Capital High School Family Communication - October 16, 2026

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Please check the DAILY BULLETIN on our website for weekly CHS information, including details on all CHS sporting events.

Upcoming Events

• October 16, 17, 22, 23, 24  - CHS Fall Play
• NEW DATE:  October 20 - School Photo Make-Up Day
• October 20 - IB Test Information - 6:00 p.m
• October 29 - Fall Choir Concert
• October 31 - Trunk or Treat - 1:00-3:00 p.m.
• November 3 - Fall Orchestra Concert
• November 5 - Fall Band Concert
• November 6- Veterans Day Assembly

CHS 16th Annual Giving Tree - Donations Needed

Target gift card donations are now being accepted for our annual CHS Giving Tree to assist our students in need.

For the past 18 years, the staff, students, and community of Capital High School have spread holiday cheer to those in need through the CHS Giving Tree. Your donations go toward the purchase of gift cards for CHS students just in time for the holidays.  With your donations, we will purchase $50 Target gift cards to give to each student who will benefit.  

How to give: Please bring $50 Target gift cards to the main office or use this direct link (sponsored by our CHS Parent Organization) to donate: https://givebutter.com/capital-high-school-2026-giving-tree-rsouze

Click HERE to access the donation QR code

Thank you for your generous support of our Coug Family!

CHS Trunk or Treat

We will be hosting our 2nd annual Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, October 31st. We are looking for clubs, athletic teams and activity groups to fill a parking space and hand out candy (groups provide their own candy). The event will be from 1pm-3pm in the upper parking lot. Talk to Mrs Turcotte or Mrs Federico if your group is interested in participating. And, spread the word to our community to come trick-or-treat with us!

Veterans Day Celebration

Calling all Capital High School alumni and families that are Veterans. We would like to ask any current and former students and families to send in photos and information about time served in our military. We would like to share the photos and name, rank and branch of the military and years served at our Veterans Day assembly on November 6th. Veterans and families are invited to also attend the assembly. 

Please email photo and information to kturcotte@osd.wednet.edu no later than Oct. 30th, 2026.

Statewide Civic Leadership Opportunity for Girls and Young Women (Ages 14-22)

The Washington State Women's Commission (WSWC) is currently accepting applications from girls and young women to serve on our inaugural Youth Advisory Council (WCYAC). The Council’s 13 members will shape state policy, elevate issues, and build leadership experience to help the Women’s Commission achieve its mission: ensuring state policies and programs reflect and respond to the real needs of women and girls. 

All interested youth ages 14-22 who live in Washington and identify as a girl or young woman are encouraged to apply!

• Click to apply: WCYAC Application
• Deadline: October 25th, 2026.

Additional information:

• Learn more about the Women’s Commission
• Learn more about the Youth Advisory Council (WCYAC)

CHS Theatre Production

CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS TRAP

• TRAP was created by Stephen Gregg.
• TRAP is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Playscripts.

Coming this October, Capital Theatre is being drawn into a web with no way out in TRAP!

SUMMARY: 241 bodies. 1 auditorium. The doors were wide open; why didn’t they just walk out? Find the answer for yourself in Capital Theatre’s chilling show TRAP! Everybody from direct witnesses, loved ones, first responders, and the investigators tracking down the ends of this case are involved in the documentary of how this strange history came to be. As the strands weave together into an ever-closing web, the threads sewn by this phenomena may be more than just a stitch in the past. At equal parts unnerving, exhilarating, and wildly inventive, TRAP is a show certain to leap at the audience into something they’ve never walked into before.

SHOWTIMES

• October 16: 7 PM (Friday)
• October 17: 7 PM (Saturday)
• October 22: 7 PM (Thursday)
• October 23: 7 PM (Friday)
• October 24: 2 PM (Saturday)
• October 24: 7 PM (Saturday)

Tickets can be bought at the door or online at https://olympiasd.booktix.com/dept/CapitalHS.

The show is performed at Capital High School's Performing Arts Center: 2707 Conger Ave NW, Olympia, WA 98502.

IB News

Updated information -- please read!

There will be a meeting about IB Exam Registration (costs, dates, benefits, etc.) on Tuesday, October 20th in PodA.

Parents of current Diploma Candidates will meet at 6PM, and the general meeting will begin at 6:30 PM.

We are hoping to have a chance for IB parents to meet and mingle, so there will be a drop-in social hour in Pod A from 5:30 - 6:30.  We hope you can join us for some or part of this time.

*Diploma parents will still have their separate meeting at 6PM, and the general meeting about testing information will begin at 6:30.

All are welcome, but the intended audience is families who would like to learn more about the value of testing in IB courses as well as the process and costs involved in registration.

For reference:

Juniors can test only in IB Psychology, IB Calculus 1, or IB Sports, Exercise, Health Sciences.

Seniors can test in any IB course. The exception is IB Theory of Knowledge; only full Diploma Candidates test in this.

This is NOT an information session about the IB program at CHS.  For that information, please visit the CHS IB Website or attend our session at 9th-11th Information Night in February.

*If you are unable to attend, registration materials will be available from classroom teachers and in the main office starting Wednesday, October 21st.

If you have any questions, reach out to classroom teachers or email the IB Coordinator, Amelia Young, at ayoung@osd.wednet.edu.

IB Coordinator, Amelia Young, at ayoung@osd.wednet.edu.

Winter Sports Registration

Final Forms opens for winter sports registration today, October 1.  Winter Sports include: flag football, boys basketball, girls basketball, girls bowling, gymnastics, boys swim, boys wrestling and girls wrestling.

Please follow ALL of the steps to ensure your student is registered correctly.

You must pay Pay to Play (except Boys Basketball, it is a cut sport) and purchase an ASB card in ordered for your student to be cleared, plus complete the following:

Go to:  www.finalforms.com

• Login into your account or create a new account.
• Provide all the required information.  Both you and your student must sign the online forms before your student can be cleared.
• Upload a valid sports physical.  A sports physical is valid for 13 months from the date of examination.
• Go to the OSD Payment Portal (https://wa-olympia.intouchreceipting.com/) and make payment.  You must purchase an ASB Card (one time per year) and pay Pay to Play unless your student qualifies for Free and Reduced Lunch or if your student is trying out for boys basketball (boys basketball is a cut sport).
• Your student will not be cleared without both payments.
• Once your student's registration has been reviewed, you will receive an email indicating they are cleared for winter sports.

Deadlines for participating in the first practice:

• Bowling athletes must be registered and cleared by Monday, November 2, 3pm.
• Gymnastics athletes must be registered and cleared by Monday, November 9, 3pm.
• All remaining sports (flag football, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys swim, boys wrestling and girls wrestling) registered and cleared Friday, November 13.

Any questions regarding the sport, practice times, etc. please contact the coach via email.

• Flag Football: Tristan Redman, tredman@osd.wednet.edu
• Boys Basketball: Troy Mickelson, tmickelson@osd.wednet.edu
• Girls Basketball: Liz Canright, ecanright@osd.wednet.edu
• Girls Bowling: Mike Deakins, mdeakins@osd.wednet.edu
• Gymnastics: Jessica Crooker, jcrooker@osd.wednet.edu
• Boys Swim: Wes Murry, wmurry@osd.wednet.edu
• Boys Wrestling: James Belleville, jbelleville@osd.wednet.edu
• Girls Wrestling: James Belleville, jbelleville@osd.wednet.edu

CHSPO News

Your small but mighty CHSPO (CHS Parent Organization) team has been busy working on a few exciting events: 

1. CHS Staff & Teacher Appreciation Luncheon

Show our Staff and Teachers Some Love!

CHS Staff and Teachers show up for our students every day with commitment and compassion. Let's thank them with meals and treats. Any extra funds will be carried over to the Spring celebrations, ensuring your generosity continues to make an impact.

https://givebutter.com/chs-teacher-staff-appreciation-donation-cbklji

2. Teacher Grants

We received several grant requests from our teachers to help support their classroom with additional textbooks, equipment and supplies.  Please help us fund the grants by donating to CHSPO via the below link:

https://givebutter.com/chspo-donation-h91bzf

3. Graduation Night 2027

This seems like a distant future now, but we know time will fly and June 15th will be here before we know it. CHSPO has started some planning efforts and similar to prior years the event will be funded by the tickets sold.  Please purchase your tickets to help us plan headcount and venue.  Scholarships will be provided for students who cannot afford the ticket price. Please join the CHSPO meetings to help plan and execute the actual event. 

https://givebutter.com/gn27-ticket-r8br5e

CHS Yearbook Information

Yearbook photo deadlines are quickly approaching for your seniors! Below is a link to our tab on the CHS website where we publish information about the CHS yearbook.

https://capital.osd.wednet.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=64038&pageId=1829994

We would love to be able to include everyone! If you have trouble with your submissions, please email me (afederico@osd.wednet.edu) and I will be glad to help you! I will not be able to accept photos through email, however.

Senior photos are due October 31st, and that is a hard deadline. We will be unable to accept any senior portrait after that date. ASB photos will be used if a senior portrait is not submitted. 

Yearbooks are currently on sale in the ASB office for $60 + tax! Here is the link to purchase https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/4ic1i9l280L7N2uQHjbDb9t1

Community Connections

Mental Health Training:

Please join us for NAMI -Ending the Silence, a presentation designed for adults with middle or high school aged students. Learn about mental health conditions in youth, warning signs, facts, statistics and how to talk with children. You will also hear personal testimony from a young adult with a mental health condition who is in recovery.

• Date: Tuesday - October 27th, 2026
• Where: CHS Commons
• When: 6-8 pm (event starts at 6:30 pm)

November Break Extra Food Support

Capital High School is partnering with 4 The Love Foundation to provide extra food support for families during the November break.  

You can select either a Turkey Box: frozen uncooked turkey, side dishes, rolls, and pie OR a Grocery Box: a loaf of bread, bagels, rice, beans, cereal, spaghetti noodles and sauce, peanut butter, jelly, apples, cookies  

Important Information

• The deadline for requests is October 29th, 2026.
• Pick-up will be on November 23rd, 2026, between 12:30 and 3:30pm.
• Please note: If your family has students attending more than one school, please only request from one of the schools.
• No dietary accommodations.

Please contact Kim Senger at 360-239-7413/ksenger@osd.wednet.edu to get on the distribution list.

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