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Timberline Schools
Address
Map
22869 Highway 11

Weippe
,
Idaho

U.S.
Information
TypePublic[1]
Established1969[3]
School districtOrofino J.S.D. #171[2]
PrincipalShaun Ball[2]
Faculty7[2]
GradesK–12[2]
Enrollment70 (approx.)
Color(s)Black & gold[2]    
AthleticsIHSAA Class 1A
Athletics conferenceWhite Pine League
MascotSpartan[2]
Websitewww.sd171.k12.id.us/ths/index.html

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.[2][4] The school colors are black and gold, and the mascot is a Spartan.[2]

The school was originally established as a high school. In 1969, a merger of the high schools of the two towns,[5][6][7][8] which dissolved the long-time athletic rivalry between the Pierce Foresters and Weippe Gorillas.[9][10] In 1979, the Pierce elementary building was built near the high school. In 2007, the Pierce and Weippe elementary schools combined at Timberline.[11] 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.[12][13]

One of five schools in the school district,[14] THS currently enrolls 70 students in grades 9–12,[2] and about 80 in kindergarten through sixth grade. The school is located only 8 miles from Pierce, Idaho—the oldest city in Idaho.[15]

Athletics

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

The Weippe Gorillas won two state titles in boys basketball, in 1961[16] and 1969.[17]

Venues

The athletic facilities on the THS[2] campus include the gymnasium and weight room. The outdoor athletic venues include the football field, track, and baseball diamond.[18]

State titles

Boys

  • Basketball (2): (A, now 1A) 1961;[16] (A-4, now 1A) 1969[17] (both as Weippe H.S.)[19]

References

  1. ^ "Lake City High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Timberline Schools". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ^ "250 attend Timberline dedication". Lewiston Morning Tribune. February 5, 1970. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Consolidated school name is Timberline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 13, 1968. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Orofino Joint School District #171". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ^ Petersen M.Ed. "Historic Sites and Antiques". Website Builder. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Census 2010: Idaho " Orofino Joint School District 171". Spokesman-Review. 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  8. ^ Askari, Mohsin (October 27, 1988). "Closing Weippe school one of district's options". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  9. ^ "Weippe hands Pierce Foresters first loss, 56-50". Lewiston Morning Tribune. December 20, 1964. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Mike McGuire's 29 points lead Weippe to 10th straight victory". Lewiston Morning Tribune. January 11, 1961. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Pierce Idaho". Historic Sites and Antiques. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  12. ^ Johnson, David (August 17, 2007). "Weippe Rodeo visitors may go ape over gorilla". Lewiston Tribune. p. 1D.
  13. ^ "What about the gorilla?". Bryan (Ohio) Times. Associated Press. September 2, 2005. p. 5.
  14. ^ "School District 171". Orofino J.S.D. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  15. ^ "Celebrating 150 Years: 1860-2010". Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Weippe takes state title; Bengals win trophy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 19, 1961. p. 8.
  17. ^ a b "Weippe bounces Genesee, wins state A-4 title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 9, 1969. p. 12.
  18. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xahfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2488,1513505
  19. ^ idhsaa.org - Basketball champions - through 2012
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