Timberline High School (Lacey, Washington)

Timberline High School is a comprehensive public secondary school in Lacey, Washington. Opened in 1970 and part of North Thurston Public Schools, its school colors are green and gold and the mascot is a blazer.

Timberline primarily receives students from Komachin Middle School. At one point the school building was also home to the experimental high school, New Century High School. Timberline's original floor plan was open, similar to the Juanita concept; the original building was fully demolished during the 2007–08 school year.^[1]

Athletics

Timberline competes in athletics in WIAA Class 4A and is a member of the Narrows League (4A) , which includes: Capital, Tumwater, North Thurston, Foss, Shelton, Wilson, and Lincoln high schools.

Arts

Theatre

Timberline Theatre Company

Timberline Theatre Company puts together two plays (fall and winter), and the Spring Musical every year.

Performing Arts

Performing Arts is the advanced audition drama class.

Newspaper

Timberline High School is home to The Blazer news-magazine, a student run paper that has been in production since 2000. The paper consists of an average of forty students and one adviser. Since its relaunch, The Blazer has won the state WJEA competition eight times.

Choir

Timberline has five choirs-four that take place during the school day and one that assembles after school. There are two audition groups, Chamber choir (composed of 16 girls ranging in years from sophomore to senior; 4th period) and Symphonic Choir (mixed choir, aged from sophomore to senior; 3rd period). Also during the school day are two non-audition groups, Treble choir and Concert choir. Treble choir is an all-girls choir. Concert choir is a mixed choir. After school, MAN Choir takes place. MAN (an acronym meaning "men assemble now") Choir usually has about 30-40 'men' ranging in age from freshman to senior. MAN Choir performs at the winter concert and returns for the spring concert.

Band

There are three bands at Timberline: the Concert Band (non-audition) and the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band (audition required). All of the bands perform together at the school's basketball and football games, but are split into separate groups for daily practices and during formal concerts.

Winter Festival

Held the week before Winter vacation, the Winter Festival is the biggest concert for the arts programs at Timberline. The Winter Festival is held at the North Thurston Performing Arts Center, and is divided into two nights. The first night the non-audition groups perform, and the second night the audition groups perform.

Notable alumni

• Ed Murray, Mayor of Seattle Elected Mayor of Seattle in 2013.
• Tom Dutra, Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper coach
• Ron Holmes, NFL defensive end
• Jeff Monson, wrestler; 2x Gold Medalist (99' and 05') ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships, current mixed martial artist formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship^[3]
• Jonathan Stewart, NFL running back

History

The original building was completed in 1970. During the first week of school in 1970, the 700 students that attended met in the gym because it was the only completed part of the building. The school was an open-concept design with a flexible modular schedule and open areas. The 1977-78 school year was the first major change, where the schedule was changed to a more traditional 7-period schedule, with the open-concept retained. In 1978, it was changed to a 6-period schedule. Major changes took place in 1980 when a $3.3 million construction was undertaken. Classes took place in portables until spring 1981. The construction included the Language-Arts building, auto shop, graphics and journalism areas, weight room and wrestling addition, and the student commons. During the 1985-86 school year, the softball and soccer fields were added. In 1987, the all-weather track was completed. In 1989, the heating and air conditioning systems were updated. In 2000, the swimming pool was renovated. In 2006, voters approved a $66 million fund to build a new building, and in 2008, the new building was opened and the old building demolished later that year.

See also

• North Thurston High School
• River Ridge High School

References

External links

• Official website
• North Thurston Public Schools