John Riccobono

In Class

Music plays an important role at Northridge. And there are many opportunities for students to perform for parents and classmates throughout the year. Our programs are designed to help students build listening skills, collaboration skills, and leadership skills.

Shane Ayers
Matthew Marsland
Joseph Lechner

Northridge Drama Club offers students the opportunity to perform in upwards of two shows a year. In a typical year, we have a play in the Fall and a musical in the Spring. This year, however, our musical will be in mid-January. Our on-stage actors do more than act, however, they also sing, learn choreography, performs swordfights, etc. Beyond the opportunity to perform on stage, Northridge Drama offers the unique opportunity to gain hands on technical, logistical, and carpentry experience as part of our stage crew, without which the show couldn't go on.

John Macfarlane

Fridays

The Northridge Men’s Chorus performs in concerts, at basketball games, at Dinner at the Ridge, and other large events. More than just an acapella group, members will also learn to perform four-part harmonies with a wide range of music, both traditional and contemporary. Men’s Chorus is a for-credit class that meets before school 2 days/week and at lunch 1 day/week.

Aric Diamond

The Northridge Poetry Club provides a space for students to discuss, recite, and compose poetry with their peers. We meet every Tuesday during lunch in Room 201. Our big event of the year is the Bard Competition, and we plan to submit original works of poetry to regional competitions as well.

Andre Mendoza

The String Ensembles meets two days a week before school, open to students with two or more years of experience playing a string instrument – violin, cello, viola or bass. Students explore works from the classical repertoire, and depending on the size of the group may be combined with some band instruments. The string ensemble performs twice a year at our annual concerts and at other events such as our annual fundraising event: Dinner at the Ridge.

Mr. Robert Rey

In Class

The yearbook course brings together a group of student leaders who document the life of the school over the course of the year. Students take responsibility for theme, lay-out, writing, photography, graphic design, and editing of the school yearbook.

The levels of this course are taught together, and students in the more advanced levels of the course take greater responsibility for leading and directing the work of creating the yearbook.