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Members of the Olympia School District Board of Directors proclaimed April 20-26 as Public School Volunteer Week.
At a meeting on Thursday, April 10, Board Vice President Jess …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/16/25
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Protesters made noise with cans, banged on windows and forced entry to Tumwater school board meeting
Protesters brought large metal cans, banged on windows and forced their way into the building during the latest meeting of the Tumwater School District Board of Directors.
The …
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The Olympia School District is nearing the launch of Skyward Qmlativ, a new educational management system upgrade, in July 2025.
The upgrade is set to enhance functionality on student …
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Individuals interested in running for the Olympia School District Board of Directors are invited to join the School Board Candidate Workshop.
The workshop, which was announced on the …
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/15/25
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Athletic participation rates in the Olympia School District were 32.9% at the high school level and 27.5% at the middle school level during the ...
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At a special recognition session on Thursday, April 10, the Olympia School District recognized 12 teachers who either gained or maintained a ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/14/25
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Thurston County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) are preparing to sign off on a $95,000 contract that would keep a School Resource Officer (SRO) at ...
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The audience at a Tumwater School District Board of Directors work session chanted “repeal, resign, replace” and “trans rights are human rights” in an effort to interrupt the …
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Nathaniel McKenzie-Sullivan, a student at St. Michael Parish School in Olympia, recently served as a page in the Washington State House of Representatives ...
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By JC Medina
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4/10/25
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Thurston County high school students will enter Superior Court later this month, not as jurors but as young orators, to debate one of the country’s most unsettled legal ...
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Violette McCullough, a homeschooled student from Olympia, recently served as a page in the Washington ...
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By JC Medina
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4/7/25
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Dear Advocate,
I did what you said. I have a binder filled with all my daughter’s paperwork, sorted by tabs and in chronological order. Older papers are stored in my cloud. It all …
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By Shannon Sankstone
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4/4/25
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Olympia School District Superintendent Patrick Murphy highlighted Roosevelt Elementary School’s Reading Buddies, a reading mentorship program, at a ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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4/2/25
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Saint Martin’s University in Lacey received its sixth gold designation as a Military Friendly School for the 2025-26 year by ...
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Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) representatives and the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee convened in a work session on March 26 to tackle the …
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Kurt Cavalier Jr., of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, has been named the “2025 Washington State Youth of the Year” following a three-day leadership challenge at ...
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Tumwater High School student Isabella Martin recently experienced the Washington State Legislature firsthand by serving as a page in the ...
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By JC Medina
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4/1/25
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Students from the Olympia School District (OSD) scored above state standards in their proficiency in speaking, reading, listening and writing in ...
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All Olympia School District (OSD) schools will be closed for spring break from Monday, March 31, through Friday, April 4. Regular class schedules resume on ...
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By P. Jade Asumbrado
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3/28/25
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If you’ve ever stared down a stack of papers after an Individualized Educational Program (IEP) meeting and thought, “I cannot do this,” well, welcome to the ...
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By Shannon Sankstone
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3/28/25
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