Because of our lingering spirit of pride in our alma mater, the R. A. Long High School Alumni Association wishes to provide financial and altruistic support for the current wants and needs of the school, and to foster fraternity among its membership through social and service activities.
Become A Member
R.A. Long High School is a great school full of amazing graduates, students, teachers, and staff. With R.A. Long alumnus Rich Reeves (’86) taking over as principal with the 2009-2010 academic year, we expect more great things to come out of the school.
Welcome
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).
2010 Go 4th Raffle Winners
This year's lucky raffle winners from the R.A. Long Alumni Association's Go 4th booth raffle are as follows:
Cloe Hallom (class of 1980): fleece full zip outerwear
Rita Walker (class of 1974): coffee mug
Jim Evans (class of 1957): hat
Jim Watson (class of 1955): t-shirt
The Association would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets and other merchandise to help support our Alma Mater!
Class of '45 Reminisces
The R.A. Long Class of '45 held their 65th class reunion Monday. The Daily News covered the event here.
Former RAL Teacher Charity Ride
Retired R.A. Long teacher and football coach Jim LeMonds is under taking a quest to raise money for several charities, including CurePC.org. CurePC.org is an organization involved in pancreatic cancer research. LeMonds is undertaking a 60 mile fund-raising trail ride (see The Daily News story for details).
Go Fourth Thank You!
We just wanted to say "Thank you!" to everyone who stopped by to visit the R.A. Long High School Alumni Association booth at Go Fourth this year. Through your generosity we raised over $1,300.00 to help fund projects for the school.
RAL Grad Frank Atchley Publishes Book
RAL alumnus and retired police officer Frank Atchley ('59) has published his first novel, "A Birthday to Die For". Read more about Atchley, his career, and the novel in The Daily News story.
RAL Students Featured as Young Authors
Three RA Long students, Travis Bright, Macy Jones, and Jossie Ingram, recently had articles featured in The Daily News. All three stories appeared in the "This Day" section on June 7, 2010.
Bright's commentary, "Stop cutting the wrong educators", can be read here.
Jones' story, "Retiring RAL teachers will be missed", can be read here.
Standout Grad. Rachel Brown Profiled
Soon-to-be R. A. Long Class of 2010 graduate Rachel Brown is profiled by The Daily News. See The Daily News story here.
RAL Students Featured as Young Authors
Four RA Long students, Jane Forman, Tyler McIntosh, Brianna Tift, and Bronson Folz-Edwards, recently had articles featured in The Daily News. McIntosh had two articles published. All five stories appeared in the "This Day" section on May 31, 2010.
Forman's story, "U.S. obesity soars - Jamie Oliver to the rescue", can be read here.
