Never before has every individual and every team that has competed at the Washington State FFA Convention for Reardan FFA made the finals and earned a state placing. Just to earn a state placing in a Washington CDE/LDE is a remarkable accomplishment to say the least, much less have an entire delegation from one chapter accomplish that feat. I honestly couldn’t be more proud of what our kids accomplished over the year, and in particular, over the past couple of weeks. They overcame obstacles that most teams couldn’t. Faced adversity that most teens wouldn’t. And accomplished feats that many thought, including themselves, they shouldn’t.

All of the students know how extremely proud of them we are as advisors. We tell them that, show them that. However, as impressive as they were in regards to their performances, not a single person stepped onto that bus Saturday night in Kennwick satisfied. That competitive spirit and fire speaks volumes to the trajectory of the program and to the heart and soul of our students in this program. We are building the right types of men and women - competitive, compassionate, driven, hard working, goal oriented, cooperative, and committed to excellence. Love these guys and gals!

Watato Judging - State Champions

• Levi Collier- 4th Individual

• Colton Lonning - 4th Individual

• Kelsey Koch - 2nd Individual

• Kashly Brown - 13th Individual

• Freedom LaMoureaux - 20th Individual

Watato Judging team 2 - 16th in State

• Olivia Wicks - 19th

• Myleigh Benham

• Lyia Heinemann

• Paige Cushman - 14th

Ag Mech -15th in State

• Hunter Wynecoop

• Robert Colvin

• Shelby Summers

• Lance Relyea

• Lane Heinemann

Tractor Driving - 10th in State

• Tristin Burrill

• Rysen Soliday

• Robert Colvin

Livestock Judging 2nd in State

Ameila Ray - 3rd Place Individual

Lydia Wicks

Emersen Sprecher

Pagie Cushman 19th

Rysen Soliday 11th

Kashly Brown

Conduct of Chapter Meetings (CCM) - 5th in State

Emersen Sprecher

Pagie Cushman

Kashly Brown

Lillie Whitman

Kelsey Koch

Myleigh Benham

Washington State Inaugural BBQ State Champions

Aidan Chilson

Rysen Soliday

Bryson Flaa

Parliamentary Procedure - 5th in State

Ameila Ray

Rysen Soliday

Andrew Schulz

Tyler Clouse

Emma Flaa

Wyatt Stolp

Parliamentary Procedure - 7th in State

Troy Routh

Evan Krupke

Vaea LaMoureaux

Bryson Flaa

Dominic Board

Aiden Chilison

Environmental Natural Resources - 3rd in State

Levi Collier - 6th

Brody Jones

Colton Lonning

Hunter Wynecoop - 12th

Blake Wynecoop - 7th

Environmental Natural Resources - Reardan 2 - 10th in State

Freedom LaMoureaux - 16th

Karsten Flaa

Maverick Sobotta - 17th

Ag Skills - 3rd

Case Brown

Ag Issues - 2nd in State

Emma Flaa

Lydia Wicks

Logan Flaa

Vaea LaMoureaux

Prepared Public Speaking

3rd Tyler Clouse

5th Andrew Schulz

8th Ashley Landt

State Officer

Andrew Schulz - Washington FFA 2023-2024 President

Senior updates-

Senior Breakfast @ the community hall Monday 5/22 9 am, hosted by the Lions club-attire is game day dress

May 31 last day to turn in Cap design

June 5 FFA Banquet

June 6 sign out of afternoon classes and locker cleanout

June 7 preview of senior slideshow/floor seating drawing

June 8 No school for Seniors

June 9 Rehearsal 11 am required*

June 10 Ceremony 11 am

If you want to purchase a Senior banner, $25 to the HS office and they will be delivered to your house when they are taken down.

10th grade will be testing 5/24-5/25 for math

9th and 11th grade will be Maps testing 5/31-6/1

Don't miss out on ordering a yearbook in the HS office, $50

Look out for outstanding fees in the mail-will be sent out 5/19

Midterm Report cards were handed out to your students Monday

Thank you for your support with the successful band concert!!!

I took our 7-12th grade Native students to the annual Camas root dig at the Swanson Lakes Refuge. White Camas roots are a traditional staple in our Native American students' culture. - Matt Ballance

Happy Spring,

This time of year is extremely busy for families. If your student is absent please call the office, if your student needs to leave during the day we have to talk to a parent prior to the student leaving. As the weather warms up it is important that we are still following our dress code, please see the student handbook. This week has seen an increase in student behaviors, please remind your student to follow all school rules. If you have any questions, please reach out to me by phone or email.

Thanks,

JoLynn Ray

REMINDER TO PARENTS: Field Day is on Monday, June 12th, Fun Run and End of School BBQ are on Tuesday, June 13th.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (June 12-14) are all half days with early release at 11:30. That Monday is NOT a late start day.

Parents, please ask your kids to look for any missing items in our Lost and Found. All items left over past the end of the school year will be donated to charity.

And please, look for any school library books that may be around the house. These need to be returned by the end of school

It was a fun week at RMS with spirit week! We had lots of participation, especially on Twin Day. Students needed this week to decompress between state tests. Next week we will have the Math SBA and that will wrap up state testing for us this year. We have field trips planned for 7th and 8th grade rewards for all students who have no office or bus referrals for the month of May. This will be our final PBIS reward event for this year. Our students have really worked hard to earn their reward activities this year and deserve to be celebrated. Middle School ASB is raising funds for next year with a Walk-a-Thon. So far the 8th grade is outpacing the 7th graders, so encourage your student to take part!

Shoutout to our band director, Grayson Goodman for a fantastic spring concert spanning grades 5-12. What a showcase of talent! If you would like to hear students perform in solos and ensembles, come to the Symphony of Sweets on May 24th in the commons from 6-8 pm. You can purchase a fun dessert and enjoy some of our amazingly talented students performing. If you would like to donate a dessert to help with this fundraiser, please contact either Mr. Goodman or Debi Newsum.

Upcoming Events:

May 23-24 SBA for Math (please limit appointments if possible)

May 25th–8th grade field trip to Silverwood (Parent high school orientation meeting @ 6 pm)

May 26th –7th grade trip to EWU Ropes Course

June 6th–Interested 7th graders to ride the Hiawatha Trail

June 12th–8th grade promotion at 6 pm in the HS Gym

We are meeting with families who are interested in learning more about our program over the next few weeks. Please visit our school page on the website and fill out our interest form. Our students are wrapping up their learning at home and their online classes and starting to plan for next year. Right now, our kids are learning how to play cricket from a local instructor and doing some leather work. We are looking for facilitators for our classes next fall! Do you have a skill you want to teach others? Send us an email options@reardansd.net to discuss the details!