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For some people, Feb. 14 is another routine day of the year. For many people, Feb. 14 is a chance to seize the moment, temporarily abandon any worries or inconveniences and express their feelings towards family and friends. For students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School, this Valentine’s Day will provide them with the opportunity to thank our nation’s bravest heroes and prove that our local veterans have special places in their hearts. LRMS National Junior Honor Society’s school-wide Valentines for Veterans project will spread...
At Lind-Ritzville Middle School, learning is a busy highway that just rounded the corner into third quarter. With all of the traffic, the Lind-Ritzville Middle School and Lind Grade School buildings are looking a bit worse for the wear. This February, Lind School District’s special election is looking to pass a 15-year, four million dollar bond that would pay for construction and renovations that would make the highway of learning more efficient for the students to travel along. Lind School District’s facilities bond is pro...
Pencils scribble and textbook pages fly towards third quarter at Lind-Ritzville Middle School. In the dead of winter, the weather changes on a day-to-day basis, but Rita Fryberger and Shannon Davis’ high school prep students are forecasting something a bit more long-term than storm clouds or sunshine: their futures. As the windy weather blows by assignments and midterms, Fryberger and Davis’ High School 101 Career Search project helps students mold their plans for the future and prepare them for hastily approaching high schoo... Full story
7 is in full swing at Lind-Ritzville Middle School as students resume their journey along the long, winding pathway of learning with the end of first semester rapidly approaching. With resolutions of honor to consider, the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) has plans to increase citizenship in the middle school, and the Lind and Ritzville communities. The Lind-Ritzville NJHS will kick-off this year’s list of activities with an individual service project in the form of a pet food drive. The “Food for Furry Friends Dri...
In the same way that every successful ship needs a wise captain, every successful troop needs a brave general, and every successful business needs a bold founder, every successful school needs a strong principal. When Guy Strot, principal of LRMS took the reins of the school this past summer, he installed a set of programs to improve the structure of the school. Strot’s initiatives, such as the learning center and the introduction of the high school prep class, have positively affected student learning and development. The a...
As the holidays—and winter break, starting Dec. 23—rapidly approach, school at Lind-Ritzville Middle School has progressed into a snowy, busy blizzard of assignments, band concerts, basketball games, and tests. The LRMS National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is offering a break to make travel through December’s crazy storms more pleasurable with a treat for the students and simultaneously, a donation to help a worthy cause. The Lind-Ritzville NJHS is conducting a school-wide candy cane sale to benefit the Ritz Theatre as their...
Athletics, and sports of any variety, are a well oiled machine, as they require several support systems to keep their gears turning such as disciplined athletes, knowledgeable coaches, excited cheerleaders, and a motivated crowd. This list continues on, and each gear is essential for a successful team. A gear that has long been a part of the productive Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic program is the Bronco Pep Band. The Bronco Pep Band has been supporting LRS football and basketball teams for many years, and proudly continues...
With the rapidly approaching holiday season, the spirit of giving is rich in the air. Some organizations, like Second Harvest, are eager to spread joy to others. It is in Second Harvest’s nature to be kind; they generously gave back to the Lind and Ritzville communities this past week. Second Harvest’s “Homegrown Help” mobile food bank reached out to help Lind-Ritzville Middle School students and other locals on Nov. 26, as it does once every month. Second Harvest, in cooperation with Washington State University (WSU) extensi... Full story
The thought of being an honorable, responsible and caring person is motivation for many to be kinder, work harder, and help others. Two Lind-Ritzville Middle School students, who are also National Junior Honor Society members, are taking this motivational steam and using it to power their locomotive engines to make a change. They are powering full speed ahead on the railroad track of life as they lead a heartfelt and generous mission to make local children smile! Sharon Anderson and Lacey Miller conducted their first stuffed...
For many proud Americans, honored veterans and true patriots, the 11th of November is a day to reflect on and remember all that America stands for. November 11 is the day the world was relieved from the Great War; it’s a symbolic lantern in a dark room, honoring all brave men and women that protect America’s freedom. It is critical that everyone respects and celebrates Veterans Day, so the students of Lind-Ritzville Middle School participated in a Veterans Day assembly on Wednesday, Nov. 6, where students learned about the...
The students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School (LRMS) are finding themselves in the middle of a balancing act as they precariously juggle different components of life such as academics, family, athletics, FFA, honor society and now, robotics team. The robotics team, with their knowledgeable advisor Lance Marquardt, is learning how to program a robot known as the “Boe-Bot” which they will enter in different competitions. In fact, they will be competing in the Zillah Robot Challenge on Dec. 18. In the weeks precluding the com...
It seems as though it was only yesterday that buses were making their rounds under a bright early morning sky, shipping fleets of happy, excited, and anxious students down to Lind-Ritzville Middle School for the first day of school. As textbooks flipped and pencils scribbled, leaves began to wither and the sun began to descend lower into the sky. Now, students find themselves near the summit of the first of four rolling hills, each representing one academic quarter. In the interest of sharing with their parents all of the ste...
Patriotism is the spark needed to ignite the flames burning in the hearts of every American, the flames that are pulled together into one giant blaze when Americans focus on a common goal and work together. If you extinguish the spark of patriotism, then you suffocate the very essence of American pride that is the foundation for the entire country. That is why, starting Oct. 14 and extending to Nov. 1, the students of Lind-Ritzville Middle School will be expressing their love for America by participating in the Veterans of...
Last May, a handful of honors students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School were inducted into a newly created chapter of National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). All 13 of the inductees, along with their supervisor Ms. Maureen Harder, are determined to increase positivity, honor and respect throughout the school and communities. As a result, they have many philanthropic projects planned that will enlighten and support residents of Lind, Ritzville, Adams County, and beyond! For their first project of the school year, the...