Open house, Orientation Night improves communication

Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

To avoid this illusion, Ritzville Grade School and Lind-Ritzville High School held an open house and Freshmen Parent Orientation Night on Tuesday evening. Parents, guardians, students and staff met together to communicate face to face.

LRHS has not held an open house in the past several years. The purpose of reviving the event, explained LRHS principal Ronanda Liberty, was “to welcome parents and guardians into our school to meet staff, look around and get familiar...