R.A. Long High School Alumni Association

2011 Annual Meeting Sticky

Oct

The R.A.Long High School Alumni Association Annual Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25th at R.A. Long High School. We will meet in Room 115 (downstairs near the door to the science wing). This meeting is open to anyone who attended R.A. Long High School or anyone who embraces the goals of this association.

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Welcome Sticky

Welcome!

The R. A. Long High School Alumni Association began in 2002 with just a few people gathering to answer the question "Wouldn't it be nice to form an alumni association to maintain contact amongst the generations of R. A. Long students and to benefit the school and current students in some way?" This small group researched, planned, and registered as a non-profit corporation in the State of Washington. The Association is also a non-profit organization under the IRS 501(c)(3).

Longview High Schools Harmonize Senior Project

Oct

R.A. Long High School and Mark Morris High School have harmonized their senior project programs. The Daily News has an excellent front page article summarizing the changes to the senior projects.

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Class of '41 70th Reunion

Sep

The Daily News recently featured the seventieth reunion of the RAL Class of '41 in "Remember for All".

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Delbert McGhee (1951) - Hall of Fame

Aug

August 23, 2011

We learned today that Del McGhee passed away August 19, 2011 (The Daily News obiturary). McGhee was a long-time teacher and coach at both Monticello and R.A. Long.

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RAL Grad Delivered Lecture at WSU

Jul

We recently learned that RAL alumnus Paul Laufman ('56) delivered a graduate seminar lecture at Washington State University (WSU) on Thursday, December 2, 2010. Laufman's lecture was entitled "Rocket Propulsion: Space Policy and its Entrepreneurial Impact." Laufman helped found United Paradyne Corporation (UPC) in 1995 and retired as Chairman/CEO in 2004.

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2011 Go 4th

Jun

Longview's annual Go Fourth celebration is coming up soon. If you'll be in Longview July 2 through July 4, please stop by the Alumni's booth at the Lake. We'll have lots of cool things to buy (hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, pens, ...). We'll also raffle some of the goodies. Everything helps us support R.A. Long High School.

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RAL Knowledge Bowl Earns State Honors

Apr

The 2010 / 2011 R.A. Long Knowledge Bowl team earned second place in the 2011 State Championship held March 26, 2011 in Richland. The Knowledge Bowl team finished ahead of local rival Mark Morris in the three team final. The Daily News has a very nice front page article regarding the achievement as well as a photo of the team with their trophy. You can read The Daily News article here.

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RAL Grad Signs Book Deal

Apr

R.A. Long grad Lyndsay Farber Lehner ('98) signs another book deal. Read The Daily News article here.

Jim LeMonds, local author and retired R.A. Long English teacher and coach, has written about Lindsay's publishing efforts on his web site, writetek.com. You can read the article here.

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Mr. Lumberjack Raises Money for Vets

Mar

R.A. Long's "Mr. Lumberjack" contest raised over $1,500.00 for "the Veterans of Foreign Wars to distribute to needy veterans in the area". Read The Daily News story here.

Great job!

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