Red Bank Regional High School

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name = Red Bank Regional High School


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established = 1975
grades = 9 - 12
district = Red Bank Regional High School District
type = Public high school
superintendent = Dr. Edward Westervelt
principal = James Stefankiewicz
asst principal = Risa Cullinane
enrollment = 1,157 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 99.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 11.7
teamname = Bucs
conference = Shore Conference
colors = Maroon and Grey
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location = 101 Ridge Road
Little Silver, NJ 07739
information = 732-842-8000
website = [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/ School website]

Red Bank Regional High School (often abbreviated as R.B.R.) is a comprehensive regional four-year public high school that serves students in grades nine through twelve from four communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The high school serves students from the boroughs of Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/25/4365/25-4365-050.html Red Bank Regional High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 3, 2008. "Red Bank Regional High School is a comprehensive secondary school that offers a wide array of academic and extra-curricular program offerings for the student body which numbers 1,200. The constituent sending districts include Little Silver, Red Bank Borough and Shrewsbury."] The high school is located in Little Silver. All students from Interlaken, and some students from Belmar and Lake Como, are assigned to the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.

The school district was established in 1969 and used space rented from the Red Bank Borough Public Schools until construction of the new high school building was completed in 1975. [ [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/Administration/History.aspx History of RBRHS] , Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed January 14, 2008.]

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,157 students and 99.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 11.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413750&ID=341375004084 Red Bank Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 29, 2007.] Red Bank Regional High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Awards and recognition

The school was the 64th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 314 schools statewide, in "New Jersey Monthly" magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools". The school was ranked 89th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which included 316 schools across the state. [ [http://njmonthly.com/articles/towns_and_schools/highschoolrankings/top-new-jersey-high-schools-by-rank.html "Top New Jersey High Schools 2008: By Rank"] , "New Jersey Monthly", September 2008, posted August 7, 2008. Accessed August 19, 2008.]

Curriculum

Red Bank Regional High School offers full year and semester courses. A wide variety of courses are offered to serve the needs and interests of the student body. Successful completion of required courses for graduation, passing scores on the New Jersey High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) and a total of at least 140 credits are necessary to qualify for graduation.

Students may specialize in one of four programs: Academy of Finance, Academy of Information Technology, Graphic Communications or Vocational-Technical Education.

Visual and Performing Arts majors specialize in one of seven programs: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Vocal Music, Piano, Commercial Art or Commercial Photography.

Athletics

The Red Bank Regional High School Bucs compete in the Shore Conference, an athletic conference made up of private and public high schools centered at the Northern Jersey Shore. [ [http://www.shoreconference.org/school_info.php School Info] , Shore Conference. Accessed March 9, 2008.] All schools in this conference are located within Monmouth County and Ocean County. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA).

Administration

Core members of the school's administration are: [ [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/Administration/default.aspx Administration] , Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed July 25, 2008.] [ [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/Administration/Board/Members.aspx RBR Board] , Red Bank Regional High School. Accessed July 25, 2008.] [ [http://liberty.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/education/directory/directory1.pl?string=co_code25&maxhits=1000 New Jersey School Directory for Monmouth County] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 23, 2008.]
*Superintendent - Dr. Edward Westervelt
*Business Administrator / Board Secretary - Christina Galvao
*Principal - James Stefankiewicz
*Assistant Principal - Risa Cullinane

Notable alumni

*Asia Carrera (born 1973 as Jessica Steinhauser), actress.Fact|date=September 2008
*Brian Gaskill (born 1970), actor best known for his role as Rafe in the now-defunct "General Hospital" spin-off, "Port Charles".Fact|date=September 2008
*Eric McCoo (born 1980), running back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles. [ [http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/teamRosterDetails.jsp?id=8557 Eric McCoo player profile] , Philadelphia Eagles. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Earned All-America honors at Red Bank (NJ) Regional HS, where he went 204-1,785-26 TDs rushing as a senior."]
*Charles J. O'Byrne (born 1959), top aide to Governor of New York David Paterson. [Horowitz, Jason. [http://www.observer.com/2008/gov-patersons-main-man-former-jesuit-natural-politician-charles-obyrne "Gov. Paterson's Main Man: Former Jesuit, 'Natural' Politician Charles O'Byrne"] , "The New York Observer", March 15, 2008. Accessed April 3, 2008. "Mr. O'Byrne, 48, spent his first years in Manhattan and Staten Island before moving to Oceanport in New Jersey at the age of five. He attended Red Bank high School, off the Navesink River on the Jersey Shore, and after graduating in 1977, he attended Columbia University, earning his degree in 1981."]

References

External links

* [http://www.redbankregional.k12.nj.us/ Red Bank Regional High School]
*NJReportCard|25|4365|050|Red Bank Regional High School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413750 Data for the Red Bank Regional High School] , National Center for Education Statistics