Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School

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Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
Superintendent: Dr. Peter Righi
Business Administrator: Frank Gripp
Address: 74 Ridge Road
Rumson, NJ 07760
Grade Range: 7-12/9-12
School facilities: 1
Enrollment: 973 (as of 2008-09)[1]
Faculty (in FTEs): 74.6
Student–teacher ratio: 13.0
District Factor Group: J
Web site: http://www.rfhrhs.org
Ind. Per Pupil District
Spending		 Rank
(*)		 7-12/9-12
Average		  %± vs.
Average
1 Comparative Cost $14,548 29 $13,710 6.1%
2 Classroom Instruction 8,027 28 7,588 5.8%
6 Support Services 2,361 37 1,987 18.8%
8 Administrative Cost 1,502 17 1,475 1.8%
10 Operations & Maintenance 1,962 31 1,816 8.0%
16 Median Teacher Salary 59,538 23 62,000
Data from NJDoE 2009 Comparative Spending Guide.[2]
*Of 7-12/9-12 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=47
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1936
School district Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District
Principal Tracy Handerhan
Vice principal Chris Lanzalotto
Grades 9 - 12
Color(s) Purple      and White     
Athletics conference Shore Conference
Team name Bulldogs

The Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (sometimes abbreviated RFH) is a regional, four-year comprehensive public high school and school district, serving students in grades 9 through 12 from the suburban Monmouth County, New Jersey, communities of Fair Haven and Rumson.[3] The communities are situated on a peninsula in northern Monmouth County bounded by the Navesink and Shrewsbury Rivers and the Atlantic Ocean. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1940.[4]

Rumson-Fair Haven High School receives students from two middle schools, Forrestdale Middle School of the Rumson School District and Knollwood School of the Fair Haven Public Schools, as well as from private schools, including Rumson Country Day School and Holy Cross School.

As of the 2008-09 school year, the school had an enrollment of 973 students and 74.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.0.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "J", the highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[5]

The facility, constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1936, is located in Rumson. Since its original construction, the school facility has had three significant additions.

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[edit] History

In the fall of 2004, information about Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School was recovered from a CD found on the body of a dead Iraqi insurgent killed in Baghdad. It was discovered from the body of an Iraqi physicist, the son of a member of the Ba’ath Party. The man’s father had a strong connection to the al-Qaeda terrorist network. The information pertaining to RFH did not include floor plans, but did contain information about the school’s vandalism and bullying policies. The CD also contained information about radon and depleted uranium. The recent Beslan school hostage crisis in which 385 people were killed, half of them students, was compared to the school because RFH, like the Russian school, had construction under way.[6]

In April 2010, a bomb threat caused officials to evacuate about 1,000 people from Rumson-Fair Haven High School, which was checked and cleared by law enforcement. Students were dismissed at 12:45 p.m., and Rumson Police and Monmouth County Sheriff's K-9 officers deemed the building to be clear by 2:45 p.m. "Kids are coming back in as I'm watching," the Superintendent said.[7]

[edit] Awards and recognition

In the 2011 "Ranking America's High Schools" issue by The Washington Post, the school was ranked 51st in New Jersey and 1,606th nationwide.[8] The school was ranked in 1,181st place, the 40th-highest in New Jersey, in Newsweek magazine's 2010 rankings of America's Best High Schools.[9] In Newsweek's May 22, 2007 issue, ranking the country's top high schools, Rumson-Fair Haven High School was listed in 1108th place, the 35th-highest ranked school in New Jersey.[10]

The school was the 31st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 322 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2010 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", after being ranked 30th in 2008 out of 316 schools.[11] The school was ranked 33rd in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state.[12] Schooldigger.com ranked the school tied for 49th out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (a decrease of 19 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (91.9%) and language arts literacy (97.9%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).[13]

The school was the winner of the National Fed Challenge in 2004, and has done well in subsequent years, making it to the District Finals in 2005 and 2008. In 2008, Rumson was defeated by Marlboro High School, although, the team put up a stellar performance.[14]

In 2008, the school was the national winner of the Euro Challenge, an economics competition sponsored by the European Delegation to the United States and the Moody's Foundation.[15]

[edit] Athletics

The Rumson_Fair Haven Regional High School Bulldogs compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore.[16] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County, and the league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).[17]

The 2002 girls basketball team nosed by Newton High School 44-42 to win the Group II state championship.[18] The 2006 girls basketball team won the sectional championship over Abraham Clark High School, 41-32[19], then defeated River Dell Regional High School 49-42 to earn the Group II state championship.[20] The 2001 team also took the sectional title, defeating Voorhees High School, 46-29.[21] The 2007 team won the Central Jersey Group II sectional championship, defeating Somerville High School, 38-30 in the final game.[22] The team then moved on the Group II championship, winning over River Dell Regional High School by a score of 44-23,[23] before falling to Trenton Central High School, 48-37 in the first round of the Tournament of Champions.[24] The 2002 team won the Central Jersey Group II championship, edging Raritan High School 46-44.[25]

The boys' tennis team won the 2003 Central Jersey Group II championship, defeating Montgomery High School 3-2 in the final match.[26] The 2005 team won the sectional championship by a 4-1 score over Shore Regional High School in the final.[27] The 2007 team won the Central Group II title with a series of 5-0 wins over Somerville High School, New Providence High School, and ultimately Governor Livingston High School in the tournament final.[28]

The girls' tennis team won the Central Jersey Group I tournament in 1999, beating Middlesex High School 5-0.[29] The team came back to the sectional championship in 2004, knocking off Shore Regional High School by 4-1.[30]

The girls' swim team won the 2002 Public Central B Sectionals, topping Red Bank Regional High School by 111-59.[31]

The girls soccer team won the Central Jersey Group II title in 2002 over Burlington Township High School by a final score of 3-2.[32] The 2007 team, seeded fourth, won the Central, Group II sectional title with a 1-0 overtime win (4-2 on penalty kicks) over second-seed Somerville High School in the tournament final.[33][34] The girl's soccer team beat Delaware Valley to win the 2008 Central Jersey Group II sectional title, the first time RFH has ever won back-to-back girl's soccer titles. They went on to beat Haddonfield and Hasbrouck Heights to win the first girl's Group II State Championship title in school history.

In 2007 and 2008 the Boys Track and Field Team went undefeated and became division champions for the first time in many years.[citation needed]

In 2006, the girls Field Hockey team won its first ever state title, beating Delran High School 2-1 to win the Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship.[35]

The Rumson-Fair Haven Varsity Football team won the Patriot Division in 2006, 2007, and 2009. They advanced to the Central Jersey Group II championship in 2007 and the semi-finals in 2009. They went undefeated in 2009 (8-0) during the regular season and finished the season 9-2, breaking the school record for most regular season wins.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Administration

Core members of the school's administration are:[39][40]

  • Dr. Peter Righi, Superintendent
  • Frank Gripp, Business Administrator / Board Secretary
  • Tracy Handerhan - Principal
  • Chris Lanzalotto - Vice Principal

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b District information for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Comparative Spending Guide March 2009, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 23, 2011. "The boroughs of Rumson and Fair Haven are residential communities zoned principally for single family dwellings. These adjacent communities are located in Northern Monmouth County, within forty miles of New York City and within a mile of the Atlantic Ocean."
  4. ^ Rumson - Fair Haven Regional High School, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed September 9, 2011.
  5. ^ NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 10, 2010.
  6. ^ Whyte, Layli. "Schools react to terror scare", The Hub, posted October 13, 2004. Accessed April 28, 2010.
  7. ^ "Bomb threat clears out Rumson-Fair Haven High School", Asbury Park Press, posted April 16, 2010. Accessed February 26, 2012. "Rumson’s school officials are talking video cams, ID cards and lock-ups after last week’s revelation that information about Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School was on a CD recovered from the body of an Iraqi insurgent killed in Baghdad."
  8. ^ Mathews, Jay. "The High School Challenge 2011: Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School", The Washington Post. Accessed September 9, 2011.
  9. ^ Staff. "America's Best High Schools: The List", Newsweek, June 13, 2010. Accessed March 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "The Top of the Class: The complete list of the 1,200 top U.S. schools", Newsweek, May 22, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2007.
  11. ^ Staff. "2010 Top High Schools", New Jersey Monthly, August 16, 2010. Accessed March 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank", New Jersey Monthly, September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.
  13. ^ New Jersey High School Rankings: 11th Grade HSPA Language Arts Literacy & HSPA Math 2010-2011, Schooldigger.com. Accessed February 26, 2012.
  14. ^ New Jersey Economics Team Wins National "Fed Challenge" Competition, Federal Reserve Bank of New York press release dated May 4, 2004.
  15. ^ "High school team wins Euro Challenge", Asbury Park Press, May 29, 2008. Accessed May 31, 2007.
  16. ^ School Info, Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.
  17. ^ League Memberships – 2011-2012, New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. Accessed February 26, 2012.
  18. ^ 2002 Girls State Basketball - Group II, Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  19. ^ 2006 Girls Basketball - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  20. ^ 2006 Girls Basketball - Public Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  21. ^ 2001 - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  22. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  23. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Public Group Semis/Finals, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  24. ^ 2007 Girls Basketball - Tournament of Champions, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  25. ^ 2002 Girls State Basketball - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  26. ^ 2003 Boys Team Tennis - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  27. ^ 2005 Boys Team Tennis - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  28. ^ 2007 Boys Tennis - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed June 7, 2007.
  29. ^ Girls Tennis Public Group Finals - Central, Group I, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  30. ^ 2004 Girls Team Tennis - Central, Group II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  31. ^ 2002 Girls Team Swimming - Public Central B Sectionals, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  32. ^ 2003 Girls Soccer - Central II, NJSIAA, accessed April 26, 2007.
  33. ^ 2007 Girls Soccer - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed November 15, 2007.
  34. ^ Chodan, Melissa. "Pioneers' successful season ends on penalty kicks in final", Courier News, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "The Somerville High School girls soccer team could do nothing but stand and watch Rumson-Fair Haven celebrate the Central Group II title Thursday in a game that was even until the last few seconds. Without Somerville's team-wide defense hindering shots, Rumson-Fair Haven capitalized when the scoreless game went into penalty kicks and won 1-0 (4-2 in penalty kicks) at White Oak Park."
  35. ^ 2006 Field Hockey Tournament - Central, Group II, NJSIAA. Accessed February 12, 2008.
  36. ^ Rob Petitti player profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed July 23, 2007. "Hometown: Rumson, NJ... Rob Christopher Petitti was a two-time all-division, all-shore, all-county and all-New Jersey Group 1 selection at Rumson-Fairhaven [sic] High School in Rumson, N.J."
  37. ^ Anton, Glenn. "Animation director Henry Selick to speak at Cel-ebration! gallery Director Henry Selick to speak in Red Bank", Asbury Park Press, July 18, 2002. Accessed January 31, 2011. "HENRY Selick, a member of the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School Class of 1970, is a cult icon to movie fans."
  38. ^ Lustig, Jay (2009-05-15). "Born To Drum: Two generations of Weinbergs do the E Street Shuffle". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2009/05/born_to_drum_two_generations_o.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
  39. ^ Administration Homepage, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. Accessed March 23, 2011.
  40. ^ Monmouth County School Directory, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 5, 2009.

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