Retro RFH Senior Lounge Groovin’

RFH seniors of 1974 lounge in the Senior Commons
Photo/RFH Yearbook

The year was 1974 and the top hits were The Way We Were and Seasons in the Sun. Ironic …

And back in that year, the seniors at RFH had plenty of joy and fun and some seasons out of the sun. That was OK, though, because they had they had the Senior Commons for those chilly, wintry dank days. It was just the way they were — literally sinking into the groove, known as the groovy floor, in the lounge.

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Retro RFH Foul Weather Junior ‘Lounging’

Juniors of the RFH Class of '79 lounge in the Junior Lounge Photo/George Day
Juniors of the RFH Class of ’79 lounge in the Junior Lounge
Photo/George Day

A little cheer in a reprise all about simple fun to be had in foul weather lounging and an antic or a few at RFH 

Some moments are meant for just lounging … like this persistent foul, frigid weather. Yes, lounging, even if those snippets of indoor time at RFH are inside a far less cozy, yet exclusive, special high school nook like the junior, as opposed to upper crust senior, lounge.

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Prosecutor: 18-Year-Old Indicted on Murder, Weapons Charges in 2025 Pier Village Shooting

One teen has been indicted on murder and related weapons offenses stemming from the 2025 fatal shooting incident at Pier Village in Long Branch. Two other teens have been indicted on conspiracy and weapons offenses in connection with the incident, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

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Prosecutor: Area Man Found Guilty of 2023 Attempted Sexual Assault, Robbery of Teen

An area man has been convicted at trial of the 2023 attempted sexual assault and robbery of a teen, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

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Retro RFH Ski Clubbing Coolness

RFH Ski Club of 1974-75
Photo/RFH Yearbook

Yes, we are in the throes of winter and its big chill and freeze-out. After lots of snow and ice, the sun has come out this week and made the cold sting just a little softer. 

With that heap of white stuff turning into slippery slopes of solid ice, minds might be transported in time to RFH days when there was a small group of enthusiasts that loved the snow and took to the slick slopes regularly — the now defunct RFH Ski Club.

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