Let’s hear it for the … RFH spirit? Something like that.
Considering the close call with Group II State Championship over the weekend for RFH Football, it seemed called for, or cheered for, to revisit a cheer of a different kind — the staged kind, courtesy of the guys.
Continue reading Retro RFH Staged Team Cheer
They were unmasked, on key and merrily singing their way into the holiday season.
Donning school signature purple and season-appropriate Santa hats, the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Singers caroled their way from Rumson to Red Bank, with four stopping points along the way and high-pitch Christmas spirit to spread.
Continue reading Scene Around: Caroling with RFH’s Tower Singers
The RFH Bulldogs are on a real winning streak on that football field. So, can we have a special cheer for RFH football?
Continue reading Retro Leaders of RFH Football Cheer
It’s double the RFH pride when the Bulldogs win the varsity state football championship, you’re a player and your cheering section is headed by your RFH grad mom.
Of course, moms are number one fans; but, the RFH connection between this mother and son just makes this on-the-field capture all the more Bulldog meaningful. That’s because the moment is one between 1993 grad Jenny Jones Costello and son Nick, an RFH senior and linebacker for the team.
Yes, by now, most know that the RFH Varsity Football team won the state championship with Friday night’s playoff win against Hazlet’s Raritan High School 34-27, making them the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 champions.
Those winning two-generation RFH smiles say it all.
Congratulations Bulldogs! Cheers!
Rumson-raised Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Class of 1989 graduate Karen Anderson Bogue passed away at home on Thursday, Nov. 3. She was 51.
Born May 5, 1971, to James and Priscilla Anderson, Karen was of nine children raised in Rumson.
An RFH graduate, “Karen will be remembered by all who knew her in her high school as a gifted athlete, excelling in the sports of basketball and soccer. She was honored to be inducted into the RFH Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012 … Karen will be remembered as a valued friend to all who
Loved ones of Karen Anderson Bogue in her obituary
knew and cared for her.”
Karen spent much of her life in Middletown, where she raised her two children, Chase Buczny and Christopher Repmann, and was an active member of the community. “She had a successful business career but always took time to focus on her children’s interests,” family said in her obituary. “Her son Christopher’s success as a successful athlete remains the product of her passion and stewardship.
Karen is predeceased by her parents, James and Priscilla Anderson (2021) and her brother John (Buff) Anderson, most recently.
She is survived by: her children; seven siblings, Jim, Kevin, Cathy, Rob, Sue, Dave and Jennifer; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial gathering is slated for Friday, Nov. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank.
— Edited obituary prepared by family via John E. Day Funeral Home
Well, the sun is out and it’s time to take the Halloween parading outside.
Continue reading Retro RFH Halloween Parading
Call it a spirited play time.
The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Tower Players are staging their fall production of The Canterville Ghost, set for Nov. 18 to 20 on the RFH stage.
Continue reading RFH Tower Players Set Stage for Haunting Production of ‘The Canterville Ghost’
Sometimes half a high school class just has to take a stand … or a seat … in its football stadium.
In this case, the class, or half of it, was the RFH Class of ’82. And somehow the class ended up all together at the high school’s Borden Stadium as posers rather than sports spectators.
That’s OK. It didn’t matter why they were there or how they ended up in such a collective group pose. What mattered more was that the photo ended up being a classic testament to RFH times decades ago.
First of all, let’s check out the fashion. This was a preppy picture perfect snapshot of those back-in-the-day popular wide-striped rugby shirts, plaid blazers, button down Oxford shirts and crew neck sweaters. The smiles and clowny antics? Oh, that was all RFH spirit and pure joy over taking that stand or seat in their cozy RFH class niche.
Soon there will be games to watch from that stadium for yet another football season. The spectators? They’re forever cheering from the same place for the same place — home turf.
Now, exactly what is this half of a class up to? Can you find the best group photo bomber? There are a couple of doozies in there. We know our favorite. Yours? Your favorite preppy outfit of. the era? Do the stripes get it? How about those sweaters and button downs? Hmmmmm …
There are an awful lot of stripes on these RFH stars! Ponder the take-a-Borden-stand moment of 40 years ago.
Rumson High School (now RFH) graduate William “Bill” Burritt Litts, of Ocean Township, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 22. He was 91.
Continue reading In Memoriam: 1940s Rumson High Grad, Bill Burritt Litts, 91Well, the post-pandemic Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) reunions have been revived — with gusto.
There was a 39th recently. And the RFH Class of ’77 just celebrated its 45th. And by the looks of things, it was a festive night on July 30 at Salt Creek Grille for the main event. Of course, in the surrounding nights, there were some visits to other local RFHers’ haunts, like Barnacle Bill’s, for tradition’s sake.
Organizer Ed Apy sent some snapshots of many stellar moments.
Take a look at the photo gallery below (CLICK on one photo to enlarge and scroll!) for a glimpse into the night of reuniting …
On the heels of new Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) Superintendent Darren Groh official taking his seat in the high school office, the vice principal has been called to the principal’s office.
With his appointment approved by the Board of Education in May, Stephen Sarles has now officially heeded the call and taken his seat in the principal’s office. As he takes on this new position, Sarles will draw on his 28 years of experience in education, more than 11 of which have been spent at RFH.
With a master’s degree in Classical Archaeology and a bachelor’s degree in both Latin and the Classical Archaeology, Sarles began his teaching career at the university level before becoming a shared Latin teacher at RFH and neighboring Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) in 1998.
He spent the next 12 years as a Latin and Advanced Placement Art History teacher at RBR, where he was honored as Teacher of Year in 2005 and became the school’s first International Baccalaureate Coordinator.
From there, Sarles became an administrator, assuming the role of supervisor of World Cultures in the Ocean Township School District. There, he also oversaw the World Language Department for grades 1 through 12 and the Social Studies Department for grades 6 through 12.
In December of 2013, Sarles became RFH’s vice principal, the role he has held until now. Sarles has been a Monmouth County resident for the past 24 years and currently lives in Oceanport with his wife and three sons.
Sarles’ appointment concludes a principal search process that began upon notice by Kevin Pfister of his resignation last spring.
After reviewing dozens of applications and fielding many candidates in a comprehensive multi-round interview process, the in-house Sarles emerged as the standout.
“I’m delighted to continue to grow and make an impact here at RFH, a school that truly has the best kids. They look out for each other, they have fun together and they love to learn. The sense of community here at RFH is like no other and I look forward to continuing to foster such in the years ahead.”
RFH Principal Stephen Sarles
Sarles’ previous role as vice principal will be filled by Meredith Brow in mid-August. Brow will be joining RFH from the Brick Township Public School System, where she has served as high school vice principal and elementary school principal.
Brow’s prior teaching experience was in fine arts, graphic design, and digital photography. “I’m very excited to be working with Meredith,” Sarles said. “Her varied experiences and perspectives will be welcome and valuable additions to all of the wonderful things we are already doing here at RFH.”
In all of his previous roles, Sarles has modeled the highest standards of honesty, integrity, and ethics for all students and has demonstrated his knowledge and passion as an instructional leader, school officials said in a released statement.
— Edited press release from RFH
Summertime is reunion time for all good Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School alumnus. In fact, the RFH Class of ’83 just had a very untraditional 39th. Hey, when the reunion spirit moves an RFHer, any year is the right one.
Continue reading Retro RFH Reunion Roustabouts
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