HELEN PALMER (right), widow of longtime Shelton photographer and Olympic College Shelton booster Dean Palmer, speaks at the 2006 dedication of the new Palmer Student Center named for him at the college. The campus also got a permanent director during 2006: Kim McNamara.

Shelton High School
Grades: 10-12. Address: 3737 North Shelton Springs Road. Year school was built: 1974. Enrollment: 1,248 (1,166 in 2005-2006, 1,152 in 2004-2005, 1,479 in 2003-2004 when school had grades 9-12). Mascot: Highclimber. Athletic affiliation: Western Cascade Conference, AAA). Principal: Wanda Berndtson. Major administrative assistants: Deena Alley and Bracken Budge, vice principals; Bill Hicks, athletic director; Pat Cusack, director of career and technical education. Teachers: 63. Other staff: 53. Minority student population: 282 or 22.6% (Hispanic, 10.8%; American Indian, 8.6%; Asian, 2.6%; black, 0.6%). Number in special education: 125 (10%). Classrooms: 57. Average class size: 22. Portable classrooms on campus: 12.

Mason County Detention Center
Grades: 7-12. Address: Fifth and Pine. Enrollment: Varies. Principal: Gordy Hansen. Teachers: 1. Other staff: 0. Classrooms: 1. Average class size: 5.

SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Southside Elementary)

Grades: K-7. Address: 161 SE Collier Road. Year school was built: 1950, 1956 and 1993, remodeled 2004, 2005 (all buildings either new or remodeled in last three years). Enrollment: 252 (260 in 2005-2006, 250 in 2004-2005, 275 in 2003-2004 and 250 in 2002-2003). Assessed valuation: $136,709,100 ($130,994,196 in 2006). Superintendent and principal: Tim Garchow. Major administrative assistants: Darlene Bourne, district fiscal/operations director; Holly Etmund, district/school secretary. Mascot: Bobcat. Employees: 32. Teachers: 14. Teachers with at least a master's degree, 2005-2006: 57%. Average years of teacher experience: 10.4. Number of classrooms: 12. Average class size: 19. District's 2006-2007 budget: $2,146,586 ($1,947,320 in 2004-2005). Minority student population: Hispanic, 1.9%; American Indian 1.2%; Asian 0.4%. Percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, 2006: 34.5. Students in special education: 11.9%. Special-education budget: $165,229. Students bused: 115. Annual bus mileage: 20,944. Busing costs: $64,742. State busing reimbursement: $38,448. District debt in assessment per $1,000 valuation: Maintenance-and-operation levy, $3.25; bond, $1.94; capital projects, less than a penny; total $5.19. Percentages passing Washington Assessment of Student Learning, 2004: Fourth grade: Reading, 78.8; writing, 27.3; math, 54.5. Seventh: Reading, 65.5; writing, 58.6; math, 41.4. 2005: Fourth grade: Reading, 76.7; writing, 23.3; math, 46.7. Fifth: Science, 31.4. Seventh: Reading, 84.1; writing, 72.7; math, 54.5. 2006: Fourth grade: Reading, 69; writing, 17; math, 43. Fifth: Science, 25. Seventh: Reading, 61; writing, 61; math, 50. Number of portable classrooms on campus: 0. School board meetings: Last Thursday of month, 7 p.m. in school library. Phone number to volunteer: 426-8437. President of booster club: Chris Anderson.

MASON COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
(Private)

Grades: Preschool-10. Address: 470 East Eagle Ridge Drive. Mascot: Eagle. Athletic league: Tri-County Athletic Association. Enrollment: 162 (170 in 2005-2006, 145 in 2004-2005, 144 in 2003-2004). Superintendent: Dave Roller. Major administrative assistants: Lynn Foster and Carol Nerby, school coordinators. Budget for 2006-2007: $400,000 ($390,000 in 2005-2006). Employees: 19. Teachers: 13. Number of classrooms: 11. Iowa Test battery scores, 2003: First grade, 66; second grade, 88; third grade, 75; fourth grade, 63; fifth grade, 55; sixth grade, 69; seventh grade, 70; eighth grade, 49. No tests in 2004. 2005: First, 63; second, 78; third, 76; fourth, 88; fifth, 70; sixth, 61; seventh, 77; eighth, 72. Eight of 106 students tested scored in 99th percentile. 2006: First grade, 62; second, 62; third, 88, fourth, 73; fifth, 88; sixth, 69; seventh, 58; eighth, 68. Tuition: $3,380 per year.

SHELTON VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
(Private)

Grades: K-8. Location: 201 West Shelton Valley Road. Enrollment: 21 (17 in 2005-2006, 7 in 2004-2005). Principal and head teacher: Judy McCain. Employees: 2. Teachers: 2. Classrooms: 2. Tuition: $240 per month. Iowa Test of Basic Skills composite scores in 2003: Fourth grade, 76; fifth grade, 73; sixth grade, 56; seventh grade, 44; eighth grade, 96. Scores in 2004: Third grade, 61; fifth grade, 76; seventh grade, 87. Scores in 2005: Fourth, 79; sixth, 80; seventh, 58; eighth, 78.

OLYMPIC COLLEGE SHELTON

Acreage of campus: 27. Address: 937 Alpine Way off North 13th Street. Square footage in buildings: 19,292. Number of classrooms: 13. Total number of students: 500 per quarter. Average age of students: 25.2 (in 2006). Number of Running Start students: 51. Number of Olympic College faculty assigned here: 5. Number of adjunct instructors: 30. Total number of employees on campus excluding faculty: 15 (including part time). Average class size: 20. Cost to students per credit: $74.30 for Washington residents. Director: Kim McNamara. Associate's degrees conferred in 2006: 33. Degrees available: Associate in arts and sciences (transfer degree); associate in technical arts (business management, accounting and office technology). Certificates available: Office technology, accounting, criminal justice and nursing assistant and practical nursing. Classes available: 600 (traditional classroom, on-line classes by computer, interactive TV classes and video classes.) Volumes in Johnson Library: 2,131 books, 153 videos, 5 periodicals/newspapers and on-line access to Olympic College Library in Bremerton. Other features of campus: Head Start: Peste Child Development Center for children ages 21/2 to 8; Business Relations Center; adaptive technology in computer lab; tutoring; bookstore; disability support services; a variety of short-term employment training options through work force development; adult basic education; preparation for general educational development (GED) test; adult high-school completion; English as a second language. Remaining academic year 2006-2007:Spring quarter, March 26-June 6; summer session, June 18-August 9. Academic year 2007-2008: Fall quarter, September 28-December 12; winter quarter, January 7-March 20; spring quarter, March 31-June 11. Summer session following. Web site address: www.olympic.edu.

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