About Mr. Ragusa Mr. Ragusa enters his eleventh year teaching Science at Neuqua Valley High School. Mr. Ragusa graduated from the University of Illinois – Urbana / Champaign in May of 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in Chemistry. While at the University of Illinois, he also worked in a research lab focusing on applications with nanotechnology.
Having grown up in Naperville, Mr. Ragusa is an alum of Neuqua Valley who participated in the Music Program and competed for the Track & Field Team. Mr. Ragusa now coaches Track & Field for Neuqua Valley and his teams have earned three top-3 finishes in the state during Mr. Ragusa's coaching career, including a state championship in 2018. Mr. Ragusa was awarded the A+ Award for February of 2016. Mr. Ragusa is married to a former chemistry teacher (Mary) and has two sons (Tommy & Sam). Yes, his mother works in the NVHS library. Outside of school Mr. Ragusa enjoys several hobbies that include wood-working projects, photography, the outdoors, and pole vaulting. |
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