I'm a little late to the party but I did want to congratulate Chris Duflocq for being elected to the RHS Athletic Hall of Fame. He was part of the class of 2008 and joins fellow class of 1977 members Becky Deetz and Paul Ferraro. Unfortunately, if you follow the link you won't see Chris's photo or career highlights as the webmaster is even later to the party than I am. RHS is trying to provide a sense of the history of Ridgewood High School to their current students by efforts such as the Hall of Fame, and one other you won't find on their web site but will see if you ever visit RHS, that is, the Wall of Distinguished Alumni near the main entrance. This long overdue recognition really points out what everybody knows but doesn't always realize until they have graduated: brains and citizenship count just as much as athletics in the grand scheme of things, probably more so. It just doesn't seem that way with all the adulation we bestow upon our jocks, sometimes at the expense of people working quietly in the background to make things better for us all.
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Paul,
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy seeing your posts about Ridgewood and RHS. Your thoughts about Distinguished Alumni and the Athletic Hall of Fame are right on the money but we all know what a sports crazed world we live in. We are very fortunate to have a Principal at RHS (Jack Lorenz) who really cares about the school, the students, and the history of the school. He has embraced the Hall of Fame and established the recognition of Distinguished Alumni.
With the recently passed $38 million dollar bond issue there are going to be some more changes to our alma mater including some for us "ex-jocks" including a 8 lane 400 meter track and field complex at BF. You might have to come back and run in an alumni meet!
Tom
Paul,
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention; Chris Duflocq's Hall of Fame Picture and Biography are up on the Ridgewood Board of Education Website with the other Class of 2008 Inductees.
Tom