Capital High School (Olympia, Washington)

Capital High School (CHS), commonly referred to as Capital, is a public high school in Olympia, Washington, United States. It is one of two comprehensive high schools in the Olympia School District. Capital is located on Olympia's Westside, and serves the entire northwest corner of Thurston County. High School students from the Olympia School District and Griffin School District attend Capital.

Capital High School
Address
2707 Conger Avenue

Olympia
,
Washington
98502

United States
Coordinates47.050833°N 122.934667°W / 47.050833; -122.934667
Information
TypePublic High School
MottoThink, Explore, Grow.
Established17 October 1975 (1975-10-17)
School districtOlympia School District
PrincipalLilian Hunter
Staff136
Teaching staff70.25 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment1,409 (2017-18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.06[1]
Color(s)Cardinal & Gold
   
Fight songFight, Fight, Fight You Mighty Cougars and Go On To Victory
MascotCougars
NewspaperOutlook
Websitecapital.osd.wednet.edu

Building history

Capital High School started remodeling the building in 2005 and it was completed on 2006 costing about $10.5 million. The new remodel included a new student commons, a 400-seat auditorium, an auxiliary gymnasium, fitness room, modernization of the library, alternative education, administrative offices, and four pod areas. McGranahan Partnership of Tacoma designed the project.

On Christmas morning of 2008 around 5 A.M., one of the remodeled sections of roof collapsed due to heavy snow. About 2,500 square feet of roof collapsed causing fire alarm to go off.[2] The collapse also broke a natural gas line but crews were able to shut off the gas before it caused any damage to the building.

Sports

Capital High School is a 3A-division member of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. It is a member of the 3A South Sound Conference.[3] (Capital High School was 4A-division until 2006–2007 season, 3A-division until 2007–2012 season, 2A-division until 2012-2014 and then moved back up to 3A Fall 2014).

State Championships[4]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallCross Country, Boys11997
Football21996, 1998
Golf, boys61980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1999
Swimming, girls12001
Volleyball, girls12017
WinterWrestling12001
SpringBaseball21979, 1998
Softball, girls41994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Tennis, boys31990, 1992, 2014
Total21

State Championships, 2nd place:

Baseball - 1978, 1995, 1997; Boys Cross Country - 1996; Fastpitch Softball - 2007; Football - 2002; Boys Golf - 1987; Girls Golf - 1994; Girls Swimming - 2002; Boys Tennis - 1991, 1993; Girls Tennis - 1988, 1990; Girls Volleyball - 1994, 2013, 2014, 2019; Wrestling - 2000,

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Capital High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. "School roof collapses | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. League alignments 2010-2012 Archived March 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association tournament history
  5. PGA Tour profile Archived January 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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