Tim Hudak: Board Chair – Along with a focus on academics and physical fitness, our students are involved in a lot of fun and exciting activities throughout the year. They take canoe trips on the Welland River; they climb and descend the new Rappel tower; and they learn coding and robot­ics. The students also have the opportunity to take part in some adven­ture activities, such as scuba-diving; skydiving; and the Bataan Memorial Death March.

Each year the school hosts an Annual Inspec­tion and Open House to showcase these activities; celebrate our student’ successes; and demon­strate what life on campus of a military-inspired boarding school is all about.

In the recent past our Annual Inspection event has been either can­celled outright or toned down significantly due to the COVID 19 virus. The board and staff are all very excited that we can host this event once again, and this year’s An­nual Inspection & Open House will be bigger and better than ever.

Staff are busy planning a day of interactive and in­teresting displays that will showcase the school’s aca­demic and athletic pro­grams; adventure activi­ties our students take part in; and our Cadet Corps and other clubs. Students will play a major role in the day by helping to cre­ate the displays; challenge our guests in some games and Academy activities; and be on parade.

It is an amazing opportunity for parents to see what their sons have been doing throughout the year, for alumni to catch up on what has been happening at the school; and for our community to visit the cam­pus and see what we’re all about.

One of the most exciting events happening at this year’s open house is the grand opening of the school’s new, state-of-the-art science lab. This beautiful new lab was made possible through the support of our parents, alumni, staff, and community of supporters. It took a bit longer than expected to have construction completed and we are very excited to be able to officially open the lab this spring.

I hear our science teachers have some great experiments and activi­ties planned to celebrate the open­ing of the new lab. I hope we will see you on Saturday, May 13 for the Annual Inspection and Open House, it’s going to be a great day. I also invite you to bring family and friends with you to see what RLA is all about, take part in some fun activities, and enjoy the free BBQ.