The Richfield Residential Hall Recruiting Team will be on the road over the next few days to share our opportunity with prospective students and parents. Come and see for yourself what Richfield has to offer you or your student! We will be at the following locations at the dates and times specified below:

Monday, March 29th

11:00 am — Tonalea Day School

1:30 pm — Kaibeto Community School

Tuesday, March 30th

8:15 am — Dennehotso Boarding School

10:30 am — Chilchinbeto Community School

1:00 pm — Kayenta Community School

Richfield Residential Hall students had no school on Friday, March 19th. To celebrate our freedom, staff scheduled a roller skating activity at Midstate Skates in nearby Elsinore, Utah.  Students were up early and completed all details and chores with a great attitude well before the bus arrived at 9:30. All students and several staff participated in this fun activity. We booked a private party and had the whole facility to ourselves for a couple of hours. It was a blast!

Mr. Laws said, “The majority of the kids were hesitant due to the fact that they had never skated before, but most of them faced their fears and strapped on a pair of skates or roller blades anyway. Some of the  kids took right off and did not have a problem.  Some of the kids are fast learners and got the hang of it really quickly.  Everyone was laughing and having a good time! Even those that struggled were smiling.”

Midstate Skates had something for everyone. There were skate, roller-blades,  and even scooters for those who did not feel comfortable on skates. Several students sat in booths and enjoyed some concessions while watching their friends skate. Even Mr. Laws, Mr. Workman, and Mrs. Taylor got out there and skated with the students!

According to Mr. Laws, “The best part about this activity was that those who knew how to skate helped the ones struggling and it looked like one big family.” Thanks to all who did so much to make this activity happen.

On Friday the 19th of March the Snow College Rugby Team started their end of season division playoffs. Brandon Sanderson, Shane Sanderson, and Shaun Todacheenie were able to attend the tournament at Utah Valley University.   RRH Staff, Mark Laws said, “We arrived early enough to watch a match between Idaho State and Utah State University.  The boys did not know what to expect.  They envisioned a game similar to American Football.  After a few minutes into the contest the boys realized that they were wrong; it’s a lot rougher and their are no pads or helmets for protection. They had never seen anything like it!  All of the students were wide eyed with mouths open and a big grin after the punishing hits and grueling runs to advance the ball.” In case you haven’t seen a rugby match, here are some great pics of the Badgers in action!

Brandon Sanderson was so impressed with the experience that he said,  “this is something that

I would like to try next year, if I attend Snow College.”  The boys were able to watch as the Snow College Badgers easily beat Southern Utah University. To make it even more exciting, Mr. Laws was able to get the boys on the field to meet some of the players. Brandon, Shane, and Shaun were able to shake hands and talk with the team, including Mr. Laws son, Stetson who is a key player for the Badgers.  The team said thank you for coming and they will be looking forward to Brandon Sanderson’s participation, on next seasons club!

The Badgers went on to take the Division Title as they beat Utah Valley University  in the championship. According to Mr. Laws, “The young men enjoyed this experience and were grateful for this opportunity to experience something so new and exciting.”

Saturday, March 20th was a beautiful day in Richfield. Mr. Workman and his family decided to go on a hike. Mr. Workman stopped by RRH to extend the opportunity to get out and enjoy some spring sunshine to the students of RRH. Valentina Begay, Warren Brown, Pierre Greymountain, Tyler Herder, Sheldon Jackson, Alzado Jones, Travis Preston, and Kaelan Skow joined the Workman’s on a hike to Bull’s Head just west of the Richfield Residential Hall campus. It was an awesome hike and we all had a blast!Thanks to everyone who participated!

On Saturday, March 13th, the Senior Class of 2010, planned and carried out a bowling activity that was a roaring success! Thirty students participated and had a BLAST! They each bowled 2 games and when the “dust settled”, the top boy and girl winners were Shawn Todecheenie with a score of 163 and Lucy Slick with a score of 84. Great job seniors!