All posts by Elaine Van Develde

Retro RFH Slam Dunk of a Cheer

The boys of RFH's cheerleading squad for the Student-Faculty Basketball Game in 1976. Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot
The boys of RFH’s cheerleading squad for the Student-Faculty Basketball Game in 1976.
Photo/RFH yearbook screenshot

A double-dose special basketball court cheer reprise, because the RFH champs are at it again … and this is a real slam dunk!

Yes, it’s basketball season at RFH. And on March 6, the RFH Boys Basketball team became the state Central Group II Sectional champs. Now, that win earned some major cheers. But, have you ever seen a lovelier bunch of cheerleaders as the guys in this classic?

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Prosecutor: Accident Claims Life of Pedestrian; Investigation Ensues

A fatal accident on early Thursday morning that claimed the life of a young female pedestrian is under is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Friday.

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Retro RFH Dismal Day Class Clowning

The RFH clown in the class circa 1970s Photo/George Day
The RFH clown in the class circa 1970s
Photo/George Day

There’s one in every class — a class clown. And when the school days are chilly and dismal and students’ silly energies are pent up indoors, clowning around becomes an art form.  

At RFH back in the 1970s, the art was taken to an extreme one fine, dull day. Not that we’re encouraging any antsy RFH students who may be a little bored and have the itch to engage in some mischievous antics …

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Retro RFH Boys of Cool Lounge Daze

The RFH boys of the Class of ’78 do some senior lounging and backgammon playing
Photo/George Day

When the stinging wintry chill still pierces the air and rainy, dank days continue in the week’s forecast, the time is right for a Retro Pic of the Day reprise classic to take you back to Senior Commons lounging days with a little backgammon on the side … or something.

What’s an RFH student to do when the studying mood hasn’t struck and the weather stinks? Hang out in the Senior Commons and play backgammon, of course. Or something like that.

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Prosecutor: 22-Year-Old Area Man Pleads Guilty to 2025 Murder

An area 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to an aggravated manslaughter charge stemming from a fatal 2025 stabbing, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.

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In Memoriam: Rumson-Raised Longtime Fair Havenite, RFH Grad, Pauline Sorrentino Smith, 85

Rumson-raised longtime Fair Havenite and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate, Pauline Ann Sorrentino Smith, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 25. She was 85.

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