New Cashmere ASB officers bring full slate of sports, activities to first student report

CASHMERE — Cashmere High School’s new Associated Student Body officers introduced themselves to the school board on Sept. 22, offering a first student report that reflected a busy fall of sports, clubs, and upcoming events.

President Eliana Thomas, a senior with aspirations of attending a military academy, joined Secretary Rylan Reiber, Treasurer Brooke Chalmers, and Vice President Hadley Westlund in presenting the update.

Highlights included the launch of a new student newspaper — the first in 20 years — at chspawprint.com, as well as excitement for homecoming Oct. 11 with a “casino night” theme and a student talent show already booked with nine acts.

On the sports side, Cashmere teams are off to strong starts:

• Football: The Bulldogs opened their home slate with a 71–0 win over College Place, with senior Isaac Zavala tying the state record for career punt return touchdowns. He has a chance to break the mark in Thursday’s home game against Wapato.
  
  
• Girls soccer: Now 5–1 in league after an 8–0 win over Connell in which eight different players scored.
  
  
• Volleyball: Defending Yakima Sundome champions swept Connell last week, with junior Macie Smart named WIAA Athlete of the Week.
  
  
• Cross country: A record 50 runners. Standouts include freshman Allie Neff and junior Rylan Reiber.
  
  
• Swim team: Seven swimmers, all recording time improvements at their last meet in Yakima.
  
  

Club activity is also strong: FFA students earned multiple champion titles at the Chelan County Fair, FCCLA is running football concessions, Key Club will decorate downtown for fall, and drama students are preparing a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream opening on Oct. 23.

The student report also included a moment of recognition for Cashmere student Riley Acheson, one of just two students statewide serving on the Washington State Board of Education. Acheson described the work of helping shape conversations around graduation requirements, including whether financial literacy should be added as a requirement. “It’s so cool to meet students from across the nation and hear about all the ways their education systems function,” she said.

All of the students involved in delivering the report to the Cashmere School Board made a special trip to the Middle School library, where the Board met on Sept. 22. But they were all off immediately following their portion of the evening, having far more homework than the school board has.

Andrew Simpson: 509-433-7626 or andrew@ward.media