Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools receive over $37,000 in grants for student development resources

Haley Roybal | Last updated Feb 02, 2017 12:0pm0

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SCHOOL RESOURCES. Agriculture Instructor Justin Palmer and Educational Service District 101 Technician Andy Jones applied for multiple grants through the Hagan Foundation to fund new welders and Chromebook carts for the students in the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School Districts. The purpose of the new equipment and technology is to improve student’s learning abilities. -Journal photo by Haley Roybal

The Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School Districts received grant funding for upgrades in technology and welding equipment through the Hagan Foundation, due to the efforts of Lind-Ritzville Middle School Agriculture Instructor Justin Palmer and Educational Service District (ESD) 101 Technician Andy Jones.

Creating a comfortable learning environment where students can not only succeed, but also prepare for a future career, is a primary goal for Palmer.

As a Lind High School graduate, Palmer has always enjoyed the community and knew he wanted to contribute by becoming an Ag teacher at the middle sc...