15 Sets Of Twins Graduated From Ridgewood High School Last Week. Here They Are

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Members of the Ridgewood High School class of 2024, which graduated last Wednesday, often found themselves seeing double. That's because among the 419 members of the graduating class, there were 15 sets of twins.

Approximately 31.1 of every 1,000 births in the U.S. are twins, according to Forbes, or around 3 out every 100 births. But there is a twins community in Bergen County. There's even a "Twins' Mothers Club of Bergen County" on Facebook.

In the RHS class of '24, the number was closer to 7 percent, more than double the national rate.

So how'd that happen?

"No theories," said a school spokesperson.

Last year, 11 sets of twins graduated from Northern Highlands High School in Allendale, which draws kids from Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, and Upper Saddle River.

Twin birth rates are on the rise worldwide, experts say. They say that technologies that assist reproduction, such as in vitro fertilization, are a major factor.

The 15 sets of Ridgewood twins are, in alphabetical order:

Anthony and Maria Alters
Cameron and Morgan Anderson
Alexandra and Jake Bandel
Hope and Kelie Brussel
Christopher and Kimberly Cassidy
Anais and Elsa Friedrich
Jacqueline and Jason Groehnert
Hamin and Damin Kang
Ryan and Zachary Kranz
Juliet and Renee Peters
Charlotte and Henry Rivera
Charlotte and Ella Sands
Finley and Owen Scott
Mark and Heidi Shiroshita
Anneli and Henry Summerville

Read more about local schools here.

See a video of the Ridgewood High School graduation ceremony here.