Sage Ridge is the only non-sectarian

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in the metropolitan area of the U.S. city of

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. It offers a diverse academic environment for grades 3 through 12 through the teaching of various mathematics,

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, Spanish and

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classes. The curriculum is supplemented with an array of fine arts classes, including various music, art and theater courses. The school is accredited by the NWAIS (Northwest Association of Independent Schools).

Campus and facilities

Sage Ridge School sits on over of land about a fabove the valley floor of Reno. It has a view of the city, which is directly north of the campus. Two buildings and portable classroom comprise the main campus, along with a multipurpose field behind the school. The three buildings, Crossbow Hall, the Webster Building and the learning cottage, have undergone extensive renovations over the last couple of years. Webster Hall houses a multipurpose room, called the Great Space, with a non-regulation sized basketball court surrounded by classrooms, the main office and the library. The Great Space is used for everything from middle school physical education to weekly school meetings. The Loft is a space for the Upper School (high school) to eat lunch and socialize with views of Mount Rose.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The school competes in the 1A and 2A division of the NIAA of the Northern Region. In recent years, Sage Ridge's cross country team has ranked top in the Nevada state competition for both boys and girls. It offers a variety of sports, including

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, cross country,

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and

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. The boys' cross country team won the 2A state championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007. It was runner-up in 2003, 2005 and 2011. The team finished fourth in 2009 and 2010. The girl's cross country team won the 2A state championships in 2007 and 2008. It was runner-up in 2006 and 2009. Both boys' and girls' track teams have had many individual state titles in events such as 100, 4x100, 400, 4x400, 800, 1600, 3200 and long jump. Three state records were set in 2007 by Nathan Chellman at the Championship meet in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters.

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships

* Cross country (boys') - 2004, 2006, 2007 * Cross country (girls') - 2007, 2008

Theater

In recent years thel drama department has presented a number of high-reaching productions of plays and musicals such as ''

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'', ''

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'', Chekhov's '' The Boor'' and ''

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'', '' Little Shop of Horrors'', '' Macbeth'', '' Oliver!'', '' Romeo and Juliet'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Battle Born''. Several drama students at have graduated to go on to study theater at drama schools and to work in drama and theater. The school's theater club attended and performed a play written especially for the experience at the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014.

Clubs

School clubs are a major part of the school. It is mandatory that every student participates in at least one club each year.

Current high school clubs

*''The Ridge'' - school newspaper *''The Prism'' - arts and literature magazine *''Yearbook'' *

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*Debate *Competitive FIRST Robotics *

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*Bridge *Art *Juicing *She's the First *Astronomy *Military History

Travel

*Every fall, the school has an outdoor education week for students. Each grade goes to a different destination to spend a week in the outdoors. The trips usually include outdoor activities such as hiking and camping.

Student organizations

Student organizations interact with one another and communicate with Sage Ridge students to create school policies. *Prefecture — a teacher-elected group of students that maintains communication between students and faculty *Honor Council — an organization consisting of a teacher-nominated, student-elected body *Student Government — student-elected representatives

Publications

*''The Ridge'' — school newspaper; updated online biweekly and in print every semester *''The Prism'' — bi-annual literary magazine * ''Vestigia'' — yearbook

References

External links

Official school web site
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