Hello Ridgeline Families- I’m feeling good today, and I hope you are too! We are looking ahead to a weekend with an extra day and I have a little Van Halen (Panama) playing in the background. 80’s music always gives me a boost!
I want to start by expressing my highest respect and gratitude for our members of America’s Military Services. And on Memorial Day, I will take a moment and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and lost their lives defending our country. May we never forget!
I’m excited for the final weeks of school and plan to enjoy the moments and memories that occur when something good comes to an end. Us “older” folks understand and appreciate how fleeting our youth can be and so we try our best to remind our young people to be present in the moment, and not always be looking to the future! At the same time, I’m excited about the future opportunities lying ahead for our class of 24 graduates. And I’m excited, and optimistic about the coming school year for our continuing and incoming classes of Falcons. We have a lot to be thankful for in our school and greater community in so many ways.
We’re wrapping up the academic year, which means, if you have questions or concerns about your students progress, I encourage you to reach out to their teachers one more time and check in.
We have many celebrations and honors to acknowledge for the spring and entire year. This week we recognized 75 students newly inducted into the National Honor Society. This is an impressive honor as it considers GPA as well as service to their community and quality of one’s character. Congrats to those students! We have teams performing well at state competitions—especially our girls golf team who earned a 7th place finish in the state! We're anxiously awaiting the results from our track athletes competing in Tacoma (team pictured here). We also celebrated a new tradition with the anointment of our first MR. B.I.G, Brysen Smith! He took home the honor following the Gentlemen’s Pageant ceremony Thursday night. He embodies the character, charisma, and talent to wear the crown. Congrats Brysen!
Our Yearbook class received quite an honor for last year’s book. We found out it will be featured in the ‘Portfolio’, which honors the top yearbooks in the country. Congrats to Mr. Cunningham and his yearbook team! ON THAT NOTE… Yearbooks are for sale again and will continue until they run out. First-come, first-serve. If you wait until yearbooks are distributed and everyone’s excited, it might be too late! You can purchase on the link for yearbook below.
One more thing to think about is the future of leadership in Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. During the forum, held here at Ridgeline Monday, we heard from three of the four candidates running for that office including incumbent Chris Reykdal. Our student panel posed some significant and relevant questions to the candidates. While this type of event isn’t something I would normally do, I did leave with some new insights and felt better informed about the candidates. If you have an hour, the TVW link is below.
There are extra activities happening inside and outside of the school day on most days in the coming weeks.
You know what I’m going to say next... Stay informed, Read the Flyer.
Make it a great weekend! --Mr. Hardt
2024 Senior Survey
Greetings, Senior parents/guardians! Each year, I send out a Senior Survey at year end to collect important information from students. Among other things, their answers will help us learn more about their post-high school plans and how RHS can support students who will come after them. For those attending a college or university next fall, completing Question #7 will enable us to get their FINAL TRANSCRIPTS out to their colleges/universities on time. So completing this survey is vitally important, as students may not be able to register for college/university classes until their chosen institutions receive their final transcripts.) Please encourage your student(s) to access the link Mr. Spraggins provided in Google Classroom and complete the survey. Thanks for helping us help them, and please contact Mr. Spraggins with any questions (bspraggins@cvsd.org)!
Summer 2024 CVVL High School Registration is now OPEN.
Registration Link: CVVL HS 2024 Summer School Registration Link
CVVL HS SUMMER Course Information
- CVVL summer school is for credit advancement. If you failed a course and need to make up credits, please wait for information regarding credit retrieval summer school.
- You may register for only ONE summer school course.
Our 2023 yearbook has received nationwide recognition.
Eyrié Volume 2 has been included in Portfolio, Volume 29. Portfolio acknowledges the best college, high school and middle school yearbooks throughout the country. Only 10 percent of schools printed by Varsity Yearbook are chosen for the honor.
Receiving the accolades are Cory Richardson (11), Jonathan Kimberley (11), Alexis Vanhook (10), Ryland Jacoby (11), Ava Richardson (11) and Advisor Dave Cunningham.
Girls Golf Team
The Girls Golf Team had quite a performance this week in the 3A State Tournament in Western Washington. Day 1 brought some tough rainy conditions, but the Falcons were up to the task and were the only team from east of Mt. Rainier to qualify for Day 2 in 8th place. With clear skies on Day 2 the girls came out firing at the pins and improved on their team score by 16 strokes. Led by Junior Carolyn Rose who shot 78 and placed tied for 13th as an individual overall, Junior Kate Mulligan, and Freshman Chloe Hamilton, the ladies finished as the 7th best team in the State. Amazing job to the entire team on a wonderful season!!!! We are beyond proud of you. Talons Up!!!
Thank you community businesses for our 3rd annual Job Fair
Thank you, community businesses and organizations, for your participation in the 3rd Annual Ridgeline Job Fair. 💚 A big thank you goes out to the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber for their help with recruiting. Thank you to our awesome student and Business Club volunteers for helping with setup, check-in, etc. Thank you to Mr. Conrad and his 3rd period class for setting up the tables and chairs. Thank you to the key admin and staff helpers. You know who you are. 🥰 We could not have pulled this off without the work of our great team! Mrs. Demarest deeply appreciates all of you! 💚 What a fun day seeing our RHS students interacting with our local businesses and organizations as the mature, professional young people they are! Way to represent, Falcons! 🙌🏻 So many of the employers commented on how impressed they are with our student body.
Honor Society
There were 74 new members inducted into Ridgeline’s National Honor Society last night. Students were recognized for achieving a 3.5 cumulative GPA, writing an essay, and completing 20 hours of community service. These incredible scholars are given a certificate from National Honor Society, an academic letter, and a torch that symbolizes their desire to learn. Congratulations students!
Intro to Marketing & Graphic Arts
The Introduction to Marketing and Graphic Arts 1 classes began collaborating this week on a Food Truck Brand and Design prototype project. The Marketing team brought their food truck theme, brand, and moodboard, to Graphic Arts and "hired" them as the design team to create the truck exteriors and make their visions come to life. This week started with the designers interviewing their clients to model what really happens with a real life design project. More to come later as we reveal their final designs in the Graphic Arts classes, and their food truck presentations in the Marketing classes. We can't wait to see your amazing creativity, Falcons! 💚
FBLA- State officer Leadership training
Teigan Bronec kicked off his year as an FBLA state officer this week by attending the STATE OFFICER LEADERSHIP TRAINING (S.O.L.T.) at the University of Puget Sound May 19-22 in Tacoma. Teigan, we are proud of how you are representing Ridgeline and our area FBLA and we can't wait to see how you use your influence in 2024-25 to make our NE Region FBLA stronger! 💚
Youth Leadership Spokane Applications due May 29th
Youth Leadership Spokane applications are open! Please share this information with your students. Youth Leadership Spokane develops the next generation of servant leaders by creating strong and healthy youth and empowering them for service to each other and to their community. Please share the below information with your students.
What is Youth Leadership Spokane? YLS is a 10-month civic leadership training program, based on the principles of servant leadership and cultural competence. Youth have the desire to serve their community and get to know teens from other schools. YLS provides skills and connections with area leaders. You can find the brochure here.
Who should apply for Leadership Spokane? Students who will be high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors are eligible to apply. Applicants should want to get involved, learn about their community, enhance their leadership skills, increase their self-knowledge, gain a deeper understanding of diversity, meet new friends, and/or prepare themselves for the future.
What is the tuition? Tuition of $150 includes all expenses for the retreat, materials and refreshments for class sessions, and graduation.
Are scholarships available? Yes, scholarships supported by generous sponsors are available. We welcome applications from those with financial need and are honored to assist in this way.
Find more information or apply on our website. The deadline to apply is May 29, 2024. Feel free to call me with any questions. I'm always happy to meet you at your school if you prefer to chat in person.
Elizabeth Mills
Development & Events Officer I Leadership Spokane
509-816-6026
The Royal Closet- FREE formal wear for high school students
The Royal Closet, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free formal wear to high school students in the community. With a vast collection of thousands of dresses, we offer appointments for students to find the perfect dress at no cost.
Please visit The Royal Closet items located at 13208 East Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley 99216
We are seeking community donations of formal dresses and accessories to be dropped off at Ridgeline, Central Valley, and U-High, with the provision of prompt pick-up services.
Senior Reception- June 7th
Seniors! As your June 8, graduation date nears, the entire Ridgeline High School community recognizes the long, educational journey that is culminating for you. Naturally, you, your family, and friends will grandly celebrate your many accomplishments in the coming days and weeks! Your RHS community will contribute to that celebratory atmosphere in a complimentary way on the morning of Friday, June 7!
At 10:45 AM in the Gymnasium, the senior recognition committee invites you to a Senior Reception! It will be a very casual event in which you can enjoy brunch (with tasty treats from Desserts by Sara), yearbook signing time, capturing memories in the photobooth, and the simplicity of one last opportunity to socialize in the building as the Class of 2024. At 11:40 AM, we will move to the Theater for the Senior Superlatives program hosted by your senior classmates in ASB! Take notes, as you’ll want to remember the “winners” of the “most likely to…” awards for class reunions down the road!
Senior Parents: WE NEED YOUR HELP- Chaperones needed at Triple Play sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4BABA62DAAFBC43-49036921-rhsgrad
AMAZON WISH LIST
Students love PRIZES and we want to celebrate all their success with gifts and prizes at the Grad Night 2024 All-Nighter! Please consider purchasing a prize from the curated Amazon Wish List that will be awarded at the Grad Night 2024 Event. All seniors who attend Grad Night 2024 will have a chance to win these prizes or be given a gift from the RHS Falcon Boosters.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2JICUH080WAH5?ref_=wl_share
Registration for Summer Youth Camps is now open!
We have lots of camps: Football, Youth Basketball for Girls & Boys, Tennis, Percussion, Cross Country, Volleyball, Soccer, and Dance!
Hey Falcons! Do you need a job? Check out our Jobs Board! It's updated regularly and there are some amazing opportunities!
There are flyers in the office to scan the QR code, too!
If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Demarest in E202 or email: kdemarest@cvsd.org
