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The THS Art Gallery Walk will be on Thursday, May 23rd from 6-8 pm in the small gym. Featuring more than 100 THS student artists showcasing their visual art: photography, screen printing, drawing, painting, printmaking, self portrait paintings and drawings & charcoal sketches. Highlights include: Advanced Digital Communications Portfolios - 20 students each showing 24 of their best photos; AP Studio 2D Art Portfolios; Works by McKenzie Taylor and Anneke Stoker, THS art students who were winners in the 2013 ESD & OSPI Superintendent's Art Shows; Digital Communications Final Project Slide Shows. We hope to see you there!
Jeff grew up in the Tumwater School District attending Black Lake Elementary, Tumwater Middle and Tumwater High School. He is honored to return to the district and school that provided him with so much. After attending Western Washington University and studying Political Science, he taught in Vancouver, WA at Heritage High School for five years. He taught US History, AP US History and Current World Problems and was also the head soccer coach for five years. Jeff also served as the Dean of Students for three years. In 2010 he relocated his family to Olympia where he has been serving as an Assistant Principal at Capital High School. Jeff said "It's a great honor to be selected as Principal of Tumwater High School. I look forward to continuing the current initiatives, including a strong staff and student culture and high levels of learning for all students, while also looking for ways we can continue to improve and grow." Please feel free to contact Mr. Broome at jeff.broome@tumwater.k12.wa.us. Jeff is looking forward to working with T-Bird students and families.
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Click on Headline for those students required to test as graduation requirements in Biology (May 28, 29, 30) in their science class and Math (June 3, 4, 5) in their their math class. *June 6th is the Math EOC retake opportunity. Retakes will be in the small gym beginning at 7:40 a.m.. Your student will be notifiied if they are eligible for the retake option. Students will be excused for the periods they are testing.
Congratulations to our very own Kayla Monroe. She is the District IV Girls Golf Champion and earned Medalist honors, shooting a two day total of 158. She will compete at the State Golf Tournament on May 21-22, 2013 at The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway. Good Luck Kayla!
If your student has not purchased his/her yearbook yet, please do so soon. The price is $60. Pay at the ASB office. Don't miss out!
Click on headline for Senior End of Year Activities. Are there still questions about orders for your senior's cap and gowns? Is your senior on target for graduation? Continuing updates and pertinent information in this section.
Student and Parents of the graduating class of 2013, It is not too late, if you still need to order your cap and gown unit and other graduation products, please visit our website www.grad-auto.com and we will get your items to you as quickly as possible. We recommend that you do not order any later than 2 weeks before graduation to allow for mailing time and/or delivery time.
There will be no online Food Service payments after 6/21/13 in order to close out the current school year Food Service records. All balances will roll over to the next school year. Skyward parent access will open for Food Service online payments and electronic Free/Reduced meal applications as of 9/1/13 officially (parents may find it available earlier, but that’s our “published” date!). FS packets including the paper application will be mailed out in early August with the TSD calendar and student handbook mailing. Any questions can be directed to the Food Service office at 360-709-7740 between 8-2:30 until 6/27/13 and then again beginning 8/19/13.
Any staff member may submit a student's name and a quote about them, who fits the criteria of, but not limited to Integrity; Academics, Citizenship; Community; Leadership; Loyalty. Not only can they be selected in the classroom setting, they may be seen in the halls, lunch room, before or after school doing a good deed. Mr. Seaman presents the "T-Bird of the Month" certificates at the beginning of each month during FLEX time in the PAC.
The T-Bird Dance Team traveled to Orlando to compete in the UDA National Dance Team Championship in which the best teams in the nation compete for top honors in pom, dance, hip hop and kick. This is the team’s sixth national bid since 2003. The T-Birds JV and Varsity competed separately in two genres: Pom and Hip hop. The Varsity team made the finals in Hip hop placing 19th in the nation. The team has two more competitions this month at Lakes High School in Tacoma on the 16th and Mt. View High School in Vancouver on the 23rd. This will be their final preparation for their Dance Show on March 2nd and then Districts on March 9th followed by The State Championship on the 22nd of March. It has been a wonderful season so far. We hope to see you all at the dance show on March 2nd at THS in the PAC.
Congratulations to our FBLA students who participated in the regional FBLA competition. In April they will be heading to the state competition in Spokane. Click HEADLINE to see who placed in their various events.
Leo Marty, Para Pro and much loved athletic trainer at THS, received the Washington Football Coaches Association Golden Helmet Award for his never ending service to Tumwater High School “Winning” Football. Pictured with Leo is his wife Sharon, who is a Para Pro at Black Lake Elementary. Leo came to THS in January 2004 and has been going strong ever since. Leo is invaluable to the students and student-athletes with his calm, caring and loving demeanor. He is very knowledgeable as a trainer, having been with the California Bears, Washington Huskies and Portland Trailblazers and in the past 7 seasons with the Tumwater T-Birds. From a personal article written by Gail Wood in our community’s local information source, ThurstonTalk.com, Leo stated, “I do this because it keeps me young and because I love doing it…I believe we’re on this earth to be servants in some capacity…I think being a trainer for high school is more satisfying than college or pros, because kids appreciate what you do. It’s not a business. I love it.”
Tumwater High School is 1 of 19 high schools chosen for the "School of Distinction" award in the state of Washington for 5-year imporovement in Reading and Math. THS represents the top 5% of improvement of all schools in the state. Each regional Educational Service District throughout the state will be hosting an award ceremony to recognize the award winning schools within their districts. This award shows the dedication of our staff, students, community members and its leaders.
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The NFHS Citation award is one of the most highly regarded achievements in high school activities with Tim's contributions to the National Federation of High Schools, state high school associations, athletic director and coaching professions, the officiating avocation and fine arts programs.
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Students: If you have not purchased your 2012-13 parking pass, do so immediately. You may purchase your parking permit at the ASB office for $20. This allows you to park in student designated areas that are on campus, including the overflow lot. *Failure to have your parking permit displayed where numbers can be seen, may result in fines of $10 per violation. Remember new drivers who bring cars on campus, must obtain a parking permit.
Consider making a donation to our InvestED Student Support Fund. Simply click here and adopt Tumwater High School. 100% of your donation will come to the InvestED Fund at Tumwater High School to help locate students in need. Learn more at www.InvestED.org
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