Capital High School (Olympia, Washington)

Capital High School (CHS), commonly referred to as Capital, is a public high school in Olympia, Washington state, 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
Location
2707 Conger Avenue Olympia , Washington 98502 United States
Coordinates	47.050833°N 122.934667°W / 47.050833; -122.934667
Information
Type	Public High School
Motto	Think, Explore, Grow.
Established	17 October 1975; 49 years ago (1975-10-17)
School district	Olympia School District
Principal	Condee Wood
Staff	136
Teaching staff	61.55 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,326 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	21.54[1]
Color(s)	Red & Yellow
Fight song	Fight, Fight, Fight You Mighty Cougars and Go On To Victory
Mascot	Cougars
Newspaper	Outlook
Website	capital.osd.wednet.edu

History

The grounds of Capital High School were originally owned by the Yauger family which sold the land off in parcels, eventually becoming of use for the campus, Capital Mall, and Yauger Park.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4] (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[5]
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Cross Country, Boys	1	1997
	Football	2	1996, 1998
	Golf, boys	6	1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1999
	Swimming, girls	1	2001
	Volleyball, girls	1	2017
Winter	Wrestling	1	2001
Spring	Baseball	2	1979, 1998
	Softball, girls	4	1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
	Tennis, boys	3	1990, 1992, 2014
Total		21

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

• Eloise Mumford — film and Broadway actress
• Bill Bryant — Seattle Port Commissioner
• Rachel Corrie — American peace activist
• Jed Hansen — former MLB player (Kansas City Royals)
• Joe Kraemer — former MLB player (Chicago Cubs)
• Andres Gonzales — PGA golfer^[6]
• Adam Kasper — record executive
• Travis Lee — former Major League Baseball player
• Amanda Moll — pole vaulter^[7]
• Hana Moll — pole vaulter
• Jared Sandberg — former professional baseball player
• Tobi Vail — musician, Bikini Kill
• Brodie Buckland — 2012 Olympic rower
• David Ainuu — professional rugby player
• Joshua Phillips — professional soccer player, politician