Olympia High School (Olympia, Washington)

Olympia High School (OHS), commonly referred to as Oly, is a public high school in the southeast part of Olympia, Washington along the city's border with Tumwater. It is the oldest of two comprehensive high schools in the Olympia School District, and also one of the oldest public secondary schools in the state of Washington.[3]

Olympia High School
Address
1302 North St.

Olympia
,
Washington

United States
Coordinates47°01′07″N 122°53′05″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
MottoWe, the Olympia High School Community, are dedicated to personal excellence and responsible citizenship.
Established1882, 1907 became William Winlock Miller
School districtOlympia School District 111
PrincipalMatt Grant[1]
Teaching staff83.10 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,836 (2017-18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio22.09[2]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Blue and White    
MascotThe Bear ("Pepper")
NicknameOly
YearbookThe Olympiad
Websiteolympia.osd.wednet.edu

History

Olympia High School opened in 1882 as additional public schooling beyond 1-8 curriculum, and graduated its first class in 1886. OHS shared a few locations with elementary schools before having its own building in 1907, when OHS became officially named William Winlock Miller School, a high school. The 1907 building was built on a square block donated by the widow of pioneer leader William Winlock Miller on ground immediately east of the today's sunken gardens, part of the Washington State Capitol Campus. That building burned in 1918, its Tenino sandstone was salvaged in 1920 to construct the face of the Power House on Capitol Lake, used to heat Washington's permanent capitol campus that proceeded in construction.

The next structure for W.W. Miller High School was built in 1919 between 12th and 13th Streets on Capitol Way because the state had purchased the land near the sunken garden to increase the Capitol grounds. An auditorium, gymnasium, and more classrooms were added to that building in 1926; however, any further expansion on this site was impossible. As the school's capacity needed increasing, 40 acres (160,000 m2) between Carlyon Avenue and North Street were purchased.

Until 1955, Oly drew students from all of Thurston County, WA, except its most southern reaches. But Oly's catchment area split in 1955 with the creation North Thurston High School, then split again in 1961 as Tumwater High School opened, then once again with the spawning of Capital High School in 1975. Today's location of OHS opened in 1961, and underwent a full renovation, completed in the summer of 2000 that enclosed the 9 separate buildings of the 1961 design.

Sports

Olympia High School is a 4A-division member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.[4] Olympia High School is known for their athletics teams consistently placing in the top 10 for the 4A classification.

State Championships
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallCross Country, Girls'11978
Football21953, 1984
Golf, Boys'11996
Swimming, Girls'11987
Volleyball, Girls'21998, 2011
WinterBasketball, Boys'21929, 1986
Swimming, Boys'31956, 1957, 1985
SpringGolf, Girls'11998
Tennis, Boys'41983, 1984, 1998, 2012
Tennis, Girls'12006
Track and Field, Boys'21932, 1998
Track and Field, Girls'12006
Total19

State Championships, second place:

Boys' Basketball - 1987, 1998; Girls' Golf - 1997; Girls' Gymnastics - 1998; Girls' Soccer - 1988, 1995; Boys' Swimming - 1958, 1970, 1972; Girls' Swimming - 1989, 1995; Boys' Tennis - 1979, 1982, 1990, 2007; Girls' Tennis - 1982, 1999; Girls' Volleyball - 1981; Baseball - 2019

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://olympia.osd.wednet.edu/administration/1matt_grant_-_principal
  2. "Olympia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  3. http://osd.wednet.edu/media/spr/200607/olympia_spr_06-07.pdf
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-10-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Booming. "1979 Grammy Best New Artist". The New York Times.
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