Cedar Ridge High School (New Jersey)

Cedar Ridge High School is a defunct public high school in Old Bridge Township, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, that opened in 1968 and closed in June 1994.

The school opened in 1968 as part of an effort to address overcrowding at Madison Township High School.^[1] Old Bridge High School opened in September 1994 and was formed from the merger of Cedar Ridge High School and Madison Central High School, which were the two existing high schools in Old Bridge Township.^[2]

The school had an enrollment of 1,150 in the 1990-1991 school year, slightly less than the student body at Madison Central.^[3]

Athletics

The school's football team had a prefect 9-0 season in 1973 -- one of three winning seasons in 25 year -- and was recognized by the NJSIAA as the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional champion.^[1] The team was ranked second in the state by The Star-Ledger.^[4]

The girls' gymnastics team won the team state championship in 1983 and 1984.^[5]

The boys' cross country team won the Group III state championship in 1990 and 1991.^[6]

Notable alumni

Junot Díaz (born 1968), Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and fiction editor at Boston Review.^[7]
Franklin Lawson, retired soccer player who played professionally in the American Soccer League and the United Soccer League.^[8]
Caren Lissner, novelist, essayist and newspaper editor, whose published novels include Carrie Pilby (2003).^[9]
Vitamin C (born 1972), singer / songwriter best known for her song Graduation (Friends Forever) and actress who appeared in the 1988 film Hairspray.^[10]

References

1 2 Haley, John. "Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)", The Star-Ledger, November 28, 2013. Accessed November 7, 2017. "To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge."
↑ Sargeant, Keith. "7:30 p.m. – A high school sports powerhouse e-merges slowly", Home News Tribune, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 23, 1999. Accessed November 7, 2017. "When Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in September 1994, most observers agreed that the Knights would rule the local sports scene."
↑ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Old Bridge", The New York Times, April 21, 1991. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Cedar Ridge High has 1,150 students and Madison Central High School has 1,210, allowing the schools to offer a wide variety of advanced placement courses. According to the Dr. Korshalla, the average class scores on state-mandated proficiency tests in reading and mathematics are constantly in the 90th percentile."
↑ Schneider, Jeremy. "THE VOTES ARE IN: Who made it to Old Bridge's Mount Rushmore?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 31, 2017. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Art Barnes, Cedar Ridge football coachThe second football coach in Cedar Ridge history, he led the Cougars to their best season ever when it went 9-0 in 1973 and finished No. 2 in the state according to The Star-Ledger."
↑ History of NJSIAA Girls Gymnastics, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 7, 2017.
↑ XC GROUP TEAM CHAMPIONS_1.pdf NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 7, 2017.
↑ Cutler, Jacquline. "Junot Diaz: 'This is How You Lose Her'", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2012. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born in the Dominican Republic, Diaz lived in Old Bridge, and graduated from Cedar Ridge High School and Rutgers University."
↑ GPC Jaguar Women's Soccer: Coaches, Georgia Perimeter College. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Franklin Lawson enters his tenth year as assistant coach of Georgia Perimeter College women's soccer program. A native of New Jersey, Lawson was a second team All-State player at Cedar Ridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey."
↑ Dougher, Jamie. "Local writer will share her experiences, advice", Suburban News, July 3, 2003. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Caren Lissner, a former Old Bridge resident and graduate of Cedar Ridge High School, recently wrote what critics are calling 'the anti-chick-lit novel.'"
↑ "Jersey Girl Scores Major Gig For Nickelodeon", WSJO. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Colleen grew up just over the Monmouth County border in Old Bridge (the same town that produced Brian O'Halloran - Dante of Clerks and Clerks II fame), graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in 1987, and about a year after her graduation found herself on the big screen playing Amber Von Tussle in the 1988 hit movie Hairspray."

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[Football-1] 1 2 Haley, John. "Presenting the 50-year history of Old Bridge football (Madison Township/Madison Central, Cedar Ridge, Old Bridge)", The Star-Ledger, November 28, 2013. Accessed November 7, 2017. "To alleviate the population problem, a second high school in town opened in 1968 - Cedar Ridge."

[2] Sargeant, Keith. "7:30 p.m. – A high school sports powerhouse e-merges slowly", Home News Tribune, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 23, 1999. Accessed November 7, 2017. "When Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in September 1994, most observers agreed that the Knights would rule the local sports scene."

[3] Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Old Bridge", The New York Times, April 21, 1991. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Cedar Ridge High has 1,150 students and Madison Central High School has 1,210, allowing the schools to offer a wide variety of advanced placement courses. According to the Dr. Korshalla, the average class scores on state-mandated proficiency tests in reading and mathematics are constantly in the 90th percentile."

[4] Schneider, Jeremy. "THE VOTES ARE IN: Who made it to Old Bridge's Mount Rushmore?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 31, 2017. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Art Barnes, Cedar Ridge football coachThe second football coach in Cedar Ridge history, he led the Cougars to their best season ever when it went 9-0 in 1973 and finished No. 2 in the state according to The Star-Ledger."

[5] History of NJSIAA Girls Gymnastics, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 7, 2017.

[6] XC GROUP TEAM CHAMPIONS_1.pdf NJSIAA Boys Cross Country State Group Champions, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed November 7, 2017.

[7] Cutler, Jacquline. "Junot Diaz: 'This is How You Lose Her'", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 23, 2012. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born in the Dominican Republic, Diaz lived in Old Bridge, and graduated from Cedar Ridge High School and Rutgers University."

[8] GPC Jaguar Women's Soccer: Coaches, Georgia Perimeter College. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Franklin Lawson enters his tenth year as assistant coach of Georgia Perimeter College women's soccer program. A native of New Jersey, Lawson was a second team All-State player at Cedar Ridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey."

[9] Dougher, Jamie. "Local writer will share her experiences, advice", Suburban News, July 3, 2003. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Caren Lissner, a former Old Bridge resident and graduate of Cedar Ridge High School, recently wrote what critics are calling 'the anti-chick-lit novel.'"

[10] "Jersey Girl Scores Major Gig For Nickelodeon", WSJO. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Colleen grew up just over the Monmouth County border in Old Bridge (the same town that produced Brian O'Halloran - Dante of Clerks and Clerks II fame), graduated from Cedar Ridge High School in 1987, and about a year after her graduation found herself on the big screen playing Amber Von Tussle in the 1988 hit movie Hairspray."