New Westside Principal Rachel Mader introduced herself to our club at the last Tuesday morning meeting of 2025. The club has a long standing, successful and much-valued reading assistance program at Westside, with the Principal and Reading Specialist playing important roles. Because your newsletter editor was not at the meeting, the usual summary is not possible; however, Rachel provided her very informative slides, which are available by clicking the link at the bottom of this Tidings. Rachel covered her family, hobbies, her professional journey, educational background, details about her role and duties as principal, and she concluded with a slide about the principles guiding the RFSD as part of the River Falls community.