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The Olympus

Student news of Olympia High School

The Olympus

Student news of Olympia High School

The Olympus

Home opener vs. the Puyallup Vikings

Home opener vs. the Puyallup Vikings

Addie Templeton, Journalist Dec 12, 2022

The boy's basketball team fought the Puyallup Vikings Thursday night December 8th at 7:00 pm. Parker Gerrits started the game off strong getting a straight shot to make a three-pointer. Gerrits was at...

photo by Timothy Rogers

The Spaghetti Bowl is back!

Maris Baird, Journalist Nov 4, 2022

The Olympia Bears will take on their cross-town rivals, the Capital Cougars this Friday as the Spaghetti Bowl returns to the Olympia community.    The Spaghetti Bowl was one of the biggest...

The final walk onto Ingersoll Stadium

The final walk onto Ingersoll Stadium

Alice Fischer, Journalist Nov 1, 2022

On Saturday, October 29th Olympia Bears Varsity football took on Bellarmine Prep for their final home league game. The Bears began with a strong lead in the first quarter, leading 14 to 3.  They continued...

Eight soccer stars celebrated at senior night

Eight soccer stars celebrated at senior night

Maris Baird, Journalist Oct 27, 2022

The Bears took a 5-0 win at the home girls soccer match against Graham-Kapowsin. Two goals from senior Haelynn Kim, one goal from freshman Avery Draper, another goal from junior Jenna Rigg and the final...

Excitement fills the air as the Olympia Bears volleyball team huddles after a score.

Bears sweep the court: volleyball Senior Night!

Sam Odell, News Editor Oct 27, 2022

On October 25th, the Olympia Bears volleyball team faced off against South Kitsap for their Senior Night. The tenacity of the girls volleyball team was evident when they came back from multiple deficits...

Boys' tennis ace their final match

Boys’ tennis ace their final match

Sam Warjone, Journalist Oct 20, 2022

This past Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Boys Tennis team won their final game of the season, 5-0. The seniors were celebrated with posters and balloons. Pavan Varakantham, a junior on the team, explains...

Olympia Volleyball takes on Bethel

Olympia Volleyball takes on Bethel

Sam Warjone, Journalist Oct 20, 2022

The Girls JV and Varsity Volleyball team played Bethel High School at OHS on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, in a three-team sweep. They started off with a strong lead in the first set. OHS won the next...

Two freshmen Brynn Udo and Avery Draper celebrate after a goal in a game vs. Emerald Ridge

Girls soccer gets a kick out of 2026

Alice Fischer, Journalist Oct 20, 2022

Five dedicated, excited, and skilled freshmen have made an incredible addition to the Olympia High School girl's varsity soccer team this year. This breaks the normal standard of 0-2 freshmen on varsity...

The Final Girls Swim Meet

The Final Girls Swim Meet

Emma Gilman, Journalist Oct 17, 2022

 At The Evergreen State College on Tuesday, October 11, the Bears’ swim team competed against Graham Kapowsin. The Bears took home a victory, winning 124-56.    It was the seniors final...

Crieghton out, Oldright in

Crieghton out, Oldright in

Addie Templeton, Journalist Oct 7, 2022
Laurie Creighton, one of the best Olympia Volleyball players, retires and brining in Christie Oldright as coach.
Anticipation for the game to begin.

Homecoming football game: expectations vs results

Sam Odell, News Editor Oct 6, 2022
At the homecoming game, the Bears lost the game by a score of 13-21 .