{"id":43941,"date":"2026-09-22T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/introducing-the-2026-27-salt-student-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:38:16","slug":"introducing-the-2026-27-salt-student-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichardsonHS\/introducing-the-2026-27-salt-student-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the 2026\u201327 SALT Student Leaders","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re excited to welcome the 2026\u201327 Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT)! 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