SOURCEBOOK FUN FACT: Commercial-sized greenhouses often double as classrooms, and agriculture education is huge at Yelm High School, home of the largest FFA Chapter in the state of Washington. Those letters once stood for Future Farmers of America, but in 1988, the organization became The National FFA Organization to reflect changing trends in ag education. Yelm High’s seven-teacher agriscience department is headed by Mike Patrick who was named an Outstanding Teacher by the National Association of Agricultural Educators during the 2010-2011 school year. As part of the award, he received a two-year lease on a new pickup truck.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Thurston County’s many private schools include:
CAPITAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL Address: 730 Lilly Road S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-438-3639 Web site: www.capitalmontessorischool.com
THE CHILDREN’S INN Address: 1939 Karen Frazier Road S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-709-9769 Web site: www.thechildrensinn.com
CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL Address: 4205 Lacey Blvd. S.E., Lacey Phone: 360-491-0654
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Address: 4706 Park Center Ave. N.E., Lacey Phone: 360-493-2223 Web site: www.foundationcampus.org
district operates a K-8 school, and contracts with the Olympia School District to send its high school students to Capital High School. It is led by principal and superintendent Greg Woods. Voters approved a two-year, $4.44 million M&O levy in 2010. Address: 6530 33rd Ave. N.W., Olympia Phone: 360-866-2515 Web site: www.griffin.k12.wa.us Rainier School District, southeast of Lacey, serves about 930 students. The district operates an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. It is led by superintendent Tim Garchow. Voters approved a two-year $2.9 million M&O levy in 2010. Address: 307 Alaska St., Rainier Phone: 360-446-2207 Web site: www.rainier.wednet.edu
Steilacoom Historical School District, northeast of Lacey, serves about 5,500 students and operates a primary school, three elementary schools, a middle school, a high school and a K-8 virtual academy that is open to students throughout the state. The district is led by superintendent William Fritz . Voters approved a four-
Tenino School District, south of Tumwater, serves about 1,300 students. The district operates two elementary schools — one for grades kindergarten through two and one for grades three through five — one middle school and one high school. The district is led by superintendent Russell Pickett. Voters approved a two-year, $5.5 million levy in 2010. Address: 301 Old Highway 99 N., Tenino Phone: 360-264-3400 Web site: www.teninoschools.org Yelm Community Schools is a fastgrowing district bordering Fort Lewis southeast of Lacey. It serves about 5,600 students who attend six elementary schools, two middle schools and a comprehensive high school and an off-campus alternative program for high school students. A portion of the district’s 192 square miles extends into Pierce County. The district is led by superintendent Andy Wolf. Voters approved a four-year levy in 2008, totaling about $31 million. Address: 107 First St. N., Yelm Phone: 360-458-1900 Web site: www.ycs.wednet.edu Shelton School District serves about 4,300 students in Mason County. It has three elementary schools, a middle school, a junior high school, a high school and an alternative high school. The school system also serves students from four feeder school districts that do not offer all grade levels; those districts are Hood Canal, Pioneer, Southside and Grapeview. Address: 700 S. First St., Shelton Phone: 360-426-1687 Web site: www.sheltonschools.org
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Address: 5501 Wiggins Road S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-923-0071 Web site: ccsoly.com
EVERGREEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Address: 1010 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia Phone: 360-357-5590 Web site: www.ecsonline.cc
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL Address: 7075 Pacific Ave., Lacey Phone: 360-491-1733 Web site: www.faithlutheranlacey.org/school
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL Address: 2606 Carpenter Road S.E., Lacey Phone: 360-491-7060 Web site: holyfamilylacey.org
NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Address: 4710 Park Center Ave. N.E., Lacey Phone: 360-491-2966 Web site: www.nchs-olympia.org
NOVA SCHOOL Address: 2020 22nd Ave. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-491-7097 Web site: www.novaschool.org
OLYMPIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Address: 1215 Ethel St. N.W., Olympia Phone: 360-352-1831 Web site: www.ocssda.org
OLYMPIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL Address: 1601 North St. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-866-8047 Web site: www.olympiacommunityschool.org
OLYMPIA WALDORF SCHOOL Address: 8126 Normandy St. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-493-0906 Web site: www.olympiawaldorf.org
POPE JOHN PAUL II HIGH SCHOOL Address: 5608 Pacific Ave. S.E., Lacey Phone: 360-438-7600 Web site: www.popejp2hs.org
RISING TIDE SCHOOL Address: 114 20th Ave. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-753-0820 Web site: www.risingtideschool.org
ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL Address: 1204 11th Ave. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-754-5131 Web site: www.stmikesolympia.org Wa He Lut Indian School Address: 11110 Conine Ave. S.E., Olympia Phone: 360-456-1311
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Rochester School District, southwest of Tumwater, serves about 2,350 students. The district operates a primary school for grades kindergarten through two, an elementary school for grades three through five, a middle school, a high school, an alternative school and Maple Lane School, a school for students in the state juvenile system. It is led by superintendent Kim Fry. Voters approved a two-year, $6.8 million levy in 2010. Address: 10140 Highway 12 S.W., Rochester Phone: 360-273-5536 Web site: www.rochester.wednet.edu
year operations levy in 2010. Address: 510 Chambers St., Steilacoom Phone: 253-983-2200 Web site: www.steilacoom.k12.wa.us