03/09/2010
With the recent release of the New Jersey State Report Card, Red Bank Regional can point to significant improvement is several sub group categories of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA). In particular, Special Education experienced an amazing improvement as measured by the HSPA test achieving a proficiency designation of 77.3% in Language Arts and 52.4% in Math up respectively from 43.2% and 43.2% from the previous year. Hispanic students made equally impressive strides registering 72.7% of proficiency for Language Arts and 58.1% in Math up from 46% and 44% in the categories respectively from the previous year. Also, the category known as advanced proficient saw a major increase for both groups.
Overall, the district performed very well in the HSPA, as shown in the table, with improved results in both Language Arts and Math above the district factor group (DFG—school districts in New Jersey of similar social-economic demographics), particularly in the advanced proficiency category.
03/08/2010
The Red Bank Regional’s (RBR) Spring Fashion Show was a sight to behold last spring with its eco-friendly theme, student-made creations (totally out of recycled materials) professional stage lights and music not to mention the roaming costumed fauna painted to signify the animals the green effort was designed to save. RBR’s very creative crafts teacher and Fashion Club advisor, Robin Malik, credited much of the success of the event to her student administrators who ran every aspect of the event. One of those administrators, Meg Norton of Little Silver, until last year, had never thought much about fashion or the arts. Meg was set on studying occupational therapy in college. However, something happen to her when she became immersed in the tumult and fervor of running a pressure-filled show, managing all those models, setting up the stages, coordinating all the backstage parts to produce a truly amazing event. She was hooked and loved it!
02/20/2010
At a recent Board of Education meeting, Red Bank Regional honored its twelve Bloustein Scholars. Pictured left to right are some of the scholars and RBR administrators: (foreground, RBR Acting Principal Risa Clay, RBR guidance counselor Chris Desiere, Dr. Howard Lucks, Superintendent, Angela D’Alotto, Little Silver, Caitlin Foster, Little Silver Noah Katzman, Little Silver, Sharon Tartarone, Fair Haven, Elana Paris, Little Silver, Eugene Vaois, Shrewsbury, Mackenzie Tyler, Shrewsbury and RBR Director of Student Services, Lenore Kingsmore. Bloustein winners not pictured are: Lucy Cabrera, Little Silver, Jesse Cebulash, Monmouth Beach, Christopher Helstern, Little Silver, Michael Lumish, Red Bank and Matthew Metlitz, Little Silver.
02/16/2010
On February 2nd, Red Bank Regional (RBR) held its first Poetry Out Loud contest, which is part of a national recitation event. Over twenty students competed and four finalists were chosen. Skylar Apter captured first place with her rendition of Linda Pastan’s beautiful poem Agoraphobia. Tied for second place were Connor Stambaugh, who recited Robert Creeley’s Self-Portrait, and Lucy Cabrera, who performed William Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 110. Michael Anderson took third place with Julie Sheehan’s humorous Hate Poem.
02/11/2010
Dear Governor Christie,
“Turtles are green, Oceans are blue.
Veto LNG and Turtles Love You!”
“Show the Oceans Some Love”
“You Have a Heart for the Ocean”
Governor Christie will be feeling a lot of love this Valentines Day. The sentiments above were of over 300 RBR students who have fashioned and penned personal Valentines to Governor Christie thanking him for his stated opposition to proposals to build three liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals off the Jersey coast. The letters also encourage the Governor to hold steady in that resolve. The proposed terminals, proposed by three different companies, would be located off Sea Bright, Asbury Park and the Manasquan Inlet. According to Meg Gardner, Citizen Action Coordinator for Clean Ocean Action, the facilities pose an environmental and ecological threat to our shores and fishing industry by transporting and storing fossil fuel from foreign countries. Chris Christie had indicated his opposition to these proposals during his gubernatorial campaign and shortly after his election. The proposals would require his approval as Governor to construct.
02/05/2010
Red Bank Regional (RBR) commercial art students swept the Monmouth County prizes in a recent poster contest sponsored by Prevention First held in every county of New Jersey.
Barbara Sprechman, Prevention First Director of Community Services explained, “We asked the students to illustrate activities in which students can engage as an alternative to drinking alcohol. The RBR kids posters were just terrific!”
Taking first place was Scott Chinery, Rumson, in ninth grade, placing second was Elena Ferri, Eatonetown, 9th also in ninth grade, and third price was secured by Kelly Conley, grade 11 of Red Bank. The students were awarded gifts cards.
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