009. Accessed August 29, 2011.
19. ^ NJSIAA General Public School Classifications 2019–2020, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 20, 2020.
20. ^ Cooper, Darren. "Here's what we know about the new Super Football Conference 2020 schedule", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference (SFC) is a 112-team group, the largest high school football-only conference in America, and is comprised of teams from five different counties."
21. ^ Cooper, Darren. "NJ football: Super Football Conference revised schedules for 2020 regular season", The Record, July 23, 2020. Accessed March 22, 2021. "The Super Football Conference has 112 teams that will play across 20 divisions."
22. ^ NJSIAA Football Public School Classifications 2024–2026, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated September 2024. Accessed September 1, 2024.
23. ^ NJSIAA Winter Cooperative Sports Programs, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 1, 2020.
24. ^ 13th Annual ShopRite Cup 2015–2016 Final Standings, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed October 20, 2020.
25. ^ Conrad, JJ; and Iseman, Chris. "NJ HS football championships: How past finalists fared", The Record, November 27, 2016. "Although the state established the current playoff format in 1974, titles have been awarded for decades. Here are the most decorated North Jersey teams playing for a title this weekend, listed by their state championship totals:.... River Dell (9): 1961 (co-champs), 1964, 1967 (co-champs), 1970, 1971, 1972 (co-champs), 1985, 1987, 2007"
26. ^ NJSIAA Football History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
27. ^ Pringle, Kenneth. "The clock strikes midnight for Elmwood Park", The Herald-News, December 15, 1985. Accessed December 26, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "Elmwood Park gave up 72 points in its first 11 games. In the 12th game the Crusaders gave up 41 and so ended their Cinderella season. Elmwood Park ran smack into offensive powerhouse River Dell (11-0) and was stopped in its bid for the North Jersey Section 1, Group 2 championship, 41-0, Saturday."
28. ^ Czerwinski, Mark J. "Hawthorne has big problem with River Dell's size", The Record, December 6, 1987. Accessed February 7, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "A football coach tries to avoid tinkering with his lineup entering a state championship game, but River Dell's Greg Toal had little choice yesterday against Hawthorne.... The moves proved to be strokes of genius as River Dell edged the Bears, 7-6, to win the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2, North Section 1 title.... The Golden Hawks (11-0) relied on their size advantage up front to hold the Hawthorne offense in check through most of the first half."
29. ^ Gross, Andrew. "Stingy Golden Hawks hold off PV", The Record, December 2, 2007. Accessed December 5, 2007. "So River Dell – 6–4 last season and 3–7 in 2005 – completed a 12–0 season, allowing just 28 points."
30. ^ 2007 Football - North I, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed December 3, 2007.
31. ^ Kinney, Mike. "Ramsey 36, River Dell 10", The Star-Ledger, December 4, 2009. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Paced by the brilliant running of senior halfback Zach Donnarumma, Ramsey shook off a long TD run by River Dell on the game's second play, rolling to a 36–10 victory last night for the NJSIAA/Gatorade North Jersey, Section 1, Group 2 championship before a crowd of 8,018 at Giants Stadium."
32. ^ Stypulkoski, Matt. "River Dell ends sectional final woes with overtime win over Old Tappan", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 3, 2016. Accessed December 8, 2016. "After three straight heartbreaks in the sectional final, River Dell finally found championship success on Saturday night, as it downed Old Tappan in overtime, 26–20, in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 final at MetLife Stadium."
33. ^ Conrad, JJ. "River Dell captures second straight N1G3 title, defeats Ramapo", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 2, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2017. "From there, River Dell rolled, putting the finishing touches on a 28–7 victory, avenging a regular season loss to Ramapo, to claim its second straight North 1, Group 3 sectional title at MetLife Stadium.... The Golden Hawks used a dominant defensive effort (three turnovers) to avenge a regular season loss to Ramapo and defeat the Green Raiders, 28–7, in Saturday's North 1, Group 3 final. Appearing in its fifth consecutive sectional final, River Dell claimed its fifth championship in program history."
34. ^ "Football - 2017 NJSIAA North 1, Group 3 Playoffs", NJ.com. Accessed December 3, 2017.
35. ^ Stypulkoski, Matt. "Ranking the 31 fiercest rivalries in N.J. HS football", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2017, updated May 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2020. "28-River Dell vs. Westwood - The prize for winning the Bird Bowl Rivalry? A bird cage trophy with a football inside. This Bergen County rivalry between the Westwood Cardinals and River Dell Hawks has been played annually since 1976.... All-time series: Westwood leads, 20-18"
36. ^ NJSIAA History of Boys Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
37. ^ "Golden Hawks Capture group 3 Soccer Crown", The Record, November 25, 1967. Accessed December 15, 2020, via Newspapers.com. "River Dell captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 soccer championship yesterday by defeating North Plainfield, 3-2. The Golden Hawks, who finished the season with a 16-1-2 record, tallied in each of the first three periods before North Plainfield scored two quick goals."
38. ^ NJSIAA Wrestling Team Championship History, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2021.
39. ^ NJSIAA Girls Volleyball Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
40. ^ Softball Championship History 1972–2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated July 2023. Accessed April 1, 2024.
41. ^ Davidoff, Ken. "Riyer Dell stops Clearview in final", The Record, June 12, 1994. Accessed January 24, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Saturday night, River Dell was a winner. The Hawks pounced on Clearview's mistakes and came through with clutch play in every department to defeat the Pioneers, 9-2, and capture the State Group 2 softball championship."
42. ^ History of NJSIAA Field Hockey Championships, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
43. ^ NJSIAA History of Girls Soccer, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
44. ^ Narducci, Marc. "This one is a heartbreaker for Haddonfield The Bulldogs fell, 1–0, to River Dell, which got an early goal and then put a lid on Bulldogs star Maggie Lupinski.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 2006. Accessed June 19, 2012. "That was the fate of the Haddonfield girls' soccer team yesterday as the Bulldogs lost to River Dell, 1–0, in the Group 2 state championship at the College of New Jersey.... An example of how Haddonfield controlled much of the play is the fact that the Bulldogs had 11 corner kicks, compared to just three for River Dell, which finished 21-2-1 while playing in its first state final."
45. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - North I, Group II, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed July 25, 2007.
46. ^ Paul Schwartz's All Time Lists. Accessed August 29, 2011.
47. ^ NJSIAA Girls Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
48. ^ Girls Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1981-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
49. ^ Boys Winter Track and Field Championship History: 1922-2023, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, updated November 2023. Accessed February 1, 2024.
50. ^ NJSIAA Boys Spring Track Summary of Group Titles, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed May 1, 2023.
51. ^ Kindergan, Ashley. "Random drug tests at River Dell High School boosted by federal dollars", The Record, June 8, 2008. "River Dell Superintendent Patrick Fletcher said the money will fund better testing that can detect smaller amounts of drugs and alcohol in students' systems. River Dell is one of at least three high schools in northern New Jersey to start up random drug testing programs last year."
52. ^ Building Administration, River Dell Regional High School. Accessed December 22, 2024.
53. ^ Levin, Eric. "A Woman on Top", New Jersey Monthly, January 2008. Accessed February 6, 2021. "Joanna (real name) Angel (stage name) grew up in an orthodox Jewish family, graduated from Riverdell High School in Oradell, and earned a BA in English from Rutgers in 2003."
54. ^ Roberts, Jeff. "Oradell's Ginny Capicchioni first woman on men's USA lacrosse team", The Record, April 12, 2011. Accessed July 29, 2015. "The Oradell resident knows what awaits her and Team USA next month at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague.... Capicchioni never played lacrosse at River Dell, which did not field a girls program at the time."
55. ^ Twersky, Marty. "New Jersey Sports; No Hero's Welcome", The New York Times, January 27, 1973. Accessed January 18, 2020. "An all‐round athlete at River Dell High School in Oradell, N. J., Capsouras was known more for his wrestling than his weight lifting. In his senior year, he placed third in the Jersey wrestling championships, and received several scholarship offers."
56. ^ Klein, Alvin. "In Person; Family, Faith, Food and Fun", The New York Times, October 11, 1998. Accessed October 16, 2017. "'Since I was a kid, I was the class clown,' Mr. DiPietro said. 'I wasn't cool. I wasn't the jock. I made them laugh, and that was always a way to get people to like me.' Before Rutgers, he attended Oradell Public School and River Dell junior and senior high schools."
57. ^ TWIRD Season 7 Finale, June 12, 2020, retrieved February 24, 2024 7:35LH
58. ^ Ryan, Joe. "U.S. attorney nominee has more than a decade of experience as a prosecutor", The Star-Ledger, June 14, 2009. Accessed January 18, 2016. "Fishman graduated in 1974 from River Dell High School, where, according to the yearbook, he had been on the math team and soccer team and was editor of the school newspaper, the Ridellion."
59. ^ Steve Goepel, The Pro Football Archives. Accessed December 10, 2018. "Born: 1/22/1949 Teaneck, NJ; High School: River Dell (Oradell, NJ)"
60. ^ Kurland, Bob. "Louise Gonnerman Enters Big Time", The Record, July 14, 1964. Accessed November 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "But this time it looks as though the River Dell High School senior will break the pattern. 'I love to play tennis,' declared Louise as she prepared applications for the Pennsylvania Grass Court and Delaware tournaments at her River Edge apartment."
61. ^ Puma, Mike. Parcells made struggling franchises into winners, ESPN.com. Accessed October 11, 2006. "When he entered River Dell High School in 1955, Parcells was one of the biggest kids in his class at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds."
62. ^ Roberts, Jeff. "Where are they now? Billy Paultz of River Edge", The Record, December 21, 2010. Accessed June 27, 2011. "Paultz would play 15 professional seasons, and his teams made the playoffs each year. The 6-foot-11 center was selected to the ABA's All-Time Team in 1997 after three All-Star appearances and a 1974 championship with the New York Nets. Not bad for a kid from River Dell High School who didn't play until he was a senior in 1966."
63. ^ Billy Paultz player profile, Basketball Reference. Accessed December 5, 2006.

## External links

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* River Dell Regional High School website
* River Dell Athletics Website
* School Performance Report for River Dell Regional High School, New Jersey Department of Education
* School Data for the River Dell Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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Big North Conference (NJSIAA)

Bergen
County|

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* Bergen Tech
* Bergenfield
* Cliffside Park
* Dumont
* Dwight Morrow
* Fair Lawn
* Fort Lee
* Hackensack
* Indian Hills
* Mahwah
* Northern Highlands
* Northern Valley-Demarest
* Northern Valley-Old Tappan
* Paramus
* Pascack Hills
* Pascack Valley
* Ramapo
* Ramsey
* Ridgefield Park
* Ridgewood
* River Dell
* Teaneck
* Tenafly
* Westwood

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non-public|

* Academy of the Holy Angels
* Bergen Catholic
* Don Bosco Prep
* Immaculate Heart Academy
* Paramus Catholic
* Saint Joseph Regional

Passaic
County|

| public|

* Clifton
* Eastside (Paterson)
* Kennedy (Paterson)
* Lakeland
* Passaic Tech
* Passaic
* Passaic Valley
* Wayne Hills
* Wayne Valley
* West Milford

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non-public|

* DePaul Catholic

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North Jersey Super Football Conference (NJSIAA)

United Red|

* Bergen Catholic High School
* Don Bosco Preparatory High School
* Paramus Catholic High School
* Saint Joseph Regional High School
* St. Peter's Preparatory School

United White|

* Delbarton School
* DePaul Catholic High School
* Pope John XXIII Regional High School
* Seton Hall Preparatory School

United Blue|

* Hudson Catholic Regional High School
* Immaculata High School
* Immaculate Conception High School (Montclair)
* Morris Catholic High School

Liberty Red|

* Bayonne High School
* East Side High School (Newark)
* Irvington High School
* Kearny High School
* North Bergen High School
* Union City High School

Liberty White|

* Barringer High School
* Bloomfield High School
* East Orange Campus High School
* Livingston High School
* Montclair High School
* West Orange High School

Liberty Blue|

* Clifton High School
* Eastside High School (Paterson)
* John F. Kennedy High School (Paterson)
* Passaic County Technical Institute
* Passaic High School
* Teaneck High School

Freedom Red|

* Hackensack High School
* Northern Highlands Regional High School
* Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan
* Ridgewood High School
* Wayne Hills High School
* Wayne Valley High School

Freedom White|

* Belleville High School
* Columbia High School
* Millburn High School
* Nutley High School
* Orange High School
* West Side High School (Newark)

Freedom Blue|

* Morris Knolls High School
* Morristown High School
* Mount Olive High School
* Randolph High School
* Roxbury High School
* West Morris Central High School

Patriot Red|

* Bergenfield High School
* Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest
* Pascack Valley High School
* Paramus High School
* Ramapo High School
* River Dell Regional High School

Patriot White|

* Chatham High School
* Montville High School
* Morris Hills High School
* Parsippany Hills High School
* West Essex High School
* West Morris Mendham High School

Patriot Blue|

* Lakeland Regional High School
* Jefferson Township High School
* Passaic Valley Regional High School
* Sparta High School
* Vernon Township High School
* West Milford High School

American Red|

* Dumont High School
* Mahwah High School
* Pascack Hills High School
* Ramsey High School
* Ridgefield Park High School
* Westwood Regional High School

American White|

* Hackettstown High School
* High Point Regional High School
* Kittatinny Regional High School
* Lenape Valley Regional High School
* Newton High School

American Blue|

* Hanover Park High School
* Kinnelon High School
* Madison High School
* Mountain Lakes High School
* Parsippany High School
* Pequannock Township High School

National Red|

* Central High School (Newark)
* Hoboken High School
* Lincoln High School (Newark)
* Malcolm X Shabazz High School (Newark)
* Henry Snyder High School (Newark)

National White|

* Cedar Grove High School
* James Caldwell High School
* Newark Collegiate Academy
* Verona High School
* Weequahic High School (Newark)

National Blue|

* Boonton High School
* Hopatcong High School
* North Warren Regional High School
* Sussex County Technical School
* Wallkill Valley Regional High School
* Whippany Park High School

Ivy Red|

* Bergen Tech
* Cliffside Park High School
* William L. Dickinson High School (Jersey City)
* James J. Ferris High School (Jersey City)
* Fort Lee High School
* Memorial High School (West New York)

Ivy White|

* Dover High School
* Dwight Morrow High School (Englewood)
* Fair Lawn High School
* Glen Ridge High School
* Indian Hills High School
* Tenafly High School

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Geographic|

* NCES

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