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] [5]} 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, ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} which dissolved the long-time athletic rivalry between the Pierce Foresters and Weippe Gorillas. ^{[10] [11]} In 1979, the Pierce elementary building was built near the high school. In 2007, the Pierce and Weippe elementary schools combined at Timberline. ^[12] 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. ^{[13] [14]}

One of five schools in the school district, ^[15] 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. ^[16]

Athletics

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

The Weippe Gorillas won two state titles in boys basketball, in 1961 ^[17] and 1969. ^[18]

Venues

The athletic facilities on the THS ^[2] campus include the gymnasium and weight room. The outdoor athletic venues include the football field and a track. ^[19]

State titles

Boys

• Basketball (2): (A, now 1A) 1961; ^[17] (A-4, now 1A) 1969 ^[18] (both as Weippe H.S.) ^[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Historic Sites and Antiques: Pierce Idaho