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  • LRHS students tour wind farm in Kittitas County

    Emma Aldrich. LRHS Student Correspondent|Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Wind is the fastest expanding sector of renewable energy. Its potential for the future was the motivation for a field trip for the Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Advanced Placement Environmental Science class and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) club students. On Wednesday, March 30, 10 students visited Puget Sound Energy’s Wild Horse Wind and Solar Farm in Kittitas County. Students had the opportunity to learn about the process of making a wind farm, the intricacies of the technology behind wind t...

  • Formulating effective New Year’s resolutions

    Emma Aldrich. LRHS Student Correspondent|Updated Dec 31, 2015

    Goals are the motivation that drives many successful endeavors. In an attempt to make the New Year successful, 45 percent of Americans in 2015 established one or more resolutions according to data from the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology. While all had good intentions—last year, most people resolved to lose weight, become organized, or spend less money—the Journal of Clinical Psychology reports that only eight percent of those that set resolutions enjoyed complete success, 49 percent experienced infreq...

  • The Traditions of Thanksgiving

    Emma Aldrich. LRHS Student Correspondent|Updated Nov 20, 2014

    To be thankful is to recognize the important things in life and reflect upon the good fortune, positive forces, or even luck that influences your life. To maintain a high quality of life, everyone needs to express some gratitude and give thanks, even if it is concentrated on one day of the year. The fourth Thursday in November is a day of history, tradition and reflection for people across the country, including the students of LRHS. While the history of Thanksgiving and its evolution from 1621 to the feast spread across...