• On September 29, 2025, the newly constructed memorial was dedicated. Over 100 people attended the event, which included a zoom connection allowing the audience to hear Bill Robert’s words from Oregon. Other speakers included Scott Roberts speaking on behalf of all the families, Principal Ryan Johnson and Tonya Waterman representing EHS, architect and EHS alum Deven Carter, Debbi Wilke Hill representing the class of 1969, and Steve Main from the Remember the 5 committee.
  It was a remarkable and wonderful evening. Representatives from each family were in attendance, and were presented with flowers by current EHS cheerleaders. Members of the press were in attendance and posted stories about the event. We have posted a video which captures moments from the evening and includes one of the cheerleaders reading Donna’s poem. We are greatly indebted to Kristen Schreder and the Shasta Union High School District for their support of the project.

• Other new videos on the website include the 50th anniversary of the school, which covers much of the early years, and the Fryer Family video, which covers Redding in the late 60’s.

• RT5’s second annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, September 28 at Gold Hills was a great success. Let us know if you’d like to play or contribute an item for the silent auction in 2025. The date is Saturday, September 27, 2025.

• Phase 2 of the project has begun! It will be primarily sponsored by local merchants. The community passed a bond in November which will allow EHS even more improvements. Students are enjoying the shade structures which are now in place. Landscaping in the memorial area will include the memorial bricks, furniture and shrubbery. It is designed to be a gathering place for students. We encourage you to order a memorial brick in support of the project. We are marketing them to all seniors at EHS this year. Order forms are available on the website. It’s a great way to be part of the project.

We are especially grateful for the role each girl’s family and the school administration has played in this entire process. They have been remarkably supportive of our efforts. We invite all our classmates and friends to share written memories of high school, especially about each of the five. Our plan is to archive friend and family memories and post them on the web page. We have already received some great submissions and look forward to more.

It has been a project which has required much patience and perseverance, with lots of challenges and amazing support from throughout our community. We are grateful to those of you who have contributed!