New Latino Club Advisor

Walla Walla High School Intervention Specialist Melito Ramirez has been named Latino Club advisor. Ramirez succeeds teacher Refugio Reyes who has been the club advisor for the past 11 years.

“I am extremely excited to work with a group of students that has so much positive energy and ideas,” said Ramirez. “I’m proud to be in a position to help them realize their plans.”

Ramirez has worked in education for the past 40 years in a variety of roles, including Special Programs, Bilingual Education, Summer School, Opportunity Program and Lincoln High School. He has served in his current position for the past 13 years.

“The Latino Club’s leadership team has been meeting this summer and are making plans for participation in the Walla Walla County Fair and Frontier Days Parade,” said Ramirez. “We are all very excited about getting started and I am extremely honored to be given the opportunity to support this group of Walla Walla High School students as we create great memories, bond, work hard, and have fun.”