Business Partners, Staff Award Winners and Student Academic Achievers were all honored during the annual District Awards Night on June 6. See photo galleries ...
LaTasha Johnson, YHS teacher, was selected to participate in the College Board’s Annual AP Reading in World History. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the free-response sections of the AP Exams.
Every year Yelm Community Schools selects employees and one community member whose contributions to our students and staff have made a big difference. These are the folks who go "above and beyond" in meeting the district's mission. Click the title to read about this year's recipients ...
The Nisqually Tribe Education Department and Yelm Community Schools Native Education Program hosted a dinner to honor Yelm High School Native American seniors on May 15 at the District Office. This special evening was attended by YHS and Nisqually Education staff, district administrators, the three graduating seniors, and, of course, many family members. Read more ...
Congratulations to FBLA students for placing in the top five in three events at the FBLA State Business Leadership Conference. Read details and see photos ...
The Yelm School Board regularly recognizes people for special accomplishments. Click the title to read about the latest Board appreciation recipients ... April 25 recipients were the 2013 Volunteers of the Year. Read more ...
Beginning April 17, Yelm students and families have a new way to report crimes or dangerous situations ...
Congratulations to Mill Pond Elementary School for being recognized as a 2012 Washington Achievement Award winner for Overall Excellence and Science. Two other elementary schools also were among the winners: Lackamas for Closing Achievement Gaps and Science, and McKenna for Science. Read more ...
Service to others has been an ongoing theme this year as Yelm students and staff participated in a variety food drives to support families in need. Read more and see photos ...
Congratulations to Girls' Basketball Coach Russ Riches and athletes Anushka Maldonado and Karli Shaw for their 2013 awards ...
Thanks to the support of the Yelm community, the 18th annual Yelm Dollars for Scholars Auction was a tremendous success. Intense bidding for both silent and live auction items resulted in remarkable opportunities for the YHS graduating class of 2013. Read more ...
YHS student Lyra Bertels won the prestigious Washington State High School Journalist of the Year. As yearbook and newspaper design editor, her entry included an impressive portfolio of design, writing and photography from three years on the yearbook staff and a year on the newspaper staff. At the WJEA conference, 11 Yelm students competed in contests and attended workshops on journalism. Yelm students brought back other awards ... read more.
Check out the Yelm High School home page for YHS success stories, from athletic teams,individual athletes, coach of the year, and musicians ... click headline for link
School Business Partner Yelm Dental held a Yelm High School Free Dental Day on January 25. "Our goal is to treat uninsured students who do not currently have access to dental care," said Dr. Smith, who along with Dr. Kay and their entire staff at Yelm Dental provided services to 26 YHS students this year. Read more...
During the January 24 Yelm School Board meeting, school year calendars for 2013-16 were approved and the February 14 school board meeting was canceled. Click the Headline for more details ...
Yelm Tornado Anushka Maldonado was recognized as the 4A WIAA Athlete of the Week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). Anushka, a senior, earned her title by scoring 25 points, getting nine rebounds, six steals and two blocks against Stadium, on January 19. On January 11 against South Kitsap, she racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds. Yelm won both of these games. Each winner receives a letter of recognition from the WIAA executive director, a commemorative WIAA State Athlete of the Week T-shirt and a certificate. Anushka is the second Yelm athlete this year to receive this award.
Dusti Nash was named the FFA District 2 Teacher of the Year. Matt Mounts was named FFA District 2 Mentor of the Year. These awards reflect peer recognition and are a tremendous honor for our teachers and the FFA program.
Millions of Americans will come together on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, January 21, in a national day of service and dialogue to honor the memory of Dr. King. Click the headline to see a schedule of district celebrations ...
Jacob Swilley was named to the 4A AP Sports Writers All State Team for the following:
On December 17, Yelm High School students and graduates returning home from college for the holidays came to Yelm Middle School to talk with 8th and 9th graders. The YHS Leadership class visited 8th grade homerooms to discuss what it is like at the high school and what they would have done differently while they were still in middle school. Read more ...
We are deeply saddened by the senseless deaths of children and staff that occurred in Connecticut on Friday. Your children may have questions and concerns about what they have overheard or from television news coverage. Please assure them that the safety and well being of our students and staff is our highest priority. Read more ...
Outstanding improvement in student achievement led to Lackamas Elementary being named a 2012 School of Distinction, one of 54 elementary schools in the state to receive this prestigious designation. The School of Distinction is awarded to only five percent of the highest improving schools in the state over a five-year period. This is the second year in a row Lackamas has received the award. A formal presentation will be made by ESD 113 Superintendent Bill Keim on December 20.
The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce announced its 2012 Distinguished Member Awards during the December 11 Chamber Forum. Yelm Community Schools was named Business of the Year in the 50+ employee category. Superintendent Andy Wolf accepted the award on behalf of the district. Pictured presenting the award are (left to right) Yelm Mayor Ron Harding, Chamber President-Elect Denise Bagwell and Chamber President Ronelle Funk. Read more ...
Rylee Warren (soprano) and Baylee Engler (alto), both sixth grade students in Kerri Lynn Nichols' Southworth Elementary School choir, were selected for the All-State Junior Chorus. They will join more than 570 other exceptional young performers in Vancouver on February 16. Read more ...
On Wednesday, November 28, Microsoft had a production crew at Yelm High School. As part of an international video to promote Microsoft's IT Academy, three YHS students and Teri Pablo, CTE director, were interviewed to share the value of learning Office software ... Read more and see photos
Mother Nature cooperated and Christmas in the Park delivered another fun family event on December 1. This annual celebration is a gift to the community from the City of Yelm, Yelm-Area Chamber of Commerce and Yelm Community Schools. Hundreds turned out to see the parade followed by free food and entertainment all day long. See photos ...
Last week, certificated staff had the opportunity to attend an additional day of Marzano training on either November 27, 28, or 29. Dr. Tina Boogren from the Marzano Research Laboratory once again facilitated the training and expanded on the instruction staff received in August. Read more ...
FFA members from around the region met at Ridgeline Middle School November 15 for some Leadership 101, dinner and fun. The Yelm FFA Chapter hosted District 2 chapters from North Thurston, Fife, White River, Puyallup, Enumclaw, Sumner, North Mason and South Kitsap. Read more ...
KOMO 4 News reporter Elisa Jaffe was on hand to cover a secret mission. Today it was to capture a surprise for six Jarvis siblings attending Mill Pond Elementary School. The students’ father, Sgt. Jason Jarvis, had flown home that morning from his eight-month Afghanistan deployment. This was his third deployment and he was not due home until Christmas time. Read more and see photo gallery ...
On Tuesday, November 20, families turned out to a festively decorated gym for BINGO and had a great time playing for turkeys and more. See photos...
Congratulations to Ann Robbins, Fort Stevens Elementary School Intervention Specialist, for being named School Social Worker of the Year by the Washington Association of School Social Workers. Read more ...
Ridgeline Middle School teacher Jerry Price, Yelm Middle School teacher Mark Bowden and Native Student Coordinator Sandra Means-Gordon presented at the National Council for the Social Studies Conference in Seattle. Read more ...
The Tacoma News Tribune named senior Jacob Swilley (2nd year) as defensive back to its All Area Football Team. The Olympian named freshman Vernon Parker as kicker along with Swilley (2nd year) to its All Area team. Congratulations to both Yelm players!
Amy Ulen, teacher at Ridgeline Middle School, will be speaking at the 2012 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) annual convention. She will be presenting as part of a panel on "Shakespeare Set Free - Act 3: How Tablets, Smart Boards and Web 2.0 Tools Can Get Your Students Closer to Shakespeare's Texts."
On October 17, Yelm Lions Club members gathered to distribute dictionaries to all 382 third grade students in Yelm’s six elementary schools. A brand new dictionary was handed to each student, with instructions to immediately write their names in the book. It was theirs to keep. See photo gallery ...
Eight players from the YHS Varsity Football Team received league honors. Click the headline for details.
Winners of the National FFA Agricultural Communications Career Development Event (CDE) were announced Friday at the annual awards banquet. The event was held in conjunction with the 85th National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 21-25. Placing third in the nation was the Yelm FFA Agricultural Communications team of Kyle Sneddon, Savannah Hoffman, and McKenzie Bostic. Read more ...
At precisely 10:18 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, over 710,000 schools, organizations, agencies, individuals and families from around the state participated in The Great Washington ShakeOut, practicing “Drop, Cover, and Hold On.” Read more ...
The Yelm School Board had a surprise visit from the Mill Pond wolf during its October 25 meeting.
Royden Lepp, award-winning animator, illustrator and author who lives in Seattle, made a visit to Prairie Elementary on October 12. During a special assembly, Mr. Lepp shared his background, telling students how he really liked to draw. He pointed out that everything from the chair he was sitting in to the building surrounding them started with a drawing. Read more ...
U.S. Representative Adam Smith visited Mr. Ed Bergh’s AP American Government class at Yelm High School on October 11. Rep. Smith has been visiting Yelm High School since he was first elected in 1996. Read more ...
Over 75 YHS students donated a unit of blood to the Puget Sound Blood Center during its Mobile Blood Drive at the school on Friday, October 12. Read more ...
On September 25, math teachers from Ridgeline and Yelm middle schools came together to create mini-tests that can quickly measure how well students have learned a new concept. Read more ...
At the beginning of every school year, our local Walmart chooses a school to receive gift cards donated by their corporate office and the local store. This year Fort Stevens Elementary was selected as the lucky school. Read more ...
Yelm High School Principal Brian Wharton announced that Garrett Griffis and Rebekah Johnston have been named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Coporation will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors. Read more ...
Congratulations to Charles Cook, principal of Southworth Elementary, for being selected as an Elementary School Principals Association of Washington (ESPAW) Regional Distinguished Principal for 2012. His nomination will be forwarded to the state level for the National Distinguished Principals award. Read more ...
Yelm Tornado Jacob Swilley was recognized as the 4A WIAA Athlete of the Week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). Each week throughout the school year, WIAA recognizes 12 varsity athletes, a male and a female, from each of the six classifications who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week. Swilley earned his title by ...
Congratulations to Yelm CTE Director Teri Pablo for being named Washington state's CTE Administrator of the Year! As a result of the award, Ms. Pablo will function as an Ambassador for Career & Technical Education for the State of Washington at various functions throughout the year. Read more ...
The start of a new school year always brings excitement. Students are eager to see their classmates and, hopefully, are just as excited to learn new things. Families sometimes have a hard time seeing their kinders go off to school, but for the most part, the students reassure parents they will be just fine. Attending open houses and orientations helped families prepare to begin school on September 4. Enjoy a few snapshots ...
On Tuesday, September 4, Yelm Community Schools will welcome over 5400 students through the front doors of the district’s ten schools for the first day of school. It will also be the first day of school for over 40 new teachers hired over the summer. Superintendent Andy Wolf welcomed the new teachers during the New Employee Orientation August 22-23. There they were introduced to the curricula, programs and culture of Yelm Community Schools and received training in the latest district initiatives. “They are an exceptional group of new employees and we are very excited to have these folks join the YCS team,” Supt. Wolf said. Click the title to read more ...
We hope you’ve noticed how great our facilities and grounds look. Staff have been working hard all summer long preparing for the new school year. Read more about our “unsung heroes” of the district by clicking the title ...
Two schools in the district were named among the top 58 schools in the state for reading and math achievement over a three-year period. This is actually the second time both Lackamas and Southworth have earned this distinction. Congratulations to staff and students!
Over the summer, 70 Yelm Community Schools teachers completed five days of training on how to engage students in deep levels of classroom learning. Click the title to read more and see photos ...
Congratulations to the Class of 2012. Click the title to view a photo gallery.
Our Transportation Department works hard every day to make sure the students they transport are safe. Before every trip, drivers conduct a safety check of their buses. Students regularly go through safety drills. Drivers recently practiced driving through hazardous conditions in a high-tech simulator. See photo galleries ...
The Yelm School Board approved the four-year strategic plan developed by a team of community members and staff. This document will form the guiding principles of the district for the next four years. Click to see more.
