The Fairhaven High School Alumni Association, Inc. was founded in 1980 by Mary Battaini ’38 who served as the President of the Board of Directors until 1998. Robert Foster ’66 succeeded her as President at that time and continues to serve in that capacity. The association is a registered, non-profit organization which has a membership of over 15,000 alumni spread across the fifty states.
The original mission of the FHS Alumni Association revolved around the restoration of Fairhaven High School’s interior, which was beginning to show signs of disrepair. During the 1980s and 1990s, the FHS Alumni Association was directly responsible for the renovation and restoration of Room 7, the Knipe Auditorium, the ceilings in the two foyers, as well as the Principal’s Office and “Mrs. Martin’s Office”.
At the start of the 21st century, the group’s mission has been expanded to one of being a community partner of the high school and the Fairhaven Public Schools. We have worked diligently to support a variety of school programs, distribute scholarships at graduation and generally be a resource to the administration, teaching staff and students as they continue to strive to provide a quality education to the students of Fairhaven. In September 2008 we presented a gift of $11,000 to new Principal Tara Kohler to purchase 28 new computers to create a second computer lab that was desperately needed by the students and teachers.
Robert Foster ’66 , President
Linda (Montgomery) Tunstall ’61, Vice-President
Nancy (Morris) Foster ’66 , Treasurer
Lynne (Hathaway) Gautreau ‘79, Clerk
Mary (Howland) Battaini ‘38
Deborah (Barboza) Davis ‘70
Gail (Jacobsen) Isaksen ‘63
Sheila (Tunstall) McKenna ‘58
John Medeiros ‘54
Charles Motta ‘62
Bethany (Hawes) Sykes ‘62
Cuthbert Tunstall ‘61
Mark Sylvia ‘92
Beth Mahaney ‘87
Bryan Becotte ‘88
If you wish to contact the Board for any reason, please e-mail
Fairhaven’s summer celebration is a huge event for the FHS Alumni Association.