Published Jan. 11, 2010 \u0093The kids were (really) excited. They did really well,\u0094 she said.<\/P> Ives and colleague Denise Rosenblum teach the “We the People” class at the small Richland school. The competition tests students\u0092 command of history and government. <\/P> The students won the regional competition — which covered the state\u0092s 4th Congressional District — in the fall. Ives said she hasn\u0092t yet received a final breakdown of state scores but was told the margin between first and second place was very close. <\/P> Tahoma High School in Covington ended up the winner.<\/P> The Richland school has been blazing trails in \u0093We the People\u0094 for a few years. During the 2007-08 school year, River\u0092s Edge became the first-ever alternative high school to win a regional competition. <\/P> Gary Bullert, a political science professor at Columbia Basin College in Pasco and one of the state \u0093We the People\u0094 judges, said he was impressed with River\u0092s Edge performance.<\/P> \u0093It reinforces my faith in the future of the country when I see these students\u0092 knowledge of government,\u0094 he said.<\/P> The River’s Edge students are: Meagan Grnya, Hannah Duim, Emily Charboneau, Lexor Adams, Luke Thompson, Kevin Ashley, Mary Lambel, Kristina Smith, Jessica Miller, Nala Watters, Geoff Shepperd and Becca Coronado. <\/P>
<\/SPAN>By Tri-City Herald Staff
Richland <\/STRONG>A team from River\u0092s Edge High School in Richland took second place over the weekend at the state \u0093We the People\u0094 competition in Olympia. It\u0092s the highest showing ever by an alternative high school in the history of the national civics competition, said teacher Jackie Ives.<\/P>