Sage Ridge School

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Sage Ridge is the only non-sectarian, independent, college preparatory school in the metropolitan area of the U.S. city of Reno, Nevada. Since 1998, Sage Ridge School has prepared students to be curious and confident citizens with great intellect and character. Academic excellence is the foundation of a Sage Ridge education, as is evidenced by the quality of faculty, student-to-teacher ratios and student academic achievements. 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).

Sage Ridge School sits on over 40 acres of land about 1,000 feet above the valley floor of Reno. It has a view of the city, which is directly north of the campus. Three buildings--The Webster Building, the Crossbow Building and the Sage Ridge School E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center--and a learning cottage comprise the main campus, along with a multipurpose field behind the school. The Webster Building, the Crossbow Building and the Sage Ridge School E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center.

The Loft in the Webster Building is a space for the Upper School (High School) to eat lunch and socialize with views of Mount Rose.

The AIM (Achieve, Innovate and Magnify) Capital Campaign is a three-phase building project to expand Sage Ridge's campus to better serve the educational and facility needs of the growing community. The first phase was the 24,000-square-foot E.L. Wiegand Student Activity Center, with the 13,000-square-foot Ernest J. Primm Gymnasium at its core. It opened for the 2023-2024 winter sports season. Future phases include an Innovation Center and a Performing Arts Theater. These three new buildings on Sage Ridge's 40-plus-acre campus will total approximately 37,000 to 47,000 square feet of competition, teaching, and learning space.

The school competes in the 1A-3A divisions of the NIAA of the Northern Region. Sage Ridge's cross country team, track & field team, and swim teams have ranked top in the Nevada state competition for both boys and girls. The school offers a variety of sports, including volleyball, cross country, swimming, golf, basketball and track and field.

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 girls' 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.

• Track & Field
  • KAT NEWMAN (2004) triple jump
  • NATHAN CHELLMAN (2006) 1600m
  • ALEX CARPENTER (2006) 3200m
  • NATHAN CHELLMAN (2007) 800m, 1600m, 3200m
  • SARAH KELLEY (2007) 1600m
  • CLAIRE KELLEY (2007) 3200m
  • NATHAN CHELLMAN (2008) 800m, 1600m
  • CLAIRE KELLEY (2008) 1600m, 3200m
  • CLAIRE KELLEY (2009) 1600m, 3200m, 4x800 relay
  • ALEXIS GARDUNO (2009) 4x800 relay
  • SARAH KELLEY (2009) 4x800 relay
  • MONICA HERRERA (2009) 4x800 relay
  • ALEXIS GARDUNO (2011) 4x800 relay
  • JOSIE SLOYAN (2011) 4x800 relay
  • OLIVIA LOWDEN (2011) 4x800 relay
  • MONICA HERRERA (2011) 4x800 relay
  • JOHN DEWALD (2013) 800m, 400m
  • ETHAN HARDACRE (2014) 4x400 relay
  • SLADE GLAVISH (2014)  4x400 relay
  • ETHAN OLESINSKI (2014) 4x400 relay
  • GARRETT HELMS (2014) 4x400 relay
  • AUDREY THOMPSON (2014) 4x100 relay
  • HANNAH SPECTOR (2014) 4x100 relay
  • SHEDY CARPENTER (2014) 4x100 relay
  • CHARLOTTE PAGE (2014) 4x100 relay
  • ETHAN HARDACRE (2015) long jump, triple jump
  • ILONA COOTE (2015) 3200m
  • ETHAN HARDACRE (2016) long jump, triple jump
  • CHARLOTTE PAGE (2016) pole vault
  • KATIE HARAN (2017) 100m
  • CHLOE HUYLER (2022) 160m, 3200m
  • ELIZABETH MULVANEY (2023) high jump
  • CALEB MULVANEY (2023) high jump
  • CHLOE HUYLER (2023) 1600m, 3200m
  • HANNAH HUYLER (2023) 800m, 4x400 relay
  • LAUREN SHERVEN (2023) 4x400 relay
  • JAZMIN MABUNDA (2023) 4x400 relay
  • BEATRICE LIWANAG (2023) 4x400 relay
  • CALEB MULVANEY (2024) long jump
  • LAUREN SHERVEN (2024) 800m, 1600m
• Swimming
  • LAURA HAYES (2010) 100 free
  • CHRIS MILLER (2014) 500 free
  • CHRIS MILLER (2015) 500 free
  • CHRIS MILLER (2016) 500 free, 200 free
  • STUART HAYES (2017) 100 back
  • MADDY LEWIS (2017) 100 breast
  • MADDY LEWIS (2018) 100 breast
  • MADDY LEWIS (2019) 100 breast
  • ZACH POWER (2022) 200 free
  • ALEX POWER (2022) 100 breast
  • ZACH POWER (2023) 100 fly, 100 free
  • ZACH POWER (2024) 100 fly
• Cross Country
  • MAT TRACHOK (2004)
  • NATHAN CHELLMAN (2006)
  • NATHAN CHELLMAN (2007)
  • CLAIRE KELLEY (2007)
  • CLAIRE KELLEY (2008)
• Golf
  • LEILA MOASSESSI (2018)
  • LEILA MOASSESSI (2019)
• Skiing
  • SLADE GLAVISH (2014)
  • LOGAN REEVES (2021)

In recent years^[when?] thel drama department has presented a number of plays and musicals such as The Mousetrap, Guys and Dolls, A Streetcar Named Desire, Chekhov's The Boor and The Seagull, Little Shop of Horrors, Macbeth, Oliver!, Romeo and Juliet, The Crucible, The Taming of the Shrew and Battle Born. Several drama student graduates have gone on to study theater at drama schools and 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.^{[citation needed]}

Most participants in Speech and Debate would agree that it is one of the most intellectually challenging, fun activities in which to participate. Students prepare for and complete at local tournaments that are hosted by the National Speech and Debate Association. In this process, students put to use all the skills they acquire at Sage Ridge: they research, organize and present arguments for both sides of an important, real-world issue. Students learn quickly how to present themselves with confidence, and they gain the invaluable ability to think on their feet and control their thoughts even as they are being cross-examined. Besides the numerous skills they gain, they also join a unique, cohesive community that values camaraderie and support at the same level it values competition.

The National Junior Classical League (NJCL) is a national organization of middle and high school students who are enrolled in a full-year classics course. At Sage Ridge, this includes Latin and Greek for students in grades 7-12. With over 50,000 members and 1,200 chapters, the NJCL is one of the largest academic youth organizations in the world. Sage Ridge is a chapter of the larger Nevada JCL, along with three other schools in Nevada.

The purpose of the National Junior Classical league, and in extension, the Nevada Junior Classical League, is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of Classical antiquity.

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

• Yearbook
• Junior Classical League
• Debate
• Competitive FIRST Robotics
• American Mathematics Competitions
• Bridge
• Art
• She's the First
• Astronomy
• Military History

• 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 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

• Vestigia — yearbook

• Official school web site