Rumson Fair Haven Graduation Returns To Normal

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — In a return to tradition, Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School (RFHRHS) seniors gathered on the field of Kessler Stadium to celebrate the conclusion of their time in high school.

RFHRHS honored its 245 graduates in traditional fashion on June 17 at Monmouth University surrounded by family, faculty and friends — a departure from the past 15 months of social distancing and virtual classrooms.

However, live streaming did not completely disappear from the celebration. The event was streamed so family members and friends who could not or preferred not to attend, as wells as the entire community, could watch and celebrate.

Graduates heard about both the expected high school experience to the unexpected nature of being student in a pandemic from valedictorian Morgan Rice, class of 2020 president Kayla Kenny and student government president Peter O’Connor.

First-year Principal Kevin Pfister and Superintendent Debra Gulick also addressed the outgoing seniors.