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Ridgewood Prep in Metairie is closing
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:36 am
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:36 am
It's closing tomorrow.
Parents were told last night in an e-mail.
I guess these kids will be watching movies today and tomorrow!
They are referring kids to Ecole.
I guess the school ran out of borrowing ability.
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Parents were told last night in an e-mail.
quote:
Ridgewood Preparatory School in Metairie will close its doors for good Wednesday afternoon, according to an email sent to parents late Monday.
The email, sent from headmaster Milton J. Montgomery, cited "persistent low enrollment" as the reason.
"I have examined all possible financial options to rectify the situation, but without remedy," the letter said.
I guess these kids will be watching movies today and tomorrow!
They are referring kids to Ecole.
I guess the school ran out of borrowing ability.
LINK
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Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:41 am to LSUFanHouston
RIP Golden Eagles!
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:42 am to LSUFanHouston
From the current Wikipedia article on Ridgewood:
"A FOX 8 investigation revealed that there are three tires on a school bus that are almost 15 years old. The bus takes students on field trips and the football team to games. The Tire Safety Group says that schools should remove all front bus tires after six years but under no scenario should a tire be on a bus longer than 10. The headmaster, M.J. Montgomery, Jr, wouldn't speak to FOX 8 on camera. He invited them into his office but said that their entire discussion was off the record. The only thing that they were allowed to say is that he has no comment on the issue."
Wikipedia Link Ridgewood Prep
"A FOX 8 investigation revealed that there are three tires on a school bus that are almost 15 years old. The bus takes students on field trips and the football team to games. The Tire Safety Group says that schools should remove all front bus tires after six years but under no scenario should a tire be on a bus longer than 10. The headmaster, M.J. Montgomery, Jr, wouldn't speak to FOX 8 on camera. He invited them into his office but said that their entire discussion was off the record. The only thing that they were allowed to say is that he has no comment on the issue."
Wikipedia Link Ridgewood Prep
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:43 am to LSUFanHouston
Seems one or more close every year in Metairie
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:43 am to LSUFanHouston
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They are referring kids to Ecole
I am surprised they are still around. The football stadium and field looks like it hasn’t been touched since 1995.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:45 am to LSUFanHouston
My son went there. It was a good school where kids could get a traditional education.
When Covid hit, they sent the kids home and the distance learning plan they came up with basically didn’t work and we ended up homeschooling my son out of necessity.
I basically gave a years worth of tuition and got nothing in return because of Covid. I imagine the same can be said for everyone there.
If they didn’t monopolize that situation into something positive it’s on them. I do know their headmaster was a Korean War vet.
The Korean was was fought in the 50’s.
When Covid hit, they sent the kids home and the distance learning plan they came up with basically didn’t work and we ended up homeschooling my son out of necessity.
I basically gave a years worth of tuition and got nothing in return because of Covid. I imagine the same can be said for everyone there.
If they didn’t monopolize that situation into something positive it’s on them. I do know their headmaster was a Korean War vet.
The Korean was was fought in the 50’s.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:46 am to LSUFanHouston
Seems crazy they couldn't make this decision 3 weeks ago prior to Christmas and give the parents and students Christmas break to find somewhere new.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:52 am to LSUFanHouston
My sister graduated from there in 1996. They were THE school for girls athletics in NOLA in the 1990’s.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:54 am to LSUFanHouston
Damn.. I don't know anything about this school, but usually when a school shuts down its usually at the end of the year or something. These dudes are shutting down in the middle of January.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:55 am to LSUFanHouston
Is Ridgewood the school I’m thinking of that has the huge green space behind it that they play a lot of flag football games?
Whatever school I’m thinking of was the worst private school I’ve ever seen in person. Buildings were sinking and had cracks all along the walls, broken windows, and weeds growing all over.
Sad looking little place
Whatever school I’m thinking of was the worst private school I’ve ever seen in person. Buildings were sinking and had cracks all along the walls, broken windows, and weeds growing all over.
Sad looking little place
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:57 am to LSUFanHouston
It always seemed to be the school someone went to when they failed out of another school.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 10:58 am to LSUFanHouston
The headmaster had a real estate agent there a while ago seeing how much they could get for the property.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:02 am to LSUFanHouston
That is really shitty. Basically this guy has known they were done for a while now and was hoping for some kind of miracle to happen I guess. He should have closed it when school was letting out for the summer or stated in early fall that they would be closing in December.
This post was edited on 1/10/23 at 11:19 am
Posted on 1/10/23 at 11:26 am to LSUFanHouston
private school demographic has been shrinking nationwide for 30 years and more so in NOLA metro area, no surprise.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:06 pm to LSUFanHouston
Great timing there Ridgewood Prep. 
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:43 pm to LSUFanHouston
Did the catholic schools quit expelling people? Everyone I know who went to Ridgewood did so because they got kicked out of other places
Posted on 1/10/23 at 12:58 pm to LSUFanHouston
How much was tuition at this school?
Posted on 1/10/23 at 1:09 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
Milton J. Montgomery
a Marine and good man
he didnt take any shite from his students
he just couldnt or wouldnt keep up with the times
many tried to make donations for upgrades over the years
he mostly refused...
Posted on 1/10/23 at 1:11 pm to LSUFanHouston
Am I terrible person for thinking it is funny that they couldn’t even make it to the end of the week?
If I was a teacher, I’d definitely be using one of my sick days tomorrow.
If I was a teacher, I’d definitely be using one of my sick days tomorrow.
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