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River Ridge High School Alumni Spotlights

Ellie Peterson (RRHS '96) - Author

River Ridge High School alumnus and former Komachin Middle School teacher Ellie Peterson won the 2023 Washington State Book Award for Picture Books for her book, How to Hug a Pufferfish! Read more >>

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Adam & Sara Sutmiller (RRHS '12 & '14) - STEM

Adam and Sara Sutmiller (River Ridge ’12 and ’14) enjoyed maxing out their schedules with Advanced Placement courses, played in the band all four years, and graduated as valedictorians of their respective classes. Read more >>

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Karen Weiss (RRHS) - Captain Firefighter / Paramedic

Due to the current pandemic, Lacey Fire District 3 has been extra busy. Karen Weiss, Captain Firefighter/Paramedic, Medical Services Officer and a graduate of River Ridge High School is stepping up to help keep our community safe! Read more >>

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Chris Bacon (NTHS '01) & Jerome Comrie (RRHS '04) - Costco

Lacey Costco is a popular community shopping spot for bulk bargains. It’s also a large employer for our area, including many alumni! Read more >>

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Savannah McGill (RRHS '15) - Basketball Player

South Puget Sound Community College women’s basketball may have seen its season come to an end on Saturday in the Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs, but there was still a very big bright spot. Clipper freshman forward Savannah McGill set the new NWAC women’s basketball single-season rebounding record Read more >>

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Kristopher Royal (RRHS '02) - Chiropractor

Kristopher Royal, also referred to as Dr. Royal, graduated from River Ridge High School in 2002 and is now a Chiropractor for Olympia Chiropractic Center. Dr. Royal also attended Seven Oaks Elementary and Nisqually Middle School, being a true NTPS Alumni! Read more >>

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Gio Woods (RRHS '04) - Basketball Player

If anyone had reasons to doubt, it was Gio Woods. But Woods, a 2004 River Ridge High School graduate, couldn’t quiet his ambition to play professional basketball. Apparently, “can’t” isn’t in this big dreamer’s vocabulary. Read more >>

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Lani Pineda (RRHS '01) - US Army Nurse

Every year, North Thurston Public Schools focus’ on a theme for the district calendar – this year’s theme is courage. When looking for the definition of courage, look no further than River Ridge High School alumnae, class of 2001, Lani Pineda, who has served multiple deployments as a Nurse in the United States Army. Read more >>

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Lizzi Jackson (RRHS '10) - Miss Washington

Lizzi Jackson, our current Miss Washington, speaks with authority. After all, she competed in her first pageant at the tender age of 12. This was also the year that she built her own robot and started learning Japanese — self-challenges, incidentally, inspired by her love of anime. Read more >>

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Casey Raiha (RRHS '04) - Actor

From Shakespeare to Starquest, actor Casey Raiha said the groundwork for his career in the performing arts started as a freshman at River Ridge High School. “Some of my fondest memories came from participating in the school’s many plays and musicals,” said Raiha. Read more >>

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Stephanie Rangel (RRHS '01) - Police Officer

At school, students are expected to provide a safe learning environment for others and themselves. “My goal is to work with students and staff to come up with resolutions to problems that may assist them in being successful.” Read more >>

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Dylan Severson (RRHS '14) - Pianist

“Hey, the governor called. He wants you to play the piano at his event in two days.” Something similar to this actually happened to Dylan Severson, a recent graduate of River Ridge High School. Read more >>

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Bethany Boice (RRHS '11) - Westpoint Military Academy

When Bethany Boice attended River Ridge High School in 2011, she left with new leadership skills that would serve her well at the United States Military Academy/West Point. I’ve wanted to be an officer in the army since I was a little girl,” said Boice. Read more >>

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North Thurston Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Officer: executivedirectorHR@nthurston.k12.wa.us, 360-412-4453; Section 504 Coordinator: 504@nthurston.k12.wa.us, 360-412-4465. Address for both: 305 College Street NE, Lacey, WA 98516.

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