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Focus: RFH Tower Players’ ‘Robin Hood’ Curtain

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Bow, curtain, mingle and pose. The show time tradition continues for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players. After the final show, there’s always a time for lobby cheers, tears and smiles.

That’s what happened with this past weekend’s fall production of The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. The players played to full houses and took their final bow at the Sunday matinee.

The after-show lobby time? Well, not only did they pose, but, as usual the cast was flanked by flowers, family and friends and, yes, even some Tower Player alumni.

The smiles are telling. All was a success. Take a look (Click on one photo to enlarge and scroll!) …

And, RFH PAS reminds all that the spring musical is Anything Goes!

For this one, there was an “interest” meeting on Monday. There will also be mandatory tap workshops from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 29 and Dec. 5. Auditions are set for Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. and Dec. 12 at 6 p.m..

In line with the Anything Goes theme song, “times have changed.” Interest in the spring musical was always enthusiastic and highly competitive. Get those tap shoes tapping, players!

— Photos/courtesy of RFH PAS

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RFH Tower Players Set a Merry Stage for ‘Robin Hood’

The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players set to put the merry into Merry Men with their own brand of comedy in the fall production of Mary Lynn Dobson’s The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood. The show will run from Nov. 17 to 19.

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Scene Around: Rumson School’s Out Clap-Out

School’s out in Rumson!

And while tradition dictates that Fair Haven’s eighth grade grads to the infamous walk down Third Street to much fanfare, Rumson students do what they call a “clap-out.” And it just happened very recently.

They’re leaving the hallowed halls of Forrestdale School and moving on to the next block at Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School — most of the grads, anyway.

So, as they exit the school for the last time, the students do it to applause … and a bit of fanfare, like some drum beating. Some of the teachers also celebrated their last exit from the school. It’s anyone’s guess what was going on among students at this moment, but there are some amusing clues here.

Take a look at the photo gallery above, courtesy of the Rumson School District, for a glimpse into the milestone moment.

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RFH’s Christina Gauss: National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teacher Fellow

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH’s) Christina Gauss has done it again.

The RFH Spanish teacher, advisor, mentor, avid community volunteer, 2020 RFH Educator of the Year and Monmouth County Teacher of the Year has been named a member of the 15th cohort of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teacher Fellows.

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RFH’s Chris Lanzalotto: Monmouth County Athletic Director of the Year

He’s the top high school athletic director in the county.

Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH) Chris Lanzalotto has been named Shore Conference Monmouth County Athletic Director of the Year 2023.

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Scene Around: RFH Girls Flag Football Champs

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They’re number one in more ways than one.

The girls who comprise the first Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Girls Flag Football team on Tuesday won their first sectional championship, making the team number one in the Shore Conference.

The final score was 26-13 in the RFH team’s win over Middletown High School South. With only two losses (8-2) in the season, the game that sent RFH to the Shore Conference was its win 17-6 over Pinelands in the semifinal.

So, the team, with Randy Kalman as head coach, basked in its winning first season as the girls savored that major win moment. Take a look at the photos above for a glimpse into the winning moment, courtesy of RFH mom Jenny Costello. (Click on one photo to enlarge and scroll.)

“Exciting day!!! First RFH Girls Flag Football Team are the Shore Conference Champs!! Great team and great coaches!!
The Bulldogs are just killing it all over!! 💜“

RFH alum and team member mom Jenny Costello

Flag football has become a popular sport in the high school arena, with 14 school teams competing this season. There’s talk of it going NJSIAA-approved next season. More are expected to join next year.

— Photos/Jenny Costello

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RFH’s Matthew Leddin Named ‘Educator of the Year’

You could say that he made his own history.

Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Social Studies teacher and advisor, Matthew Leddin, has been named the high school’s Educator of the Year.  

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RFH Athletic Department’s Sue Wankel Honored

RFH’s Sue Wankel
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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s (RFH’s) Sue Wankel has been honored as the recipient of the Central Jersey Administrative Assistant Award for Excellence by the Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey (DAANJ).  

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