Richland High School (Washington)
| Richland High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
930 Long Avenue , , 99352 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Richland School District |
| Staff | 100.51 (FTE)[1] |
| Enrollment | 2,234[1] (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 22.23[1] |
| Colors | Green and gold [2] |
| Fight song | Fight Song (WSU) |
| Mascot | B-17 “Archie” |
| Nickname | Bombers[2] |
| Website | [1] |
Richland High School is a public secondary school in Richland.
History
The small farming community continued to develop as weapons production climbed during the Cold War, and the town was designated as a first-class city in 1958. Columbia High was renamed Richland High School. [3]
Hanford was home to the Manhattan Project's B Reactor, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the nuclear bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan. Mushroom cloud logos are proudly displayed throughout the school, and the student body used to shout "nuke 'em" at sporting events.[4]
Its depiction of a mushroom cloud as an unofficial logo for the school, believing that the logo and the mascot to be glorifying the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[5]
Athletics
- Basketball: Richland has four boys’ state basketball championships:[6][7] 1958, 1972, 1979, and 2026. [8][9] The 1979 team included Brian Kellerman, who later played for the University of Idaho, earning Big Sky Conference's player of the year as a sophomore in 1981.[10][11]
Alumni
- Gene Conley: Class of 1948 – MLB pitcher and NBA forward[12]
- Kathleen Flenniken: Class of 1978 – poet, Washington State Poet Laureate[13]
- Santino Fontana: Class of 2000 – stage actor, director, and composer[14]
- Brian Kellerman: Class of 1979 - basketball player[15]
- James Mattis: Class of 1968 – USMC General, commander of U.S. Central Command,[16] and Secretary of Defense[17]
- Leon Rice: Class of 1981 – basketball coach at Boise State University[18]
- Kathryn Ruemmler – White House Counsel to President Barack Obama June 2011 – June 2014[19][20]
- Hope Solo: Class of 1999 – U.S. Soccer Federation and Women's Professional Soccer goalkeeper[21]
- Eric Yardley: Class of 2009 – MLB pitcher[22]
References
- ^ a b c "Richland High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Richland High School". Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Kershner, Jim. "Richland – Thumbnail History". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Probert, Cameron (April 27, 2017). "Richland High School's bomber mascot and mushroom cloud logo in the news again". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Cary, Annette (June 6, 2019). "Richland High's mushroom cloud logo surprised a Japanese student. She finally spoke up". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Bombers champs". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 20, 1972. p. 16.
- ^ "Richland tips Lewis & Clark to take Washington AA title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. March 16, 1958. p. 8.
- ^ "Another hoop crown for Richland quintet". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 19, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ Craker, Craig (March 4, 2014). "Boys basketball: Richland High squad brings back memories of fabled '79 team". Tri-City Herald. Kennewick, Washington. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ "Richland 3rd again". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 17, 1964. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Bombers claim third in state cage tourney". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 22, 1964. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Gene Conley at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by John R. Husman. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ^ "Past State Poet Laureates". Arts WA. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Richland School District honors and awards Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2012
- ^ "2 bombers honored". Spokane Daily Chronicle. April 12, 1979. p. 17. Retrieved January 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Richland native Gen. Mattis to replace Petraeus, Tri-City Herald, July 9, 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2012
- ^ Lamothe, Dan (December 1, 2016). "Trump picks retired Marine Gen. James Mattis for secretary of defense". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ Moss, Tony (March 15, 2022). "Ranking 2022 NCAA tournament men's basketball coaches as players, 1-68". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Ruemmler Started Out as Enron Prosecutor", dated 1 January 2011
- ^ "White House Counsel", dated 10 October 2014
- ^ Hope Solo seeks more gold, adventure and balance, MaxPreps, July 9, 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012
- ^ Pete (August 21, 2019). "Richland grad called-up to the big leagues". Newstalk AM 870 KFLD. Retrieved August 22, 2019.