News & Announcements

As the school year wraps up, RSD is excited to offer students a variety of ways to keep learning, creating, and staying active this summer.

Summer opportunities include high school courses for credit, pottery classes at Richland High School for students in grades 3-12, FAME Drama Camp at Hanford High School for incoming 7th-9th graders, and athletic camps for students of all ages at Richland and Hanford high schools.

Chief Joseph Middle School Drama Club invites families and community members to enjoy its upcoming production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

Chief Joseph Middle School is excited to announce that Kimmi Krueger will serve as Assistant Principal beginning in the 2026–27 school year.

It’s official! The first day of school for the 2026-27 school year will be September 1 for students in Grades 1-12 and September 3 for Kindergarteners! 

Richland School District is proud to recognize five educators who have recently earned National Board Certification, one of the highest professional distinctions in education. 

Richland School District is committed to supporting students and families who may be facing food insecurity. Families experiencing a loss or reduction of income, such as from the current federal government shutdown, may now qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, even if they haven’t been eligible before.

We are very excited to announce that Richland School District has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service.

Beginning next school year, families will be responsible for providing school supplies for their students. To help streamline the school supply process for families, we worked with staff to create grade level lists instead of individual classroom lists.

Congratulation to our amazing mathletes! 

The Richland School District is committed to providing our students with a safe and inclusive environment for learning.

Join us in recognizing our 46 instrumental and vocal music students from Richland School District’s middle and high schools were selected for state and regional honor ensembles for 2024-25 school year.

Learn more about the district's budget along with other important financial information.

Learn more about inclement weather procedures and sign-up for alerts.

On October 29, our 6^th grade choir students went through the process of recording their first virtual choir concert. They worked with a RSD District technician to produce a fabulous first performance. Please enjoy this amazing moment!

Learn about the Eagle staff who are here to support your student!

May 6-10, we celebrate our certificated staff! We have more than 930 certificated staff members, each who bring a high level of expertise to their field.

The Richland School District is committed to supporting the well-being and mental health of all students and staff.

Honoring Excellence in Education! National Board Certification is one of the highest recognitions in the education profession, and RSD has four newly certified educators.

Two high school students, Hanford junior Isabella Pinto and Richland Junior Advaitha Motkuri were named Grand Prize winners at the fair.

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Congratulations to the 40 outstanding instrumental and vocal music students from RSD middle and high schools were selected for all-state honor ensembles for 2024!

This school year we are using a new communication tool to reach parents and guardians. ParentSquare allows families to connect with teachers and school staff, receive weather delay and crisis notifications, view school events and securely receive important student documents.

Whether you are wondering about when the first day of school is, what school supplies are needed or how to get bus route information, we have answers for you.

We have more than 900 certificated staff, which includes teachers, school counselors, specialists, school psychologists, school nurses and so many more, work hard each day to support, engage and inspire students.

More than 20 RSD students earned awards at the 2023 Mid-Columbia Science Fair.

To celebrate our Education Support Professionals, we are shining the spotlight on several of our education support professional staff members. Read about them and their deep connections to our schools.

Introducing RSD’s Family Launchpad! This portal brings all the RSD platforms parents and guardians need into one digital space.

Career day was a wonderful event that engaged students into looking at career paths.

Congratulations Lesley Belden, Richland School District's Crystal Apple Award Winner!

Thank you for your continued support of students!

It’s official! The first day of school (grades 1-12) for the 2023-24 school year will be August 29.

Two Chief Joseph Middle School teachers are using food-focused activities to inspire students when it comes to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

Elizabeth Crider and Callie Graff each received $1,000 from the Dream Builder’s Education Foundation as part of its STEM Like ME! classroom grant program. The program supports pioneering educators wanting to enact their best ideas for providing students with rich and robust learning experiences. 

Join us in recognizing our 23 instrumental and vocal music students from Richland School District’s middle and high schools were selected for state and regional honor ensembles for 2022-23 school year.

BEST NIGHT EVER!!! We had such a great time at our Fall Family Game Night!

More than 300 families attended Chief Joseph Middle School's open house on Sept. 13.

Current Assistant Principal Eric Davis will replace Principal Rhonda Pratt beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Mr. Davis’ career has been focused on empowering students and district leaders are confident he will help the school’s students and staff be successful.

Eighth-grade students recently completed career interest and preference surveys, the first step in their High School and Beyond Plan. We encourage families to participate with their children as they make these important decisions for their futures.

More than 20 instrumental and vocal music students from RSD middle and high schools were selected for all-state honor ensembles for 2022!

After school tutoring is back at Chief Jo!

Holly Hernandez, kitchen manager at Chief Joseph Middle School, and Linda Johnson, lead ECEAP teacher at the Early Learning Center, are your ESD 123 Regional Classified School Employee and Teacher of the Year respectively.

Through the fall of 2021 Richland School District will use a screening tool to help gauge where students are in their social-emotional learning and help them grow.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot about schools and how they serve their communities but for Holly Hernandez, the historic event hasn’t changed her focus or determination to serve kids. That is why she is our nominee for 2021 Washington State Classified Employee Of The Year.

Is your eighth-grader interested in a science- or technology-related career or just looking for something different than the traditional high school experience? Have them apply for Delta High School for the 2021-22 school year!

The district has partnered with the state Department of Health to test every water fixture in some of our schools as part of ongoing efforts to have safe and healthy environments for students and staff. 

It's that time of year again—make sure you know as soon as our schools are on delay or canceled due to inclement winter weather.

A $1,000 grant from the Dream Builder's Educational Network gave seventh-graders at Chief Joseph Middle School the opportunity to explore hydroponics this spring, sparking their curiosity about where their food comes from and potential future careers.

Join us in congratulating all our students recently selected for all-state and all-regional performing arts groups by state and national musical education groups. 

Students at Chief Joseph Middle School had a surprise on Friday, Nov. 16 when James Mattis, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, paid a visit.

An after-school program focused on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects at William Wiley Elementary and an aeroponic gardening project at Chief Joseph Middle School will benefit from $1,250 in grants awarded to those schools.

Student growth is about more than academics. From racing to the finish to encouraging each other to do their best, see Chief Joseph Middle School students show how they are building relationships during an adaptive physical education class.