- Timberline High School (Lacey, Washington)
Infobox Secondary School
name = Timberline High School
established = 1975
type = Public
grades = 9-12
head_name = Principal
head = Dave Lenis
city =Lacey, Washington
school_colours = Green and Gold
mascot = Blazers
newspaper = Blazer News
feeders =Komachin Middle School
staff = 68
enrollment = 1200 (2007-2008)Timberline High School is a comprehensive high school located in the North Thurston Public Schools District in Lacey,
Washington . When it opened in 1775, the floor plan was open similar to the Juanita concept.Timberline is located in the city of Lacey and primarily receives students from Komachin Middle School. At one point the school building was also home to the Extra experimental high school,New Century High School . Timberline High School is currently being remodeled and will be finished in 2008.ports
Timberline High School is a 3A-division member of the
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association . It is a member of the Western Cascade Conference, which includes: North Thurston, Capital, Clover Park, Shelton, Yelm, and Lakes high schools.State Championships, 22nd place:
Boys Basketball - 1973, 1981; Wrestling - 1974
Activities
Dance Team
Timberline High School has a dance team known as the "Blazer Girls". They placed 2nd in 2008 at the North Thurston High School WIAA dance competion in the "pom" catorgory. The team moved on to Districts. They perform at varsity basketball and football games, school assemblies, parades and local competions.
Theatre
Timberline Theatre Co.
The Timberline Theatre Company has performed several shows over the past 24 years. They have traveled to
Edinburgh ,Scotland for the American High School Musical Theatre Festival, andChicago, Illinois to perform at the National School Board Convention. The first show performed by the Theatre Company was aNeil Simon play called "God's Favorite ". The last show to be performed in the original theater was both versions of "The Odd Couple ", a play written by Neil Simon, and then rewritten for a female cast in the 1980s. Over the years, shows like "Lil' Abner ", "Grease", "Guys and Dolls ", "Little Shop of Horrors", "West Side Story ", "Fiddler on the Roof ", "The Civil War", "Big River", "Les Misérables", and "Godspell " have been presented on the stage. The theater will be torn down during the 2007-2008 school year, and is scheduled for completion in October 2008. The Timberline Theatre Company will continue to perform shows at different theaters during the remodel. The next scheduled musical is "Grease", which will be performed as the first spring musical in the new theater in 2009.Drama 1
There are two drama 200 classes at Timberline. Both classes perform
one act plays as a final for semester 1. These students also perform at the annual Winter Festival held in December.Performng Arts
Performing Arts is the advanced arts class. Performing Arts students put on a student matinee show called "Tuesday Morning Live", which is a collection of several funny comedic sketches, similar to but not nearly as entertianing as"
Saturday Night Live ". Performing Arts students also perform skits during Timberline's pep assemblies. Like the drama 200 classes, these students perform at the Winter Festival in December. They perform on the "advanced group" night. Some students in this class also take Directing class. These students direct the drama 200 class.References
ee also
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North Thurston High School
*River Ridge High SchoolExternal links
* [http://kids.nthurston.k12.wa.us/timberslime/ Timberline High School website]
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