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Retro RFH Boys’ Jump for Home Plate

RFH boys play ball in the 1970s
Photo/George Day

Play ball!

That’s just what these RFH boys of the 1970s did, and with frequency. There was no major organization or uniforms involved in their free time ball games. It was just a few RFH guys, a ball, some mitts, bats, topsiders and Adidas instead of cleats, some groovin’ 70s clothes and a lot of fun.

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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Fair Havenite, RFH Grad, Noted Area Chef, Tommy Ekleberry, 73

Former longtime Fair Havenite and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) graduate and well-known area chef, Thomas “Tommy” Edward Ekleberry, passed away on April 11. He was 73.

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George Giffin: Retro RFH Prom Dancing King

George Giffin dancing at the 1963 prom Photo/courtesy of Debra Giffin Schluter
George Giffin dancing at the 1963 prom
Photo/courtesy of Debra Giffin Schluter

This is a classic that’s been seen before, but warrants another look, considering the timing …

It’s prom season — again. And the prom is all about dressing up, coupling up and dancing. Well, that’s most of what it’s all about, anyway.

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Retro RFH Pre-Prom Fun

RFHers striking a casual pre-prom pose in 1975
Photo/Kathy Richardson Golden

A reprise originally posted in June of 2019 just because … it’s prom time!

It’s RFH Junior Prom season. And we know that some prom traditions have been upheld through generations while others have not — and sometimes that’s a good thing, depending on the trend.

One thing’s for sure, though, and that’s the prom fact that all good prom-goers gather before they set out for their quality prom time.

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An RFH Foreign Exchange Student Experience

It was a Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) foreign exchange student experience to remember.

A little more than a week ago, 22 Spanish exchange students from Isabel de Castilla, in Avila, Spain, said goodbye to their hosts, current RFH students and their families, after a weeklong immersive visit to the United States.

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Retro RFH Track Field Toss-Up

Throwing discus on the field of RFH Track & Field circa 1970s
Photo/George Day

Look … up in the sky … It’s a bird. It’s a flying saucer. It’s a shot put. It’s a discus. And it’s RFH’s Tom Campbell giving it a good airborne throw on the RFH field of RFH Boys Track & Field of the late 1970s.

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Retro RFH ‘Pajama Game’ ’60s Show Biz

RFH cast of The Pajama Game rehearses around the record player circa 1963
Photo/Daily Register staff

Curtain up! And final bow. It’s that time. Closing time for RFH Tower Players to gear closing weekend of troupe’s spring musical. And with that wind-up to opening night all through closing comes some major promoting of the big show. This year it’s Matilda the Musical. The promoting? Well, that’s show biz!

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