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).
The Daily News featured a story on the installation of permanent seating at RA Long Baseball's Lumberyard today. Elden Alexander has been working for many years to improve the Lumberyard. The Association is pleased to have contributed to this project.
RAL Baseball will be having a fundraising auction March 24. The Daily News article has details on how you can participate in the auction.
The RA Long High School Science Olympiad teams were recently featured in The Daily New. The article discussed the two RAL teams preparing for the Regional Science Olympiad at Lower Columbia College. The event will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012.
RA Long and Mark Morris high schools have both recently installed camera systems to monitor activity in and around the school. The Daily News recently featured the cameras at RAL. RAL Principal Rich Reeves is shown operating the resolution system. The article states that the cameras were largely paid for by Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant secured with the assistance of US Senator Patty Murray.
The 2012 R.A. Long High School Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Friday, March 16. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 PM and will be in the R.A. Long Auditorium.
Keep checking back here. We'll have a list of the inductees soon.
The nominating period for the 2013 Hall of Fame is open until April 30, 2012. The Hall of Fame Committee is particularly interested in nominations for outstanding female athletes and non-athletic Lifetime Achievements.
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.
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.
