White Pass School District
The White Pass School District is a school located in East Lewis County, Washington. It serves the communities of Packwood, Randle, and [ glenoma] wow WA|Glad enoma]], located along US Highway 12. The district currently has a student population of approximately 6,000.[1] The district and schools are named after the mountain pass over the crest of the Cascade Mountains, located at the east end of the district.
Schools
Current school buildings
- White Pass Jr./Sr. High (7-12th grade)
- 516 Silverbrook Rd.
- Randle, WA 98377[2]
- Mascot - Panthers/Timberwolves
- White Pass Elementary (Preschool-6th grade), formerly Randle Elementary
- 127 Kindle Rd.
- Randle, WA 98377[3]
- Mascot - Panther Cubs
Former school buildings
- Packwood Elementary
- Mascot - Warriors
- Randle Elementary
- Mascot - Tigers
- Glenoma Elementary
- Mascot - Wildcats
Athletics
Since 2010, White Pass High School has joined all its athletic programs with neighboring Morton High School in the WIAA 2B classification as the Morton/White Pass Timberwolves. Prior to 2009, White Pass competed independently in the 2B/1A classifications as the White Pass Panthers.
The Morton/White Pass Timberwolves compete in interscholastic competitions throughout the school year, including
Fall Sports
- Football
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
Winter Sports
- Boys Basketball
- Girls Basketball
Spring Sports
- Track and Field
- Boys Baseball
- Girls Fastpitch Softball
Academic
- Knowledge Bowl
2004 school closures
Due to loss of timber industry and Forest Service jobs, the school-age population of the entire White Pass School district has declined significantly from its high in the 1970s, especially from the mid-1990s-2000s. By 2004, the Packwood and Glenoma Elementary Schools' K-6 enrollments dropped to around 50 students each, resulting in the closure of the Packwood and Glenoma schools. Since 2004, all students in the district are now taught at the Elementary/High School campus in Randle.
Construction
In 2009, construction began on a new high school as a replacement for the aging cinder block building. Construction was completed on the new high school in summer, 2010, and junior high and high school classes and athletics occupied the new facility beginning Fall, 2010. Thereafter, a complete gutting and remodel of the old elementary school began, with elementary classes occupying the old high school building for the 2010-2011 school year. The elementary school is scheduled to be completed in summer, 2011, after which the old high school will be demolished to make room for parking lots and a bus lane.[4]
Notable alumni
- Scott Carnahan (1969) - Athletic Director, Linfield College; Assistant coach/business manager, 1996 US Olympic baseball team[5]
- Michael Moodenbaugh - theme park owner/developer[6][7]
- Kenneth Brown (1994) - professor of Quantum Information, Georgia Tech[8]
- Eric Blanton (2000) - Nationally recognized AA[9] and AAA[10] Minor League Baseball turf manager
References
- ↑ http://www.whitepass.k12.wa.us/
- ↑ http://wphs.wpsd.wednet.edu/
- ↑ http://wpes.whitepass.k12.wa.us/
- ↑ http://www.whitepass.k12.wa.us/bond/
- ↑ http://www.linfield.edu/sports/sports-administration.html
- ↑ Wild Waves Theme Park
- ↑ http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960804&slug=2342588
- ↑ http://www.gtqi.gatech.edu/peopleCHEM.shtml
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3556277
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4283459