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Capital High School’s 2022 graduates marched on Friday, June 17 in front of friends,family and guests. Speakers included Olympia School Superintendent Patrick Murphy, School Board Vice …
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6/22/22
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The Olympia School District (OSD) will introduce two new student representatives for the School Year 2022-2023 in the regular board meeting on Thursday, June 23.
OSD has not named the students …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/21/22
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Ten incoming Saint Martin’s University first-year students have been selected to serve as the eleventh cohort of Benedictine Scholars.
“I am excited to begin working with …
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6/15/22
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Olympia School District Board of Directors vice president Justin McKaughan announced yesterday that he is stepping down from his post.
McKaughan did not elaborate on the reason for his resignation …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/10/22
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An Olympia teacher received a scholarship in a surprise visit from Western Governors University (WGU) earlier today at her school.
Garfield Elementary School Grade 2 Alicia Dufay had a visit from …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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6/9/22
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Parents expressed concern about the proposed staff reduction at Olympia’s Reeves Middle School, saying the cuts would have an extraordinarily high and unfair impact on …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/9/22
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At the Olympia School District regular board meeting on May 26, the district’s Executive Director of Human Resources Scott Niemann announced five recipients of the 2022 OSD …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/7/22
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The Olympia School District is willing to pay for police officers’ training that meets the legislative requirements of School Resources Officers (SRO) program, OSD Superintendent Patrick Murphy …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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6/3/22
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An award-winning news photographer, an environmental sculpture artist and a retired teacher will be recognized by the Olympia High School Alumni Association in a ceremony at the school’s …
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6/2/22
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Olympia Schools District Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Jennifer Priddy reported that student enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels of 9,678 in School Year (SY) …
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Olympia School District received $2.8 million in enrollment stabilization funds, 50% less than they expected to get from the federal government.
In a report to the OSD board of directors during a …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/27/22
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Thurston Youth Climate Alliance members staged a die-in protest at the recent Olympia city council meeting, urging the city to act on the climate crisis.
Louisa Sevier, the alliance’s …
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The Lacey City Council is exploring a three-way partnership with North Thurston Public Schools (NTPS) and the South Sound YMCA to explore the feasibility of an indoor Young Child and Family …
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Olympia School District Board of Directors president Maria Flores challenged the city’s schools to commit to maintaining safe, healthy and welcoming environments for all members of the …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/16/22
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Olympia School District (OSD) director Hilary Seidel introduced a policy amendment to seat one student representative from each OSD high school on the board of directors.
“This is the policy …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/13/22
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The Olympia School District will improve physical, social, and emotional services through increased state funding required in House Bill 1664, passed in the recently concluded legislative …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/5/22
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Olympia School District Superintendent Patrick Murphy encourages the community to complete an online survey about the balanced calendar concept.
“We want to know what our community thinks …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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5/2/22
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The Olympia School District (OSD) proclamedthe week of May 2-6 as Teacher Appreciation Week.
The proclamation, signed at the OSD regular board meeting yesterday, underscored the teachers’ …
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By Lorilyn C. Lirio
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4/29/22
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Saint Martin’s University will confer honorary doctorate degrees to three members of the Benedictine community at its commencement ceremony next Saturday, May 7.
“Each year Saint …
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By Edwin Oscar Gutierrez, Jr.
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4/27/22
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The Thurston Board of County Commissioner (BOCC) has authorized the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to start condemnation proceedings for the abandoned property adjacent to L.P. Brown Elementary School …
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By JC Medina
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4/20/22
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