LYNDEN, Wash. – The Lynden School District has selected five semi-finalist to fill their superintendent position.

The candidates were picked from districts across Washington State and Oregon.

They include:

Bruce Kelly, the superintendent of Rainier Christian Schools; David VanderYacht, an Assistant Superintendent from Lynden School District; Tavis Peterson, an Assistant Superintendent from Wapato Public Schools; Mike Snow, the Executive Director of Secondary Teaching at Lake Stevens School District; and Lisa Riggs, the superintendent from Sweet Home School District in Oregon.

The District will interview the candidates on March 26th and then on March 28th, 29th and 30th, each finalist will spend the day in the school district meeting with employee groups.

At the conclusion of each of these days a community forum will be held at Lynden Middle School between 6:15 and 7 p.m.

For more information on the candidates and public forums, visit the Lynden School Districts website.