A final lesson from the old high school

As I watched recently – along with the rest of the community – the demolition of the old high school building, I thought of how sad it was to witness. If the building had been remodeled, it could have been a centrally located showpiece for our community. But when those plans failed and it increasingly digressed into an eyesore, its ultimate fate became long overdue.

Several thousand students graduated from the old high school in its 70 years of use. The teachers and administrators used the classrooms and hallways to educate the teenagers of Ritzville and helped lay the foundation for their liv...