Current Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Katie Burke
Ms. Burke has been teaching at RHS since 2016, was assistant coach from 2017-2020, and is currently head coach. She teaches AP European History, Gender Studies, and USIH. She was awarded the “New Coach of the Year” award in 2021 and the Paula Mittleman Speech & Debate Educator of the Year in 2023. She currently is President of the New Jersey Speech & Debate League.
Assistant Coach: Nicole Nissel
Associate Coach: Peter Quinn
Mr. Quinn taught at RHS from 2012-2020, was assistant coach in 2013-14, and was head coach from 2014-2020. He taught U.S. History, AP Human Geography, and AP Government & Politics while at RHS. He graduated from William & Mary Law School and is currently a lawyer in New Jersey.
Student Officers 2023-24
- Co-Presidents: Briana Lange & Ryan Schorr
- Vice-President of Debate: Tanishka Shahoo
- Vice-President of Speech: Carolyn He
- Vice-President of Communications & Membership: Brendan Angilello
- Speech Captain: Thomas Draghi
- Debate Captain: Rohan Gupta
Student Officers 2022-23
- President: Conner Cafero
- Vice-President of Debate: Jonah Perelman
- Vice-President of Speech: Kayla De Brito
- Vice-President of Communications & Membership: Vanessa Guo
- Speech Captains: Rachel Gontarski, Thomas Draghi, Alexandra Crane
- Debate Captains: Isabel Kao, Amritha Senthilkumaran, Alvis Sharra
Student Officers 2021-22
- Presidents: Michael Levy & Christopher Sebastian
- Vice-President of Debate: Conner Cafero
- Vice-President of Speech: Kayla De Brito
- Communications Director: Jay Messina
- Membership Director: Rishi Patel
- Captain of Congress & Limited Prep: Alexandra Mezzo
- Captains of Interpretation & Public Address: Rachel Gontarski & Isabella Conti
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Jonah Perelman
- Captain of Public Forum: Kaily Kim
Student Officers 2020-21
- President: Axel Nissel
- Vice-President of Debate: Chris Sebastian
- Vice-President of Speech: Nicole Yakovlev
- Communications Director: Michael Levy
- Membership Director: Ana Sridharan
- Captain of Congress & Limited Prep: Kyle Johnson
- Captain of Interpretation: Isabella Hu
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Bala Saravanan
- Captain of Public Address: Ashin Varghese
- Captain of Public Forum: Hugo Tan
Student Officers 2019-20
- Co-Presidents: Julia Yan & Simran Kakkar
- Vice-President of Debate: Brenna McConnell
- Vice-President of Speech: Katherine Hu
- Communications Director: Michael Levy
- Membership Director: Anthony DeMelfi
- Captain of Congress & Limited Prep: Kyle Johnson
- Captain of Interpretation: Tyler Harper
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Devika Soni
- Captain of Public Address: Mallika Ravi
- Captain of Public Forum: Arnan Ullah
Student Officers 2018-19
- President: Kathryn Altman
- Vice-President of Debate: Allie Wu
- Vice-President of Speech: Nicole Nissel
- Communications Director: Katherine Hu
- Membership Director: Katie Sidebotham
- Captain of Interpretation: Tyler Harper
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Simran Kakkar
- Captain of Public Address, Limited Prep, & Congress: Claudia Pietrus
- Captain of Public Forum: Dylan Park
Student Officers 2017-18
- Co-Presidents: Bryn Bennett & Renee Shen
- Vice-President of Debate: Brandon Luong
- Vice-President of Speech: Caitlyn Dempsey
- Communications Director: Allie Wu
- Captain of Speech: Kathryn Altman
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Simran Kakkar
- Captain of Public Forum: Julia Yan
Student Officers 2016-17
- President: Amy Pu
- Vice-President of Debate: Ashley Huang
- Vice-President of Speech: Bryn Bennett
- Vice-President of Public Relations: Caitlyn Dempsey
- Captain of Speech: Kathryn Altman
- Captain of Lincoln Douglas: Renee Shen
- Captain of Public Forum: Gitanjali Iyer
Student Officers 2015-16
- President: Kara Sevola
- Vice-President of Lincoln Douglas: Emily Wang
- Vice-President of Public Forum & Congress: Brie Borruso
- Vice-President of Speech: Rachel Loia
- Captain of Lincoln-Douglas: Amy Pu
- Captain of Public Forum: Lex Constantinides
- Communications & PR Director: Noah Taylor
- Middle School Speech Director: Bryn Bennett
- Middle School Debate Director: Claire Zou
- Treasurer: Alyssa Spagnuolo
- Webmaster: Harry Kern
Student Officers 2014-15
- President: Aaron Bennett
- Vice-President of Lincoln Douglas: Sangho Lee
- Vice-President of Public Forum: Josh Leopold
- Vice-President of Speech: Molly Knapp
- Webmaster: Harry Kern