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Photography Students Honored by Congressman Pallone

Senior Zachary Cusak and Junior Maggie McKenna were recently honored by Congressman Frank Pallone with an Honorable Mention for their photography entrees in the Congressional Art Competition. Students from Monmouth and Middlesex counties competed for the honor.

Sophomore Meghan Reardon Shore Conference Javelin Champion

On May 19, Sophomore Meghan Reardon of Little Silver clinched the Shore Conference Championship in Javelin with a 125.5” throw. The event was held at Neptune High School. Meghan just missed breaking the RBR record of 126.”

Meghan now competes in Sectionals at Monmouth Regional on Memorial Day weekend. If she places within the top six throwers there, she advances to the Meet of Champions in Old Bridge High School on June 7^th.

Red Bank Regional’s (RBR) fast and nimble wide receiver Tyheem Crawford of Red Bank will be representing his school in the North-South 33 Classic which takes place at Kean University on Monday, June 25. This popular high school sporting event pits the best high school players from north Jersey against those from the central and southern high schools in the state.

Tyheem is also honored to represent RBR in the Shore Classic for Monmouth vs. Ocean County All-Stars. In addition to being co-captain of the RBR football team, Tyheem has als

Relay For Life of the Two Rivers Takes Place on May 18 at RBR

The Relay For Life of the Two Rivers will take place at the Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) football and track field on Friday, May 18, beginning at 3 pm and concluding on Saturday, May 19, at 5:30 am. RBR is located at 101 Ridge Road in Little Silver, NJ. The Relay encompasses eight towns of the region including: Red Bank, Shrewsbury, Little Silver, Rumson, Fair Haven, Oceanport, Sea Bright, and Monmouth Beach. Residents of all ages will walk or jog around the RBR track all day and night to raise funds to keep one step ahead of cancer. All our welcome to participate and can come that day or register on the web by googling “Relay For Life of th

Graduation (Friday, June 15, 2012) Notice

Seniors will receive their graduation announcements the week of May 29th. They will be given to students in study hall.
Graduation Practice begin promptly at 9:30am on Friday, June 15th in the Field House. All seniors are required to attend the practice in order to walk in graduation. We will be practicing both indoors and outside, so make sure you are dressed appropriately.
Graduation tickets will be handed out at the practice on June 15th. Every senior will receive 6 outdoor tickets and 4 indoor tickets. Be sure not to lose your tickets because they will not be replaced. Extra tickets are not available.
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Senior Picnic (Friday, June 8, 2012) Notice

SENIOR PICNIC Field Trip Permission

The picnic will be held on campus. If there is rain, the picnic will be held inside.

Permission slips and $5.00 are due in the main office by Friday, June 1st.

All seniors attending the picnic must arrive by 8:45am. Seniors attending the picnic will be released at 1:30pm. It will be a normal day of school for seniors who are not attending the picnic.

Any student not in school because of an unexcused absence on Monday, June 4th will not be able to attend the senior picnic.

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Prom Notice

This year’s Prom is Friday, June 1st at PNC Arts Center in Holmdel. All seniors may leave school on that day at 11:30am without being signed out. No special busing will be available for seniors who leave at 11:30am. However, all underclassmen, under the age of 18 attending the prom, may be signed out by their guardian or parent no earlier than 11:30am, and any student not present in school for 4 hours that day will not be allowed to attend the prom.

The Prom will take place from 6:30pm-10:30pm. Students must arrive no later than 7:00pm and can leave no earlier than 10:00pm.

Please be reminded that the Prom is a school function. Any student who is suspected

RBR Education Foundation Inducts is 2012 Distinguished Alumni Into the Hall of Fame

On Friday, April 27, the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Education Foundation (RBREF) inducted nine alumni into its 2012 Hall of Fame. The alumni were honored at the high school; their biographies were written and read by the RBR Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Creative Writing majors in front of family, friends and all RBR high school freshmen. The event was chaired by RBREF member Jacqueline Caruso-Smith of Shrewsbury.

            The senior member of the elite group, David Dillon (class of 1950) poignantly told the students that, following a lifetime career in the

RBR VPA Senior Photography Show Takes Place during May in Belmar

During the month of May,The Red Bank Regional (RBR) senior photography majors will host their senior photography show at the Surf Taco of Belmar, NJ, located at 1003 Main Street Belmar, NJ.The graduating student photographers include: Deanna Bochicchio, Red Bank; Mary McAleavy, Union Beach; Zack Cusack, Neptune City; Bridget Wheeler, Union Beach; Mikaila Brennan, Little Silver; Isabelle Von Arx, Little Silver; Shannon LeBlanc, Shrewsbury; and Justin Elmer, Deal.

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School-Wide Food Drive Collects Over 10,000 Item for Salvation Army

The students and staff of Red Bank Regional (RBR) went off to their spring break knowing they have contributed to making the spring holidays a little brighter for many families in their community. In an unprecedented “school-wide” drive spearheaded by RBR English teacher Cassandra Dorn and her National Honor Society students (engaging a friendly competition among classes, clubs and the community) over 10,000 food items were collected over a four-month period of time to benefit the Salvation Army in Red Bank.

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RBR Chosen to Present at Prestigious High School Redesign Conference
Representatives from RBR will be traveling to Seattle, WA this summer to present at a national conference on high school redesign. RBR will be presenting on the success of its smaller learning community structure and its advances in student achievement. The conference, From Structure to Instruction, is sponsored by the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL). NWREL is a leading education research group that specializes in high school redesign, including smaller learning communities. Leading educators from across the nation will be in attendance.

RBR To Offer Dual Credit Programs with FDU for VPA and Academy of Math and Science
Red Bank Regional has entered into a dual credit agreement with Fairleigh Dickinson University for the 2012-2013 school year for several of its academy programs. In the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, senior students in our renowned Drama and Creative Writing programs will have the opportunity to earn FDU credit. RBR's Anatomy and Physiology class has also been approved as a dual credit course. This course is a favorite of students in RBR's Academies of Math and Science as well as Sports Medicine and Management. As a formal member of FDU's Middle College Program, the cost per credit is dramatically reduced, giving our students the opportunity to earn college credit for a very reasonab

RBR Secures Outstanding Career Academy Professional Partners
Red Bank Regional High School has secured a number of professional affiliations. RBR has been a member of the National Academy Foundation for many years. This year, we have added the following organizations to our list of partners. The National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools of Math, Science, and Technology (NCSSSMST) is an organization which fosters further development of STEM education. The NCSSSMST offers teacher professional development, student research symposiums, and STEM resources for member institutions. RBR's AOIT, AOF, Academies of Engineering, and Math and Science have partnered with NCSSSMST. The National Career Academy Coalition (NCAC) provides resources, pro

RBR VPA Presents a Community Piano and Harp Spring Concert on Friday, May 4

The public is invited to a wonderful evening of music as the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Piano and Harp Majors present their spring concert at the Red Bank Regional Theatre at 101 Ridge Road in Little Silver. The event takes place on Friday, May 4, at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Featured music includes a range from Bach to Gershwin and some Broadway favorites. RBR Piano and Harp majors have performed in state and national competitions & festivals and several have performed in Carnegie Hall.

The

RBR Earns New National Ranking
Recently, the Washington Post ranked public high schools from across the country and once again RBR has distinguished itseld as one of the nation's best high schools. RBR ranks 45th out of over 300 NJ public high schools and 1,393 nationally out of over 27,000 public high schools. That's the top 5% nationally! Congratulations RBR!

RBR Graduation Rate Outpaces County and State Averages

The NJDOE has announced a new calculation of the high school graduation rate and RBR outpaces both the county and state. RBR's graduation rate is 94.55% while the county average (minus specialized vocational schools) is 91.6% and the state avaerage is 83%. The new calculation is based on counting students enrolled from 9th grade through 12th grade rather than only counting those students enrolled at the beginning of 12th grade.

RBR Presents A Night at the Opera in VPA’s First Full Scale Operatic Production--May 1 and 2nd

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Vocal Majors will perform a pair of operas-- Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Medium, and Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas presented consecutively on Tuesday, May 1, and Wednesday, May 2. All performances begin at 7PM in the Red Bank Regional Theatre located at 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver, NJ. Tickets are $10 and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling 732-842-8000, ext. 227. Large groups are welcome.

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Fall Sports Physicals
Fall sports physicals for upcoming 10th, 11th and 12th graders participating in fall sports next school year, will be conducted as follows:

Boys: Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 2:30pm
Girls: Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 2:20pm

Student must have the following:

Health History Questionnaire and Release Form signed and dated by parent.

Prescription eyewear, if needed for vision testing.

Shorts and a T-Shirt. Girls should wear sports b

Help for Congo

While the Democratic Republic of Congo has the natural and human resources to be one of the richest countries on earth, it instead has the enviable distinction of having the lowest per capita (GDP) in the world. Conflict and sexual violence are robbing generations of children in eastern Congo of a peaceful and dignified life. There is an absence of schools, healthcare, and reliable income-generating opportunities that handicaps their communities’ abilities to emerge from this conflict.

In this project, students worked together in groups to

Four RBR Musicians Accepted to All Shore Symphonic Band

Four Red Bank Regional (RBR) students qualified for this year’s All-Shore Symphonic Band. Achieving this honor for a second year in a row are : flutist Halle Butler, third chair; Baritone Horn player Carey Neff, third chair; and Bass Clarinet player Matthew Rosen, first chair. Freshman Jenna Kowitski joined her fellow classmates as a 10^th chair clarinet player out of 22. All four students reside in Little Silver, NJ, and study under the direction of RBR band teacher Kerry McNulty. The All Shore Band held its major performance on March 25^th at Colts Neck High School.

Four RBR Musicians Accepted to All Shore Symphonic Band

Four Red Bank Regional (RBR) students qualified for this year’s All-Shore Symphonic Band. Achieving this honor for a second year in a row are sophomores: flutist Halle Butler, third chair; Baritone Horn player Carey Neff, third chair; and Bass Clarinet player Matthew Rosen, first chair. Freshman Jenna Kowitski joined her fellow classmates as a 10^th chair clarinet player out of 22. All four students reside in Little Silver, NJ, and study under the direction of RBR band teacher Kerry McNulty. The All Shore Band held its major performance on March 25^th at Colts Neck High School.

RBR VPA Student Lands Starring Role in Phoenix Production of the Wizard of Oz

Little Silver resident and Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) student Madelyn (Maddie) Monaghan landed the starring role as Dorothy in the Phoenix Production of The Wizard of Oz playing in April and May. The production runs from Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 29 at the Count Basie in Red Bank and on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, at the Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood. Skipping down the yellow brick road with her will be fellow RBR drama students and Little Silver residents Dan Rosen and Meg Loftus who will appear in the production’s ensemble cast. For ticket information visit the Phoenix Productio

RBR Science Major Makes All-Shore Jazz Band

Equally talented with both sides of his brain, Red Bank Regional (RBR) Academy of Mathematics and Science student Louis D’Alotto, Little Silver, was selected to perform in the prestigious All Shore Jazz Band this past February at Manalapan High School. Louis taught himself the guitar at the age of 14 mainly from books, information and performances on the Internet. He began studying last year with renowned jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur in Teaneck, NJ. Louis also plays first violin in RBR’s String Orchestra. Although science is an equal passion for Louis, who is a junior at RBR, he hopes to study jazz guitar in college when he graduates in 2013.<

RBR Student Senior Art Show Art Beat Featured At The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury through April 12

The culmination of four years of studio and commercial art study at Red Bank Regional’s (RBR)Academy of Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) is currently on display at The Guild of Creative Art at 620 Broad Street in Shrewbury, NJ. Art Beat features the best works of Kelly McAdam, Little Silver, Tatjana Farley, Neptune City, Elizabeth Keenan, Little Silver, Jade Saybolt, Shrewsbury, Emily Stafford, Little Silver, and Terrill Warrenburg, Little Silver, for public view from March 30 through April 12, 2012. The museum is open from 8 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and till 7 pm on Thursday and 10 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday. The artwork is

RBR Junior Garrett Sickels, 50th Top Overall High School Football Player in the Nation, 2nd in His Position, Commits to Penn State

After 23 offers from prestigious and powerhouse football colleges like Alabama, Boston College, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Stanford, and Notre Dame, to name a few, Red Bank resident and Red Bank Regional (RBR) Junior, Garrett Sickels has decided to play for Penn State after his high school graduation in 2013. Garrett is ranked as the top 50^th overall high school football player in the nation, and 2^nd in the nation for his position of weak-side defensive end. That is based on a junior year with stats including 76 tackles and 10 sacks. By the springtime in his sophomore year, the phones were ringing off the hook and he began to r

RBR Honors its Academic Letter Recipients

Red Bank Regional (RBR) has a proud tradition of honoring its academic superstars in the same way it honors it athletic superstars with a school letter they can sew on a jacket. At the March 7 Board of Education meeting, RBR announced the names of 16 Academic Varsity Letter recipients. A criterion for this honor is the achievement of straight As for four consecutive marking periods.

            Principal Clay announced that among the winners, two students, seniors Emily Reardon, Little Silver, and Kayla Schneider –Smith, Shrewsbury, had the esteemed dist

RBR Soccer Player Signs with Syracuse Realizing an Almost Impossible Dream

During the summer of her senior year, Red Bank Regional Sports Medicine & Management Academy student Erin Simon of Red Bank was riding high. She had just come off a phenomenal junior year breaking her school’s record for soccer goals in a season at 21. She had also qualified for both shore conference and state championships in both her sophomore and junior years. She was set to start her senior year asthe soccer team captain. She even decided on her ideal college, Syracuse, where she could play Division One, her long time dream, and major in her Exercise Science toward a career in the athletic medical field. Erin had spent the p

RBR Celebrates Pi Day with First Annual Pie- Eating Contest

Wednesday, March 14, is the day we celebrate that iconic and infinitesimal number 3.14…… or Pi, symbolically written as π. For those of you rusty in mathematics, that was the ancient Greek discovery which enabled mankind to measure the circumference of a circle and led to breakthroughs in the area of mathematics, and by extension, the universe. Math Honor Society President and Math and Science Academy student Andrew Kamp organized the event to bring recognition to the

RBR Commercial Art Students Take Second and Third Place in Monmouth Festival of the Arts Student Art Contest

Red Bank Regional scored both second and third place prizes. Both art works were also classroom assignments given RBR Visual and Performing Art Teacher Claudia O’Connor. Scott Chinery of Rumson who strikes a much happy pose from the one he painted in his award winning piece, took second place with his self portrait in oil. Amber Boris of Neptune City received third place for her charcoal piece entitled “Bahamian Still,” which interpreted a still life which was set-up in her classroom.

This was The Monmouth Festival of the Arts 18^th annual Stude

RBR Students Assist in Maritime Photo and Book Project

Fair Havenresident Rik van Hemmen has a passion for maritime. He has spent his life employed in it and began a second avocation in extolling its wonders to the youth in the area through the Navesink Maritime Heritage Association (NMHA) which he helped found in 1999. As Vice President of NMHA, he has been a guest speaker at many local high schools including his alma mater Red Bank Regional (RBR) when he came to speak to students at the RBR Academy of Math and Science.

            He states, “The Maritime gives students a great opportunity to learn on their own

RBR Student Wins Best in State on Alto Clarinet

Red Bank Regional (RBR) student and Little Silver resident Matthew Rosen was recently named to the prestigious New Jersey All State Wind Ensemble. Matt, a sophomore and woodwind instrumental major in RBR’s Academy of Visual & Performing Arts (VPA), was named to the first chair, Best in State, on the Alto Clarinet. He also auditioned on two other instruments and was named second chair on both the Bass Clarinet and Contra Clarinet. He performed with the All State Symphonic Band at NJPAC on Saturday, February, 25, 2012.

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RBR Celebrates Black History Month with Music, Dance and Poetry

Red Bank Regional (RBR) celebrated Black History Month with music, dance, poetry, and inspirational prose. The program was a collaboration of the RBR administration, its Visual & Performing Arts Academy (VPA) and the Multicultural Club.

            Keynote Speaker King Rice, the Monmouth University Head Basketball Coach, informed the students that Black History was part of American History. He encouraged the students to slow down their actions or reactions and take time to get to know one anothe

National Art Honor Society Hosts "Art for Heart's Sake" Charity Art Auction, Friday, Feb. 24

On Friday, February 24^th, 2012, the very talented art students at Red Bank Regional (RBR) will auction off their art work for a very worthy cause, Amanda’s Easel, an organization which provides art therapy to families suffering from abuse. This year the theme is "Parisian Night" and over 50 excellent student art pieces are set to be auctioned off.

            Amanda’s Easel is a program operated by 180 Turning Lives Around, a Monmouth County non-profit organization. The event, entitled “Art for Heart’s Sake” takes

RBR Students Create Their Own Space At Boys & Girls Club in Red Bank

After class lets out, clubs are done and sports are played, Red Bank area students are most fortunate to have a great place to go to hang out and socialize. This place --The Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County’s (BCGM) Red Bank Unit-- officially opened for business over a year ago in an old office building on the corner of Drs. James Parker Blvd and Bridge Street. It offers space for primary age school activities in the daytime and project planning and activities for teenagers in the evening. Middle school students compose the Torch Club, and high school students the Keystone Club. In the case of the middle and high school students, it offers them

RBR Students Write and Perform Play for Two River Theatre PlayBack Program

On January 21 and 22, three RBR students Maddie Walsack, Little Silver and Sophia Gutchinov and Jeianeira Woods of Red Bank, joined forces with seven teenagers from six other Monmouth Country high schools to write, and perform an original play at the Two River Theatre. Entitled, One Child, the playrepresented the culminating effort of the 12-week PlayBack theater education program offered by the Two River Theatre Company (TRT). Students from all over Monmouth County auditioned for the competitive program which entailed acting and writing workshops led by professional teaching artists. The students staged three performances with the Sunday night

Student Establishes National Math Honor Society at RBR

Andrew Kamp of Shrewsbury observed that RBR offered many opportunities for students to excel academically including participation in numerous National Honor Societies. Counted among these are the generic National, as well as English, Spanish, French, Latin, Music, Art and even Technology Honor Societies.

            “Practically every subject but Math,” Andrew mused, who is coincidently a member of the both the National and English Honor Societies but considers math and science his favorite subjects.

He made inqu

Three Towns Showcase their Junior Musicians in RBR Inter-district Band Festival

The middle school musicians from the three sending towns of Red Bank Regional (RBR) had the opportunity to perform on the big stage in the RBR auditorium at the Inter-District Band Festival held at RBR on Wednesday, January 18^th. Students from Red Bank Middle School, Shrewsbury Borough and Markham Place Middle School in Little Silver performed several pieces in the Inter-district concert and joined their big brothers and sisters for a stirring finale of America the Beautiful. RBR’s marching band, percussion ensemble, clarinet quartet and concert band performed pieces between the middle schoolers’ program.

Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) operates four-year, state-approved vocational programs to prepare students for college study and careers in engineering, finance, and informational technology, all areas very key to our national growth and prosperity. These programs function as smaller learning communities within the high school and were created in affiliation with national organizations including The National Academy Foundation. The programs are also advised by a board of local community business professionals. Academy students regularly participate in regional and national competitions with such organizations as Future Business Leaders, Technology St

RBR Early Decision Students to attend Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities

                Red Bank Regional (RBR) students Alexandra Collado of Shrewsbury and Jared Katzman of Little Silver will be attending Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities, respectively, through the early decision process.

                Miss Collado was drawn to Johns Hopkins for its premier biomedical engineering program.

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RBR VPA Students Make Region Symphonic Band and Orchestra

Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Art (VPA) students Matt Rosen, Little Silver and Alex LaRocca, Shrewsbury, both gained placements in the prestigious Region II Symphonic music groups. Matt, a sophomore, will play the contra clarinet in the Wind Ensemble while Alex, a junior, will play the double bass for the Symphonic Orchestra.

            This is Matt Rosen’s second year making the Region II Symphonic Band. Matt plays a variety of woodwind instruments and actually auditioned on t

NAACP Honors RBR Principal Risa Clay with its Education Award

Red Bank Regional (RBR) Principal Risa Clay of Tinton Falls was recently honored by the Greater Red Bank N.A.A.C.P. with their Education Award at their 2011 Freedom Fund Luncheon held on December 3, 2011 at Gibbs Hall in Tinton Falls.

            Mrs. Clay has served as the RBR principal for the past two years, and was the assistant principal prior to her promotion. She began her distinguished career at RBR 19 years ago as its student assistant counselor. She founded The SOURCE, RBR’s School-ba

RBR Dance Students Perform A Little Nutcracker for The Little Bucs – RBR Preschool Students

Before school let out for the holidays, Red Bank Regional’s youngest students –The Little Bucs took a field trip down the hall to the dance studio. There they were treated to a special presentation of the A Little Nutcracker performed by RBR’s dance elective students.

            RBR Dance Instructor Dorianne Murray narrated the story of Clara who falls asleep on a wintery Christmas Eve after receiving the gift of a nutcracker. In her dreams the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince who takes her to the land of sweets rul

RBR Community Collects Hundreds of Gifts for Children at Linkages

Every year around the holidays, the English office in Red Bank Regional becomes a repository of children’s toys and clothes. English teacher Cassandra Dorn has inherited the job of holiday collections for a favorite RBR Christmas charity, Linkages, which the RBR community has supported for many years. Linkages is an organization in Tinton Falls that houses homeless mothers and their children. RBR staff and students adopt children and families and purchase gifts from the wish list provided by Linkages. Often, teachers organize each of their classes to sponsor a separate child. “Folks start asking me for the wish list before Thanksgiving,&

NJFOA Celebrates a True Unsung --Ryan Lloyd

Very often a football player's contribution to his team cannot be measured solely by touchdowns scored, yards gained and tackles made. Sometimes a certain player's dedication and efforts serves as an immeasurable positive motivation to his teammates," stated New Jersey Football Officials Association (NJFOA) member Dennis Heard as he presented Little Silver resident and Red Bank Regional (RBR) sophomore Ryan Lloyd with the NJFOA's Unsung Hero Award at the recent RBR Athletic Awards Night.

            Mr. Heard explained that the award was created several years a

Dance Majors Present A Holiday Dance Concert

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual and Performing Arts Academy presents A Holiday Dance Concert featuring 24 dance numbers. The 45 RBR dance majors will present two acts-- the first with traditional holiday numbers and a second eclectic act featuring jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary and lyrical dance as well as hip hop. The performances take place on Thursday, December 15, and Friday, December 16, at 7 pm at the RBR Dance Theatre on 101 Ridge Road in Little Silver. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be obtained at the door the day of the performance or by calling 732-842-8000 ext. 364.

RBR Student Awarded the SSOA John Cobb Boys’ Senior Excellence Award for Monmouth County

Red Bank Regional (RBR) senior Matt Raybon of Shrewsbury was recently awarded the coveted Monmouth County Shore Soccer Official Association’s (SSOA) John Cobb Boys Senior Excellence Award, which was presented at the Shore Soccer Officials Association’s annual banquet held in November. The award has been given to one male and female Soccer player each year in both Monmouth and Ocean County since 1993. Matt was this year’s male Monmouth County recipient. RBR has the honor of hosting the award plaque for the year. It bears the names and schools of all past awardees. This is the first time an RBR student has been gi

RBR Harpist Major debuts with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra

Not many teenagers can say they are majoring in harp at their high school or that they have played the harp with an adult symphony orchestra. Anya Garipoli, Monmouth Beach, a freshman at Red Bank Regional (RBR) and a Visual and Performing Arts Harp major, recently had the honor of debuting with the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Anya played the demanding 2^nd harp part in Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique at the October 30^th performance at Count Basie.

Anya studies harp at RBR under the instruction of RBR teacher Camille Thomp

RBR Vocal Major Named Best Singer in the State; Sixteen RBR Students Named to State Opera

At the October All State Opera auditions, Red Bank Regional (RBR) Visual & Performing Art (VPA) vocal major and Red Bank resident Evangeline Athanasiou was named the highest scoring singer in the state. Ms. Evangeline also earned the C. Schripps BeeBee Scholarship and the Governor’s Award for Opera. Joining in her success where 15 fellow RBR students who also earned a position on the prestigious All State Opera for the 2011-2012 school year. Soloists’ positions were awarded to: Vincent Martini, Union Beach, Erin Murphy, Millstone, Katherine Robinson, Shrewsbury, and Shurmila Dhar, Margaret Kelly, Madelyn Mon

RBR Celebrates its Commended Scholars

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) school district recently recognized their Commended Scholars at a Board of Education meeting. Kayla Schneider Smith, Shrewsbury and Ari Beller, Joel Diamond, Charles Fox, all of Little Silver, were honored as National Merit Commended Scholars. Amanda Sachs of Little Silver and Joel Diamond were also recognized as National Hispanic Merit Scholars.

            The students were presented to the Board by Dawn Kaszuba, RBR’s Director of Student Personnel Services. She informed the Board that commended scholars scored within

RBR Students Take First Place in National NYU Poly High School Cyber Forensic Challenge

On November 11, a team of Red Bank Regional (RBR) students composed of juniors Alec Janovsky, Neptune City, Michael Terpak, and Emily Wicki (both from Union Beach) took first place honors in the 8^th annual NYU Poly Cyber Forensic Challenge held at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU Poly) in Brooklyn during the NYU-Poly cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW). Thirteen teams from around the country competed in the final competition from preliminary rounds that began in September with an initial 150 team participants. The purpose of the competition is to encourage young people to study and seek careers in the cyber forensic field whic

RBR Presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Red Bank Regional Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, on Thursday, November 17 through Tuesday, November 22^nd. All performances are at 7 pm, except Sunday, November 20^th which is a matinee performance at 2 pm. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens (over 65 years-old) and students. Tickets can be purchased at the door at the RBR Theatre at 101 Ridge Road in Little Silver. For additional information or advance or group tickets call 732-842-8000, ext. 227.

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RBR Creative Writing Teacher Publishes Book of Poems

Sit in one of the spaces between the busy obligations of your life,

Listen as heart beat and deep lung-filling breaths blend their rhythms to sustain a sweet lullaby for your soul

Feel your spirit buoyed by the hand of the Merciful One; sit, listen, feel, hush

If you look; if you look; if you dare, look! You will find yourself in the center of God’s shadow

RBR GlamourGals bridge the Generation Gap with Makeovers and Smiles

Every woman knows that a visit to the beauty parlor can do miracles to improve a lady’s spirits. In addition to the pampering, and, of course, the final beautified product, the most engaging conversations take place in the cosmologist’s chair. Fifteen Red Bank Regional (RBR) students recently brought this concept home to The Chelsea, an assisted living residence in Tinton Falls. The girls, members of RBR’s newly established GlamourGals chapter, tentatively entered the lovely appointed residence and were introduced to their clients one-by-one. An initial awkwardness soon melted into belly laughs and priceless smiles. Long after nails were dry

RBR Starts "Stache-tober--"Sporting Mustaches for a Cure for Breast Cancer

During the month of October, six Red Bank Regional (RBR) students, four of their teachers and their athletic director took the challenge to grow the best moustache during national breast cancer research month in an event they coined "Stache-tober". Pictures of the clean-shaven contestants were displayed in the school cafeteria for comparative purposes to their developing lip brow. The RBR Key Club collected donations per contestant, with patrons choosing their favorite mustached man.

            RBR Athletic Director Del DalPra introduced the

Monmouth University Coach Brings Message of Inspiration to AVID Students

“No matter where you are from, whatever your situation, you can succeed if you are motivated,” Monmouth University’s charismatic boys’ basketball coach, King Rice, recently told a captivated audience of Red Bank Regional (RBR) students.Mr. Rice was invited to RBR, not to solicit future basketball players, but to inspire the schools’ AVID students, who are identified with great potential. Through AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination,) a college preparatory program, students are provided the tools to develop that potential and encouraged to compete in the schools’ most rigorous courses.

Erin Collier of Neptune City, a Red Bank Regional (RBR) 2011 graduate, recently learned of an esteemed accolade she received while a photo major in RBR’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Erin and her fellow photo majors submitted their work to the 2011 Ocean County Camera Club National High School Photography Competition this past spring and winners were recently announced. Erin’s photograph, Two Faced won first place in the human interest category and Best in Show. Two Faced was also selected to be featured in the Society of American’s Annual Student Photo Showcase held in Colorado Springs, C

RBR Holds Week of Respect

During the first week in October, the students of Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) began each school day with the inimitable voice of Aretha Franklin belting out her signature song of R E S P E C T through the intercom system. Immediately following Aretha’s morning performance, and again during study halls at mid-day, quotes themed on respect where also broadcast to the student population such as, “To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.”

“To succeed, you have to take it seriously. You have to want it,” DeVonte Clark explains.

            DeVonte, an RBR sophomore and Academy of Finance major, was commenting on the rigorous requirements to make and remain on the Navesink Rowing Youth (NRR) team, but he might as well have been talking about anything he has accomplished in his young life.



RBR Little Bucs Preschool Prepares Tots for School, and Students as Teachers--Space Still Available for Oct 5 Opening Day

For as long as anyone can remember, Red Bank Regional (RBR) has operated a Pre-School for its sending school communities of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury. The RBR “Little Bucs Preschool” (renamed this year for the school mascot The Buccaneers) has its origins in the former high school building (now the Red Bank Middle School) over forty years ago. It is not unusual for students who supervise the preschoolers to be alumni of that same preschool. The preschool was established as part of the pre-school lab curriculum, where the high school students plan and operate a nursery school in a fully equipped pre-school classroom. The Preschool

College Mentorship Program Enhances the Chance for Student Success

           Every month, a special group of people congregate in a classroom of St. Anthony’s of Padua’s recreational building in Red Bank. They include professional men and women from Red Bank and surrounding communities and the Hispanic young people they have volunteered to mentor. The young people are all recent graduates of Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) attending Brookdale Community College by virtue of a private scholarship. The mentors’ main goal is to “bring their wards to the finish line” which is defined as graduation from Brookdale. David Prown, Red Bank’s you

Ninth Graders Welcomed to their New School in the Freshman Academy

The floors are cleaned and polished. A theatre and media center renovation and a newly banked track await its student population. However, the academic preparation for Red Bank Regional’s (RBR) September 6 opening day began in the early summer with the myriad of programs offered at RBR. These included Summer Slam, a freshman transition program, pre – AP (Advanced Placement) workshops for students in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program, enrichment programs for ELL (English Language Learners) and special education students and workshops for AP and Internati

High School Musicians Intern in Community Musical Performances

Internships have become a necessary summer activity for students seeking experience and exposure in their future endeavors. Red Bank Regional (RBR) high school musicians have been fortunate this summer to play alongside professional musicians in their community musical performances. Under the direction of accomplished musician and instrumental teacher John Luckenbill, seven RBR students (including two sets of siblings) have had the opportunity to be mentored by professional area musicians while earning community service credits for high school. The students Carey Neff, Dan and Matt Rosen and Gunnar and Kyle Wainwright of Little Silver and Alicia Moeller and S

RBR Community forms Foundation to Light Football Field

Members of the Red Bank Regional (RBR) community recently created a foundation for the specific purpose of bringing lights to the Red Bank Regional football field. The “Let There Be Lights” campaign will soon be asking for contributions from corporations and the community to bring this long-desired amenity to their regional high school. In addition to football, a lighted athletic field would benefit several RBR sports including soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, which currently can only play home games in the daylight. The Red Bank Regional High School Buccaneer Athletic Foundation (RBRBAF) kicks off its nine-month ca

RBR ELL Program Granting the Tools for Success

This past June, Julio Palacios of Red Bank was honored as the 2011 top ELL (English Language Learner) student at Red Bank Regional High School. That means, Julio, a native Spanish speaker, excelled in improving his English language skills. His classroom work was so exceptional that he was invited to join the National Honor Society. Although Julio exited from RBR’s ELL program, he returned to school this summer to tutor his fellow native Spanish-speaking students and provide assistance for the summer classes. As a reward for his hard work and community service and to encourage his continued success, Julio was given a personal computer by a benefactor to

World Challenge Travelers Return From Amazing Adventure

Ten Red Bank Regional students, ages 15 to 16, recently returned from an amazing summer adventure coordinated through the UK-based group World Challenge.They scaled the treacherous volcanic mountains of Nicaragua for the reward of a magnificent view. They zipped through the canopy tops of the Costa Rican cloud forest (a tropical rainforest capped in fog) spying sloths and colorful birds. They encountered tarantulas and shared latrines with bats. But the highlight of their marvelous month-long adventure this summer was the smiles and hugs they received from Nicaraguan school children whose kindergarten building they came to erect.

Educational researchers argue that American students do not spend enough time in school contrary to other developed and educationally advanced countries. Red Bank Regional has countered that statistic each summer hosting an abundant number of summer school programs. These include Summer Slam, a freshman transition program, pre – AP (Advanced Placement) workshops for students in the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program, enrichment programs for ELL (English Language Learners) and special education students and workshops for AP and International Baccalaureate students. The aforementioned programs are funded by federal grant money. &

RBR Commercial Art Graduates Leave School with Continued Legacy

“There are so many bare walls,” Red Bank Regional (RBR) Commercial Art teacher Claudia O’Connor explains.

            That is what an artist sees—something blank that can be transformed into something beautiful. So for the past eight years, Mrs. O’Connor’s AP Commercial Art students have been doing just that—transforming its high school one beautifully creative mural at a time.

            This year’s artis

Future Bucs Three-Town Athletic Program Expands to Include Girls’ Volley Ball

Red Bank Regional (RBR) is fortunate to be one of the few Monmouth County High Schools to offer girls’ volley ball at three levels--Freshman, Junior Varsity (JV) and Varsity. The sport is growing in popularity as exemplified by the healthy sized Freshman volleyball team that RBR has fielded for the past three years. However the coaches noticed that a good portion of the year was spent in familiarizing the students with the proper formation and rules of high school volleyball since very few middle schools (including the three RBR sending towns of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury) offer the sport.   Many of the students who participa

RBR Listed Among Newsweek’s 2011 America’s Best High Schools

On June 19, 2011,Newsweek published its list of top American High Schools for 2011 and Red Bank Regional (RBR), once again made the list. Of the top 500 schools listed in the Newsweek article, 36 are from New Jersey and six from Monmouth County, including two Monmouth County magnet schools (High Technology High, Bio Technology); as well as Rumson Fair Haven, Freehold Township High School, Ocean Township and RBR. Newsweek reported to have sent surveys to over 10,000 public high schools in the United States to compile this list.

RBR Superintendent Jim Stefankiewicz comments,

RBR Students Participate in 61st Monmouth County Cotillion

For over sixty years, Monmouth County has celebrated its youth in a regal gala known as the Cotillion. One day in May, lovely young ladies, dressed in white ball gowns, are escorted by handsome young men, donned in tucks and tails, around the Asbury Park Convention Hall. They perform elegant dances with parasols and a lively numbers with contemporary jazz steps. Several perform solo musical numbers. The august ball is the culminating event of a five-month program, which begins in January of every year.

            The Cotillion has its roots in European Society&rsqu

RBR SOURCE Clinician Honored by the Hispanic Affairs & Resource Center

Red Bank Regional’s SOURCE clinicianMarisol Mondaca, was recently honored by the Hispanic Affairs Resource Center (HARC) at its first Black & White Gala held at The Sheraton Hotel in Eatontown, NJ. HARC Board Member Yvelisse Gonzalez presented Mrs. Mondaca with its “Partner in Youth Development Award” for her work with the Latino teenagers and their families in the greater Red Bank community. Also honored along with Marisol were: Carl DeJura, Director of Adult Education at Brookdale Community College, Allyson Silva, the Cultural Divers

RBR SOURCE Honors Community Members for their Partnership its School Based Youth Services Program

The SOURCE, RBR’s School-Based Youth Services Program, held its end of the year reception where it presented scholarships to graduating seniors and awards to individuals who have been invaluable partners to the SOURCE through the years. Cindy O’Connell, Coordinator of Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County’s College Bound Program and Jo Ann Rountree, the Director of Outreach for the YMCA offer college readiness and academic support to RBR students in the areas of study skills, test taking strategies and mentoring. Louis Rodriquez, the Latino Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, has enabled RBR’s Hispanic students to attend college w

RBR Graduates its First International Baccalaureate Class

On June 7^th, Red Bank Regional held a ceremony for its first graduating International Baccalaureate (IB) Class. Sixteen students were conferred with their IB tassels by retired Superintendent Dr. Edward Westervelt, who was invited back to the school for this very special occasion.

            RBR Superintendent Jim Stefankiewicz stated that it was Dr. Westervelt’s vision and persistence that made the IB a reality at RBR. The IB diploma is recognized throughout the world as a prestigious academic accomplishment and is highly valued by college a

RBR Holds AIDS Benefit Marking 30th Anniversary of AIDS Awareness

            The Aids/HIV was first identified as a national epidemic thirty years ago. On May 26, the Red Bank Regional held its 9^th annual AIDS Benefit featuring the musical, dramatic and artistic skills of many of its Visual & Performing Art Students continuing their efforts of AIDS awareness. The students performed selections from Broadway shows, popular songs as well as original pieces they wrote. Drama majors performed monologues. The show was staged in front of a striking mural of arms locked in the shape of the emblematic AIDS Ribbon, which was created by the school’s commercia

RBR Encourage an “A” Program Promotes Academic Excellence

The SOURCE, Red Bank Regional’s(RBR) School-Based Youth Service Program

held its eighth annual Encourage an ‘A’ celebration dinner at Racciopi’s Restaurant in Red Bank on May 12. Over fifty students were lauded for earning at least two As on their report cards through the third marking period this year. Any failures would disqualify a student from the program. Some received as many as 8 A’s for the year.

            RBR Source Coordinator Suzanne Keller comments, “The program has been

Three RBR VPA Drama Students Win Basie Awards

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) Academy of Visual and Performing Art’s Program attracts some of the most talented students from around the county to major in their drama department. At the 2011 Basie Awards held at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank on May 25, three of RBR’s six nominees, won Basie Awards for their performances. They were: Little Silver resident Madeline Monaghan, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (Once Upon a Mattress); Kelsey Murphy of Shrewsbury, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama (As You Like It); and Julia Barnett, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama (As You Like It). Also receiving Ba

RBR Students Plan for Central American Adventure Challenge and Community Service Project

While summertime conjures up a respite from school with lazy days on the beach or honing athletic skills in sports camps, one group of Red Bank Regional (RBR) sophomores will be hiking up volcanoes in Central America, white water rafting in Costa Rica and traversing tropical rainforests on zip lines. When they aren’t testing their survival skills at campsites, they will help to build a Nicaraguan kindergarten classroom and tutor its children. The students and their chaperone, RBR English teacher Cassandra Dorn, will undertake all these challenges as they travel for one month through Nicaragua and Costa Rica with the United Kingdom-based organizationWorl

RBR International & Cultural Studies Academy Partners with Institute for Global Understanding

Rose Powers, Red Bank Regional’s lead teacher for its International & Cultural Studies Academy (ICSA) recently forged a partnership with the Institute for Global Understanding (IGU), based out of Monmouth University. (The ICSA is one of RBR’s new academies, created several years ago with the help of a major federal grant, to organize the school into intimate smaller learning communities.) At the non-profit organization’s recent World Conference, held at Monmouth University in April, RBR students served on panels along with Monmouth University political science and sociology students. They discussed several topics in which globalization i

RBR Honors Its 2011 Distinguished Alumni

On April 29, the Red Bank Regional (RBR) Community and local dignitaries honored six exceptional individuals in a special Distinguished Alumni Ceremony presented by the RBR Education Foundation Education (RBREF). This year’s Distinguished Alumni included career trainer and educator Jacqueline Caruso-Smith, class of ’63; retired principal and Ocean Township resident William J. Galatro, class of ’67; St. Louis resident, award-winning broadcast journalist, and media executive Laurna C. Godwin, class of ’77; Red Bank resident and Red Bank Borough Dean of Students

Photo Majors Senior Exhibit at Lttle Silver Borough Hall Through May

The Red Bank Regional (RBR) senior photography majors will host their final photography exhibit at the Little Silver Borough Hall in May. The event represents the culmination of the students’ study and efforts through four years in the RBR Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPA). On Thursday, May 12, the public is invited to come meet the senior photographers at an opening reception at Little Silver Borough Hall, at 480 Prospect Avenue in Little Silver. The event takes place from 6 to 7:30 pm and refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be available for viewing throughout the balance of the month of May. The featured