Timberline High School (Weippe, Idaho)

Timberline Schools are a combined elementary and secondary school in Clearwater County, Idaho. Midway between Weippe and Pierce on Highway 11, the schools are operated by the Orofino Joint School District #171, headquartered to the west in Orofino.[3][5] The school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is a Spartan.[3]

For similarly named schools, see Timberline High School (disambiguation).
Timberline High School
Address
22869 Highway 11

Weippe
,
Idaho

U.S.
Coordinates46°26′07″N 115°53′14″W
Information
TypePublic[1]
Established1969[2]
School districtOrofino J.S.D. #171[3]
PrincipalJason Hunter[3]
Faculty7[3]
Grades6–12[3]
Enrollment109 (2016–17)[4]
Color(s)Black & gold[3]    
AthleticsIHSAA Class 1A
Athletics conferenceWhite Pine League
MascotSpartan[3]
Websitewww.sd171.k12.id.us/ths/index.html

The school was originally established as a high school. In 1969, a merger of the high schools of the two towns,[6][7][8][9] which dissolved the long-time athletic rivalry between the Pierce Foresters and Weippe Gorillas.[10][11] In 1979, the Pierce elementary building was built near the high school. In 2007, the Pierce and Weippe elementary schools combined at Timberline.[12] After Timberline opened, the gorilla mascot stayed in Weippe until the junior high closed and moved to Timberline in 1989. A gorilla caricature and large "W" adorn the 76-foot (23 m) high water tower in Weippe in the WHS school colors, red and black. Painted over in 2002, it returned five years later after extended civic debate.[13][14]

One of five schools in the school district,[15] THS currently enrolls 70 students in grades 9–12,[3] and about 80 in kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is located only 8 miles from Pierce, Idaho—the oldest city in Idaho.[16]

Athletics

Timberline competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 1A in the White Pine League.

The Weippe Gorillas won two state titles in boys basketball, in 1961[17] and 1969.[18]

Venues

The athletic facilities on the THS[3] campus include the gymnasium and weight room. The outdoor athletic venues include the football field and a track.[19]

State titles

Boys

  • Basketball (2): (A, now 1A) 1961;[17] (A-4, now 1A) 1969[18] (both as Weippe H.S.)[20]

References
  1. "Lake City High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. "250 attend Timberline dedication". Lewiston Morning Tribune. February 5, 1970. p. 3.
  3. "Timberline Schools". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. "TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. "Consolidated school name is Timberline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 13, 1968. p. 9.
  6. "Orofino Joint School District #171". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. Petersen M.Ed. "Historic Sites and Antiques". Website Builder. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. "Census 2010: Idaho " Orofino Joint School District 171". Spokesman-Review. 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  9. Askari, Mohsin (October 27, 1988). "Closing Weippe school one of district's options". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  10. "Weippe hands Pierce Foresters first loss, 56-50". Lewiston Morning Tribune. December 20, 1964. p. 10.
  11. "Mike McGuire's 29 points lead Weippe to 10th straight victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. January 11, 1961. p. 8.
  12. "Pierce Idaho". Historic Sites and Antiques. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  13. Johnson, David (August 17, 2007). "Weippe Rodeo visitors may go ape over gorilla". Lewiston Tribune. p. 1D.
  14. "What about the gorilla?". Bryan (Ohio) Times. Associated Press. September 2, 2005. p. 5.
  15. "School District 171". Orofino J.S.D. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  16. "Celebrating 150 Years: 1860-2010". Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  17. "Weippe takes state title; Bengals win trophy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 19, 1961. p. 8.
  18. "Weippe bounces Genesee, wins state A-4 title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 9, 1969. p. 12.
  19. "Lewiston Morning Tribune - Google News Archive Search".
  20. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
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