STEM club tours Mount St. Helens

In previous years, Ritzville High School’s Advanced Biology class traveled to western Washington in efforts to enrich their knowledge from the classroom.

Scheduling conflicts and declining interest caused the trip to fade away.

Due to increased interest this year, a group of Lind-Ritzville High School science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) club members along with advisor Jason Aldrich brought back the trip.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, six students traveled to Mount St. Helens and Gifford Pinchot National Forest to enrich their science educations while enjoying Washington’s divers...