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It’s the last week of school and the students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School (LRMS) are excited for summer break. There are still some final things to be done, though. Monday was the annual Silverwood trip for the middle school and high school bands. They went to Silverwood and played their instruments for half an hour and went on all of the rides. The band members were really excited for the trip to the popular theme park. Thank you to Jennifer York and all of the chaperones that went, we had a great time. Tuesday was o...
The middle school students are finishing up there year with performances and projects. The band is doing their spring concert, the junior honor society did a carwash, and students helped at the Summer Kick Off Fun Fair. The band’s spring concert is being held on Thursday, May 29, at 6 p.m. in the middle school gym. The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands have been practicing their songs and are super excited for their next year in band. Caden Liberty said, “The best part about being in band is being able to play fun...
May is a busy month at the LRMS. The sixth period FACSE class is doing a play, the Honor Society is doing a car wash, the ASB elected new officers, and the band is transitioning from marching the Armed Forces Torchlight Parade to the Spring Concert. The sixth period FACSE class is performing a play called “Bullies Anonymous.” Once one person stands up and steps in behind a bullying victim, many more will join in and the bully will stop. The third graders viewed the play on Friday. They learned a lot and enjoyed the play, whi...
Middle school students are nearing the end of the year. Eighth grade Promotion is coming up, sports seasons are coming to an end, and groups are beginning to meet with their new members. The 2013-2014 eighth grade class is promoting from middle school on June 12. They are so excited and are planning the ceremony for their big day. The track, baseball, and softball teams are finishing their season. They are still practicing hard though, to get ready for their last couple meets and games. The season was good and the games and...
Spring sports have begun and the teams are practicing for the games that are coming up soon. The baseball and softball teams have a game on Thursday, and there is a track meet on Thursday in Odessa. Practice is going well for the baseball and softball teams. I asked several team members how practice was going and if they were enjoying it. Lacey Miller said, “I enjoy practice because we are developing needed skills and are learning game situations.” Aaliyah Yaegar said, “We work hard as a team together. Since the eighth grade...
This month has been busy with many things going on at the Middle School. Bi-County, Honor Band, the Zillah Robot Challenge, Band Contest, the ASB World’s Finest Chocolate sale, and March Madness. The annual Bi-County Academics Competition was held on March 13 in Wilbur. Many ribbons were won by third through eighth grade participants from Lind-Ritzville. Students competed in Spelling, Math, Geography, Impromptu Speech, Persuasive Speech, and Interpretative Speech competitions. Bi-County Honor Band was held on March 17 in the...
The boys just completed their basketball season on Thursday, March 27. The A team won five games. They were very excited not only because they had finally finished the season, but it was Retro Night for the A team. The boys wore old Bulldog uniforms from when Lind was its own team. They played well in their small shorts and tight tops, but sadly, they lost their final game of the season. Earlier in the season Jacob Miller and Eric Hayes told me that the B team was doing well too. They also finished their season on Friday....
The boys’ basketball teams have been working hard at practice and in games. The A-team scored 31 points on Thursday against Wilbur-Creston. The B-team scored 13 points against Odessa-Harrington on Monday. Coach Weishaar said, “The kids played hard, but lost 31-38 to W-C. They played with intensity and heart (but) they need to work on being patient with the basketball, running an offense, and playing more as a team.” I interviewed Eric Hayes, a B-team player, and Jacob Miller, also a B-team player, about their exper...
The students in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School elective classes and extra programs are continuing to thrive through the first few weeks of the second semester. Honor Society, Pep-Band, FACS, and ASB are just some of the magnificent groups that we have. Honor Society members are continuing to work on their service projects for the third quarter. Emily Rosen is doing a book drive, and Megan Buriak and Shontz Yaeger are selling cookies at the middle school. Sharon Anderson is collecting aluminum cans to donate money to the Shr...
The boys’ basketball teams have each completed two games so far this season, with one win against Wilber-Creston and one loss against Davenport. The scores for the game against Davenport were: 22-34 for the A-team and 28-11 for the B-team. The coaches this year are Nicholas Weishaar and Steve Nygren. Weishaar is the coach for the A-team and Nygren is the coach for the B-team. The boys will travel to Spangle on Thursday to play against Liberty. The game starts at 4 p.m. Come support the Lind-Ritzville/Lamont Bulldogs and c...
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School has some great programs and classes for students to participate in. Some of these are band, leadership class, ASB, Family, Career, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and Honor Society. Some students in band recently made a poster for the LRMS band teacher, Mrs. Jennifer York’s, birthday. She was super surprised when she walked in her room! York said, “It made my day.” The band kids have also done a good job playing in the pep-band to support the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco baske...
As most of the students were winding down and looking forward to winter break, there were two students who were working hard to compete in the Zillah Robot Challenge. On Dec. 18, Devin Schafer, Jack Anderson, and Instructor Lance Marquardt took the robot they programmed to compete with other robots from many other Washington public and private schools. Teams had to position their robots in mazes and watch their robot navigate its way out by use of sensors. It was a difficult challenge for the boys, but they did well. Two...
The girl basketball games last week were great! Monday we played against Wilbur-Creston and Thursday against Almira-Coulee/Hartline. Wilbur-Creston scores were A squad 31-6 LRMS won. B squad 20-17 LRMS won. Almira-Coulee-Hartline score was A squad 28-31 LRMS lost. B squad 22-14 LRMS won. Mrs. Fryberger, coach of the B-team, commented about Monday’s game, “Our game against Wilbur-Creston started out slow. We were struggling to keep our defense together and we were really lethargic on offense. The girls rallied at the end and w...
LRMS has a wide variety of clubs and groups to take part in this year. There’s FFA, Band, Honor Society, ASB, FCCLA and sports. FFA has just finished up their Pie Sale fundraiser. They were selling Cyrus O’Leary fruit pies, cheesecakes, cornbread, and pumpkin muffins for $10 each. It was a great sale year, as the 7th graders alone sold over 100 pies! Pep Band members recently went to the Tacoma Dome to cheer on the mighty Broncos at the State Championship game. They rocked “The Dome” with their music, and helped the crowd che...
The girls’ basketball teams are doing exceptional. They’ve won all of their games so far! There are two teams this year, A-team and B-team. Steve Nygren and Rita Fryberger are this year’s coaches. Mr. Nygren coaches the A team. The girls played Liberty last Monday and won 30-16! Mr. Nygren said, “The girls were on a roll in the second half and never looked back. They played great defense, and hit some timely shots.” Mrs. Fryberger coaches the B team. She coached basketball for LRS two years before, and now she’s back once a...
Wednesday, Nov. 6, was this year’s annual Veterans Day Assembly. We thank all of the local veterans that came. The guest speaker was our principal, Guy Strot who taught us about the importance of Veterans Day and freedom. The Lind Elementary students also attended the assembly. Amy Anderson, a fourth grader, especially enjoyed the speeches made by the ASB and the songs that the Middle School Band performed at the assembly. Once again we thank all the veterans for serving our country and protecting our free...