Area schools earn achievement award

Ritzville High School and LaCrosse Schools have been named on the list of 381 schools receiving Washington Achievement Awards for 2012. LaCrosse Elementary School has received an overall excellence award; Ritzville High School is being recognized for achievement in the areas of language arts and math; and LaCrosse High School is receiving awards for science and math.

The award is now in it’s fourth year, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education sponsor the Washington Achievement Awards.

All of the award winners are selected based on the sta...