Ричланд жоғары мектебі: "Бомберлер" тарихы мен жетістіктері

Richland's mascot is the "Bomber", officially named for the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress built in Seattle, but also in recognition of the city's contributions as an "Atomic City" in World War Two. Hanford was home to the Manhattan Project's B Reactor, the first full scale plutonium production reactor in the world. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the nuclear bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan. Mushroom cloud logos are proudly displayed throughout the school and the student body used to shout "nuke 'em" at sporting events. In 2019, "Archie" a B 17 Ball Turret Gunner was named the first ever character mascot at Richland High School. The mascot is named after Archie Purcell, a WWII veteran who was a ball turret gunner on the famous B 17 "A Days Pay". As the region has diversified since its past as a federally owned Atomic City where 90% of the population was either employed by or a dependent of Hanford, the school has since received criticism for its depiction of a mushroom cloud as an unofficial logo for the school, believing that the logo and the mascot to be a reminder of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Richland High has an enrollment of roughly 2,000; its WIAA classification is 4A, for the state's largest schools. The football stadium, which is used for both Richland and Hanford High School events, is located immediately adjacent to the grounds of Richland High School, and was named Fran Rish Stadium in his honor in 1986.

The Bombers were state champions in 1981, 1999, and 2017, and played in the title game in 1975, 1996, and 2016.

Richland was a cross country power in the early 1970s, winning a then record five straight AAA state boys' titles. The RHS girls' cross country team won the state championship in 1993, and qualified for state in 2005, 2006, and 2022.

RHS has a strong girls' and boys' soccer program. The 1999 state champion team, led by future United States World Cup and gold medal winning goalkeeper Hope Solo, was undefeated and ranked fourth in the nation. Both the boys' and girls' team were state champions in 2003.

Richland High School's baseball team has been successful, winning four state titles in eleven years (1999, 2005, 2007, 2009), and another in 2018. This was especially impressive considering the football team had won state earlier in that same school year. One of the team's alumni is Travis Buck of the Cleveland Indians, formerly of the Oakland Athletics.

Richland has won three state championships in boys' basketball, most recently in 1979, a team led on the floor by Brian Kellerman among others. Previous state titles were in 1972 and 1958; and the Bombers made the state semi finals seven times in eight years in the 1970s, advancing to five finals. In the 1960s, they won the third place game four times in five years. Kellerman was a four year starter at Idaho, a top ten team in 1982, and he was the Big Sky player of the year as a sophomore in [[1980–81 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

Richland High School has had a strong boys' golf program since the late 1960s. The Bombers won back to back state golf titles in 1968 and 1969. RHS won three state championships in the span of five years between 2000 and 2005. In 2016 the school placed second in the state.