Welcome to Robert A. Long High School

Seniors....

There are a lot of scholarship deadlines coming up! Students please come into the Career Center to find out which scholarships are still open.

We will have advisory class May 10th and May 17th, these will be chances for students to get their last minutes things checked off. Come to the Career Center to find out what you are missing for your culminating project.

Upcoming events through graduation

Sport events cancelled due to weather

(note: some events may be cancelled due to the last minute weather changes. Listed below will be early decisions)

Sports this week - subject to weather changes...

Monday, 7-May
Tennis vs Washougal             HOME @ 2:30 (double match—dismiss VARSITY at 1:50)
Fast Pitch vs Mark Morris       AWAY @ 4:00 (JV will play at RAL field)
Golf vs Mark Morris             AWAY @ 3:30 (game will be played at Mint Valley GC – dismiss girls at 2:10)

Tuesday, 8-May
Baseball vs N. Thurston         AWAY @ 4:30 (Districts)
Fast Pitch vs Washougal AWAY @ 4:00 (dismiss girls at 1:25; bus leaves at 1:45)
Tennis vs Hockinson             HOME @ 3:30
Track – All Comer’s Meet        HOME @ 3:30

Wednesday, 9-May
Tennis vs Mark Morris HOME @ 3:30
Baseball plays Mark Morris today in District play-offs at 6:00 Ed Wheeler Field.

Friday, 11-May
Fast Pitch vs Woodland          HOME @ 4:00
Tennis Sub-Districts            HOME @ 9:30 am
Track Sub-Districts             WASHOUGAL @ 3:30 (dismiss @ 12:55; bus leaves at 1:15)

Saturday, 12-May
Tennis Sub-Districts HOME @ 9:30

“Got egg shells?

The Key Club at R. A. Long has a project underway to make good use of egg shells. The egg shells will be put around the vegetable garden beds to keep out the slugs and snails. We will also be planting marigolds to keep out the bugs.

Just put your egg shells in a bag or baggie and the Key Clubbers will either pick them up or you could put them in my mail box or send me an email and we can arrange a way to get your egg shells.

We are in the process of getting the garden ready to grow veggies for the shelters around town.”

R.A. Long's First Microsoft Certified Students

Microsoft One Note		Microsoft Excel
	R.A. Long's First Microsoft Certified Students
Tyler McLain-Watkins		Sara Luedke
Microsoft Word - Both certified the same day

Sierra Hughey		Joee Melink

Congratulation to Tyler McLain-Watkins (9) who earned his Microsoft Certification in OneNote, a notebooking software. OneNote is the most difficult of the three software programs (2010 Word, Excel, and OneNote) offered to the Microsoft IT Academy students at R. A. Long High School. Tyler is the first of our students to earn this certification.

Joining Tyler is Sara Luedke (9) who is the first IT Academy student to pass the Microsoft Excel exam. Congratulations Sara.

The first students to earn their MS Word Specialist certification were Sierra Hughey (10) and Joee Melink (11). Both students have been working very hard on achieving their goal.

What is so wonderful about the certification is that the IT Academy students are testing using the same exam that adults use. This a great effort for our high school students and they should be congratulated on such a great feat. Not that long ago, people interested in technology who did reach the certification level with a Microsoft product we generally out of high school and/or college.

The first R.A. Long student to earn certification in during their first attempt. (OneNote)

Selina Wakfield.

See others who have met certifications standards...

Kayla Maki as the WIAA/Seattle Times State Athlete of the Week for the week

R. A. Long is proud to announce senior, Kayla Maki as the WIAA/Seattle Times State Athlete of the Week for the week of January 15-21, 2012. Kayla is the daughter of Ronald and Susan West and Donald Maki of Longview.

Every week the WIAA honors twelve student varsity athletes from the state, a male and a female from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the week. This award is designed to honor Washington’s best and Kayla Maki’s performance certainly qualifies her for this recognition. More...

Outstanding scholar athletes nominated...

R. A. Long High School seniors Josh Arquette and Sydney Leach have been nominated as outstanding scholar athletes in the 2012 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award Program. More...

Mrs. Diehl Recognized by the Longview School Board.

Assistant Principal Jill Diehl receives an award from Longview School Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Cusick at the school board meeting on December 12. More...

Student Transfer Application Timelines 2012-13

Longview School District has timelines which students wishing to attend a school outside their attendance area or out of the district. The first deadline in March 16th. See timelines. Forms can be picked up at your child's school. Applications of out of district transfers can be picked up at the district office.

Homework Help - Need help with homework?

Career Center - The career center is open for all students for homework help from 2:30-3:30 everyday. Computers and a printer are available.
Computer Class - Room 118 - After school every day from 2:25 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
English Department - Before school and after school, please check with your teacher for their availability.
Math Department - Most teachers are available after school. Please check with your math teacher for their availability.
Science Department- Most teachers are available after school. Please check with your science teacher for their availability.
World Languages - Available before and after school. Best to make an appointment to avoid time conflicts.

Career Center Calendar - Pre-college testing dates, colleges visiting R.A. Long.

RA Long Alumni Meetings 4th Tuesday of each month @ 7pm in Room 115

Booster Club 2nd Wednesday of each month @6:30 p.m. Room 115

Parent Advisory Board -- Here is an opportunity for any interested parents to meet with the Principal. It is an open forum to share positive changes, discuss plans for the future, and hear concerns. This informal gathering will be held on the following dates from 12-1pm in Room 115.

Parent Board—12-1pm
(1st Friday each Month)

No April Meeting
May 4 2012
June 1 2012

Bad weather late-start schedule

Update (Nov. 2009) ALL elementary, middle, and high schools will start two hours later than normal The buses will run 2 (two) hours later than normal for all students Lowland bus routes–when used–will be in effect in the morning and afternoon Morning (only) kindergarten sessions will be cancelled Broadway Preschool classes will be cancelled.

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Welcome to Robert A. Long High School in Longview, Washington. R. A. Long High School was erected in 1927, three years after the city of Longview was incorporated. The school is named for the city's founder Robert A. Long, a wealthy timber baron from Missouri. Our mascot, the Lumberjack, was so named due to the area's reliance on the timber industry. The school is on the city Historical Register.

R.A. Long competes in the Greater St. Helen’s League at the 2A level. Our student enrollment is around 1000 students. Rich Reeves is our Principal.

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