Lind-Ritzville graduates 33

Valedictorian: Class of 2021 had tough year

Katie Teachout, The Journal | Last updated Jun 08, 2021 9:28am0

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Graduates gleefully toss their cardboard hats into the wind, after hanging on tight to them throughout a breezy ceremony.

RITZVILLE – Thirty-three graduates making up the Lind-Ritzville High School Class of 2021 graduated at an afternoon ceremony on the athletic field Saturday, June 5.

Principal Kevin Terris presided over the event, with music provided by the school band directed by Jennifer York.

Terris said when he arrived in Ritzville in 2018, the teaching staff told him of the special characteristics of the sophomore class; a class with "so much enthusiasm, pride and potential."

"They have not disappointed," Terris said. "Even through the highs and lows of last year, they have been a group that has reminded a...